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Only buy a magnetic keyboard for gaming

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90 points amichail | 3 comments | 18 Nov 24 22:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.627s | source
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tyleo ◴[21 Nov 24 12:53 UTC] No.42203859[source]▶
For anyone wondering, this is the keyboard in the image at the top of the article: https://nuphy.com/collections/he-keyboards/products/nuphy-fi...

I was intrigued by the design so I wanted to share.

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evgpbfhnr ◴[21 Nov 24 13:01 UTC] No.42203922[source]▶
Interesting, their configuration tool runs in browser and they explicitly mention linux; I don't have much experience with gaming keyboards but the only one I bought in the past had some windows-only configuration software and was a bit of a pain.
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1. whywhywhywhy ◴[21 Nov 24 15:40 UTC] No.42205407[source]▶
This is why WebUSB/WebBT is a good thing, you can build configuration tools that run anywhere and are easily ported offline or replicated.
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2. BiteCode_dev ◴[21 Nov 24 18:10 UTC] No.42206971[source]▶
"Handy" and "a good thing" are not the same thing.

USB and BT are security nightmares, and the browser is a fantastic sandbox. I'm pretty sure a lot of 0-days will come from there.

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3. whywhywhywhy ◴[22 Nov 24 16:09 UTC] No.42214953[source]▶
As always you have a choice between things existing at all on Linux or fretting about the security issues that so far have not materialized.