Qwerty to _ ? - Colemak, Workman, Maltron and more ...

[Zenaan Harkness]

So those who've ever (or still) experience RSI, know that a keyboard layout 
which reduces RSI is A Good Thing™©®.

Physicaa (shape) as well as logical (char mapping) "layouts" are issues for 
those in need.

The primary physical ergonomic layout is the concave Maltron which begat the 
similar Kinesis.

Eventually the FLOSS ErgoDox appeared, and though a planar (flat) keyboard, it 
is

 - ortholinear - huge win

 - split, another huge win - custom per-hand split width and orientation

 - ultra customizable layouts courtesy the QMK firmware

There are many ErgoDox incarnations, one of which is the ErgoDox-EZ.


The Maltron logical layout, despite being one of the statistically "best" (most 
ergonomic, heat map, finger travel reduction etc) and around since the 70's, 
does not seem to exist in the ErgoDox community.

Here's logic: if you're going to bother (or need to) learn a new keyboard 
layout, why not cut to the chase and learn the best?  Why bother learning more 
than one beyond Qwerty?

In any case, here's one hopeful Soul's journey:

https://configure.ergodox-ez.com/ergodox-ez/layouts/nmR7W/latest/2

Click "Play layout tour" near the bottom left if you have JavaScript - the Oryx 
tour feature makes for a very nice visual experience, so recommended - use the 
LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to go forwards and backwards through the (relatively 
short) layout tour.

There's also some non-JavaScript screenies over here:

https://github.com/zenaan/quick-fixes-ftfw/blob/master/keyboard/README-ZenTron.md

Is there a secret Covid tracker on your phone?

[jim bell]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8483037/Is-secret-Covid-tracker-phone.html

1 step forward and 2 steps back...

[CJ Parker]

A US Federal Court has ruled that Julian Assange lawfully published the Hillary 
Clinton emails

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CJ Parker #05987-196 Proud To Be A Felon In AMERI A

Re: Fw: Re: Assange Superseding Indictment

[coderman]

‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐
On Wednesday, July 1, 2020 12:52 AM, таракан  
wrote:
...

> there is that sentence from Nietzsche that says 'Wenn dulange in 
> einenAbgrundblickst, blickt derAbgrundauch in dich hinein' , in other terms 
> if you fight monsters, do not become one yourself and if you look deep into 
> the abyss, the abyss also looks deep into you.
>
> That say making lessons to the one who is rotting in jail is a bit too 
> comfortable.

this is the moral hazard of hacking: spend time violating technical boundaries, 
it becomes too easy to apply this tactic in all areas of life.

given the overlapping set of cypherpunks and hackers, i see a similar siren 
song at play: gird yourself for battle against governments, and find yourself 
isolated in your all encompassing protections; alienating the very font of our 
own humanity...

as you say, easy to cast stones from a safe distance. our turn in the crucible 
might be next!

best regards,