SuperPaintMan

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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
My solution to that was to have a command mode that separates out the individual keys. So you'd stroke Command/Meta/Shift/[/Command and it would send them all together. A bit cumbersome, but for conflicting sequence
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
Don't forget the QWERTY mode! Steno requires a huge time commitment to learn, chorded QWERTY much less so. And if you don't like it, it's a QMK based board so it can be reprogrammed! http://docs.gboards.ca/Unb
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
You're right, it's about prototyping, finding the right components that won't bust the BOM, stress testing, manufacturing molds and handling all the warts of production and fulfillment at scale. A broad range of engineering s
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
Seems easy enough to check if a device at a given I2C address is there and enable functionality. There few a few devices doing this already. Via has been doing non-flashing keymap updates for years and is cross platform. Reach out and help
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
I did, My main Issue with the UHK is it doesn't go hard enough. I looks like a half-baked attempt the make a ergonomic board similar to Alice and the Mistel Barraco just with some extra doodads. Cool that it's open-source. Why not
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
It does, but it's also not very programmable or backed by a open source firmware. Give JWZs review on it a read :)
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
For the record, if you're a DIY-er you can hack a TrackPoint on there :) https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/blob/master/docs/feature...
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
Yeah Split Ortho with columnar stagger. Those are important features. Another one is the overall height of a board, the lower and lighter the switch the better. One of the current issues I'm having is simple MX switch height + a given
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
That's my gameplan :)
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
You can also get good results by dithering images and using the default bitmap importer packaged with KiCad! I posted a link to some images below, been using the technique for a while now. Not as sexy as full colour but it works with damn n
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
I actually do this with my programmable keyboards! There's some images on the site if you browse around :) https://www.gboards.ca/product/gergo-kit
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
Let's not forget about snuff films!
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
Started playing around with https://gitlab.com/krampus/wormwood , it's a client that seems pretty good. It takes a bit of elbow grease to get going, but this should be fun to play with. Setup is a bit of a pain an
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
Because tech work is magical and plentiful regardless of where you are and everyone can become a programmer /s
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
Ted?
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
Honestly just having access to a few extra layers and modifiers on the thumbs can greatly reduce the size of a board and improve ergonomics. I can't use boards without thumb clusters anymore! Once you have access to those layers/m
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
Take a look at ai03s guide over here [1], it's a quick start on making a macropad and walks you through everything. Also the MechKeys discord's #kb-design is very useful for making sure you don't end up with a bunch of coaste
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by SuperPaintMan 7y ago
>because the real gains come after your brain finally switches over and it truly becomes muscle memory This was half the reason I picked up blanks for my keyboard, sure the first few weeks were absolutely filled with glances downwards to
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by SuperPaintMan 8y ago
Seconding LCSC here, their prices are pretty damn good for chinese market stuff (and for international musthaves they carry pretty good stock), english support is decent and the shipping combo with PCBs from JLCPCB makes it a nobrainer. I u
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by SuperPaintMan 8y ago
Yeah, JWZ is known for being a opinionated guy, a few remaps would have gone a long way. Honestly, the UHK is a great board but what kills it for me is the lack of a hackable firmware. I've gotten to the point where QMK isn't a op
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by SuperPaintMan 8y ago
In hindsight, maybe making the header as transparent as I did was a bad idea. There are images over here [1] though for anyone passing through the comments [1] https://blog.gboards.ca/2018/12/photodump.html
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by SuperPaintMan 8y ago
Howdy! I've been working away at this little guy after reading jwz's rant on the UHK over at [1](Copy and paste that link, referrer shenanigans). The main takeaway being that for the name UHK, it sure didn't go down in Vim. S
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Show HN: Gergo – A Keyboard for Hackers(landing.gboards.ca)
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by SuperPaintMan 8y ago
Remap a button. I have the keys to the right of t,g,b mapped to right, middle, left respectively! Really cozy with a trackball for finicky CAD work
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by SuperPaintMan 8y ago
It requires a Gergo at the moment. If you know your way around interrupts and QMK you could probably get it into a handwired setup :)
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by SuperPaintMan 8y ago
I absolutely loved this, thanks for posting it. Do you have a list of your stories avalible?
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by SuperPaintMan 8y ago
This is exactly what is happening in Saskatchewan at the moment. A few smaller transport companies have started operating routes using passenger vans. They currently serve a good chunk (not nearly as much as STC, but they’re still a new pla
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by SuperPaintMan 8y ago
Cool project! Looks very similar to generating images with Blenders compositor. What are the differences between this and that?
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by SuperPaintMan 8y ago
Thank you for writing that. Those words spoke deeply to me and many others that wander these halls even so many years on. It is odd to look back on years later and happen across the author. I hope life is finding you well!
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by SuperPaintMan 8y ago
I still miss my Pebble, but picked up a TI-Chronos after losing mine years ago. It hits a sweet spot for me between being user configurable, having limited communications and display and y'know, being a actual wristwatch. It's not

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