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I really like one of the highlighted quotes from him since it pretty much sums up my view on computer peripherals: "Because keyboards are accessories to PC mak
by DavidVoid 8y ago
I really like one of the highlighted quotes from him since it pretty much sums up my view on computer peripherals:
"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. When America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces."
Also the title should probably be marked with (2016) since this isn't a new interview.
- PascLeRasc 8y agoYeah, that part made me imagine a world where everyone carries around a cool keyboard with their dotfiles stored on it, and logs into public UNIX machines just by plugging it in.
- PurpleRamen 8y agoCustom keyboard with Raspberry Pi Zero should be able to deliver that.
- dri_ft 8y agoThe Kinesis Freestyle Edge has a tiny 4MB memory drive built into it. It's intended for storing the keyboard's editable config files, but you could easily keep your dotfiles there, too.
- SuperPaintMan 8y agoReally? That's pretty handy actually. A long time ago I ran an experiment where I kept my dotfiles remotely and union mounted them to the right places. The real issue was getting it set up on temporary usage boxes and managing the differences. While not as fun, this is why I built my own ErgoDox. So I can have my own personalized layout/layers and never have to worry about trying to configure the system. Just plug and go.