• @[email protected]
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    1511 months ago

    I have a ploopy mouse and it’s utterly fantastic.

    So many buttons and has QMK firmware so I have actual layers on my mouse!

  • thejevans
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    1311 months ago

    I have a pair. They’re really cool, but I haven’t found a use case for them. They’re open-back, so I can’t use them when I’m working in public spaces. They require their own USB DAC/AMP, so I can’t use them in my analog chain at either my desktop or home theater. And the DAC/AMP requires too much power to use them with my phone, so I can’t use them while walking around. The only time I use them is when I’m working from home and for some reason I want to use my laptop in bed or in the living room instead of my desktop, which is rare.

  • @clearleaf
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    1111 months ago

    Why did they use such an obscene word for this?

    • @[email protected]
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      1311 months ago

      Why did they use such an obscene word for this?

      “Ploopy”? I would say it’s weird (for headphones) and maybe non-descriptive. How is it “obscene”?

            • @clearleaf
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              411 months ago

              In the book it’s a word the little brother came up with, and if anyone said it to them they’d cry. Their mom banned it so in their house it was on the same level as swearing.

    • circuitfarmer
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      111 months ago

      It’s far easier to search for and find things with unique names, especially if one name will unite a family of things.

  • @[email protected]
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    611 months ago

    This looks really cool. Let’s say I want to get into this. I have no idea about 3d printing, PCB boars or low level programming. I’m a software developer. Where do I start to learn all this? Which part do I take on first?

    • @[email protected]OP
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      411 months ago

      actually at the moment they just recommend you buy it from them and assemble it at home, if a part breaks you can then 3d print it. you cant 3d print every part though (e.g. usb c port)

    • thejevans
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      111 months ago

      If you’re new to 3D printing, this is not a good first project. Buy the kit from them. It will be cheaper to do that then to buy each necessary component in bulk and make everything from scratch.

        • thejevans
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          211 months ago

          This has a lot of tight tolerances and lots of little things that have to go just right. Start with simple projects like brackets for things or raspberry pi enclosures. Look at printables.com or one of the other sites for inspiration.

  • edric
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    511 months ago

    A coworker has a pair of these and it’s pretty neat.

  • @[email protected]
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    311 months ago

    I have a pair, and they sound great! I do have some issues with the connection into the amp though, I think I’ve been to hard on the wire.