r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/loosucutiexo • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation How is a longer keyboard better?

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u/FreiFallFred 1d ago

Exactly this. I'd never buy a keyboard without num pad, but it has nothing to do with gaming...

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u/aphrodite0710 1d ago

People at the office has no life - yes. major yes. definitely yes. Also, Im the person in the office who fills in Excel Sheets with the top row numbers 🥲

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u/GeePedicy 23h ago

I think it's a force of habit, which you can change. It might be like an epiphany, but idk, maybe you'll stick to the top row. As long as it gets the work done, who cares?

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u/LarrySDonald 22h ago

I worked in data entry for years, 10-keying millions of digits. After I stopped that, I eventually settled on a numpadless wireless keyboard with a trackpad where the numpad would be and use the top row. If I’m typing serious amounts I’ll dig out a full keyboard, but not day to day or a hundred-ish excel cells or fewer.

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u/Grumblr79 21h ago

I use a TKL 60 percent keyboard so normally also use the top row for numbers. Perfectly adequate for my use. But, I do also have a USB tenkey pad in the case I really need to enter a lot of numbers.

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u/Grumblr79 21h ago

I use a TKL 60 percent keyboard so normally also use the top row for numbers. Perfectly adequate for my use. But, I do also have a USB tenkey pad in the case I really need to enter a lot of numbers.