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January 23, 2014 · 11:11 am

Touch Typing

Touch typing is typing without having to look at the keyboard. It’s an essential skill in this age of computers and the internet. You learn how to read, you learn how to write, and you learn how to touch type. Fuck cursive. That shit was a waste of time. Touch typing should be second nature. If it’s not, than everything I know about Qwerty is wrong. The best thing about touch typing is just being in the zone and hearing the click-click-clack of your fingers transforming a blank page into something unique and creative. Each keystroke is an explorer discovering something new and exciting. The scratch of a pen over paper isn’t nearly as satisfying. Maybe Mario taught you touch typing, maybe it was Mavis Beacon. But it’s a skill that no person of the 21st century should be without.

Critically Rated at 16/17

Written, Rated, and Reviewed by Brendan H. Young

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April 26, 2013 · 9:41 am

Whistling With Your Fingers

I wish I knew how to whistle with my fingers. I know how to do a basic whistle, the normal whistle that everyone can do. But it seems like only a few people have mastered whistling with their fingers. It’s much louder and far more impressive. It’s a piercing shriek that demands attention. You’ll hear it at sports events during celebrations and in cliché movie scenes where they hail a taxicab. I’ve watched YouTube instructional videos where they teach you how to finger whistle. They break down all the steps so I can pinpoint the exact moment where I fail. I can spend about three and a half minutes blowing spit and saliva between my fingers before I get lightheaded and give up. Maybe I’m not supposed to know how to finger whistle. I would only use it for evil anyway.

Critically Rated at 13/17

Written, Rated, and Reviewed by Brendan H. Young

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