Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Keychron K2 Mechanical Keybooard

Keychron K2 Mechanical Keyboard
I ordered a Keychron K2 mechanical keyboard the other day.

The package took about a week to arrive in Singapore and another 3 days sitting in their warehouse over the weekend before they activated Ninja Van to pick it up on Monday.

SF Express Bubble Wrap
It came in a big bubble wrap to ensure that the box was not crushed along the journey from Shenzhen to Singapore. The company is registered in Hong Kong though.

Overall it is a great looking keyboard but it doesn't seem to be as quiet as I have thought although it is the lightest touch of all, with red Gateron switches.

Keychron K2 Packaging
Additionally I took some time to adjust my fingers' memory to get used to the new location of the keys as compared to the full-size keyboard.

The height of this keyboard requires some time to get used to as well. I may report back if my wrist are too strained after using this heightened keyboard.

Overall it was not a big problem getting used to the new layout.

For the uninitated, Keychron K2 is actually born out of a Kickstarter project.

Update (11th Apr 2020): I have decided to get the walnut wrist rest as the height seemed to be too high for my liking. I also found out that the media playback buttons integrated into the function row as secondary keys can be accessed easily. Just hold the Function + X + L keys for 3 seconds to make them primary keys!

Here is a video showcasing the various keyboard size: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxS30X_unjU

In essence this is still my favorite keyboard because of the compact size (75%) and the primary media keys.



Sunday, March 29, 2020

Why people go off tangent or therefore do not discuss issues

Found this paragraph when reading Quora. I guess it is a thing since humans existed. The main problem is why nobody told me in school 😅

I suppose no one can be sure if they themselves are objective or are logical and without bias. However one should be willing to share and discuss whenever there are disagreements in order to reach a common understanding or compromise.