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The big button

May 16, 2026

Here’s Marcin Wichary with a huge guide to the fun of key­board customization, fea­turing a pic of his own setup … 

Marcin's battlestation
Marcin's battlestation

 … which is even better than I expected it would be, and that’s saying a lot, because my expec­ta­tions were high, given that it’s Marcin, and it’s key­boards. He writes:

I also have one big arcade button in a big box. It’s a long story, but I com­mis­sioned it hoping it’d be fun to press, and guess what: It’s really fun to press.

There are sev­eral exam­ples of the big arcade button’s appli­ca­tions in the guide — you’ll find them starting here. At last, Marcin writes,

But, let’s move away from the big button onto other things.

and I believe my sigh of dis­ap­point­ment might have been audible across the continent.

(I saw the link to Marcin’s guide in R. W. Blickhan’s newsletter, which is a reg­ular read for me, highly recommended.)

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