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In my case (and in A case) it was warped so slightly that it barely was noticeable. But when I typed, autocorrect did whatever TF it wanted. Nothing like that I had typed
Now, I am typing 60 wpm on a virtual keyboard no problem.
I also modded the Google Keyboard to my specifications - no memorizing words, no custom (learned) dictionaries, no auto fill, no pw or cc info stored, no clipboard suggestions (I just choose Paste on whatever textarea I am pasting), no emoji, and the "tool belt" (BB term) is a quick shortcut to kb Settings, and that's all.
Granted, there are third party (more privacy centric) options out there, that do way worse a job. and of course, mechanical keys on a desktop always scratch the itch proper. Unless I had a typewriter :)
Glad things are better now
Now you got me yearning for "The TypewriterPub", not so much a place as a way of texturally living, say a handful of people who commit to regularly mailing out identical copies of typewritten thoughts to the same four others. Not sure what optimal periodicity might be, but they figure it out. Say it starts as two weeks. So, type on and off, here and there for a couple weeks, make copies, mail to the others on the day two weeks past the previous mail date. Content can be anything, but of course can quote others' latest schtuff.
Maybe it's once a month if participants aren't in the same county (I've no idea how long snail mail takes in that case).
Of course, it likely wouldn't work for married participants, as it's easy to imagine spouses getting jealous about the amount of time poured into the amount of effort.
<wakes up, realizes he was dreaming, ponders breakfast>
Of course, that is too much work, probably. It could be mimicked with an sftp drop, probably - including the part about using real typewriters by taking pictures of the paper.
But then I realize I almost certainly not remain sufficiently committed, and not just because of my wife. There's just so much else going on. I mean, I'd have to give up the internet for starters.... :-)