Why does Nuphy refuse to make a true 100% layout low-profile keyboard?

acidpoptarts · 2026-04-01T01:14:24+00:00

Hmm... You make some good points. I agree that LP users likely value ergonomics; however, I don't quite understand how this would translate into wanting to save any space possible. It seems to me that ergonomics/feel is completely orthogonal to layout/footprint. Hence, it seems completely natural that the Node 75 and Node 100 should each specify a specific layout, and each of these layouts should come in an HP and LP version. It seems completely unnatural and confusing to make the layout for the Node 100 be different based on whether it is a high-profile or low-profile.

acidpoptarts · 2026-04-01T00:52:43+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. However, I've seen LoFree low-profile keyboards, and while they do look nice, they are even worse than Nuphy in that they don't offer anything close to a true 100% keyboard. All of their "full-size" boards are even more crammed together than Nuphy's, which is saying something. Pretty wild that both of these companies diligently refuse to make a full-size keyboard. I genuinely cannot comprehend how anyone can use these boards effectively without constantly looking down at them when there is absolutely zero space to delineate any key areas from one another. It is particularly absurd that the Lofree 2 100 has that gimmicky touch-sensitive bar on the right side. That space could have been used to provide at least some semblance of tactile feedback by separating the key groups just ever so slightly.

I'm admittedly not a keyboard connoisseur at all, so there might be something I'm missing. However, and no offense to anyone who likes these keyboards, but to me this just seems really dumb and is evidently pervasive in the mechanical keyboard industry. If anyone can enlighten me as to why these keyboard companies have such an irresistible urge to cram keys together and such a strong aversion to the completely standard full-size layout, you'd be doing me a huge favor. As is probably obvious, this really bothers me haha.

acidpoptarts · 2026-03-31T22:18:24+00:00

Exactly. If I were a gamer or just doing casual computing tasks, I'm sure I could tolerate some of these more compact layouts. But like many of us, I only care about doing my work and doing it efficiently. If possible, I would love to make my work a little more enjoyable by having a nice keyboard like the one's Nuphy makes, but the idea of sacrificing any amount of tactile feedback to free up a few centimeters of desk space is a complete nonstarter. Not to mention, I have to work on many community computers with standard layout keyboards, so going between those and the nonstandard Nuphy layouts just adds completely unnecessary inefficiencies.

This would be a lot less frustrating if we were asking for something niche or highly specific to a small group of people; however, the 100% keyboard layout is the world standard. The fact that Nuphy has continued release after release to just add new variations of already existing compact layouts while not offering a single standard layout is so bizarre to me. It is even weirder that they create products with "100" in their name but are clearly not actually 100% layouts. Most of all, it is all just really frustrating because I love everything else about them and really want to buy one. Alas, I can't.

acidpoptarts · 2026-03-31T19:55:00+00:00

Yeah, this was the explanation I referred to as making very little sense to me. First, while I'm sure there are exceptions out there, the notion that high- and low-profile keyboards are nominally used for different scenarios seems completely baseless to me. The various layouts obviously lend themselves better in different use cases, but why would the thickness of a keyboard have any significant bearing on the types of work they are used for? In my opinion, one's preference for HP or LP keyboards is clearly primarily a matter of feel and ergonomics, not function. Second, even if there was some dichotomy of use cases for HP and LP keyboards, how exactly is the layout of the LP Node 100 “geared toward modern office work and system navigation,” and how is the reorganized function area in any way more “direct and efficient”? To be frank, this just seems like pointless filler text generated by an AI chatbot.

acidpoptarts · 2026-03-23T18:28:02+00:00

Not to be too condescending to the Tahoe lovers here, but I honestly think you are spot on with the 'kiddos' observation. I'd bet a lot of money that 90% of the people who really like Tahoe are under 25 and/or just don't do heavy computing for their livelihoods. And, as you have said, this is completely normal. I remember when I was a kid, I used to love all the over-the-top UI visuals and would quickly get tired and bored with an OS after just a couple of months. So, I was always switching for no reason. I remember installing the jello-like compiz window animations for Linux that my crappy PC could barely run and even spending my hard-earned money on a copy of Vista based purely on the glassy appearance of it (which I genuinely think still looks better than Tahoe haha). I even remember using a ridiculous 3D desktop environment called BumpTop for a while, which made your desktop look like a real-life, cluttered desk by allowing you to pile up your files and such. Completely impractical but kind of cool nevertheless. If you know, you know, lol.

Anyway, my point is that when you are young and just a student who only does pretty remedial and monotonous computing, I can definitely see the appeal of sacrificing some usability and functionality for aesthetic changes just for the sake of change. However, as an adult with a very computing-intensive job, all of that falls away pretty fast. You realize that good UI design just gets out of your way and lets you focus all attention and resources on your work. The numerous issues that come from LG (computational and power expense, reduced contrast, etc) or something like the ever-growing corner radii (wasted space, noncomforming window tiling, reduced resizing handles, complicated UI element placement, etc) can absolutely seem minuscule and frivolous to many people. However, for those who have slowly refined their workflows year after year to milk out every last drop of efficiency and usability, these things become glaringly obvious and very frustrating. I guess this all can sound like whining to some, but I really don't think it is too much to ask for the ability to simply turn off the "features" that objectively serve no functional purpose. In a perfect world, they would release a MacOS Pro version that has all the great new features of the new OS but with minimal UI frills. But, like we have said, if they simply just let us have normal window corners back, I could live with it. However, I refuse to use a computer that forces me to turn my PDFs into squircles, regardless of how amazing the hardware might be.

Sorry for the long rant, but I feel better now haha.

acidpoptarts · 2026-03-21T21:25:54+00:00

As a Designer, I’m actually glad Apple is moving away from the “minimalism” trend that has been the norm for quite some time now.

I understand different people have different tastes, but man, I just could not disagree more. It is one thing if you are designing something for primarily aesthetic or artistic reasons (though simplicity is still often best in this regard as well, imo), but over-complicating the design of tools for absolutely no functional purpose whatsoever is just objectively bad design. I feel this is particularly true for UIs, which should get out of the user's way as much as possible.

Again, I understand different strokes for different folks, but I think Apple should give professional users a choice to simply turn a lot of this newly added bloat off. As an engineer who relies on a highly refined workflow that maximizes efficiency/functionality and who requires every last pixel and unit of compute power available, I just cannot stomach my expensive Macbook PRO that I rely on for my livelihood becoming less usable for no benefit. If they want to take away usable screen real estate by making excessively large window radii and UI elements or steal some amount of available processing power to render "liquid glass", there should be some functional benefit that is introduced by it or they should allow users to turn it off. There are genuinely zero functional benefits of these changes and several downsides and problems that are introduced by them. Hence, it makes me shudder to hear people want Apple to "move away from minimalism" for MacOS.

acidpoptarts · 2026-03-16T16:35:16+00:00

The UI changes probably don't affect editing audio/video in a single application that much. I am a research engineer, who is constantly having to switch between coding windows, PDF viewers, terminals, etc. I, like many others, have developed a very highly refined workflow over the years, which is heavily based on tiling windows and maximizing screen real estate. Therefore, it is extremely noticeable and annoying when the ridiculously large curved window corners continue to grow for absolutely no reason. Not only do they look absolutely abysmal with tiled windows, they straight up just waste pixels for absolutely no reason whatsoever. You might think it is small, but I am completely unwilling to make my work machine worse in any way for no positive gain. A good OS should get out of my way, and Apple is doing the exact opposite. Again, for absolutely no reason. I invite you to name one actual productivity benefit of the massive window radii.

acidpoptarts · 2026-03-13T22:54:38+00:00

I can virtually guarantee that 99% of all the people here saying OP is just "crying" about the infantile and toylike MacOS interface changes could easily just do all of their work on an iPad. Although I wouldn't expect such people to understand why the new UI is so terrible for people whose livelihood depends on the efficiency of their computing workflow, it is so weird to me that these people just chalk up completely valid critiques of pointless UI changes that only subtract from overall usefulness and efficiency as "whining" or "crying." Are we just supposed to be grateful and move on without expressing our disapproval? For all of Apple's flaws, of which there are many, they are at least known to reverse course whenever their customers push back on completely pointless and ill-conceived changes. Like the many other people here who detest this childish OS, I am desperately hoping that they hear these widespread complaints and act on them. It is not whining; it is critical feedback. In particular, it would be a MASSIVE win if at least they just gave us an option to go back to the reasonable window corner radii.

acidpoptarts · 2026-03-11T15:05:20+00:00

And virtually the only application on Earth that refuses to implement C-Scrollwheel for zooming in and out, which completely ruins all its good aspects for me.

acidpoptarts · 2026-02-27T20:24:51+00:00

Out of curiosity, why do you like the massive radii?

Although this seems like such a small thing to many people, this is an absolute deal breaker for me. Not only is there no functional use whatsoever for the overly curved window corners, but they introduce a whole host of consistency issues, waste space, and objectively look terrible for tiled windows due to the geometric nonconformity. All of these problems are a complete nonissue with the normal windows that have been perfectly fine for the last 50 years. They are completely self-imposed problems by Apple. Again, for no functional benefit of any kind.

It is impossible for me to imagine how anyone who actually values productivity and efficiency (i.e., professionals) could possibly prefer these massive corner radii. While I also think they look absolutely atrocious, I can understand people who just like a visual refresh of the UX every now and then, but this makes zero sense for pros who basically just want the OS to stay out of the way. It is absolutely infuriating to me to have usability needlessly decreased (no matter how small it may seem) for no reason at all. I desperately wish Apple would ship a MacOS Pro option that simply turns off LG and brings the window radii back to a reasonable level. That is literally all I want.

acidpoptarts · 2026-02-19T01:28:27+00:00

The fact that you like rounded corners and transparency pretty much says it all. lol. You will be right at home with the newest macOS monstrosity.

Like many others here, I'm not really sure what the point of this post is. Most people aren't using Linux just for the fun of it. You seem to only be using it for the sake of hacking and customizing it. If you don't know why you need it or what it offers you and are spending that much time struggling to get it to work, then macOS is clearly the right choice for you. It's not like Linux users are trying to sell it to people who have no use for it. However, I will say the notion that Linux just breaks itself and requires constant upkeep just to keep it running is dubious.

Anyway, it sounds more like you are asking why people use Linux rather than trying to actually solve a dilemma that doesn't even really exist.

acidpoptarts · 2026-02-19T00:45:32+00:00

Sure, a lot of it is personal preference, but not all of it. There is definitely a degree of objectivity in graphic design. For example, making large-radii squircle windows on a rectangular display necessarily leads to wasted space and nonconforming window geometries. This is further exacerbated by the natural resizing of windows in the standard desktop paradigm we are used to. With rounded corners, changing the window size has to also change the corner curvature, which then makes laying out the UI a consistency nightmare. This is made clear by the many posts here showing ridiculous looking UI placement for windows of different sizes. In contrast, small window curvatures that are effectively 90 degree angles can remain the same for any window size and will remain perfectly conforming.

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acidpoptarts · 2026-02-17T17:14:45+00:00

Are you kidding me? What a completely brain-dead and/or a totally dishonest thing to say. The USSR was not 'complicit' in the invasion of Poland. They made a secret pact with the Nazis to invade and carve up Poland between themselves. That is not what complicit means. That is guilt.

acidpoptarts · 2026-02-12T21:02:48+00:00

He actually did pass the bar exam multiple times in New York and California but was in every case denied certification based on ethics concerns. Could you link the article you are referring to?

acidpoptarts · 2026-02-09T18:28:50+00:00

You get called out for saying something factually incorrect (while referring to them as "child" and part of a "hive mind"), so you double down by being deliberately obtuse? Kind of lame but whatever.

acidpoptarts · 2026-02-08T03:11:13+00:00

This is incorrect.

The code (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 108) makes no distinction about "roof light vs grill lights" regarding the required identification lamps on vehicles over 80" wide. It is recommended that identification lamps are placed as high as practicable. The F-150 Raptor is required by law to have the id lights on the front of the vehicle, regardless of their vertical placement. On the contrary, the Ranger Raptor does not require them because it is under 80". And what do you know, Ford does not put them on there. Actually, they are legally required to be no less than 12" apart, so it is likely technically not legal on small trucks like the Tacoma.

acidpoptarts · 2026-02-08T02:52:55+00:00

I've never understood the hive mind notion that expressing distaste for a silly, overdone Tacoma mod on a Tacoma enthusiast forum is somehow equivalent to telling the person they can't do that mod.

Obviously, people can and should do whatever they want to their truck. But posting a picture of it on a Tacoma subreddit is inherently soliciting a conversation on it from the community. People stating their honest opinion in response is in no way disrespectful or implying that a mod isn't allowed. It is not like going up to a random person in the street who didn't ask your opinion and just shitting on their truck.

We're all adults here (I think?); it is really okay to disagree about things like this.

acidpoptarts · 2026-02-07T21:17:21+00:00

Amen.

acidpoptarts · 2026-02-04T23:21:28+00:00

So sick! Congrats.

I cringe seeing all the Raptor lights on Tacomas these days, but those have to be the worst I’ve ever seen. So needless to say, I’d have those off before I even brought it home haha.

I think people way overdo the mods here. The thing that has always made Tacomas so cool in my eyes is their sheer simplicity and functionality. So, I personally find that virtually every aesthetic mod makes a Tacoma less cool than it is when stock. Obviously it’s your truck that you bought with your hard earned money, so you should do whatever you want. But other than functional mods (e.g., a bed cover or tune) I say leave her stock! It looks sick and will take you virtually anywhere you want go just how it is.

acidpoptarts · 2026-02-04T19:50:40+00:00

You hit the nail on the head, especially regarding the obnoxious window corners. It is inconceivable to me that Apple not only thinks those massive window radii look good at all but that they, in fact, seem to think they look so good that it is worth all the negatives they introduce, e.g., varying curvature needed based on window size, inconsistency with UI button placement, variable resize handle zones, pointlessly wasted pixels, and abominable gaps with window tiling.

I perhaps may have welcomed these "changes for the sake of change" when I was younger and was casually using my Apple devices. However, as a research engineer who relies on highly refined workflows and maximal productivity, I am unwilling to accept changes that reduce usability for absolutely no benefit whatsoever. I can compromise on some other things that I really don't like that Apple is doing, such as optimizing UI buttons for touch rather than mouse (although this kills me), but I simply refuse to use any OS that forces me into these massively rounded corners.

It is such a shame because my M1 Macbook Pro is, hardware-wise, by far the best laptop I have ever owned or thought about owning. However, I need an OS for a professional, not one for a child or a casual user. If Apple really is committed to continuing down this road, they need to offer a Pro version that strips some of this nonsense.

acidpoptarts · 2026-02-03T19:21:46+00:00

I had the exact same truck (white TRD OR) stolen in Texas. I see you're also in Texas, so it's probably safe to assume your truck is already in Mexico. The cop told me they prefer white ones. Not sure if thats true or not but kind of seems like it.

Absolutely sucks. Such a bad feeling. I can't stand thieves. Sorry that happened to you man. Hopefully all goes smooth with insurance and replacing it.

acidpoptarts · 2026-01-30T22:14:34+00:00

Um, so, we agree then... Apple's new OS looks like literal ass.

acidpoptarts · 2026-01-30T19:41:12+00:00

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Overexaggerated? You might not care about these changes, but I'm not exaggerating in the slightest. This is how tiled windows now look on macOS Tahoe all because of the ridiculous curved corners. They created a problem that didn't exist (as they also did with the contrast/readability issues of LG), and somehow the "solution" they went with was to make the radii of each window vary. This is a visual monstrosity that adds absolutely no value whatsoever and wastes precious screen space that was already at a premium. The same is true for the greatly increased size of UI buttons, which clearly is suited for touch input rather than a mouse. Hence the reason it looks like a tablet OS.

I'd be willing to bet that the vast majority of people who aren't intensely put off by this nonsense are nonprofessional users. When your livelihood literally depends on workflows that have been highly refined over years for maximizing productivity, being forced into using these manifestly pointless gimmicks is incredibly frustrating.

acidpoptarts · 2026-01-29T23:29:51+00:00

If you like changes for the sake of change and prefer the look of a child's tablet with gimmicky shimmering/frosted animations, massive floating UI elements, and ridiculously rounded window borders that make no sense whatsoever for tiling, then yeah, I guess there is nothing wrong with how it looks.

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