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Putin's IBS<p>⚡️⚡️⚽️ The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukrainian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukrainian</span></a> futsal team has qualified for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Euro_2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Euro_2026</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> received a ticket to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Euro_2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Euro_2026</span></a> after the loss of our main competitor, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romania</span></a>, which lost to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/European_Championship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European_Championship</span></a> matches will be held in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Latvia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Latvia</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a> in January-February 2026</p><p>Congratulations, guys! 👏👏👏🇺🇦</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KEYBOARD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KEYBOARD</span></a> | Send news</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisamasskiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putinisamasskiller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisawarcriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putinisawarcriminal</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@kardinal691" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kardinal691</span></a></span></p>
Filip M. Nowak<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mntmn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mntmn</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyboard</span></a> is absolutely awesome. basic functionality, build quality, aesthetics, repairability... THIS is exactly what computer peripheral should be! highly recommended.</p>
John Macintosh<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a></p>
John Macintosh<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a></p>
IT News<p>A New Mechanical Keyboard for an Old Computer - As computers age, a dedicated few work towards keeping some of the more interestin... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/10/a-new-mechanical-keyboard-for-an-old-computer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/10/a-new-</span><span class="invisible">mechanical-keyboard-for-an-old-computer/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mechanicalkeyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mechanicalkeyboard</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/3dprinted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinted</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyboard</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrofit</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcb</span></a></p>
Ricky de Laveaga<p>Dear <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> + <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a> app developers,</p><p>PLEASE disable the evil <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/sticker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sticker</span></a> section of the <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyboard</span></a> that messes up recent <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/emoji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emoji</span></a> in recent versions of <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/iOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iOS</span></a>. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tapbots.social/@ivory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ivory</span></a></span> for <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tapbots.social/@tapbots" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tapbots</span></a></span> gets this right, goddess bless them 🪷</p><p>pictured: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> Cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span></p>
Dylan Rogers<p>Make your escape key easier to reach by swapping your escape and caps lock keys! This is especially useful for Vim and Neovim editing!</p><p>If you use Linux with the X window system, just run this command on startup:</p><p>``` sh<br>setxkbmap -option caps:swapescape<br>```</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyboard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neovim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neovim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nvim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nvim</span></a></p>
John Macintosh<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a></p>
John Macintosh<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a></p>
Vivaldi<p>Vivaldi’s like that coworker who brings their own keyboard, because the one provided just won’t cut it. 🤓⌨️</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Vivaldi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vivaldi</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apps</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Browser</span></a></p>
John Macintosh<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a></p>
John Macintosh<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a></p>
John Macintosh<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a></p>
John Macintosh<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a></p>
Axel ⌨🐧🐪🚴😷 | R.I.P Natenom<p>This is the oddest <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/KeyboardLayout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeyboardLayout</span></a> I've seen in quite a while: <a href="https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/01/20/bandit-pc32-standalone-colorforth-keyboard-computer-is-powered-by-the-raspberry-pi-rp2350-microcontroller/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnx-software.com/2025/01/20/ba</span><span class="invisible">ndit-pc32-standalone-colorforth-keyboard-computer-is-powered-by-the-raspberry-pi-rp2350-microcontroller/</span></a></p><p>And yes, the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/OrtholinearKeyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrtholinearKeyboard</span></a> of that small <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/handheld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handheld</span></a> computer seems to be a <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/MechanicalKeyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MechanicalKeyboard</span></a>, they say it has <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Kailh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kailh</span></a> Brown switches, seemingly MX compatible.</p><p>Moving around the O and especially the P and L key reminds me of the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyboard</span></a> layout of the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Enigma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enigma</span></a>, also because I also already was experimenting with such layouts: <a href="https://github.com/xtaran/XTK/blob/master/Painigma27.md" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/xtaran/XTK/blob/mas</span><span class="invisible">ter/Painigma27.md</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Forth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forth</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ColorForth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColorForth</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PC32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC32</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Bandit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bandit</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/RP2350" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RP2350</span></a></p>
gavcloud<p>Johann Sebastian Bach • Partita 2 in C minor BWV 826</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/bTOT36FCVco?si=pyN0fzwW0W_EWHmu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/bTOT36FCVco?si=pyN0fz</span><span class="invisible">wW0W_EWHmu</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/bach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bach</span></a> <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/jsbach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jsbach</span></a> <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyboard</span></a> <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/partita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>partita</span></a> <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/baroque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>baroque</span></a> <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/classicalmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classicalmusic</span></a></p>
John Macintosh<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a></p>
John Macintosh<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a> 😯</p>
John Macintosh<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboards</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keyboard</span></a></p>
Charlie Balogh<p>One more photo of the keyboard frame after the surgery. Almost all holes went in the middle, except one. 😅 But that still holds its screw just fine.</p><p>And no sign of any modification is visible from the other side. Perfect.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/keyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>keyboard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/c116" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>c116</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plus4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plus4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/8bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>8bit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a></p>