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New comment by unfixed in "A beginner's guide to split keyboards"

unfixed — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:00:57 +0000

I am an owner of a Glove 80 and I cannot overstate how benefitial it was for me. It improved my typing speed and overall comfort. Also, it forced me to type correctly, using all my fingers and place them in the correct keys.

To this day I think this is one of the best pieces of hardware that I bought.

New comment by unfixed in "Ask HN: Ergo wireless keyboard with mouse for coding?"

unfixed — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:14:07 +0000

Maybe the new Glove Go60 can be considered here: https://www.moergo.com/collections/go60-keyboards/products/g...

I have a Glove 80 and I'm really happy with it.

New comment by unfixed in "Ask HN: How did you find your job?"

unfixed — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:09:29 +0000

Locating: One direct referal from a former colleage, and another one from LinkedIn (I applied to it)

Interviewing: I just treat the interviewer as partner rather than a rival that is stopping me from getting the job or something. Being honest and know what you are talking about is key.

Surviving: Didnt really need to, all the companies I worked in were good enough.

New comment by unfixed in "Ask HN: Recommandation for an Ergonomic Keyboard?"

unfixed — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:09:26 +0000

I went down to the path of split, tented, columnar keyboards and bought myself a Glove 80.

Despite expensive, I think the purchase was definitely worth it. I use it every day for 6-8 hours (I have a very keyboard centric workflow) and I have not a single regret.

New comment by unfixed in "Ask HN: Do You Believe in Aliens?"

unfixed — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:53:28 +0000

I assume that the universe is almost infinite, so I belive that almost every creature that I can think of has existed, does exist or will exist somewhere.

New comment by unfixed in "Easily run Windows software on Linux with Bottles"

unfixed — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 06:59:44 +0000

I tried those 3, and decided to go for bottles. The configuration needed in order to run Windows programms were really really easy, and I like the fact that I can keep all the Windows programs neatly organized in a single place, not only games (as Lutris and Heroic are intended to).

I also tried just wine, but Bottles is a handy wrapper.

New comment by unfixed in "Built a rickroll machine that rickrolls you with microservices"

unfixed — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:55:16 +0000

RaaS, nice one

New comment by unfixed in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025)"

unfixed — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 07:28:59 +0000

After something like 15 years, I'm building again my pc from scratch. I'm learning a ton about those new technologies and how all the pieces fits together. It's a lot of fun.

New comment by unfixed in "Ask HN: Advice about transitioning to remote role?"

unfixed — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:38:09 +0000

Most likely you will have to write a lot to communicate effectively what otherwise would be some quick in person chat. Also, is more complicated to be aware of what is going on in general. Non verbal communication is basically non existent and is really important to know the temperature of a meeting, for example.

Also, having a space dedicated solely for work and without distractions goes a long way.

New comment by unfixed in "Ask HN: How have you spent time outside work for the past couple of weeks?"

unfixed — Wed, 07 May 2025 10:46:42 +0000

Set a PB on 5K, learned some Nim and gamed a lot. Outer Wilds and The Witcher 3 mostly. Also, I did my first ring muscle up in months.

New comment by unfixed in "Ask HN: Best and worst jobs of your career and why?"

unfixed — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 07:40:53 +0000

All my jobs has been pretty average, but I know which one is the best: the one I'm currently on.

Small sized company, with a very horizontal hierarchy, effectively acting as a worker cooperative. We have really good WLB, the payment is not bad, the job is interesting and the colleges are smart.

Everyone here feels a sense of purpose in the company and push to be better, because it directly affects our payment. For that reason our priorities are mostly align with the company's which makes everything run smoothly.

New comment by unfixed in "Search My Site – open-source search engine for personal and independent websites"

unfixed — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:35:33 +0000

This kind of projects are really good for finding interesting blogs and obscure sites.

My go to choice is https://marginalia-search.com/

New comment by unfixed in "Ask HN: Should I learn COBOL at 14yo in 2025?"

unfixed — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 07:11:49 +0000

Disagree with Cobol being USA-centric language.

In Europe, fintech has a lot of legacy systems in COBOL, with no plans of getting rid of them anytime soon.

New comment by unfixed in "This is no world for an axolotl"

unfixed — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:20:07 +0000

I wouldn't consider the head a limb to be honest.

New comment by unfixed in "Most of the World Can't Code"

unfixed — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:18:30 +0000

Even if I can learn programming concepts in spanish or any other language, I will need to use english to communicate with my peers. Building a jargon for concepts that I cannot communicate is a lost of time. No one will understand me (maybe not even other spanish speakers) if I refer to a stack as a "pila". So yes, even with high quality content in other languagues, I stil be refering to english version.

That said, if in the future that status quo changes, and chinese dominate the programming world...well, then I'll be reading in chinese (and I will have a hard time doing so)

New comment by unfixed in "Most of the World Can't Code"

unfixed — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:59:28 +0000

I think having a lingua franca have way more advantages than drawbacks. As a spanish native speaker, I know is easier for me that for someone whose first language doesn't come from latin, but is really not much of a hassle.

Even coming from one of the most used languages in the world (and having a just enough english level), is very rare that I search of read something programming related in other language than english.

New comment by unfixed in "Ask HN: What Is the Ideal Keyboard / Layout for Programming"

unfixed — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:09:57 +0000

I use a Glove 80 and I don't think I'll ever change keyboard model.

I think the combo of ortholinear, concave shape and multiple buttons for the thumb skyrocket my comfort level. Also, splitted to keep my hands at shoulder width is something I really appreciate.

But I guess that the key feature (that many keyboards share) is the ability to create multiple layouts. A dedicated numpad withouth moving the hand, a symbols layer, improve a lot the typing experience. I go with classic QWERTY with some minor tweaks, and is good enough.

New comment by unfixed in "Johnny.Decimal – A system to organise your life"

unfixed — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:56:53 +0000

I guess the key difference is the amount of branches that you can make at any given level.

Calling a folder citron instead of 2, gives room to have N amount of folders at that level instead of just 10, which I think is the constrain that made this system manageable.

New comment by unfixed in "Ask HN: Why don't we all take care of ourselves?"

unfixed — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:05:18 +0000

Southern europe, that shame may happen if you dont prioritize family, but it doesn't happen with work.

In fact I'm prone to belive that informing others that you exercise/meditate/others instantly increment the perceived "value" and successfullness. Just like dressing good, but with actual health improvements.

New comment by unfixed in "Ask HN: Can we get a HN background color (dark mode)"

unfixed — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 08:01:23 +0000

I use a custom config on Dark Reader extension in all my devices. Having the same color scheme in all webpages are much better UX than what any web can implement by themselves.