How fast are you? (speedy-finger practise)

nicky_uk · **Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:42 pm

http://www.morpheme.co.uk/frenzy/

My best is 3.484secs.

Too addictive,

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

4.487, that's good enough

1.001 is unbelievable... they seem to be approaching 1.000, maybe that's the limit of the program? Still it's hard to believe this is real. I want a new keyboard layout, where the first line reads "ABCDEFGHIJ", the second reads SRQPONMLK" and the third "TUVWXYZ". Then I can get 1.001, too.

Cheers!
Stefan

Thom · **Joined:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:48 am

2.167

(Warning: pics are quite big)

This is harder than I thought, sub-2 is possible for me, I think

Using standard qwerty setup

~Thom

Thom · **Joined:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:48 am

2.003!

That was annoying, so close!

I think I'll practise tonight

EDIT:

!!!

1.922!!!

Proof:

This is so much fun

I think I'll take an average soon...

~Thom

Thom · **Joined:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:48 am

1.861

I'll retire for a while now.

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

Ok how about something slightly more useful:

Code:

public class HelloWorld {
    public static void main ( String[] args ) {
        System.out.println( "Hello world!" );
    }
}

Best after a few attempts: 18.31 (sub20, yeah

)

Thom · **Joined:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:48 am

Ok, but I'll optimise it a bit

main() { printf("Hello, world!"); }

4.32 - I'm sure I can get it faster, aswell

Don't worry, I'll do the normal one when I've got more time.

Technically, this should be easyer, because you're really used to typing these things because you use them regularly. I'll see

Quote:

int i;main(){for(;i["]o, world!\n",'/'/'/'));}read(j,i,p){write(j/p+p,i---j,i/i);}

Would also be a good one.

Did you know Jessica Fridrich hosted the Internation C Coding Steganography contest?

First one to write a quine in [Censored. Please be nice!] wins next!

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

Quote:

int i;main(){for(;i["]o, world!\n",'/'/'/'));}read(j,i,p){write(j/p+p,i---j,i/i);}

That's so awful! I understand how it works, but does j,i,p at least have a deeper meaning, like initials of the author or so? And if gcc -ansi -pedantic accepts such a %$!@ then something with ANSI must be wrong

Stefan Bayens · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:22 am

I got 4.094 on the alphabet typing contest. I think the people who get really fast scores on this test don't type 'normally' but have figured out a way 'where to put their fingers especially for this test'.
Now I type A-G with my left hand, then H-P with my right hand and I think it might be faster if you do this differently.

The fastest typist can be found at http://sominfo.syr.edu/facstaff/dvorak/blackburn.html

Her top speed is 212 WPM, which means 26 strokes (the alphabet) in 2.08 on average.

Thom · **Joined:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:48 am

I use the dvorak keyboard layout when i type normally at home. Allows me to type much faster, really. I should be able to type at 100+wpm lesurly if I work at it.

Darren Grewe · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2005 1:56 pm

Kirjava wrote:

I use the dvorak keyboard layout when i type normally at home. Allows me to type much faster, really. I should be able to type at 100+wpm lesurly if I work at it.

Could we please see this layout of this keyboard? I wonder how many different type of layouts of keyboards there are? I know a while back I read in a magazine that they were thinking about going to change it but nothing happened.

Thom · **Joined:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:48 am

The french use azerty, I know that.

But on my keyboard, the numbers are in a different order, too.

TheJordanD · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:52 pm

5.838

this is just gets easier as you do it.

wHack · **Joined:** Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:16 pm

The simple solution is here a keyboard that laaows for a compleatly custom layout

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Jin H Kim · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 4:07 pm

Or a macro. I'm almost willing to bet that the highest scores use a trick or a macro.

Quinn Lewis · **Joined:** Thu Dec 25, 2003 4:08 am

with some "practice" I got a 2.07 with a best average of 2.29.

One handed I got 2.97 as a best time with a best average of 3.11

This is sooo addicting and fun!

Some others should try one handed, I wanna see how fast THAT can get.

Quinn

Quinn Lewis · **Joined:** Thu Dec 25, 2003 4:08 am

its funny how much a day of practice will do....

Thom · **Joined:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:48 am

Quinn Lewis wrote:

its funny how much a day of practice will do....

Great record!

I'll beat it in a bit.

~Thom

Quinn Lewis · **Joined:** Thu Dec 25, 2003 4:08 am

1.80 today

man, its a lot easier with PC keyboards....I have been using a mac one.

I also broke 1.8 today in school, but, as soon as I hit Z, the window closed for some reason, so I didn't get an actual time. when I looked up hitting Y, it was at 1.69. ARGH!

ErikD · **Posted:** Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:02 pm

This is pretty fun to do. After a couple dozen tries I got 3.5 seconds. My fingers won't let me go any faster than that.

Quinn Lewis · **Joined:** Thu Dec 25, 2003 4:08 am

1.56 w00t

Thom · **Joined:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:48 am

Quinn Lewis wrote:

1.56 w00t

Blast!

Quinn Lewis · **Joined:** Thu Dec 25, 2003 4:08 am

closer to bambos.....

Thom · **Joined:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:48 am

Bloody hell.

What techniques are you using, if any?

I do it like this:

(ab) (cde) (fgh) (i) (jkl) (mn) (op) (qrs) (tuv) (wxyz)

Quinn Lewis · **Joined:** Thu Dec 25, 2003 4:08 am

hm....how to type the "finger tricks"....I guess I will denote the hand and finger I use for each letter, the hand first, (R or L) and then T (thumb), I (index), M (middle) R (ring), or P (pinky). The letter of the alphabet typed will be in parentheses. The brackets will represent a group that flows together, like you would write (RUR'U') in cube notation. Here goes:

[(a)LR (b)RI] [(c, d, e)LI, LM, RR] [(f, g, h)] [(i)LI] [(j, k, l)RI, RM, RR] [(m, n)RM, RI] [(o, p)RM, RR] [(q, r, s, t)LR, LI, LM, LI] [(u, v)RI, RI] [(w, x, y, z)LM, LI, RI, LM]

If anyone can decode that, I would be surprised... Good luck! :wink:

Quinn

Thom · **Joined:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:48 am

3.665 one-handed.

I've tryed your solution, but I execute it differently when I do it. it's mostly the same though. I think Sub-1.5 is possable for me, then i think I can start competing with you again

~Thom

Quinn Lewis · **Joined:** Thu Dec 25, 2003 4:08 am

has anyone tried the backwards finger frenzy? starting at Z and going backwards? I started workin on it a little today and got down to a 1.86:

also, I got a 2.59 one handed with the standard FF:

have fun beating those!

Quinn

Quinn Lewis · **Joined:** Thu Dec 25, 2003 4:08 am

opps, forgot to post the backward time screenshot:

David Calvo · **Posted:** Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:33 pm

Few tries..... 5,734...

Good Stuff!

Very addictive

David Calvo · **Posted:** Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:58 pm

4,797....

that game is too addictive.....

Well I am going to bed now....

I will keep trying tomorrow....

:lol:

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

What does it say about me when I'm faster one-handed (3.605) than two-handed (4.487)?

David Calvo · **Posted:** Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:42 pm

:):):):):):):)

Faster one handed......... hehehhe....

Have you tried doing it with the nose?

I am not able to do sub 4 sec....

Mi record is

4,344

Hard to go faster...

I haven't tried one handed... but sure that more than.... 30 sec.. heheeheh

:)

David Calvo · **Posted:** Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:34 am

New record!

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡3,172!!!!!!

lol

nicky_uk · **Posted:** Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:28 am

StefanPochmann wrote:

What does it say about me when I'm faster one-handed (3.605) than two-handed (4.487)?

You have really fat fingers on your second hand?

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

nicky_uk wrote:

You have really fat fingers on your second hand?

Nah, they look the same. I think I just get confused with two hands, not getting the "finger tricks" right, but instead typing like usual. New 3.495 record with the left hand, btw. Haven't tried right hand yet. I solve twisty puzzles one-handed with my left hand, too.

Oh and hey, your "Best Average - 31.16secs" is really slow for this ;-)

edit: current normal/onehanded: 2.224/3.264

away · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2003 10:00 pm

I just discovered their forum:
http://www.morpheme.co.uk/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=24

rubikaz · **Posted:** Sun Dec 18, 2005 3:08 pm

my best time 1.652 xD (rubikaz)

Thom · **Joined:** Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:48 am

Lets try and get this as a record category on speedcubing.com!

I bet if we all post it, It'll get in

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