ed(1) conferenceWhy is a user's `$HOME` directory shortened to "~"? Because "~" and "Home" shared the same key on an ADM-3A keyboard. Also influencing vi/vim: H/J/K/L double as the arrows and the colon doesn't need SHIFT, making it more convenient.
FiXato (fallback)@ed1conf I was aware if the hjkl ones, but the home/tilde was new to me!