On Sat, Dec 15, 2001 at 12:21:18PM -0600, David Hadley wrote: > I'm not going to disagree with you, but I would like to comment that > those ladies were only typing for eight hours a day. Maybe the > comparison would be more fair if they got out of bed, hit the keyboard <snip> I recognize the humor intended in your post, but there's something to be said for the number of keystrokes made in a minute vs. time spent in front of a keyboard. E-mail is way slower than typing-pool type typing <how's that for a phrase> and programming is even worse. How 'bout if you don't have a phone, aren't allowed to talk to others when you're not on break, can't drink coffee at your desk, and don't have to think about what you're typing much? I think 8 hours at 120 w.p.m. is probably worth about a week of the days you mention. Good thing programmers don't get paid by the keystroke! Wait -- maybe that's what M$ is up to after all -- it would explain an awful lot. ;) -- "Trying to do something with your life is like sitting down to eat a moose." --Douglas Wood