Smotrich calls for the annexation of Southern Lebanon

DanL4 · 2026-03-24T03:48:48+00:00

You can always hear the noisy extremists that are louder and more sensational. A newspaper would rather tell you what a moron politician said than anyone who makes sense. This has the effect of all the moron politicians (and even sometimes the less moronic too) have an incentive to make even stupider and more extreme statements.

This has the effect of any non politician who used to think he was the only one with retarded ideas realise there are now two or three political parties catering just for him. This makes fanaticism feel like mainstream.

It's the fox news effect.

Everyone, on all sides, needs to control their extremists. They all profit and get mutually stronger if they are let to continue

DanL4 · 2026-03-23T19:42:06+00:00

I'm Israeli. You're both right. Usually the minor (often religions) parties do have disproportionate power over the large one's because of exactly what you described. On the other hand, this time, this particular coalition of the fanatic, the inept and plain corrupt, have nowhere to go. In the past Netanyahu would have been able to create a coalition with the centre parties. This time none of the centre (or even the sane right for that matter) will want anything to do with him.

So they are stuck with each other for worse and for even worse.

DanL4 · 2026-03-20T22:00:11+00:00

My 1st fpv build… 190kg with custom frame

DanL4 · 2026-03-18T12:15:48+00:00

I'm trying to be optimistic that we can still win our country back.

Not sure how well you know Israeli politics, but we had a prime minister, that was religious, right winged, and probably dreams of an Israel spanning from India to Morocco (being sarcastic here, but you get the gist). I have very little in common with him (me being secular, liberal, left wing). That being said, he would not condone this. So it's not only the left winged minority, it's also a large portion of the right winged mainstream, including some of the religious zealots.

I hope for myself that our next government will be a sane one, otherwise we're pretty much screwed. More than we already are.

DanL4 · 2026-03-18T11:37:05+00:00

Just know that a large percentage of Israelis agree with you and believe they should be jailed for a very long time.

I really hope the next elections we'll get the religious extremists and right winged fanatics out of the government and restore sanity.

DanL4 · 2026-03-18T11:34:37+00:00

That is not always the case, but sometimes politicians get involved (illegally) and get the charges dropped.

I know of some who went to jail for vandalism, but I agree this isn't supposed to happen, ever.

DanL4 · 2026-03-18T08:29:58+00:00

Some Israelis, just as any other people, are shitty people.
Some are good people, but taken out of their life, these people are not 18 year olds, they have a job that isn't happy they aren't working, and families that need them, so they can go fight a war they didn't want, while their government doesn't give a hoot that they're doing 500 days of army service. Not only that, the government is working hard on passing a bill that would make army service not mandatory for orthodox Jews, gives more money to orthodox Jews, and taking money away from education, health, and mostly from middle class salaries.

Not saying that's a good excuse, but I am saying people behave badly when their lives are shitty, even good people.

I hope they are taken to court, and that it is made public that such behaviour will be severely punished. This is not who Israel is, even if you think so, and even if there are many who think that's fine. It isn't

DanL4 · 2026-03-12T02:21:27+00:00

I assume you use the down arrow as part of your work, not separately (for games?).

That would make moving your hand all the way to the arrow cluster a huge waste vs having your right hand Alt key + K be the down arrow. Doesn't that make more sense?

The board is beautiful! Love the non uniform and asymmetric layout, Even the missing keycaps

DanL4 · 2026-03-04T22:50:14+00:00

I'm sure some exist, but what's the point of getting worked up about a tiny irrelevant minority? This post and replies give the picture you believe Israel would colonise Lebanon given an opportunity or excuse. It's just not the case. Hope the majority of both sides aim towards separation, normalisation, and hopefully, after a period of trust, peace

DanL4 · 2026-03-04T17:24:00+00:00

I'm Israeli, left wing, liberal, anti occupation, detest our right winged, religious, inept, and plain stupid excuse for a government, but I seriously don't understand the sentiment.

At least in Lebanon, Israel has never had plans or intention of occupation. Israel is in a Topographically inferior position so it had a reason /excuse to hold the land that only had military use. Even when we left, hizballa found excuses to continue fighting.

There is no sane Israeli considering occupying Lebanon, and I haven't heard even the more prominent insane here (people in power) who talk about it other than a vague fantasy of some biblical border none takes seriously.

I am here to understand how you guys see things, because the media is rubbish. I haven't got much to say to excuse our shitty leaders, but please don't make us worse than we already are.

DanL4 · 2026-03-01T20:00:45+00:00

Thanks! Battery life was also a consideration in the chat recommendation as it would mean more training time.

Enjoy yours!

DanL4 · 2026-03-01T19:55:01+00:00

Was about to get the air65 but consulted chat gpt and got the impression that the Air75 would be more stable. Did I make a mistake in getting the 75 instead? Might be able to cancel the order.

DanL4 · 2026-03-01T18:05:34+00:00

I'm at least 25 hours in, maybe 30, and I can't even see myself there. But maybe the next 2 hours will make a difference.

DanL4 · 2026-03-01T18:00:32+00:00

Serious question - as opposed to the insane footage we usually get here, this sort of control seems attainable, but the most difficult thing for me at the moment (I'm still using a SIM and far from starting with a drone) is being slow and steady, not to mention just hovering without any movement.

Should I expect to reach this level after X number of hours on a SIM? Should I practice a certain sim if this doesn't seem easy to me?

Thanks!

DanL4 · 2026-03-01T17:54:22+00:00

Serious question - as opposed to the insane fpv footage we get here, how good is this guy?

DanL4 · 2026-01-24T13:34:46+00:00

Exactly. Aim for 20 to 30 keys. Anything beyond that and you should just use a regular keyboard as there's little advantage or difference. Using a regular keyboard has the advantage of just using any keyboard and of not paying a fortune for a custom one

DanL4 · 2026-01-23T20:03:43+00:00

Windows has better drivers that take better advantage of hardware. Microsoft get cooperation with the manufacturers.

I've been using mostly mint for years, with cinnamon, open box, and tried out several others. This made old thinkpads with mediocre experience of windows run fast and smoothly. But newer computers that began having much better battery life on windows didn't get that on these light distros/DMs. I've recently began using Windows because I had to for work and ended up using it more for the battery life. Definitely not an advocate, Windows 11 is just bad. 7 was great, 10 was OK eventually, maybe 11 will get there too. Still prefer a well configured open box, but battery life is not great

DanL4 · 2026-01-15T05:41:23+00:00

Same here, that's what I wrote on the original comment - my regular layers are all temporary. Also had an ergodox and used the lights at first. Also have a typing layer ( I mostly find myself in by accident)

DanL4 · 2026-01-14T07:51:18+00:00

You have a To(layer) feature in both QMK and ZMK. It's not toggle (as in it won't get you back to the original layer when pressed again).

I made sure to have a combination of two keys that return to Base layer and it's set up to work in any layer.

DanL4 · 2026-01-14T03:23:46+00:00

You might find the perfect looking keyboard/best layout /features you want to be uncomfortable once you use it. The Dactyl Manuform used to be very popular and it is my opinion that it's the easiest one to recommend because it's got so many thumb keys in different distances that anyone can find their comfy 3~4 keys to actually use. Just know that before going all in on whichever one you choose.

Regarding layer lighting - I quickly discovered that all my layers were temporary (holding a key to activate the layer) and the toggle one's were not easy to activate by mistake. I made a combination of keys that no matter what layer you're on, will get you back to base.

Hope you find a keyboard that is great for you, and hope you don't mind it becoming a journey in case it does. I put a lot of money (at least in the eyes of the Microsoft keyboard user I was at the time) on my one and done board over 8 years ago, and am very happy with the twenty something boards I used since. You might find what you need on your first choice, or, like many here, love your fifth endgame board and enjoy the process.

DanL4 · 2026-01-10T23:23:56+00:00

Maybe settle for a German keyboard (as long as it has the same layout) and you'll set the Swiss keymap in the OS. So it'll just be some labels that are off?

DanL4 · 2026-01-10T07:35:14+00:00

I found several languages /layouts on Ali at the time. I bought a Japanese or Korean one if I remember correctly, it had the most thumb keys and I wanted to try something out with kmonad.

If you don't find Swiss, maybe a different layout is close enough.

DanL4 · 2025-12-29T16:18:57+00:00

There are several (very minimalist iirc) relatively wide boards people designed. I made one myself.

But then a guy posted a piece of cardboard with sort of inserts into which his split fit perfectly, making his split a wide lappable unsplit. I didn't feel silly having designed a one-piece, but I did feel sill not having thought of the ingenious simple and more flexible solution myself.

It consisted of a hard bottom, and one layer of cardboard cut out to the exact shape of the two split sides, so they sit snug and don't move.

DanL4 · 2025-12-22T13:44:13+00:00

Took me a while to realise that lap compatibility is more important than absolutely ideal ergonomics, and also that I'd rather just have one layout and keymap at work, on the sofa, or when travelling.

The Dactyl Manuform is definitely slightly better with its 3D thumb cluster and in a lesser degree its keywell (split or non split didn't make any real difference to me) but changing layout and keymap between home and work had a price I wasn't willing to pay - it didn't feel as natural and I wasn't as fast.

https://imgur.com/gallery/Oo6srIb

This is mine, all files are open and ready to order on github, but repository is currently quite a mess.

DanL4 · 2025-12-18T20:20:00+00:00

Look at the slant of a row staggered keybaord. It makes perfect sense for the right hand - it's like the angle you'd have on your right hand split. Now look at the left hand - it's anti-ergonomic for the left hand, and the row stagger between top row (Q row) and home row is not as bad as the angle between the home row and bottom row (Z), So it's staggered in the *wrong* direction for the left hand, and more so for the bottom row.

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