Benjamin Hollon 🇺🇸🇲🇾🇮🇳🇦🇫Being a part of the #MechBoardCult gives you the privelege of sending pictures of your Mechanical Keyboard in dramatic lighting.
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Matt 
@thelinuxcast Ooh, I like the keycaps! Where'd you get them?
Also, that's a very novel mouse; what's going on there?
@benjaminhollon The keycaps came from kbdfans, and the trackball is a Elecom Huge. It is awesome if you like trackballs.
@thelinuxcast Interesting, not sure I've seen them like that before. I've never really used trackballs before.
@benjaminhollon I love it. It would be hard to go back to a regular mouse now.
@thelinuxcast That's my issue with trying rarer keyboard layouts or mice or whatever; I like to have the ability to go back if I need to. But then, the quality of life improvements... I'm just not sure where to fall on things like that.
Daniel (CactiChameleon9)@thelinuxcast @benjaminhollon Looks… Emm… Well loved 😅
@daniel @benjaminhollon Yup, my desk is dirty and old. Also that camera picks up everything.
Marco Bresciani@benjaminhollon
I've used an IBM Model M for 20+ years.
Then I've moved to a Filco Majestouch 2 TKL because M had some malfunctioning.
https://write.as/marco-bresciani/queen-elizabeth-ii-vs
I've used a nice (but, for me, uncomfortable) Royal Kludge RK61.
https://write.as/marco-bresciani/emperor-reiwa-vs
And thought about a fully custom thing.
https://write.as/marco-bresciani/is-the-quest-over
Now I'm on a GMMK 1 TKL with Gateron Pro 2 blue switches and custom Dolch PBT side-printed switches, Italian+German, to cover the ISO Italian 142 layout.
Technical Issues@technicalissues Very nice, I like it a lot! What's the keyboard and keycap set? That looks really nice!
Thanks @benjaminhollon It’s an #Epomaker GK96XS with Godsend keycaps from #YMDK. The caps are described as “OEM Profile Thick PBT.” I have a few sets from YMDK and like them all.
@technicalissues Really fun! What size is it? I've currently got a TKL, but I'm considering looking for a 60% with QMK firmware.
@benjaminhollon it’s a 96% and not QMK 😞 I’m actually looking at getting a Keychron that’s TKL. I should also mention I like the Halo Clear switches in my keyboards.
@technicalissues How are those switches? I've heard good things about them. I use Cherry MX Clears.
@benjaminhollon I started with the Cherry Clears in a CODE keyboard. These are very similar but have clear housings so they work well with RGB.
@benjaminhollon I have a 68% from #Epomaker too, but couldn’t deal with having to relocate either ESC or the ` as I use both all the time
@technicalissues Well, I've just moved <Esc> to replace <CapsLock> in my case; I'm loving having an easier access location. I expect due to that I wouldn't have too much trouble with that particular issue.
@benjaminhollon does this not mess you up when using laptops or other computers besides your primary setup?
@technicalissues Oh, interesting; I hadn't thought about that effect.
rob🕊️🇺🇦🌍🌎🌏✊
@benjaminhollon I support this one over Casio ! 💯🐨🎸🤘🫐🐳😜
@benjaminhollon I had a Logitech g11 or so? It was mechanical... Now dell thinjpad
@robookwus Oh, Raspberry pi 400s; I've heard of those! How was it?
Not sure I'd ever get one myself, but it's a really fun idea for educational purposes.
@benjaminhollon I have one qwertz and @jlizard brought me a qwerty from 🇨🇦
@benjaminhollon standard response lol
@robookwus Yeah, the sad thing about those is that it inspires people to be tech nerds, which is kind of the type of people who'd want a custom mechanical keyboard instead. :)
I have a Pi 3B, which is nice because it's very versatile. I'd like to get a Pi 4, but they're so expensive right now...
@benjaminhollon 3B enough unless I wanna do real stuff
@robookwus The 3B is pretty good. The reason I'd like a 4 is to have something a little higher powered to potentially use as a machine for focused work, probably on writing. My writing often ends up involving tools I code myself, so I'd like to be able to do some dev work on it too.