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Comment on Any obscure songs you'd like to share? in ~music
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Comment on Any obscure songs you'd like to share? in ~music
Asinine Link ParentGonna spring this on my Swifty friends... not sure if they already know, but this is on the level of Natalie's raps! chef's kissGonna spring this on my Swifty friends... not sure if they already know, but this is on the level of Natalie's raps! chef's kiss
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Comment on "Over the course of this article, we'll unravel the mysteries of elevators. The way you push their buttons, and how they push yours." in ~engineering
Asinine (edited )Link ParentI loved that game, but I kept my towers wide and squat - multiple elevators layered if I remember correctly. I want to say I remember another video game where elevators mucked things up, but maybe...I loved that game, but I kept my towers wide and squat - multiple elevators layered if I remember correctly.
I want to say I remember another video game where elevators mucked things up, but maybe it was that one.
Edit: omg I just checked out the Elevator Saga link... this is awesome! I want something like this for traffic lights, as I deal with those way more often.
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
Asinine Link ParentYes, statistically speaking: stereotypes exist for a reason. But I'd rather see things addressed at the statistics level instead of for the stereotypes.Yes, statistically speaking: stereotypes exist for a reason.
But I'd rather see things addressed at the statistics level instead of for the stereotypes.
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Comment on "Over the course of this article, we'll unravel the mysteries of elevators. The way you push their buttons, and how they push yours." in ~engineering
Asinine Link ParentI love the logic! Definitely not a fan of the various modes when riding in one though, though I typically avoid elevators if I can. (Side note: I work at a 3 story building with an elevator, but...I love the logic! Definitely not a fan of the various modes when riding in one though, though I typically avoid elevators if I can. (Side note: I work at a 3 story building with an elevator, but it is required as often tools and machinery must be moved, and while we do have a crane for the higher areas, we only rarely have a crane operator on site.)
Also I knew about the paternoster but didn't realize that's what it's called... aptly named as "the Lord's Prayer" haha!
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Comment on Another "help, looking for mechanical keyboard" thread! cherrys, color backlit leds, usb only (no bt), 100% size in ~comp
Asinine Link ParentThat sounds promising. No, I like keyboards and all but ... mostly just because they put my words here and they can look pretty darn cool. :DThat sounds promising.
Do you watch Hipyotech on YouTube?
No, I like keyboards and all but ... mostly just because they put my words here and they can look pretty darn cool. :D
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
Asinine Link ParentI 100% agree with this, but not because of my gender.I 100% agree with this, but not because of my gender.
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
Asinine Link ParentThat's what I'm saying though, I just had the body feature for opening things easier coupled with the strength from playing piano. I don't feel that it's because I'm a woman though, which is where...and no amount of practice is going to make my hands physically larger.
That's what I'm saying though, I just had the body feature for opening things easier coupled with the strength from playing piano. I don't feel that it's because I'm a woman though, which is where my issue with the topic lies.
I completely agree that many things should be reconsidered in their designs to make them more accessible, but not because I'm a woman.
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Comment on Another "help, looking for mechanical keyboard" thread! cherrys, color backlit leds, usb only (no bt), 100% size in ~comp
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Comment on Another "help, looking for mechanical keyboard" thread! cherrys, color backlit leds, usb only (no bt), 100% size in ~comp
Asinine Link ParentAh thanks. Was hoping for specific key options, but I have been liking the duckys.Ah thanks. Was hoping for specific key options, but I have been liking the duckys.
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
Asinine LinkOkay, so I commented earlier about being able to open things just fine (that is, related to jars or whatnot), but this whole thread kinda went another way... I still can open a lot more things but...Okay, so I commented earlier about being able to open things just fine (that is, related to jars or whatnot), but this whole thread kinda went another way... I still can open a lot more things but now I have the arthritis, and also, I just feel the need to say...
WOMEN CAN OPEN THINGS.
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Comment on Another "help, looking for mechanical keyboard" thread! cherrys, color backlit leds, usb only (no bt), 100% size in ~comp
Asinine Link ParentI'm not finding ducky options in Arch or yay - the only thing seems to be duckypad. So, I'm curious as to how it'd tailor backlit colors.I'm not finding ducky options in Arch or yay - the only thing seems to be duckypad. So, I'm curious as to how it'd tailor backlit colors.
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Comment on Another "help, looking for mechanical keyboard" thread! cherrys, color backlit leds, usb only (no bt), 100% size in ~comp
Asinine Link ParentI'm not seeing any backlight options. Please link if there is one?I'm not seeing any backlight options. Please link if there is one?
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Comment on Another "help, looking for mechanical keyboard" thread! cherrys, color backlit leds, usb only (no bt), 100% size in ~comp
Asinine Link ParentSo, I bought a das Keyboard assuming they all had cherrys, and the 5QS does not... it has gamma zulu which is not compatible with the cherry keycaps. And that was clue #1 I didn't want another DK,...So, I bought a das Keyboard assuming they all had cherrys, and the 5QS does not... it has gamma zulu which is not compatible with the cherry keycaps. And that was clue #1 I didn't want another DK, since everything seemed the same, except these other keys are just as awesome... but won't work with those keycaps. I had to fork out another 90$ to get the proper keycap options, which I felt was utter bs and why I don't want to go back to DK.
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Comment on Another "help, looking for mechanical keyboard" thread! cherrys, color backlit leds, usb only (no bt), 100% size in ~comp
Asinine Link ParentYes, but I'm looking for that tactile response, and also an equivocal keycap option. Yes, but backlight and specific LED setups are a major drive for this. Not all support that in Linux, and while...Cherry switches are generally considered pretty bad these days
Yes, but I'm looking for that tactile response, and also an equivocal keycap option.
Pretty much all keyboards work with Linux.
Yes, but backlight and specific LED setups are a major drive for this. Not all support that in Linux, and while its "generic" options may have gotten better over the past few years, the amount of time and effort to put into something that isn't easy like das-keyboard-q provided isn't appealing.
Keychain V6 Max
That appears to be wireless, or shoot me a link of a wired version?
C2
I'm guessing you mean the Keychron C2? Not backlit. Though it'd almost get me to buy it just because it almost matches the original IBM keyboard I grew up with.
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
Asinine Link ParentIronically, the family came to me from like age 10 til I moved out to open jars, because I played piano and I had hand muscles. My dad had meaty hands and we were about on par. He also taught me...Ironically, the family came to me from like age 10 til I moved out to open jars, because I played piano and I had hand muscles. My dad had meaty hands and we were about on par. He also taught me that metal lids opened easier when you run them under hot water (as his engineering, and later my experience understood).
Also I never had any issues playing piano, and could reach some of Chopin's 13ths on a good day. I've been 5'9 (175cm) since age 14 and actively played until 16.What I'd like to discuss is acceptable office temperatures though...
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Another "help, looking for mechanical keyboard" thread! cherrys, color backlit leds, usb only (no bt), 100% size
Came to post and saw this thread popped up 5 hours prior (okay, near 7 hours as I'm still trying to look). So please help them first! Sadly, while a lot of the requirements are the same, it...
Came to post and saw this thread popped up 5 hours prior (okay, near 7 hours as I'm still trying to look). So please help them first!
Sadly, while a lot of the requirements are the same, it doesn't offer what I'm looking for. Here are the demands (and here is why I cannot profit from it):
- USB A or C wired (no BT or detachable connection)
- Full 100% size
Similar demands are:
- Works with Linux
- Cherry MX (or comparable) switches - red or brown level
- Backlit with custom coloring
Honestly, Ducky seemed to be exactly what I was looking for, but I see no "buy" option, nor are there Linux options. Yeah, they're on mechanicalkeyboards.com but the third party is disconcerting and also the options I want are out of stock.
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Comment on Help selecting a mechanical keyboard in ~comp
Asinine Link ParentI actually found this as I'm about to post a new one with my own personal preferences because das Keyboard has kinda burnt me. I'm on my original, which is still awesome but is only white-light...I actually found this as I'm about to post a new one with my own personal preferences because das Keyboard has kinda burnt me.
I'm on my original, which is still awesome but is only white-light backlit. It is solid, but I wanted a colored backlight - nothing fancy, but just red so it's not obnoxious in the dark.I splurged and bought a 5QS, only to find that it didn't have Cherry switches to go with all my custom keycaps (yeah, that was my bad not reading correctly)... so I coughed up another $90 for the 5QS Mark II. I adored it until Monday, when it started acting up. I booted up (I use Linux, and I have it only boot to CLI, so no graphical interface), and it worked fine. When I got into the graphical stuff, it started sending weird signals: on places I could see it "typing" was a solid NNNNNNNN... and mostly didn't change until I hit special buttons, which resulted in things like 0sd;Nw128 or weirdness.
I had my SO put it on his Windows computer, and it started pulling up programs and typing things into other stuff - so something is wrong. And I got it in April of '25, so outside of their 1 year limited warranty.So overall, the first keyboard still is doing well, and I love that. But the last experience with the third party customer service was so awful that I'm trying to find something else instead. Honestly, a week ago when it was still working, I'd have thrown a bit of shade at it if you asked... but dang, it looked awesome! (Old, working typewriter on top, new fubar on bottom)
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Comment on Help selecting a mechanical keyboard in ~comp
Asinine Link ParentThis concern is big for me; I have a light touch usually and long fingers, but resting fingers sometimes acts heavy (also played piano for years but that was decades ago, but I can still make a...This concern is big for me; I have a light touch usually and long fingers, but resting fingers sometimes acts heavy (also played piano for years but that was decades ago, but I can still make a quiet keyboard clack loudly according to the SO), and I find apparently my fingers twitch enough while "resting" while gaming that I trigger actions I often don't want. (Also, I suspect my current das Keyboards [both] are a little wonky in the circuitry which is why I found this thread!)
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Comment on Tildos, let's be unserious for a while; show us your dankest memes and god-tier shitposts! in ~talk
Asinine Link ParentSo okay, I loved the dog verification and only now realized it had a plethora of other items posted below!So okay, I loved the dog verification and only now realized it had a plethora of other items posted below!
Well, the original was me my first 2 days into college (except, no because I learned how to play guitar my first semeseter). Rings true for this GenXer.
The 10 and 20 years out ... bites hard. I first started college in 1996. Which is now the 30 year mark. I didn't actually get a degree until '18 (just before my 40th birthday), and now I have a great job and a career and I fortunately look pretty young, but my company just got bought out and I'm back into the uncertain phase.
It's funny how life just transcends generations...