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klingon clerk-typists, rejoice
Many years ago, I translated bpNichol's first poem, "Translating Apollinaire," into Klingon. Evidently, it made something of an impression, because ever since then, people have bombarded me with links to All Things Klingon. As my uncles used to say, once they find your ass, they never stop kicking it. (Click “Read more” below, or the title above, for the full post.) The latest thing to show up in my inbox is the Klingon Language Wired Standard Keyboard from Cherry Keyboards in the EU: 105 keys, PS/2 connection and usable with Windows, Linux and OS X. I have no idea how many native Klingon speakers there are. Wikipedia claims that in 1996, there were a dozen people who could speak Klingon fluently; in 1999, The Onion claimed that there were more people speaking Klingon than Navajo. As neither source is a paragon of credibility, we'll just have to wait and see how many of these things Cherry sells ...
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Darren Wershler (aka Darren Wershler-Henry) is the author or co-author of ten books, most recently, The Iron Whim: A Fragmented History of Typewriting (McClelland & Stewart, Cornell UP), and apostrophe (ECW), with Bill Kennedy. Darren is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, and is also part of the faculty at the CFC Media Lab TELUS Interactive Art & Entertainment Program. alienated.net is the most visible part of Darren's brain. links: status update
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