A Geek Goes Flying

Yesterday was a lazy day. I just couldn’t motivate to do much. I think I was recovering from a multi-week sleep deficit. But I made forward progress on a couple of things: Finally figured out how to use duplicity, snap, and get automated backups of my most critical files to a UNIX-friendly cloud service. Swapped my “ home workstation clicky” board from Box Jade switches to Box Pale Blue switches I had installed in a fullsized GK705 I never use. I’m not sure why I thought the Jades (50g operating force, 60g bottom out) were the second-stiffest clicky switches in the Kailh Box line-up after the Navy switches (60g/90g), but that honor actually goes to the Pale Blues (70g/80g). And I knew that ! (The Pale Blue switches have the heavier springs and the thinner click bar, while the Jades have the thicker click bar but the lighter spring. The Jades are more tactile, while the Pale Blues are stiffer.) Really liking the Pale Blues now. (Still using a Navy for the space bar.) Ordered a “Gr...

Keychron K10 in the middle of swapping to pale blue switches I was finding the GMMK full-sized keyboard with Kailh Box Navy switches a nice change, but also quite fatiguing after even just a few hours of typing. The Box Whites are way too light. The Pinks ... might be, too? Jades are pretty close to Navy switches. So I figured I’d try the Pale Blue switch again (I have them on a GK705, one of the first boards I setup almost exactly 2 years ago, but I don’t really use it much, it’s not a great board). (Hmm. I forgot I first setup the GMMK with Pale Blues ?). I don’t know if the switches have changed, or if using them with a Keychron ( K10J3 , RGB hot-swap aluminum, came with Gateron Browns that didn’t suck as much as I remembered (typed on them for a few days until the Pale Blue switches arrived) is that different, but, these are stiffer than I remember. Definitely lighter weight than the Navy switches, with a soft but distinct click as I type. Anyway. I like it so far. I’m definitely...