Steno practice on the Asterisk
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- I'm practicing short quotes on monkey type. I'm not as fast when it comes to quotes because they include less common words. Though my speeds may not be extremely fast compared to other qwerty/Dvorak/Colemak users, you can see that my fingers barely move. Even at "low" speeds, the efficiency of steno is clearly demonstrated in this video.
The Asterisk only has 26 keys. It is very ergonomic to have very few keys because it reduces finger travel. Alternative layouts such as ARTSEY exist, and they reduce finger movement, but at the cost of efficiency. Steno is unique because you can have very few keys but still reach speeds greater than regular typing. You can sometimes see me reaching speeds of over 150 to 190 wpm in the video, especially when it comes to typing common words and phrases.
I do make some typos/misstrokes in the video, but a lot of it is due to me not being used to the Asterisk layout. I mostly use the Polyglot for my day-to-day tasks, so switching over to the Asterisk is bound to take some time. You may notice that my speed gradually increases throughout the video as I get more comfortable with the Asterisk.
I very much enjoy using the Asterisk. I think it may even be viable for professional use because it uses the same layout that most professionals are used to. It is very sensitive, which is a good thing for most stenographers. It is also extremely portable. One downside may be the lack of tactile feedback, but the cutout holes between the keys help a lot with finger placement. However, I have not had professionals try this out yet. Only time will whether professionals will use this.
You can't rest your fingers on the Asterisk, but personally, this is not a problem. I just hover my hands above the keyboard. The fact that the keyboard is so thin means that you don't have to hover too high off the table. In any case, having touch keys is like having 0 gram switches. You have to hover on spring-swapped Uni's and Polyglots anyway, so this "having-to-hover" problem is not new or special to the Asterisk.
Overall, I believe the Asterisk shows merit to be used and loved by people in the steno world. Not just for beginners, but also for serious users.
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I remember a lady coming our high school typing class. It was the next hottest thing after a guy getting into hairdressing school since the classes were 98% women. It was the 80s, so she was really pushing the joys of sitting in courts all day and transcribing all night. Your steno printed on a roll of paper and you had to retype all that later. This is the fuuuuuture! wow wow that machine :P This looks easier than a Perkins Brailler! Those things took more finger power than anything.
1:10 is that a technoblade reference?
How did you get the graphic overlay showing keys when pressed?
Lol I be typing that fast on a regular keyboard granted I have been interested in steno for a while now even though I'm consistently typing 150+ wpm
i be typing 1 bpm
Can you code with this?
You 100% can. Most CAT Software (Computer Assisted Transcription) can output any line of code to whatever outline you want on the keyboard. As long as you enter it into your dictionary file and remember the stroke you made for it.
With extreme difficulty. Good for talking with an AI, this type of keyboard isn't a good match for computer languages.
@@nyckid I dissagree, in my experience, I make way less mistakes and code more productively and faster
@@thefuturerex0197In what languages?
@@nyckid css, html, python and c#
This is just work for English i think, not support other language?
There are ways to make it compatible with other languages, you probably would have to relearn some parts of steno but it would work
How can we learn to use this keyboard and how can we get this product in india.
As a Vietnamese person, i’m really interested in this keyboard, but the only reason that can it type words have accent marks? Ex: chào(hello), chó(dog), mèo(cat)…
You don't type letters. It's a shorthand system. The actual shorthand transcript is being hidden here as software automatically translates to English in real time.
These boards are normally used with Plover, there is a plugin for Plover to add Vietnamese support or you can an alternative system called Aerick to output in vietnamese although I am unsure how viable or complete these systems are as I do not speak Vietnamese.
There should be a way to make it compatible
@@jzatchbellgiven Vietnamese has a (comparatively) strict syllable structure I would think it would work pretty well
Like I’m pretty sure Vietnamese words don’t get that much longer than đường or những
But what about others letters, how do you Write c for exemple ?
It's kinda complicated at the beginning
The litter c is either you type k or s depending on the sound.
@@Amms.connectwhy does it have 3 s keys?😂
@@pingo1342Its quite interesting actually. These keyboards are based of of phonetic spelling, so the key on the far left is one key however the reson for 2 is so you can have words that end with an s. Tldr: its so you can spell from left to right
Nice video! I had a question, how does the program understand the positioning of the letters? when you write a single word you write by pressing all the keys at the same time right? so how does the program figure out which one to put in front and behind in the middle?
The entire cluster of keys are associated with a word. There is a dictionary stored on the computer. The program is called Clover I believe
@@taylormanning2709 *Plover (rhymes with lover)
@@TurtleMedicine thanks. I knew someone more Knowledgeable would come along soon
You can see that there are some double or even triple letters.🤯 Perhaps the letter P. One is for words that begins with P like "participate' and the other one is words that end with P like "gap". That way the program knows what P did you press and if you want to begin or end your word with P😉
entire chord sequences (aka outlines) are defined to words and phrases
the letters on the keys don't actually matter at all to the device input/output and serve just as a mnemonic for the human to more easily understand the mapping as part of "theory rules"
Can a german person use this Keyboard for his language, too?
Steno machines are used all over the world.
Yep, just download a library for your language
I loved that Technoblade quote
Imagine that keyboard on the apple visión pro
Provide me the link of yr keyboard
3 weeks ago he pinned a comment with the website 12 days ago (less than 2 weeks) you typed this comment. Just learn to read dumb fuck.
Why two"speed" were different code
They weren't. They were both SPAOED.
Where is the backspace?
The keyboard can emit a backspace, but since you're stroking whole chords, the star is actually the steno-aware backspace, which undoes the last stroke. It's kind of weird, because if I stroke PAOEU, it outputs "pie", and if I then stroke THOPB, it deletes the pie, and outputs "python". If I then hit the star, it deletes all of "python", and re-outputs "pie". It has a memory of what you've stroked. For me, using the Emily's Symbols plugin, I hit SKWHEFG for backspace. It makes sense when you learn her system.
where to buy this steno keyboard
He sells his keyboards on his website which is in the channel about page. This is his cheapest model, but it isn't released yet. I have the Uni v4 which has actual keys, and it works pretty great.
Can you make an app for android that has all your keyboards
Can I create this keyboard at home?
Can you apply for a job with this?
You can go to stenographer school and become a stenographer. They're still in demand and make 6 future incomes. They've been expecting to be replaced by voice recognition for decades now, but somehow the technology has just never quite gotten there.
You can also be a live captioner.
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bro your wpm algorithm test is so flawed. wtf its just typing random words not even sentences, punctuation, capitalization, etc.
Bro thar is literally a monkey type setting one can change. The mode is supposed to be random but one can tweak lot of parameters.
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