Blake PattersonThis has to be the worst thing Sun has ever done.
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Ken McLeod@blakespot It looks squishy and rubbery. Probably a little bit sticky as well. But what is up with the two space bars?
Wilm@_the_cloud @blakespot Dude! Inner space and outer space…
Miguel Arroz@_the_cloud @blakespot Sun overcomplicated things so much that a single spacebar was just too simple for them. 😅
Probably just something necessary since that keyboard can be rolled up, so keys have to be small.
Dźwiedziu@_the_cloud
It's a keyboard that you roll into a roll¹ and a full space would make that harder.
1. I'm blanking on an English term that wouldn't mean “rolling down a hill”.
@dzwiedziu @blakespot Ah! In English you would probably just say "It's a keyboard that you can roll up" without having to specify the final shape that it takes (is it a bundle or a ball?) Somehow I've managed to not know rollable silicone keyboards were a thing until today, and they are quite cheap to buy on the internet. I don't feel better for this knowledge, and I plan to forget it as quickly as I can.
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