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My Ugly Fingertips


It is well known that nails, not only help your fingertips look better but they are also functional. They help in holding things by keeping our fingertips strong enough without bending. Some people keep their nails well trimmed. Girls might like to grow it long and apply nail polish. However, if you ever happened to notice mine, which very few you might have, you'll find that they're rather ugly.

When muscle isn't supported properly by bones, it looks bad and doesn't function as it should. The same happens with my fingertips. It cut my nails, way too short. The finger muscles on the palm side, grow longer than the nails and cover the front of my nails, sometimes. So, I have muscle on the tip of my finger, rather than nails. No body wants to look ugly, be it face or fingertips, unless there is a gain.

Apple's latest butterfly keyboards have received criticism from fans around the world for being too shallow. Users were not able to know whether they pressed the button or not because there was barely any feedback. It is after this event that people across the world realised that feedback is important for touch typing.

I've started typing because of Grand Theft Auto game's cheat codes. I started with one finger on each hand. After about two weeks I found myself using two and sometimes three fingers. I started using four fingers without knowing it. That was the time when my brain mapped the locations of the keys to the letters. Then I started touch typing.

When I was in my first year, first semester, I built an application to test the typing speed of user. Many of them existed already but then that was the time I was exploring my coding skills. I was at speeds of about 240 characters per minute. To put it to perspective, the average Indian at that age would type at 140 to 150 characters per minute. 

That ugly fingertip of mine, helps me give feedback when I type quick. Be it typing this blog or writing code in a programming contest, my fingers never let me down. I've seen girls who cut their nails to type fast and I always appreciate such people who put career before beauty. No matter what you are pursuing or what is your domain or work, you'll type in this era. So, its time for you check your fingertips and start putting them to use. 

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