NEneuronexmachina·May 16, 2026
The design files and firmware are open source, so you hypothetically produce your own: https://github.com/ploopyco/bean-pointing-stick
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ploopyco / bean-pointing-stick
bean-pointing-stick
An open-source pointing stick mouse, powered by QMK.
2Distinct people
2Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
127GitHub stars
What to know before exploring
What it is
An open-source pointing stick mouse, powered by QMK.
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Where it is used
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What people are saying
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This week on Hacker News
Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.
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HN mentions by day2 dated mentions
Observed mentions: 2026-05-07 06:06:21 UTC to 2026-05-16 17:04:33 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7 | 2026-05-07 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-08 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May 8 | 2026-05-08 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-09 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 9 | 2026-05-09 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-10 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 10 | 2026-05-10 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-11 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 11 | 2026-05-11 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-12 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 12 | 2026-05-12 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-13 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 13 | 2026-05-13 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-14 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 14 | 2026-05-14 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-15 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 15 | 2026-05-15 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-16 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 16 | 2026-05-16 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-05-17 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
2 sourcesThe Bean is a high-performance pointing stick, providing a precise and complete cursor experience in a small, convenient package.
https://ploopy.co/bean/
https://github.com/ploopyco/bean-pointing-stick/
NOTE: Despite the lack of wires in any of the photos, this is a wired device.
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