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Offline smarmar

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Fire! Women and keyboards first!
« on: Fri, 01 August 2014, 16:57:12 »
Hi all,
I was introduced to the magic of mechanical keyboards nary a few years ago by my friend who owned a couple of Model Ms. I was aware of their existence but had yet to "feel" the magic under my fingertips. The very next day I searched the www for a Model M purchase. Well, the rest is, how do you say, history! I look forward to interacting, swapping war stories with and learning from all of you.
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Re: Fire! Women and keyboards first!
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 01 August 2014, 17:19:44 »
Welcome to GH! Is that a G80-3000 or 1501 in your profile picture? The stickers are fun :D
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Re: Fire! Women and keyboards first!
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 02 August 2014, 04:41:07 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

Another Model M fan - you can't go wrong buying IBM :)
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

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Offline smarmar

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Re: Fire! Women and keyboards first!
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 07 August 2014, 15:45:54 »
The keyboard in my profile pic is a boring ol' Dell with rubber domes that I use as one of my backups. I dolled it up with a paint job and stickers. I have 2 other painted backups as well--a Dell Quiet Keys and a Mitsumi :D
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Re: Fire! Women and keyboards first!
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 07 August 2014, 16:09:52 »
Damn, totally called it wrong LOL.  Still cool though
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Re: Fire! Women and keyboards first!
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 07 August 2014, 16:10:50 »
This thread is getting hot.
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Re: Fire! Women and keyboards first!
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 07 August 2014, 16:27:28 »
Welcome!

The IBM Model M is my go-to weapon for the zombie apocalypse. Also, it's great to type on. :p

Enjoy your stay! This is a great community. :thumb:
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Offline smarmar

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Re: Fire! Women and keyboards first!
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 07 August 2014, 16:56:46 »
Oh, by the way, thanks for welcoming me, everyone.

The Model M would also be my choice for a zombie melee weapon; I would duel-wield the two that I own. The detachable cables make for good whips, too.
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Re: Fire! Women and keyboards first!
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 07 August 2014, 17:12:55 »
Quote from: the1onewolf on Thu, 07 August 2014, 16:10:50
This thread is getting hot.

lolwut?  I think you and I have different ideas about what is sexy.  Unless it's just CaptBadAss that turns you on.  That I can understand.  He is smoking.
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Re: Fire! Women and keyboards first!
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 07 August 2014, 23:14:18 »
Quote from: eth0s on Thu, 07 August 2014, 17:12:55
Quote from: the1onewolf on Thu, 07 August 2014, 16:10:50
This thread is getting hot.

lolwut?  I think you and I have different ideas about what is sexy.  Unless it's just CaptBadAss that turns you on.  That I can understand.  He is smoking.

Might just be a reference to the temperature?
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"Because keyboards are accessories to PC makers, they focus on minimizing the manufacturing costs. But that’s incorrect. It’s in HHKB’s slogan, but when America’s cowboys were in the middle of a trip and their horse died, they would leave the horse there. But even if they were in the middle of a desert, they would take their saddle with them. The horse was a consumable good, but the saddle was an interface that their bodies had gotten used to. In the same vein, PCs are consumable goods, while keyboards are important interfaces." - Eiiti Wada

NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

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