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Poor Man's Kinesis Keyboard: The K'nexis Keyboard

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

Jon_Aquino writes "For programmers like me with wrist pain (the dreaded Emacs Pinky syndrome), I have made a simple keyboard modification that lets you press the Ctrl, Alt, and Shift keys with your thumbs. Just like those expensive $240 Kinesis keyboards, but made using a $30 K'nex building toy. (K'nex is like Lego but uses rods instead of bricks)."

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  1. You take a block from the bottom by conteXXt · · Score: 3, Funny

    and put it on top.

    You take a block from the middle and put it on top.

    ooops. Soory. wrong permanently embedded jingle.

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  2. Such a sad choice of editor... by Megane · · Score: 5, Funny

    If he had simply used vi, none of this would have been necessary.

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    1. Re:Such a sad choice of editor... by alexhs · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, but he's lost for the geek community anyway :
      He's using windows and need that modification just to do ctrl-alt-del, it's written black on white in TFA !

      Posting a story on Slashdot acknowledging to use windows ! What a lame guy ! Hopefully for him not everyone is going to read TFA.

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  3. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 0, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  4. Don't use Emacs by goldenratiophi · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, I'm not going to give you a lecture on why Vi is better. But one editor rules them all.

    Ed: your Lord and Master

  5. Google Image search link by buddahfool · · Score: 2, Funny

    Finally a Google image search (with safe search off) link that does not bring up any porn in the results!! Work Safe! YIPPEE!!!

  6. HA! by zappepcs · · Score: 2, Funny

    A real geek would have built a mechanical keyboard with voice input to eliminate all that nasty keystroking altogether....

    Points for effort, but come on, go all the way, the Rube Goldberg keyboard is the one that I want!!

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  7. Personally... by DarthVain · · Score: 5, Funny

    The cheaper it is, and fewer options the better.

    I would rather a 10 buck clickity clack than a 100$ wireless, usb, internet, media, programmable, glow in the dark, led indicators, blue tooth, ergonomic, natural, quiet, windows, etc...

    So long as it interpretes typing. I am so sick of the varients. Wireless might be ok in some applications (media center for example), but is half this stuff ever needed or used.

    The last two stupid ones I bought (they were the cheapest I coudl find in a pinch), were a media one and an Internet one.

    They both sucked, half the time you would inadvertantly hit a button while doing something else. Let me tell you hitting the "internet" or "Media Player" button while playing a FPS online will make you curse.

    It is also all the more screwy buttons my cat can walk over and activate. So the next morning I can see several dozen apps started, or the computer put into standby or shutdown.

    Another positive with the cheapo keyboard is the ability to just toss it if you accidently spill crap on it.

    I am really just writing this to see if I get first post... :)

  8. It's obvious by fiori · · Score: 3, Funny

    Keyboard manufacturers are VI users...

  9. emacs or xemacs? by porky_pig_jr · · Score: 4, Funny

    hey, he says 'emacs, emacs, emacs is the greatest editor', and then he shows up the display with --- God forbid --- XEmacs.

    Bloody hypocrite.

  10. Thanks Captain Obvious... by Stevyn · · Score: 2, Funny

    "This eliminates the physical pain, but it does add financial pain: $240 US -- double that if you need one for home and one for work."

  11. Re:I solved this problem another way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    This is why you have a nose.

  12. Re:Excuse me. by HillaryWBush · · Score: 2, Funny

    I moved to Canada after the last elective castration. I haven't looked back either.

  13. GOD FIXING THIS IS SO EASY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH I JUST LEAVE CAPS LOCK ON ALL THE TIME AND IT WORKS FINE FOR ME I ALSO DONT USE PUNCTUATION ANYMORE

    GOD I DO HATE THIS FUCKING FILTER THOUGH IT GIVES ME PROBLEMS SOMETIMES

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  14. Re:And you call yourself a geek! by interstellar_donkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Actually, I'm pretty sure all of the moving parts inside a Lexmark are K'nex.

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