I think https://github.com/KMKfw/kmk_firmware might be what you are looking for: It exposes itself as flash drive in bootloader-mode and the files on there are just regular Python scripts. If you search for “KMK macro pad”, you’ll find a bunch of projects - most of them diy. If you want to start from scratch, Jan Lunge created an awesome tool for setup and keymap adjustments (video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYJYFMWjNM, repo https://github.com/JanLunge/pog) - with the idea being that after setup you do not need the tool anymore to adjust the keymap.

You program/configure your keymap into the keyboard’s firmware so it is independent of your operating system. If you use Mac, you put your Mac specific keys into the map where you want them. It’s totally up to you - if you want every key to be “a” you can do that :)

The fulcrum comes to mind: It has a 5-way joystick (up, down, left, right and push) for the thumbs. You can always add tenting if you want (some alternatives)

You also can check some of the split kb databases if someone created something similar.

Also, https://whynoipv6.com/

Thanks, my works’ codebase feels old now.

Well…uhm

sub-40 gang 👊

They don’t call me AbstractJokerAdapterFactoryProxy for nothin’

Unfortunately as you found out QMK is not officially supported. But there is a port called SonixQMK which supports this board. This firmware also supports OpenRGB, so you can integrate the light even better in your setup.

If you haven’t decided yet, I find ZMK is a breeze to get the running

It is. The rabbit hole is deeeep.

I felt the same way. Based on this alternatives suggestions post, I installed Aves and it looks quite promising.

Next to U4s I can also recommend Durock Shrimp Silent and TTC Blueish White Silent

Classic PoweShell experience. Try rm -rf - I wonder why they added the aliases in the first place. Only frustrating to type different arguments which are also more verbose. Tastes like the good ol’ embrace-extend-extinguish.

Yes it does, still used when installing from media like DVD

Also glad there are discussions about this. Somehow Lemmy and the Fediverse seem more privacy friendly but it’s just as public as anything on the web - which makes sense, since communities, posts and comments are public anyway. So I’m not sure how it could be more private with the currently design.

There are however protocols that can provide the foundation for more privacy friendly and decentralized applications like Web5 and Solid.

Still too many buttons for artsey!

Those are rookie numbers!

Looks great! I’m definitely interested in the PCB series - which software did you use? Would be nice to see how the open source way looks instead of say Fusion360. I know it’s free for open source projects but it’s not free.

Agreed, in the text the original article is linked where Cory Doctorow coined the term enshittification - I enjoyed reading that article.