Mechanical Keyboards infinitevalence • Now • 88%

KeeB Recommend

Co-workers Ripjaws keyboard died and since its not hotswap it cant be fixed easy. https://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImageCompressAll1280/23-828-011-V04.jpg He is looking for a replacement but is really addicted to the macro keys on the left. Anyone have a non Keychron rec? (I am already sending him all the Keychron keebs that offer similar layouts) Thanks/Cheers!

Privacy infinitevalence • Now • 98%

Lastpass Family - Privacy alternative

Despite the massive breach where we found out that notes (where lots of people stored previous passwords) were not stored encrypted by Lastpass, I have stuck with them for years because its hard to switch services. Recently I realized that both my wife and I were paying for 2 separate password manager services and we need to consolidate down to one. Staying with LastPass and moving to a family account would only cost $4/m which is still 1/2 what we were paying combined. Is there another manager that offers Apple, Android, and Browser based applications/plugins? Ideally also with an authentication app, though I can swap to any authentication if I need to so its just a nice to have.

 I will never be done tweaking and adjusting things, but for now, this is how I want it. I do wish I had more control over things like Discord and Steam. Some of the colors and things just dont fit well with the rest of the style but o well, cant make everything perfect.

3DPrinting infinitevalence • Now • 94%

Partner broke the vacuum tube, so designed and printed replacements.

https://www.printables.com/model/759734-oreck-vacuum-tube-extension#preview Replacement tubes are only about $15 but why spend that when I can just print them!

Linux infinitevalence • Now • 87%

Down clock USB 3.1 to 5 Gbit/s

Hey there fellow neck-beards and grey-beards! I have a motherboard with USB3.1 and I need to down clock it so its always 5 Gbit/s and never faster. Is there any way to do this, my DuckDuckGo Fu is not finding the right combination of words. I use Arch BTW... Just kidding im still running Manjaro. Thanks.

Neurodivergent infinitevalence • Now • 83%

Goal for the Day

Starting small: 1. Finish RFP/Quote 2. Call Retirement company 3. Write yearly review follow up email What do you want to get done today? Set a goal, maybe start small. Lets try to find ways to support each other.

Technology infinitevalence • Now • 75%

Dear Brother Printers: Eat a [Sponsor friendly words here]

www.therecycler.com

For a while now I have been a Brother evangelist because they just worked, they did not lock you into first party only printing supplies, and they were overall a good value. THEN: my printer firmware auto updated and suddenly my toner cartridges were no longer recognized. Its not that they ran out and I put in new ones, simply the ones that had previously worked (3rd party already) just stopped and it reported an error. I managed to find a guide on downgrading the firmware, and now I am back up and running and auto update is turned off. I am also saving all the little chips from the Brother branded cartridges. So Dear Brother Printers, Please choke on a bag of dicks. I spent $500ish on a laser color printer so I would not have to deal with the shitification that has happened to inkjet. Seeing hostile and profiteering consumer behavior from other printer companies you decided to copy them for short term gains. Well I will no longer recommend your products, and I will go out of my way to fix and downgrade your older printers with the sole purposes of putting them back into use and costing you new sales. 1 down, 1 in the cue, feel free to stop being anti consumer and breaking hardware we already paid for. URL referencing the last time I know they got caught messing with Firmwares: https://www.therecycler.com/posts/new-firmware-updates-affect-aftermarket-cartridges/

Linus Tech Tips (Unofficial) infinitevalence • Now • 33%

Down-voting without adding to discussion is as bad as not fixing videos.

Hey folks... Yes we all saw the drama, and yes Linus probably did not understand that the criticism was of their pace and methodology rather than on a single video. BUT please down vote bad content, not because your mad at Linus, and more importantly if you are down-voting to protest, do it on Youtube! This unofficial community (of like 3 people) is not affiliated, we are not beholden, we are fully independent and have no connection to LTT. Down voting here without adding to the discussion is as bad as posting YouTube video's without fixing the errors.

Mechanical Keyboards infinitevalence • Now • 94%

7yo decided they wanted to update their GMMK

My 7 Year Old decided that their GMMK needed a key cap refresh, so we sat down pulled off all the old caps, and put on new ones out of my spare/surplus.  The old Keycaps: 

Mechanical Keyboards infinitevalence • Now • 96%

Made a custom Aluminum base

The only real complaint I have had for my Keychron K4 has been the plastic case, so yesterday I decided NO MORE! I took some aluminim stock plate I had left over from another unrelated project and trimmed it down, tapped and countersunk mounting holes, and give it a hand brushed look with some 80 grit sand paper. So far it feels solid, and I love the diffuse reflections from the key illumination. Combining the open sandwich plate with low profile caps gives it a really cool "exploded" or raw look. I also added some silicone rubber to some of the larger keys to tone the "ping" down and give them a heftier feel and sound. I dont love the stock stabilizers that come with this board so they may be the next update. Switches and Firmware are already all custom.   

Mechanical Keyboards infinitevalence • Now • 98%

New caps makes it feel like a new board!

Keychron K4v2, put some LSA Keychron Developer caps on it. Required a little modification to shave down the stabs but I like the look, now I just need to fix the sound since the reduced mass of the cap leaves some snap back ping on larger keys.

ADHD infinitevalence • Now • 95%

3am but at least I finished my movie!

Thanks ADHD I really needed to go down the rabbit hole for a single actor and pull all the threads. I'm sure it won't have consequences.

Mechanical Keyboards infinitevalence • Now • 100%

The Daily - Keychron K4v2 w/ SonixQMK + Frankenswitches

 This is my daily, I have tried others yet I keep coming back to this one. Fact is I like having a num pad, and F-Keys as i use them frequently with work. My K4v2 runs custom SonixQMK which is Via compatible, I primarily do it my self because I have some particular custom keycodes that cant just be macro's as they need to pass through the HID port on my KVM. Switches are a blend of Kailh Royal Box and Kailh Silent Browns.  The switches are the Royal Box base, Royal Box Spring combined with the Silent Brown hammer (green bit), Silent brown Stem, and Silent Brown top housing. The result is a quiet heavy switch with a robust tactile bump.   When I built the switches I tested with both the Silent Brown Hammer (green) and the Royal Box hammer (brown) and was shocked to find that they felt very different. The Royal box hammer ended up being about 0.12mm longer and it overwhelmed the contact on the Silent browns. In the end I decided to use the Contact from the Royal Box with the slightly shorter Silent Brown hammer and found it the best combination of strong tactile bump. I also found that with the longer hammer the noise was far more noticeable.  

Lemmy Moderation Tools infinitevalence • Now • 50%

Fediverse Award Token/Crypto

So, never thought i would suggest a form of crypto or token, but it struck me that one of the best ways to help people pay for hosting services would be to create a de-centralized crypto token that when awarded to a user it is send on the back end to their instance. If we put this token on some of the exchanges then people could pay with either real money by buying tokens and gifting/awarding them, or converting other crypto into Fediverse tokens. We could even use the same blockchain to allow minting of one off or limited run tokens where users can create their own. Would also be cool if awards attach to the profile and are federated, but with the ability to make tokens private by the user. Just a thought, because someone wanted to give me gold for a post, and I linked to our donation page, but man it would be easy if they could have just purchased a token and sent it right then and there without having to go through all the different instance donation methods. Sadly, I am not a programmer so hopefully this idea is worth a shit and one of you smart people takes it and runs.

Mechanical Keyboards infinitevalence • Now • 100%

Keychron Q0 Plus Unboxing and mini-review

cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/45198 > A while back after it was announced I purchased the Q0 to test its use as a macro pad. As part of that I figured why not do some pictures and write a little review. > > The Good: > - Quality packaging means it wont be damaged in shipping > - The included C to C cable is great, and a good length > - The included A to C adapter is useful to have! > - The Foam between the plate and PCB is good quality > - QMK/VIA support is essential and works well > - ALU is good quality and well machined > - lots of little quality details, like rubber pads between the base and top of the case to keep it from rattling or shifting around. > - USBC port is on a daughter board that is replaceable separate from the main PCB. > - Screw in stabs > > The Meh: > - The encoder is soldered not socketed so you cant swap it with something else or replace it. > - The encoder feels like garbage to me, it has "scratchy drag" and a the tactile feedback extreme and each step feels like its locking into position. > - The screws holding the case together require an Alan key, while on the inside the USBC port is screwed to the case using Phillips.... Why why are there two different types of screws! > - PCB and Plate are screwed using Phillips as well. > - Masonite (maybe) paper is glued to the bottom of the PCB to prevent shorts, but is a PITA to separate. > > > > The WTF: > - listing says it has case foam on the bottom, mine does not. > - gasket is way to soft for me, i would have preferred a much stiffer foam, so I will have to replace this. > > Overall, its nice, if you dont have a num-pad and are looking for a very high end, high quality one with extra macro tools this is a great fit. If you like stiff springs/switches you probably wont like the Gasket. > > Build: 8/10 > Feel: 4/10 > Features: 8/10 > Value: 6 /10 > >

A while back after it was announced I purchased the Q0 to test its use as a macro pad. As part of that I figured why not do some pictures and write a little review. The Good: - Quality packaging means it wont be damaged in shipping - The included C to C cable is great, and a good length - The included A to C adapter is useful to have! - The Foam between the plate and PCB is good quality - QMK/VIA support is essential and works well - ALU is good quality and well machined - lots of little quality details, like rubber pads between the base and top of the case to keep it from rattling or shifting around. - USBC port is on a daughter board that is replaceable separate from the main PCB. - Screw in stabs The Meh: - The encoder is soldered not socketed so you cant swap it with something else or replace it. - The encoder feels like garbage to me, it has "scratchy drag" and a the tactile feedback extreme and each step feels like its locking into position. - The screws holding the case together require an Alan key, while on the inside the USBC port is screwed to the case using Phillips.... Why why are there two different types of screws! - PCB and Plate are screwed using Phillips as well. - Masonite (maybe) paper is glued to the bottom of the PCB to prevent shorts, but is a PITA to separate. The WTF: - listing says it has case foam on the bottom, mine does not. - gasket is way to soft for me, i would have preferred a much stiffer foam, so I will have to replace this. Overall, its nice, if you dont have a num-pad and are looking for a very high end, high quality one with extra macro tools this is a great fit. If you like stiff springs/switches you probably wont like the Gasket. Build: 8/10 Feel: 4/10 Features: 8/10 Value: 6 /10

If you have an older K series Keychron keyboard that includes a Sonix MCU you can flash to a custom firmware that supports QMK/VIA so you dont have to use the garbage stock software.

Discuss infinitevalence • Now • 100%

Guess im still confused about Federation, any reason im not seeing all the responses?


Stable Diffusion infinitevalence • Now • 100%

What kind of hardware are yall running?

I really want to setup an instance at home I know the MI25 can be hacked into doing this well but I would love to know what other people are running and see if I can find a good starter kit. THX ~inf