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Jede Woche intensiv ein Album hören, so wie als Jugendlicher, wo ein Album bis zum nächsten Taschengeld reichen musste. In der vergangenen Woche war das "Boomer Bends" des Gitarristen und Keyboarders Ali Neander, erschienen 2024. Schönster Fusion- und Jazzrock, bis auf ein Stück instrumental. Gekauft insbesondere, weil auf den meisten Tracks Annika Nilles am Schlagzeug zu hören ist. Von deren Musik und Schlagzeugarbeit ich schon eine ganze Weile lang kaum genug kriegen kann.

Just shared my WezTerm¹ configuration. It’s not very long and mostly just adds a few keyboard shortcuts that I find more ergonomically-pleasing, specifies light/dark themes and improves colour scheme consistency and also, if you use Helix Editor², automatically implements light/dark mode theme changes for it in line with the rest of the terminal.

„Captain, wir haben einen Erstkontakt – mit einem Skeptiker."
Ab dem 2. November startet First Contact – talk Long and prosper, der #Podcast, in dem zwei #StarTrek-Fans und ein ungläubiger Neuling gemeinsam die Galaxis erkunden – Folge für Folge.
Humorvoll. Meinungsstark. Und man…

Does anyone have any #recommendations for an ergonomic #keyboard and mouse / combo?
I currently have a ProtoArc EKM01 combo - but the mouse scroll wheel died a few months ago and recently the left shift key keeps popping off when I'm mid flow.
I like that it's bluetooth with no need for USB dongles, that they're both USB-C rechargeable, and has a num pad.
Do I just replace it near like-for-like with the EKM01 Plus and give ProtoArc a second chance? Is the Logitech Ergo K860 _really_ the best option (at ~£180 for both keyboard and mouse, and non-rechargeable)?
Help appreciated! #HelpMe

Got my boss to pay for the same ergonomic set-up as I have at home! That's invering in staff

Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz hält bekannterweise eine Kooperation mit der AfD auf kommunaler Ebene für unproblematisch. Warum Merz das sagt und was er damit erreichen will, erklärt dieser Artikel.
https://taz.de/Rechtsruck-in-Deutschland/!6118186/

US-#Autokonzern #Ford und #Renault wollen zusammen "erschwinglichen #Elektroautos" bauen…

Ford will günstige Elektroautos in Kooperation mit Renault bauen
Der US-Autokonzern Ford stellt sein Europageschäft neu auf. So sollen zukünftig in Kooperation mit Renault neue E-Auto-Modelle hergestellt werden. Die Marken sollen jedoch unabhängig bleiben.

After reading #keyboard layout for fun.
Of course, not so I could "type faster". And that's for two reasons:
1. To type faster, you have to learn the right hand and finger positions, etc. I know my habits ain't perfect, and I don't see a point in learning otherwise — see point two.
2. At least in my case of creative writing, blunt typing speed isn't the bottleneck; figuring out what to write is. And most of my corrections aren't typos, but changes of thought.
In this case, I've figured out that there's really no point in learning touch typing with a new layout. So the most obvious choice for trying one is to use it on a touchscreen, where I could change the visible layout with no effort.
But then, I've started wondering: I mostly use gesture typing, and I've noticed that it's much easier when the letters constituting the word in question are spread across keyboard, rather than close to one another. In the latter case, the keyboard often has trouble in recognizing the correct word. If the ergonomic layouts focus on putting frequent letters close to one another, wouldn't gesture typing be harder?
And indeed, Colemak's FAQ clearly states that it's not recommended for smartphones. It's kinda curious that after so many years of #QWERTY being criticized, a new technology turns out to benefit from precisely this layout.
https://colemak.com/FAQ#Is_Colemak_suitable_for_smartphones.3F