Notices by ploum (ploum@mamot.fr), page 2

@mntmn @icemanfr75 : and I’m definitely saving for one (to answer the question "who would pay for that")

I’m really impressed by the work done by @mntmn and waiting impatiently for a MNT Reform Pocket.

The most interesting part of their work is that I follow them on Mastodon and… I don’t understand anything at all.

I’m a lecturer in computer science at a university so I’m probably part of those with a really good understanding of computers.

Yet, every single toot from them is like Martianese for me.

And I like reading them nevertheless…

@mntmn : why "typewriter edition"? (typewriter user and collector here)

@mntmn : could the screen be opened at 180°? (that something I really appreciate when writing that my Thinkpad can do)

@mntmn @loop0 : I wonder if it would be doable to hack it and put an eink display instead.

@mntmn : how much would it costs to have a custom engraving of keys? (either as a fixed cost or a minimal number of preorder)

Really thinking about trying to have a bépo version made.

@mntmn : is the keyboard programmable ?

@aral : the argument is not about being better at it than Musk. It’s about not allowing someone to be in charge at all.

— Your criticism of the king is invalid, you would not make a better king
— I’m from an anarcho-syndicalist commune. Help, I’m oppressed!

@mntmn : doesn’t look portable enough for my needs. The thickness is a deal breaker for me. Waiting impatiently for the Pocket (even if I’m a bit afraid of not having enough keys on the keyboard for my Bépo layout).

Also, my thinkpad is still working perfectly so I can’t justify the expense for a new toy ;-)

@aral : My most successful post had 2.2k reboosts and 3.7k favourites for 4500 followers.

Does that mean I have an "engagement rate" of nearly 50%? It doesn’t feel quite right…