Comment on Boffins convert typing sounds into text with 95% accuracy
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I never learned to touch-type, so my typing style is very different from most people though I can type fast enough for work.
My typing style only uses 3 fingers, and both hands type keys in the middle of the keyboard.
I wonder if this has any effect on accuracy?
overlordror@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I’m a touch typist who can reach 160wpm when I’m really flowing, I would guess the speed makes accuracy harder to distinguish individual keys than you pressing keys with three fingers.
Dave@lemmy.nz 9 months ago
I type an awful lot slower than you, and still it’s faster than I can think. How do you think of what to type fast enough to type at 160wpm?
flipht@kbin.social 9 months ago
Not the original person you responded to, but I type 120ish wpm. The trick is to try to tap into the same part of your brain that verbalizes words when you talk, rather than the part that composes stuff when you write.
overlordror@lemmy.world 9 months ago
That speed is usually transcription for me, I’m listening to someone and type what I hear. Actual writing and composing a thought typing speed is closer to 120wpm or so. I learned to type on a typewriter which is much slower, current low profile mech keyboard contributes to faster typing speed too.
flamingarms@feddit.uk 9 months ago
Yeah, the article mentions that exactly - the faster you type the more the accuracy plummets.
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I could see that, makes sense.