There are some things that I’ve been thinking really hard about, especially in the past few months of work, and with keyboards:
When people were in the keyboard hobby in the 90’s, how did they stick around interested for so long?
I am really learning so much about perseverance through this hobby, and learning how to be content with what I have. I also have learnt what I like and don’t like to do. But I can’t imagine being one of the OG’s in the custom scene, and how they would meet up to talk about the few switches, and they did this for years. Props to them for really keeping up the hobby over all this time.
How often should one change a board?
One of the buddies on the YouTube channel asked me to do a trisected thought about rebuilds, and I think it’s a worthy topic to explore. I still ask myself, should i change it after using the keyboard hardcore for a week alone? Or after a few months of use? I’m not sure of the exact amount of time. Also because I have so many boards, it takes some effort to remember which I’ve done where.
Currently I actually track what I’ve set up before based on my YouTube channel, because I honestly can’t remember.
How intense should my mobile setup be?
I don’t really agree with carrying too many things around whenever I go to work. This means that during a busy period when I’m not going to be in office a lot, I actually take home my keyboards and just work with my MacBook keyboard directly. But I recall a time where I would bring a 40 along to a cafe, especially if I need to hammer out an article or a letter.
But now, I’m just thinking of the additional weight I carry, and if it’s worth that little bump of typing experience. I’m still undecided. I tried bringing my hhkb around for some time, but it just fits into a weird space in my backpack. Maybe I should try again some time soon, and find out what I’m happy with.
Ortholinear keyboards.
I can deal with my reviung, the lilypro and the corne. but my planck… I don’t know man. The knob added a fun dimension to it, but coming down to quick practicality, it’s not the easiest to get used to. Some people really still swear by it, but I don’t know if that’s me.
Maybe I should try again just to see… I can’t even remember how I managed to do a plateless set up for it, and I did that one time amazingly. I shall attempt another go or two at it.
What are some questions and thoughts you still have about your keyboards?