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Ergonomics / Re: The PalmPuk (with MS Paint graphics)
« Last post by TheSoulhunter on Sun, 31 May 2026, 10:35:12 »
Quote from: vvp on Sat, 30 May 2026, 09:36:05
But if you are lazy to move your hands around then you can also get a keyboard which does not require any palm movement while typing, like e.g. K80CS: https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?p=250605#p250605

Com'on, It's no about laziness, but ergonomics...
Hovering your hands over something for 6, 8, 10 hours a day, can be straining and lead to problems.

That said... Nice project! Still got the original ErgoDox (from the GB here) sitting in my collection.
Also plan to test one of these Cyborg keypads soon...

Still, this is about a palm rest. One that lets your palms slide in all directions slightly.
Because stretching your fingers is usually not enough to reach all of Num-row (from Home-row).
The Puk would also work for split-ergo boards like the one you made. It's just a different form of palm-rest.
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Ergonomics / Re: The PalmPuk (with MS Paint graphics)
« Last post by TheSoulhunter on Sun, 31 May 2026, 09:57:47 »
Quote from: vvp on Sat, 30 May 2026, 09:36:05
The bearing ball must be touching directly the table (or some big pad (cushion) put on the table) to provide easy movement. Your design provides easy movement only withing the cushion area which is drawn about the same size as the whole device for one hand. Also the balls must be able to move around in the device if you want to use only rolling friction. Your proposal does not handle this at all.

In the second design, the ball is captive in the upper half (blue color, with orange cushion on top) where the hand rests on.
The upper part slides in the lower part which is basically a cup (grey part...).
So, the balls roll on a stationary (non moving) metal base.
This allows the upper part to slide...

The size difference between upper and lower part dictate the freedom of movement.
The balls are held in the bearing surfaces (pink) that sit in the upper part (blue/cyan).
You can simply lift the upper part (which holds the balls) out of the lower part (grey).
This allows cleaning or lubricating the inside of the lower part.

In the first version it's the same, just reversed...
Balls are held captive in the lower part, and the upper part rides on them.
But, as mentioned, this would make the upper part tilt in extended position (moving to the outside).

The goal is to be able to slide your palm about 1 Inch in all directions...
On a 60% board, resting your palms on a palm rest, fingers on home row, about 1 inch is all it takes to reach any key.
The Puk is not meant to slide your hands across the table (going Alphas to Numpad or similar) but just for typing in the Alpha-Area.

Hope this makes it more clear...
Maybe I should make a animation or something?
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Keyboards / Re: Topre lovers, brace yourselves...
« Last post by Esme_Hong on Sun, 31 May 2026, 09:52:30 »
I’ve run into something similar before and a lot of the confusion ended up being from the photos rather than the actual board. Different lighting and angles can make details look completely different.
If anyone is trying to document their keyboard or compare parts, it also helps to crop and clean up the images first. I’ve used https://visaphoto.co/ a couple of times for quick resizing when posting pictures online and it makes the comparison a bit easier.
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] GMK CYL Desert Nights | CN Vendor Added
« Last post by MartinThePolarBear on Sun, 31 May 2026, 09:50:12 »
Still looking for a NA vendor?

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Other Geeky Stuff / Re: Playing old PC games from 90s-00s
« Last post by TheSoulhunter on Sun, 31 May 2026, 09:43:03 »
Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 30 May 2026, 12:58:10

Time Crisis

I still own the game and the lightgun that came with it. Also Crypt Killer, Point Blank, Resident Evil Survivor, etc.
But my final CRT broke about 10 years ago, and I can't figure out what's the culprit.
All old-school Radio/TV repair shops closed down more than a decade ago.
Swapped some caps that looked suspicious, but that did not help.
I hesitate getting one of eBay/else...
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Off Topic / Sta3m mach1n pricing.
« Last post by tp4tissue on Sun, 31 May 2026, 09:41:29 »
317240-0

Ok, soooo, it's got, 

Zen4 architec,  6 Core

16GB ram ddr5,

1660ti lvl performance = 3050,  8 GB vram,


The CPU is competent, shouldn't have trouble with spraying frames on dota.

The GPU, is kind of just hrrrrmmm... OLD.

This is a solid 1080p60hz machine if you reallllly stretch it on the newer games.

IT WILL HAVE FSR4.1,  how well will it work on this gpu though, is another thing.


This is not accounting for potential OVERCLOCKING, +13% easy.

EXTREMEEME overclocking also be possible for, +18-20%, Hard.,  Might cost +$50 in parts.


But PRICE,  Realistically, how much would you pay for something like this. This is approximately a $200 machine in oem parts, $400 machine in diy-RETAIL-parts by today's standards absent "Politically driven Economic Problems".

If we give assign value to the engineering and specialized software (steamlinux),  Then let's call it +$100.

If they sell this for $600-650, worth it,

If they sell this for $750+, you're better off DIY. 

$800+,  just cancel it.

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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] DCS Handarbeit - Big Update
« Last post by Frezzles on Sun, 31 May 2026, 09:25:13 »
Amazing looking set, and definitely a cop but id love to see the bae and 10u in one set with maybe even stepped bottom row. 
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Reviews / Re: A Long Journey... Summary and Conclusion
« Last post by Esme_Hong on Sun, 31 May 2026, 09:16:46 »
Welcome! If you're getting into custom keyboards, I'd suggest taking your time with switches and layout choices before chasing expensive keycap sets. It's amazing how much the typing feel changes with a few small tweaks. Good luck with the GMK design idea too — having a graphic design background is definitely a big advantage for that.
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Off Topic / Re: We's prolly spad00dled..
« Last post by tp4tissue on Sun, 31 May 2026, 08:59:17 »
Ok, so the optimist arguement is,  Nawdawg,  they won't do it, they're not THATTtttt studpi.

Right !!, Bhuhh, 'mrurica lost 5 wars in a row, been at it every year, why would they stop now?


The polygon's  entire business is getting people killed. it doesn't matter who dies, ur00pean farmer's kiz, 'mruruica's farmer's kiz,   They only see $ if people die.

WHY wouldn't they do it??  Where is there incentive in the structure such that they don't.



At the hight of the c0ld war,  the money spent on the military system was enough to purchase every asset in 'murica except the land.
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Group Buys and Preorders / Re: [GB] DCS Dolch - Live from June 1st to July 1st!
« Last post by DirtyGingy on Sun, 31 May 2026, 08:17:21 »
DCS and Dolch? Well **** me.
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