apfel

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Long term ergo-mech keyboards reviews in c/ergomechkeyboards
[–] apfel 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's definitely about comfort, but i've also never been faster on any other board. Gotta admit I'm not a fast typist, with around 80wpm.

Long term ergo-mech keyboards reviews in c/ergomechkeyboards
[–] apfel 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I've been using Zilpzalp basically exclusively for over a year, at this point I don't think I'll ever find a more comfortable board :)

Don't Let Your Thoughts Wander in c/[email protected]
[–] apfel 3 points 7 months ago

aptmak btw

Jon Ringer, a significant contributor to the NixOS project, has been banned in c/[email protected]
Your beginner keyboard and regret buying that? in c/ergomechkeyboards
[–] apfel 3 points 9 months ago

started out with an Architeuthis Dux, never regretted it :)

Questions before getting a corne keyboard in c/ergomechkeyboards
[–] apfel 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Addendum to 1: While QMK is nice, I personally prefer ZMK and use it even on my wired boards. So just wanna say, "forced to use" sounds a bit harsh. ZMK is a great and very capable firmware, and it does certain things better than QMK.

Your username has suddenly become your only means of staying alive. How bad is it? in c/asklemmy
[–] apfel 10 points 10 months ago

Well I won't have any problems with doctors I suppose

Why are keyboards getting smaller? in c/[email protected]
[–] apfel 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

tbh it sounds like what you need is better firmware configuration if these things are out of reach. a common approach is to make the spacebar a tap-hold key that outputs space on tap and switches to another layer on hold. on that layer you could bind arrow keys on ijkl, for example, and still have shift, alt, ctrl in easy reach.

Why are keyboards getting smaller? in c/[email protected]
[–] apfel 5 points 10 months ago

I wrote a short Introduction to Small Keyboards a while ago for the guys from keeb.supply when they first stocked kits for my Zilpzalp keyboard.

Maybe it'll help understand some of the appeal of small boards and how to productively use them 😊

Daily driver : flow choc40 in c/ergomechkeyboards
[–] apfel 7 points 11 months ago

So cool! Love the roundings, especially around the trackball 👌👌👌 And also Chicago Steno is such bliss 😌

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Miao proto running FAK, powering the Zilpzalp keyboard – a cheap and open-source drop-in replacement for Xiao boards (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by apfel to c/ergomechkeyboards
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Last year FAK inspired me to design the Miao as a cheap alternative to the Seeeduino Xiao line of MCU boards.

After some protoyping and redesigning it's now powering my Zilpzalp for the very first time, running a minimal FAK config!

And the best thing is, the more polished production version is available very cheaply at keeb.supply! (Not an affiliate link, I'm just excited :D)

A fresh delivery from JLC is always fun in c/ergomechkeyboards
[–] apfel 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ergogen is so good 👌 Writing the firmware is surprisingly easy thanks to zmk / qmk :) Fingers crossed for the future work!

Zilpzalp, KS-33, DES (zzeneg's mod) in c/ergomechkeyboards
[–] apfel 3 points 1 year ago

Sure, here you go:

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Zilpzalp, KS-33, DES (zzeneg's mod) (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by apfel to c/ergomechkeyboards
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new case day for le chiff ble (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by apfel to c/ergomechkeyboards
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Upgraded to a case with space for a battery, so now i can finally use this wirelessly :)

PCB is an edited version of MangoIV's le_chiff_ble curtosy of dreipunkteinsvier (unpublished as of now).

Case and gap-filling plate are closed-source designs by Bubbleology, who was so kind to let me get them printed 💚

Firmware: ZMK of course

Keycaps: MT3 2048 Katakana and DES thumbs printed in mjf.

Switches: lichicx lucy

Extra pics:

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New Case Day for my BRK OUT (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by apfel to c/ergomechkeyboards
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follow up to https://lemmy.world/post/4860453

As promised in the comments last time, here's the update with the new case :) Hope y'all like it!

Keyboard: BRK OUT by weteor
Caps: Vintage Triumph Adler
Case: Light Ivory 3dp, brushed metal inlay

More pics:

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BRK OUT by weteor (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by apfel to c/ergomechkeyboards
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Finally found some fitting caps for my BRK OUT: Vintage Triumph Adler harvested from a Gabriele 9009 typewriter.

Keeb: https://github.com/weteor/BrkOut/

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finally finished this wireless le chiffre 🥳 (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by apfel to c/ergomechkeyboards
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The pcb is an edit of MangoIV's le_chiff_ble drop-in replacement courtesy of dreipunkteinsvier (unpublished as of now).

[Edit: It's obviously running ZMK firmware. Edit2: Tried fixing images by reuploading... ]

Case is Bubbleology's fantastic 3dp design (closed source).

Alphas are MT3 (2048 Katakana), thumbs 3dp DES by Pseudoku (mjf print from jlc).

I really enjoy the board, but the thumbs are waaaay too tucky for me 😅 I basically can't reach the 1.25u ones without significant discomfort / moving my entire hand. Good thing it's got a few too many keys for my taste so i can just ignore those thumbs :D

Peek inside:

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UT22 by Bubbleology (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by apfel to c/ergomechkeyboards
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Have been using the UT22 with the Taipo layout for a while now and am very happy with it. (Nowhere near my usual speeds yet, but very usable for recreational purposes!)

The case is Bubbleology's own closed-source design, which he kindly allowed me to get printed.

The firmware I'm using can be found here. :)

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MX / KS-33 height comparison (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by apfel to c/ergomechkeyboards
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Built 2 versions of the MX/KS hybrid zilpzalp, here's aome height comparison when using bottom plates. It may be possible to use shorter stand-offs, but going 1mm shorter, stuff started touching the bottom plate so i left it like this.

Bonus top view: Two rather identical-looking Zilpzalp keyboards

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An older picture of the collection (Zilpzalps have multiplied since...) (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by apfel to c/ergomechkeyboards
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Top to bottom, left to right:

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Upgraded my mouse/keeb ratio 😎 (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by apfel to c/ergomechkeyboards
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Minizilp and Elecom Huge

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PSA: Sort by New in smaller communities to avoid only seeing the same old posts. (self.lemmyworld)
submitted 2 years ago by apfel to c/lemmyworld
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I've noticed that most communities mainly show day-old posts with default sorting. Sorting by New or Hot helps with seeing newer posts. Kinda obvious, but I sure didn't realize until trying it out 😅

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Vintage Sweep [reddit repost] (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by apfel to c/ergomechkeyboards
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Sweep Bling MX with Triumph Adler keycaps salvaged from an old Gabriele 9009 typewriter.

As they are mostly uniform profile, I could actually make them fit my layout 😍

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