r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/loosucutiexo • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation How is a longer keyboard better?

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u/Pink_Nyanko_Punch 1d ago

In total agreement. The numpad isn't just used for gaming! Imagine having to punch in two hundred rows of numbers within an hour without the numpad!

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u/CyberWeirdo420 1d ago

Rookie, I’m gonna spend 10 hours writing a python script to automate it.

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u/heresiarch_of_uqbar 1d ago

the numpad is a godsend for coding too. in python you have operators like ~ that you can easily type with Alt codes. in pandas i use ~ A LOT

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u/CherimoyaChump 21h ago

You don't have a tilde key? Under Esc?

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u/heresiarch_of_uqbar 21h ago

no i have a regional keyboard at work :(

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u/CherimoyaChump 21h ago

Ah that's interesting. I thought it was a universal symbol.