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Pit Stop
Racer jona (jona11)
Race Number 1
Date Tue, 27 Nov 2012 8:48:31
Speed 27 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 89.8%
Rank 8th place (out of 10)
Opponents akinoreb (2nd place) alsoknownascurtsy (7th place) blessi (6th place) chamsroxas (4th place) fnayre_01 (5th place) jiiiims (3rd place) rdogs (1st place)

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In 1873 the Sholes & Glidden Type Writer became the first to be mass produced, and its keyboard layout was soon standard on all typewriters. Other keyboard layouts have been created since, such as the Blickensderfer and the Dvorak, and some are demonstrably more efficient, but the original continues to thrive. It is a telling demonstration of the power of inertia and the reward of being first.
— (book) by Rick Beyer (see stats)