Hacker News with Generative AI: Ergonomics

A guide to Home Row Mods (precondition.github.io)
If you’ve been browsing mechanical keyboard communities, and especially the niche that is ergonomic mechanical keyboards, you may have come across the term “home row mods” and wondered what could that mean. Well, wonder no more for I shall explain!

Mechanical Keyboards, Ergonomics, Hardware, Customization

8 points by jsheard 33 days ago | 1 comments

Essential Work-from-Home Advice: Cheap and Easy Ergonomic Setups (fast.ai)
You weren’t expecting to spend 2020 working from home. You can’t afford a fancy standing desk. You don’t have a home office, or even much spare space, in your apartment. Your neck is getting a permanent crick from hunching over your laptop on the couch. While those of us who are able to work from home are privileged to have this option, we still don’t want to permanently damage our backs, necks, or arms from a bad ergonomic setup.

Ergonomics, Remote Work, Health, Technology

13 points by jimsojim 57 days ago | 7 comments

Extend Extra Extreme: keyboard extend layer mappings (colemak.org)
Living without Extend at this point would seem like some kind of perverse hell imposed as punishment for terrible crimes committed in numerous past lives. ~ SteveP, creator of the Colemak-DH mod

Keyboard Layouts, Ergonomics, Colemak, Programming

17 points by lnyan 76 days ago | 14 comments

A mouseless tale: trying for a keyboard-driven desktop (lwn.net)
The computer mouse is a wonderful invention, but for the past few months I've been working to use mine as little as possible for productivity and ergonomic reasons.

Productivity, Ergonomics, User Interface, Desktop Environments

158 points by signa11 85 days ago | 108 comments

Cosmos Keyboard: Scan your hand, build a keyboard (ryanis.cool)
Cosmos is the easiest way to design a keyboard around your one-of-a-kind hands.

Hardware, Design, Ergonomics, Customization

383 points by cdata 103 days ago | 84 comments

Microsofts new ergonomic keyboard (theverge.com)
Incase, the brand that took over Microsoft’s accessories line, has revealed a compact ergonomic keyboard designed by the company.

Ergonomics, Keyboards, Microsoft, Accessories

8 points by pookieinc 114 days ago | 1 comments

My favourite computer ergonomics hack (jacobvosmaer.nl)
In this post I will talk about my favourite computer ergonomics hack, a DIY device I call "The Beeper".

Ergonomics, DIY, Computer Hardware

236 points by vortex_ape 115 days ago | 71 comments

Ergo S-1 – An open-source ergonomic wireless keyboard (github.com/wizarddata)
The Ergo S-1 is a fully wireless, split ergonomic keyboard that is compatible with cherry/gateron switches and cherry/oem/dcs keycaps. It runs on the fantastic ZMK firmware.

Ergonomics, Open Source, Keyboards, Hardware, Wireless

13 points by arcanemachiner 115 days ago | 5 comments

Ergo S-1 – An open-source ergonomic wireless keyboard (github.com/wizarddata)
The Ergo S-1 is a fully wireless, split ergonomic keyboard that is compatible with cherry/gateron switches and cherry/oem/dcs keycaps.

Open Source, Hardware, Keyboards, Ergonomics

26 points by arcanemachiner 117 days ago | 27 comments

Evolving my ergonomic setup (or, my laptop with extra steps) (ntietz.com)
My computer setup attracts attention when I'm out and about. This has two effects: engineers1 ask me about it, and everyone else ignores me. These effects are not undesirable, but further testing is required.

Ergonomics, Hardware, Personal Computing, Software

181 points by Liriel 136 days ago | 116 comments

The Cybershard Keyboard Layout (jonashietala.se)
This is the keyboard layout I’m using for my custom keyboard that I generated, printed, and hand-wired. It’s a minimalistic keyboard of 35 keys and features an integrated trackball on the right-hand side.

Keyboard Layouts, Custom Keyboards, DIY, Hardware, Ergonomics

12 points by lawn 150 days ago | 2 comments

A cycling desk / Zwifting with a split keyboard (ohrg.org)
Last summer I got into cycling. I've long been a standing desk-er, and going out for long zone 2 rides and wondering what to think about made me wonder: could I work at a desk while I cycle?

Cycling, Ergonomics, Technology, Health

188 points by breezykermo 164 days ago | 93 comments

Standing desk might be as bad as sitting all day (sciencealert.com)
In recent years, standing has been touted as a remedy to a sedentary lifestyle, especially for desk workers who spend long hours seated at their screens.

Health, Science, Ergonomics, Lifestyle

155 points by zdw 166 days ago | 221 comments

How to find your perfect keyboard? (ycombinator.com)
You naturally love the keyboard when you spend a lot of time programming and doing business chats.

Programming, Productivity, Technology, Ergonomics, Typing

4 points by gumybit 170 days ago | 7 comments

Standing desks are bad for your health – study (theconversation.com)
The global market for standing desks is booming, projected to reach US$12.6 billion by 2032 (£9.7 billion). These desks have been hailed as a simple fix for the health risks associated with sitting all day. However, recent research suggests that standing might not be the health booster many hoped for.

Health, Ergonomics, Work, Research, Standing Desks

6 points by samizdis 186 days ago | 1 comments

Standing desks may be bad for your health, study suggests (theguardian.com)
They have been billed as the ultimate antidote to sitting in front of a screen all day at the office. But a study suggests standing desks, which have soared in popularity in recent years, do not compensate for being inactive and may even increase the risk of conditions such as swollen veins and blood clots in the legs.

Health, Office, Ergonomics, Standing Desks, Research

38 points by n1b0m 192 days ago | 18 comments

QWERTY-Flip: The better keyboard layout your fingers already know (nick-gravgaard.com)

Keyboard Layout, Ergonomics, User Interface

107 points by JNRowe 235 days ago | 115 comments

FatBee, Familiar yet Ergonomic Keyboard (github.com/cassiozen)

Keyboard, Software, Ergonomics

5 points by cacozen 263 days ago | 0 comments

SofleKeyboard – A split keyboard based on Lily58, Crkbd and Helix keyboards (josefadamcik.github.io)

Hardware, Keyboard, Open Source, DIY, Ergonomics

20 points by Alupis 278 days ago | 20 comments

A Myth of Productivity: Multiple Monitors Are Hurting You (2023) (medium.com)