Post Aoa4ybATH8PHLE5llA by izaya@social.shadowkat.net
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(DIR) Post #AoYDeqCACmZRQYcLVw by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:00:37Z
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nearly a decade ago I discovered a bug in my keyboard and it made me so angry that I had to get into mechanical keyboards and making my own keyboards to avoid it.I just discovered another keyboard with the same bug, and it's built into my laptop.excuse me I need to scream and find the location of the nearest lake to drop it in now
(DIR) Post #AoYDlcC0fG0K1hm9aK by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:01:48Z
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to find out if your keyboard is Trash, do the following:1. hold down shift2. hold down M. the letter "M" should appear.3. tap Y. the letter "Y" should appear.4. release shift and M5. if Y did not appear in step 3, destroy that keyboard immediately.
(DIR) Post #AoYDrj1UBNmUwolbIe by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:02:57Z
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gamers and mechanical keyboard nerds like to talk about this as "n key rollover" and USB protocols and such but it's really just 3 key rollover.
(DIR) Post #AoYDtvYqXNH8PfQABE by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:03:15Z
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if you can't type a common english word in all caps while being a little fast and sloppy with your typing, your keyboard is broken. you should exchange it for one that is not broken
(DIR) Post #AoYE5ELz0WVXslnHxA by lykrast@eldritch.cafe
2024-11-30T00:05:22Z
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@foone MMMY yay my keyboard is good
(DIR) Post #AoYE7mwHOHQFj5zVSq by adaliabooks@ohai.social
2024-11-30T00:05:52Z
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@foone My laptop keyboard does this too, but only with certain letters... so M and Y didn't work, but most other letters do after M, but if I press Y first then L doesn't work but most other letters seem to.Is that normal or is my keyboard supper broken? š
(DIR) Post #AoYEAQBURrRQ1TMSIq by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:06:07Z
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technical shit: this is anti-ghosting. Keyboards without diodes have a matrix problem where holding multiple keys means it becomes impossible to determine what keys are pressed: to avoid incorrect keys being pressed, it just ignores both the incorrect and correct keypresses
(DIR) Post #AoYEE17HalZvR06kCm by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:07:01Z
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the way you solve this is by either:1. being clever with how your matrix works. this technically leaves anti-ghosting issues but you can at least limit how often they happen, and on one key combinations. 2. PUT FUCKING DIODES IN YOUR DESIGN YOU CHEAPASS PUNKS
(DIR) Post #AoYEKR10DL2VUmELfk by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:08:10Z
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the thing is, there's several keyboard designs where they are not clever with their matrixes.Here's a fucking hint: modifier keys like ctrl, alt, shift, windows? they will commonly be pressed ALONG WITH letter keys. PUT THEM ON DIFFERENT COLUMNS YOU PUNKS
(DIR) Post #AoYEMgwDz4P3SV4Vf6 by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:08:28Z
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my whole deal is making BAD KEYBOARDS and even I am yelling at you for how bad this keyboard design is!
(DIR) Post #AoYEPLo70KxCn7XrQO by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:09:05Z
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and it is shift that's the problem. If I do my keyboard test from above without shifting, I get "my" correctly.
(DIR) Post #AoYEWfIwubmlHwSNsm by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:10:22Z
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do not get a dell latitude 7400 if you are planning to type on it
(DIR) Post #AoYEetIYleVV0QCH56 by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:11:53Z
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@adaliabooks that's normal if you have a badly designed keyboard, yes.
(DIR) Post #AoYElwWr9ebJ3JFMXI by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:13:09Z
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this is merely a fundamental problem with making keyboard matrixes and we've understood how to fix it basically since the first day we started making keyboard matrixes
(DIR) Post #AoYF5dd78A6SEIZ6J6 by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:16:41Z
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diodes are about a cent each in bulk.adding them to a keyboard increases the cost by about a dollar. it's required for them to work correctly, but apparently there's a large market for 1$ cheaper but broken keyboards
(DIR) Post #AoYF84pkxSwBBEdpTc by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:16:57Z
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@ckape it's all marketing!
(DIR) Post #AoYFRJ1KR8SYgJDu0O by RandomDamage@infosec.exchange
2024-11-30T00:20:34Z
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@foone cost reduced engineering is the bane of quality products everywhere.The investors will cut $1 off the production cost of a product that customers would gladly pay, then charge them the $1 anyway
(DIR) Post #AoYFoBKrAwdBVVGWJM by gudenau@fosstodon.org
2024-11-30T00:24:43Z
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@foone I suppose I'm glad my keyboard knows exactly how much I've pressed every single key down...Though I've never had ghosting issues outside of gaming junk.
(DIR) Post #AoYGv2vIwxLpOm9PJA by LeoDJ@chaos.social
2024-11-30T00:36:40Z
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@foone OMG yes!So much this!That's why I'm glad I bought the Framework 16. Its (replaceable) keyboard has NKR and simply runs QMK. I love their approach.
(DIR) Post #AoYHDbYOvtw013HruK by bk1e@mastodon.social
2024-11-30T00:40:31Z
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@foone I seem to remember the Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic keyboard failing at 3-key rollover when I typed some UNIX command like ādf -hā or ādu -hsā too fast. I gave up on it after about a week.
(DIR) Post #AoYHXD8DRbVy3yO7uq by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:44:05Z
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I grabbed my nearest Bad Keyboard. I paid 2$ for this keyboard and another 9.95$ for the stickers.But it lets me type MY and my built in one can't.
(DIR) Post #AoYHZeyYtI6l032YyG by poundquerydotinfo@forum.virctuary.com
2024-11-30T00:44:41Z
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@foone I'm not sure laptop makers even care about keyboards any more. The whole sub-1mm movement makes most of them difficult to type on even before considering rollover and other niceties.It's been well over a decade since I got something I could enjoy typing on. I'm sure people have forgotten that older Thinkpads (for example) were actively nice to type on. I'm sure part of it is price, but part of it seems to be a certain fruit-named company constantly lowering the bar for what's acceptable.
(DIR) Post #AoYHckgS7phnZU2oOu by adaliabooks@ohai.social
2024-11-30T00:44:42Z
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@foone Well, not much I can do about it as it's attached to my laptop. Can't say I've ever noticed any issues when gaming, but then I do mostly use a controller for faster paced games anyway.
(DIR) Post #AoYHlZG7yGfKkEw0oK by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:46:41Z
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@adaliabooks for me it's not gaming, I never notice the problem there, it's just typing. I often want to type things like "MY GOD!" but half the time on this keyboard, it comes out as "M GOD!"
(DIR) Post #AoYI0knJMjKqrehIg4 by artandtechnic@digipres.club
2024-11-30T00:49:24Z
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@foone PLUS: bedazzled
(DIR) Post #AoYIpMtrxn7rWhtqYy by SnowshadowII@beige.party
2024-11-30T00:58:31Z
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@foone I have an inexpensive plug in metal mechanical keyboard for my laptop and it is soooo much better than the original.Someone on fediverse suggested I buy one and I wish I could remember who and thank them.
(DIR) Post #AoYJk2tL1keryeg2bI by nathan@mastodon.e4b4.eu
2024-11-30T01:08:44Z
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@foone oooh i just tested my work-issued precision 5680 and it is Bad as wellit's not like that computer costs several months of minimum wage or anything.
(DIR) Post #AoYJsJFM6SUX1Cur0C by scott@tams.tech
2024-11-30T01:10:16Z
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@foone ah shit. Ya got me. T470
(DIR) Post #AoYJue2blFS25f4DlQ by DrewNaylor@mastodon.online
2024-11-30T01:10:30Z
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@foone Happy to report Mistel seems to build keyboards correctly, mine from them passes this test at least with left shift.
(DIR) Post #AoYKUFtP1Q2hcVk2xk by ozeng@aus.social
2024-11-30T01:17:08Z
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@foone canāt decide if Iām annoyed by shitty keyboard rollover or whether itās my own fault for sloppy typing.
(DIR) Post #AoYL79dsC8mxWp1hcu by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T01:24:11Z
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@ozeng bah. compuers are built for humans. if humans type sloppy, the computer should (and can) handle it
(DIR) Post #AoYLTzsMfhk7tohGnw by mcc@mastodon.social
2024-11-30T01:28:19Z
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@foone MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYyyyyyy
(DIR) Post #AoYM0f4n1btwwl5HoO by mcc@mastodon.social
2024-11-30T01:28:33Z
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@foone odd; this keyboard has bugs that are literally dangerous, but not that one
(DIR) Post #AoYM0gZJTbuZZiNB1k by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T01:34:10Z
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@mcc dangerous how so? are you using my prototype thermite keyboard?
(DIR) Post #AoYM5kpp2fgsFqVnM0 by Kiloku@burnthis.town
2024-11-30T01:35:05Z
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@foone @mcc why do you need a keyboard to burn at 4000 CĀ°?
(DIR) Post #AoYMJbEHYH44WAYRbE by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T01:37:38Z
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@Kiloku @mcc in case of emergency, when you need to deny the keyboard to the enemy
(DIR) Post #AoYMdnAKslpBKUKyGm by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T01:41:18Z
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maybe I'll find a small usb keyboard, disable the internal keyboard, and glue the new one over it
(DIR) Post #AoYOh08xHu2OM9Ljbk by estelle@mstdn.social
2024-11-30T02:04:15Z
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@foone cm storm quickfire tk:MMMMYOOOOOPPPPPIIIAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaA(it goes lowercase when i press s while holding shift and MYOPIA)
(DIR) Post #AoYP224RJlEuPlGXbs by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T02:08:02Z
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@cazabon I think you could add them but it'd be more efficient with a different circuit
(DIR) Post #AoYPUiT3HRNq0ySIoy by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T02:13:06Z
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@otter I'm sorry you had to Learn this about your keyboard today
(DIR) Post #AoYPX09SVE5JRKNezo by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T02:13:27Z
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I'm sorry for everyone who just went and tested this and realized for the first time that their keyboard is a piece of shit
(DIR) Post #AoYQ4GJLRXCH76rfgO by glyph@mastodon.social
2024-11-30T02:19:36Z
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@foone at one point there was a similar rollover problem with mac laptop internal keyboards, and maybe it even still exists, but I basically neuralized myself to forget the exact sequence of keys because I could just no longer bear to carry this infohazard with me at all times. Thankfully the sequence is obscure enough that I do not frequently rediscover it. Go go gadget poor ADHD working memory
(DIR) Post #AoYQ7Vs239NGEtdi9g by websterleone@meemu.org
2024-11-30T02:20:04Z
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@foone Happy that as mediocre as the typing experience on mine is, it at least doesn't have that issue. Dx
(DIR) Post #AoYQ9t0czYawa7n9Si by itgrrl@infosec.exchange
2024-11-30T02:19:41Z
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@foone I keep running into terrible design choices (hardware, software, all the things) that make using tech terrible but were solved problems in computing 20-30 years agoā¦ Itās frustrating & infuriating! I can only assume that we keep minting a new generation of CS grads each year who have no time in their curriculum to cover the history of their profession & whatās already been solved (and how, and why in that particular way), much less critical knowledge like ethicsā¦ šš”š¤¬
(DIR) Post #AoYQYYn3Iopp75Cuie by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T02:25:08Z
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BTW my actual advice for keyboards is that everyone should buy a mechanical keyboard but buy the cheapest you can.
(DIR) Post #AoYQbRErpoqgYtadmq by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T02:25:40Z
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the difference in "key feel" doesn't matter to me, but the difference in IF THE KEY WORK OR NOT is huge. But that's basically fixed on every mechanical keyboard, even the ones in the 20-30$ range
(DIR) Post #AoYQeCLrdp3DG7B8vw by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T02:26:05Z
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and honestly the difference between a 30$ mechanical keyboard and a 300$ mechanical keyboard is not that huge, in my opinion.
(DIR) Post #AoYQiYhqTB3xkTXVgG by hashfastr@an.exchange
2024-11-30T02:26:26Z
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@foone or the most maintainable, for a long life
(DIR) Post #AoYQj6MlK4Ou8vw9XU by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T02:26:28Z
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but it's way bigger than the gap between a 15$ membrane keyboard and a 30$ bargin-bin mechanical
(DIR) Post #AoYQtlbqpsE0x952KO by Craigp@mastodon.social
2024-11-30T02:29:00Z
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@foone I need a new keyboard. I bought TWO, and they're both shit. I have no idea how to find a decent keyboard for those of us that need ergonomic layouts...
(DIR) Post #AoYQw8qTPsGZb43I1o by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T02:29:15Z
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and if you like the 30$ mechanical maybe then try the 100$ mechanical.it'll be nicer.but only nicer. The difference between a membrane keyboard and a mechanical keyboard is that the mechanical keyboard will work. That's way more important than "nicer keyfeel" and "neat looking caps"
(DIR) Post #AoYRA1pWIQ5vtREBZw by ddlyh@topspicy.social
2024-11-30T02:31:54Z
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@fooneMechanical keyboards seem to even have come down in price since I bought mine 5 years ago or so! I was emailed a Black Friday price listing email from a decent electronics supplier (someone who doesn't just sell tat) with one listed for <Ā£20 for a full UK layout! That's less than half what I paid for the cheapest mechanical full UK layout keyboard I could find back when I got mine!
(DIR) Post #AoYRCsfMp68yLCq4pM by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T02:32:04Z
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@syn yeah, you can always swap that later. and probably just as much onto a 300$ keyboard as a 35$ keyboard, they're both gonna be cherry
(DIR) Post #AoYRHZl6Y2dl9GlGfg by dragonarchitect@rubber.social
2024-11-30T02:33:19Z
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@foone I uh... >.>;;;I actually switched back to a membrane keyboard because I didn't like the "keyfeel" of the mechanical one that I bought.But most crucially the mechanical keyboard I bought DOES NOT HAVE A PAUSE/BREAK KEY and does not have any possible way of getting it back, and I use that key as my Discord PTT key because *literally nothing else in the modern day uses it*
(DIR) Post #AoYROOrnRWKfOW95KS by vwbusguy@mastodon.online
2024-11-30T02:34:31Z
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@foone Same on my MSI Alpha 15 keyboard.
(DIR) Post #AoYRR3zdVTdxWc5AxM by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T02:34:47Z
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@dragonarchitect ugh. I hate when they drop keys. my keyboard is also missing a bunch of keys and others are stuffed onto function+something
(DIR) Post #AoYReBoniwdnYjH14y by dragonarchitect@rubber.social
2024-11-30T02:37:24Z
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@foone Oh also my search for a ready-to-buy mechanical keyboard is made into a fool's errand because I very much like and prefer low profile keebs. So that just further underscores that to get EXACTLY what I want I will have to literally make it myself.I am currently quite contentedly ticking away on a Logi K270 (which has that 3-key rollover issue that you described earlier in this thread, but it's not something I've ever had to worry about so it's not a hard no-sell for me).
(DIR) Post #AoYRsAcixl8XuLI77o by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T02:39:53Z
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@dragonarchitect yeah I've looked into low-profile keyboards and there just aren't as many. it's because the mechanical keyboard hobby revolves around interchangable keyswitches and those are mostly fullsize, so the low-profile stuff gets ignored
(DIR) Post #AoYS0PrGCnOLTP1RE8 by dragonarchitect@rubber.social
2024-11-30T02:41:26Z
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@foone It's possible to hot-swap low profile switches tho! There exist hot-swap sockets for Gateron and Kailh low profile switches!There is literally no excuse for the mechanical keeb market to ignore the low profile except for that all the fucking keeb snobs only ever shop for full profile stuff. >:(
(DIR) Post #AoYSHo1TcA5nLG5ooa by cabbey@phpc.social
2024-11-30T02:44:30Z
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@foone itās particularly annoying when it bites your password, but only sometimes. https://phpc.social/@cabbey/113071539716702034
(DIR) Post #AoYSPvznr4DoO1BbBA by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T02:45:58Z
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@cabbey nasty!
(DIR) Post #AoYWByK2oA07MeFeDo by mrpieceofwork@mastodon.social
2024-11-30T03:28:14Z
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@fooneI have a much-more-modern-laptop-than-the-one-I'm-on-rn that has a borked keyboard, yet I cannot install the new one bc I have no screwdriver...so I deal with this computer just turning off suddenly at random, and it not being able to handle modern websites and programs... but I use this to TYPE STUFF bc GDI this keyboard keeps on truckin'... and using my phone? AHHHHHHHHGGGGGG!!! especially YT comments OMFG that tiny little box and my fat ass thumb FMLThank you coming to my TED TALK
(DIR) Post #AoYWEgWFSLaN19FlZI by tbortels@infosec.exchange
2024-11-30T03:28:32Z
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@foone Every now and then you run across *the deep,wisdom*. This sentence is deep wisdom. Heed it. Listen to Foone.
(DIR) Post #AoYWO8V6n4rgPJE89I by Pyxaron@dragonchat.org
2024-11-30T03:30:29Z
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@foone From my experience with Cherry, the difference is "After 20 years in a dirty warehouse, has it become unusable, or has it simply gotten quieter to use?"Which can be a significant difference, but that's also not most people's use cases.
(DIR) Post #AoYWhs6HTcHhKl1aNs by mrpieceofwork@mastodon.social
2024-11-30T03:34:01Z
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@foone also this fails that test fml also, the down arrow is getting a little dodgy, and that terrifies me
(DIR) Post #AoYabOZ4mAbfoHf1BA by azonenberg@ioc.exchange
2024-11-30T04:17:41Z
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@foone Every single keyboard I've tested (laptop and standalone USB, several models) just does MMMMM. None of them do chords properly.
(DIR) Post #AoYdnXMmB3IeRfOA5o by elysegrasso@historians.social
2024-11-30T04:53:29Z
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@foone Having learned to type on manual typewriters (non-electrified) in the late 60s, I am inclined to view n-key rollover as a fault, so our definitions of Trash keyboards do not match.
(DIR) Post #AoYijHPM4GgbZ0Nsrg by admin@8ballsystem.gay
2024-11-30T05:48:44Z
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@foone MY my keyboard is not trash!!
(DIR) Post #AoYlwYihJUHcsnSHom by TerrorBite@furry.engineer
2024-11-30T06:24:38Z
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@foone @cazabon You probably not only have to add diodes, but also convince the keyboard controller that it can now differentiate between all keys. In other words you likely need a new controller in there
(DIR) Post #AoYmRRsqmRGQepvw0m by bytex64@awesome.garden
2024-11-30T06:30:20Z
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@foone I have an old USB Gateway keyboard (yes, the guys with the cow box logo) and I was surprised to find out itās not shit. Or at least not with that key combo.
(DIR) Post #AoYnEwVvgbTXqToSrw by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T06:39:15Z
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@admin Congrats! What keyboard is it?(maybe I should make a webpage listing if keyboards are shit or not)
(DIR) Post #AoYnjvMS1SJnFN9WIS by admin@8ballsystem.gay
2024-11-30T06:44:53Z
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@foone MacBook Air, 2024
(DIR) Post #AoYnmgeRAbJKUfsnZY by admin@8ballsystem.gay
2024-11-30T06:45:05Z
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@foone ooo good idea!
(DIR) Post #AoYrLwOSvpWxJdukDI by lunarloony@dosgame.club
2024-11-30T07:25:22Z
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@foone Always had trouble playing Jazz Jackrabbit 2 as a kid because you couldn't hold (iirc) 'left' and 'space' at the same time
(DIR) Post #AoYtiXueJinbxTsHkO by eniko@peoplemaking.games
2024-11-30T07:51:43Z
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@foone I love* bad keyboards because people will try and play our platformers on them and then complain to me that the keys don't work if pressed simultaneously as if I can do anything about the fact they have a shit keyboard
(DIR) Post #AoYyVMZLgFV8mcRd1U by simonzerafa@infosec.exchange
2024-11-30T08:45:27Z
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@foone See Also: Dell SK-8135 Keyboard šhttps://youtu.be/LOhQXIlYmJMSeriously, these used to be ridiculously inexpensive and available in bulk but prices are slowly going up.For a membrane keyboard with a USB Hub its amazing šš
(DIR) Post #AoYzvd3h5z8pPKj81g by ashiel@eldritch.cafe
2024-11-30T09:01:21Z
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@foone ngl this Bad Keyboard is amazing
(DIR) Post #AoZ1Vh6lcIEGLWvQvo by void@mastodon.sdf.org
2024-11-30T09:18:59Z
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@foone my thinkpad's keyboard is NOT TRASH, YOU are!(I am a fanboy and will disregard any criticism of my thinkpad, don't even try)
(DIR) Post #AoZ1nxV1PgFGOYymtk by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T09:22:30Z
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@eniko clearly it's your fault that your users have broken keyboards!
(DIR) Post #AoZ2JYhV9LEOkYsupM by leeloo@techhub.social
2024-11-30T09:28:12Z
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@fooneI've seen gamer keyboards advertise 6-key rollover. But if you use diodes right, there shouldn't be a hardware limit, and as far as I know, the protocol itself sends key down, key up, which also has no limit.How many diodes does an 8x16 matrix (128 keys) need? And how many fractions of a cent is that in chip area?
(DIR) Post #AoZ2zC59dQjilKnkWm by eniko@peoplemaking.games
2024-11-30T09:35:40Z
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@foone according to the steam reviews yeah š
(DIR) Post #AoZ9KxU5BpSDaFDsG0 by krans@mastodon.me.uk
2024-11-30T10:46:48Z
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@foone The difference between a 30 GBP mechanical keyboard and a 100 GBP mechanical keyboard is, āPrevents me from having debilitating pain,ā unfortunately. Tactile key switches are basically the only reason I am physically capable of doing my job these days.
(DIR) Post #AoZBq9mthBjCcy1lS4 by MutantFuturist@mastodon.social
2024-11-30T11:14:51Z
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@foone I had a problem with several keyboards and the DOS game 'The Amazing Spider-Man' because they wouldn't let me press up, left and space at the same time - a combo required to play the game for any length of time.
(DIR) Post #AoZEmmKik47MsWve3k by peterb@mathstodon.xyz
2024-11-30T11:47:48Z
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@foone The Apple II had n-key rollover in 1979, there's no excuse today to not have it.
(DIR) Post #AoZH2G7GUXqRV790jI by jernej__s@infosec.exchange
2024-11-30T12:13:08Z
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@foone My desktop keyboard (TrulyErgonomic) has 6-key rollover (not including modifiers); my new laptop (Framework 13) seems to have 3-key rollover; surprisingly, the keyboard cover for my cheap Windows ARM tablet (Hyrican Study Pad One) seems to have 6-key rollover (though this includes modifiers), and the keyboard on GPD Pocket3 is the same.
(DIR) Post #AoZHWaF4EF9IbjFmts by jernej__s@infosec.exchange
2024-11-30T12:18:37Z
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@foone But those diodes would add $0.02 to each laptop, we can't have that!
(DIR) Post #AoZIKKiSED7Avwins8 by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2024-11-30T12:27:34Z
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@foone Stop being mean to my Model M!
(DIR) Post #AoZKwnkAx4gxsFzuXQ by cmdrSprocket@mathstodon.xyz
2024-11-30T12:56:58Z
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@foone levovo T14s series is bad, too
(DIR) Post #AoZLDozZZ0s2fWJbVY by denisbloodnok@mendeddrum.org
2024-11-30T12:59:56Z
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@foone I hope they'll pull my Model M from my cold dead fingers before I have to _buy_ one...
(DIR) Post #AoZPBAOJwfmDz7seOm by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-11-30T13:44:48Z
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@foone Seems very reasonable and relatable! (I always enjoy when you break down how these things work.)
(DIR) Post #AoZPL3z2ckNr0Wm8Ey by Datenegassie@mastodon.gamedev.place
2024-11-30T13:46:08Z
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@foone Just tested it, and though this combination works, I noticed a while ago that Ctrl+Shift+X does not.Come on, that's not an uncommon key combination right?
(DIR) Post #AoZPcJ7rZvcatS7luC by silvermoon82@wandering.shop
2024-11-30T13:46:12Z
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@foone "And that's the story of r/MechanicalLaptops, Foone Turing, and the world's shortest time from subreddit creation to first lifetime ban"
(DIR) Post #AoZQFHr6EfLqFNs0q8 by ann3nova@corteximplant.com
2024-11-30T13:56:19Z
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@foone I'm never gonna do this. ...MMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
(DIR) Post #AoZQNGwtUR6fkhO85w by njion@bark.lgbt
2024-11-30T13:57:48Z
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@foone I didn't know bugs could survive long enough for you to find the exact same one in two keyboards 10 years apart. I mean I'm no insect expert but a decade seems like a long time for such a tiny critter to live. If it really is the same one it must be quite fond of you to stick around so long though! Bug friend!!
(DIR) Post #AoZS7Nz7lKhCqgz3gG by RavenLuni@furry.engineer
2024-11-30T14:17:21Z
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@foone Matrix issues - well known on the Speccy but hadnt thought to look for it in mdern keyboards
(DIR) Post #AoZeAiHFyG3I6TomiO by nitrobear@owo.cafe
2024-11-30T16:32:19Z
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@foone one of the biggest discoveries for me this year was that low profile mechanical keyboards are just... better. They're better in every aspect except customization compared to normal ones. *cries*
(DIR) Post #AoZk8CFChJwVtt2bwW by ddribin@mastodon.social
2024-11-30T17:39:05Z
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@foone I wrote about this *checks notes* ... 25 years ago. Why is this still an issue? Such an easy problem to solve.https://www.dribin.org/dave/keyboard/one_html/
(DIR) Post #AoZm51qn5K1uhjEu2a by guyjantic@infosec.exchange
2024-11-30T18:01:00Z
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@foone is this maybe why I've had three ThinkPads in a row whose keyboards have all gone wrong in the same way? I.e. left CTRL stopped working (and sometimes other keys)?
(DIR) Post #AoZpABhMCKjcYbyio4 by bgolus@mastodon.gamedev.place
2024-11-30T18:35:31Z
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@foone I have 5 different keyboards in my house and all can do MY, but only one of them have N-Key Rollover. The rest are slightly different in what combination of keys are combined into groups, and thus which keys ghost are different.
(DIR) Post #Aoa46lEdd6MIvWMxpA by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T21:22:54Z
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@mi I don't
(DIR) Post #Aoa4CKd1SvrC93QoEK by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T21:23:55Z
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@ranidspace why not?
(DIR) Post #Aoa4hYbXYL0aT5cxhg by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T21:29:33Z
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@mym I've often talked about making an app that just directs you to the nearest large body of water, for disposal of Naughty Computers
(DIR) Post #Aoa4sKqX2tukz1mMoS by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T21:31:33Z
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@Riedler it can be done but there's no real benefits over just using diodes. It's more expensive, you need more/bigger controllers
(DIR) Post #Aoa4ybATH8PHLE5llA by izaya@social.shadowkat.net
2024-11-30T21:32:55.040616Z
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@foone ah shit, finally a problem with the SK-8135
(DIR) Post #Aoa9nFEwxfs9v2anPE by anymouse_404@glitch.social
2024-11-30T22:26:38Z
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@foone Me:*checks it with M and Y"Great, both my Thinkpad and my favorite cheap HP keyboard don't have this problem"*proceeds to test other combinations and look for ones that don't work."Huh, looks like MZ doesn't work on both my laptop and the HP keyboard, weird"*realizes I use QWERTZ"Oh my... (panic emoji)"
(DIR) Post #Aoa9yL45e3z1Aanpzs by foone@digipres.club
2024-11-30T22:28:42Z
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@mym they do when I'm mad at them!
(DIR) Post #AoaBQBAO8mcMX6aW7k by codeofamor@social.codeofamor.net
2024-11-30T22:44:56Z
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@foone I have started designing an optimised layout on current keyboard designs by changing the activation weight and style of switches by usage and so far it is comfy a f
(DIR) Post #AoaDiCm56JXsdmwRoe by cabbey@phpc.social
2024-11-30T23:10:36Z
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@foone oh wow, I just tried your shift+m+y test on the keyboard in my thread... as soon as you tap the Y it starts entering Ms as fast as it can until you release either shift or M! That is totally not a failure mode I was expecting!
(DIR) Post #AobnP9UQscNQSXrQZs by maysonic@twit.social
2024-12-01T17:25:08Z
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@foone Ohh fuckā¦
(DIR) Post #Aod9GFf8x86n9BzXpw by Beckydog@hydaelyn.coerthansnowstorm.online
2024-12-02T09:04:22Z
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@foone $270 is a pretty huge difference ;)
(DIR) Post #Aod9kem49WgDiWjBpY by foone@digipres.club
2024-12-02T09:10:01Z
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@Beckydog I meant in terms of feel and looks and quality, and you know it!
(DIR) Post #Aod9txuAOX0FejxJ44 by Beckydog@hydaelyn.coerthansnowstorm.online
2024-12-02T09:11:53Z
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@foone maybe I do! But MAYBE you didnāt properly define your scope! :D
(DIR) Post #AodDmjVru9WUoHOgiW by melunaka@eldritch.cafe
2024-12-02T09:55:32Z
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@foone most mechanical keyboards are insanely noisy tho (even though they could make them quieter but apparently itās a feature). I donāt use a mechanical keyboard because I canāt find a keyboard that I like better than the TypeMatrix, but Iām easily annoyed by other peopleās keyboard noiseā¦
(DIR) Post #AodE3jvrbCaL27fKZE by melunaka@eldritch.cafe
2024-12-02T09:58:37Z
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@foone most mechanical keyboards are insanely noisy tho (even though they could make them quieter but apparently itās a feature). I donāt use a mechanical keyboard because I canāt find a keyboard that I like better than the TypeMatrix, but also the noise gives me headaches, and Iām easily annoyed by other peopleās keyboard noise as wellā¦
(DIR) Post #Aohzp1BmjGwSdtzxh2 by acm_redfox@jawns.club
2024-12-04T17:12:35Z
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@foone happy to say my Mac laptop keyboard passed the test!