What is SpaceFN and why you should give it a try
The SpaceFN concept - setting up your space key as a layer switch when held - is probably one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby. Let me explain how it works. My SpaceFN article on kbd.news made some rounds recently - quite surprisingly given the age of this concept. This piece you're reading is a condensed version of the full post. If you're left with unanswered questions, you'll most likely find the info you're looking for in the original write-up. On my imaginary top list of the most useful keyboard features, tweaks and hacks, SpaceFN would deserve a podium finish for sure. But what makes it so special? In short: SpaceFN is easy to implement, easy to learn, costs nothing, can be used with any keyboard, and can improve your productivity instantly. I will list its benefits below, but can state right at this point that the SpaceFN concept, setting up your space key as a layer switch when held, is clearly one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby....
Apr 30, 2024
It didn’t take long before we couldn’t resist rummaging through his closet to see what secrets were hiding inside. What else do you do when left alone in someone else’s house? While Yanbo’s biceps may not have grown, our own personal wealth was about to boom, for what was behind that closet door was a vast array of keyboard riches.
Alex and I debated the day away with what we should do next, while Yanbo should have been moving on to his eighth and final daily workout. Time was running out, when we heard a knock at the door… The jig was up and our dreams of early retirement ended before they even began. Unfortunately for us, it was not Yanbo, but Queen Xi who stood blocking the doorway to our dreams.
Soon we found ourselves locked in mortal combat using the age-old dispute-ending device of arm wrestling. We stood no chance against Xi. Alex and I were swiftly defeated, with Yanbo’s taunting final words and the shrill sound of Xi’s laughter echoing in our ears—the soundtrack to our complete and utter defeat.
In that moment I watched as our dreams crumbled in on us and a single tear rolled down my tender cheek. Xi declared Yanbo’s glorious mech keys stash as spoils of war, which as such would be immediately offered to the Mech Keys Community.
These fabled treasures will be unveiled and made available on March 27 at 6am PT. Don’t miss this chance to help make Yanbo, Alex, and myself cry a little—you surely won’t regret it. See below for a list of the loot being offered: