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My wife isn't going to be happy about this... I have an ErgoDox EZ at home, and a Moonlander for work. I absolutely love these keyboards. They have played a si

My wife isn't going to be happy about this... I have an ErgoDox EZ at home, and a Moonlander for work. I absolutely love these keyboards. They have played a significant role in reducing pain I experience from arthritis.

frutiger 3y ago
Your wife micromanages your budget?
- argiopetech 3y ago
  H: "Honey, I bought a new $370 keyboard." W: "Another one?! You already have one for the house and one for the office... Where is this one going to go?" Doesn't have to be budget micromanagement.
  - frutiger 3y ago
    > W: "Another one?! You already have one for the house and one for the office... Where is this one going to go?" You might be confusing “wife is interested in my hobbies” with “wife is not happy”. The former is what you described and the latter is literally what GGGP said.
- cjohnson318 3y ago
  Going over expenses together with your partner is important. If you don't have a partner, then you can spend money on whatever you want; you're only going to impact yourself.
  - frutiger 3y ago
    Unless GP is close to destitute, bickering over spending $400 on their primary tool that presumably keeps them gainfully employed is the literal definition of micromanagement. I do have a partner and she has autonomy over the money we earn together as do I, because we trust each other to make reasonable decisions.
    - cjohnson318 3y ago
      I have one of these fancy keyboards. It is not the "primary tool that keeps me gainfully employed".
    - mtlynch 3y ago
      You can't both have autonomy over the same resource. It sounds like you and your partner have a mutual understanding of the other's spending, and your expenses are low enough and/or your income is high enough that it doesn't create problems when you spend below the implicit limits. That's great for you, but it comes across as narrow-minded to talk as though a $400 expense is unworthy of discussion to every couple.
      - frutiger 3y ago
        > unworthy of discussion to every couple. “Unworthy of discussion” vs. “isn’t going to be happy” is a good way to move the goalposts. I suppose I’m just tired of the juvenile meme of “my wallet is going to hurt” or “my wife [almost always wife, and never husband; what does that say?] is going to be upset” at <insert hobby>. If that’s the level of trust one has in their life partner, one ought to take a closer look at what’s really important to oneself.
apozem 3y ago
I love my ErgoDox so much. If it broke, I would immediately purchase a new one. Cannot imagine trying to go without it.
etra0 3y ago
I can totally relate. I bought my ErgoDox EZ a while ago and I still love it. I changed the switches for some lubed linears, and added some foam and now it even sounds better. It also reduced my wrist pain. I'm debating with myself whether to get the Moonlander or not. I don't actually need it, but it looks so cool (and the USB port of the ErgoDox is quite outdated haha).
- spiralpolitik 3y ago
  The latest Ergodox model now has USB-C.
- coisale13 3y ago
  I love my ergodox ez. I got the moon lander, and it looks cool but I do not like it. Niether does my friend. The tenting tilts the thumb away which makes it uncomfortable. I wish I just got another ergodox ez (eventually I did).
fernandotakai 3y ago
how's the moonlander btw? i'm thinking about getting one specifically for work.
- SamSkjord 3y ago
  steep learning curve if you've never used a split\ortho board but once you learn how to type again (couple of weeks for me), other than that my wrist pain is now gone! only real downside is people asking why I have a pair of glowing oven gloves on my desk
  - Zambyte 3y ago
    I'd like to add that switching to a drastically different keyboard is the perfect opportunity to simultaneously switch keyboard layouts if thats something you've been considering. I switched from QWERTY to a layout based on Programmer Dvorak when I got my Moonlander. I'm really glad I did.
    - JadoJodo 3y ago
      Same, though it was painful. Took me ~6 months to go from 6-fingered pecking to full proficiency with split-keyboard Dvorak. 100% worth it, though.
    - prometheon1 3y ago
      This was exactly my line of thought when I got the Moonlander (except I thought Colemak). It has been gathering dust in my shelf for almost 2 years now.
      - Zambyte 3y ago
        What kind of board do you use instead?
        prometheon1 3y ago
        I mainly use my macbook m1 as my keyboard (also when connected to external screen) Before this I used a thinkpad as my keyboard
ModernMech 3y ago
Lead with the pain reducing angle. Tell her it's better to be addicted to keyboards than painkillers!

frutiger 3y ago

Your wife micromanages your budget?

argiopetech 3y ago
H: "Honey, I bought a new $370 keyboard." W: "Another one?! You already have one for the house and one for the office... Where is this one going to go?" Doesn't have to be budget micromanagement.
- frutiger 3y ago
  > W: "Another one?! You already have one for the house and one for the office... Where is this one going to go?" You might be confusing “wife is interested in my hobbies” with “wife is not happy”. The former is what you described and the latter is literally what GGGP said.
cjohnson318 3y ago
Going over expenses together with your partner is important. If you don't have a partner, then you can spend money on whatever you want; you're only going to impact yourself.
- frutiger 3y ago
  Unless GP is close to destitute, bickering over spending $400 on their primary tool that presumably keeps them gainfully employed is the literal definition of micromanagement. I do have a partner and she has autonomy over the money we earn together as do I, because we trust each other to make reasonable decisions.
  - cjohnson318 3y ago
    I have one of these fancy keyboards. It is not the "primary tool that keeps me gainfully employed".
  - mtlynch 3y ago
    You can't both have autonomy over the same resource. It sounds like you and your partner have a mutual understanding of the other's spending, and your expenses are low enough and/or your income is high enough that it doesn't create problems when you spend below the implicit limits. That's great for you, but it comes across as narrow-minded to talk as though a $400 expense is unworthy of discussion to every couple.
    - frutiger 3y ago
      > unworthy of discussion to every couple. “Unworthy of discussion” vs. “isn’t going to be happy” is a good way to move the goalposts. I suppose I’m just tired of the juvenile meme of “my wallet is going to hurt” or “my wife [almost always wife, and never husband; what does that say?] is going to be upset” at <insert hobby>. If that’s the level of trust one has in their life partner, one ought to take a closer look at what’s really important to oneself.

apozem 3y ago

I love my ErgoDox so much. If it broke, I would immediately purchase a new one. Cannot imagine trying to go without it.

etra0 3y ago

I can totally relate. I bought my ErgoDox EZ a while ago and I still love it. I changed the switches for some lubed linears, and added some foam and now it even sounds better. It also reduced my wrist pain. I'm debating with myself whether to get the Moonlander or not. I don't actually need it, but it looks so cool (and the USB port of the ErgoDox is quite outdated haha).

spiralpolitik 3y ago
The latest Ergodox model now has USB-C.
coisale13 3y ago
I love my ergodox ez. I got the moon lander, and it looks cool but I do not like it. Niether does my friend. The tenting tilts the thumb away which makes it uncomfortable. I wish I just got another ergodox ez (eventually I did).

fernandotakai 3y ago

how's the moonlander btw? i'm thinking about getting one specifically for work.

SamSkjord 3y ago
steep learning curve if you've never used a split\ortho board but once you learn how to type again (couple of weeks for me), other than that my wrist pain is now gone! only real downside is people asking why I have a pair of glowing oven gloves on my desk
- Zambyte 3y ago
  I'd like to add that switching to a drastically different keyboard is the perfect opportunity to simultaneously switch keyboard layouts if thats something you've been considering. I switched from QWERTY to a layout based on Programmer Dvorak when I got my Moonlander. I'm really glad I did.
  - JadoJodo 3y ago
    Same, though it was painful. Took me ~6 months to go from 6-fingered pecking to full proficiency with split-keyboard Dvorak. 100% worth it, though.
  - prometheon1 3y ago
    This was exactly my line of thought when I got the Moonlander (except I thought Colemak). It has been gathering dust in my shelf for almost 2 years now.
    - Zambyte 3y ago
      What kind of board do you use instead?
      - prometheon1 3y ago
        I mainly use my macbook m1 as my keyboard (also when connected to external screen) Before this I used a thinkpad as my keyboard

ModernMech 3y ago

Lead with the pain reducing angle. Tell her it's better to be addicted to keyboards than painkillers!