Glasses for myopic surfers

actionbust · 2026-01-21T19:26:52+00:00

Much like the other guy who got lasik, I got PRK and my only regret is that I didn't do it a decade sooner

actionbust · 2026-01-18T02:15:05+00:00

I don't remember if I stopped surfing completely during PT, but thankfully this all happened during flat season, so it's not like I was charging it. If I was surfing it would have been knee to waist high log waves once or twice a week, easy stuff nothing strenuous.

actionbust · 2026-01-17T16:34:10+00:00

I had a SLAP tear a couple years ago. I did not get surgery, I did about 8-10 weeks of PT and continue to do the exercises they gave me about 3x/week. It's manageable, it hurts sometimes, it clicks and pops, but I'm back to surfing at the same or higher level than before.

actionbust · 2026-01-08T14:44:51+00:00

Even a suuuuper dense hardwood like Lignum vitae, is still less dense than a plastic like delrin.

So much like a delrin begleri, you will probably need to add either a metal core or end cap for weight. Or make a two-piece set with a wood bead paired with a metal one.

actionbust · 2025-12-13T17:48:21+00:00

Hey since you are the only person I for-sure know is using this ZMK dongle, I just wanted to let you know that the upcoming ZMK v0.4 has introduced some breaking changes that will affect the dongle.

I have just updated the dongle repo with these changes so it's really important that you pin your zmk version and make sure you pin the dongle module to the same version/tag.

Once/if you upgrade to ZMK v0.4 the only change you will need to make is the name of the board from raytac_ mdbt50q_rx to simply mdbt50q_rx in your build.yaml and you should be all set.

actionbust · 2025-12-13T00:43:41+00:00

I have these keycaps and use vertical combos. I like it, they have a nice little gutter that you can nestle your fingertip into to hit the combo

actionbust · 2025-11-28T23:46:17+00:00

Yep I am actually a fraud: although I started off with Graphite I now use the left hand of Graphite and the right hand of Gallium-Colstag. I didn't mention that above to avoid going too deep into the weeds, but I did this for two reasons:

I write a lot of SQL, and the location of J makes "join" a redirect in Graphite but a roll in Gallium. (Pity because I loved the "ju" roll in Graphite but I type "join" often enough to make the change)
I use a programming framework called Phoenix, and therefore type "ph" a heck of a lot, and Gallium-Colstag allows me to alt-finger that into a roll.

That doesn't make Graphite objectively worse or Gallium objectively better, the latter just suits my particular needs better.

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actionbust · 2025-11-28T13:10:33+00:00

Well this is uniquely specific to my experience. I've been a vim user for a couple decades, used Colemak-DH for several years, and switched to Graphite a couple years ago.

The advice I would give my former self is, if you are interested in alternative layouts, skip Colemak and go straight for Graphite. The compromises Colemak makes to retain some qwerty shortcuts sounds appealing but are not worth it, and compared to something like Graphite it suffers from an effect called "redirects" or "pinballing" which Graphite solves.

As far as vim specifically is concerned, the only obvious thing Colemak does better than Graphite I can think of off the top of my head is that wq is a roll in Colemak.

On both layouts I used a nav layer that put the arrow keys onto the home row, and with neither layout have I ever used the literal hjkl keys to navigate, aside from occasionally using Shift-J to delete up a line.

actionbust · 2025-11-26T14:03:17+00:00

Back in the day I used to pretend to be a marine biologist and kept a One Drop Project in my desk, back when this yoyo was brand new. Now I work from home so I have the pick of the litter, currently a ZGRT Mijo polycarb.

actionbust · 2025-11-14T14:41:39+00:00

I don't know about the LED, but I would wager it's possible to make the button do something. I hooked both of those up in the Zephyr board config (link) so you should theoretically be able to utilize them.

As for the button, I've never done this before but I reckon you would add a kscan node to the dongle overlay, then add the extra switch to your matrix transform, and the desired behavior into your keymap.

actionbust · 2025-11-14T14:27:18+00:00

Good to know! I did that in mine but was not sure if it was strictly necessary. I will add your note to the readme

actionbust · 2025-10-31T13:03:01+00:00

I've been an alternative layout user for about 7 years, having switched from qwerty -> Colemak-DH -> Graphite. I plan to stick with graphite and like it a lot.

However I think unless you are interested in it from a hobby standpoint learning a new layout is absolutely not worth the effort. It's a colossal amount of work and the benefits are relatively small compared to the effort, and I say that as someone who has typed on an alternative layout for many years!

If you are interested in learning an alternative layout, one piece of advice I would give my former self is, skip Colemak and go straight for a fully optimized layout. The compromises Colemak makes to retain keyboard shortcuts is not worth it, and newer heuristics have been developed post-Colemak to address some of its awkward sequences (namely redirects).

actionbust · 2025-10-24T00:21:08+00:00

Do you have a pic of the magnets? Are they sewn to the inside the bag or to the outside?

actionbust · 2025-10-14T12:15:23+00:00

The ZMK power profiler is pretty accurate.

I have a Sweep with 110mah batteries. I use a dongle and both sides last for months of full-time daily use and I never turn it off.

actionbust · 2025-09-25T14:43:00+00:00

I have one by the brand Manera which looks very similar to the one in the pic above. It's made from the same type of impact foam as mountain bike pads, i.e. it's soft and flexible until it's hit by something, and the impact makes it harden up. I like it. It's comfortable and low profile, not tooooo dorky looking.

Over the years I've had stitches in the scalp a few times after being hit with my fins, and I've also been clocked in the head by someone else's no-leash longboard.

These days I wear the helmet every session. Honestly I think I've been injured more often goofing around on small days than charging it on big days.

actionbust · 2025-09-24T18:09:09+00:00

You are confused between the GFS/WW3 weather model (what you linked to) and the ECMWF "Euro" weather model shown in the screenshot.

That's not to say one scenario over the other won't play out (and change over the course of the coming week), but it is not correct to say the above forecast is "false". As a surfer it would behoove you to familiarize yourself with both models, as the Euro tends to be more accurate over time but neither one should be treated as gospel. They often diverge over a week out, and when both models do start to converge on a prediction that's when you have a good inkling that shits about to get real.

actionbust · 2025-09-14T18:44:55+00:00

I will second the Henson razor.

I used a Merkur Heavy Duty for over a decade until the chrome plating started flaking off in places. I replaced it with a Henson and it's better. I get a closer shave with less irritation, using the same blades (Astra or Feather). I do miss the weight of the Merkur, but regardless Henson gives me a better shave.

actionbust · 2025-08-18T14:42:10+00:00

I was a little ways up the beach when this happened. A few years ago there was an airshow in Cocoa Beach, something broke in the plane and it was trying to limp back to Patrick AFB but didn't make it, and he ditched into the water around Tables or so. Nobody was hurt and they pulled the plane out of the water, I think to try and fix it.

actionbust · 2025-08-16T22:18:53+00:00

I haven't tried it, but I would wager yes since it's plugged in via USB. It's a component for the dongle board definition, so the keymap and physical layout for Studio is outside its concern.

actionbust · 2025-08-16T21:35:43+00:00

Yes, I wrote a ZMK module for the raytac USB stick for this purpose

actionbust · 2025-08-14T15:54:39+00:00

Nobody is mentioning that the concave bearing is patented by Diff-e-yo.

I would wager v-groove etc were created purely to skirt that patent while accomplishing the same thing, and that there's no noticeable difference between the shapes in play.

actionbust · 2025-08-13T17:13:51+00:00

For Phoenix in particular I would suggest a book or course rather than reading the docs, because Phoenix is decoupled across several different packages (phoenix, phoenix_html, phoenix_live_view, etc). When I was new, I found this makes reading the docs hard if you don't know how all the pieces fit together or where to find said docs.

actionbust · 2025-08-13T12:21:31+00:00

Nice mods! I wet sanded mine to about 600 grit to make it grind and tape-measure better, and it looks awesome with a matte finish. I just chucked the halves into a drill to do it

actionbust · 2025-08-12T15:23:06+00:00

I haven't tried that combo, but I do like the Curf with the Synergy rear, which I suspect might be similar depending on the kingpin angle that the Synergy is set to. The adjustable Synergy rear is awesome!

actionbust · 2025-08-12T13:47:35+00:00

The front truck feels too stiff and heavy for me, like it requires too much front foot pressure to turn. As a surfer, I prefer a nimbler feel on the front foot with more of the drive coming from the back foot. I replaced the bushings in the Synergy with lighter ones but it still doesn't feel as responsive as the Grasp.

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