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		haddr 76 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I'm just having fun It probably starts with the habit of writing words without using the Shift key or diacritics. Just to be quick. At least, that’s how I’ve noticed this behavior in myself.

lloeki 76 days ago [–]

I've seen - and used - such nocaps patterns as far back as the 90's on IRC.

As I remember there was no singular reason; not having to pinky-press shift was definitely a factor.

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