fuzzy_goldfish

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[–] fuzzy_goldfish 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

If you're talking about the tucked-in arrow keys, you'd be surprised how quickly you adapt. I've gotten so used to it that the more spaced-out configuration feels unnatural to me at this point. I don't think I'm alone, as I'm seeing this layout more and more.

Give it a try (maybe not on something as expensive as this is!) Maybe you'll like it and it'll open up more options for you.

[–] fuzzy_goldfish 32 points 11 months ago (2 children)

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/02/1191341035/nasa-voyager-2-spacecraft-contact

Sounds like it's a recoverable error (if the scientists can't do it the spacecraft has an automated process that'll kick in in October.) Still, I can't imagine what that must feel like.

[–] fuzzy_goldfish 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What's always maddening about this is we tend to do a kind of communal thing in our household where we all connect to the smart TV and stream short little videos.

But shorts won't stream. So you'll see one, want to share it with the group, and be completely unable to do so. Why they are restricted that way I have no idea.

[–] fuzzy_goldfish 6 points 11 months ago

This is so heartbreaking. That ecosystem is so much more fragile than it seems. I wonder if replanting would help in this instance, or if it would be too difficult/expensive.

[–] fuzzy_goldfish 15 points 11 months ago

Very impressed by the people who do this work; it's got to be soul-crushing. I'm glad they caught the guy and I hope it brings his victims some peace.

[–] fuzzy_goldfish 3 points 11 months ago

Oh man, I'm so excited. I really enjoyed this book when I read it a couple years ago, and I know the narration will only improve it. It's a fun read.

[–] fuzzy_goldfish 1 points 11 months ago

#3, though all are nice.

[–] fuzzy_goldfish 1 points 11 months ago

Looks nice! I'm working on a Lily58 but once I'm done burning my fingers on that I'll definitely be looking into this.

[–] fuzzy_goldfish 3 points 11 months ago

It was like this in my CS department a decade ago, too. There was me, one other gal, and for a while a German exchange student who wanted nothing to do with either of us in the entire grad program. I learned to talk a lot louder over the course of that program.

[–] fuzzy_goldfish 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I have an ortholinear kit I built but it's caseless so it's not suuuper portable. Which Planck do you recommend? I'd be willing to give a 40% a try even if it's not for this trip. I'm okay with soldering if it's a kit and/or there's decent instructions.

[–] fuzzy_goldfish 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the recommendation! I've been putting off a travel keyboard for a while now, this time I'm actually planning ahead so I have plenty of time to mod. I'll look into the mint switches and see what they've got in stock. (Ah, the classic struggle.)

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Keyboards for travel (self.mechanicalkeyboards)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by fuzzy_goldfish to c/[email protected]
 

Hi all, I'm looking for a keyboard for travel that will be quiet enough not to bother folks on a train. Ideally I'd like a mechanical keyboard, but I'm curious what experiences folks have with low-profile switches in a quiet environment. My current daily driver (silent switches, a fair bit of foam and lube, etcetc) is what I would consider office-quiet, but you can definitely hear when I get going and I feel like it'd be a little rude on a leisure train trip.

Right now I'm looking at the nuphy and keychron low-profile keyboards, but I'm open to other options. Currently for travel I use a foldable membrane keyboard so just about anything would be an upgrade.

Does anyone have experience with low-profile keyboards? Are there silent options? Thanks in advance for your help!

Edit: realize I should have specified that I prefer 65 and 60-key layouts for portability.

[–] fuzzy_goldfish 17 points 11 months ago (4 children)

This was just so sad to read about when it happened. I felt bad for the intern: one arguably small mistake led to such terrible consequences. I felt really bad for Hickam too; he tried to help the intern but I don't know what came of it.

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