Freeman Crouch4d ago
Marcin Wichary
Please send help I keep buying programmable keypads
Apr 3 at 9:34pmWeb
Show threadMarcin Wichary4d ago

(In my defense, this is ostensibly research. I want to write an essay about how to actually have fun putting them to real use.)

Left: Wooting uWu with custom RAMA keycaps

Right: Figma Creator Micro from Work Louder with custom keycaps

Show threadMarcin Wichary4d ago
Be still, my heart! 🧡
Show threadHugh Young-Bish3d ago
@mwichary
Please explain this.
Show threadaschmitz4d ago
@mwichary Trying to decide whether to recommend the Spotify Car Thing, which feels like it's at least thematically relevant, even if it only has one(?) actual "key".
Show threaddamon4d ago
@mwichary RAMA keycaps that they actually made and shipped (rather than just taking the money and running and then eventually going into liquidation) are a genuine collectors item.
Show threadrelsqui4d ago
@mwichary hobbyist keyboards, weed strains, and a capella groups have in common that half the fun is enjoying the names
Show threadTikitu3d ago
@mwichary I have always wanted one of these for the debugger commands (step into / step over / etc). Never seemed quite worth it but always tempting.
Show threadAxel3d ago
@tikitu @mwichary
That’s an excellent idea!
(as in: I wanted to do this for a while with my two decks, but never finished it 😞)
Show thread🅺🅸🅼 🆂🅲🅷🆄🅻🆉:~$ ▓4d ago
@mwichary Dont worry....its not an addiction before you have at least 50....(says my inner voice while counting my 39 mechanical keyboards).
Show threadKyle Bradbury4d ago
@mwichary sounds like you got it under control
Show threadDaniel Carosone4d ago

@mwichary I can recommend some more?

#helping

Show threadMarcin Wichary4d ago
@uep Only if you like them!
Show threadPuppy Cuir4d ago
@mwichary What is it?
Show threadmyrmepropagandist4d ago

@mwichary

... now, let's be real. Is this a good place to ask for help?

It's like going to a casino and asking if anyone can help with a gambling addiction.

(Those are so cute... where did you get the bigger one?)

Show threadMarcin Wichary4d ago
@futurebird It’s the Figma Creator Micro from Work Louder (with custom keycaps).
Show threadmyrmepropagandist4d ago

@mwichary

I'm confident it's not a problem unless you have one keypad with five layers and each key allows you to selected a different second keypad.

Show threadMarcin Wichary4d ago
@futurebird Ooh you are giving me ideas.
Show threadThalia Archibald4d ago
@mwichary Please send help; I keep buying teletypes
Show threadMarcin Wichary4d ago
@thalia I am sending reverse help! Buy more!!! Teletypes are amazing.
Show threadEthan Blanton4d ago
@mwichary @thalia I have Marcin's keyboard book, he knows a lot of things, it even has Teletype pictures, you can trust him.
Show threadThalia Archibald4d ago
@elb @mwichary I missed out on that, because I couldn't justify the cost at the time. They're now exceedingly rare and expensive :(
Show threadBriala4d ago
@mwichary I presume you've seen Logitech, UIlanzi and others trying to eat into Elgato's Streamdeck market.
Show threadMarcin Wichary4d ago
@static Oh yeah, I should get one of those with screens…
Show threadMarcin Wichary4d ago
@static (It’s funny that Logitech by now copied both the Steam Deck and the Stream Deck.)
Show threadBriala4d ago
@mwichary The Elgato ones are good, if expensive. But what makes them work is the plugin ecosystem. I have two Elgato ones and a Ulanzi one and the Ulanzu plugin range is much much smaller than the Elgato one.
Show threadMarcin Wichary4d ago
@static Thanks! Good to know.
Show threadMichael B. Johnson4d ago
@mwichary It was nice to know you, sir.
I doubt there's anything any of us can do for you…
Show threadPetr Viktorin4d ago
@mwichary What kind of help do you need? Keycap shape recommendations? A soldering iron perhaps?
Show threadJ. Peterson3d ago
@mwichary Curious to know if the Stream Deck line falls into this category for you.
Show threadBrendan Thompson3d ago
@mwichary I also have rather a few. They’re so fun
Show threadMarcin Wichary3d ago
@BrendanThompson Any interesting things you use them for?
Show threadBrendan Thompson3d ago
@mwichary literally nothing if I’m honest. I keep buying more with “this is the one that’ll work for me” but they never really do haha
Show threadCaleb Maclennan3d ago
@mwichary I can send you self addressed prepaid packets to make it ease to rid yourself of such gizmos. Is that the kind of help you had in mind?
Show threadMarcin Wichary3d ago
@alerque Haha!