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xyxjj t1_ixynbe7 wrote

Reply to comment by Marvelm in When you spent 2,000$ over the last year and still haven't seen one GB arrive by CertainlyBright

because if we stopped the group buy model it's more likely that the ya'll wont be getting the keycaps you want:

Suppose a gmk groupbuy moq to even get them to run it is 500, and suppose we're talking about a small time vendor that can only afford to buy 500 units (for simplicity in this discussion), and that the vendor will always buy 500 units per run

With a groupbuy model:

There's be X + 500 units floating around in the after market, anyone that wants a set will get a set if they're around for the group buy, so X is the number of people that bought into the groupbuy

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With a groupbuy model:

There'd literally be only 500 sets available period. You'd then be subjected to the whims of the 500 people in the entire world that managed to get their hands on a set

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and that's just for base kits. What about childkits like novelties, alternative mods/alphas, child kits for exotic keyboards etc? where are you gonna get keycaps for those then?

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-MANGA- t1_ixykor8 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Getting down to sub-atomic levels by Seirin-Blu

I code for work. I use the Corne 42-keys, but have since modified my bindings for 36-keys outside of gaming.

You can remap using QMK and layers so each layer has a different layout. I have:

  • Alphas on Layer 0

Thumb cluster, from left to right are:

  • Tap Delete/Hold Layer 2

  • Backspace/Shift

  • Enter/Layer 1

  • Enter/Layer 3

  • Spacebar/Layer 4

  • Tab/Ctrl

  • Numbers on Right Layer 1(RL1), Ctrl+key and Alt on Left Layer 1(LL1),

  • Navigational keys on RL2, custom Symbol mapping on LL2 (I didn't map my symbols like they are on the number row, customized it based on how I think it should go)

  • Functions on RL3, Macros/combinational key press on LL3, togglers for gaming layers (Layer 5 and 6)

  • Numpad on RL4, Mouse keys on LL4

You can also search up Miryoku mapping for ideas.

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shieZer t1_ixyhnib wrote

Reply to My first mechanical keyboard by RiderInNature

Typing on a slightly modded RK68 plus (lubed stabs, the gamer keys swapped out for holy pandas and lubed reds) right now. It's a really great keyboard for the price and it will last you a really long time. Welcome to the club!

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