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Jailbird··on The obsessive pleasures of mechanical-keyboard tinkerers
I'll do that. I already see overlap with Karabiner Elements, but it does seem like everything in this space overlaps everything else, so... par for the course. Thanks for the tip!
Jailbird··on The obsessive pleasures of mechanical-keyboard tinkerers
Thanks, I did see them. Splits are not interesting to me. Not yet anyway.
Jailbird··on The obsessive pleasures of mechanical-keyboard tinkerers
Thanks! I'll keep looking. I'm not uncomfortable with a soldering iron... but it's just not where I want to spend my time and mental energy these days. I see they're going to be expensive, and that's OK for me. I plan to get one good tool, not start a collection.
Jailbird··on The obsessive pleasures of mechanical-keyboard tinkerers
I use a WASD V3 with my Mac mini.
Jailbird··on The obsessive pleasures of mechanical-keyboard tinkerers
I did find ZMK, thanks! It seems though that - you have to go buy a board and a shield and put stuff together yourself - at least that's how it looked to me.
Jailbird··on The obsessive pleasures of mechanical-keyboard tinkerers
Perhaps unfair to inject a mini-AskHN, but here goes: I'm a Mac user these days, and I have seen that one can go down the rabbit hole with keyboards. I have zero interest in building one. I do have a WASD keyboard, but I've also wanted a bit more, like (better) layers : I have a few fond memories of VT420 life, when those numpad keys and the GOLD/BLUE layers were awesome.) I also don't use Windows...so use of at least some Windows-focused firmware seems less accessible. Reddit seems much more about builds - interesting for keyboard porn and inspiration, I suppose, but not actionable. It also seems many good things are purchased via drops so I suppose that way can work if you know where to go and how long to wait.

I've looked about for a good keyboard with programmable firmware, for a Mac...or even just a programmable numpad-looking macropad, but maybe there's more I've not seen.

What resources are out there to find ways to find off the shelf options, for Macs?

Edit: s/these/off the shelf options/

Jailbird··on What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts?
"How about you send a 13-digit number instead"?
Jailbird··on The Problem with Slack at Scale
It's surprising to read that. No one at work hates it so much, afaik. I wonder what's different about our channel lineup, usage habits, or anything else that is such a contrast to your experience.
Jailbird··on The human genome is, at long last, complete
Almost certainly.
Jailbird··on 25 Gbit/s internet as a normal customer
If you're wiring a home - wouldn't lay-people want it to look nice? Are these made with any way to hide them in walls, exposing a usable port (even if RJ-45?)

Or if not - how should one think about deploying all this in a new home?

Jailbird··on U.S. companies are hiring Latin America’s tech talent
The word poach can be used more generally.
Jailbird··on How bad is my gas stove?
Thanks!
Jailbird··on How bad is my gas stove?
Currently scouring the US. No joy here either.
Jailbird··on How bad is my gas stove?
Mind naming the brand? We got a single pot model (59500P) by Vollrath to test out induction. We love it and wish all hobs had controls by single digit percentage. We cannot seem to find a cooktop equivalent.

Edit: I read further and realized you got single plates too. The search continues....

Jailbird··on New York City bans natural gas in new buildings
More current, more wires, more circuits... seems to me the smallest unit of replacement is a whole building that gets a good electrical rewiring. In NYC those will be large buildings.
Jailbird··on I made my own garum
I now break it up in my head as "Worce", which isn't too far of a stretch to read as "worse", and then "ster".

It may be all kinds of wrong, I'm not sure, but it helped keep my sanity (on this one point...)

Jailbird··on OpenWrt 21.02.0 Released
Out of curiosity, what benefit do you get by flashing the AP vs the stock firmware?
Jailbird··on Ask HN: Is domain squatting still profitable? Is there a solution?
Any idea how one makes an offer when the details are obfuscated or hidden behind registrar data? I see broker services but that seems for commercial needs (and already more than I would want to pay) (Example: a domain I want is just sitting there. They used to use it but have stopped bothering... maybe now I could make a direct reasonable offer? I don't have any commercial plans so thousands of dollars doesn't work for me. )
Jailbird··on Faster CRDTs: An Adventure in Optimization
and pointers to other papers, too - thanks!
Jailbird··on Faster CRDTs: An Adventure in Optimization
What I've read talks about character insertion and concepts that apply to editing text.

Perhaps I just need to find bedrock to build up from about the properties of a stronger datatype that allow CRDTs to work.

Jailbird··on Faster CRDTs: An Adventure in Optimization
Drifting off-topic but I've wondered this myself - I've been interested in CRDTs in a "read the news" way but not a "this rises to something I'm going to implement" way.

Perhaps it's blindingly obvious to all here, so no one mentions it: Thinking about more practical and real-world problems seems like collaboration on on more complex/structured data. Today, it seems one would still have to transform that data to a large flat string underneath, and implement an editor that only performs edits that maintain the integrity of the higher-level object, while the flat string provides collaboration features. Perhaps it's possible to implement an XML schema known to the editor so all insertions/deletions keep the document syntactically correct.

I wonder if there's some other way to either generalize on top of "big string" or create another base model (somehow?)

Jailbird··on Tell HN: Consider listing your contact details
I feel the same way. Despite this comment, I'm far more reticent to share an opinion, and I don't find that I have so many great unknown facts to enlighten others. I do like getting one or two "Internet points" on HN over the years, though :)
Jailbird··on Branson and crew reach space, return in runway landing
But there is a reason behind the phrase: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/im-going-to-build-my-own-them...
Jailbird··on Massachusetts health notifications app installed without users’ knowledge
Not a resident. I just found it installed due to HN. I am in MA at this time.... and have no idea when it was installed. (Of course I uninstalled it immediately)
Jailbird··on Do you really need Redis? How to get away with just PostgreSQL
You don't assign all the seats up front. Some are marked to be assigned at the gate.
Jailbird··on Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly revealing
I think the zoning laws in your area prevent you from operating a nuclear plant or a meat processing facility. (Sorry, it's just Hello Kitty shops for you! :) )
Jailbird··on Voltswagen of America
Folxvahggen?
Jailbird··on US Senators call on FCC to raise broadband definition to 100Mbs down and up
Leaving billions aside, they were granted local monopolies in many places due to their investment. One might argue they have not been good stewards of that responsibility.
Jailbird··on Chronic alcohol use reshapes the brain’s immune landscape
It wasn't obvious how much use or how chronic the use had to be - is it implied to be chronic heavy drinking or just the glass of wine a day that causes the changes?
Jailbird··on Intuitive Guide to Maxwell's Equations
OK since photon_lines is reading, do you want any comments? For instance, right on page 4 of the (not numbered) PDF - I tripped over the word "discreet", where ostensibly you meant "discrete". If not - s'ok. Just askin'
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