Author Topic: Toronto Meet - Matias Tour Round 2 (July 11, 2015) - PICTURES PAGE 7 (Read 60182 times)

slip84 · « **Reply #300 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 15:23:08 »

Thanks so much for having us! I know a lot of us were expecting you guys at dinner, so you probably missed a lot of thank yous I'm sure everyone wanted to say.

Matias · « **Reply #301 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 15:29:18 »

Quote from: slip84 on Sun, 12 July 2015, 15:23:08

Thanks so much for having us! I know a lot of us were expecting you guys at dinner, so you probably missed a lot of thank yous I'm sure everyone wanted to say.

No thank-yous necessary. We really enjoyed the day!

dfj · « **Reply #302 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 16:53:37 »

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No thank-yous necessary. We really enjoyed the day!

Yeah - thanks for having us - was great! :P

dfj

Sifo · « **Reply #303 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 17:23:59 »

Quote from: dfj on Sun, 12 July 2015, 14:25:51

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Aw I'm sorry for not saying hi . Your rests were really nice, wish I could afford...

Truly - but noko also brought some samples (with 'imperfections', supposedly) to give out!
(one of which I'm using right now, and now I'm going to order more, and show my friends; if it wasn't so awesome I'd feel a tiny bit manipulated.) ;}

chuffed,
dfj

Ah, I know you took one but didn't know more were avail to take home.

Quote from: Matias on Sun, 12 July 2015, 15:29:18

Quote from: slip84 on Sun, 12 July 2015, 15:23:08
Thanks so much for having us! I know a lot of us were expecting you guys at dinner, so you probably missed a lot of thank yous I'm sure everyone wanted to say.

No thank-yous necessary. We really enjoyed the day!

Thanks Edgar and Steve, always cool to see the new things you guys are coming up with. My favourite part of the tour was the Black Widow in the defects section.

Oh and I totally forgot to give away some things... maybe I'll have to do it online now ;(

lucaslink · « **Reply #304 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 18:00:34 »

matias thank you so much for including us in the discussion of your new products. was super interesting to see and i know i'm excited for that TK board.

slip84 sorry again for forgetting that spacebar. if you PM me your address i'll toss it in the mail tomorrow.

noko your leather goods were impressive. the one you made for the atreus was INCREDIBLE. i saw that you do custom work, i might nab something in the coming weeks. i'm with you on the topre's. although, slip84's felt really nice with the dental band mod.

elton thanks for the stabs! 2 of the 3 builds i'm working on were missing stabs and I really didn't want to order costars from wasd. thank you thank you.

sifo were you the one who sold me the alpsulator? my buddy is loving it.

Sifo · « **Reply #305 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 19:13:30 »

Quote from: lucaslink on Sun, 12 July 2015, 18:00:34

matias thank you so much for including us in the discussion of your new products. was super interesting to see and i know i'm excited for that TK board.

slip84 sorry again for forgetting that spacebar. if you PM me your address i'll toss it in the mail tomorrow.

noko your leather goods were impressive. the one you made for the atreus was INCREDIBLE. i saw that you do custom work, i might nab something in the coming weeks. i'm with you on the topre's. although, slip84's felt really nice with the dental band mod.

elton thanks for the stabs! 2 of the 3 builds i'm working on were missing stabs and I really didn't want to order costars from wasd. thank you thank you.

sifo were you the one who sold me the alpsulator? my buddy is loving it.

Yes I was. Turns out I actually paid 34 usd for it rofl but it's all good I'm happy to pass it on to someone else.

ttzhou · « **Reply #306 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 20:52:01 »

Quote from: Matias on Sun, 12 July 2015, 15:29:18

Quote from: slip84 on Sun, 12 July 2015, 15:23:08
Thanks so much for having us! I know a lot of us were expecting you guys at dinner, so you probably missed a lot of thank yous I'm sure everyone wanted to say.

No thank-yous necessary. We really enjoyed the day!

For me it's still necessary! Thanks for the great time! I hope my little keyboard speech didn't bore you too much and helped you guys make some decisions on your next great product

slip84 · « **Reply #307 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 20:53:39 »

Quote from: lucaslink on Sun, 12 July 2015, 18:00:34

matias thank you so much for including us in the discussion of your new products. was super interesting to see and i know i'm excited for that TK board.

slip84 sorry again for forgetting that spacebar. if you PM me your address i'll toss it in the mail tomorrow.

noko your leather goods were impressive. the one you made for the atreus was INCREDIBLE. i saw that you do custom work, i might nab something in the coming weeks. i'm with you on the topre's. although, slip84's felt really nice with the dental band mod.

elton thanks for the stabs! 2 of the 3 builds i'm working on were missing stabs and I really didn't want to order costars from wasd. thank you thank you.

sifo were you the one who sold me the alpsulator? my buddy is loving it.

It's all good, man! I have a set of GMK in the mail that should be here in the next day or two. I'll be set when that arrives. Appreciate the thought, though!

Hyde · « **Reply #308 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 22:47:40 »

Quote from: Sifo on Sun, 12 July 2015, 17:23:59

Quote from: dfj on Sun, 12 July 2015, 14:25:51
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Aw I'm sorry for not saying hi . Your rests were really nice, wish I could afford...

Truly - but noko also brought some samples (with 'imperfections', supposedly) to give out!
(one of which I'm using right now, and now I'm going to order more, and show my friends; if it wasn't so awesome I'd feel a tiny bit manipulated.) ;}

chuffed,
dfj

Ah, I know you took one but didn't know more were avail to take home.

Damn it I didn't know we can take them too. I missed out.

Oh and I got really busy today I promise I'll upload pictures tomorrow haha.

dfj · « **Reply #309 on:** Mon, 13 July 2015, 02:45:52 »

Some of the 'imperfections' were a bit subtle to the uneducated eye,

I prefer to think she was joshing us, rather than that I ended up with the wrong one.

Still - as we all noticed, they were impossible to see and touch without envy and perhaps some other sins coming to mind - I can only hope that noko can balance her time, energy, materials, health, etc... as inevitably the demand for her work rises over time.

Accidentally intruding upon the instrument-maker in the warehouse, I was reminded of the story (it's short - I swear!) of the guitar-maker in the 70s who had his workflows analyzed professionally to see what he could do differently to increase production, save work, increase revenue, etc... Unfortunately, the main result and the consequences stemmed from producing more of the simplest pieces for more people to drive revenue, and consequently cutting out the interesting projects with all the time, effort and problems they spawned.
While the interesting projects were the motivating and fun ones for that artisan, fortunately, he was already well known and was not tight for cash at all so he was able to choose to follow nearly none of the advice of the consultant at all. He continued to operate with a horrible waiting time, but more or less give each customer precisely what they wanted, charging relatively fairly for labour and materials. This even generated a good balance of complex and simple work so that he could mull the fun issues, while working on some of the dull (but not overly trance-inducing) tasks on the simple pieces.

Custom, artisan work doesn't go 'out' the way other fads do, so I expect that long after keyboards have gone back to 'useful' rather than cool (not claiming obsolescence), there will be similar niches to tool up and have some fun with. I somewhat expect that this is as true for the key-casters, painters, restorers, and the rest of us as it is for leather.

Here's hoping you find that balance sooner, rather than later Noko.
dfj

PS: and I that I find a way to stop talking about people present in the third person. : P

Hyde · « **Reply #310 on:** Mon, 13 July 2015, 22:30:12 »

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Hyde · « **Reply #314 on:** Mon, 13 July 2015, 22:31:06 »

Hyde · « **Reply #315 on:** Mon, 13 July 2015, 22:43:27 »

Hyde · « **Reply #316 on:** Mon, 13 July 2015, 23:17:02 »

Pictures up !

Certain individuals' identity have been protected by Look Of Disapproval keycap due to their request lol.

Otherwise everyone else feel free to post your pics too, the more the better.

Quote from: Sifo on Sat, 11 July 2015, 19:56:11

nice seeing everyone, sorry for being so boring this time round, was really tired.

my only complaint : no sushi

Yes I'll make sure we have sushi for dinner next time lol.

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #317 on:** Mon, 13 July 2015, 23:39:29 »

Insanely mad at myself. I missed Geekhack cupcakes, a pizza party, and fondling Matias' prototype boards??!!

I don't think there's enough sadsters to properly express how I feel right now.

demik · « **Reply #318 on:** Mon, 13 July 2015, 23:48:08 »

god damn sifo why do you own jorts

FrostyToast · « **Reply #319 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 00:02:10 »

We need photos of that Atreus!
Come one, that was by far the coolest board. Especially with the custom wrist rest.

Sifo · « **Reply #320 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 00:18:27 »

Quote from: Hyde on Mon, 13 July 2015, 22:30:18

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People really liked my boards huh..

Quote from: demik on Mon, 13 July 2015, 23:48:08

god damn sifo why do you own jorts

**** I didn't even realize they looked that bad, they're from like 6 years ago when they were cool...

Hak Foo · « **Reply #321 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 00:52:32 »

Those new Matias TKL and fullsize designs (I assume, since they use their caps)... if it's not too early to comment:

Put those three "new" blank keys BELOW the delete/end/pagedown row, or make it a switchable option. That way, the traditional positions of the editing block aren't compromised.

demik · « **Reply #322 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 01:00:07 »

Quote from: Sifo on Tue, 14 July 2015, 00:18:27

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People really liked my boards huh..

Quote from: demik on Mon, 13 July 2015, 23:48:08
god damn sifo why do you own jorts

**** I didn't even realize they looked that bad, they're from like 6 years ago when they were cool...

Should have gone full Canadian summer tuxedo with a jean vest

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #323 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 01:14:18 »

Maybe sifo is just trying to bring back that jnco vibe

dfj · « **Reply #324 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 10:00:01 »

Sifo's blue is still *** to type on, better now even, after being tuned, lubed, etc...

One of the serious contenders should one ever need to use a keyboard quietly.
Topre has all manner of options, but I have great difficultly gaming on them.
Now, finally, there are Matias ALPS, and a number of clones too, that can do quiet and tactile - but tuned clears are nothing to sneer at.
Regardless, I'll always remember that *particular* board as the first quiet MX I didn't hate. : P

my $0.05
dfj

ttzhou · « **Reply #325 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 10:09:20 »

Thanks to Hyde and his girlfriend for taking these awesome photos!

Sifo's GON and user18's novatouch are probably my favourite boards in terms of aesthetics... which is like my only criteria anyway

kelbear · « **Reply #326 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 11:16:38 »

Hyde, thanks for posting the awesome pics! ^__^

We could do something less formal, casual get together over some good food

Sifo · « **Reply #327 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 14:40:13 »

Quote from: dfj on Tue, 14 July 2015, 10:00:01

Sifo's blue is still *** to type on, better now even, after being tuned, lubed, etc...

One of the serious contenders should one ever need to use a keyboard quietly.
Topre has all manner of options, but I have great difficultly gaming on them.
Now, finally, there are Matias ALPS, and a number of clones too, that can do quiet and tactile - but tuned clears are nothing to sneer at.
Regardless, I'll always remember that *particular* board as the first quiet MX I didn't hate. : P

my $0.05
dfj

I can't tell what that censored word is but I'm gonna take it as a compliment.

Haha $0.05, I get it cuz we don't have pennies.

Quote from: kelbear on Tue, 14 July 2015, 11:16:38

Hyde, thanks for posting the awesome pics! ^__^

We could do something less formal, casual get together over some good food

Ye too bad we're all too lazy to organize anything, shoulda got everyone's number. oh well

dfj · « **Reply #328 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 15:41:17 »

Yeah: I'm all for informal, (and food). I suggested such as well to a few people when we were at matias, though I don't remember who.
We have a mess of people near downtown too - hopefully enough to kinda hint things more corewards for us peeps without cars. ; p

Mebbe not enough phone numbers yet, but there's still PM, posts etc...
Also, for an informal gathering I'd quite rather people introduced themselves here somehow before crashing our tea. : P

too hot, must naps,
dfj

PS: sifo: glad you caught the .05 - I was afraid noone would laugh. :}

Hyde · « **Reply #329 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 20:20:02 »

Quote from: ttzhou on Tue, 14 July 2015, 10:09:20

Thanks to Hyde and his girlfriend for taking these awesome photos!

Sifo's GON and user18's novatouch are probably my favourite boards in terms of aesthetics... which is like my only criteria anyway

lol no problem dude, I think my g/f took most of the pics. Though I realize we forgot to take pictures of the Ergo Pro and the NovaTouch......

Oh well I guess I'll just put it on the shopping list later.

Quote from: kelbear on Tue, 14 July 2015, 11:16:38

Hyde, thanks for posting the awesome pics! ^__^

We could do something less formal, casual get together over some good food

Oh yeah definitely, like bubble tea or sushi or something LOL.

Quote from: dfj on Tue, 14 July 2015, 15:41:17

Yeah: I'm all for informal, (and food). I suggested such as well to a few people when we were at matias, though I don't remember who.
We have a mess of people near downtown too - hopefully enough to kinda hint things more corewards for us peeps without cars. ; p

Mebbe not enough phone numbers yet, but there's still PM, posts etc...
Also, for an informal gathering I'd quite rather people introduced themselves here somehow before crashing our tea. : P

too hot, must naps,
dfj

PS: sifo: glad you caught the .05 - I was afraid noone would laugh. :}

lol does that mean I need to compile a "available to hang out" list?

Dreamre · « **Reply #330 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 21:05:15 »

Hyde, I'm down for BOTH LOL!!! I'm down for AYCE sushi and some bubble tea...mmmm...!

Sifo · « **Reply #331 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 21:11:20 »

Quote from: Dreamre on Tue, 14 July 2015, 21:05:15

Hyde, I'm down for BOTH LOL!!! I'm down for AYCE sushi and some bubble tea...mmmm...!

time to show u guys how much I can eat...

dfj · « **Reply #332 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 21:17:00 »

bubble tea virgin here... sounds scary.

kelbear · « **Reply #333 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 21:25:32 »

Sounds like a plan to me!

How about bbt AND sushi? *legasp* I could learn a ton from you guys :3

@dfj - you need to try it NAO. It is my weekend non-alcoholic happy draaaank.. those chewy sweet starch bubbles

dfj · « **Reply #334 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 21:28:49 »

Hyde: If you are willing to keep track of day of week suggestions and perhaps a bit violently settle on an upcoming date that is within a particular month, then just trying to do anything new soon will likely bring numbers way down. People just got together; apathy and location/date inflexibility will force a manageable turnout.

likely looking forward,
dfj

Hyde · « **Reply #335 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 21:59:09 »

Hahaha nice sounds like a plan !

Though I'm busy the next 2 weeks, so if no one opposes then let's aim to hang out end of July / beginning of August.

Or let me know if you have any proposed time/date lol.

Dreamre · « **Reply #336 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 22:17:39 »

Quote from: Hyde on Tue, 14 July 2015, 21:59:09

Hahaha nice sounds like a plan !

Though I'm busy the next 2 weeks, so if no one opposes then let's aim to hang out end of July / beginning of August.

Or let me know if you have any proposed time/date lol.

I'm down whenever!

Halverson · « **Reply #337 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 22:50:45 »

You guys should just exchange numbers and hang out whenever

Too bad I'm so far away now

FrostyToast · « **Reply #338 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 22:53:15 »

We should do a Christmas meet. As well as a secret Santa.

lucaslink · « **Reply #339 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 23:43:29 »

can someone ID this board? it was super nice. i was hoping a picture would pop up of it but this is the only one where i can see it and the name is cut off. fujitsu or something? it was on the last table closest to the bathroom on the top right looking down.

Halverson · « **Reply #340 on:** Tue, 14 July 2015, 23:47:40 »

Quote from: lucaslink on Tue, 14 July 2015, 23:43:29

can someone ID this board? it was super nice. i was hoping a picture would pop up of it but this is the only one where i can see it and the name is cut off. fujitsu or something? it was on the last table closest to the bathroom on the top right looking down.

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I believe it was a type of topre with super sculpted high profile caps? I didn't like how much it sucked my fingers into the caps. Not 100% on the switch type though. Iirc it felt like light topre.

FrostyToast · « **Reply #341 on:** Wed, 15 July 2015, 00:32:46 »

Quote from: lucaslink on Tue, 14 July 2015, 23:43:29

can someone ID this board? it was super nice. i was hoping a picture would pop up of it but this is the only one where i can see it and the name is cut off. fujitsu or something? it was on the last table closest to the bathroom on the top right looking down.

Show Image

The board is called the Nissho KB106DE.
It originally came with 30g topre switches and was later changed to 55g. Halverson said they were super light in the comments but that may be because I kept the numpad in 30g.
The bottom row arrangement isn't actually like that and is more of a traditional Japanese layout but it has been fiddled with to look like it did.

lucaslink · « **Reply #342 on:** Wed, 15 July 2015, 10:33:21 »

Quote from: Halverson on Tue, 14 July 2015, 23:47:40

I believe it was a type of topre with super sculpted high profile caps? I didn't like how much it sucked my fingers into the caps. Not 100% on the switch type though. Iirc it felt like light topre.

Quote from: FrostyToast on Wed, 15 July 2015, 00:32:46

The board is called the Nissho KB106DE.
It originally came with 30g topre switches and was later changed to 55g. Halverson said they were super light in the comments but that may be because I kept the numpad in 30g.
The bottom row arrangement isn't actually like that and is more of a traditional Japanese layout but it has been fiddled with to look like it did.

I liked it! I loved the feel of the keycaps, actually. Are those stock?

FrostyToast · « **Reply #343 on:** Wed, 15 July 2015, 10:36:57 »

Quote from: lucaslink on Wed, 15 July 2015, 10:33:21

Quote from: Halverson on Tue, 14 July 2015, 23:47:40
I believe it was a type of topre with super sculpted high profile caps? I didn't like how much it sucked my fingers into the caps. Not 100% on the switch type though. Iirc it felt like light topre.

Quote from: FrostyToast on Wed, 15 July 2015, 00:32:46
The board is called the Nissho KB106DE.
It originally came with 30g topre switches and was later changed to 55g. Halverson said they were super light in the comments but that may be because I kept the numpad in 30g.
The bottom row arrangement isn't actually like that and is more of a traditional Japanese layout but it has been fiddled with to look like it did.

I liked it! I loved the feel of the keycaps, actually. Are those stock?

Yup the caps are completely stock. Aside from the spacebars.

Noko · « **Reply #344 on:** Wed, 15 July 2015, 11:40:44 »

+1 for sushi. But not bubble tea, it's like drinking Topre cup rubber. Squishy. Ew.

FrostyToast · « **Reply #345 on:** Wed, 15 July 2015, 11:59:05 »

Quote from: Noko on Wed, 15 July 2015, 11:40:44

+1 for sushi. But not bubble tea, it's like drinking Topre cup rubber. Squishy. Ew.

That's maybe the most insulting thing I have read on this forum.

Sifo · « **Reply #346 on:** Wed, 15 July 2015, 12:01:51 »

Quote from: FrostyToast on Wed, 15 July 2015, 11:59:05

Quote from: Noko on Wed, 15 July 2015, 11:40:44
+1 for sushi. But not bubble tea, it's like drinking Topre cup rubber. Squishy. Ew.

That's maybe the most insulting thing I have read on this forum.

ttzhou · « **Reply #347 on:** Wed, 15 July 2015, 12:08:24 »

Quote from: Noko on Wed, 15 July 2015, 11:40:44

+1 for sushi. But not bubble tea, it's like drinking Topre cup rubber. Squishy. Ew.

Other than the occasional anime, I'm pretty much the least "Asian" Asian I know. But I still love a good made BBT. My mind cannot process your dislike

Halverson · « **Reply #348 on:** Wed, 15 July 2015, 12:15:39 »

Quote from: Sifo on Wed, 15 July 2015, 12:01:51

Quote from: FrostyToast on Wed, 15 July 2015, 11:59:05
Quote from: Noko on Wed, 15 July 2015, 11:40:44
+1 for sushi. But not bubble tea, it's like drinking Topre cup rubber. Squishy. Ew.

That's maybe the most insulting thing I have read on this forum.

dfj · « **Reply #349 on:** Wed, 15 July 2015, 12:17:46 »

Quote from: Noko on Wed, 15 July 2015, 11:40:44

+1 for sushi. But not bubble tea, it's like drinking Topre cup rubber. Squishy. Ew.

Not bad, two and a half axis... good start.
Tips:
'not bubble tea' this is a bit direct; I prefer to open gently, as if the statement is going to be reasonable. 'unsure of bubble tea' or similar.
'it's like' -> 'it is' I prefer direct, unapologetic analogy to simile.
The remainder is excellent, does not bear repeating. Ew.

enjoying his afternoon cup,
dfj

PS: scoping SeeThruHead's NovaTouch this aft... tiny vias are a pita to instrument, but getting there. Not sure what I'm hoping for - a fast scan, or a normal scan. To outward appearances, it's just another Topre (branded even) PCB.

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