So, I found that Kisnt now has a black version of the KN85 #keyboard... And I found that Akko has a #switch that is similar to Kaihl Box Jade switches. (Of course, they are much less expensive than actual Kaihl switches.)

Bought a set of them with the keyboard and just put it together, along with my favorite White on Black keycaps...

This is possibly the nicest typing keyboard I've put together since my Fekker 72-key keyboard. It could sound a bit better -- but the sound is really down to the switches not having a POM housing. I'm wondering if anyone makes a set of Clicky #switches that are around 50g/f with a POM housing.

Still a great keyboard for $50, and under $100 with my complete build... Easily better than the $300 Fekker (closer $375 when I'd finished the full build).

please, oooh please, just tell me no..

It's 2am and I just want one thing
a strong, handsome, sexy pair of SFP+
in a 10G ethernet switch, RISC-V cores
mod'able, jtag'able, RTOS'able, oooh yes

... so... in all seriousness, there have been lustful hardware-acquisition eyes on this pretty little design since its pre-release marketing materials hit the English speaking OSS internet, and have been watching from afar as its reviews came through, patiently.

I'm not one to say that tonight is the right time to buy a pair, but it's not NOT the right time to buy a pair of Milk-V Vega switches.

Main:
- https://milkv.io/vega

Detailed Community Review:
- Getting an overview of Vega Basics
- https://community.milkv.io/t/getting-an-overview-of-vega-basics/1665

*note: I am particularly aware of its limitations, do not expect a production grade switch, mostly want more risc-v hardware to develop with, and general messing around

“Switches switch and routers route.” That’s a statement that isn’t as true as it used to be… or at least not without carefully defining context.

It’s time to go old school and stop using the word “switch” in this context. The first switches were hardware-accelerated bridges and have since evolved past bridging. If we switch to “bridges bridge and routers route” we’ll be more correct in our thinking, but we have to think of bridging and routing as functions rather than devices.

These days, most switches can accelerate both bridging and routing (L2 and L3) on their backplanes. Most routers have similar functions and are built on switching chips too. The whole line between switches and routers is becoming a very grey and fuzzy one.

Bridges bridge and routers route, and switches do either or both •very• quickly. Most of the other considerations are about product placement.

#US government mulls entire #TPLink product #ban - #routers, #switches and more all set to be blocked
#Cybersecurity concerns could see TP-Link banned from US
TP-Link supplies 65% of home routers in the US
The routers aren’t just for home use either, with federal agencies such as #NASA and the #DEA using the brand, which could leave them exposed to #China state sponsored #cyberattacks earlier in #2024
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/us-government-mulls-entire-tp-link-product-ban-routers-switches-and-more-all-set-to-be-blocked #itsec #apt

When it comes to #boating, where heavy-duty marine-grade #battery #isolator #switches are an irreplaceable part of a proper battery management solution. https://www.waysto.com.au/marine-battery-isolator-switches-essential-protection-for-your-boats-electrical-system/

Kinetic Labs Caramel Chocolate "low volume" linear switches:

Definitely lower volume than most switches, in that the switch itself is not contributing a lot to the sound profile of my keyboard. This doesn't mean typing is silent: if you're a key slammer you'll still hear mechanical sounds of keys bottoming out. Depending on the acoustic properties of your case and your keycaps, that sound might still be loud or annoying to people sharing a workspace with you.

They did little to silence my Holy60 tote-around board, which tbh is a challenge to stifle. In a fully-enclosed keyboard with foam and/or silicone, they might be pretty quiet. Maybe the dread o-rings on stems would do something here.

The upside is that they're not spongy the way truly silent switches are.

$0.48 a switch, so midrange shading up in price. The actuation force is supposed to be 74 grams, but no way it's that heavy. I'm slamming these by accident. I'd say meh, buy a silent switch instead.

https://kineticlabs.com/switches/kinetic/caramel-chocolate-switches

HMX Latte linear switch review:

Unlike most HMX switches, not high-pitched and clacky. A little deeper pitched and heavier to press than their usual. I used the word "creamy" to describe the sound last night while typing with them, and this is the same word used on the product page.

Creamy is a nice switch sound; people sharing a space with you are less likely to object to “creamy" than to the high-pitched clack-y pop of the HMX Xinhais I swapped out for them.

$0.45 a switch puts them at midrange price for switches overall, but pricier than usual for HMX switches.

HMX Lattes: https://kineticlabs.com/switches/hmx/hmx-latte-switches

The Xinhais are at Milktooth: https://milktooth.com/products/switches/xinhai

Keine #Abhörsysteme, kein #Missbrauch!
Und keine veralteten Systeme, keine #Kompromittierung!

#KRITIS Sektor #IT Und #TK

Wohl aus China: Cyberangriff auf US-Provider "schlimmster in der US-Geschichte"

"Um die Unbekannten aus den Netzen zu werfen, müssten "buchstäblich Tausende und Abertausende an Geräten ausgetauscht werden", vor allem veraltete #Switches und #Router...

Bei ihrem Angriff ist es ihnen auch gelungen, Zugriff auf jene Systeme zu erlangen..."
https://www.heise.de/news/Aus-China-Cyberangriff-auf-US-Provider-schlimmster-in-der-US-Geschichte-10097659.html

Question: if you have two #mikrotik #switches with #VLAN enabled (CRS317-1G-16S+RM) and you want to connect them via a #crosslink (sfpplus-16), to have a #failover switch (Debian uses tagged VLAN via bond0 with active-backup) and it works only, if you don't have VLAN at all, what can be the issue ? It works only if all Hosts have the active NIC on the same switch. If Host 1 has active on Switch 1 and Host 2 on Switch 2, network stops between them. Btw: MLAG is broken on #mikrotik since years.

I am looking into custom keyboards and am now at the choice of switches. And I have absolutely no idea except the type of switch I want: linear, not too easy to press (to prevent ghosting) and ones that are not too loud / rather silent. (So basically Cherry Reds)
Any tips, ideas or recommendations?

@askfedi

The Keychron K2 HE

I don’t think I’ve ever used so many different keyboards in a year. But I am happy that things have been improving so fast that I can actually feel the difference between them.(...)

#gaming #gateron #keyboards #keychron #linear #magnetic #mechanical #purple #review #switches

https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2024/10/14/1900

Installing a marine battery isolator might sound like a daunting task but it’s not that difficult. To install proper #boat #battery #isolator #switches you start off by disconnecting the negative terminal from the batteries. https://australianatlas.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/how-to-install-the-right-marine-battery-isolators/

Review: NuPhy Air 96 v2

https://blog.allthingstech.social/review-nuphy-air-96-v2/