For me, green was chemistry, red was biology, purple was physics, and blue was math. Orange would probably be Spanish, and pink or any other colors would be left over for English, social studies, etc.
I don't think there is a "standard" for alice layouts, but you definitely will have to check for key compatability. I found Keychron V8 keycap sizes on their site here, so you should generally look for keycap sets that show you what additional keys are included, such as in this listing and this listing.
You also need to keep in mind the rows (R1, R2, etc.) if you want the profile of each row of keycaps to be consistent. Worst case scenario, you can manually measure the length of each keycap by comparing to 1u keys and known lengths (i.e. standard RShift is 2.75u on ANSI keyboards, LShift is 2.25u, etc.), but that gives you no insight on profile.
Last but not least, I have seen people buy monochromatic keycap sets in a specific profile, such as Cherry profile, and then buying a second smaller set of supplemental keycaps in an accent color (also in Cherry profile). This usually costs more and can lead to mismatched keycaps if not careful or unlucky.
Switch prices can range quite a lot, since there is a decently large enthusiast market for switches. However, I took into consideration that you mentioned you don't like to buy things you won't use (the stock switches). I figured it would be better to suggest that you try some switches before you pay for any in bulk.
As for the keycaps, they are not bad. They're not amazing either, but for what you pay ($15 additional for switches and keycaps) you aren't gonna beat the price. I just imagine most people are happier having some level of visual customization, and you can't really see the switches unless you have a keyboard with "floating switches".
By the way, if you are comfortable keeping the keycaps but swapping out switches, you may also be interested in the Keychron V8. It has somewhat of the ergonomic layout of your current keyboard. It's only available with blue switches, which are clicky and wouldn't be appropriate for working.
Sorry that this is getting so long, but one more comment: if you decide to go the barebones route, you will need to make sure you find a keycap set that has 65% compatability. Keys that are frequently missing include the bottom row cluster to the right of the spacebar, and the far right column of keys as well.
Keychron's V2 (65%) might work for you as a good intro. The Barebone Knob option comes without switches and keycaps, so you can test out a few switches ahead of time, perhaps with a keytester set. For keycaps, you are best off just buying a 'clone' set from Aliexpress or Amazon, if you're trying to get decent quality at a cheap price.
In total, I would expect this setup to cost around $110 before shipping costs and tax.
I 2nd this. I'm not a very good programmer, but I have been able to use QMK Firmware to customize my keyboard. It's mostly modifying existing code, and working with a command line (I use MSYS2 on Windows).
QMK Configurator and Toolbox is quite straightforward too: map your keybinds, download firmware, and flash it on Toolbox. VIA is nice, but I don't find myself using it very often.
Played some Crisis Core FF7 (PSP) during down time on a road trip. I forgot how clunky the game feels, but it's entertaining enough.
I'd like to see how the remaster compares... According to what I've heard, the cutscenes are upscales of the original FMVs, which are both odd and intriguing.
is the area of a circle sector, like a slice of pie.
(1/2)×sin(θ)×side1×side2
is the side-angle-side formula for the area of a triangle.
We know that the triangle encompassed by the sector has two sides that are equal to the radius, so we replace side1×side2 with r^2. Since the area of the arc segment is equal to the area of a sector minus the triangle, we can subtract triangle area from sector area to get
(1/2)×(θ-sin(θ))×r^2
which is the area of the arc segment, as shown with pie in the picture.
A wizard who can't cast any spells except telekinesis, and specifically only on enchanted crystal balls.
So, basically, a dude with ripped arms and legs from carrying around a net-bag full of crystal balls waiting to be flung at enemies. Often seen running around the battlefield mid-fight collecting or placing crystal balls, and typically very broke from buying more crystal balls.
I play on PC but was looking for PS5 compatability regardless... I eyed up the UFB-Fusion earlier...
As for the case, I have access to lasercut acrylic on my campus so I will try to design a stacked acrylic body (have experience from making keyboards). Still stuck between implementing arcade buttons with loose wiring or if I should make a "daughter"-board PCB with low profile mechanical switch contacts.
For me, green was chemistry, red was biology, purple was physics, and blue was math. Orange would probably be Spanish, and pink or any other colors would be left over for English, social studies, etc.