After a week of forced use of i3 I went back to my usual de. Took less than 5 minutes to realize i3 is infinitely more efficient. So now I'm thinking nuke and pave with ubuntu server and then install x and i3... no traditional de at all.

@CrazyTux Try dwm sometime from suckless, seems to be even more minimal, and faster. Only downside is the lack of runtime configs, but people generally don't use those as much as they think they do.

Tiling WMs are one of the best things ever

@architect so I'm not the only lazy guy that gets HORRIBLY annoyed by taking my hand off the kb and reaching for the mouse?
@CrazyTux nope, one of the reasons I ordered an Ultimate Hacking Keyboard, trackball in reach of the thumb so you never have to take your hands off the keyboard
@architect hmm... that's sexy. I wonder if they offer either a blank or Dvorak key set?
@CrazyTux Much like the Ergodox keyboard, it can be reprogrammed, so the keycaps don't really matter that much
@architect holy crap. It's available with blank keys and cherry browns. This is happening
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It's just a shame I can't get one with buckling springs, love the way those keyboards feel