You mean basics like basic mathematics?

*ducks*

If that ever shifts you can drop Google only for future emails.

When the shift comes (e.g. sudden government interest in your person) there will be much information at Google already you may not want to share: who your friends are, business contacts, personal views, ...

I just tried that ... didn't had the chance to write much because the form commits if you press return in the comment-textfield ... losers.

I began writing in block letters (upper case only) at the end of my school time. After I got used to it I was as fast as in "normal" handwriting but could easily read it even when I was drunk, wrote in the dark or on uneven surfaces, ... even years later. The only problem was writing down computer specific instructions which were case sensitive. Mostly I use the workaround to underline the uppercase characters. A few weeks ago I found notices of my own and had estimated their origin two years ago and was suprised when I found out that they where over 8 years old.