@mmlado
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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