tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post1698099211913122405..comments2024-03-26T16:00:23.608-04:00Comments on The Typewriter Revolution blog: The insurgency spreadsRichard Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-28234739169656496542012-05-09T13:39:06.978-04:002012-05-09T13:39:06.978-04:00I just hope I'll never hear "You are part...I just hope I'll never hear "You are part of the typewriter insurgency and a traitor. Take him away!"maschinengeschriebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955578932937697125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-45500804683384435732012-05-09T11:12:09.889-04:002012-05-09T11:12:09.889-04:00I'm enjoying this. I'll have to keep some...I'm enjoying this. I'll have to keep some text ready to transcribe, appropriate for locations/situations (e.g. the more "revolutionary" language is probably not good for an airport or airplane, where they are more tetchy). My experiences reflect your own - either big grins or scowls, or willfully ignoring me.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-30649056787758856582012-05-09T07:41:43.728-04:002012-05-09T07:41:43.728-04:00I was typing comments on student papers on an Olym...I was typing comments on student papers on an Olympia at a coffeehouse a couple of weeks ago. I got some wide-eyed stares, and the owner of the coffeehouse came over to chat about how her mom, a secretary, could type lightning fast on a manual typewriter. She even wanted to take a picture. Then when I went to pay my bill, the girl at the register said, "So what's with the typewriter?" -- "I like using it for certain jobs," I said. -- "Non-editable jobs?" she muttered. <br /><br />My point is that something as anti-paradigmatic as public typing really gets noticed. (The average American certainly hasn't heard of "the typewriter renaissance" and doesn't know that it's a "hipster" thing.) Sometimes the attention is very positive, sometimes people are really disturbed by the sight. It's almost like an act of civil disobedience.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-48650524533544501862012-05-09T04:38:05.532-04:002012-05-09T04:38:05.532-04:00I keep getting weird looks and sometimes questions...I keep getting weird looks and sometimes questions about the copy I have on my office wall at work. Then when those who have peaked around the corner and notice the Royal Signet I get even stranger looks from those who really want to ask and do not ask why I have a "..is that blue thing on the shelf a typewriter?"<br /><br />I really should find a working Oliver for work.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-84557749602341743262012-05-09T00:16:36.357-04:002012-05-09T00:16:36.357-04:00BRAVO!! I've printed a few out on 8 1/2x11 sh...BRAVO!! I've printed a few out on 8 1/2x11 sheets of sticker paper and have been plastering them where I can...there isn't a Starbucks in the area without one! ;u)wordrebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08477017129873915137noreply@blogger.com