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> This keyboard has been out for ages, unless I am missing something here? Not everyone works in finance and/or is familiar with Bloomberg terminals (like me).

> This keyboard has been out for ages, unless I am missing something here? Not everyone works in finance and/or is familiar with Bloomberg terminals (like me). I think this is pretty interesting since Bloomberg, unlike most application developers, has taken their UX to the point where they're building application-specific hardware (though I understand a lot of that is basically legacy inertia). Also, programmers seem to be far more interested in keyboards as a subject that most people. I also thought the B-unit is interesting, it's different than any other authentication device I've used. http://www.bbhub.io/professional/sites/4/2015/03/b-unit_3_user_guide.pdf http://www.bbhub.io/professional/sites/4/2015/03/b-unit_3_us...

kolbe 10y ago
Being interesting is fine. But being misleading with a title is not. I can't imagine the backlash a title like "Brand new programming language from Google" would get if it was talking about Go.
melling 10y ago
"Also, programmers seem to be far more interested in keyboards as a subject that most people." They worry about keyboards because it's one of the professions where RSI is common. http://www.looknohands.me http://www.looknohands.me http://markmcb.com/2014/10/13/severe-hand-rsi-pain-and-recovery/ http://markmcb.com/2014/10/13/severe-hand-rsi-pain-and-recov... http://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/wrist.php http://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/wrist.php - Stanford professor and creator of TCL Here are plenty of other stories: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes
- gherkin0 10y ago
  Oh, I'm not criticizing that interest. It has a legitimate and practical basis given the amount of time programmers spend using keyboards and how integral they are to the performance of their job.
jseliger 10y ago
I upvoted it for similar reasons, and my keyboard interest is... unusual and longstanding (see for example this 2008 report on a modern IBM Model M: https://jakeseliger.com/2008/05/07/product-review-unicomp-customizer-keyboard https://jakeseliger.com/2008/05/07/product-review-unicomp-cu...). I'm surprised, like many other commenters on this thread, that there isn't a more ergonomic version of this, and that there doesn't appear to be an option for better keyswitches, like Cherry MXes. The world of Bloomberg terminals is totally foreign to me, and that makes them interesting.

kolbe 10y ago

Being interesting is fine. But being misleading with a title is not. I can't imagine the backlash a title like "Brand new programming language from Google" would get if it was talking about Go.

melling 10y ago

"Also, programmers seem to be far more interested in keyboards as a subject that most people." They worry about keyboards because it's one of the professions where RSI is common. http://www.looknohands.me http://www.looknohands.me http://markmcb.com/2014/10/13/severe-hand-rsi-pain-and-recovery/ http://markmcb.com/2014/10/13/severe-hand-rsi-pain-and-recov... http://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/wrist.php http://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/wrist.php - Stanford professor and creator of TCL Here are plenty of other stories: https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes https://github.com/melling/ErgonomicNotes

gherkin0 10y ago
Oh, I'm not criticizing that interest. It has a legitimate and practical basis given the amount of time programmers spend using keyboards and how integral they are to the performance of their job.

jseliger 10y ago

I upvoted it for similar reasons, and my keyboard interest is... unusual and longstanding (see for example this 2008 report on a modern IBM Model M: https://jakeseliger.com/2008/05/07/product-review-unicomp-customizer-keyboard https://jakeseliger.com/2008/05/07/product-review-unicomp-cu...). I'm surprised, like many other commenters on this thread, that there isn't a more ergonomic version of this, and that there doesn't appear to be an option for better keyswitches, like Cherry MXes. The world of Bloomberg terminals is totally foreign to me, and that makes them interesting.