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Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.25,0:00:04.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DREW: You ready?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.04,0:00:05.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.35,0:00:07.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,EMILE: So hi, everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.15,0:00:09.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just wanted to know --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.11,0:00:11.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has anyone used steno?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.71,0:00:13.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Steno keyboarding?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.01,0:00:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No one?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.08,0:00:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By show of hands?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.31,0:00:16.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Except for Drew?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.38,0:00:17.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No one?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.38,0:00:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, well, that's awesome, because...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.98,0:00:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Prepare to be amazed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.58,0:00:24.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe the best thing that you never tried.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.02,0:00:25.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Could be.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.51,0:00:27.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what is steno?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.11,0:00:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a specialized,\Nnon-alphanumeric,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.55,0:00:31.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chorded keyboard layout.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.17,0:00:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Non-alphanumeric\Nmeaning that not all the letters of the alphabet
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.68,0:00:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be found on the keyboard,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.01,0:00:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you actually get them\Nby pressing different chords.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.51,0:00:42.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also works with phonetics,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.94,0:00:45.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so as opposed to\Ntyping out individual letters,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.98,0:00:48.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like you do with a typewriter-style keyboard,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.31,0:00:50.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you do words.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.35,0:00:53.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can see how this already benefits things.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.28,0:00:57.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's almost like object-oriented programming\Nto procedural programming,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.25,0:00:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is one way you can think of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.72,0:01:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's typed using a stenotype,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.19,0:01:05.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and back in the day,\Nthey used to look like that thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.40,0:01:08.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you put your code\Non a piece of paper,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.17,0:01:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so not very good for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.26,0:01:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This machine must be about...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.90,0:01:14.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More than 100 years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.37,0:01:16.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nowadays, they look like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.63,0:01:20.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you wanted to plug it into USB,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.06,0:01:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you would need something like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.76,0:01:25.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then why should you care about this?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.17,0:01:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Us all being developers,\Nand especially liking Vim,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.43,0:01:29.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we do a lot of typing,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.95,0:01:34.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the thing about qwerty,\Nor even Colemak or Dvorak,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.81,0:01:36.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that you'll get RSI.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.89,0:01:39.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you work for eight hours straight,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.05,0:01:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just constantly typing,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.72,0:01:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will get RSI.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.44,0:01:45.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is one of the things
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.53,0:01:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is solved.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.28,0:01:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's a huge win,\Nand I'm sure we all always look out for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.24,0:01:55.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Significantly faster than qwerty.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.71,0:01:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we speak at about 180 words per minute,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.71,0:02:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the top speed for qwerty\Nis about 160, without, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.88,0:02:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Guinness Book of World Record exceptions.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.62,0:02:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's much faster.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.95,0:02:15.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think the record for steno\Nis at about 360 right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.69,0:02:18.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People reach 300 words per minute,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.38,0:02:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they say in six months,\Nyou'll be on 160 words per minute.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.48,0:02:25.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's way faster than qwerty.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.25,0:02:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fluency and efficiency of text entry,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.24,0:02:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is something we all know about,\Nusing Vim.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.98,0:02:35.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just that --\Nthe rhythm that you have while working.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.22,0:02:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you'll get more of this\Nwhen you focus on words,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.68,0:02:41.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not just letters,\Ntyping in individual letters.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.58,0:02:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an emergent technology,\Neven though it's been around for hundreds of years.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.22,0:02:51.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the context of us using it,\Nus developers using it,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.35,0:02:55.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's quite an emergent technology,\Nso that's quite exciting.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.12,0:03:01.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you wanted to use this,\Nobviously you need a modern stenotype
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.22,0:03:05.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a USB cable,\Nthat would plug in, like we saw previously.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.50,0:03:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there are a few problems with that.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.76,0:03:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're really expensive.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.09,0:03:11.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bloated proprietary software.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.13,0:03:14.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And highly monopolized market.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.23,0:03:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's the problem, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.93,0:03:20.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then, luckily for us,\Nalong comes Plover.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.33,0:03:23.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they solve this problem\Nby producing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.26,0:03:27.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,free, Open Source stenographic software.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.23,0:03:30.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in your face, big companies!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.57,0:03:31.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.83,0:03:38.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that the cost goes down\Nfrom about £3,000 to about £40.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.89,0:03:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's what they give us.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.66,0:03:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can use a keyboard like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.06,0:03:48.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the Microsoft SideWinder X4,\Nwhich is the cheapest keyboard
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.39,0:03:51.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you can buy to use steno.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.09,0:03:55.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can get these laser-cut keys\Nto make it even more like a steno machine,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.89,0:03:58.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which you actually put on your keyboard,\Nand it looks like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.62,0:04:00.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You get the 22 keys.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.86,0:04:03.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as you can see,\Nit's not the weird qwerty matrix.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.73,0:04:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It actually has the keys above each other,\Nthe way it should be.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.56,0:04:12.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So which keyboards can you use?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.30,0:04:15.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You need n-key rollover,\Nwhich means you have to press
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.07,0:04:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at least 10 keys at the same time,\Nto produce these words.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.86,0:04:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there's a list of the keyboards that you can use,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.36,0:04:24.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you wanted to do steno.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.89,0:04:30.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can look at this afterwards,\Nand even have prices.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.03,0:04:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see it's pretty cheap.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.96,0:04:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So then I felt like I had to say\Nsomething about steno in Vim.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.36,0:04:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These go together really well,\Nand anything you can do
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.86,0:04:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a qwerty keyboard,\Nyou can do on a steno keyboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.30,0:04:45.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's really important to keep in mind\Nwhen you're learning it,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.83,0:04:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so there's nothing you can't do with steno.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.30,0:04:50.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a perfect match.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.69,0:04:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And thanks.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.92,0:04:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm Emile,\Nand that was it about steno.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.78,0:05:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.05,0:05:03.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Yeah?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.97,0:05:07.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Like, aren't chorded keys\Nworse for RSI?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.37,0:05:09.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Sorry?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.07,0:05:12.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Aren't chorded keys\Nworse for RSI?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.71,0:05:14.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Well, yeah,\Nif we think about emacs,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.44,0:05:18.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then I know that is a popular argument with emacs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.07,0:05:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this is a non-typewriter-style keyboard,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.64,0:05:25.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it's more like a piano,\Nif you look at the keys.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.41,0:05:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the way it's been engineered is --
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.43,0:05:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mainly people with disabilities,\Nwho really can't type that fast.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.14,0:05:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's definitely with, like,\Ntrying to prevent RSI.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.50,0:05:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I know that\Nthat is a popular argument in emacs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.04,0:05:46.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm not, like --\NI haven't used steno that much,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.91,0:05:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I know that people say\Nthat it's way less RSI
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.14,0:05:54.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than typewriter-style keyboards.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.20,0:05:55.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.65,0:05:57.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Can I ask another question?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.15,0:05:59.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you switch between steno and qwerty?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.62,0:06:03.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> So this is quite a beautiful thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.12,0:06:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I use Colemak,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.46,0:06:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when I switched to Colemak from qwerty,\NI lost qwerty,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.82,0:06:13.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that really sucked,\Nbecause I couldn't use anyone else's keyboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.49,0:06:18.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But steno is so different,\Nthat it wouldn't interfere
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.39,0:06:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with your Colemak or qwerty or whatever you use,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.12,0:06:23.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can still maintain both,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.62,0:06:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they're just such different machines.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.98,0:06:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.24,0:06:33.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DREW: I actually have a Filco Majestouch keyboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.97,0:06:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if anyone wants to try it out,\NI've got it set up here.