Updated: Custom Keyboard Company WASD Keyboards Goes Defunct?
Can keyboard enthusiasts find answers to the questions we all have been wondering, has WASD Keyboards company gone out of business or was it acquired?
See update at the end of the post.
Question for folks who use multiple OSs and modern keyboards:
What do you call key key between Control and Alt on the left-hand side of your keyboard? I've been cringing since the key's mainstream acceptance every time I have fallen back to referring to it as the "Windows" key.
Its lesser-used companion over on the right, I have taken to calling the Menu key which is suitably OS-agnostic.
"OS Key" and "OEM Key" seem wrong. "Meta" isn't right, because that's Alt's alias, especially in Linuxland. "Function Key" would almost work but for the identically-named key on most laptop and small form factor keyboards.
"Macro Key"? "Shortcut Key"? "Super Key"?
I finished my second and third keycap! Yes, they are still functional. I may try another one later on; these were the ideas I had thus far. I also need smaller #cabochon-candy to prevent overflow. This works for a solo-key, like the Escape, but could interfere with other keys when they are closer to each other.
After enough struggling with extremely buggy layout switching on macOS, I finally installed Karabiner-Elements… only to face new bugs. My MBP 2020 has an ISO keyboard, and Karabiner-Elements swaps the key between Esc and Tab with the key next to LShift. Karabiner-EventViewer and macOS built-in Keyboard Viewer display the correct key pressed, but the character typed is different.
This “Severance” Inspired Keyboard Is For Both Innies And Outies #atomickeyboard #hardware #keyboard #keyboards #mdrdasher #severance
https://www.lowyat.net/2025/348917/severance-mdr-dasher-keyboard/
#dailyreport #keys #rebinding #keyboard #programming
#programmer #keysrebinding #keysremap #remapkeys
#remapping #keysremapping #emacs
I was in search for way to rebind keys in Wayland. For
X11 I use “x-set-keys”. I tied “xkb keymap” approach but
it lack of ability to suppress original sequence, two
combinations activated at the same time.
There is xremap but it have hell of Rust
dependencies. kmonad/kmonad is good, but it is a little
hard to control Haskell dependencies.
Finally I came to github.com/rvaiya/keyd written in C++
without any dependencies.
I rebinded keys in Wayland with help of
“keyd-application-mapper” script that part of keyd, this
script allow to activate keyd per application-window.
keyd allow complex keys sequences and chords, I was able
to configure Emacs selection mode in Firefox.
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I got to try out the Mechlands M75, and it is one of the best budget gaming keyboards I've tried all year. Pick yours up today!
#mechlands #gaming #keyboard #tech #technology #review #blog
https://churapereviews.com/2025/04/22/is-the-mechlands-m75-the-best-budget-keyboard-for-gamers/
Captain & Tennille’s cover of Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield’s “Love Will Keep Us Together” was released 50 yrs ago this month and became the best-selling single of 1975!
I recorded this piano/vocal cover live at Village Studios on Oscar Peterson’s Steinway for the COVER ME collection. Available on Spotify, YouTube Music, iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, and more 
you can pry the nipple from my #keyboard with my cold dead hands
Finally sending the first dual nozzle print into my h2d. a PETG keyboard enclosure with PLA support interfaces. Lets see what happens #3dprinting #keyboard #diy
Pet Peeve:
I almost exclusively use a laptop. Sowhen I'm actually at a desktop machine and it has a full keyboard (read: Numeric Keypad) ... The NumLock Should Be On By Default, Goddamnit!!!
You Can Buy a Real-Life ‘Severance’ Keyboard for Macrodata Refinement https://petapixel.com/2025/04/18/you-can-buy-a-real-life-severance-keyboard-for-macrodata-refinement/ #appletvplus #television #Equipment #severance #computer #keyboard #Culture #tvshow #apple #News
For the first time, I had real problems with #upgrading my #Fedora #GNU #Linux operating system. I ended up getting a useless system (by which I mean, it would boot but would never give me a log in screen, like #sddm, nor would the #keyboard respond, except the power button and there were no #VirtualTerminals to log in to either).
Severance fans, rejoice! Now you, too, can join Macrodata Refinement with your very own MDR keyboard
https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/16/youll-soon-be-able-to-buy-this-severance-inspired-keyboard/
