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http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
142 for me.
~Steve~
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"St." <dot### [at] dot com> wrote in message news:46e967ea$1@news.povray.org...
> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
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> 142 for me.
That was with one finger...
With both hands, I got less. 107. :o(
~Steve~
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"St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote in message news:46e968a6@news.povray.org...
>> 142 for me.
>
> That was with one finger...
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> With both hands, I got less. 107. :o(
Oh, and that's at 20 seconds.
~Steve~
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St. schrieb:
> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
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> 142 for me.
>
> ~Steve~
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144 :-)
Marc
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"Marc Schimmler" <mar### [at] webde> wrote in message
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> St. schrieb:
>> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
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>> 142 for me.
>>
>> ~Steve~
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>
> 144 :-)
Heh, :) my last one was 143. Makes you wonder how that person got 309
for 20 secs! That's a blur! :oO
~Steve~
>
> Marc
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Marc Schimmler wrote:
> 144 :-)
Let's go back to the rocket... Let's go back to the rocket go back to
the rocket and see it in four-fourty...
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
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St. wrote:
> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
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> 142 for me.
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> ~Steve~
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5 - 56
10 - 108
20 - 198
both hands
1 handed I would get 150ish on the 20s one.
I must have a nervous twitch
Tom
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St. wrote:
> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
5 sec.: 37, 37, 39, 36, 36
10 sec.: 72, 76, 76, 69, 74
20 sec.: 143, 143, 152, 148, 166
bleh.
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Tim Cook
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"Tim Cook" <z99### [at] bellsouthnet> wrote in message
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> St. wrote:
>> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
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> 5 sec.: 37, 37, 39, 36, 36
> 10 sec.: 72, 76, 76, 69, 74
> 20 sec.: 143, 143, 152, 148, 166
Phew! Well done with the 166, Tim!
You have fast reflexes...
>
> bleh.
I know what you mean... My fingers are knackered for now... :o(
Good scores overall.
~Steve~
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> --
> Tim Cook
> http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-empyrean
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"Tom Austin" <taustin> wrote in message news:46e97ecb$1@news.povray.org...
> St. wrote:
>> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
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>> 142 for me.
>>
>> ~Steve~
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> 5 - 56
> 10 - 108
> 20 - 198
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> both hands
> 1 handed I would get 150ish on the 20s one.
>
> I must have a nervous twitch
Heh, damn, that's fast. Sorry about the twitch. ;)
~Steve~
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> Tom
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St. wrote:
> "Tim Cook" <z99### [at] bellsouthnet> wrote in message
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>> St. wrote:
>>> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
>> 5 sec.: 37, 37, 39, 36, 36
>> 10 sec.: 72, 76, 76, 69, 74
>> 20 sec.: 143, 143, 152, 148, 166
>
> Phew! Well done with the 166, Tim!
>
> You have fast reflexes...
Not really, how I did it was to lock my arm in such a way that it starts
twitching due to muscle spasms from not being able to hold the arm
stable...can do it with my leg too, if I prop up my foot with my toes
just enough. Probably a name for what's going on, and it's really
something common to everyone, but it's particularly irritating when
you're just sitting there, minding your own business, and happen to
shift your pose in just the right way that you hit one of those zones
and your leg starts flying up and down with no way of consciously
controlling it other than changing how your whole leg is positioned.
--
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St. wrote:
> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
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> 142 for me.
>
> ~Steve~
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>
158, 20sec...
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I managed 192 on the 20 second one....
Jim
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"St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote in message news:46e967ea$1@news.povray.org...
> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
Goesontoshowthateverythingworthdoing,andalotthat'snothavebeendoneontheIntern
et,andwehavehitrockbottom.Nonetheless,ifsufficientlybored,Icouldget~200per5s
ecs,Isuppose.Luckily,I'mnotATM.
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On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:44:48 -0600, somebody wrote:
> "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote in message news:46e967ea$1@news.povray.org...
>> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
>
>
Goesontoshowthateverythingworthdoing,andalotthat'snothavebeendoneontheIntern
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et,andwehavehitrockbottom.Nonetheless,ifsufficientlybored,Icouldget~200per5s
> ecs,Isuppose.Luckily,I'mnotATM.
Did you break your spacebar with the challenge? Wow, that's
*smokin'*. ;-)
Jim
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St. wrote:
> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
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> 142 for me.
2 fingers on one hand: 207
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Tor Olav
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Tor Olav Kristensen wrote:
> St. wrote:
>> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
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>> 142 for me.
>
> 2 fingers on one hand: 207
@20s
--
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Tor Olav Kristensen <tor### [at] toberemovedgmailcom> wrote:
> > 2 fingers on one hand: 207
> @20s
And I was convinced you did that in 5 seconds.
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- Warp
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"somebody" <x### [at] ycom> wrote in message news:46ea0375$1@news.povray.org...
> "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote in message news:46e967ea$1@news.povray.org...
>> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
>
> Goesontoshowthateverythingworthdoing,andalotthat'snothavebeendoneontheIntern
> et,andwehavehitrockbottom.Nonetheless,ifsufficientlybored,Icouldget~200per5s
> ecs,Isuppose.Luckily,I'mnotATM.
Heh, well, I reckon I could do about 5000 @ 20 seconds using one hand.
:)
~Steve~
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"Tim Cook" <z99### [at] bellsouthnet> wrote in message
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> St. wrote:
>> "Tim Cook" <z99### [at] bellsouthnet> wrote in message
>> news:46e988b4$1@news.povray.org...
>>> St. wrote:
>>>> http://www.zimm-co.com/PressTheSpaceBar/pressthespacebar2000.html
>>> 5 sec.: 37, 37, 39, 36, 36
>>> 10 sec.: 72, 76, 76, 69, 74
>>> 20 sec.: 143, 143, 152, 148, 166
>>
>> Phew! Well done with the 166, Tim!
>>
>> You have fast reflexes...
>
> Not really, how I did it was to lock my arm in such a way that it starts
> twitching due to muscle spasms from not being able to hold the arm
> stable...can do it with my leg too, if I prop up my foot with my toes just
> enough. Probably a name for what's going on, and it's really something
> common to everyone, but it's particularly irritating when you're just
> sitting there, minding your own business, and happen to shift your pose in
> just the right way that you hit one of those zones and your leg starts
> flying up and down with no way of consciously controlling it other than
> changing how your whole leg is positioned.
I know exactly what you mean, Tim! I can do this too with my right leg,
(not my left for some reason). If I put my foot up onto a stool or chair,
(as if to tie your shoe laces), I can find the right position to make my
knee bounce up and down of its own accord. It is the most weird feeling and
sight to see! I can't do it with my hands though.
~Steve~
>
> --
> Tim Cook
> http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-empyrean
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"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
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>I managed 192 on the 20 second one....
Show off. ;) Heh, I think my arm would be dead if I got to that
level... :)
~Steve~
>
> Jim
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On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:49:30 +0100, St. wrote:
> "Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
> news:46e9c17b$1@news.povray.org...
>>I managed 192 on the 20 second one....
>
> Show off. ;) Heh, I think my arm would be dead if I got to that
> level... :)
>
> ~Steve~
Heh, the trick is not in the arm, it's in the fingers. Used to be a
violinist, so my left hand is quite agile. :-)
Jim
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"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:49:30 +0100, St. wrote:
>
>> "Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
>> news:46e9c17b$1@news.povray.org...
>>>I managed 192 on the 20 second one....
>>
>> Show off. ;) Heh, I think my arm would be dead if I got to that
>> level... :)
>>
>> ~Steve~
>
> Heh, the trick is not in the arm, it's in the fingers. Used to be a
> violinist, so my left hand is quite agile. :-)
You did that left-handed? And you're naturally right-handed (I assume)?
Fairplay if so. :oO
~Steve~
>
> Jim
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On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:25:16 +0100, St. wrote:
>> Heh, the trick is not in the arm, it's in the fingers. Used to be a
>> violinist, so my left hand is quite agile.
>
> You did that left-handed? And you're naturally right-handed (I
> assume)?
> Fairplay if so. :oO
Actually, yes, I am naturally right-handed, but that was with my left
hand. Used to be faster, but I haven't played my violin in several years
now.
I wonder what it'd be like if I actually were still playing. :-)
Jim
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:25:16 +0100, St. wrote:
>
>>> Heh, the trick is not in the arm, it's in the fingers. Used to be a
>>> violinist, so my left hand is quite agile.
>> You did that left-handed? And you're naturally right-handed (I
>> assume)?
>> Fairplay if so. :oO
>
> Actually, yes, I am naturally right-handed, but that was with my left
> hand. Used to be faster, but I haven't played my violin in several years
> now.
>
> I wonder what it'd be like if I actually were still playing. :-)
>
over-fatigued?
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On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:18:36 +0200, andrel wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:25:16 +0100, St. wrote:
>>
>>>> Heh, the trick is not in the arm, it's in the fingers. Used to be a
>>>> violinist, so my left hand is quite agile.
>>> You did that left-handed? And you're naturally right-handed (I
>>> assume)?
>>> Fairplay if so. :oO
>>
>> Actually, yes, I am naturally right-handed, but that was with my left
>> hand. Used to be faster, but I haven't played my violin in several
>> years now.
>>
>> I wonder what it'd be like if I actually were still playing. :-)
>>
> over-fatigued?
Hmmm, probably, do need to take a break once in a while after all. ;-)
I've tried a few times recently - don't have the callouses on my fingers
any more, so it does actually hurt a bit to play.
Well, that and that I need about $400 worth of work done on my violin -
had some work done on it some time ago, and whoever did the actual work
glopped some varnish on the end of the soundpost. Friend of a friend in
the Utah Symphony (a cellist) said he'd take it back to the last people
who worked on it and make them fix it - but the guy's no longer in Utah,
so getting them to do anything is going to be a problem anyways.
Not to mention that the e-string screech was one of the things I asked
them to fix - the cause was something other than what I thought it was,
though, and they did actually do the work I'd asked for, it just was the
wrong cause and they didn't look any further. I can't remember who
worked on it before that.
Jim
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:18:36 +0200, andrel wrote:
>
>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:25:16 +0100, St. wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Heh, the trick is not in the arm, it's in the fingers. Used to be a
>>>>> violinist, so my left hand is quite agile.
>>>> You did that left-handed? And you're naturally right-handed (I
>>>> assume)?
>>>> Fairplay if so. :oO
>>> Actually, yes, I am naturally right-handed, but that was with my left
>>> hand. Used to be faster, but I haven't played my violin in several
>>> years now.
>>>
>>> I wonder what it'd be like if I actually were still playing. :-)
>>>
>> over-fatigued?
>
> Hmmm, probably, do need to take a break once in a while after all. ;-)
>
> I've tried a few times recently - don't have the callouses on my fingers
> any more, so it does actually hurt a bit to play.
>
> Well, that and that I need about $400 worth of work done on my violin -
> had some work done on it some time ago, and whoever did the actual work
> glopped some varnish on the end of the soundpost. Friend of a friend in
> the Utah Symphony (a cellist) said he'd take it back to the last people
> who worked on it and make them fix it - but the guy's no longer in Utah,
> so getting them to do anything is going to be a problem anyways.
Ah yes, Utah. I do have friends over there, but the friend (Willibrord
Crijnen) I could refer you to lives in Marseille. That is a bit far away
I am afraid. :(
Willibrord and I studied physics together, but although he was extremely
good (as in: better than me), after 2 or 3 years his genetic
predisposition took over and he dropped out of university to become a
fulltime violin builder. I spent many happy afternoons in his workshop
talking a.o. about the physics of the violin family.
I still use him now and then to make the point that talent is important
in finishing a degree in physics, but motivation is much more important.
>
> Not to mention that the e-string screech was one of the things I asked
> them to fix - the cause was something other than what I thought it was,
> though, and they did actually do the work I'd asked for, it just was the
> wrong cause and they didn't look any further. I can't remember who
> worked on it before that.
>
> Jim
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On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:40:46 +0200, andrel wrote:
> Ah yes, Utah. I do have friends over there, but the friend (Willibrord
> Crijnen) I could refer you to lives in Marseille. That is a bit far away
> I am afraid. :(
Yeah, France is a little bit of a plane ride away. :-)
> Willibrord and I studied physics together, but although he was extremely
> good (as in: better than me), after 2 or 3 years his genetic
> predisposition took over and he dropped out of university to become a
> fulltime violin builder. I spent many happy afternoons in his workshop
> talking a.o. about the physics of the violin family. I still use him now
> and then to make the point that talent is important in finishing a
> degree in physics, but motivation is much more important.
I think it's a combination, really - if you have no talent but have
motivation, you'll end up largely frustrated. Similarly, if you have
talent but no motivation, you'll do poorly in the classes because you'll
blow off your assignments.
My younger brother was a physics major (once upon a time - he ended up
with philosophy & religion as his major with a music minor); he found
that he couldn't hack the math. Similar sort of thing for me, I was
motivated to do aeronautical engineering, but once I got to organic
chemistry and the professor from hell (whom I mistakenly took the class
TWICE from, dumb move there) as well as integral calculus, I found myself
in way over my head. I had talent for computing (evidenced by the amount
of time I spent working in the computer lab on the networking systems),
so switched over to that, but I wasn't as motivated (I don't think,
anyways) because the classes weren't teaching me what I wanted to learn
about.
Jim
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"St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote in message news:46ea44f8@news.povray.org...
>
> "somebody" <x### [at] ycom> wrote in message news:46ea0375$1@news.povray.org...
>> Goesontoshowthateverythingworthdoing,andalotthat'snothavebeendoneontheIntern
>> et,andwehavehitrockbottom.Nonetheless,ifsufficientlybored,Icouldget~200per5s
>> ecs,Isuppose.Luckily,I'mnotATM.
>
> Heh, well, I reckon I could do about 5000 @ 20 seconds using one hand.
> :)
Ok,ok,youdidn'tbite. ;)
But,I*could*doitonehandedwithmys00perd00perhammeractionpendantmotorthingyrunning@20,000RPM!!
:op
Heh... :)
~Steve~
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St. wrote:
> "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote in message news:46ea44f8@news.povray.org...
>> "somebody" <x### [at] ycom> wrote in message news:46ea0375$1@news.povray.org...
>
>>> Goesontoshowthateverythingworthdoing,andalotthat'snothavebeendoneontheIntern
>>> et,andwehavehitrockbottom.Nonetheless,ifsufficientlybored,Icouldget~200per5s
>>> ecs,Isuppose.Luckily,I'mnotATM.
>> Heh, well, I reckon I could do about 5000 @ 20 seconds using one hand.
>> :)
>
> Ok,ok,youdidn'tbite. ;)
>
>
But,I*could*doitonehandedwithmys00perd00perhammeractionpendantmotorthingyrunning@20,000RPM!!
> :op
>
> Heh... :)
>
Taking into account the mass of the space bar itself and the inertia it
gets when hit along with the return force of the spring and the tendency
for the actual space 'button' mass to cause it to have a different
inertia than the bar itself therefore to lag behind the space bar on the
'up' stroke you run a good risk of either having the contact that
registers a space bar press never separating - giving the appearance on
one long continuous press of the space bar, or causing the space bar to
disintegrate.
Me, I prefer to remove the debounce circuitry/routines from the
keyboard. Then each press can be worth thousands in themselves. After
all it is the number of times that the contact in the space bar button
connects that ultimately counts..... - but then I run into the problem
that the computer is probably not fast enough to catch them all.....
<sigh>
heh... :)
Tom
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> Me, I prefer to remove the debounce circuitry/routines from the keyboard.
> Then each press can be worth thousands in themselves.
I think the key point we are missing here, is that the flash application
probably only reads the keyboard 20 or 30 times a second, at most 60...
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