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Marcin Wichary
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Marcin Wichary

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Writing a book about the history of keyboards: http://aresluna.org/shift-happens  · Design manager @figmadesign · Typographer · Occasional speaker · He/him

San Francisco, Calif.
Joined October 2009

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    1. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Oct 2016
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      And then…

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    2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Oct 2016
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      AND THEN I SEE THIS. I don’t actually have a good photo, but the third floor is five rooms filled with HUNDREDS of typewriters.pic.twitter.com/X4SdYvMUq1

      40 replies 504 retweets 2,664 likes
    3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Oct 2016
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      I have never seen so many typewriters under one roof. Not even close.

      8 replies 28 retweets 517 likes
    4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Oct 2016
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      At this point, I literally have tears in my eyes. I’m not kidding. This feels like a miracle.

      6 replies 46 retweets 1,026 likes
    5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Oct 2016
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      I don’t even know what to do. There is tons of stuff here. Eventually, I compose myself.

      3 replies 21 retweets 396 likes
    6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Oct 2016
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      Then I type on the first Sholes and Glidden, from 18-whatever-the-fuck. This is where QWERTY started, and I AM TYPING ON IT.pic.twitter.com/28716hR0uf

      12 replies 306 retweets 1,952 likes
    7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Oct 2016
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      I type on a few early index typewriters for the first time in my life.pic.twitter.com/Y1fPt6ZXir

      7 replies 67 retweets 561 likes
    8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Oct 2016
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      I find the dual Imperial I talked about in one of my Ignite talks. I never thought I would see it in person.pic.twitter.com/slnfUTbSZJ

      8 replies 110 retweets 1,052 likes
    9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Oct 2016
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      There are like 2.5 old grainy-ass photos of it on the internet in total AND NOW I AM TOUCHING IT WITH MY OWN DIGITS.

      3 replies 17 retweets 583 likes
    10. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Oct 2016
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      Best yet, I have this place for myself. No one else is here.

      3 replies 10 retweets 335 likes
      Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Oct 2016
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      This kind of feels like a dream. Not figuratively: I have had dreams like this, finding an awesome place that I didn’t even know existed.

      12:05 PM - 27 Oct 2016
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      • swashbuckling 24/7 (🦎) Mente de Tísica 🦖🦕 30-50 Depeche Mode in a Trenchcoat Tim Bergin Mathieu Bosi Alex Katz Bonny Doon Trollnot Dawn Summers
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        2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Oct 2016
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          But then I usually wake up, sad for a few hours.

          1 reply 3 retweets 181 likes
        3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Oct 2016
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          Eventually, a lady comes by and she tries to explain some things to me, which kind of works…

          2 replies 7 retweets 146 likes
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        2. Gwenda Bond  😈‏Verified account @Gwenda 27 Oct 2016
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          This is just outstanding. Thank you for sharing.

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        3. Morgan Fahey‏ @morganfahey 27 Oct 2016
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          It's a bright light in the darkness of today's News Internet, that's for sure.

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        1. SRPassesItOn‏ @SallyRMelb 27 Oct 2016
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          this is utterly marvelous

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        1. Mitali Pattnaik  🇺🇸‏ @mitali 27 Oct 2016
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          this is SO UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME

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        1. Tom Roush‏ @GEEQL 28 Oct 2016
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          Very cool - next question for you - do you now why all those letters are on that row? the QWerty?

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        2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 29 Oct 2016
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          Best for whom? :·)

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