I used to have long conversations via text. Some friendships existed primarily via text. The move to touch screens destroyed that. It just doesn't work for some reason. Nobody wants to have a long conversation using their phones. I'm not sure if it's due to the keyboard per se. I think it's more because you take the phone with you everywhere rather than sit down specifically to have a conversation. I'm not going to just keep talking forever throughout my day, so without a special time and place, it just stops altogether.
I love my Bluetooth keyboard
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#32I'm so confused by the picture. He's looking at a tiny phone screen when there's a proper display right next to him.
Yes, it can be confusing if you don’t read the article. He said he went on a 10 day trip and didn’t take a computer. That is context for why he got a Bluetooth keyboard. I doubt he decided to bring a monitor on the trip.
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#33At least with android devices, you can plug in any usb keyboard, and have it work. Those are free, in the garbage all over the place
The bonus being that typing properly works (the lag on Bluetooth drives me insane and often a key press is missed)
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#34Logitech k480. I carry it everywhere. Has a three way switch, iPhone, iPad and Mac. Only problem is it interferes with headphones/wifi somehow. Mac cries piteously when the k480 connects.
K380 is the non-stand version. It got me into low-profile keyboards. Even spent a while on my desk full time. Other pluses: rearrangeable keys (dvorak), runs on AAA batteries. The legends eventually fail, and the keys take a shine.
I’ve had both - the 380 is much lighter to carry around than the 480.
I wouldn't recommend either though, for both, the keys are not nice to type on if you don’t press perfectly downward, if you have any angle other than vertical, the keys occasionally bind a little. This is amplified on the 480 with longer key travel. They’re different types of key mechanisms on both but suffer the same problem.
If you have any kind of case, the 480 stand slot can be harder to use.
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#35If 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-...
I'm used to having a trackpad below the keyboard
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#37I've just recently got a mechanical keyboard, after doing a workspace ergonomics assessment, and also cultural influence from various other developer friends, etc... It's a Keychron Q10 Max (Alice Layout) - looks like a split keyboard but it's one piece. It's excellent typing, has both wired (USB-C) and wireless (Bluetooth, probably also radio too? I don't use that) connectivity too. I don't normally use the LED ligh…
> It's heavy, so not portable like the one the author uses
My first mechanical keyboard was a das keyboard, which was also quite heavy, and it completely spoiled other keyboards for me.
I've tried quite a few others since in various configurations, but discovered if it doesn't feel like it's got a lead brick in it, I'm not interested.
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#38Not long ago there was this dude here that made a typewriter from an old laptop by using text only Debian neovim and a few other tools which made me think, it's funny how something like a typewriter evolves to a personal computer only to.. de-volve? back to a typewriter.
I love my keyboards the same way my wife loves shoes. We can't get enough of them. Clicking on different switches feels like a constant dopamine flow and a lesson in paying attention. If you have no idea what I'm talking about I highly recommend you start trying mechanical switches.
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#39Not long ago there was this dude here that made a typewriter from an old laptop by using text only Debian neovim and a few other tools which made me think, it's funny how something like a typewriter evolves to a personal computer only to.. de-volve? back to a typewriter. I love my keyboards the same way my wife loves shoes. We can't get enough of them. Clicking on different switches feels like a constant dopamine flo…
> Not long ago there was this dude here ...
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#40On “field trips” where laptop is too much and just the iphone is too little, I have been pairing my ipad with a k380 for the last 200 years and cannot complain much. The only warning I get is that k380 causes some kind of interference with the apple pencil and other bluetooth connected devices. Can’t precise exactly how much though.
Logitech! Love-hate relationship with their products. I have M570 trackball and it's perfect for me and i love it. Only problem -- the switch on it fails in one year and starts doubleclicking like crazy. (I am aware of DIY fixes to replace the switch that needs desoldering and soldering) Accumulated six useless M570 trackballs in past six years. I hate that. They are waiting for me to find enough time and motivation…
I have the same trackball, and did end up having to change the switches after a year. They need changing again, I should stock up on them in the hopes of having something that works for a while.