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Comment by SuperPaintMan | Hacker News Reader

Howdy!

I've been working away at this little guy after reading jwz's rant on the UHK over at [1](Copy and paste that link, referrer shenanigans). The main takeaway being that for the name UHK, it sure didn't go down in Vim. So I've tried to make a comfortable keyboard that minimizes strain on the fingers that come from banging on a keyboard all day :)

The I2C bus routed to every switch is the fun part in my opinion. If you can find a device, with a bit of code you can bodge it into your keyboard!

[1] https://www.jwz.org/blog/2018/08/ultimate-hacking-keyboard/

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Wow.. that review was terrible. It’s clear that that guy wanted the uhk to be something it isnt. The way he worded some parts just sounded childish.

I use vim and vim bindings everywhere and I already love the uhk so much it might be the last keyboard I ever buy. But I took more than 30 seconds to look at it closely and decide if it was for me. Came from the Kinesis split keyboard too. I thought it was too big. Had a ton of keys I didn’t use too (all the keys he misses)

Your keyboard looks pretty neat too. I’ll put it on my list of options to try if I do end up wanting something new. Although my top alternative for now is a dactyl manuform variant.

Yeah, JWZ is known for being a opinionated guy, a few remaps would have gone a long way. Honestly, the UHK is a great board but what kills it for me is the lack of a hackable firmware. I've gotten to the point where QMK isn't a option, it's a necessity. If they ever get around to finishing the modules I'd pick one up in a heartbeat.

I'd say go for the manuform! Nothing beats a custom designed board around your own hands. :)

I'd recommend a clear picture of an assembled board displayed more prominently on the main page.

In hindsight, maybe making the header as transparent as I did was a bad idea. There are images over here [1] though for anyone passing through the comments

[1] https://blog.gboards.ca/2018/12/photodump.html

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