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Valve-compatible HMD rec

I'm planning on getting back into VR, and I definitely prefer having lighthouses (also linux). Is there any HMD that I should be looking at, or is the Index still a good all-rounder?

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Sad but true
  • Btw plastic bottles are also bad for you. BPA was the worst endocrine suppressor of them all but, make no mistake, all plastics are endocrine suppressors. BPA just wound up being the scapegoat. Microplastics in our blood aside, whatever you put into plastic will end up being a vehicle for toxins. While eating/drinking from plastic is really bad, one doesn't usually appreciate the surface area of our skin.

    Plastic is only safe for surfaces that we rarely interact with.

  • Paris Marx: The TikTok ban is all about preserving US power
  • I would find this all extremely concerning if China didn't regulate US platforms so heavily. For example, Tiktok has safety limitations for children in China while they have nothing at all for children in the US. It's being used as a social/mental health weapon.

    Just remember that daddy allows you access to the propaganda that encourages defending Tiktok.

    Finally, your speech has not been limited. You can take it to any of the competitors. There would be free speech concerns for Tiktok, but it's a Chinese company, not protected by the US constitution, and checks notes China proactively limits speech.

  • Planning on moving over from Windows 10 to Linux for my Personal Work Station. Can't decide which OS I should switch to.
  • Do not use Manjaro. It is a known trap. What you can do is install pamac, which is what Manjaro uses for GUI package management. It's been a hot minute since I've used Arch, so here's a tutorial:

    https://itsfoss.com/install-pamac-arch-linux/

    Alternatively you could look at Garuda, which is a solid Arch distro. You'll either love or hate the theme, but that's easy to change. It also comes with an interactive kernel by default (most distros use a regular kernel build, which works better for servers).

    Whatever you do, please please please not Ubuntu. It's the lowest common denominator. Emphasis on "lowest". It was good in the past, but Canonical have really lost the plot.

  • What's the deal with Docker?
  • For your use case, consider it to be a packaging format (like AppImage, Flatpak, Deb, RPM, etc.) that includes all the dependencies (including services, not just libraries) for the app in question.

    Should I change this?

    If it's not broken don't fix it.

    Use Podman (my preferred - the SystemD approach is awesome), containerd, or Incus. Docker is a graveyard of half-finished pet projects that have no reason for existing. Podman has a Docker-compatible socket, so 100% of Docker tooling will work with it.

  • Reverse mount SK6812 Mini-e are pretty swell
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    The really nice thing about them is that they accept 3v3 logic when being powered by 5v. Although that usually works with the WK6812, it's technically out of spec and I have read about this causing stability issues. They are also pretty low power, 12mA at max brightness (these are at 1/32).

    They are reverse-mount, so you don't have to be concerned about keycaps colliding with LEDs.

    Firmware is still definitely a WIP, as is the motherboard (the keyboards are i2c daughter boards as per my previous post). I have switched to embassy-rs, which is way more ergonomic than embedded-hal - async rust makes tons of sense for embedded dev. I'm also going to be printing blank shields for the RPi Picos, to hide that green a little better.

    If you've been putting off designing your own keeb, I strongly recommend it. It's really rewarding.

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    PCB Designed!

    Now I have to patiently wait for them to ship. I'm not shy about the Sweep inspiration.

    The goal is to have it be modular, with a central controller board. I'm going to eventually use these with paracord cables to hot-plug different types of keyboards (the first will most likely be a gaming keyboard on the left). I'm looking for less bulky magnetic connectors if anyone knows a source. Definitely not considering a TRRS, as I don't think my GPIOs should be mainlining 5V during hotplugging.

    The controller is still being prototyped on a breadboard. I have already experienced the woes of hot-plugging I2C on the prototype boards (stuck bus and all), so I'm going to experiment with the TCA4307.

    The firmware is being developed in Rust, though haven't pushed it anywhere yet.

    https://codeberg.org/jcdickinson/octoboard

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    Thumbstick/joystick for gaming

    I'm currently designing a hot-swap hub+spoke keyboard, and I'm thinking a little ahead about the gaming keyboard module. I'm considering using a thumbstick instead of what would be the WASD cluster, alongside ample surrounding keys for RTS and other such games that have big hotkey configs.

    Has anyone done this, and what has been your experience? Is it worthwhile pursuing? I've seen trackpoints for mice, but I'm not aiming [heh] to replace my mouse - only the WASD cluster. A trackpoint also seems like it could be a poor fit for movement controls.

    My main concern is the height of the thumbstick: I'm probably looking at a significant height difference between the keys and the thumbstick (which I picture being pretty bad for ergonomics). Any suggestions for that would be appreciated.

    Thanks!

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