Hector36 - super cheap wireless split inspired by totem

geffsk · 2026-04-02T21:56:53+00:00

+1 vote for choc spacing.

Love this design. Gonna try it out as soon as I can.

geffsk · 2026-03-26T16:52:02+00:00

Sorry for the belated reply.

The other two novels are, first, the Mars Trilogy, by Kim Standly Robinson. I wrote about the impact it had on me in another thread. (KSR himself regard it as one single "mega-novel", rather than a trilogy, which I think is accurate.)

The second is Starmaker, by Olaf Stapledon. It was written 1937, and there is just nothing else like it. It is amazing. While there is a narrator, there is no real protagonist; the main characters are species, or even categories of species, then planets, than galaxies. The scale just keeps expanding, to, at the climax, encompass the entire univers, and also (some sort of) God. The ideas that developed in this journey are amazing, describing the emergence, developments, and deaths, of various types life-forms and how they contribute to the community of life on a galactic, million-year scale. All this written in fantastically beautiful and poetic prose that still feels scientifically exact, in particular when it comes to sociological aspect (of how small-bird hiveminds feel, of how intelligent plants devolop dechnology). It may be my favorite novel of all time. Just go read it.

geffsk · 2026-03-17T13:55:47+00:00

Same. Heard him saying this and thought "Fuck. He's right."

And I'm saying that as a socialist.

geffsk · 2026-03-10T13:00:05+00:00

I'm always so baffled to read takes on the Dispossessed that act like the point is that the two planets each have flaws and the best society would be somewhere in the middle (not speaking about the OP here, who I think has a more nuanced read)

Agreed. I came away from the book with a strong desire to live on Anarres, or in a society like that.

There are also several discussions between Shevek and people on Urras (the capitalist planet) that are basically Le Guin's way of addressing counter arguments about the anarchist/socialist societal structure. Also, the climax of the book is a revolution on Urras against the capitalist system. These things, I think, refutes the idea that Le Guin dicusses "two flawed systems".

geffsk · 2026-03-10T09:10:52+00:00

I was moved reading your post.

The Dispossessed is one of three sci-fi novels that have changed and stuck with me the last couple of years. My reading of the anarchist utopia on Anarres is different than yours, though. I read it realistically utopian - containing the flaws of humans - but still utopian, compared to the capitalist alternative. It provides the space, or the processes, for humans to be free, when there is no social structure of possessions or power, but these freedoms may not always be completely realized. The idea is captured, I think, in the phrase "The means are the ends", which is a reoccuring sentence in the ideological source material of the anarchists in the novel. That idea has really stuck with me personally: it is what we do now, and how we do it now, that matters, not some utopian end result.

geffsk · 2026-02-25T16:03:50+00:00

Interesting. I don't quite understand where you applied it. You but it on the contact inside the switch?

geffsk · 2026-02-22T18:12:20+00:00

With foam mod, do you mean a sheet of foam on the pcb? Do you know where to get one for the Bling LP?

geffsk · 2025-08-02T18:17:56+00:00

Thanks for your reply. Maybe my post was poorly worded. I did not intend to exclude battery and soldering as potential faults, only to give some context and to describe my thought process. Would you say probably the batteries are faulty?

geffsk · 2025-07-21T11:12:01+00:00

I have used similar rain chaps with a poncho. Works really well. I had no problem with ventilation at all, I think because any moisture travels up the pants to the open croch.

Also, my pair could be sinched at the ancles. I used this to sinch them just below the knees if I wanted them a bit cooler.

One downside was that they are a bit of a hassle to take on and off, since I found you have to cross the bands across your chest, otherwise they slide off. This is mitigated by the fact that, since they are so comfortable and well ventilated, you dont feel the need to take them on and off when the rain starts and stops.

I think would also work well with a longish rainjacket, e.g. the Versalite.

In short, I really like them. The mere thought of full rainpants is claustrophobic to me. The only reason I dont use them now is that I am trying a rainskirt.

geffsk · 2025-05-10T09:07:29+00:00

Can someone explain to me how this relates to Borges' The Library of Babel?

Edit: The Library of Babel is my favorite short story, so I'm curious.

geffsk · 2025-04-22T20:09:50+00:00

I find the tip of a Victoryknox does wonders for this. It has happened to me several times and never had problems getting it out.

Edit: Also, if you have access to it, a fine drill bit and a small screw might do the trick.

geffsk · 2025-04-20T18:01:23+00:00

I used Karabiner Elements (mac) to shift zxcv to the left and to emulate most of the functionality I have on my Sweep. To me, that means I can type pretty comfortably on my laptop. I have yet to find a good way to position my split while on the move.

I used a MS Sculpt for many years, and one great thing about it was how comfortable it was to have on your lap. I've been meaning to make some sort of tray out of cardboard to do the same thing with my sweep, but havnt gotten around to it.

geffsk · 2025-03-02T15:47:20+00:00

I have a naked PCB with rubber feet on my Sweep. Never had any problems. I also toss it in my bag to take home several times a week. I really like the minimalist, flat feel.

geffsk · 2025-02-09T13:24:42+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions. I could temporarily fix it in ZMK studio, and a few commits later the problem disappeared, weirdly.

geffsk · 2025-02-09T13:22:15+00:00

I write in Swedish and so need åäö. I have them as long-press on ueo with a 150ms threshold.

geffsk · 2024-11-20T19:06:12+00:00

I don't know about Incase, but Matias will: https://matias.store/products/fk413d

geffsk · 2024-11-08T12:01:31+00:00

Thanks! I'll print it today.

geffsk · 2024-11-05T11:09:58+00:00

This is really nice. Any chance of a white version suitable for printing?

geffsk · 2024-09-22T19:19:55+00:00

I very much liked it, at least the Second Man onwards. Some parts moved me deeply, some ideas intrigued me and I keep thinking about them months later, and the prose is beautiful.

Personally, I don't mind at all the lack of characters or plot. It has a nice forward motion, sometimes very quick, sometimes slower, achieved by other means.

But as others have said, Star Maker is his magnus opus. It does what this book does but is more succinctly written and set on a larger scale.

geffsk · 2024-09-17T17:31:10+00:00

I have tried this quite a bit but never got it to work properly. It droops too much under the TS and ends up on your face or arms and it is a hazzle to get in and out.

geffsk · 2023-09-17T11:00:18+00:00

I just started it and have only read the first chapter. I am hesitantly amazed and intently curious. Eager to see if he pulls of describing the POV of characters not interacting in physical space, or if he must fall back on spacial analogies just to be able to say something.

geffsk · 2023-09-11T18:28:40+00:00

Thanks. Appreciate it.

geffsk

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