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@lunettian

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✿ 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ ΘΔ ∞ &

✿ famously nonbinary lesbian

✿ i'm puppy (or tanuki, or kitty)

✿ keyboards are a specint (see @starboards)

✿ sleepy girl syndrome

astra★@lunettian11/12/2022, 1:38 PM

Cay @caymanwent

count swagula @clip11/11/2022, 9:43 AM

since we already got a desktops thread, we also need one for input devices. what are y'all's chosting implements of choice? everyone's welcome, even macbook butterfly keyboard users (rip to my 2018 mbp)

my current setup:

uhk 60 v2 w/ thumb cluster and trackball modules, and an elecom deft pro

#The Cohost Global Feed

count swagula @clip11/11/2022, 4:45 PM

you will show me your keyboards and pointing devices now

Damien @eramdam11/11/2022, 5:49 PM

An old CODE keyboard V2B with Cherry MX browns, MX ergo (for regular stuff) and a MX Master 3S for gameing

dante, personally @dante11/11/2022, 11:00 PM

falbatech ergodox_ft with kailh box whites (w/ 1976 keycaps)
falbatech yamPAD with kailh box navies (w/ 1976 keycaps)
logitech g502 lightspeed mouse
LastPadawan "Sunset" deskmat
Clickeybits mechanical switch desktoy

#desk setup

Nick @kukkurovaca11/12/2022, 4:03 AM

Hillside48 split ergo keyboard, wireless w/Nice!Nanos running ZMK. Choc navy switches, LDSA keycaps with MBK on the thumb clusters
Ploopy classic trackball, which is a big device any day of the week, but it's hilarious how big it is compared to the Hillside
Generic👓
Sypdero Leafstorm knife
He/They and NO TERFS buttons
Basshead earphones so I can listen to weird experimental pipe organ music
Cheapo infinity cube
Misc. cables and adapters
Crabs deskmat by Mintlodica

#mechanical keyboards #trackballs

bwuny @bnuuy11/12/2022, 7:02 AM

bad lighting because im very tired but !! setup!! this is my gay keyboard and gamer (derogatory) mouse

keychron k14, brown switches
kbdfans crayon keycaps (XDA-ish profile)
logitech g600 (used solely to type numbers and do ffxiv hotbars)
creative pebble speakers (v2? i think?)
stitched-edge LANGTU deskmat i got off amazon 2 years ago for cheap

#mechanical keyboards #mice #deskmat

Cay @caymanwent11/12/2022, 7:10 AM

-Dell

astra★@lunettian11/12/2022, 1:38 PM

breadboard

(That Thing on the left is a Rev-o-Mate)

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in reply to @clip's post:

it's beu 🌱🐈@beu11/11/2022, 10:24 AM

i love that the uhk has little pointing device modules you can get...

count swagula @clip11/11/2022, 10:26 AM

they're really good. i waited like almost a year for this keyboard and it was extremely worth it. it really does feel like the endgame for me.

Nire Bryce @NireBryce11/11/2022, 7:38 PM

how's the tiny ball work? think it can replace a full mouse or is it just for quick things?

count swagula @clip11/12/2022, 1:37 PM

really depends on what you're doing! I've gone the occasional day w/o my proper trackball and it was fine. I wouldn't wanna use it for games or other things that actually require precise inputs.

It's definitely good enough for regular desktop computing though imho. Another really cool thing I use a lot is that it can emulate both a scroll wheel or continuous arrow key inputs which can be nice for things like really big excel sheets.

in tuft we trust @tit11/12/2022, 1:38 PM

thumb trackball user here, gaming with it requires some practise but it works just fine & you can make big movements without knocking over your drink by accident! also really nice for 3d work

count swagula @clip11/12/2022, 1:39 PM

Oh yeah I guess you could use it like a thumb trackball but that hand position doesn't feel particularly comfortable to me. I use it with my index finger and use the thumb to click.

count swagula @clip11/12/2022, 1:42 PM

(just ftr i used a full sized thumb trackball before switching to my current one and i really liked it for gaming and other stuff as well, i was talking specifically abt my experience w/ the trackball module for the uhk)

rowasc @rowasc11/12/2022, 5:47 PM

oooooh TIL about the UHK's modularity

that really makes it very end-gamey

count swagula @clip11/12/2022, 7:26 PM

yeah it's honestly really nice... i doubt it'll be the last keyboard i'll ever get/build but i definitely think it's gonna be my main one for a long time.

Froey @froey11/12/2022, 11:01 PM

I'm seeing all the split keyboards in this thread and I am intrigued. Not sure if I can daily one until I try it out.

quintain @mercurial11/17/2022, 4:41 AM

split keyboards must feel so nice to use, having a nice tilt following the wrist's position seems cool

in reply to @eramdam's post:

count swagula @clip11/11/2022, 6:18 PM

and..... friend core

PinballsWizard @pinball11/11/2022, 7:12 PM

i for one am appreciating the proliferation of trackballs, i have those little buggers everywhere i need to point on a computer

Nick @kukkurovaca11/12/2022, 7:03 AM

trackballs good

Damien @eramdam11/12/2022, 8:26 AM

i got this one on a whim after I had a "cat likes to sit next to my mouse on my desk" situation and frankly I can't work on a computer without it, it's so good

in reply to @dante's post:

count swagula @clip11/12/2022, 1:33 PM

oh man that looks incredible. love that you got a dedicated switch toy, i always just pull off the thumb cluster and play around with that.

dante, personally @dante11/12/2022, 10:15 PM

oooo that makes sense haha! yeah i figured i needed something to mess around with to avoid doing it with my actual keyboard lmao

in reply to @kukkurovaca's post:

count swagula @clip11/12/2022, 1:21 PM

PLOOPY! I'm so sad they don't have a 2.4GHz wireless option bc their stuff looks really good otherwise

in reply to @bnuuy's post:

count swagula @clip11/12/2022, 1:20 PM

god those mmo mice scare me. i'm a number row person.

bwuny @bnuuy11/12/2022, 5:47 PM

i cant play mmos any other way now!!! its too convenient!! i had to buy a new one of these after the left clicker died , i'm cursed

in reply to @caymanwent's post:

Cay @caymanwent11/12/2022, 7:17 AM

It came with my computer for free and works fine.

in reply to @lunettian's post:

rowasc @rowasc11/12/2022, 5:41 PM

I am still obsessed with the bread board lol

the cute and the keys and omg

also wth the rev-o-mate looks very fun, I wonder if it could be recreated with like a little knob thingie (forgot what it's called) and like some tiny micro maybe? I have no use for it but it looks so cool

astra★@lunettian11/12/2022, 5:59 PM

I think it's no longer being made so they open-sourced it??? but I have actually made a more rudimentary rotary encoder device and I love that too. it's just less pretty