Some more impressions of the unicomp mini M: I don't have an old IBM model M to compare at the moment, but from memory, it feels like the switches on the unicomp have a slightly higher pitch in their click, and less deep sound, but still substantially better than MX style clickies that I've used like MX blues (which are kind of shit tbh). I'm gonna be trying out box royals soon, so we'll see how they compare in--
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Got a unicomp mini model M keyboard for my birthday!!! Very excited to use it as my main keyboard for a bit to see how it compares to the HHKB, and see if it might have sufficient tactility to become my new daily driver! So far my first impressions are amazing, the tactility is truly explosive, and the sound is better than I expected, very on-par with the times I've been able to use OG model Ms
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The build quality is also very good. Not a full metal body or anything, but its decently heavy, and the plastic doesn't feel cheap. Not to mention the keycaps are fantastic, very good printing on the caps, and the PBT feels great. Appearance-wise its absolutely gorgeous, the black chasis and white keycaps with gray special characters is really sleek. All told, I'm very satisfied so far!!
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zazilicious
3 weeks ago
a piece about my grandpa. content warning for descriptions of death and child abuse (not from my grandpa, he was amazing)
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Thank you so much for the follow!! This page is so damn cool, I'm shocked at how awesome it is!! Genuinely one of the coolest pages I've come across
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With the unacceptably high levels of malware that has snuck into the AUR, I'm honestly not sure if I can recommend Arch linux and its derivatives anymore. As it stands, the actual arch repos are absolutely limited compared to Debian and Fedora's, so anything Debian-based and Fedora-based are gonna have the packages you need, while Arch very often doesn't without the AUR. But these large-scale malware issues (cont)
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zazilicious
1 month ago
(cont) makes me feel like it just isn't worth it. Sure, you get so much more control of your system, but with the presence of malware in the AUR, I just can't recommend it. I think I'm gonna push some updates to my linux tier lists and remove arch from S-tier because of these issues, and how much arch relies on the AUR to fill in the gaps in software availability that the apt and dnf repos just have by default.
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zazilicious
1 month ago
it really pains me to do that because I love arch, and have used it for years, but without the AUR, you just will run into issues with essential tools and programs not being available through pacman, and will need to rely on the AUR, and at this time the AUR is just not safe to use. If you presently use Arch, please check if you are compromised, and potentially reinstall your system and change passwords if you were
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i just checked out your linux tier list and i noticed you havnt used kde neon i have and in my opinion its just debian with kde plasma so to say its pretty good
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zazilicious
1 month ago
Nice! I mostly don't use KDE, since I'm basic and prefer either the simplistic approach of gnome or just doing it myself with stuff like i3, but sounds cool! I have used KDE lots in the past, and when I first built this website its what I had daily on my desktop
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--terms of tactility. I'm not the biggest fan of the sound of the unicomp variant of the buckling spring as compared to topre or some of the nicer sounding MX switches I've tried, but the feel is pretty fantastic. I do wish that the actuation point was higher on the switch like it is on topre (which also has a more rounded tactility), but I can't deny just how satisfying the tactility of the mini M is.
I am feeling a decent bit of fatigue with the switch as compared to topre, and all the MX style switches I've tried. I am curious if box royals will be too tactile, since I've heard both good and bad things about the switch.
(context: am putting together a custom keyboard using a keychron Q2 as a barebones kit to build on, specifically because I want to try box royals, and I had extra amazon gift cards from my birthday)
switching back to my HHKB, its very obvious that it is substantially less tactile, but the tactility is a bit more pleasing for me personally. That rounded feel is just very easy on the fingers, and helps me type for longer without difficulty. To say nothing of the sound, which is just perfect. I definitely don't think buckling spring is going to replace Topre for me, but I am gonna keep using the unicomp for a week