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Offline lowpoly

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« on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 04:47:31 »

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« Reply #1 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 05:23:05 »
I'd like to get a tenkeyless or HHKB one for my front yard.  ;)

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« Reply #2 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 05:30:23 »
Looks workable, but the keys might be a bit too "heavy" for me....: )
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« Reply #3 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 05:32:40 »
That's going in my will as my desired headstone for my grave.  ;)

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« Reply #4 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 05:43:01 »
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That's going in my will as my desired headstone for my grave.  ;)

Which one? :)

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« Reply #5 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 06:38:13 »
I wonder if the switches tend to get dirty.


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« Reply #6 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 07:14:38 »
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Which one? :)


All of them...preferably in a HHKB layout.  Scale the size down a bit...or maybe make it one piece like that keyboard chocolate bar that was posted here a few times.

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« Reply #7 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 07:15:47 »
With iMav spelled in the keys like one of your old avatars?


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« Reply #8 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 07:17:27 »
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With iMav spelled in the keys like one of your old avatars?

You mean this one?



Yet to be determined.

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« Reply #9 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 07:30:33 »
I think the 'End' key would be fitting for a stele like this (should be 2-3 ft high):



Or 'F5' for people who believe in rebirth.

:)

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« Reply #10 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 08:30:51 »
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I think the 'End' key would be fitting for a stele like this


Or Esc depending on your outlook on (your former) life.


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« Reply #11 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 08:32:26 »
lol you guys crack me up.
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« Reply #12 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 08:38:00 »
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Or Esc depending on your outlook on (your former) life.


Or if you were a member of the Heaven's Gate cult.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_group)


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« Reply #13 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 09:04:22 »
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I think the 'End' key would be fitting for a stele like this (should be 2-3 ft high):

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Or 'F5' for people who believe in rebirth.

:)
That's kind of morbid, how about "Home"? For those who believe in Heaven and going to meet their Creator.
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« Reply #14 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 09:07:51 »
Or Pause/Break: "He went so suddenly..."  (this one's for some of the old-schoolers amongst us)

CTRL+ALT+DEL would be good for rebirth as well.  (This one's also a little old school)


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« Reply #15 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 09:08:47 »
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Or Pause/Break: "He went so suddenly..." (this one's for some of the old-schoolers amongst us)


Ctrl+C is also a good one for this.


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« Reply #16 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 09:14:58 »
Or Del.

If you use more than one key, emoticons and acronyms are another option:

:-(
WTF
brb

But the stele is more elegant, of course.

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« Reply #17 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 09:16:47 »
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If you use more than one key, emoticons and acronyms are another option:

:-(
WTF
brb


I think they are more funny when they are commands, though. :)


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« Reply #18 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 09:24:27 »
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Ctrl+C is also a good one for this.

For the record: this key combo forcefully interrupts execution of the current foreground process group by sending it the signal to TERMINATE.
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« Reply #19 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 09:41:16 »
it has the Right backspace/backslash/enter. i approve.

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« Reply #20 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 10:38:30 »
Or Alt-F4 for a suicide works, too.

Edit: Or for a murder.

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« Reply #21 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 11:01:13 »
for the Buddhists

Ctrl A
Ctrl C
Ctrl V
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« Reply #22 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 11:08:42 »
I think iMav would like a reverse L enter key for him headstone :D

and for the last keyboard joke, think of all the dirt under those keys!

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« Reply #23 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 11:10:31 »
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for the Buddhists

Ctrl A
Ctrl C
Ctrl V


I am Buddhist and I think the perfect key for that would be a key from a Das II — blank.

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« Reply #24 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 11:30:31 »
if a das types in the forest, does it make a sound?

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« Reply #25 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 12:02:45 »
Yes, you dolt.

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« Reply #26 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 12:09:16 »
:D

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« Reply #27 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 13:08:03 »
But what if it's a Das I? :eek:

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« Reply #28 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 13:20:45 »
what is the sound of two das's typing?

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« Reply #29 on: Fri, 16 January 2009, 13:25:27 »
Everyone hates a Buddhist. At least we're allowed to jerk off.

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« Reply #30 on: Fri, 23 January 2009, 23:23:57 »
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Heh...I was thinking, "If they'd omitted the keypad, I'd say that was iMav's back yard!"  Get seriously realistic, plant some ground cover in between the keys and get organic board chow!

I guess a keycap that big and heavy would need a serious spring under it, like a Mac Truck suspension coil?  I'd like to see someone buckle THAT.
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