# I think I may be on the brink of computer nirvana...

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 9, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-may-be-on-the-brink-of-computer-nirvana/563519 "2010-12-09T09:43:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-may-be-on-the-brink-of-computer-nirvana/563519/1 "2010-12-09T09:43:51Z")

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Dragon Dictate for Mac. (It already exists for PC, “Naturally Speaking” I think…)

It works. Seriously. IT WORKS. And it doesn’t just take dictation, it really truly lets you talk to your computer. AND IT WORKS.

I’m quivering with joy and anticipation while I work on the learning curve… oh man… this could change my whole life.

(It would under any circumstances, but about a year ago I developed significant repetitive stress injury in my right hand and while I did switch to a stylus, typing is tough and just using my hands all the time is the most frustrating thing about work and play on the computer. I just want to TELL it: Jump to Great Debates. And BE there. No muss, no fuss.)

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**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-may-be-on-the-brink-of-computer-nirvana/563519/2 "2010-12-09T16:32:33Z")

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The word you’re looking for is “nerdvana.”

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-may-be-on-the-brink-of-computer-nirvana/563519/3 "2010-12-10T02:07:07Z")

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Again, we edge closer to the Star Trek world.

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**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-may-be-on-the-brink-of-computer-nirvana/563519/4 "2010-12-10T02:37:00Z")

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Hey, that’s a world I’d live in.

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**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-may-be-on-the-brink-of-computer-nirvana/563519/5 "2010-12-10T04:15:17Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> Again, we edge closer to the Star Trek world.

Make it so.

Heh. What if Picard had to tell Riker that it was necessary for him to leave. Would he say,

“I have to go Number 1”?

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**Author:** ![GreenHell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@GreenHell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenHell)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-may-be-on-the-brink-of-computer-nirvana/563519/6 "2010-12-10T20:41:14Z")

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I’m not writing much anymore, since I got a regular day-job. But, I have a copy of Dragon and it only took a day to get acclimated and get enough assignments done to pay for it. I really is a great bit of software.