https://youngbum.kim/en/categories/hardware/Recent content in Hardware on BTTF BlogHugoenFri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://youngbum.kim/en/posts/split-keyboard-001/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://youngbum.kim/en/posts/split-keyboard-001/<h1 id="ep01--why-im-building-my-own-split-keyboard">EP.01 — Why I&rsquo;m Building My Own Split Keyboard</h1> <blockquote> <p>What this post covers</p> <ul> <li>The limitations I felt while using the Keychron Q11</li> <li>Why there&rsquo;s no real market for a &ldquo;thin and good-looking split TKL&rdquo;</li> <li>The overall spec and architecture of the project</li> <li>The BOM and estimated cost</li> </ul> </blockquote> <hr> <h2 id="the-q11-is-good-but">The Q11 Is Good. But.</h2> <p>I&rsquo;ve been using the Keychron Q11 as my main keyboard. I&rsquo;m happy with the split TKL layout itself. Once you get used to typing with your hands spread apart, it&rsquo;s hard to go back to a regular keyboard.</p>https://youngbum.kim/en/posts/starting-journey/Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://youngbum.kim/en/posts/starting-journey/<blockquote> <p>If you don&rsquo;t say anything, no one will hear you.</p> </blockquote> <p>This quote has been stuck in my head lately. So I decided to start writing.</p> <h2 id="the-beginning">The Beginning</h2> <p>Through an introduction from the founder of <a href="https://nuworks.io">nucode</a>, I&rsquo;m starting technical writing on hardware. It begins with building something based on the NUDK40, but this blog will also be a place to document everything else I want to make.</p> <p>Paprika Data Lab, Walla, and life in the turbulent age of AI — I want to record what I&rsquo;m doing right now.</p>