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Far beyond the Lounge, with Lounge Lizard EP-5’s new physical modeling
#MusicianTips #MusicTech

Far beyond the Lounge, with Lounge Lizard EP-5's new physical modeling - CDM Create Digital Music
AAS' Lounge Lizard EP-5 refreshes one of the definitive electric keyboards in software with a redesigned physical modeling core for tine and reed instruments. What sets this particular plug-in apart is deep modeling and diverse presets, which can take the instrument way beyond the lounge. Yes, it can be an accurate electric keyboard, but it can also imagine new keyboard instrument sounds that you've never heard before.

@… Keyboard Maestroなどで、Cmd QQに置き換えるとか定番ですよ！

Anyone can help me get the long-press extra characters popup on iPad with the Magic Keyboard attached?
It activate when using the virtual keyboard. But a long press on the Magic Keyboard does nothing. It is extremely frustrating.
:🙌🏿

New pre-print! #ai
**Universal pre-training by iterated random computation.**
⌨️🐒 A monkey behind a typewriter will produce the collected works of Shakespeare eventually.
💻🐒 But what if we put a monkey behind a computer?
⌨️🐒 needs to be lucky enough to type all characters of all of Shakespeare correctly. 💻🐒 only needs to be lucky enough to type a program for Shakespeare.

Universal pre-training by iterated random computation
We investigate the use of randomly generated data for the sake of pre-training a model. We justify this approach theoretically from the perspective of algorithmic complexity, building on recent research that shows that sequence models can be trained to approximate Solomonoff induction. We derive similar, but complementary theoretical results. We show empirically that synthetically generated data can be used to pre-train a model before the data is seen. We replicate earlier results that models t…

I got this extension that binds keyboard shortcuts to play/pause and prev/next for YT Music tabs if they're open, downside is it only works on Chrome rn, FF version is available, but shortcuts in general are finicky atm.

Severance fans, rejoice! Now you, too, can join Macrodata Refinement with your very own MDR keyboard
https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/16/youll-soon-be-able-to-buy-this-severance-inspired-keyboard/

You’ll soon be able to buy this Severance-inspired keyboard - 9to5Mac
Severance’s MDR keyboard has inspired a new mechanical keyboard product coming from the team at Atomic Keyboard.

It's really fucked up how when I write posts on work laptop (MacBook/Macos) vs. my own machine (Thinkpad/Linux) I end up with some many extra typos.
I don't think it's the MacBook keyboard (though it is a bit shit) it really is Macos' autocorrect.

from my link log —
The joys of UNIX keyboards.
https://donatstudios.com/UNIX-Keyboards
saved 2023-08-04 https://do…

The Joys of UNIX Keyboards

Soliciting Internet Opinions: what presenter clickers do you like best that work well with Apple but also have some capacity for universal use? I am tired of the Logitech malware crap that they force on me.
Holy COW: thanks to @… I have discovered that my Flipper Zero works PERFECTLY as a clicker out of the box as a simple bluetooth connection (ANSI keyboard) t…

Last week I watched a new apprentice take 15 minutes to type a simple email – using the eagle-search system, eyes glued to the keyboard.
Over 12 years of #school education behind them, able to analyze Shakespeare and solve math problems, but typing as if they're seeing a computer for the first time!
HOW is it possible that in 2025 we are still producing graduates who can…

"Pen vs. Keyboard? Why the Tool Doesn’t Matter as Much as You Think for Personal Knowledge Management" #KnowledgeManagement

One of the highlights of my WWDC week was playing keyboard for @…'s new song, Source of Truth:
https://www.youtube.com/live/RJdJMmfIENo?s

AI Harmonizer: Expanding Vocal Expression with a Generative Neurosymbolic Music AI System
Lancelot Blanchard, Cameron Holt, Joseph A. Paradiso
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.18143

AI Harmonizer: Expanding Vocal Expression with a Generative Neurosymbolic Music AI System
Vocals harmonizers are powerful tools to help solo vocalists enrich their melodies with harmonically supportive voices. These tools exist in various forms, from commercially available pedals and software to custom-built systems, each employing different methods to generate harmonies. Traditional harmonizers often require users to manually specify a key or tonal center, while others allow pitch selection via an external keyboard-both approaches demanding some degree of musical expertise. The AI …

Woke up to email from Montreal that they have a new parking payment app.
The old one is called “P$Mobile”—good luck remembering that when you’re trying to pay for parking—so maybe this is a step up.
"Proudly 100% made in Quebec” (if you don’t count the XKCD tower of dependencies… sure… I guess). 🙄
Immediately: email input that isn’t designated as such so the keyboard is wrong.
Second thing: it thinks the password I used is too long at >20 characters. This is n…

Linus Torvalds goes back to a mechanical keyboard after making too many typos https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/linux_6_15_rc6_keyboards/
This change will cost Mr. Torvalds a lot of money. It's another rabbit hole down which your money is dippi…

5 Tools to Amp Up Your Keyboard Rig
#DigitalPiano #MusicianTips
https://muz4now.com/2020…

5 Tools to Amp Up Your Keyboard Rig
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Them: you should probably use the keyboard layout that matches the actual labels on your keyboard
Me: …

I’m starting to wonder if my shoulder problems might in the end be related to my use of a trackpad, specifically hovering over it. So I’ll try using a mouse (with the other hand) instead for a while and see if this helps.

Got a new keyboard with a different layout... thought it would be a good idea. And yeah, I never used that number pad anyway... but damn, the change has slowed me down... give me a minute to develop some new muscle memory...

Got a new mechanical keyboard yesterday, so I had to create my own #NeosCMS keycap with Norman Nodely.
Due to the size of the googly eyes its very easy to blindly find the escape key 👍

Looking into buying new laptop for our lab.
Apparently laptops now are called "AI Laptop" and have a Copilot Key on the keyboard?! Like, with the copilot logo and all? This was from the Dell website which is an approved supplier of the university... Also we have to use #Outlook, #Teams

So.. Split Keyboards..
Bisher hab ich auf dem "Das Keyboard 4 Professional" gearbeitet und wollte jetzt was provrammierbares und nem ergonomischeren Layout
Also warum nicht gleich komplett auf Split umsteigen? Umgewöhnen muss ich mich ja sowieso
#Keyboard #splitKeyboard

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Domenico Scarlatti & Yevgeny Sudbin:
🎵 Keyboard Sonata in F sharp minor, K 448
#DomenicoScarlatti #YevgenySudbin
https://open.spotify.com/track/1E4KyZMZN6Luw3dalQiicr

Ist verkauft. Nicht mehr boosten, vielen Dank!
Verkaufe einen Raspberry Pi 400 (das "Tastaturmodell") ohne weiteres Zubehör, selten gebraucht, keine Gebrauchsspuren.
Zum Betrieb braucht man ein halbwegs starkes Netzteil mit USB-C-Anschlusskabel, eine microSD-Karte, um sich das Betriebssystem der Wahl darauf zu installieren, und eine Maus.
30,- EUR inkl. Versand in Deutschland.
Das ist dieses Modell:

Good stuff for Mac Users. I’ve used it forever. Really handy, and it works well.
#Software #Mac #MacOS

St. Clair Software (@stclairsoft@mstdn.social)
Attached: 1 image Default Folder X 6.1.6 is out! It includes a Focus filter to automatically switch folder sets when you activate a macOS Focus. It's also faster in file dialogs and fixes issues with keyboard shortcuts, Finder-click, keyboard focus and making new folders. https://www.stclairsoft.com/blog/2025/05/13/default-folder-x-6-1-6-automatically-swap-favorites-and-default-folders-when-you-switch-macos-focus-modes

It didn't surprise me to read, but according to an article in yesterday's Independent, social media is the number one source of news in the US. No wonder there are so many shouty, misinformed, keyboard warriors out there.

Unlocking Musical Understanding - Practising the Piano https://practisingthepiano.com/unlocking-musical-understanding-keyboard-harmony/?utm_sourc…

Unlocking Musical Understanding - Practising the Piano
Learn how to use keyboard harmony as a means of developing essential musical skills such as theory, ear training and analysis!

Thought I needed a replacement of my keyboard, but repair man thought otherwise. A bit of polishing the wires was enough 🤝

Small achievement: Managed to configure the Steam controller for #BattleForWesnoth, so now I can play it on the big screen. 🎮 (The tricky part was getting the controller's mouse emulation work under Wayland, but then it's great for mouse keyboard games!) BfW is still one of the greatest games of all time, if you ask me, and it simply never gets old. 🧝‍♂️

So, might've gotten a few things in the mail today...MUHAHAHA. The Minisforum MS-A2s have arrived and I've started getting the RAM upgraded and tested.
#homelab #minirack

I'm at the stage where I wish I got a split keyboard built in into my laptop. @… this looks like it fits your interests, both in terms of keyboards but also linguistically!
https://note.com/saoto28/n/n716b7ca2e1f9

I finally got rid of the old bed I’d kept since moving in, so the room feels pretty empty right now.
I’m in the process of reorganizing everything and plan to turn this space into my own anarchist sanctuary.
Soon, I’ll add a bookshelf and more anarchist art to the wall, right next to the communist hammer and sickle symbol.
#Declutter

Überall nur noch Vibe Coding.... #flippstevölligaus

My JS Krups is resisting netbooting. I see it doing a DHCP discover, and I see Kea responding with an offer, but then it just sends another Discover. Hmph. I can get to the serial console and doing boot net from there doesn't help; none of the keyboard shortcuts for network diag etc seem to work (except the one that displays the help for it...). So I took the flash SIM out and now it boots to Net rather than flash by default; alas with the same DHCP behaviour. Time to try isc-dhcp.…

And, with all airborne balls in a relatively stable state, I'm calling it: beer o'clock.

And children. Every Trump voter elected to deport Mothers & their children.
You ruined their lives. It's your fault.
#trump

Trésors de lames
Accordéons et bandonéons
by Laurent Jarry
French #accordion maker and collector Laurent Jarry is retiring
I recommend you order a copy of his beautiful book of accordion and bandoneon photos!
Treasury of Reeds is a massive coffee-table format vinyl album-size book with 205 colour photos spread across 350 pages
200 years of squeezebox history. …

@… Getting a split keyboard and putting Tab and Esc in the middle, accessible by index finger.

It’s not the mistakes that matter. Apple has made them before. The Newton, MobileMe, the butterfly keyboard. What matters is the posture. A company once defined by joyful provocation—by thinking different—is now defined by its defensiveness. Its leadership acts not like inventors but like stewards of a status quo. They protect margins like relics. They fear dilution. They optimize at the expense of surprise.

Apple’s Diet of Worms
On a crisp April morning in 1521, the twenty-one-year-old Emperor Charles V entered the Bishop’s Palace in Worms. The weight of a continent rested on his adolescent shoulders, and he carried it with the stiff dignity of someone raised to believe history itself had chosen him. He wore black

I noticed yesterday that if you call Wells Fargo that their announcement now says "Your call may be recorded *or analyzed*"
Oh, and Wells also added that fake typing sound to their awful call-tree. What, do they think that we believe we are talking to a real person who is typing at a keyboard?

SplashNet: Split-and-Share Encoders for Accurate and Efficient Typing with Surface Electromyography
Nima Hadidi, Jason Chan, Ebrahim Feghhi, Jonathan Kao
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12356

SplashNet: Split-and-Share Encoders for Accurate and Efficient Typing with Surface Electromyography
Surface electromyography (sEMG) at the wrists could enable natural, keyboard-free text entry, yet the state-of-the-art emg2qwerty baseline still misrecognizes $51.8\%$ of characters in the zero-shot setting on unseen users and $7.0\%$ after user-specific fine-tuning. We trace many of these errors to mismatched cross-user signal statistics, fragile reliance on high-order feature dependencies, and the absence of architectural inductive biases aligned with the bilateral nature of typing. To addres…

#CoSin2025
/me started this year with something different.

How SAD, I've just noticed that I didn't put my keyboard back together quite right 7 months ago

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Muzio Clementi & Howard Shelley:
🎵 Sonatina No 5 in G major for keyboard, Op 36
#MuzioClementi #HowardShelley

Kann man hier einfach ein MP3 hochladen? Wenn ja, dann schenke ich euch hiermit einen Track, der es nicht mehr aufs kommende Album geschafft hat…
#music #mp3 #synth

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.18745 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csRO_…

A study on the effects of mixed explicit and implicit communications in human-virtual-agent interactions
Communication between humans and robots (or virtual agents) is essential for interaction and often inspired by human communication, which uses gestures, facial expressions, gaze direction, and other explicit and implicit means. This work presents an interaction experiment where humans and virtual agents interact through explicit (gestures, manual entries using mouse and keyboard, voice, sound, and information on screen) and implicit (gaze direction, location, facial expressions, and raise of ey…

Testing out using an Apple Pencil to write on my iPad instead of the keyboard

Look what DHL just delivered: a case for the extra PCB that was waiting to be put to good use.
#MechanicalKeyboard

So on a whim, decided to check out a new DE. Came across hyprland tiling DE. I am liking the keyboard shorts. Kept accidentally bumping Super M so that was a quick change. Fun to setup so far, it looks very customizable. #linux #hyprland

Stalled on getting MSFS 2024 to run, but did clean off the desk a bit. Not the best case scenario, but figured a nice lazy Saturday just relaxing would work out well.
#desktop

After having wondered why my browsers all behave differently when navigating websites with a keyboard, I found this helpful article about the various settings the browsers have and the „spatial" navigation feature that f.e. #Vivaldi offers:

Links unreachable with tab key despite having href made me learn about Spatial Navigation
Another issue where I was not able to google a simple solution: I discovered that links on a website...

It's June, so I've got my Javastation off the shelf for the first time in a couple of decades. This is a Javastation Krups, with 100MHz sparc, sold as a diskless workstation. I never realised it had a PPP ROM boot in! Anyway, I should get on and set up networking and a boot server.
(Note: the plastic on the clips on the doors is fragile, 2 just pinged off on me)
#retrocomputing

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Johann Sebastian Bach, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock:
🎵 Concerto in A minor for flute, violin and keyboard, BWV 1044
#JohannSebastianBach #TrevorPinnock #TheEnglishConcert

The all-new Moog Messenger: a tour with synth legend Erik Norlander of Moog https://cdm.link/moog-messenger-with-e

The all-new Moog Messenger: a tour with synth legend Erik Norlander of Moog - CDM Create Digital Music
Moog Messenger is something new. Because that's the first major product entirely developed under new owners inMusic*, that might make you nervous. But this synth is full of surprises—and could be the Moog synth your rig has been missing. Moog's Erik Norlander, Director of Keyboard Product Development, walked us through the synth. I think it might wind up being his biggest hit since the Alesis Andromeda.

Was a lil pricey but don't regret my @… Laptop 13 purchase one bit. @… Alpine skin was not the easiest to get on right but is very nice as well. Can't imagine myself buying something else. Fedora Workstation is…

Adapting Online Customer Reviews for Blind Users: A Case Study of Restaurant Reviews
Mohan Sunkara, Akshay Kolgar Nayak, Sandeep Kalari, Yash Prakash, Sampath Jayarathna, Hae-Na Lee, Vikas Ashok
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04865

Adapting Online Customer Reviews for Blind Users: A Case Study of Restaurant Reviews
Online reviews have become an integral aspect of consumer decision-making on e-commerce websites, especially in the restaurant industry. Unlike sighted users who can visually skim through the reviews, perusing reviews remains challenging for blind users, who rely on screen reader assistive technology that supports predominantly one-dimensional narration of content via keyboard shortcuts. In an interview study, we uncovered numerous pain points of blind screen reader users with online restaurant…

Jippi!
I've repaired my Laptop! Or lets say I've replaced my cracked trackpad... With one of another colour, as I am only able to check compatibility on technical level, not a stylish one ... Well anyways I'll just say it has its own character.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Domenico Scarlatti & Claire Huangci:
🎵 3 Keyboard Sonatas (Kk.443; Kk.208; Kk.29)
#DomenicoScarlatti #ClaireHuangci
https://open.spotify.com/track/1yOlZ5CprQYdg6Ffm2epLG

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Johann Sebastian Bach & Angela Hewitt:
🎵 Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 (keyboard version)
#JohannSebastianBach #AngelaHewitt
https://open.spotify.com/track/4reMPq1k1fdFHDhxMosBlM

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Domenico Scarlatti & Alim Beisembayev (piano):
🎵 Keyboard Sonata in G major, K 455
#DomenicoScarlatti #AlimBeisembayevpiano

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Linda Nicholson & Florilegium Collinda:
🎵 Concerto for keyboard and strings in A major (1779)
#CarlDittersvonDittersdorf #LindaNicholson #FlorilegiumCollinda

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach & Dirk Börner:
🎵 Three Polonaises (from 12 Polonaises F.12 for keyboard)
#WilhelmFriedemannBach #DirkBörner
https://open.spotify.com/track/3IFSBBa1gjqvmwllfbrAqo