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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.
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    1. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 25 Jan 2018
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      Starting the book-writing thread №2, since the first one is long and really slow. The first thread, July 2016–January 2018:https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/750374445328375808 …

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      Read, reading, to be read. (Research for the book. The right pile is likely to grow, still.) pic.twitter.com/MFnPLZOCrn
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    2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 25 Jan 2018
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      Oh! I never shared this. My every single keyboard-related tweet and thread are all collated here. Basically tons of fun for the whole family: https://twitter.com/KeyboardSecrets/likes …

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    3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 25 Jan 2018
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      And, the last issue of the newsletter with tons of fun stats about the first draft:https://www.getrevue.co/profile/shift-happens/issues/320k-ought-to-be-enough-for-anybody-84303 …

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    4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 26 Jan 2018
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      Searching for one particular article about German ergonomic laws led me to a library in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by beautiful trees.pic.twitter.com/9GIzhdS6Ck

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    5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Jan 2018
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      Ah, what a beast. This is all the new materials that came my way in just the fortnight since I finished the first draft.pic.twitter.com/SAapVHF9uE

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    6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 29 Jan 2018
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      Today I’m writing down all the things that were good/fun and all the things that were hard/scary about writing so far. Partly for myself as reflection, partly to share in the next newsletter. Any specific questions? Please let me know!

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    7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 14 Feb 2018
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      Just discovered a Selfies folder on my phone. This is what it looks like.pic.twitter.com/mXNQsysypP

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      Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Feb 2018
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      And now I made my first Instagram hashtag just for this one event that keeps happening as I am writing… https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bookpilecollapse …

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        2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 18 Feb 2018
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          I’ve become a keyboard detective! Please send me more keyboard challenges.https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/965140650130747392 …

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          Replying to @ThomasWillNot @aIexglukhov and 2 others
          My bet is on an AES 7460, a 80286 PC clone. I only found the attached picture of it on the internet so far (photo #1), but the keyboard shape is similar, and the symbols are the same as on earlier AES products, e.g. AES 7100 (photo #2) – which is how I recognized it. pic.twitter.com/Acfo4Hy0YK
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        3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Mar 2018
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          This is so fun. A Japanese transit museum sent me back a printed and annotated photo of a very specific keyboard, after I asked them about it.pic.twitter.com/JyHigMtiSs

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        4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 6 Mar 2018
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          Marcin Wichary Retweeted Jon Bruner

          Really love when people send me even tiny keyboard photos and observations. I appreciate each and every one of those!https://twitter.com/JonBruner/status/971240286415355909 …

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          Jon BrunerVerified account @JonBruner
          @mwichary The trivia guy at my local bar has this custom keyboard that he uses to enter scores. Just watched him log a round, and it’s very efficient, unusual number pad layout aside. pic.twitter.com/5NTMIDLsJT
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        5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 9 Mar 2018
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          Just sent out my latest book newsletter, which includes links to longer essays about what I found amazing, and what I found scary and unpleasant while writing the first draft of the book: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/shift-happens/issues/bigger-in-japan-92348 … (Also, keyboards in Japan, obvi.)

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        6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Mar 2018
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          Dedicating this weekend to reading my manuscript from cover to cover for the first time ever. I suspect this will be really tough – seeing all the many warts I know exist, any many I don’t – but there’s no way around it.

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        7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Mar 2018
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          (Also, it’s really fun to say “my manuscript.” Someone just reminded me that’s the right word to use.)

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        8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Apr 2018
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          The funniest/most embarrassing mistake I found in my book so far: writing “Scott Glenn” (the actor famous for portraying an astronaut in the movie The Right Stuff) when I meant to write “David Scott,” the, you know, actual Moon-landing astronaut. 😬

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        9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 15 Apr 2018
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          A little over two years ago, I decided to try giving a 5-minute Ignite talk about keyboards, to see if there is any interest in people hearing these stories – and if I’m any good at it. It was sort of a trial balloon. It went well. (You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDQyR2niiXc …)

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        10. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 15 Apr 2018
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          This month, I gave a 40-minute talk that was just basically *one chapter of my book,* and it went… even better. And that makes me excited. There are clearly so many stories here, and it is possible to share them in interesting ways.

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        11. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 15 Apr 2018
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          Also, yes, I read the first draft! It was a rather unusual experience. It was at times really hard, and at times very delightful. It felt simultaneously old and new. I knew all of what I read (by definition), but I also *learned* some new things from it – from my own writing!

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        12. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 15 Apr 2018
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          The beginning was really rough and made me worried, but things picked up after that. (The ending felt amazing and made me really happy. They were both written on the same day. Go figure.)

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        13. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 15 Apr 2018
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          Funny thing: I used some words I forgot since, and I had to look up! (Example: “sash.”)

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        14. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 15 Apr 2018
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          Funny thing, also: It’s fascinating to read a book and be able to *rewrite parts you don’t like* while doing it. Or, leave a TK. I left tons of TKs in all caps; here’s an abridged list out of context (and an example in context, in case you’re curious).pic.twitter.com/G6Er4k3K2q

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        15. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 15 Apr 2018
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          Funny thing, once more: You could have a drinking game with my cavalier use of the crutch word “simply.” I repeated that word 280 times throughout the book – present in every chapter but one, with a record *nineteen* appearances in the chapter about RSI. 🙄

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        16. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 15 Apr 2018
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          Good news, though: The chapters I wrote later in the process were so much better. That means, I think, I’m becoming better at this, right…?

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        17. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 15 Apr 2018
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          Next stops? Need to rewrite a bunch of things towards the second manuscript, including the beginning. (I have tons of TKs inside, and notes outside.) Then, show it to more people.pic.twitter.com/Oq4w1KxZIN

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        18. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Apr 2018
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          These icons make sense to me today. But I’m pretty sure that won’t be the case tomorrow.pic.twitter.com/mppnZ4Uj6y

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        19. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 May 2018
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          Marcin Wichary Retweeted A.J. Kandy

          On a completely unrelated thread, someone just showed me this fascinating keyboard I’ve never heard of. I believe that at this point in my life EVERYTHING WILL SOONER OR LATER CONNECT TO KEYBOARDS.https://twitter.com/AJKandy/status/995017378789441536 …

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          Replying to @chriswearly @mwichary
          Here's a fun example of an early 80s synthesizer that had a rare (at the time) 14-segment alpha display: The Kawai SX-240. You could type on the keyboard to name your patches. Not long after, the industry switched to LCD and VFD, and LED was relegated to numeric displays only. pic.twitter.com/8qcD9EhnCt
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        20. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 12 May 2018
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          Case in point: I just plotted a drive to a park I had bookmarked for years. I zoom in to see where the Google Maps route drops me off and I see… a keyboard maker. 0_Opic.twitter.com/LAlpwTRlZO

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        21. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 May 2018
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          I just randomly stumbled upon photos of trial title slides for the first talk I ever gave about keyboards, internally at Medium in 2014. (The last one was what I went with.)pic.twitter.com/HMjFLpUdh5

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        22. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 May 2018
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          …which nicely dovetails into something a friend just sent to me, which is *holy crap amazing* and one more great reason to finish the book. (Not that I already don’t have a few…)pic.twitter.com/mG6D9XPjGn

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        23. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 May 2018
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          Unexpected part of writing the book: testing different microphones for recording my voice and also the sound of keystrokes.pic.twitter.com/nidYz6knHG

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        24. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 May 2018
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          Rewrote the opening chapter today, and then played a bit with Blender to see if I can render a nice key. Still a lot of improvements to be made, but could be an interesting visual option.pic.twitter.com/BxcqF32ua5

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        25. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 31 May 2018
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          Okay, something amazing just happened. I peeked into one chapter to check something – the one about teletypes and terminals – started reading it and… couldn’t put it down. I couldn’t put down my own book!

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        26. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 31 May 2018
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          (This is… not a familiar feeling, or something I really know how to even wrap my head around.)

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        27. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 4 Jun 2018
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          Finished the second draft! Rewrote the opening and the ending, rearranged the most confusing things, cleaned up tons of small challenging bits. This is the first version of the book I’d be happy to show to people in its entirety. 😬pic.twitter.com/tdRh9WO4Pp

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        28. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 4 Jun 2018
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          Also, it’s fun to see the style guide taking shape.pic.twitter.com/EUJn5rQ54c

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        29. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 6 Jun 2018
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          Unexpected benefit of writing a book – creating an RTF to HTML converter. (I’m not sarcastic. I’ve always been curious. What a weird format it’s been so far.)pic.twitter.com/XUR6CUdS2w

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        30. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 7 Jun 2018
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          This might seem like the most ridiculous manual approach, but this way I will know exactly which special characters are in the book – and be ready to make sure they’re eventually typeset properly. Also, fun to see a good ol’ manicule right next to the only emoji in my book.pic.twitter.com/1FIWagg5AM

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        31. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Jun 2018
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          Marcin Wichary Retweeted

          I was recently on @mathowie’s awesome podcast Hobby Horse, talking about Pac-Man, the Phelan Building, Medium, and – chiefly – the sequence of events that led to the keyboard book, and where am I with it today. https://twitter.com/mathowie/status/1005621336738152449?s=21 …

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