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spinesheath
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany8679 Posts
September 29 2009 21:24 GMT
#81
On September 28 2009 03:30 RaptorX wrote:
and it is true starcraft on, a program without hotkeys is freaking annoying.. I have seriously uninstalled several programs for not having hotkeys... I then download alternatives to them. :D


Well I haven't actually uninstalled programs for this (at least I can't remember doing that), but I certainly started using hotkeys a lot more frequently. It really disturbs me when a program has no decent hotkeys (or documentation of them).

Recently I was writing something in the Monopoly City Streets blog and I noticed that the text editor had the WORST keyboard support I had ever seen. No ctrl-a, no page up/down, NO ARROW KEY SUPPORT!!! Luckily they seem to have noticed how I was infuriated by this and fixed it.
Seriously, clicking at the spot where you want to edit your text is ridiculous.
If you have a good reason to disagree with the above, please tell me. Thank you.
XsebT
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Denmark2980 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-09-29 21:31:36
September 29 2009 21:30 GMT
#82
I spam my desktop with squares; not subconsciously, but because I feel like just must do it. X_X

But the thing I find my self thinking about the most every day is (not hot-key related though): how come everybody around me isn't into SC? I constantly find my self wanting to talk to my friends about this amazing game, but I can't. :S - Teach me Korean and send me on a plain please.
화이팅
saltywet
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Hong Kong1316 Posts
September 29 2009 21:45 GMT
#83
i actually do a lot of what was posted here before even playing sc...
box select on desktop.. mass right click..
msn in broken sentences, mass highlighting text that i read..
multitasking by watching movies, msn and playing other games like minesweeper at same time..

but one thing sc has made me do i guess is ctrl/shift + hotkey faster
number1gog
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1081 Posts
September 29 2009 22:05 GMT
#84
On September 27 2009 18:28 mmp wrote:
I like to spam box-select icons on the desktop as though they were idle SCVs.

I do this with text on a page, selecting paragraphs and sentences randomly. I suppose it's helpful to remember where I am on the page when I'm reading long articles? I dunno.
5sz6sz7sz1a2a3a4a kwanrollllllled
igotmyown
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States4291 Posts
September 29 2009 22:09 GMT
#85
On September 30 2009 07:05 number1gog wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2009 18:28 mmp wrote:
I like to spam box-select icons on the desktop as though they were idle SCVs.

I do this with text on a page, selecting paragraphs and sentences randomly. I suppose it's helpful to remember where I am on the page when I'm reading long articles? I dunno.

I think I do it to get a feel for my mouse calibration, and maybe because we implicitly concentrate on what's in the box.

I control group my scouting units and workers in civ 4 and check them every turn.
LordWeird
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3411 Posts
September 29 2009 22:13 GMT
#86
On September 27 2009 19:20 GTR wrote:
i always
type
like
this
to
people


Me too. Just check my posting history.
Chains none
number1gog
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States1081 Posts
September 30 2009 02:40 GMT
#87
On September 30 2009 07:09 igotmyown wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 30 2009 07:05 number1gog wrote:
On September 27 2009 18:28 mmp wrote:
I like to spam box-select icons on the desktop as though they were idle SCVs.

I do this with text on a page, selecting paragraphs and sentences randomly. I suppose it's helpful to remember where I am on the page when I'm reading long articles? I dunno.

I think I do it to get a feel for my mouse calibration, and maybe because we implicitly concentrate on what's in the box.

Oh yeah, I hate it when I jump on a public computer at a library and the sensitivity is like waaaaaaay high.
5sz6sz7sz1a2a3a4a kwanrollllllled
Mobius
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada1268 Posts
September 30 2009 03:05 GMT
#88
On September 27 2009 19:20 GTR wrote:
i always
type
like
this
to
people

omfg same, i hate it lol
Entusman #51
RoieTRS
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States2569 Posts
September 30 2009 03:14 GMT
#89
Not starcraft hotkeys, but often times when looking through my textbook, i want to ctrl+f to find a vocab word.
konadora, in Racenilatr's blog: "you need to stop thinking about starcraft or anything computer-related for that matter. It's becoming a bad addiction imo"
0neheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States92 Posts
September 30 2009 03:36 GMT
#90
On September 28 2009 03:42 CosmicAC wrote:
I spam drag boxes on desktop for no reason, like they were units or something.


doesn't everyone? ;P
Monokeros
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
United States2493 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-01 06:38:39
October 01 2009 06:38 GMT
#91
On September 27 2009 19:22 intrigue wrote:
i think starcraft shattered my attention span - i can't just stay on one thing very long even if it's a movie or something. at the very least i'll be tabbing around and monitoring other programs for the slightest change. i even tab in and out during the build times of my first few workers sometimes, just because watching that progress bar can be so BORING =]


no you're just lazy.

very lazy.

i have gained nothing from starcraft as i have yet to gain anything from actually playing starcraft, results pending of course.
Keep the Dream Alive twitch.tv/monokerros
RaptorX
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Germany646 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-01 18:54:11
October 01 2009 18:52 GMT
#92
On October 01 2009 15:38 Monokeros wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 27 2009 19:22 intrigue wrote:
i think starcraft shattered my attention span - i can't just stay on one thing very long even if it's a movie or something. at the very least i'll be tabbing around and monitoring other programs for the slightest change. i even tab in and out during the build times of my first few workers sometimes, just because watching that progress bar can be so BORING =]


no you're just lazy.

very lazy.

i have gained nothing from starcraft as i have yet to gain anything from actually playing starcraft, results pending of course.


I got better with strategic thinking in general, prioritizing and very good at keeping track of several things at the same time.

I also got very good at paying attention to tiny details since in starcraft you must be pending on what is your opponent doing the whole time.

Of course other people would learn that from other places(even study or train those aspects of their life ) but in my case I got it from chess + starcraft.

I wouldnt qualify a player as lazy, specially in starcraft since it requires a lot of concentration and hard work (unless you play just for fun, then you surely wont get better on the things I mentioned just by playing 1 or 2 a week...)

I won
sushiman
Profile Joined September 2003
Sweden2691 Posts
October 01 2009 19:07 GMT
#93
I, like many others, spam selection boxes and right-clicks all the time.
That's not so bad though. Worse was when I played a lot of WoW; I remember thinking "why can't I see the contents of my backpacks with shift-b?" while walking on the street. What's worse, I remember one time when walking during the night, and seeing someone walking towards me: "shit! alliance! I'm going to get ganked!" At that time, I decided I should cut down my time in the game.
1000 at least.
Engineer
Profile Joined September 2009
22 Posts
October 01 2009 23:43 GMT
#94
Starcraft has brought the famous word "NOOB" to my everyday vocabulary... Every time my girlfriend gag's I call her a "NOOB" and then good game u've been pwnd.
Dragonblood21
Profile Joined July 2009
United States139 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-10-03 19:17:31
October 03 2009 19:17 GMT
#95
One time at work someone asked me.

"I'm looking for CD racks?"

And I thought. "CD Rax? What kind of Terran build is that?" And it took me a good 2-3 seconds to actually catch on that the question had nothing to do with Starcraft at all.
Iplaythings
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Denmark9110 Posts
October 03 2009 19:59 GMT
#96

On September 28 2009 00:53 NoobsOfWrath wrote:
I highlight and deselect the text I am reading with my mouse over and over again





[/QUOTE]
FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You made me start doing it! Shame on you.

and before that people just tell me that I type crazy-fast on my cpu xD.

Also about the fast reaction and typing game: THE KEYMASTER!http://www.funny-games.biz/the-keymaster.htmlclick here
In the woods, there lurks..
iPF[Div]
Profile Joined February 2008
Spain572 Posts
October 03 2009 20:04 GMT
#97
Whenever I beat someone at something, in my head i always say "gg bitch" But never vocalize it so I don't have to explain how much of a nerd I am.
Since ma jae yoon and jin young soo stabbed me in the fucking back, i've got no one to rep here.
theobsessed1
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States576 Posts
October 03 2009 23:26 GMT
#98
Typing

show me the money
black sheep wall

has helped me get used to typing a lil better and later on become a fast overall typer
정명훈 화이팅!~
RaptorX
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Germany646 Posts
October 04 2009 21:05 GMT
#99
On October 04 2009 04:17 Dragonblood21 wrote:
One time at work someone asked me.

"I'm looking for CD racks?"

And I thought. "CD Rax? What kind of Terran build is that?" And it took me a good 2-3 seconds to actually catch on that the question had nothing to do with Starcraft at all.


I really lold with this one. xDD
I won
Vacagodxx
Profile Joined October 2009
United States18 Posts
October 04 2009 21:22 GMT
#100
when i win swimming competitions, especially really long ones like the 1K, i like to wait in the pool and tell the 2nd place guy: GG NO RE (he's usually too exhausted to give a shit)

when my classmates discussed "voting 4 barack obama", i only pick up the 4 rax part

when i'm on my comp, and i'm organizing my files, i shift-click, but realize that windows adds everything diagonally down EVERY FUCKING TIME

when i eat pizza, i think about how hard it is to finally arrive at the mineral line (the crust)

when i watch sports on TV, i wished that Dark Swarm could be cast by the two teams
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