A couple of positive standouts for me:
1: Hanging out playing Borderlands2 with CPTBadAss and Binge - some good times. Also hanging with multiple people on Diablo3. I usually play alone, but had a really good time playing with my GH friends.
Well in general I love talking to the members that I do. It's always fun to talk to people who understand the hobby and share others with me. But my most memorable/ favorite GH moment happened last weekend. Out of nowhere a week or two ago Hoff asked me if I liked the Flaming Lips and invited me to go see them at Summer Fest with him. We met up at his buddy Peter's place in Milwaukee and took a shuttle to the festival where we met up with one of Peter's friends while we watched the Mariners. After them we headed over to the FLips and I made sure my mind was in the right place. :))
The concert was mind blowing, Hoff told me they were very theatrical but I wasn't expecting what they did. There were huge inflatables walking around the stage and crazy lights. One song had a lizard in a suit, santa, and a shark. The night was all about cool music and hanging out with bros. "Best concert I've ever experienced" Hoff
Also after we got back to Pete's place we went to qdoba which is always good.
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Snap from the night.
Shout out to all my homies on skype, talking to them on skype so much has made my post count drop: tbc, karura,morallessbyker, clacktalk, ghostjuggernaut, zealPC, radio_killah, billnye, photekq, sethk_, hwood34, meiosis, slickmamba, vesperSAINT, taylordcraig, and the list goes on.. Without these guys, I probably would have moved on from this community, after finding my favourite board (HHKB for life), but I have found a set of friends in them. :-*
Well in general I love talking to the members that I do. It's always fun to talk to people who understand the hobby and share others with me. But my most memorable/ favorite GH moment happened last weekend. Out of nowhere a week or two ago Hoff asked me if I liked the Flaming Lips and invited me to go see them at Summer Fest with him. We met up at his buddy Peter's place in Milwaukee and took a shuttle to the festival where we met up with one of Peter's friends while we watched the Mariners. After them we headed over to the FLips and I made sure my mind was in the right place. :))
The concert was mind blowing, Hoff told me they were very theatrical but I wasn't expecting what they did. There were huge inflatables walking around the stage and crazy lights. One song had a lizard in a suit, santa, and a shark. The night was all about cool music and hanging out with bros. "Best concert I've ever experienced" Hoff
Also after we got back to Pete's place we went to qdoba which is always good.
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Snap from the night.
Ya'll are adorable
demik gave me my first fountain pen a month back and he's awesome for it, demik is way to generous, an all round good guy from how I know him, and after that Halverson, Nubbinator and I all chipped in and donated some caps for the quest to get demik his octopink clack. And that has to be the moment where I realised "This community is ****ing fantastic" It's such a great feeling to do a kindness back to one another.
A couple of positive standouts for me:
1: Trading with asdfjkl36 some brobots and Nubbinator caps so that his girl could get the colors she wanted. I wasn't even looking for what he was trading, but I really wanted to help.
2: Some trades that went down with Sed8op8. She is downright awesome! If you have the chance to exchange stuff with her be prepared to be showered in amazing/thoughtful gifts. I had a lot of fun trying to outdo her, but she won.
3: Hanging out playing Borderlands2 with CPTBadAss and Binge - some good times. Also hanging with multiple people on Diablo3. I usually play alone, but had a really good time playing with my GH friends.
4: Meeting up with Nubbinator to talk keyboards/computers/beer. He is truly one of the nicest and most knowledgeable people on this forum. One of the people on here that I truly consider a friend.
And a huge shout out to Brocaps for continuing to have faith in this community. You and several others are what make this a place that I want to spend my time.
2. I've recently had a great experience with Nubbs and btctopre as both have had the patience of putting up with me and allowed me to get a hold of some 420 Bro caps. Btctopre sold me the limeade esc and fn at cost and I can't thank him enough and Nubbs had the patience to hold a Limeade V2 T until I could get reasonable trade fodder. I can't thank both of them enough for helping me get those caps.
Demik is my favorite person on GH. That might be hard to believe for some of you, but totes believe it. He gave me my Pink KWK set to match my theme, and I'm preparing something cool for him too *wiiiiiiiiiiink. I could talk to that "cynical and bitter *******" everyday lol. It was awesome seeing how much Nub, Airtree, and a few others tried their hardest to get him that damn Octopink CC. It took awhile, but they succeeded!
Demik is my favorite person on GH. That might be hard to believe for some of you, but totes believe it. He gave me my Pink KWK set to match my theme, and I'm preparing something cool for him too *wiiiiiiiiiiink. I could talk to that "cynical and bitter *******" everyday lol. It was awesome seeing how much Nub, Airtree, and a few others tried their hardest to get him that damn Octopink CC. It took awhile, but they succeeded!
demik (lower-case "d", bee!) has been my other go-to for support. Don't tell him I told you this. I know he doesn't collect caps, but I felt it was worth mentioning. I love that guy.
I've also been slowly amassing a collection, and I decided recently that I wanted to give back - and I recently accomplished my first keycap giveaway! The set-up was really goofy, but I believe that thread was just pure fun for everyone that joined in. The participant had to pick out a Jurassic Park t-shirt design for me as they submitted their entry. In the end, it was super fun and hopefully I can do one again in the future.
Shout outs:
First one isn't really a shout out, rather an overdue apology to nubbinator, I am sorry I once got angry and lost my temper at you and said many things that I did not really mean, this was over two years ago, and I am sorry I did not apologize sooner. I really do respect all the work you put into keyboards and your artistic talents are unmatched.
Anyways, u/GenKan on r/mk was hosting a giveaway for a Ducky keychain and I always wanted to have one of those. All you had to do was to give one reason why you deserve it. I simply said that I don't own any fancy stuffs and that I'm still new to all of this, all I had was a CM rapid-i keyboard. He picked me and even sent me some (surprise) extras to help me out.<3
Shout outs:
First one isn't really a shout out, rather an overdue apology to nubbinator, I am sorry I once got angry and lost my temper at you and said many things that I did not really mean, this was over two years ago, and I am sorry I did not apologize sooner. I really do respect all the work you put into keyboards and your artistic talents are unmatched.
For what it's worth, I don't remember what you're apologizing for and remember you being a pretty chill and cool dude on here, so obviously there's no hard feelings for whatever happened in the past. TL;DR, water under a bridge.
Having already experienced Bros generosity this year I don't expect to win but Halloween is soon(ish) and dibs for that would be amazing - an orange V3? I can dream :D
I had a member here that wishes to remain anonymous that basically paid for the operation of a broken leg on a dog that was rescued and then fostered by me. I was (always am) dead broke so it was a huge relief because I'd already sold $1000 worth of Playstation gear, computer parts, TVs, random etc... and I was still coming up short.Yeah, I love being able to do friends and family, but I only use it when it is a private deal. I also usually fully insure my stuff but that's just so I have piece of mind incase something happens
I always think it's amazing when people do things for people they don't actually know. It is one thing to do something for someone in your family, but for someone that you don't know, it takes a special kind of person. I've found that GH seems to be comprised of a large portion of very honest members.
I still love the fact that I can do transactions using "friends and family" option and screwing PayPal out of the deal. It's all in the little things sometimes.
Anyway, happy 4th of July. https://instagram.com/p/4uFIh_JXuc/?taken-by=happyhoundsmi
All these opportunities, Bro :thumb:
so much awesome love it !!!!! Sexy yet not over doing it :thumb:Brah curps! (http://imgur.com/a/AXX6t)since you asked so nicely :p I like the kushy purp but It looks like it will complete your set and i dont have anything that matches...pm me your info 8)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/Pz0ZEBT.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/Os7DtzZ.jpg)
Anyone wants to trade my escape for a kushy purp? :D
And just like magic!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/Idzai0u.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/uzaoxsA.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/xlCtNUT.jpg)
Hats off to Sed8op8, top forum member, making Topre dreams come true. ;D
My secret Santa went above and beyond! Everything was so purrrfect ! From capturing the essence of 2 chains figuratively and literally in a super original paint and stencil masterpiece to an amazing pink cable in which the USB housings were actually cast by her royal Boopness. 7 amazing Booper originals(these are flawless folks amazing texture no bubbles rich color freaking flawless I have a new favorite artisan ) and the rare brown Bro stumpy <3 :eek: :eek: :eek: <3 Stump LYFE and last but not least a super cute owl necklace (I already got compliments on) and some bracelets. This has been the most amazing and nicest present I have received in recent memory and just thinking about it chokes me up :) thank you so much Booper muah you are amazing(http://i.imgur.com/5KuBzye.jpg)
This should be easy, short and sweet. Once upon a time a magical meatbro helped out a noob Sifo by modding his Filco. It got lost in the mail on the way back to me so I bought a new Filco and sir bro caps redid everything and sent me another, covering all parts and labour. Probably my most memorable interaction.
This should be easy, short and sweet. Once upon a time a magical meatbro helped out a noob Sifo by modding his Filco. It got lost in the mail on the way back to me so I bought a new Filco and sir bro caps redid everything and sent me another, covering all parts and labour. Probably my most memorable interaction.
What about when you threw up in my bathroom? Wtf, I thought we were bros
ImpendingxDoom got me my first clack. What a great guy to deal with, and I wanna see more of your keycaps. (candy corn that eventually landed with alienman82)
I had a good experience dealing with Signature.Thank you so much for your kind words! I think you have had the best packaging of all members I've dealt with so far on GH. Sadly I don't see you as much around, may just be from my slight inactivity.
I was thinking of selling my silver Hammer case. So, I posted on GH for a price check.
He saw the post and pm'ed me saying he wanted to buy it.
I agreed and we started the process. I wanted to sell it for what I paid for it (cost) but I needed to add shipping.
I never sent anything that big or heavy to Europe. I was double and triple checking the shipping quotes. I didn't want it to get lost considering how far the package would go.
During the process I had a family member who got hurt pretty bad. It made it take a lot longer to get Signature the shipping info.
He kept pm'ing for status updates but I had a hard time squeezing it in. I wanted to make sure I properly took size, weight, and location into account. I kept telling him that I needed more time. I didn't want to overcharge him.
Finally, I was able to get an accurate quote. Even though the process took a little more than two weeks.
He sent the money to my PayPal fast.
It then took me another week or so to get it sent out. I kept sending messages to let him know I didnt forget.
I was helping my relative since it was hard for them to do certain things with his injury.
Signature was very patient through this.
Finally, when I had an opening, I got to finishing the package. I took pictures of the process to let him know I wasent lying or trying to screw him over. I also wanted him to see that the case was being packaged well.
When I shipped it, I sent him a picture of the tracking receipt.
I was nervous that it would not make it there and that he would think I was playing games with him.
It got there a week or so later. He sent me pics showing it with his own poker pcb installed since I ask that he send me them to make sure he didnt get a banged up case in the mail.
Im happy he was patient. He could have been a little more upset considering how long it took. I didnt tell him about the family issue at the time. (Maybe I should have.)
FYI. Signature ended up pm'ing later asking for permission to resell the case to another person. He wanted to sell it for a little more money. I think he was selling it for more just to recoup the shipping costs. He wasent trying to profit necessarily. I thought it was nice of him to ask. Of course, he really didn't need to ask me. I told him that it was his to sell it for whatever he wanted.
Particular praise to j`ey and Saimeidae.:thumb:
This has been posted before, but it is definitely my best GH experience:i thought this was amazing the first time I read this ! Reading it the second time still gave me goosebumps of the awesomesauce variety 8) such an amazing interaction I love this **** :thumb:
At Keycon 2015 I bet Binge and we had a great discussion about making keys, sharing opinions and strategies, and learning from our failures. We ended up talking almost all day about some new ideas and our ability to rapidly prototype them. He even gave a small talk about the trial and error he went through and how we should share our information and bring our own unique flare to this niche hobby of ours. At the end of the day I figured I would try to support him as much as I could. I bought a few of his caps and he gave me a few sets of blanks for me to sculpt on/destroy. I was absolutely ecstatic. Then he hands me this:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/LhhZOsK.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/UXEQgDx.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/fw1H26m.jpg)
As I stared at him in disbelief, he said: "You are now in the exciting time of rapid prototyping. This is from when Bro was doing some rapid prototyping. You can see it has some obvious defects, because hey, everyone's got to start somewhere."
I am so glad I can say I am a part of this community.
My best experience with a fellow GHer so far was with Sed8op8. She noticed that I was collecting parts for my LSv1 and when I needed a set of clears, she offered me a really good deal to get the project going! She was super nice and great to work with, and it really made me feel good that she noticed the project I was working on and wanted to help.
Thanks Sed8op8!
MoreThis is probably the most surprising thing that has happened to me for using GH. I posted a thread in the keyboard section, and after around 30 minutes, someone sent me a pm. The username is naokira and he's asking if there are any other mkb enthusiasts in the Philippines. It made me wonder on how he found out that I'm from the PH, I then remembered that it's on my profile :)). I told him that we have a Facebook group for mkb owners in the PH (https://www.facebook.com/groups/PHkeyboards/), and asked him to join. The local community's response is always a warm welcome. He(naokira) was surprised that there was a Facebook group, and suggested for a meetup to also try boards from other members. /u/keikun17 gave it a go and did an interest check in the group for the meetup date and location. At the meetup - naokira told me that infiniti is also from PH, but is a busy person and laid low from local mkb community forums. We all had a great time and it's the first time that we met each other in physical form. :D
The meetup was a success and we're looking forward into joining/organizing local mkb meetups in the future. :)
Photo from the meetup, /u/keikun17 is the one holding the potato camera :pShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/ufmfSOf.jpg)
Image courtesy of /u/keikun17 (https://www.reddit.com/user/keikun17)
Full album (http://imgur.com/a/ZRk2Z)
MoreBack when we didn't know much about Gaterons keycaps infiniti got a few sets off TaoBao I assume, and to find out more information like the thickness, color comparisons to other manufacturers, spacebar compatibility ect he gave away keys from the sets to people to test for those things. He gave a few keys (and some bonus candies) to me of the various colors to test their thickness and smoothness, paying for their shipping to me.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/rbCWKzj.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/bnFOqpu.jpg)
This was very generous to send caps around the world and splitting up parts his sets to the community for testing so we can gain more information.
SUBMISSIONS ARE OVER - THANKS ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!!!!! REALLY, REALLY AWESOME STUFF HERE GUYS!!! OMGWTFBBQKTHXALLCAPSLOL
SUBMISSIONS ARE OVER - THANKS ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!!!!! REALLY, REALLY AWESOME STUFF HERE GUYS!!! OMGWTFBBQKTHXALLCAPSLOL
The one thing that just top it all off; was when Nubb held a giveaway where you can nominate someone suitable to receive a particulate prize. That’s when I started to become friend with Vesper (where I nominated him and we won 2nd); and we’ve been saying hi from time to time ever since. To start with an admiration over his collection and photos to become an interaction is amazing when you think of it.
Second shoutout goes to vesperSAINT. He is great to talk to and was my first good friend on the forum. We play games together and chat about our mutual love of topre, every day. :-*
vesperSAINT
VESPERSAINT!<3
VesperSaint: You broke me out of my shell, one of the first people I talked to when I joined, we talked about anime and kpop, and you helped introduce me to people who had common interests.
vespersaint
* Vesper : Take the Raptor Azerty off the shelf
SUBMISSIONS ARE OVER - THANKS ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!!!!! REALLY, REALLY AWESOME STUFF HERE GUYS!!! OMGWTFBBQKTHXALLCAPSLOL
Post said 1PM PST as the deadline for entries (http://i.imgur.com/Pk5bQjg.png (http://i.imgur.com/Pk5bQjg.png)) so i'll just go ahead and post my story. If it's not valid since the time was changed, bummer, but that's fine because I spent the weekend thinking about it and I'd like to share. (Doesnt help writing this took a while since i couldnt remember and had to hunt stuff down, so now i'm probably late anyway :p )
I've had multiple positive interactions here on GeekHack and on /r/MK.
A lot of smooth trades, positive conversations receiving and giving advice on things someone might need help on, and a lot of smooth purchases and sales.
I only want to mention a few of these events because I feel like every interaction i've had with someone has been positive. So if we've crossed paths, it's been good :)
A simple interaction is when TacticalStache didnt have any cash to pay for a ClickClack, which i believe was from the Clackvent, and i let him borrow some to pay it off. Was a simple thing i could do to help someone out which made me happy as well. I'm sure someone would have helped, but I didnt want to take the chance and have someone miss out on a Clack.
Next would probably be thanking those who have helped me gather up BroBots and ClickClacks for my girlfriend. My girlfriend (sarahnicole here on GH [she isnt active on her own account but asks me to do stuff for her]) is the main reason i'm on GeekHack and have what I have. I quickly converted her to the mechanical keyboard side and to repay her for helping me with this hobby, I wanted to get her any BB or CC she really liked. Just so happens to be the more difficult ones to aquire ;)
So i've made some transactions with Limitz, Psybin, and Badwrench and have a gotten what she wants. Badwrench has been the most helpful with this because he only really wanted to trade with me in order to help me out. WHO DOES THAT?? I just really appreciate that and I'm happy with all of my trades, not just these.
Last, Id like to mention the first time i remember helping someone.
Infiniti (you're doing great as a mod by the way) needed someone to proxy and order from SP. The only task was to place the order and have it shipped to his Forwarder in Burbank,CA, since they wouldnt accept his foreign PayPal. I grew up and can visit Burbank, so i figured if I couldnt directly get the order shipped to the Forwarder, I could just go and drop it off in person instead of charging Inviniti shipping cost to them. SP accepted the address so all I did was accept the money from Infiniti, place the order, and that's it. Everything went smooth and he received his package in the end.
Shortly after, Infiniti thanked and added me as a friend.
He is still my only friend added on GeekHack, and I always see that and am reminded of the time I helped him.
It wasnt the difficulty of the task, but the ability to help someone in need that made me happy and I truly felt I was in a community :)
With that being said, I gotta go help Sed8op8 with the whole "endgame" thing ;)
Post said 1PM PST as the deadline for entries (http://i.imgur.com/Pk5bQjg.png (http://i.imgur.com/Pk5bQjg.png)) so i'll just go ahead and post my story. If it's not valid since the time was changed, bummer, but that's fine because I spent the weekend thinking about it and I'd like to share. (Doesnt help writing this took a while since i couldnt remember and had to hunt stuff down, so now i'm probably late anyway :p )
I've had multiple positive interactions here on GeekHack and on /r/MK.
A lot of smooth trades, positive conversations receiving and giving advice on things someone might need help on, and a lot of smooth purchases and sales.
I only want to mention a few of these events because I feel like every interaction i've had with someone has been positive. So if we've crossed paths, it's been good :)
A simple interaction is when TacticalStache didnt have any cash to pay for a ClickClack, which i believe was from the Clackvent, and i let him borrow some to pay it off. Was a simple thing i could do to help someone out which made me happy as well. I'm sure someone would have helped, but I didnt want to take the chance and have someone miss out on a Clack.
Next would probably be thanking those who have helped me gather up BroBots and ClickClacks for my girlfriend. My girlfriend (sarahnicole here on GH [she isnt active on her own account but asks me to do stuff for her]) is the main reason i'm on GeekHack and have what I have. I quickly converted her to the mechanical keyboard side and to repay her for helping me with this hobby, I wanted to get her any BB or CC she really liked. Just so happens to be the more difficult ones to aquire ;)
So i've made some transactions with Limitz, Psybin, and Badwrench and have a gotten what she wants. Badwrench has been the most helpful with this because he only really wanted to trade with me in order to help me out. WHO DOES THAT?? I just really appreciate that and I'm happy with all of my trades, not just these.
Last, Id like to mention the first time i remember helping someone.
Infiniti (you're doing great as a mod by the way) needed someone to proxy and order from SP. The only task was to place the order and have it shipped to his Forwarder in Burbank,CA, since they wouldnt accept his foreign PayPal. I grew up and can visit Burbank, so i figured if I couldnt directly get the order shipped to the Forwarder, I could just go and drop it off in person instead of charging Inviniti shipping cost to them. SP accepted the address so all I did was accept the money from Infiniti, place the order, and that's it. Everything went smooth and he received his package in the end.
Shortly after, Infiniti thanked and added me as a friend.
He is still my only friend added on GeekHack, and I always see that and am reminded of the time I helped him.
It wasnt the difficulty of the task, but the ability to help someone in need that made me happy and I truly felt I was in a community :)
With that being said, I gotta go help Sed8op8 with the whole "endgame" thing ;)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/rK3TdJx.gif)
One of my favorite memories of GH is actually one that occurred rather recently, I traded a BBv2 for some silenced Topre plungers from btctopre. We weren't sure if the modifiers were silenced or not so we settled on just trading for the non-stablized keys. Like 3 months later btctopre figured out that the silenced Topre boards do in fact include silenced modifiers. Once he figured this out he messaged me right away and offered to send them to me for free. True to his word they showed up in one piece and I've been living in full-silenced heaven ever since. I was sincerely impressed at his honesty and the fact he wanted to send them to me. He could have just as easily forget I ever existed or decided it wasnt worth the hassle but he didn't. If you read this btctopre, thanks again!
Regardless of wether or not I win anything here I would like to suggest you give sincere consideration to giving something to btctopre for being a genuine and upstanding member of the community.
Another good experience I've had on GH is even when you mess something up in a trade, people are awesomely understanding HuehHHUEHUEHUhueUHEHUEEUHuhEUUE (I feel terrible about assuming the black sliders for the modifiers of Type-S Realforce boards meant non-silenced, thank you guys for not beating me up for it).
I haven't had a lot of interaction on either site, but I love that the community is so ready to help anyone with anything.
The best experiences that i've had have actually been irl. One of my residents was in to mechs and frequented r/mk, and that was a great way to start interaction with him and some other members of the hall. A girl that lived in my building was the only person that ever came into my room that knew what that "wierd little old lookin keyboard" on my desk was (HHKB), and apparently shes an avid r/mk'er. I also got to meet a geekhacker (joey quinn i believe, now that ive been here a bit), which was awesome to talk to someone that was really involved in the community.
I love mechs, but how awesome the community is really makes this hobby something special.
Winners have been announced in the OP! Thanks again to everyone that participated. Dem feels tho.....
Oh and Vesper saints replys and .gifs are one of the many great things about GH.
I just miss Vespers original avatar when I first joined, that picture of a purple Robot from an Anime or something. :)
(http://i.imgur.com/rjpWZ74.gif)Oh and Vesper saints replys and .gifs are one of the many great things about GH.
I just miss Vespers original avatar when I first joined, that picture of a purple Robot from an Anime or something. :)
What original avatar? I don't know what you're talking about...
Congrats to the winners! It was great reading all of the stories. :)I agree, interesting about how much stuff you don't notice
This is one of very few threads I read every post in, good stuff!
Congrats to the winners :)
I haven't had a lot of interaction on either site, but I love that the community is so ready to help anyone with anything.
The best experiences that i've had have actually been irl. One of my residents was in to mechs and frequented r/mk, and that was a great way to start interaction with him and some other members of the hall. A girl that lived in my building was the only person that ever came into my room that knew what that "wierd little old lookin keyboard" on my desk was (HHKB), and apparently shes an avid r/mk'er. I also got to meet a geekhacker (joey quinn i believe, now that ive been here a bit), which was awesome to talk to someone that was really involved in the community.
I love mechs, but how awesome the community is really makes this hobby something special.
Yep that was me! Glad to see your alps Dox worked out. I remember you being nervous about attempting it. Also I'll have some cool boards and such to show you next year.
Any idea what sort of custom you want?I haven't had a lot of interaction on either site, but I love that the community is so ready to help anyone with anything.
The best experiences that i've had have actually been irl. One of my residents was in to mechs and frequented r/mk, and that was a great way to start interaction with him and some other members of the hall. A girl that lived in my building was the only person that ever came into my room that knew what that "wierd little old lookin keyboard" on my desk was (HHKB), and apparently shes an avid r/mk'er. I also got to meet a geekhacker (joey quinn i believe, now that ive been here a bit), which was awesome to talk to someone that was really involved in the community.
I love mechs, but how awesome the community is really makes this hobby something special.
Yep that was me! Glad to see your alps Dox worked out. I remember you being nervous about attempting it. Also I'll have some cool boards and such to show you next year.
Waddup! yeah I was surprised how well it worked out, I was sure I was going to mess something up.
Looking forward to it. Hopefully I'll have a custom done by the time the semester starts.
Any idea what sort of custom you want?I haven't had a lot of interaction on either site, but I love that the community is so ready to help anyone with anything.
The best experiences that i've had have actually been irl. One of my residents was in to mechs and frequented r/mk, and that was a great way to start interaction with him and some other members of the hall. A girl that lived in my building was the only person that ever came into my room that knew what that "wierd little old lookin keyboard" on my desk was (HHKB), and apparently shes an avid r/mk'er. I also got to meet a geekhacker (joey quinn i believe, now that ive been here a bit), which was awesome to talk to someone that was really involved in the community.
I love mechs, but how awesome the community is really makes this hobby something special.
Yep that was me! Glad to see your alps Dox worked out. I remember you being nervous about attempting it. Also I'll have some cool boards and such to show you next year.
Waddup! yeah I was surprised how well it worked out, I was sure I was going to mess something up.
Looking forward to it. Hopefully I'll have a custom done by the time the semester starts.
If you want me to design a PCB for you just let me know!Any idea what sort of custom you want?I haven't had a lot of interaction on either site, but I love that the community is so ready to help anyone with anything.
The best experiences that i've had have actually been irl. One of my residents was in to mechs and frequented r/mk, and that was a great way to start interaction with him and some other members of the hall. A girl that lived in my building was the only person that ever came into my room that knew what that "wierd little old lookin keyboard" on my desk was (HHKB), and apparently shes an avid r/mk'er. I also got to meet a geekhacker (joey quinn i believe, now that ive been here a bit), which was awesome to talk to someone that was really involved in the community.
I love mechs, but how awesome the community is really makes this hobby something special.
Yep that was me! Glad to see your alps Dox worked out. I remember you being nervous about attempting it. Also I'll have some cool boards and such to show you next year.
Waddup! yeah I was surprised how well it worked out, I was sure I was going to mess something up.
Looking forward to it. Hopefully I'll have a custom done by the time the semester starts.
I'm actually working on one right now. I designed the plate and had it cut at big blue saw. I've almost finished wiring it, and I'm making the case out of wood by hand. Hit some speed bumps with the case though, mostly just finding the right tools, so it'll be a bit before I get it finished. I'll probly throw up a post about it sooner or later.
Congrats to the winners!
As I promised in my entry, I got into the Low Sodium sale, so once I'm home from vacation I'll be doing a giveaway on the Juicy Fruit Red Topre Esc I got from Bro's last giveaway. :thumb:
So if you have a Topre board and are still Broless, keep an eye out for that. :D I'll be home Saturday so probably this weekend I'll throw it up. :cool:
The kindest interaction in my memory was a post from Hoff. He happened to find my post about how I really wanted to try to win a Brobot V2 (when I realized the design would come to an end soon), and said to me that I let him know if I don’t get into the next sale :D I was surprised at the kind of selflessness some have for others and making their stay in the forum better in any way they can. I was so happy and I actually ended up winning the next sale! Waddaya know! Haha. It was a kind gesture I couldn’t forget. I’m planning to hold my own giveaway in the next keycaps I end up winning, so stay tuned ;) I do think he had a big part of helping me form the correct approach to winning these, and it’s all about enjoying the craftsmanship and excitement in the luck of the draw. That’s why after some bad experiences in trying to trade them, I’ve decided to start clean and I’m back to having no keycaps at all.
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Here's a random picture I dedicate to my hero(drawn in MSpaint with my mouse! rofl):Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/Wzw4Flv.png)