>the old, apocryphal 'QWERTY is the worst layout on purpose' factoid
It's not exactly apocryphal, and the version given in TFA is roughly accurate, except for the "intentionally uncomfortable" part. It's not that QWERTY is uncomfortable on purpose. It's that it is optimized for making old typewriters not jam rather than comfort. I want to give the author props for not quoting the common (and certainly false) "QWERTY intentionally slows you down".
It's not exactly apocryphal, and the version given in TFA is roughly accurate, except for the "intentionally uncomfortable" part. It's not that QWERTY is uncomfortable on purpose. It's that it is optimized for making old typewriters not jam rather than comfort. I want to give the author props for not quoting the common (and certainly false) "QWERTY intentionally slows you down".