Cricket Rantings

Alex · 11-05-2007, 07:35 PM

Sigh, I have no self control.

A history of several of the pointless keys on a modern keyboard. As with the previous about ¢, the answer is essentially "the original computer keyboards were designed by engineers before the advent of home computing so they were useful for those old uses and because of the idea of reverse compatibility it is very hard to remove something that is already there.

Cadaverous Pallor · 11-05-2007, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I get it. Everyone needs to not complain and all should listen to you.
Got it.
:writes down in notepad:

I'm glad we've come to an understanding.

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Beats me, KB...

And why can't I program the F keys to do whatever I want them to do?

In some programs you can. I did this on my work program.

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are totally anti-celebrity, right? But aren't they celebrities? They hate the fact that celebrities push their morals on the public. But don't they do that on their own show?

Nah, most of the time they just call everyone stupid.

11-05-2007, 07:35 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Sigh, I have no self control. A history of several of the pointless keys on a modern keyboard. As with the previous about ¢, the answer is essentially "the original computer keyboards were designed by engineers before the advent of home computing so they were useful for those old uses and because of the idea of reverse compatibility it is very hard to remove something that is already there.
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