The ongoing saga of a programmer who doesn't live in Boston, nor does he even like Boston, but yet named his weblog/journal “The Boston Diaries.”
Go figure.
![[The very latest in keyboard technology]](/2007/12/30/optitact-side.jpg "The very latest in keyboard technology")
The Optimus Tactus Keyboard reminds me quite a bit of the keyboard that Dillinger used in the movie Tron:
![[You can tell it's not a programmer's keyboard, for it's missing the control and alt keys]](/2007/12/30/Tron-keyboard.jpg "You can tell it's not a programmer's keyboard, for it's missing the control and alt keys")
![[Although it's still a cool looking keyboard]](/2007/12/30/Tron-using.keyboard.jpg "Although it's still a cool looking keyboard")
And despite it probably having a horrible feel, I still would love to have one.
Heck, I would love to have Dillinger's desk from the movie (here, have another look). The thing is, we now have the technology to do this for real.
![[The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades]](https://www.conman.org/people/spc/about/2023/1023.t.jpg "The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades")
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