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  1. I obviously suck at soldering! My left thumb cluster just stopped working, which led to a new "opportunity" to learn - identifying what was wrong.

    I never really bothered to look into how the circuits worked when building it the first time since I was busy learning to type on the split keyboard.

    Tried out #deepseek v4 flash to help identify root causes and guiding me on how to debug it as part of testing how good this very cheap model is.

    The guidance was solid, but I've soon ruled out most things without the error. At least I've learnt some (and removed the useless rotary knob that I tried out)...

    #splitkb #electronics #keyboards #zmk

  2. I obviously suck at soldering! My left thumb cluster just stopped working, which led to a new "opportunity" to learn - identifying what was wrong.

    I never really bothered to look into how the circuits worked when building it the first time since I was busy learning to type on the split keyboard.

    Tried out v4 flash to help identify root causes and guiding me on how to debug it as part of testing how good this very cheap model is.

    The guidance was solid, but I've soon ruled out most things without the error. At least I've learnt some (and removed the useless rotary knob that I tried out)...

  3. Agony Aunt: “Are keyboard touch typing skills ATTRACTIVE!?” ⌨️

    Some human males delude themselves into believing certain actions are attractive. Today’s human male has decided his brilliance on a keyboard should be enough to impress even the most attractive dame.

    Amy Adams? Sandra Hüller? Sandra Bullock? Other women called Sandra? All should be dropping before his most attractive typing might. Is this so? Let us explore the typing topic.

    Touch Typing is the Secret to Great Romance?

    Agony aunt,

    I am in agony. I’ve just spend the last 72 hours touch typing my way to the annual Touch Typing Championship 2026. It was the most competitive year I’ve ever taken part in, but I fended off a young upstarter whom tried to STEAL my crown by thrashing him with a touch typing speed of 230 WPM (words per minute) compared to his PATHETIC 215 WPM. What a pathetic boy, he should leave competitions like this to MEN like me.

    However, once the event ended and I was crowned the deserving champion I turned and looked around me, rightfully expecting very hot women to begin hurling themselves at me for a date and/or marriage.

    But… nothing.

    There was one chick there who glanced at me and I glared at her expectantly, but she just wandered off and got a hotdog from a hotdog stand. Try to comprehend that. SHE WANTED TO EAT A HOTDOG INSTEAD OF DATING A TOUCH TYPING CHAMPION. What is the world coming to? That is feminism. This is the wokeness and it’s ruining society.

    I can’t possible be wrong. What could possibly be unattractive about someone being able to have this God-given skill that others can only dream of? It shows:

    • Tenacity
    • Intellectual genius
    • Versatility
    • Emotional intelligence
    • Wit
    • Charm
    • An enjoyment of keyboards
    • Dedication

    How can women look me in the eye (me, admittedly not the best looking guy ever, but a touch typing genius) and think this isn’t worthy of their time?

    On my Tinder dating profile I lead with it: DEREK, 33, TOUCH TYPING GENIUS

    I then list out my many championship victories and link to an article that was written about me, in which I make confident (not arrogant, confident) claims about how superior I am to everyone else. And yet in the last three months I’ve swiped on over 10,000 women and only three have swiped back. One ended up being a guy pretending to be a woman, the other two were scammers thinking I’ve made a tonne of money from my victories. I haven’t. I’ve actually lost money because it’s £100 to enter the competitions. That and the keyboard investments and I’m down about £500 over the last decade due to all of this.

    AND NO HOT WOMEN.

    Please. Advice needed. Is it my keyboard?! It’s all black, do I need a more feminine one or something to show off my sensitive side?

    Yours,

    Derek

    Hi there, Derek! To help you out, we went out onto the streets of Manchester city centre and randomly began demanding answers from women we encountered: “WHY WON’T YOU DATE, DEREK!?” We roared, “HE’S A TOUCH TYPING WORLD CHAMPION!

    It turns out (from the ones who didn’t run away, at least) they’re more interested in personality traits such as kindness, humour, compassion, intelligence, and an interest in the arts.

    None of them were impressed or interested in the typing thing. One of them said it was “weird”*. Sorry about that! Maybe take up a new hobby.

    *We have subsequently learned Derek had a stroke after reading that someone found the touch typing thing “weird”. Although he’s since recovered from that, he’s quit his day job and entered a deep, dark depression of marathon touch typing sessions. Derek… for GOD’S SAKE, man. This is not the answer. Take up golf, or something.

    #AgonyAunt #dating #datingAdvice #Feminism #Humor #keyboards #masculinity #Satire #satirical #Silly #touchTyping #toxicMasculinity #typing
  4. Agony Aunt: “Are keyboard touch typing skills ATTRACTIVE!?” ⌨️

    Some human males delude themselves into believing certain actions are attractive. Today’s human male has decided his brilliance on a keyboard should be enough to impress even the most attractive dame.

    Amy Adams? Sandra Hüller? Sandra Bullock? Other women called Sandra? All should be dropping before his most attractive typing might. Is this so? Let us explore the typing topic.

    Touch Typing is the Secret to Great Romance?

    Agony aunt,

    I am in agony. I’ve just spend the last 72 hours touch typing my way to the annual Touch Typing Championship 2026. It was the most competitive year I’ve ever taken part in, but I fended off a young upstarter whom tried to STEAL my crown by thrashing him with a touch typing speed of 230 WPM (words per minute) compared to his PATHETIC 215 WPM. What a pathetic boy, he should leave competitions like this to MEN like me.

    However, once the event ended and I was crowned the deserving champion I turned and looked around me, rightfully expecting very hot women to begin hurling themselves at me for a date and/or marriage.

    But… nothing.

    There was one chick there who glanced at me and I glared at her expectantly, but she just wandered off and got a hotdog from a hotdog stand. Try to comprehend that. SHE WANTED TO EAT A HOTDOG INSTEAD OF DATING A TOUCH TYPING CHAMPION. What is the world coming to? That is feminism. This is the wokeness and it’s ruining society.

    I can’t possible be wrong. What could possibly be unattractive about someone being able to have this God-given skill that others can only dream of? It shows:

    • Tenacity
    • Intellectual genius
    • Versatility
    • Emotional intelligence
    • Wit
    • Charm
    • An enjoyment of keyboards
    • Dedication

    How can women look me in the eye (me, admittedly not the best looking guy ever, but a touch typing genius) and think this isn’t worthy of their time?

    On my Tinder dating profile I lead with it: DEREK, 33, TOUCH TYPING GENIUS

    I then list out my many championship victories and link to an article that was written about me, in which I make confident (not arrogant, confident) claims about how superior I am to everyone else. And yet in the last three months I’ve swiped on over 10,000 women and only three have swiped back. One ended up being a guy pretending to be a woman, the other two were scammers thinking I’ve made a tonne of money from my victories. I haven’t. I’ve actually lost money because it’s £100 to enter the competitions. That and the keyboard investments and I’m down about £500 over the last decade due to all of this.

    AND NO HOT WOMEN.

    Please. Advice needed. Is it my keyboard?! It’s all black, do I need a more feminine one or something to show off my sensitive side?

    Yours,

    Derek

    Hi there, Derek! To help you out, we went out onto the streets of Manchester city centre and randomly began demanding answers from women we encountered: “WHY WON’T YOU DATE, DEREK!?” We roared, “HE’S A TOUCH TYPING WORLD CHAMPION!

    It turns out (from the ones who didn’t run away, at least) they’re more interested in personality traits such as kindness, humour, compassion, intelligence, and an interest in the arts.

    None of them were impressed or interested in the typing thing. One of them said it was “weird”*. Sorry about that! Maybe take up a new hobby.

    *We have subsequently learned Derek had a stroke after reading that someone found the touch typing thing “weird”. Although he’s since recovered from that, he’s quit his day job and entered a deep, dark depression of marathon touch typing sessions. Derek… for GOD’S SAKE, man. This is not the answer. Take up golf, or something.

    #AgonyAunt #dating #datingAdvice #Feminism #Humor #keyboards #masculinity #Satire #satirical #Silly #touchTyping #toxicMasculinity #typing
  5. Agony Aunt: “Are keyboard touch typing skills ATTRACTIVE!?” ⌨️

    Some human males delude themselves into believing certain actions are attractive. Today’s human male has decided his brilliance on a keyboard should be enough to impress even the most attractive dame.

    Amy Adams? Sandra Hüller? Sandra Bullock? Other women called Sandra? All should be dropping before his most attractive typing might. Is this so? Let us explore the typing topic.

    Touch Typing is the Secret to Great Romance?

    Agony aunt,

    I am in agony. I’ve just spend the last 72 hours touch typing my way to the annual Touch Typing Championship 2026. It was the most competitive year I’ve ever taken part in, but I fended off a young upstarter whom tried to STEAL my crown by thrashing him with a touch typing speed of 230 WPM (words per minute) compared to his PATHETIC 215 WPM. What a pathetic boy, he should leave competitions like this to MEN like me.

    However, once the event ended and I was crowned the deserving champion I turned and looked around me, rightfully expecting very hot women to begin hurling themselves at me for a date and/or marriage.

    But… nothing.

    There was one chick there who glanced at me and I glared at her expectantly, but she just wandered off and got a hotdog from a hotdog stand. Try to comprehend that. SHE WANTED TO EAT A HOTDOG INSTEAD OF DATING A TOUCH TYPING CHAMPION. What is the world coming to? That is feminism. This is the wokeness and it’s ruining society.

    I can’t possible be wrong. What could possibly be unattractive about someone being able to have this God-given skill that others can only dream of? It shows:

    • Tenacity
    • Intellectual genius
    • Versatility
    • Emotional intelligence
    • Wit
    • Charm
    • An enjoyment of keyboards
    • Dedication

    How can women look me in the eye (me, admittedly not the best looking guy ever, but a touch typing genius) and think this isn’t worthy of their time?

    On my Tinder dating profile I lead with it: DEREK, 33, TOUCH TYPING GENIUS

    I then list out my many championship victories and link to an article that was written about me, in which I make confident (not arrogant, confident) claims about how superior I am to everyone else. And yet in the last three months I’ve swiped on over 10,000 women and only three have swiped back. One ended up being a guy pretending to be a woman, the other two were scammers thinking I’ve made a tonne of money from my victories. I haven’t. I’ve actually lost money because it’s £100 to enter the competitions. That and the keyboard investments and I’m down about £500 over the last decade due to all of this.

    AND NO HOT WOMEN.

    Please. Advice needed. Is it my keyboard?! It’s all black, do I need a more feminine one or something to show off my sensitive side?

    Yours,

    Derek

    Hi there, Derek! To help you out, we went out onto the streets of Manchester city centre and randomly began demanding answers from women we encountered: “WHY WON’T YOU DATE, DEREK!?” We roared, “HE’S A TOUCH TYPING WORLD CHAMPION!

    It turns out (from the ones who didn’t run away, at least) they’re more interested in personality traits such as kindness, humour, compassion, intelligence, and an interest in the arts.

    None of them were impressed or interested in the typing thing. One of them said it was “weird”*. Sorry about that! Maybe take up a new hobby.

    *We have subsequently learned Derek had a stroke after reading that someone found the touch typing thing “weird”. Although he’s since recovered from that, he’s quit his day job and entered a deep, dark depression of marathon touch typing sessions. Derek… for GOD’S SAKE, man. This is not the answer. Take up golf, or something.

    #AgonyAunt #dating #datingAdvice #Feminism #Humor #keyboards #masculinity #Satire #satirical #Silly #touchTyping #toxicMasculinity #typing
  6. Agony Aunt: “Are keyboard touch typing skills ATTRACTIVE!?” ⌨️

    Some human males delude themselves into believing certain actions are attractive. Today’s human male has decided his brilliance on a keyboard should be enough to impress even the most attractive dame.

    Amy Adams? Sandra Hüller? Sandra Bullock? Other women called Sandra? All should be dropping before his most attractive typing might. Is this so? Let us explore the typing topic.

    Touch Typing is the Secret to Great Romance?

    Agony aunt,

    I am in agony. I’ve just spend the last 72 hours touch typing my way to the annual Touch Typing Championship 2026. It was the most competitive year I’ve ever taken part in, but I fended off a young upstarter whom tried to STEAL my crown by thrashing him with a touch typing speed of 230 WPM (words per minute) compared to his PATHETIC 215 WPM. What a pathetic boy, he should leave competitions like this to MEN like me.

    However, once the event ended and I was crowned the deserving champion I turned and looked around me, rightfully expecting very hot women to begin hurling themselves at me for a date and/or marriage.

    But… nothing.

    There was one chick there who glanced at me and I glared at her expectantly, but she just wandered off and got a hotdog from a hotdog stand. Try to comprehend that. SHE WANTED TO EAT A HOTDOG INSTEAD OF DATING A TOUCH TYPING CHAMPION. What is the world coming to? That is feminism. This is the wokeness and it’s ruining society.

    I can’t possible be wrong. What could possibly be unattractive about someone being able to have this God-given skill that others can only dream of? It shows:

    • Tenacity
    • Intellectual genius
    • Versatility
    • Emotional intelligence
    • Wit
    • Charm
    • An enjoyment of keyboards
    • Dedication

    How can women look me in the eye (me, admittedly not the best looking guy ever, but a touch typing genius) and think this isn’t worthy of their time?

    On my Tinder dating profile I lead with it: DEREK, 33, TOUCH TYPING GENIUS

    I then list out my many championship victories and link to an article that was written about me, in which I make confident (not arrogant, confident) claims about how superior I am to everyone else. And yet in the last three months I’ve swiped on over 10,000 women and only three have swiped back. One ended up being a guy pretending to be a woman, the other two were scammers thinking I’ve made a tonne of money from my victories. I haven’t. I’ve actually lost money because it’s £100 to enter the competitions. That and the keyboard investments and I’m down about £500 over the last decade due to all of this.

    AND NO HOT WOMEN.

    Please. Advice needed. Is it my keyboard?! It’s all black, do I need a more feminine one or something to show off my sensitive side?

    Yours,

    Derek

    Hi there, Derek! To help you out, we went out onto the streets of Manchester city centre and randomly began demanding answers from women we encountered: “WHY WON’T YOU DATE, DEREK!?” We roared, “HE’S A TOUCH TYPING WORLD CHAMPION!

    It turns out (from the ones who didn’t run away, at least) they’re more interested in personality traits such as kindness, humour, compassion, intelligence, and an interest in the arts.

    None of them were impressed or interested in the typing thing. One of them said it was “weird”*. Sorry about that! Maybe take up a new hobby.

    *We have subsequently learned Derek had a stroke after reading that someone found the touch typing thing “weird”. Although he’s since recovered from that, he’s quit his day job and entered a deep, dark depression of marathon touch typing sessions. Derek… for GOD’S SAKE, man. This is not the answer. Take up golf, or something.

    #AgonyAunt #dating #datingAdvice #Feminism #Humor #keyboards #masculinity #Satire #satirical #Silly #touchTyping #toxicMasculinity #typing
  7. so i have been using my #unicomp model m after using my #hhkb for ages with my laptop and in many ways its a nicer experience. sometimes i miss the dedicated arrow keys. however. my model m is iso uk layout, the same as my laptop. but i have gotten really used to the hhkb american layout.
    things like the escape key being closer, the backspace being above the enter, control on caps lock (by default, i use software to rebind it on my built in laptop keyboard and my unicomp).
    #keyboard #keyboards

  8. so i have been using my #unicomp model m after using my #hhkb for ages with my laptop and in many ways its a nicer experience. sometimes i miss the dedicated arrow keys. however. my model m is iso uk layout, the same as my laptop. but i have gotten really used to the hhkb american layout.
    things like the escape key being closer, the backspace being above the enter, control on caps lock (by default, i use software to rebind it on my built in laptop keyboard and my unicomp).
    #keyboard #keyboards

  9. how on earth do people even use keyboards without number rows? and i thought my #hhkb was small

    #keyboards

  10. how on earth do people even use keyboards without number rows? and i thought my #hhkb was small

    #keyboards

  11. Finally, finally, finally, after more than 16 months of looking for a publisher, implementing requested changes, and polishing the formatting (and a little bit of procrastinating), my first scholarly article has been published!

    paidia.de/control-mechanisms-i #vintrospektiv #gaming #joysticks #keyboards #controllers #controlmechanisms #gamemechanics #gamemechanisms

  12. Most keyboards are one-size-fits-all. The UHK 80 isn’t—it’s built for people who shape their setup.

    You find the perfect config… at least for a while.

    Because “perfect” keeps moving. ⌨️✨

    #MechanicalKeyboard #Keyboards #CustomKeymap #Productivity #TechCommunity

  13. Most keyboards are one-size-fits-all. The UHK 80 isn’t—it’s built for people who shape their setup.

    You find the perfect config… at least for a while.

    Because “perfect” keeps moving. ⌨️✨

    #MechanicalKeyboard #Keyboards #CustomKeymap #Productivity #TechCommunity

  14. Most keyboards are one-size-fits-all. The UHK 80 isn’t—it’s built for people who shape their setup.

    You find the perfect config… at least for a while.

    Because “perfect” keeps moving. ⌨️✨

    #MechanicalKeyboard #Keyboards #CustomKeymap #Productivity #TechCommunity

  15. Most keyboards are one-size-fits-all. The UHK 80 isn’t—it’s built for people who shape their setup.

    You find the perfect config… at least for a while.

    Because “perfect” keeps moving. ⌨️✨

    #MechanicalKeyboard #Keyboards #CustomKeymap #Productivity #TechCommunity

  16. Most keyboards are one-size-fits-all. The UHK 80 isn’t—it’s built for people who shape their setup.

    You find the perfect config… at least for a while.

    Because “perfect” keeps moving. ⌨️✨

    #MechanicalKeyboard #Keyboards #CustomKeymap #Productivity #TechCommunity

  17. 🚨BREAKING NEWS: #Diatec, the keyboard illuminati behind the #FILCO brand, has finally pressed Ctrl+Alt+Delete on itself. 🙄 Apparently, the world couldn't handle the majestic complexity of a keyboard supporting BOTH wired and wireless connections. Who knew typing could become so obsolete? 😂 #RIPFILCO
    gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260 #keyboards #CtrlAltDelete #RIP #keyboards #humor #HackerNews #ngated

  18. About a year ago I started getting advertisements for a neat little writing setup called a distraction-free word processor. There...

    Read more in my post: Go Board 

    #Blog #Keyboards #NewTools #Opportunity

    8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/04/go-bo

  19. Tom’s Hardware: Enthusiasts build an interactive online ‘Listening Museum’ of iconic mechanical keyboard audio samples — 36 mechanical masterpieces available for you to audibly try out. “This is a collection of 36 iconic to modern classic keyboards that have been multisampled and put into an interactive site. Just click on any of the keyboards represented on the page, turn up your […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/22/toms-hardware-enthusiasts-build-an-interactive-online-listening-museum-of-iconic-mechanical-keyboard-audio-samples-36-mechanical-masterpieces-available-for-you-to-audib/
  20. My only gripe about my old MacBook Pro is it doesn’t have an extended keyboard, but a few bucks in 2024 bought me a very mechanical 10-key that I didn’t open up or connect until today. Very satisfying.

    #keyboards #technology #computers #goodtime #numbers

  21. RE: mastodon.social/@keyboards/116

    Moving Caps lock away from its modern location and replacing it with Ctrl is always a move. And I like how having the function keys on the left balances out a little the usual imbalance the introduces.

    As usual, I love the huge enter key (deserving!) but the tiny backspace is probably a deal-breaker.

  22. RE: mastodon.social/@keyboards/116

    Moving Caps lock away from its modern location and replacing it with Ctrl is always a #based move. And I like how having the function keys on the left balances out a little the usual imbalance the #numpad introduces.

    As usual, I love the huge enter key (deserving!) but the tiny backspace is probably a deal-breaker.

    #keyboards #computers

  23. 🧵5/x Today it's the 8th anniversary of Inefficient Screw's #Primer – an album about new beginnings and the feeling that a perfectly white flat leaves on you when you move out.

    We recorded this lofi-pop gem many years ago in the cellar of an an old kindergarten. I played #drums and #keyboards on this record, and it is still in my personal heavy rotation.

    inefficientscrews.bandcamp.com

    Released 13.04.2018

    #FediMusic #FediMusicians #NowPlaying #Lofi #Music

  24. The new displays for my Corne-ish Zen have arrived. I've had it for over three years, and everything is still working great, except for these two sunlight-phobic vampires ⌨️ :neofox_bongo:

    #keyboard #keyboards #ErgonomicKeyboards #splitKeyboard #SplitKeyboards

  25. RE: mastodon.social/@keyboards/116

    A pretty clean keyboard layout... but having Return and Enter separate is quite interesting. Does pressing one or the other guarantee a newline in fields where pressing Return "submits"?

  26. RE: mastodon.social/@keyboards/116

    Looks very utilitarian. I love the separate . But IDK about that Fn key placement in the middle of the spacebar....

  27. These are the best keyboard switches I’ve tried. Seriously. Click, very gentle. Tactile. I feel amazing typing on it. Gateron Melodic.

  28. On Typing and Keyboards

    I have a very consistent routine. I get up early. I exercise. I shower. I make coffee. I turn my computer on, then I place my hands on my keyboard and begin working.

    lzon.ca/posts/series/grateful/

    #indieweb #personalweb #blog #keyboards #typing

  29. On Typing and Keyboards

    I have a very consistent routine. I get up early. I exercise. I shower. I make coffee. I turn my computer on, then I place my hands on my keyboard and begin working.

    lzon.ca/posts/series/grateful/

    #indieweb #personalweb #blog #keyboards #typing

  30. On Typing and Keyboards

    I have a very consistent routine. I get up early. I exercise. I shower. I make coffee. I turn my computer on, then I place my hands on my keyboard and begin working.

    lzon.ca/posts/series/grateful/

    #indieweb #personalweb #blog #keyboards #typing

  31. On Typing and Keyboards

    I have a very consistent routine. I get up early. I exercise. I shower. I make coffee. I turn my computer on, then I place my hands on my keyboard and begin working.

    lzon.ca/posts/series/grateful/

    #indieweb #personalweb #blog #keyboards #typing

  32. On Typing and Keyboards

    I have a very consistent routine. I get up early. I exercise. I shower. I make coffee. I turn my computer on, then I place my hands on my keyboard and begin working.

    lzon.ca/posts/series/grateful/

    #indieweb #personalweb #blog #keyboards #typing