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What are you typing on right now? I don't give a fuck about your Fisher Price clicky blue switches, what layout are you using? I bet you're using a staggered row qwerty keyboard. Pathetic. The QWERTY layout might have made sense for typewriters in the past, but it's a nightmare for your hands now. Think about it – uncomfortable positions, the risk of repetitive strain injuries, and carpal tunnel syndrome. It's time for a change. Look at the QWERTY mess – those weird, diagonal key pools? That's just to prevent typewriter levers from jamming. But why are we sticking to this mess? And those staggered rows? They're only good for machines, not for your comfort. Let's take the first step to a more modern keyboard. Ditch the staggered rows – they mess with your muscle memory. Ortholinear keyboards fix this, making typing a breeze with logically arranged keys. But we can do better. Our hands aren't made for squares, right? So why are keyboards? Introducing staggered columns, like the Ergodox. But even that's not enough – keyboards are flat, and your wrists aren't. Imagine typing without twisting your wrist for every key. But that's not autistic enough. The Dactyl keyboard. A split-hand, concave, columnar masterpiece. It's like a symphony for your fingers. This isn't just a keyboard; it's an experience. Yeah, it's a bit more complex to make, but hey, comfort comes at a price. Check out the Dactyl keyboard on GitHub (https://t.co/3EAd7yZuMi). The idea of a concave keyboard isn't new, but the Dactyl made it better. Kinesis may have started it, but open-source projects took it to a whole new level. But that wasn't enough, the Dactyl keyboard spawned nearly an entire community around it's design. Countless derivatives are available for whatever you want. Most notably the Dactyl Manuform (https://t.co/8WTXSKEYXs) which is my go-to keyboard recommendation. But anyways if you wanna talk keyboards, bang my line

0xdeadband's tweet photo. What are you typing on right now?

I don't give a fuck about your Fisher Price clicky blue switches, what layout are you using? I bet you're using a staggered row qwerty keyboard. Pathetic.

The QWERTY layout might have made sense for typewriters in the past, but it's a nightmare for your hands now. Think about it – uncomfortable positions, the risk of repetitive strain injuries, and carpal tunnel syndrome. It's time for a change.

Look at the QWERTY mess – those weird, diagonal key pools? That's just to prevent typewriter levers from jamming. But why are we sticking to this mess? And those staggered rows? They're only good for machines, not for your comfort.

Let's take the first step to a more modern keyboard. Ditch the staggered rows – they mess with your muscle memory. Ortholinear keyboards fix this, making typing a breeze with logically arranged keys.

But we can do better. Our hands aren't made for squares, right? So why are keyboards? Introducing staggered columns, like the Ergodox. But even that's not enough – keyboards are flat, and your wrists aren't. Imagine typing without twisting your wrist for every key.

But that's not autistic enough.

The Dactyl keyboard. A split-hand, concave, columnar masterpiece. It's like a symphony for your fingers. This isn't just a keyboard; it's an experience. Yeah, it's a bit more complex to make, but hey, comfort comes at a price.

Check out the Dactyl keyboard on GitHub (https://t.co/3EAd7yZuMi).

The idea of a concave keyboard isn't new, but the Dactyl made it better. Kinesis may have started it, but open-source projects took it to a whole new level.

But that wasn't enough, the Dactyl keyboard spawned nearly an entire community around it's design. Countless derivatives are available for whatever you want. Most notably the Dactyl Manuform (https://t.co/8WTXSKEYXs) which is my go-to keyboard recommendation.

But anyways if you wanna talk keyboards, bang my line

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