Same! I was taken aback and offended all at once then refreshed to get rid of the ad which thankfully still works… But for how long more is the question 😭

You can either design your own PCB or handwire. I handwire because it’s cheaper, and I don’t have to order min 5 pieces and have extra lying around after.

Look up QMK, you can do a million different things with the firmware.

They can be as custom as you want! I’ve made a few by coming up with a layout I want, making the 3D model for the case, 3D printing it out and handwiring it up myself, then doing the firmware for it.

You can make something that once only existed in your head into something you use every single day!

On iOS you’ll find them in TestFlight, for android on their githubs

Oh I might have to take a look at that, I also use FreeCAD! Damn look at all these things you’re introducing me to 😂

My next build was (probably) going to be a remix of the iris and I wanted to include a joystick so I could use it 4 ways (towards left, highlight words to left; to right, layer; up down, vol controls).

I’d never come across 4/5 way switches before so that’s definitely something I’ll be looking into! Thanks for sharing!!

What CAD program do you use for designing your cases?

I started off with the quefrency, a split ‘normal’ keyboard, then started making my own (3d printed handwired) orthos.

Then I saw the alu case for iris and got tempted but am unwilling to drop >$300 on a layout I’ve never used before, so designed my own case with tilt and 3d printed and handwired that (all for ~£30 only!! split orthos CAN be cheap! - my first post on Lemmy was on this :D) And have been daily driving it so far

Column staggered is defo the way to go

Did you get this from Tumblr

That’s what I said in the body of the post ‘you can click on the little link icon but it’s less intuitive imo’ 😂

the only burger menu is the 3 dots and this is what comes up. ‘view source’ doesn’t do anything

Yeah hence why I said idk the cost of living and €4k might be enough. I also live in the north of England, on (28k but just went up to) 34k before tax but since I live in the city center of a big city, it’s not a huge amount… and I have a housemate

Edit and we’re not talking close to 6 figs here, another user pointed out that €4k/month before tax is not even €50k a year so if they’re living in a city that costs more than the relatively-lower cost north of England, they’re not in good shape.

Hmm ok, I’m not that aware of how much tax and what general cost of living is in the countries the 7 people are living in, so I guess €4000 (before tax)/month could be enough…

https://join-lemmy.org/apps/ has a mlem listed as a client for iOS

I think I’m misunderstanding, €28k for 7 full time workers is more than enough?