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dominicm09:10:43

Found this today, which is significantly cheaper than an ergodox ez, for anyone interested in something very similar but cost is prohibitive. http://unikeyboard.io/product/diverge/

dominicm09:10:11

Plus the optional LEDs = instant win 😜

kirill.salykin10:10:50

https://shop.keyboard.io/ Not cheap one, but looks awesome

reefersleep12:10:37

@vandr0iy that does sound nice 🙂

dominicm13:10:02

We should probably shout out to technomancy's atreus whilst we're talking about keyboards. http://atreus.technomancy.us/ Given that most of us here probably use lein regularly

dominicm13:10:48

I considered grabbing the http://keyboard.io before I saw the EZ.

dominicm13:10:27

I wanted to print and solder my own entire keyboard, and still do. I'm going to try and get a 3D printer later this year, and try print out a stock Ergodox.

antonpaisov14:10:54

I have kinesis advantage and it’s ❤️

antonpaisov14:10:31

I wanted to go for a ergodox before, but I figured that I don’t want a halfway ergo keyboard 😉

antonpaisov14:10:43

a place where keyboard meets clojure 🙂

dominicm14:10:12

The dactyl is super cool. I wanted one. It's also the thing I'm going to print after the well-documented ergodox

dominicm14:10:47

Looks like it's significantly more active than it was 8 months or so ago

antonpaisov14:10:49

but why ergodox?)

antonpaisov14:10:35

of course it’s a matter of personal opinion, but the curved shape really matters 🙂

antonpaisov14:10:11

and they’ve recently released advantage2 http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/products/

dominicm14:10:15

I've found it's less important than the split for me, and getting more use out of my thumb. Plus I needed something I can carry around as I travel a lot / work from home.

dominicm14:10:02

I've got really broad shoulders, so I feel uncomfortable on most keyboards as my arms are at quite an angle.

antonpaisov14:10:05

reasonable, I also want a split keyboard to carry around. that’s why I will probably source a dactyl at some point

dominicm14:10:52

I was very close to creating my own ergodox to start, and then switching to the Dactyl once the instructions were clearer & I felt a little more brave.

dominicm14:10:11

I eventually caved when I realised I'd need even more equipment for the PCBs, and just bought an EZ.

dominicm14:10:32

I'm getting more free time in a few months, so I'll be able to take on hobbies like electronics and building keyboards.

dominicm14:10:18

@antonpaisov Have you built a keyboard yourself before?

antonpaisov14:10:38

I wish you luck with dactyl! keep posted if you decide to source one 🙂

antonpaisov14:10:21

@dominicm btw I think there’s more reports of dactyl builds in the internet nowdays then it was before

dominicm14:10:08

Yeah, the README is significantly better than it was when I was poking around.

dominicm14:10:20

I probably would have given it a go at the time if It had looked how it does now

antonpaisov15:10:07

and the case is still the most expensive part of the build 🙂

dominicm15:10:43

@antonpaisov even cooler - it looks like my ergodox layout will be compatible with the Dactyl.

antonpaisov15:10:03

it definitely will 🙂