{"id":28097,"date":"2020-02-10T16:01:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=28097"},"modified":"2020-02-14T14:26:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T19:26:04","slug":"taika-waititi-on-macbook-keyboards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/10\/taika-waititi-on-macbook-keyboards\/","title":{"rendered":"Taika Waititi on MacBook Keyboards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sam Byford<\/a> (video<\/a>, Hacker News<\/a>, Reddit<\/a>, MacRumors<\/a>):<\/p>\n

“Apple needs to fix those keyboards,” he said. “They are impossible to write on — they’ve gotten worse. It makes me want to go back to PCs. Because PC keyboards, the bounce-back for your fingers is way better. Hands up who still uses a PC? You know what I’m talking about. It’s a way better keyboard. Those Apple keyboards are horrendous.”<\/p>\n

“I’ve got some shoulder problems,” Waititi continued. “I’ve got OOS [Occupational Overuse Syndrome, a term used in New Zealand for RSI] — I don’t know what you call it over here, this sort of thing here (gestures to arm), that tendon which goes down your forearm down into the thumb? You know what I’m talking about, if you guys are ever writing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Daniel Jalkut<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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It’s only because Apple allowed the MacBook Pro keyboard problem to go on SO LONG that it could possibly have become a talking point in an Oscar awards interview. I hope some lessons have been learned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

John Gruber<\/a> (tweet<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Yes, there’s a new keyboard with scissor-switch mechanisms in the 16-inch MacBook Pro. It’s a pleasure to type on<\/a>. But we’re still months away from the rest of the MacBook lineup being updated to use that new keyboard. And that’s a presumption on my part, that all MacBooks will get the new keyboard sooner rather than later. It certainly wouldn’t make any sense if they didn’t — but the whole butterfly-switch saga has never made any sense.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

The 16-inch Macbook Pro’s keyboard is apparently more reliable and has more travel, but I think it’s still inferior to the pre-2016 keyboards. It’s less comfortable to type on because the keys feel hard, perhaps due to the reduced travel. And the Touch Bar makes it harder to type the F keys because you can’t feel where the key is, can’t be sure when you’ve pressed it, and can “press” it accidentally just by touching it.<\/p>\n\n

Todd Ditchendorf<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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From his description, I’m remotely diagnosing this guy with “Radial Tunnel.” Ergonomically speaking, Apple’s input devices are criminally bad.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n