LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Tomi recently posted a comment about preferring a left handed keyboard. I've read and contributed to several posts about handedness, ergonomics and such. I keep wondering what the breakdown of right handers vs. southpaws is in the LabVIEW community. Maybe an unscientific poll will make me feel better...Lefties unite! Start coding in LabVIEW right to left! Start a petition now to move shift register and case inputs to the right! Rebel now! Set your posts to right-justified! Quote Link to comment
jaegen Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Sorry, but I use a right-handed trackball - I don't think they even make a left-handed version of it .Jaegen Quote Link to comment
Grampa_of_Oliva_n_Eden Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Thanks for starting this poll. I have a theory that can confirmed or contradicted by this poll (well not really). Ben Quote Link to comment
eaolson Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 ?oot ,tfel-ot-thgir gnitirw trats ot gniog uoy erA ?txen s'tahW Shun the lefties! Promote standards-compliance! Quote Link to comment
Grampa_of_Oliva_n_Eden Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 QUOTE(eaolson @ Aug 20 2007, 02:09 PM) ?oot ,tfel-ot-thgir gnitirw trats ot gniog uoy erA ?txen s'tahW .taht yrt dluohs I ebyaM !TON .gnilleps ym pleh yam tI Neb Quote Link to comment
Gary Rubin Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 I've heard it said that left-handed people tend to be more analytical. Based on that, I wonder how the LAVA community's left-handedness compares to that of the general population. According to the Wikipedia entry on handedness (linked in the original post), 8-15% of the population is left-handed. Quote Link to comment
TG Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 QUOTE(Gary Rubin @ Aug 20 2007, 06:40 PM) I've heard it said that left-handed people tend to be more analytical. Based on that, I wonder how the LAVA community's left-handedness compares to that of the general population. According to the Wikipedia entry on handedness (linked in the original post), 8-15% of the population is left-handed. I think the right side of my brain might be dead or at the very least incapable. Quote Link to comment
orko Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Won't Cat Lovers Revolt? Act Now! A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama! ...drah os ton s'ti ,eeS okro Quote Link to comment
Yair Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 QUOTE(eaolson @ Aug 20 2007, 09:09 PM) ?oot ,tfel-ot-thgir gnitirw trats ot gniog uoy erA ?txen s'tahW Ha! Were you able to read Hebrew or Arabic you would have no problem with that! P.S. I'm as right as they come, although I do try to use my left hand on occasion. .איט רילי איז מאצ' איזייר לייק דיס P.P.S. That last part is in Heblish, so that Ben will have an easier time reading it. Quote Link to comment
PaulG. Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 QUOTE(orko @ Aug 20 2007, 03:13 PM) Won't Cat Lovers Revolt? Act Now! ... Where? When? What caliber and how many rounds? Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 I better stay the only one on the DDR response!! Quote Link to comment
Val Brown Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 QUOTE(NormKirchner @ Aug 20 2007, 02:18 PM) I better stay the only one on the DDR response!! I can't even really reply -- I use a trackpad as I only work on laptops and refuse to carry anything extra. Plus, that keeps my hands right at the keyboard for making comments, etc. Quote Link to comment
crelf Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 QUOTE(orko @ Aug 21 2007, 05:13 AM) Won't Cat Lovers Revolt? http://imdb.com/title/tt0082517' target="_blank">One of my favourites: Count De Monet: You majesty - It is said that the people are revolting! Louis XVI: You said it! They stink on ice! PS: (I suppose it depends on what you mean by "lovers" ) Quote Link to comment
David Boyd Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 (Apropos of nothing, really...) Dyslexics of the world, untie! Regards, Dave (Unrepentant lefty who happens to use the mouse with the right hand anyway.) Quote Link to comment
Val Brown Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 QUOTE(David Boyd @ Aug 20 2007, 06:52 PM) (Apropos of nothing, really...)Dyslexics of the world, untie! Regards, Dave (Unrepentant lefty who happens to use the mouse with the right hand anyway.) I think that should be: lysdexics of the world untie! OK, but did you hear about the agnostic dyslexic who stayed awake all night worrying about whether dog exists? Quote Link to comment
Ton Plomp Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 QUOTE(Val Brown @ Aug 21 2007, 05:42 AM) I think that should be: lysdexics of the world untie! OK, but did you hear about the agnostic dyslexic who stayed awake all night worrying about whether dog exists? He who is colour blind and won't recognize an integer under the floats will rise to dashed and dash-dotted wires! Revolt Revolt. LabVIEW 8.5.1 for the colourdly impaired Ton PS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_them_eat_cake' target="_blank">let them eat cake Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted August 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 I put that in there just for you QUOTE(tcplomp @ Aug 21 2007, 12:42 AM) PS let them eat cake Mmmm. Brioche My mother makes it on the holidays. Left handed lysdexic Frenchmen revolt! !nioculoveR aL aviV Quote Link to comment
Justin Goeres Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 QUOTE(orko @ Aug 20 2007, 12:13 PM) Won't Cat Lovers Revolt? Act Now! Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog! http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=2322174&s=143441&i=2322068' target="_blank">Source (iTunes Music Store link) Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted September 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 QUOTE(Ben @ Aug 20 2007, 02:02 PM) I have a theory that can confirmed or contradicted by this poll (well not really). Any basis to your theory based on the poll so far? Roughly 25% seems to be above average... Quote Link to comment
Grampa_of_Oliva_n_Eden Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 QUOTE(LV Punk @ Aug 31 2007, 09:20 AM) Any basis to your theory based on the poll so far? Roughly 25% seems to be above average... I suspected lefties tended toward the technical side. The poll so far does not contradict that theory. The other theory was (but addressed by teh poll buy mentioned by others) that there is a higher proportion of engineers and scientists that are dyslexic than in the general population. Ben Quote Link to comment
Gary Rubin Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 QUOTE(Ben @ Aug 31 2007, 09:29 AM) The other theory was (but addressed by teh poll buy mentioned by others) that there is a higher proportion of engineers and scientists that are dyslexic than in the general population. If you read the wikipedia entry on handedness, there are some interesting theories about how handedness is related to language development. Maybe that goes along with the dyslexia thing? I don't know enough about dyslexia or neurology to know if dyslexia and language are related... Quote Link to comment
Grampa_of_Oliva_n_Eden Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 QUOTE(Gary Rubin @ Aug 31 2007, 10:16 AM) Maybe that goes along with the dyslexia thing? I don't know enough about dyslexia or neurology to know if dyslexia and language are related... I know little more than what I have picked-up as a result of being dyslexic (Certified under the Americans with Disabilites Act "ADA"). The word "dyslexia" roughly translates as "does not understand letters" so it has a lot to do with text based languages. I was told when diagnosed that dyslexics often go undiagnosed and develop other coping skills to compensate. It takes many forms. In my case, the order of and orientaion of letters are jumbled. Yes I am one of those people who does not easily recognize the difference between the words "dog" and "god". The letters "A" and "V" are also troublesome. This is one of the reasons I love LabVIEW. Letters are not required! Text based languages were often frustrating to me because I simply could not "see" the syntax errors. I have often thought that NI should market LV as the answer to dyslexics. Ben Quote Link to comment
Gary Rubin Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 QUOTE(Ben @ Aug 31 2007, 10:47 AM) I The letters "A" and "V" are also troublesome. That's interesting; I had been aware of the word jumbling, but not the orientation issues. It's really fascinating how the brain works. My http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Rubin' target="_blank">sister is severely autistic, and it's really amazing to see what aspects of her brain seem to function normally vs. which parts don't... Gary Quote Link to comment
robijn Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Hmm I didn't look carefully and answered the poll incorrectly. I don't write with either hand (right only) so that wierd one can be forgotten... Sorry. Joris Quote Link to comment
LAVA 1.0 Content Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I noticed today that Ben is now neB. Should I change my name to "knuP_VL"? Quote Link to comment
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