Nope.

It's not that there are more Americans, it's because more actual countries use the ANSI layout.

I'm in the UK, but dropped ISO years ago in favour of ANSI. I don't need to worry about whether a keycap set supports ISO... or a keyboard for that matter. I also don't have to put up with the ridiculously tiny left shift key either. I also think ISO looks crap and unsymmetrical, but that last one is just personal preference.

I hate all candy that sticks your teeth together, but I really like this set, and I wish you luck with the IC. It's a shame your IC will turn into a sounding board for GMK wait time complaints, but that's where we are at the moment I suppose.

There's no one way to type. Whichever you chose though, it quickly becomes to feel natural. I learned the "correct" way, and it feels completely normal and natural to me now, and my fingers just go where they are supposed to go without even thinking about it. If you want to learn the way you describe, then go for it. You can always fine tune things as you go along.

While it seems to make more sense to type the way you suggest in your diagram, there will be situations where it is worse. Words starting with, or containing WA for example would then be more difficult compared to the correct way. With QWERTY, whenever you think you've found a way to cheat the system, you usually pay for it somewhere else. It's tempting to learn Dvorak or another layout, but for me, the ability to type well on everyone else's keyboard outweighed the more efficient layout.

Learn how you feel comfortable though. At the end of the day, if you end up being able to type accurately without looking at the board, then that's all that matters.

LOL

I sometimes delete a whole sentence and type it again if it contained words that felt nice to type :) I feel sorry for people who don't touch type sometimes... they'll never understand the joy of feeling their fingers autonomously, and smoothly rolling off a set of words with really nice feeling bi and trigrams in it. You just read the word, and your fingers start dancing all on their own as if they're possessed by a completely separate entity.

That's not too bad for a GB. It may land sooner... Q2 includes april, may and june... so it may be april. They may have no issues and it may land early. The best thing to do with a GB is just forget about it now. Join the discord server if there is one, and just watch for updates, but apart from that, try not to spend the next 4 months waiting for it to arrive :)

yw

I don't think the GB is finished yet... I think it closes tomorrow. They have stated a delivery of Q2 2023... so basically around May next year would be a good thing to assume.

Your S key also upside down.

I am referring to the boards, not the people. :)

Now get a AVX Works FR4 plate in it to finish the job :)

That's lovely.

Jazz Hop Café for me.

I can imagine. You gotta love Lidl/Aldi centre aisle shit. LOL

What is "semi" mechanical?

Looks shit, but if it's like £5 I'd pick one up. You can never have enough old beater boards in an emergency, or if you get that call from a friend asking if they can borrow a keyboard. Does anyone else get that? "You're into keyboards aren't ya? Can I borrow one until I get paid at the end of the month? Mine broke". Having some piece of shit like this means you can say yes, and not worry.

I'm assuming English. As I said though... there's no real correct way to type. What works for you, works for you.

Booo!

only joking... You can't really criticise anything about a Keycult.

Where's the keyboard? LOL

Love the colour of that Keycult. I hope it has the burgundy alloy plate to go with it.

>Lol, save the evolutionary psych nonsense.

(shrug) If that's what you think it is.

Anything can form addictive behaviours, even things that for most people would seem quite innocuous. It's not the activity itself that is dangerous, but the underlying condition that leads to that behaviour. Basically, someone with a proclivity for addictive behaviour will usually find something to feed that addiction. Millions of people all over the world collect things avidly, feel FOMO when they see things, and do not suffer any psychological harm from doing so. I appreciate that your perspective has been coloured by your own personal experience, but I really don't think the OP has a problem. He sounds quite sanguine about the whole thing, and from what he says, seems to have a disposable income to support his collection, so I would not worry unduly.

It's all part of the hobby. I find it relaxing. Put some music on that hifi.. relax and get into the flow :)

Assuming the OP has a soldering iron.

I just get drunk and fall asleep... so respect.

You seemed to be saying that FOMO is relevant when judging whether someone bases happiness on buying things. Not necessarily so. Many people who collect things feel it. It doesn't mean anything. I once spent way too much money on a set of vintage skateboard trucks, and felt a need to collect at least one set of every Kryptonic skateboard wheel ever made. They have no bearing on my overall happiness, but I just had to have them. Now I have them, I know I am preserving a little bit of history, and I must admit to just getting them out once in a while, and just looking at them. Months can go by without giving them a single thought... but at the time, FOMO was a massive thing while I was on the look out for them.

Many psychologists equate collecting to the hunting instinct that is latent in all of us, and exercising it can be just as healthy as it can be unhealthy.