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Re:Ars Technica guide to mechanical keyboards on Sunday December 29, 2024 @05:07AM (#42538987)
Oh hi, another Moonlander connoisseur!

I love mine. The layout, the adjustments, the thumb cluster, the firmware. I put the navigation onto asdf to have a numblock-layer under my right hand.

Only negative is my cat managed to break the rather flimsy plastic around the thumb cluster screw and I had to lay it flat until I put something more solid under it to stabilize.

I thought that way until I tried a reverse sear (oven at low temp and sear afterwards) myself. I am no expert at the physics behind it, but it works great for rare steaks.

Yes, the oven dries the outer part of the steak, but that means you get your desired crust in less time in the pan. That results in a clearer distinction between the crust and the juicy interior without the gray band in between.

Re:Firefox now has wallpapers and a weather widget on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @02:06PM (#40802698)
1. Use an extension for the side tabs (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sidebery/) 2. Disable top tabs via userChrome (mine is https://github.com/tuffff/firefox-remove-top-tabs) 3. enjoy

Of course, making it a simple checkbox would be much nicer.

Re:The Case for the Programmers' Keyboard Layout on Sunday June 02, 2024 @08:58AM (#40553745)
Looking into layouts may have been a "waste of time" for you, but it definitely wasn't for me or some colleagues. I learned to type on a German QWERTZ layout on a terrible laptop keyboard, where one shift key didn't really work. I accustomed myself to a terrible technique which did hurt my hands after some years.

I tried improving my technique, but wasn't really successful - learning a new layout on a radically different keyboard was easier for me than changing old habits. So I created my own layout for a split orthogonal keyboard, based on neo 3.

I took about two weeks to get to my previous speed. Until today, I did not get much faster - and I don't really need to, I can type about as fast as I think. But a) it's much more comfortable, especially when typing code. Most diagrams are rolls and I don't need to stretch to any number row. And b) I didn't expect it, but it took some mental load of me. I don't need to think about the correct bracket or anything.

So yeah, looking at a new layout to improve speed (especially at plain text) is seldom successful, but there can be great benefits.

Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy on Saturday March 16, 2024 @04:27AM (#39724219)
I still wish CargoLifter had been led competently. They were overambitious and promised too much, but the concept was sooo convincing.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CargoLifter

Re:Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @06:59AM (#39368862)
Sideberry is great, but I had to add a custom layout file to hide the default tabbar. In that state I guess it's never getting much traction.
Re:The growing inequality of who gets to work from home on Sunday January 21, 2024 @04:41AM (#39077032)
That comment may apply to the general topic often, but this article clearly mentions "just pay them more" as a solution. It's really quite a balanced read.
Re:A structured note-taking app for personal use on Friday December 22, 2023 @05:36AM (#38732909)
There is a Vim plugin for Obsidian, so for me the editing is pretty similar. And I guess it's a good indicator that a plugin for your taste may also exist.

For actual coffee editing, there is also https://github.com/sunxvming/obsidian-vscode-editor