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I love my Bluetooth keyboard

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Re: I love my Bluetooth keyboard

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When I was homeless I programmed a virtual machine with a custom architecture with my own instruction set, assembler and almost finished FORTH compiler - all using 10$ cheap BT keyboard with some cheap phone running termux...

It's a pain as most of those keyboard hijack some control keys - so it was all tmux and vim hehe

Also wrote some python live debugger/tracer but then python changed it bytcode again AND made JIT into mainline :(

All at the busy as fuck mall hehe

funny times

Re: I love my Bluetooth keyboard

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If you want a full size foldable keyboard with function keys and a trackpad, I can recommend the ProtoArc XK01[0]. This is a good enough keyboard that I use it as my main keyboard at home, and it's surprisingly cool to be able to just fold up your daily driver keyboard and take it with you. [0] https://www.protoarc.com/products/xk01-tp-foldable-keyboard-...

need one with a trackpoint-like nipple

Re: I love my Bluetooth keyboard

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Still waiting for the day when I can get rid of my work laptop and replace it with a phone entirely. Technically it's already possible, but it's just not practical until I can easily run docker containers on my phone. Also the samsung desktop mode is a bit underwhelming right now. If this is not the default in the next decade I'm gonna riot. Hotels could replace the TV with a big computer screen and the corner chair…

Just use a VPS

Re: I love my Bluetooth keyboard

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I tried to follow that link, but AliExpress only lists one product (a mouse jiggler) when I actually went to that website. German Amazon should ship to me without additional costs but then I'd end up with QWERTZ...

Bol, coolblue, Amazon.Com.be or .nl all deliver to Germany. Actually I often do Amazon arbitrage, same coffee machine fun the same warehouse may be 200€ cheaper on Amazon.fr than in any German shop including amazon.de. and the Belgian store has less choice but often better prices. Makes no sense but true.

That brand doesn't sell their stuff on any of those websites. I have bought in Belgian and German web stores before, but I can't really do that if they refuse to show me their QWERTY product offering.

Re: I love my Bluetooth keyboard

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So you mean a Microsoft Surface 2 in 1?

I think that matches 2 out of 3 requirements: Full general-purpose computer: Yes Connects to external keyboard and display: Yes Fits into pocket: No

When good keyboard, and decent-sized screen are priorities, "fits into pocket" is (self-)deception as they presumably will be carried in a backpack anyway. In other words it's unwieldy laptop one part of which fits into pocket.

Alternative is to hope for keyboard and screen to be present at special places. Which however means that practical portability is very limited. Also it would affect security, personal ergonomics etc.

Re: I love my Bluetooth keyboard

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I'm stuck in the same relationship with them: MX Master 3s/4 is my perfect productivity mouse. Problem? The rubber coating gradually disintegrates and accumulates dirt. ERGO K860 is my perfect keyboard. Problem? The plastic ABS surface of the keys wears and smooths in just a few months. The first set of AAA batteries have a far longer life! If only they didn't cheap out on the materials and plastic quality.

I have an ergo for two years, used eight hours most days, and apart from the space bar the keys still look good. Do you by chance have quite sweaty/greasy fingers or eat while typing? I can't see any other reason why the keys would wear that quickly.

Yeah simplest explanation might be my nails being abrasive and whatever grease is on my fingers. That's with 35h a week usage and no eating while typing. Not had this issue with other decent quality mice and keyboards though.

Re: I love my Bluetooth keyboard

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post #26

If you want a full size foldable keyboard with function keys and a trackpad, I can recommend the ProtoArc XK01[0]. This is a good enough keyboard that I use it as my main keyboard at home, and it's surprisingly cool to be able to just fold up your daily driver keyboard and take it with you. [0] https://www.protoarc.com/products/xk01-tp-foldable-keyboard-...

Does the trackpad make any sense, if you're using it on a device which already has a touchscreen? I'm not saying that the touchscreen is convenient, but a touchpad is mostly as impractical, and makes the keyboard seem to huge.

Re: I love my Bluetooth keyboard

#170

Still waiting for the day when I can get rid of my work laptop and replace it with a phone entirely. Technically it's already possible, but it's just not practical until I can easily run docker containers on my phone. Also the samsung desktop mode is a bit underwhelming right now. If this is not the default in the next decade I'm gonna riot. Hotels could replace the TV with a big computer screen and the corner chair…

I leant Python on a Nokia N900, which ran a regular Linux with Xorg, ssh, etc.

You can still do this today with a Linux phone (e.g.: postmarketOS). Of course, a lot of your typical iOS apps won't run there (e.g.: Signal, Maps, etc), but you can't really run docker container on iOS (yet?).

If you really need all the usual iOS (or Android) apps maybe you just need two phones? Still lighter than a phone and a laptop.

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