Hi |FNAME|,

Live Training has been getting lots of use since we've launched it, and so we've invested some more in it. See the full post below for everything we've improved.

We've been having a mild winter here in Southern Ontario, but it's still chilly enough to make me want some hand warmers. Hence our collaboration with Refiber, which is also a way for us to support charity:water, an effective organization that brings clean drinking water to the people who need it. Read all about this below.

As always, let me know what you think of the newsletter and our latest work — email me any time at ez@ergodox-ez.com, or just reply to this email.

All the best,
Erez

Live Training improvements

Type code, or your own custom texts

Alice in Wonderland is great, but some of us type more code than prose. Hence, our new code-friendly training mode. We've also made it easier to see what characters need the most work on your layout.

Introducing Deep Blue

Responsibly made hand warmers in support of a good cause

Handmade in the US, these hand warmers are purpose-built for typing and can help with RSI. Also, we'll be giving 100% of our profits to a good cause. Only 100 pairs of this pattern will ever be made.

Featured User Interview

Nic Chan

Front-End Developer

Nic's setup is simple and purposeful, creating space for focus and productivity. She also shares recommendations for a painting program and a set of beautiful keycaps.

"Whenever I draw, I can put away the mouse and the right-hand side of the keyboard in order to bring the Wacom over for a more natural drawing position."

Things we liked

mem.dev →

Deliberate practice for coders

A side project from Erez and Florian: Helping developers stop forgetting what they learn.

Astronomy Picture of the Day →

A look at the universe

A website run by NASA and Michigan Technological University, showing a new astronomy picture each day with an explanation written by a professional astronomer.

Choose.Love →

A beautiful way to help

Choose Love is the world’s first store where you can buy real gifts for refugees. Has practical items like tents, diapers and sleeping bags. Instead of taking them home, each purchase buys a similar item for someone who truly needs it.

Generative Placeholders →

Better than placeholder cats?

Placeholder images for your design, but made using generative algorithms. They've got Mondrian, Joy Division, and others.

Emoji Storm →

So much 😂

Every Emoji being used on twitter, in real time. It's raining emoji! Source code included.

Tip: We have a subscriber-only link archive with all of the links we shared over the years. Just for you. ❤️

Made us think

One of the most ironic paradoxes of our time is this great availability of leisure that somehow fails to be translated into enjoyment. [...] We need to know how to control consciousness—a skill that most people have not learned to cultivate. Surrounded by an astounding panoply of recreational gadgets and leisure choices, most of us go on being bored and vaguely frustrated.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience