Retro DSA Packing Party / Silicon Valley GH Meet-up

[SmallFry]

Fixed my images.

[Input Nirvana]

I would have loved to hang out all day and finish the packing but alas I had other constraints.  Meeting Input Nirvana was a special treat as he was the first person I ever interacted with on the forum.  I posted in a Kinesis thread and he thanked me for the review.  He's as chill and good-natured in person as he is online.

Awwww....THANKS Hashbaz!

I'm a real sweetheart.

[jwaz]

I would have loved to hang out all day and finish the packing but alas I had other constraints.  Meeting Input Nirvana was a special treat as he was the first person I ever interacted with on the forum.  I posted in a Kinesis thread and he thanked me for the review.  He's as chill and good-natured in person as he is online.

Awwww....THANKS Hashbaz!
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I'm a real sweetheart.

True story! Glad to finally have met you!

Next time we do one of these I'll bring my old early gen kinesis and we can talk mods.

[Input Nirvana]

MOD-O-RAMA!

I'm all for it!

One exciting thing is that there have been some very cool developments since I started modding Kinesis 4 years ago, with 3-D printing, alternate controllers, and a few other fundamental items. More is possible and much easier with better results than waaaay back in '09

[phinix]

Can you guys confirm which boxes for europe are packed and ready to be sent? Who's boxes are not affected with size issue? Would that be all european orders or just some? Is this gonna cause longer delays or would it be matter of one day to find solution? Just asking cause I understand you guys have jobs and your own lives and you may not spend most of your time on this during a week.

[samwisekoi]

Can you guys confirm which boxes for Europe are packed and ready to be sent? Who's boxes are not affected with size issue? Would that be all european orders or just some? Is this gonna cause longer delays or would it be matter of one day to find solution? Just asking cause I understand you guys have jobs and your own lives and you may not spend most of your time on this during a week.

Today we rest.  Tomorrow I will try to do a more specific inventory of the situation and let everyone know their state.  I want to get all of this plastic out of my office within a week, so if your order fit its intended box, or you tell me to upsize you, then your order is likely to be on its way next week.

I can tell you that 80% of the US orders went out on Saturday or will go out on Monday, simply because I did not have to generate Customs paperwork.  Also, 80% of the non-US orders fit in their assigned boxes, so I am going to try and get at least some of them out the door on Monday as well.

In all cases, you will get an e-mail when I generate the mailing label/paperwork.  However, those e-mails will likely go to your PayPal e-mail address, so keep an eye on that.

If by Thursday 17:00 PDT you have not gotten either a notification of a problem OR a shipment notification, please send me a note.  But please wait until then so I will have some time to sort things out.

TL;DR: Most US orders out by Monday. All members should get a ship notice or problem notification in their PayPal e-mail by Thursday 17:00 PDT.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

[litster]

That's JesusWasAZombie!!!....

Fixed my images.

???WasJWAZ

[Elrick]

Thank you so much for sorting everything out.

I know it's not easy when hundreds of orders need to be collected, sorted and then shipped.

Appreciate the fact that you guys would actually send the overseas orders out (not many would ever do that) hence for all of us stuck elsewhere on this planet, we indeed thank you for all your patience and diligence in doing this for us.

Again this shows exactly what Geekhack is all about, decent people doing the very best for everyone out there  .

[jwaz]

Ignore the man behind the curtain

[GeorgeK]

Can you guys confirm which boxes for europe are packed and ready to be sent? Who's boxes are not affected with size issue? Would that be all european orders or just some? Is this gonna cause longer delays or would it be matter of one day to find solution? Just asking cause I understand you guys have jobs and your own lives and you may not spend most of your time on this during a week.

Of course you realise that your order is not being sent by them to Europe - it's being sent to a US proxy who is then sending it on to me (& I'll then be sending it on to you!)

[Krogenar]

eta2: krog's banners KICK ASS IN AND STOMP ON THAT ASS. the colors are vivid and detail is fantastic in person. if you're putting together a medium to large meetup in the next month or so ping samwisekoi so he can forward on a banner or two to you.

Thanks mkawa! I think it would be pretty cool if we forwarded the banner(s) around to different meetups. It's like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, but for keyboards and bros!

[phinix]

Can you guys confirm which boxes for Europe are packed and ready to be sent? Who's boxes are not affected with size issue? Would that be all european orders or just some? Is this gonna cause longer delays or would it be matter of one day to find solution? Just asking cause I understand you guys have jobs and your own lives and you may not spend most of your time on this during a week.

Today we rest.  Tomorrow I will try to do a more specific inventory of the situation and let everyone know their state.  I want to get all of this plastic out of my office within a week, so if your order fit its intended box, or you tell me to upsize you, then your order is likely to be on its way next week.

I can tell you that 80% of the US orders went out on Saturday or will go out on Monday, simply because I did not have to generate Customs paperwork.  Also, 80% of the non-US orders fit in their assigned boxes, so I am going to try and get at least some of them out the door on Monday as well.

In all cases, you will get an e-mail when I generate the mailing label/paperwork.  However, those e-mails will likely go to your PayPal e-mail address, so keep an eye on that.

If by Thursday 17:00 PDT you have not gotten either a notification of a problem OR a shipment notification, please send me a note.  But please wait until then so I will have some time to sort things out.

TL;DR: Most US orders out by Monday. All members should get a ship notice or problem notification in their PayPal e-mail by Thursday 17:00 PDT.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

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Cool, thanks for info.

[phinix]

Can you guys confirm which boxes for europe are packed and ready to be sent? Who's boxes are not affected with size issue? Would that be all european orders or just some? Is this gonna cause longer delays or would it be matter of one day to find solution? Just asking cause I understand you guys have jobs and your own lives and you may not spend most of your time on this during a week.

Of course you realise that your order is not being sent by them to Europe - it's being sent to a US proxy who is then sending it on to me (& I'll then be sending it on to you!)

Hi George! Yes, I know that, that is why I didn't ask about mine cause I know it's going to proxy. I asked about all European orders to know what will happen to them and how many might be affected - and samwisekoi answered all that, so it's cool:)

[samwisekoi]

Pool table full of keyboards.  Lots of diversity and excitement.

The 660C is dreamy.  Everyone liked Greens.  The mystical "perfect keyboard" was indeed perfect.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

[CPTBadAss]

Where do you get Blue mods for a model M? Does Unicomp sell those?

[numerus]

Pool table full of keyboards.  Lots of diversity and excitement.

The 660C is dreamy.  Everyone liked Greens.  The mystical "perfect keyboard" was indeed perfect.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

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 :eek: :eek: :eek: OMG THAT Sig!!! so crazzy  :)) ohm i m so poor gota only 4 of those  :cool:

[numerus]

That's JesusWasAZombie!!!....
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And the label "Jwaz" I think is a mistake for JesusWasAZombie in the first pic....isn't that Cgbuen? I just met him today....
Who labeled the pics?

Is that n RUBERDOME OMG lol were are Mechas Guys 

[hashbaz]

Thanks mkawa! I think it would be pretty cool if we forwarded the banner(s) around to different meetups. It's like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, but for keyboards and bros!

Agree!  The banners were awesome, thanks Krog.  We should send them around to meetups and sign the back of one of them with date, username, and real name.

[jdcarpe]

Where do you get Blue mods for a model M? Does Unicomp sell those?

From a University of Kentucky Wildcats Model M from Unicomp.

[mkawa]

Where do you get Blue mods for a model M? Does Unicomp sell those?

kentucky wildcats board

[Krogenar]

Thanks mkawa! I think it would be pretty cool if we forwarded the banner(s) around to different meetups. It's like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, but for keyboards and bros!

Agree!  The banners were awesome, thanks Krog.  We should send them around to meetups and sign the back of one of them with date, username, and real name.

You guys are very welcome for the banners. I was able to make a third one (the orange style). If someone's going to have a nice-sized meetup I can send it out, or we could make it into an auction item, or some other kind of reward -- whatever you guys think. I like the idea of signing the banner and letting it travel, collecting signatures.

[jdcarpe]

Where do you get Blue mods for a model M? Does Unicomp sell those?

You know, there is a thread called Simple Questions, Simple Answers for questions like this, right?

[CPTBadAss]

Where do you get Blue mods for a model M? Does Unicomp sell those?

You know, there is a thread called Simple Questions, Simple Answers for questions like this, right?

Really? That sounds really cool. I'll have to check it out

Thanks mkawa! I think it would be pretty cool if we forwarded the banner(s) around to different meetups. It's like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, but for keyboards and bros!

Agree!  The banners were awesome, thanks Krog.  We should send them around to meetups and sign the back of one of them with date, username, and real name.

You guys are very welcome for the banners. I was able to make a third one (the orange style). If someone's going to have a nice-sized meetup I can send it out, or we could make it into an auction item, or some other kind of reward -- whatever you guys think. I like the idea of signing the banner and letting it travel, collecting signatures.

I really love the signatures idea. There's two meets that are in the very early stages of planning: Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. I should be attending both if they happen and I'd love to bring the banner to both. I'll be talking to you and mkawa/samwisekoi later

[cgbuen]

Pool table full of keyboards.  Lots of diversity and excitement.

The 660C is dreamy.  Everyone liked Greens.  The mystical "perfect keyboard" was indeed perfect.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

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Hooray! But no pool table photobomb pic?

[Turbo Slaab]

Holy fast shipping! I got mine today!

[DamienG]

Keep hold of packing slips so we know who to slap if it's wrong.

[)amien

[bearcat]

Did y'all get tracking numbers?  Am I in for a surprise, or do i assume mine wasn't one of the lucky ones that made it out on Saturday?

I'm all a-twitter! 

[Input Nirvana]

Keep hold of packing slips so we know who to slap if it's wrong.

[)amien

I think DamienG was writing "IN" on the packing slips...so I'm nervous

[DamienG]

Ha!  I did write a Commodore logo on somebody's packing list... as they were Retro-064.

[)amien

[Input Nirvana]

Some other items of interest...Samwisekois' toys....

[mkawa]

Thanks mkawa! I think it would be pretty cool if we forwarded the banner(s) around to different meetups. It's like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, but for keyboards and bros!

Agree!  The banners were awesome, thanks Krog.  We should send them around to meetups and sign the back of one of them with date, username, and real name.

You guys are very welcome for the banners. I was able to make a third one (the orange style). If someone's going to have a nice-sized meetup I can send it out, or we could make it into an auction item, or some other kind of reward -- whatever you guys think. I like the idea of signing the banner and letting it travel, collecting signatures.

that would be awesome

[SpAmRaY]

Some other items of interest...Samwisekois' toys....
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How can one not be overly jelly of an office with both pinball and gocarts...so much win! 

[iMav]

Thanks mkawa! I think it would be pretty cool if we forwarded the banner(s) around to different meetups. It's like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, but for keyboards and bros!

The banner is awesome looking!  If you ever want to make another to sell, let me know.  I'd love to have one like the orange one available. 


BTW, great evening with Ming last night.  Thanks Ming for introducing me to some good Thai food!

[Krogenar]

Thanks mkawa! I think it would be pretty cool if we forwarded the banner(s) around to different meetups. It's like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, but for keyboards and bros!

The banner is awesome looking!  If you ever want to make another to sell, let me know.  I'd love to have one like the orange one available. 

Thanks for the compliment iMav! They're actually kind of pricey. If enough people wanted these as a groupbuy, I could probably do 24 of them at about $150 each. If I made them a little smaller, taking them down from maybe 30"x72" to something like 24"x72" then I could drop the price a bit more. I would make a $10 donation to GH for each one ordered. But again, that's for a quantity of 24. I don't know if that many people would want one.

[iMav]

Start up an interest check thread.  I'd definitely pay up to a couple hundred for one. 

Great work!

[CPTBadAss]

I'd buy one at $150.

[samwisekoi]

Just so you know, these banners are full-on cloth.  Soft to the touch, and what looks like full-color printing.

They are definitely higher quality than the pro-grade banners you can see hanging next to one of them in my office.

I don't know how they would do outside, but for indoor use, they are awesome.  Krog' should also provide prices (or a link) so we can see about buying them in smaller quantities for business signage.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

[Krogenar]

Just so you know, these banners are full-on cloth.  Soft to the touch, and what looks like full-color printing.

They are definitely higher quality than the pro-grade banners you can see hanging next to one of them in my office.

I don't know how they would do outside, but for indoor use, they are awesome.  Krog' should also provide prices (or a link) so we can see about buying them in smaller quantities for business signage.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

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These banners are dye-sublimated -- the same sort of process you see on some keycaps, except with fabric. Sam, the banners I sent the mkawa also came with some clear plastic clips. These clips can be slipped over the front edge of a table. The clips have the hard velcro (hook side) on them, and they can attach to the velcro tabs (soft, loop) on the back, so you could put them on the edge of a table, like a table cloth.

The size is also a variable that we can tweak. 72" is wider than some people realize. Maybe a smaller size would be better? I'll work on the pricing. There's also vinyl, but they don't wear as well as the fabric.

[iMav]

Smaller is good as well. 

(BTW, tapatalk 2 is NICE).

[jdcarpe]

If people are interested in banners to hang, you could get this on 15-oz. outdoor vinyl from Vistaprint for $54 + $20 shipping.

[ekw808]

If I paid for tapatalk 1, shouldn't the upgrade be free...

[Krogenar]

If people are interested in banners to hang, you could get this on 15-oz. outdoor vinyl from Vistaprint for $54 + $20 shipping.

Yeah, I'm in Manhattan, not the cheapest place on Earth, LOL!

If it's alright with the admins, I can provide the art files for people who might want to go that route.

[iMav]

If people are interested in banners to hang, you could get this on 15-oz. outdoor vinyl from Vistaprint for $54 + $20 shipping.

I am more interested having one with the dye-sub process.  It's not about the cheapest solution, I want to own a high-quality banner utilizing this innovative process. 

Just like I'd much rather have a high-quality and durable keyboard as opposed to a cheap one that may (or may not) get the job done. 

[tjcaustin]

If I paid for tapatalk 1, shouldn't the upgrade be free...

Did you not pay for the upgrade from windows xp to win7?

What about if you played games that had a sequel?

[Krogenar]

If people are interested in banners to hang, you could get this on 15-oz. outdoor vinyl from Vistaprint for $54 + $20 shipping.

I am more interested having one with the dye-sub process.  It's not about the cheapest solution, I want to own a high-quality banner utilizing this innovative process. 

Just like I'd much rather have a high-quality and durable keyboard as opposed to a cheap one that may (or may not) get the job done. 

Just go to a meetup, iMav and you're likely to see one of these banners. Everyone's gotta sign it -- or at least be photographed in front of it.

(Now wondering if the handwriting will show through to the front... eh, maybe.)

[samwisekoi]

If people are interested in banners to hang, you could get this on 15-oz. outdoor vinyl from Vistaprint for $54 + $20 shipping.

I am more interested having one with the dye-sub process.  It's not about the cheapest solution, I want to own a high-quality banner utilizing this innovative process. 

Just like I'd much rather have a high-quality and durable keyboard as opposed to a cheap one that may (or may not) get the job done. 

Just go to a meetup, iMav and you're likely to see one of these banners. Everyone's gotta sign it -- or at least be photographed in front of it.

(Now wondering if the handwriting will show through to the front... eh, maybe.)

I am happy to send these two to iMav, then he can send them along to the next meet-up.

 - Ron | samwisekoi

[mkawa]

i just want to say that if you can catch me in san diego you can eat raw beef larb with me too. if you catch me in LA, you, reaper and i can eat some **** that reaper orders in thai. it will be spicey as crap but delicious

also i want clothes made with this dyesub process. i don't care how it happens but it's going to happen now. because i want it to

[Krogenar]

I am happy to send these two to iMav, then he can send them along to the next meet-up.
 - Ron | samwisekoi

A third (orange background) banner is winging it's way to aggie today, and I think he may end up forwarding it to iMav eventually, or aggie might be kidnapping iMav in order to make him participate in a meetup, I'm not entirely sure.

As for dye-sublimated clothing, it exists, but I'm not in the apparel industry, so I don't use those materials. The banner fabric would be uncomfortable to wear, I think; like a hair shirt, especially the outdoor materials.

[SmallFry]

I'm sure I'll be seeing one soon, at least when the Chicago meetup'ers plan another meetup.

[Input Nirvana]

i just want to say that if you can catch me in san diego you can eat raw beef larb with me too. if you catch me in LA, you, reaper and i can eat some **** that reaper orders in thai. it will be spicey as crap but delicious

also i want clothes made with this dyesub process. i don't care how it happens but it's going to happen now. because i want it to

Regarding hot Thai food....

I spent 2 years <effectively> in Thailand crawling through jungles, touring temples, and dancing in discos till the sun would rise. I'm 6-0, almost 200 lbs, european decent, usually pretty solid, but a little soft recently. Everywhere I went in Thailand the locals would never give me 'all' the same food the other locals would be given, they always held some back....even when I would smile broadly and try taking it...they always would shake their heads and take the food back, sometimes saying 'no' or 'hot' in english, lol. Finally after a period of time I refused to be dissuaded any longer. I ate the beetles in the shell, picked a snake out of a cage at a street market as they pinned it's head while you eat it, and food so hot it was more hot than food, so hot I couldn't tell what food it was, so hot it hurt!

Oh, and Muay Thai is the most brutal sport I have ever witnessed, makes UFC seem like an introduction to full contact.

I wish I could find a picture of me holding 2 Royal Thai Policemen off the ground in Phuket. Good times.

Imav in socal? My stomping grounds? Imav, you blowing through the bay area? Come on, I dare you!