this could result in endless thread so all i will say is that you have * physically available as stand-alone key on the numerical side of every keyboard ever made(unless you are a weirdo(=micro minority) and use the variously mutilated physical keyboard layouts) and & is physically available as stand-alone key on iso 105 layout, for example, but most importantly it is a character widely used in most languages as actual character, whereas ^ is really not.
If you think it's ergonomic to move your entire hand away from the letters to press a frequently used key, well... I guess now I understand why Odin's creator disagrees with you about keyboard layouts! ^_^
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this could result in endless thread so all i will say is that you have * physically available as stand-alone key on the numerical side of every keyboard ever made(unless you are a weirdo(=micro minority) and use the variously mutilated physical keyboard layouts) and & is physically available as stand-alone key on iso 105 layout, for example, but most importantly it is a character widely used in most languages as actual character, whereas ^ is really not.
Moving your whole hand off home row to hit numpad * is even worse than shift-pinky.
try using your right hand ʕ·͡ᴥ·ʔ
If you think it's ergonomic to move your entire hand away from the letters to press a frequently used key, well... I guess now I understand why Odin's creator disagrees with you about keyboard layouts! ^_^