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Re:Thoughts on Mechanical Keyboards and the ZSA Moonlander on Monday September 29, 2025 @11:34AM (#45415108)
Could not agree more, it's frustrating that there seems to be such a focus on the 'mechanical' aspect of these keyboards instead of the ergonomic and programmable which are the real stars.

I would love just a low profile programmable keyboard with 5 individual keys instead of the long space bar. That would tick all my boxes.

My (some what old) iPhone 11 scans a QR code from a full frame from the camera within 30-50ms using this, or some similar WASM solution.
Re:Ask HN: How do I code offline for a week? on Monday October 02, 2023 @03:40AM (#37735016)
If I were you, I'd make sure I have a local instance of f.ex Llama 2 and Code lama up and running.

Even though it's not as good as GPT-4, and might even be slower, the value you might get from a local modal in such a case will probably beat most other things. It will allow you to both look stuff up, and even learn new things without needing to copy large parts of potentially irrelevant information beforehand.

Re:Why I built a dictionary app on Monday August 01, 2022 @03:11AM (#32302996)
Great idea! Turns out, this already works natively on iPhones already from the camera.
Re:Can't Unsee on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @08:39AM (#27193782)
I think it often boils down to everyone having an opinion about design/UX. When fixing a software bug in a PR there is often a fairly clear subset of "correct" solutions, but when it comes to design/ux the set is generally bigger and everyone (even non-designers) will have an opinion on how it should look.
Re:Split keyboards and how to build them on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @04:16AM (#25925966)
I'm in a similar boat as I prefer scissor switches, in particular Apples butterfly ones. For me in general it is the travel. All the mechanical switches have significant travel, even the kailh choc ones have a lot more travel compared to butterfly switches.
Re:Split keyboards and how to build them on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @03:56AM (#25925823)
I'm also looking for a low profile/travel, wireless ergodox. It also has to include QMK or a similar FW that is completely customizable. Unfortunately it is difficult to find a combination to DIY such a keyboard as well.
Just checked, you are right! The issue was actually that it focuses the tab when you open it, it does not open it in the background. I have clarified the comment, thanks!
My biggest gripe with Vivaldi is that the first option when right clicking a link is to open in new tab and focus it. This seems like a small issue, but this is different to all major browsers which has open in new _background_ tab as the default option. There is 10 years of muscle memory for me to overcome to switch and I just can't do it.
Re:Flexbox and Grids: your layout’s best friends on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @02:25AM (#15641582)
Depends how you do the job, if you initially design for mobile you can use the mobile layout for everyone that does not support grids, and add grids for the traditional desktop layout. Since grid layouts are created as a list of elements, this workflow is actually pretty efficient.
Re:Text Editor: Data Structures on Monday October 02, 2017 @03:05AM (#15382140)
That was a great read, and really shows the benefits of writing good comments.
Re:Opera is Reborn on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @04:35AM (#14306754)
So the chat program has to be on the left side, what if I want to move it somewhere else?

Perhaps it could reside in a little "window", then it could be moved anywhere! ....wait, this sounds familiar.

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Re:How to Survive as a Solo Dev for Like a Decade or So on Thursday May 04, 2017 @12:02PM (#14265888)
I am very productive in a cafe environment, I like the atmosphere and it is a nice change. I just pop in some noise cancelling headphones and code away. At a cafe there is a lot of noise, but other than that there is really no distractions.