Blaming Productivity on Missing Ergonomic Keyboard Instead of Focus

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A two-panel meme using Principal Skinner from The Simpsons in the 'Pathetic' meme format. The top panel shows Skinner looking contemplative at a window with text 'COULD IT BE THAT I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY ATTENTION SPAN CAUSING MY LOW PRODUCTIVITY'. The bottom panel shows him looking at a split mechanical RGB keyboard with text 'NO I'M SURE THIS NEW MECHANICAL SPLIT ERGONOMIC RGB KEYBOARD IS WHAT I REALLY NEEDED'. Below is a photo of an actual split ergonomic mechanical keyboard with full RGB lighting. The imgflip.com watermark is visible. It mocks the developer tendency to buy new gear instead of addressing actual productivity issues

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick My Jira velocity went up 300% after switching to a $400 split ortholinear keyboard. Just kidding, I spent the whole sprint configuring QMK layers

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

My Jira velocity went up 300% after switching to a $400 split ortholinear keyboard. Just kidding, I spent the whole sprint configuring QMK layers
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My focus isn't the problem, it's the unacceptable 10ms of latency between my neurons and the IDE. I'm confident that shaving 2ms off my keypress actuation time is the key to finally merging that feature branch from last quarter
@ZmEYkA_3310 8mo

That is NOT an ergonomic keyboard, its just a split one
1. @ketter256 8mo
  
  Ты можешь настроить ее эргономик "под себя"
  
  @ZmEYkA_3310 8mo
  
  Elaborate pls
@ZmEYkA_3310 8mo

Afaik for a keyboard to qualify to be ergonomic it at least has to have parallel columns
1. @deimossos 8mo
  
  I think the proper name for this is non staggered columns 🤓
@ZmEYkA_3310 8mo

Type shit
@deimossos 8mo

Just received one yesterday
1. @shaha1am 8mo
  
  Damm.. this is cool
2. @M4lenov 8mo
  
  Please consult attached infographic
  
  Deleted Account 8mo
  
  where is the femboy keyboard?
  
  @ketter256 8mo
  
  I don't agree, all of those are fine. You can place it anywhere and still be able to type.
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  all except TKL have f'd up layouts
  
  @M4lenov 8mo
  
  I have to type numbers too regularly to ever ever ever give up my numpad, and am childish enough to enjoy videogames
  
  @deimossos 8mo
  
  no 40% mentioned, so i'm still okay
  
  dev_meme 8mo
  
  I get that many people don't like smaller ones but I'd argue 75% and above all are actual keyboards here, you still have all the keys except numpad, which is mostly used by people working with money
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  best advantage of <TKL keyboards is that you can buy a separate numpad and put it on the left
  
  dev_meme 8mo
  
  Haha why pay more if the entire right half can be configured to be the fn+num_key?
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  WHERE IT FUCKING BELONGS
  
  @Broken_Cloud_1 8mo
  
  where’s stenokeyboard
  
  @ZmEYkA_3310 8mo
  
  Thats a nice argument, however wooting 60he+
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  press Ctrl+F3 using 2 fingers with it
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  easily done on mine
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  palm on ctrl, right spacebar is fn, 3 is f3
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  6th finger? noice
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  not a finger. you specified fingers, i only used 2.
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  exactly
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  now press left arrow key with your index finger while not removing it from your home row
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  why would I ever need that?
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  because you want to immediately start moving your cursor after you have finished typing something, then start typing again, without flailing your arms all over the keyboard?
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  vim enjoyers have been doing that, but not everything has vim bindings
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  soy enjoyers, hjkl is the way
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  i'm more of an ijkl fan
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  this is my function layer
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  The problem with this is cursor keys are on the right side and I type with 2 hands
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  exactly
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  exactly where is the reason
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  home row with hjkl is being pressed by left hand or non-index fingers on the right
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  unlike Ctrl+F3 example that doesn't need explanation
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  why are your hands crossed
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  last time I've checked hjkl wasn't on the left side of keyboard
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  why does it have to be on the left
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  why are your hands crossed
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  yes. you implied you're pressing HJKL with your left hand, while they're clearly on the right
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  So you're coming up with something I haven't said I'm out of this entropy generating dialogue
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  ijkl is pressed by index finger, middle finger, ring finger of the right hand?
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  hjkl: by index finger, index finger, index finger, index finger; middle or ring if pressing lower keys ijkl is your own bugs I don't know what you're using
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  where the FUCK is your home row it's supposed to be J K L for index, middle, ring
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  J even has a notch on it to find it with your index finger
  
  @ZmEYkA_3310 8mo
  
  Right ctrl + fn (one finger for both) + 3
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  that's a stretch (pun intended)
  
  @ddamiryh 8mo
  
  > 60% keyboard > 3 keys hotkeys with "fn" just to type single '~' > dedicated key to change RGB effect
3. @p_0xbadf00d 8mo
  
  Sofle v2 here 🎹
@ketter256 8mo

Now you made me to go look for a new kb
@ZmEYkA_3310 8mo

Also like mod tap is a thing btw
@chupasaurus 8mo

home row doesn't start at 6
1. @Algoinde 8mo
  
  home row is asdf left hand jkl; right hand
@Algoinde 8mo

so if you're saying that, then it's not being pressed by left hand, at least not entirely, right hand presses hjkl, not left why write confusing
1. @Algoinde 8mo
  
  i'm more confused by hjkl being all index finger
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  I'm more confused of index finger for I in IJKL
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  thus nonsense answer for nonsense question
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  You said "home row with hjkl is being pressed by left hand", which is not true I then clarified that HJKL is being pressed by the fingers of of the right hand, actually, not left, unless i'm mistaken? You then replied with all index finger What was the point and how does this relate to my original request of pressing left arrow with your index finger without taking the hands off the home row
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  > home row with hjkl is being pressed by left hand > home row is asdf left hand 2+2
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  hjkl is part of the home row, and it's NOT being pressed by left hand (usually) which is why i'm trying to understand how the hell are you even typing
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  Are we still talking about pressing left cursor key with index finger?
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  Ok, let's get back to it, idk what that was. So, how do you go about pressing left cursor key with an index finger, while not taking your hands off the home row?
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  We're so back! Why would I need to press left cursor key with index finger?
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  Same reply, because you want to immediately start moving your caret after you have finished typing something (to navigate the code, for example), then start typing again, then move the caret again. If your arrow keys are not on the home row, you're flailing your right hand back and forth between arrows and the home row, which is slow as fuck
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  Previously you've used vim as the reason, and another reminder that it doesn't require to use cursor keys at all
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  I said that "vim users have it, but the problem is that not everything supports vim, and so you're stuck flailing your hand again in everything that doesn't support vim bindings", like this telegram chat box
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  I use pinky for that
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  that's a stretch
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  as in, vim D?
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  A non-existing one, since I move index to K for that
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  but why move at all if you can just... not and you'll get all arrows under all fingers at the ready
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  ... of using palms for Ctrl, yeah
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  i literally never pressed Ctrl+F3, but if that's a needed shortcut, i either use two hands (that are already on the keyboard), or bind it to something better, like fn+n so i can press it with one big finger
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  and my ctrl is on caps lock for ergonomics
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  If I'd pursuit ergonomics I won't use a keyboard that remotely resembles Model F/M.
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  Agree, but ctrl being the most often pressed modifier, it makes sense to put it on the home row it's really painful for me to stretch my pinky down past shift to where the actual ctrl is
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  The difficulty varies depending on inclination and size of keys, somewhat the same problem as with function keys that are being placed differently on pretty much any keyboard.
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  so where my hands are resting normally, it actually takes me 3 keys to press, but only one finger to move (big finger is already on right spacebar, which is fn, and my pinky is already on the caps lock, which is ctrl, at which point i only need to move my left hand index finger to hit the 3)
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  My example doesn't imply of using 2 fingers of one hand. The problem is that by removing function keys you have way more mess with layout from apps that DGAF. Ctrl+F1 would be the same problem and it's default Help shortcut in many things.
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  Idk, I never have issues with fn-related things, they speed me up My work keyboard does have F row, and I have to look every time to hit the correct key, especially if it's between F5-F9, while with my keyboard at home i don't, i just hold big finger of the right hand down and go for the numbers which are right there if modifiers are needed, they also get pressed right away
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  You know it's a skill issue /s the Ctrl+F* is a way to show that you have to think about 2 modifier keys that might not be near (I've seen crazy KBs without Alt and Fn as neighbors so Alt+F4 is a two-hand duty!).
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  and with that specific Wooting one it's actual brainwork
  
  @Algoinde 8mo
  
  Yeah, the pinkyctrl and right-space-fn solve that for me just press them down, don't even have to search for them
  
  @chupasaurus 8mo
  
  And my D is in higher priority than index finger for this use case
@Agent1378 8mo

Eeeh, remember optimus maximus..... https://www.artlebedev.com/optimus/maximus/
@deimossos 8mo

Corne v3?
1. @n3oney 8mo
  
  typeractive wireless corne choc

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