Protozoa's Milo stole my escape key

today at 5:18 PM

I haven't used a rotary encoder on a board since I started using column stagger splits under 40% but look how cute!

Lazy Designers Duo and Apricot

04/03/2024

Feels like ages since I got a new keyboard but it almost definitely isn't. I've had a premium QAZ-shaped hole in my collection for a while. No more!

December

12/25/2023

Wish I'd taken more photos this month.

HMKB 75

10/21/2023

Dan wanted another HMKB but they didn't have beige so he went for grey. It's surprisingly difficult to match a keycap set with a grey case.

Keyboard Pano

07/15/2023

I've had the idea for this in my head for a while but couldn't be bothered to do it until now. I had to add something to my site for it to work. Probably broken in your browser.

Dilemma v1 Choc

06/30/2023

I love the Dilemma but my Charybdis fits way better on my desk. Decided to put some low profile switches on the Dilemma so I can throw it in my bag and use it when I'm not at my desk. So far so good.

KBDCraft Adam

06/30/2023

I got this for Tabitha. Well, I got this then I remembered I can't type on row stagger any more so I decided it would become for Tabitha. And she built the case and put the switches in, so she's on her way to a new addiction.

Hey Jasper, what keyboards are you using at the moment?

04/02/2023

I'm so glad you asked, title! I wish the Le Chiffre (strange phrasing, that) had made it into rotation but it aggravates my RSI so I don't think it will.

P3D Le Chiffre Invisibolt

03/30/2023

I've wanted one of these for ages but I thought it was a limited group buy. P3D has the goods, and they are worth it!

Misc

01/07/2023

I've been so busy with work since I got back from Nashville, and the weather sucked too much to go out taking pictures most days. Still I got a few snaps, even if they're pretty crummy, most of them.

I cheated. It's a photo dump post!

07/23/2022

I haven't done one of these for ages because I like posts to be a bit more coherent, but I don't have the motivation (or sufficient content) for that so here's some snaps so that I don't have to do 3 Friday posts in a row. That'd be embarrassing.

Overkill

06/22/2022

I've wanted an excuse to use a Pelican case for something for ages. I got a mini one with my ACS headphones years ago and I love how official and purposeful they are.

BastardKB Charybdis Nano

06/15/2022

I genuinely don't see how I could improve on this.

How do you type numbers though?

06/02/2022

Having spent a week back on a "normal" 65% board, I have concluded that these tiny, weirdo split boards are the best and I'm probably done exploring keyboards for now. Here's now I use them.

HMKB65, Gazzew LT, GMK Bento

05/26/2022

There's been a long wait for this one, but it was so worth it.

Wireless crkbd with JLC Nylon plate and case

04/15/2022

I am determined to get used to a Choc setup. It's definitely getting there with this.

crkbd LP 3x5

02/23/2022

This is essentially an LP Corne version of my Skeletyl, and I am very into it but I still haven't found Kailh Choc switches that I like.

Making a working <= 36 key layout

02/06/2022

The pursuit of minimalism in keyboard layouts is as much an exercise in programming muscle memory as it is indulging Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Making a usable layout on something that only has a few more keys than the English alphabet has letters is pretty tricky.

BastardKB Skeletyl Amoeba Handwire

12/26/2021

Never thought I'd be able to do something like this, but once you can connect a wire to something, and you get the theory, it's fairly straightforward to build.

WSK Pain27

12/25/2021

I've wanted to build one of these for ages but every time I looked it's been out of stock.

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