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Not the same user but I can chime in here. I'm mostly on a smaller split keyboard but having symbols accessible trough a layer without having to leave home row is definitely someth…

I've sat exams a few years after university (for a tentative career change) and I can tell you I'd forgotten how genuinely tiring writing so much by hand was. I've made sure to wri…

There are also countries that reduce the time a license is valid starting at a certain age and that require a medical test for renewal at all ages. IIRC Spain does that.

It also is a situation where the ubiquity of these companies make it exceptionally difficult for parents to regulate access.

If they are liable of making the thing addictive, it does mean it is their fault. In this case, it specifically says it's designed to be addictive to children, whose personal respo…

I remember a few years back when Jon Blow (Braid, The Witness) did a few talks about the fact that the biggest progress in recent years had been in hardware performance, making laz…

I'm also on 34 keys though I might go up to 36 when the mikefive[1] comes out. I started with my mods on my thumb keys, then moved to home row mods but as I got faster (not blazing…

I'm looking at cassettes that way as well, a physical limitation to avoid instant gratification and to take my time.

You could also put a layer of vinyl on the laptop and then put the stickers on that. That way you can peel the whole thing off when you upgrade. I remembered reading about it on de…

I quite like the idea of a physical keyboard on the device but I agree it's not really the best for extended typing. It does cover the use cases I wan't from a linux hand held up t…

> he doesn't function in the money-oriented ways pretty much almost all other billionaire-types do I'm pretty sure he does, his actions in government and his lobbying were specific…

Are wages indexed on inflation ? If they increase slower, wouldn't that mean the 20% increase represents more than that ?

IIRC in the early 1900s, coercive methods were used to stop children speaking their native regional languages, a lot of it in school. In my region of Brittany (France) the most fam…

Ibuprofen is anti inflammatory which paracetamol isn't. IIRC this means ibuprofen can hide infections. I had a doctor friend who avoided its use as generic pain relief for that rea…

At this point I'd settle for one where the button on top just lights up the numbers without playing awful compressed babbling brook sounds at full volume.

> Would you prefer taxes go up instead? Yes. Looking at my country, we've applied economic liberalism without any positive results at scale. I would prefer we go back to taxing com…

Last week there were so many apps added to my teams that I couldn't see the chats anymore.

The mikefive is my dream work keyboard. It's two keys extra from what I have currently but I know I can find something to do with the extra cluster keys

I have a 34 key split and it's decently comfortable. I have my mods mirrored on both halves so depending on the non-mod key of the shortcut I use the opposing hand for mods.

> I dived into the custom keyboard rabbit hole just 3 weeks ago Take your time, the GAS is real and expensive ! All jokes aside, ordering small batches of PCBs is unfortunately ver…

But is it linked ? Cars have been getting bigger and bigger cars (specifically SUVs) are linked to car crashes to be more lethal. Are total car crashes on the rise ? How does that …

With a couple of friends, we did a 0 caffeine challenge for a week. First to drink any caffeinated drink would have to get the first round of drinks after work on Friday. Knowing t…

I think Ahoy answers the question in this video [1]. I'm not sure and I'm watching it again to check EDIT : Wikipedia says the first one was called Ultimate Soundtracker so probabl…

I'll be eagerly following developments about this :)

I just tested it out and it didn't work well for me. It reliably started either on the current app or on the latest app when on the home screen but I haven't managed to change wind…