Karbon Based

Inspiration

Sigma BF — “An uncompromising new vision for the digital camera. […] The BF balances performance with simplicity and returns the focus to what matters most: your photographs.” Solid block of aluminum, simple controls, please stop me from pre-ordering it.
Daredevil: Born Again — The long-ago-cancelled Netflix Daredevil series was terrific and I was quite sad when it ended. I really hope the current Marvel team can bring this show back with the same depth and soul and not turn it into more of the mess the current MCU is dishing out.
Pieoneer — An extremely playful yet focused macOS utility for spawning a radial menu to launch apps, task switch or run shortcuts.
Croissant — Between Bluesky, Mastodon and, to a lesser extent, Threads, the current giant expanse of social media systems requires either focusing on one network and ignoring the others, or tedious cross-posting. Thankfully, Croissant makes cross-posting trivial and works on both iOS and macOS.

Writing

We failed
recent

The great American experiment ends in a cloud of hate and fear. 2 minutes

Publishing with iPad
Writing Karbon Based from a portable screen. 12 minutes

Irreplaceable
Our children are the lens through which we watch time escape us. 4 minutes

Of all places
The universe isn't out to get you, and even if it is there isn't anything you can do about it. 8 minutes

A fresh start
Time is a luxury. And yet here I am writing words on a website. 2 minutes

Archived Custom Keyboard Builds on YouTube

Fox Lab Leaf 80%
Healios, SA Oblivion with Git Modifiers. My first custom TKL, and it feels terrific. 4 hours, 5 minutes

Rama Works M60-A
67g Zilents, Pulse SA R3 Rams. Probably the best group-buy hardware I've ever seen. 2 hours

Mekanisk Klippe
S-60X PCB, Holtites, BOX Navies. Don't think I'll ever use Holtites again. 3 hours, 30 minutes

Exent by TARO
67g Zilents. Worth the wait, even if it was a year late. 2 hours, 56 minutes

Koobaczech Pearl 40
67g Zilents. A beautiful little tank. Not the easiest to type on. 4 hours, 14 minutes

TINA-C by KBDfans
DZ60 PCB, Holy Panda switches. These switches have a helluva bump. 4 hours, 14 minutes

Karbon Based is the personal weblog and internet home of Garrett Murray.

Garrett is the Founder & Managing Director of Karbon, a mobile apps design and development agency. His current interests include mechanical keyboards, video games, technology and photography. He lives with his wife, two children, and three pets.

The opinions herein are his own, not an official position of Karbon or its clients. He will always strive to navigate this world ethically and morally, but understands the complexity of separating himself from his company when writing or communicating.