You wouldn’t download a car. Corporate fearmongering, 2003. Me in 2025: Okay, but I did source an open-source split keyboard off the internet, solder it together like a caffeinated raccoon, flash some firmware, and now I’m typing this post with it. Also featuring: a fully open-source trackball that looks like it could control a satellite. 🛰️ ✅ Piantor assembled ✅ Ploopy Adept spinning like a dream ✅ Every keypress a small act of rebellion Huge thanks to @beekeeb_shop for the beautiful Piantor kit, @ploopyco for the smooth trackball experience, and of course @splitkb + @keycapsss for supporting the weird, nerdy joy that is DIY input devices. This desk setup didn’t come from Amazon. It came from a dozen tabs, five forums, three tracking numbers, and just enough soldering fumes to see into the Matrix. #OpenSourceEverything #MechanicalKeyboard #SplitKeyboard #Piantor #Ploopy #Trackball #DIYKeyboard #keeblife #CyberpunkVibes #OpenHardware #BuildNotBuy #YouWouldntDownloadAKeyboardButIWould
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You wouldn’t download a car. Me in 2003: Bet. Me in 2025: Just sourced an open-source keyboard ⌨️ from the internet, and I’m gonna build it myself. Piantor split arrived — controllers incoming. Big thanks to splitkb + keycapsss for making DIY feel like #cyberpunk magic. #OpenSourceEverything #MechanicalKeyboard #SplitKeyboard #DIYKeyboard #keeblife #piantor #OpenSource
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Grew up scraping gunk off ball mice. Then came lasers. DPI wars. Corporate drivers. Now? The ball is back — on top, where it belongs. Just installed a https://ploopy.co/adept-trackball/ No spyware. No bloat. Fully open. 🖲️ Your mouse is a prisoner. Mine defected. #Ploopy #OpenSource #OpenSourceHardware
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