I was never an elite gamer, even back when my reflexes were a trifle sharper than they are these days. But I can recognize when responsiveness and latency in its various forms affect gameplay, since even the lamest among us can cry "lag" when appropriate (or plausible). So after getting positive results from a recent tweaking session to improve my system's responsiveness, I can't help but be drawn in by the hype of these new(ish) hall effect keyboards that all the kids are talking about. I guess it's time to try one out, especially since evaluations suggest you don't need to be a pro to appreciate the benefits of their innovations. A complication is I'd want it to also serve for work as well as play, and many of them are compact and/or tenkeyless. So yeah, I want a full-sized model. Okay, maybe not this full-sized (though I wouldn't rule it out). I also tend to prefer dedicated macro keys, but since there are macro solutions that are 100% software, I won't view that as a deal-breaker. Feel free to offer suggestions and I'll follow up at some point with my results.

Key Round-up
Thanks Ant, Neutronbeam, and Max.

Play

• Play Brawlhalla's New Daily Minigame, Brawldle, Today - Ubisoft.

Breakfast Link

• The Midway Sessions - Rich Carlson. An album of 90s music from everybody's favorite Digital Eel.

Stories

• New York judge resigns after saying he can't be on a jury since he thinks all defendants are guilty - AP News. Not actually a lawyer.
• Gold treasure hunter to serve additional time in jail as his sentence ends - AP News.
• Frozen French fry company makes game-changing improvement to its packaging - TCD. Science discovers the paper bag.

Science

• Lightsail propulsion could enable interstellar travel at record speeds - Interesting Engineering. First read about them in Pierre Boulle's Planet of the Apes.
• Scientists Just Found a Way to Starve Cancer Using Fat Cells - SciTechDaily.
• New Nanotech Bandages Kill Bacteria and Speed Up Healing - SciTechHealth.

Image

• Hawaii volcano produces tall lava fountaining in latest episode of Kilauea eruption - AP News.

Follow-up

• Researchers Warn- High-Potency Cannabis Linked to Surging Schizophrenia Diagnoses - SciTechDaily.

The Funnies

• Savage Chickens - Trouble Sleeping.