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The perfect wrist rest / tenting setup
(lemmy.ml)
Shoutout to FerretDB doing God's work.
Putting data from apps that were built for MongoDB into Postgres.
https://github.com/FerretDB/FerretDB
And their lived experience trying to help the MongoDB ecosystem by building an open standard for document databases:
In 2021, we founded FerretDB with a bold vision: to return the document database market to its open source roots by creating the leading open source alternative to MongoDB, built on Postgres.
For years, we tirelessly advocated for an open standard. We built a popular product, collaborated with Microsoft to open source DocumentDB, and held high-level meetings with cloud providers and stakeholders to make the case for a standard that is similar to SQL, but for document databases.
In 2023, a MongoDB VP reached out to me. On a Zoom call, we were threatened with a lawsuit for building a compatible product. Being called a thief by a leader of a (then) $35B company was a moment of stark clarity on MongoDB's opinion about our work and the need for a standard. At the end of that call, I told them the industry would inevitably come together to create the open standard they refused to provide.
Their response? "They would never do that. They are our trusted partners."
Today, the market has spoken. The Linux Foundation has announced the adoption of the DocumentDB project [1] to create an open standard with MongoDB compatibility, the exact thing we were sued for earlier this year. [2]
This is a monumental win for developers and enterprises everywhere. It validates the years of work we've poured into this mission.
It is also telling that MongoDB's SSPL license has been abandoned by Elastic or Redis, the two prominent companies who were initially in favor of MongoDB's attempt to redefine open source. All clear signs that MongoDB's behavior is not appreciated by developers. [...]
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The perfect wrist rest / tenting setup
(feddit.nl)
Alt text: POV you are sitting on a sofa, left half of a split ergomech keyboard resting against the left leg under an angle (tented) while a black cat provides wrist support
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Pictured: current TKL below, split ergomech above
Background
So I recently got my first ergomech keyboard: a used BastardKB TBKMini, 3x6+3 layout.
It came with the default keymap.
I have been crafting my own initial keymap, using some vim-based heuristics and Callum style one-shot mods.
Followed BastardKB's instructions and got my keymap to compile.
Then onto flashing. This is where the problem is.
The problem: flashing the board
Instructions: https://docs.bastardkb.com/fw/flashing.html
I managed to put the device into bootloader mode with both layer keys and the top-left key. Verified that it is in bootloader mode by checking that typing has no effect. Also lsusb shows "Atmega32u4 bootloader" instead of "BastardKB TBKMini keyboard".
But I don't get a disk device.
Things I tried
udev
I tried adding the udev rules that QMK docs recommend: https://docs.qmk.fm/faq_build#can-t-program-on-linux
But it still won't work.
OS
I even tried another pc with other OSes: same behavior on
- Fedora
- CachyOS
- and even Windows 10
Help me please! 😥
Any ideas on what is going wrong here or what I could try to work around this? I really want to start using my split ergomech with a proper keymap.
Looking forward to reading your suggestions tomorrow morning (in about 9 hours for me, I'm in Europe). I wanted to post this now because I hope the Americans will be able to help me.
EDIT: Thanks, with your help and the help of some kind volunteers on the bastardkb discord I figured out that I have the old v1 elitec version and I managed to flash it with an old version of the bastardkb firmware. I got the layers working, as well as the combo, but callum’s oneshot modifiers aren’t working yet: https://github.com/fhoekstra/bastardkb-qmk/tree/main/keyboards/bastardkb/tbkmini/keymaps/fhoekstra
EDIT2: I finally listened and just followed the upstream QMK instructions, and it all just works, with Callum-style modifiers, combos, and a custom caps word:
Mig-31 had a major engine fire
Isn't that the normal operating state of the Foxbat family?
Tap for explanation
MiG-25 engine service life is 150 hours, MiG-31 300 hours.
These engines are essentially burning themselves to death constantly.
For comparison: the 🇨🇵Rafale engine, the Snecma M88-2, has a time between overhauls of 3000 hours, and is designed for a service life of 6000 hours.
Plugins on a universal open source IDE are a better system than specialised proprietary IDEs (that also share "core" code but it's not open source).
Fight me.
Fair warning though: I know these
/weakSpot
:g/your confidence/d
:x
Frømandskorpset sounds Danish. Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Are you aware of the Greenland news this week?
Unlike most houses, in mine the Fox won't change the default browser.
🤜🤛
Converting it to Nitter (xcancel.com) for people who don't want to go there:
https://xcancel.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1825196784462737824
And even then, they often hit the wrong city
Reminds me of that report from earlier this year, how Taliban former warriors were struggling with office work
https://time.com/6263906/taliban-afghanistan-office-work-quiet-quit/
Are you running for a seat in the European Parliament next year?
But it is unlikely that UK supermarkets would follow in Carrefour's footsteps, according to retail expert Ged Futter, because the strategy risks "poisoning" relationships between retailers and food firms. "This is a very blunt way of of trying to compete," he said. "To do that with your manufacturers, it won't help."
One of the many reasons why consumer and worker's rights are doomed in the Anglo-Saxon world: standing up for them is "rude"
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