HOW WILL FREEPERS BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES??111

[ehrnst]

http://www.slate.com/id/2277926/

GOOD RIDDANCE
The long-overdue movement to abandon Caps Lock.
By Christopher Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010

THE END IS NIGH. That's the message Google sent last week when it unveiled its new laptop, the Google Cr-48 notebook. The computer has all kinds of new features—Chrome OS, a simplified design, and free broadband. But perhaps the boldest change is Google's decision to ditch the Caps Lock key. In its place is a Search button, denoted with the image of a magnifying glass. Users can still designate the search key as the Caps Lock—they just have to take the time to change a few settings. But the default is that if you want capital letters, you have to hold down Shift.

[BadgerKid]

1. Grunting and poo-flinging are still options. n/t

[BlueIris]

14. LOL.

And grunting racial slurs, too.

[rfranklin]

2. They'll hold down the Shift key with...

their sixth finger.

[PBS Poll-435]

4. or worse

:scared:

[ehrnst]

5. LOL!! (nt)

[Erose999]

3. I'm sure Freep has its crack team of BASIC programmers working in shifts to find a workaround for

that feature.

[PBS Poll-435]

9. JimmyRob is prepared to spend tens of dollars to find a solution to this hugh problem

It is very series.

[ehrnst]

10. absulutely. (nt)

[Kingofalldems]

6. Their keyboards are usually clogged with Cheetos anyway

[rurallib]

7. big toe on the shift key.

[booley]

8. Great!

God knows how many times I hit the caps lock key when I meant to hit shift because one is right on top of the other.

At what point would a sane person need to have everything he writes capitalized?

[cynatnite]

11. I figured they lost their shift keys after rubbing the lettering off from overuse. n/t

[liberal N proud]

12. That's great except of those working in CAD

CAD files generally use all upper case text as it is reduces chances for confusion on the shop floor.

[Ian David]

13. THEY'LL STILL HAVE TO LEARN HOW NOT TO TYPE EVERYTHING IN THE FUCKING SUBJECT LINE ALL THE TIME!!!!!

[krispos42]

15. Same as always

Except now it will be "wharrgarbl"

[charlie]

16. There's never been a caps lock on Speak and Spells

so they won't miss it.

[ehrnst]

18. LOL!! (nt)

[Kali]

17. this whole thread =

:rofl: