Coping Mechanism

A blog about everything by Jack Baty

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Saturday, April 25, 2026
Cheese (2009)

As much as I love Emacs, I still struggle with it. I struggle with the endless tinkering. I struggle because infinite tinkering is always readily available. I wish I didn't enjoy the tinkering so much.


I used an HHKB Keyboard for years and loved it. At one point, I tired of the goofy layout and went to something more "normal". This morning, I brought the HHKB back. It still feels wonderful, but I feel like my fingers are all wrong. The Delete key is too close. The ~ and ` are on the wrong side. There are no arrow keys, and no function row. Why did I love this so much again? Oh, right, Topre switches.

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