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  "Won't you take me to..."
context: My resolution for 2023 is to join 40s gangs >
  
  40s rise up 💪 >
  
  XDA big bones... My first XDA set, love all those colourful mods! >
  
  is that an analog stick in the kb, I guess it's the Libra mini? Can I know more? Brand new to this. I would like a split or curved ergo. But I don't even have a mech kb yet so I know literally nothing. Any advice or part suggestions are welcome. >
  
  It is indeed a joystick, though the inputs are not analog because the firmware doesn’t support it. This keyboard is a libra mini, which you can get on taobao for around 60 dollars without any switches and keycaps(long shipping tho). If you’re looking for a beginner keyboard I wouldn’t recommend any 40s, which are keyboards in the picture(they have no num row and symbols). You might want to look at other alice layout keyboards. If you’re starting out, I would recommend the slightly more expensive libra 68 or an offering from keychron. >
  
  
  the inputs are not analog because the firmware doesn’t support it
  
  that's what I needed to know
  
  alice layout 
  
  This was a key term I was not aware of. Thank you!
  I think I would type on an Alice Layout as a daily, but for gaming I was wondering if there are any good razer tartarus v2 alternatives, or even projects that would allow me to build my own, maybe with a 3d printed housing or such? >
  
  a one handed/split ergo? I would recommend the sofle, which is a column stagger 50% that you can build on your own with 3D printed cases available >
  
  Love Melgeek caps. I wish their Ember caps had more 40s/ortho support.