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Keyboard Show and Tell | The Standup

2025-06-20 Science & Technology
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๐Ÿ”— Sponsored by Code Rabbit https://coderabbit.link/primeagen-vscode โธป ๐ŸŽน Finding the Right Keyboard Welcome to The Standup โ€“ where developers, creators, and founders debate the big questions. In this episode, we talk about all things Keyboards. We dive deep into: - Keyboard Obsession Origins - Mechanical Keyboards 101: Switch types, thock vs. clicky, creamy vs. crispy - Keychron, GMMK Pro, Dactyl Manuform & Voyager Reviews - Box Switches & Keycap Profiles (Cherry, DSA, OEM) - Silent Switches vs. Clicky Switches Debate - Typing Ergonomics & Wrist Pain Fixes - Split Keyboards, Thumb Clusters, and Concavity Explained - Custom Keyboards with RGB & Anime Keycaps - Keyboard Lubing - ZMK vs. QMK Keyboard Programming - Typing Competitions & Internet Speed Typing Lore - Caseyโ€™s Journey: From Amiga to Custom Builds - ASMR & Key Sounds Showcase - Trashโ€™s Keyboard Garage Sale Finds - Ergonomic vs. Aesthetic Keyboards - How Much is Too Much for a Keyboard? โธป ๐Ÿ“Œ Chapters: 0:00 - intro + banter 2:13 - the only coffee to drink 3:50 - who are the keyboard fiends 5:22 - sponsor: CodeRabbit 6:03 - Casey learns about Keyboards 2:05 - is college still worth it in 2025? 5:48 - the cost of college in the U.S. vs Europe 10:24 - What is Thock? 15:45 - What are Box Switches? 17:08 - Trashes Keyboard 24:00 - Primes insane keyboard 25:45 - Caseys keyboard 27:00 - Programming your Keyboard 29:25 - Touch Typing and the Home-Row 33:30 Teej's keyboard 36:38 - Trash's AOL Dragonball Z Battles 37:55 - More Prime Keyboards 42:18 - How much is too much money on a Keyboard 45:00 - Lube talk 47:05 - Mice suck 50:05 - Casey's Keycaps 53:56 - Pressure 58:55 - Prime is NOT in charge of the Airbnb 1:00:40 - Outro and Inspiration โธป ๐Ÿ“ข Subscribe for more honest convos about dev life, startups, and tech culture. ๐Ÿง  Hit the bell so you donโ€™t miss the next one.

Top Comments (10)

@grant_pal 2025-06-20

The 'yeah yeah' intro is possibly my favourite thing of all time. The production surrounding you cats is 11/10

224 6 replies
@sarabwt 2025-06-20

Casey: Time spent thinking about git is time not spent thinking about programming. Also Casey: Are me and Trash the only keyboard fiends?

196 2 replies
@lorenzojavier_av 2025-06-20

I like the frequency with wich you release videos :) Also, What do you mean Casey is a "guest" on the show? He is key to the show!

163 5 replies
@SamuelMartin99-m1s 2025-06-20

OK OK, But lets see Paul Allen's keyboard

148 3 replies
@saemideluxe 2025-06-20

I start to get positive on the following role-distribution: Chair: TJ (excellent at balancing the social aspect of the podcast, or "the vibes") Expert: Casey (Just so much useful information and great takes on complex topics) Comic relieve and cuteness: Trash (You just have to love him :) Hearth and Soul of the podcast: Prime (Brings the emotion and passion into the conversation, and without him the Podcast would not exists)

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@StaticNebula26 2025-06-20

15:48 This is actually a common misconception. Kailh BOX switches are called BOX because the electrical contacts for the switch are enclosed inside a *waterproof box* inside the switch, the box around the stem is actually called *Dust-Proof* Stems (DP for short) (get your mind out of the gutter). In Chinese circles it is also sometimes translated as "Wall" Stems. Every BOX switch just happens to be DP as well, except recently a Non-DP stem BOX switch was just released, it's called the BOX Luna switch, it's still only in Chinese markets for now though. Another note, DP switches aren't inherently less wobbly than Non-DP, the tightest switches I've tried were Non-DP switches for example, they were so tight that you could feel the switch walls pressing on the stem when you pressed the switch (yeah keebs have way too many innuendos, sorry) (Btw i keep capitalizing BOX bc it's actually a kailh brand name)

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@razac_zr 2025-06-20

Finishing up with a Monkeytype challenge would have made for a great outro

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@CodeDawa 2025-06-21

Prime: โ€œI was so scared one winter from my hands hurting from typing that I bought an ergonomic keyboard and switched to Devorak.โ€ Also Prime: โ€œYeah I smash the spacebar on a macbook so hard I warped the metal. Its normal to aim for behind the key right?โ€

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@sliceymcsliceface 2025-06-21

The Casey narrative arc from Git heresy to being utterly based on keyboards is quite the journey.

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@d_b_ 2025-06-20

Cherry MX Blue so everyone can know that I AM WORKING

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