Post A7r5fK7lPhvMXXrnCC by Austin@indieweb.social
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(DIR) Post #A7r2WEolTR5bc6xKsK by mntmn@mastodon.social
2021-06-01T21:35:03Z
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Pocket Reform prototyping session with ana
(DIR) Post #A7r35Aa7DSN2bulDl2 by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-06-01T21:41:02.188662Z
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@mntmn i have no idea what this does, but those look good for prototypes
(DIR) Post #A7r37NBNKwz4GrEtiS by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-06-01T21:41:25.178897Z
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@mntmn are those laser cut or CNC?
(DIR) Post #A7r5c9iTeZEnOMWpZQ by mntmn@mastodon.social
2021-06-01T22:07:44Z
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@thor so far only lasercut!
(DIR) Post #A7r5fIWrLQoHanao2C by Austin@indieweb.social
2021-06-01T21:59:56Z
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@mntmnIt looks like that keyboard is designed for thumbtyping while holding the device like a DS. Are you planning to push that element of the design? Like shape the keys specially and give tactile cues for gamepad style input and maybe tuck a trackball in there? This could be the ultimate on-the-bus computer.
(DIR) Post #A7r5fJ2PS82zAeM0DA by mntmn@mastodon.social
2021-06-01T22:05:35Z
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@Austin yes, thinking in that direction, already tried to play PSX on it
(DIR) Post #A7r5fK7lPhvMXXrnCC by Austin@indieweb.social
2021-06-01T22:00:55Z
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@mntmnAlso ortholinear for the win.
(DIR) Post #A7r5iE5AKknafc2G8W by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-06-01T22:10:54.360454Z
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@mntmn @Austin so this is kinda trying to be a little laptop ish?
(DIR) Post #A7r6ZH49yFGDGvrOhE by mntmn@mastodon.social
2021-06-01T22:20:22Z
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@thor @Austin yeah as someone said here an "on the bus computer"
(DIR) Post #A7r6cRGgUpjrmXEAQi by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-06-01T22:21:16.576200Z
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@mntmn @Austin sounds better than rooting a phone. i don't root my phones because they're just not designed to be general purpose computers. they're appliances.
(DIR) Post #A7r6h87t5obprWLkcS by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-06-01T22:22:07.563126Z
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@mntmn @Austin treating your phone as the appliance it was designed to be is actually kind of chill. "okay, i wouldn't expect my toaster to run Linux. this is a digital toaster with a touch screen. fine."
(DIR) Post #A7r6s2nPFdUIW2ySBc by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-06-01T22:24:04.537649Z
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@Austin @mntmn if i wanna do geeky stuff i get a device designed for that. which seems to be what you're working on. i think it looks more ergonomic for typing heavy tasks than your average smartphone. there is no tactile feedback with on-screen keyboards. my thumbs tense up when using them because of the precision required, and no surface features to guide them.
(DIR) Post #A7r733IrhlstH6wCuG by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-06-01T22:26:02.647829Z
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@Austin @mntmn i'm doing HW prototypes currently too, for a startup named Prefigure. it's in the very early phases so the company doesn't have a web presence.
(DIR) Post #A7r7Ktw7GmRnR7oAdc by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-06-01T22:29:16.656316Z
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@Austin @mntmn that thing underneath the keyboard, what sensor is that?
(DIR) Post #A7r7PHyJqdpL8ivlpo by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-06-01T22:29:58.295977Z
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@Austin @mntmn i've been looking for capacitive touch modules/ICs
(DIR) Post #A7rFhUrZSOYrxzy30a by brad@weeaboo.space
2021-06-02T00:03:05.656634Z
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@thor @mntmn @Austin you don't need to "root" your phone to run something like termux, and installing a custom ROM is also totally separate from rooting. it's not like a jailbreak
(DIR) Post #A7rbE9PMLT0E1EBRya by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-06-02T04:04:14.301235Z
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@brad @Austin @mntmn
(DIR) Post #A7rbgp2p8RQtGDJYhM by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-06-02T04:09:26.278407Z
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@brad @Austin @mntmn i know.
(DIR) Post #A7swigWq3nt7cj2jT6 by clematis@framapiaf.org
2021-06-02T19:37:48Z
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@mntmn Looking good ! <subliminal_msg>let's put an e-ink on it... :flan_thumbs: </subliminal_msg>