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Offline BlueNalgene

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Another one in from the cold
« on: Wed, 15 October 2014, 22:15:19 »
So I've been lurking here for a bit, and I started posting recently.  I suppose I should do the perfunctory introduction. 

I'm BlueNalgene.  I am a person who enjoys the tasty sensations of the typidytypes.  I am currently a PhD student.

I have 3 keyboards.  A Rosewill cheapo-deluxe with cherry reds (graduate student = poor and irish) , a Dell AT101W which I have freshly vinyl wrapped, and an unfinished Commodore Vic-20 mod.  The 'nicer' Rosewill is my home and gaming rig, the AT101W is my work rig, and my Vic-20 is a lab benchtop ornament currently.  I really wish I would have stored it better.  I had a small nitric acid/cockroach related explosion in the lab, and there is some noticeable superficial damage on the unit.  But, it's not like it was working yet anyway.
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Re: Another one in from the cold
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 15 October 2014, 22:17:29 »
Nitric acid and cockroach related explosion...

If I could tag individual users, I'd tag you as Dr. Cockroach. :))

Welcome to the community and I'm glad you came out of lurking.  GH is definitely a better experience when you're involved and get to know people. :thumb:
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Re: Another one in from the cold
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 16 October 2014, 21:52:20 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

Dell AT101 - nice :)  The VIC-20 project sounds interesting - more info please!
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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 BlueNalgene

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Re: Another one in from the cold
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 16 October 2014, 22:04:55 »
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 16 October 2014, 21:52:20
Welcome to Geekhack!

Dell AT101 - nice :)  The VIC-20 project sounds interesting - more info please!
Quote from: Sent on Wed, 15 October 2014, 22:17:29
Nitric acid and cockroach related explosion...

If I could tag individual users, I'd tag you as Dr. Cockroach. :))

Maybe when I get a break, I will spin the yarn that is The Saga of the Vic-20. 

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Re: Another one in from the cold
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 16 October 2014, 22:07:05 »
Quote from: BlueNalgene on Thu, 16 October 2014, 22:04:55
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 16 October 2014, 21:52:20
Welcome to Geekhack!

Dell AT101 - nice :)  The VIC-20 project sounds interesting - more info please!

Maybe when I get a break, I will spin the yarn that is The Saga of the Vic-20. 

Or even create your own thread over in making stuff together.
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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

Ị̸͚̯̲́ͤ̃͑̇̑ͯ̊̂͟ͅs̞͚̩͉̝̪̲͗͊ͪ̽̚̚ ̭̦͖͕̑́͌ͬͩ͟t̷̻͔̙̑͟h̹̠̼͋ͤ͋i̤̜̣̦̱̫͈͔̞ͭ͑ͥ̌̔s̬͔͎̍̈ͥͫ̐̾ͣ̔̇͘ͅ ̩̘̼͆̐̕e̞̰͓̲̺̎͐̏ͬ̓̅̾͠͝ͅv̶̰͕̱̞̥̍ͣ̄̕e͕͙͖̬̜͓͎̤̊ͭ͐͝ṇ̰͎̱̤̟̭ͫ͌̌͢͠ͅ ̳̥̦ͮ̐ͤ̎̊ͣ͡͡n̤̜̙̺̪̒͜e̶̻̦̿ͮ̂̀c̝̘̝͖̠̖͐ͨͪ̈̐͌ͩ̀e̷̥͇̋ͦs̢̡̤ͤͤͯ͜s͈̠̉̑͘a̱͕̗͖̳̥̺ͬͦͧ͆̌̑͡r̶̟̖̈͘ỷ̮̦̩͙͔ͫ̾ͬ̔ͬͮ̌?̵̘͇͔͙ͥͪ͞ͅ

Offline BlueNalgene

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Re: Another one in from the cold
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 16 October 2014, 22:12:07 »
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 16 October 2014, 22:07:05
Quote from: BlueNalgene on Thu, 16 October 2014, 22:04:55
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 16 October 2014, 21:52:20
Welcome to Geekhack!

Dell AT101 - nice :)  The VIC-20 project sounds interesting - more info please!

Maybe when I get a break, I will spin the yarn that is The Saga of the Vic-20. 

Or even create your own thread over in making stuff together.

Why that is a lovely idea.  I was kicking myself for not asking if /keyboards/ was the correct place for it.  Learning is fun.
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Re: Another one in from the cold
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 16 October 2014, 23:20:10 »
Quote from: BlueNalgene on Thu, 16 October 2014, 22:12:07
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 16 October 2014, 22:07:05
Quote from: BlueNalgene on Thu, 16 October 2014, 22:04:55
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 16 October 2014, 21:52:20
Welcome to Geekhack!

Dell AT101 - nice :)  The VIC-20 project sounds interesting - more info please!

Maybe when I get a break, I will spin the yarn that is The Saga of the Vic-20. 

Or even create your own thread over in making stuff together.

Why that is a lovely idea.  I was kicking myself for not asking if /keyboards/ was the correct place for it.  Learning is fun.

A lot of people have put their build logs into "making stuff" - quite a repository of tips and tricks in there!
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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

Ị̸͚̯̲́ͤ̃͑̇̑ͯ̊̂͟ͅs̞͚̩͉̝̪̲͗͊ͪ̽̚̚ ̭̦͖͕̑́͌ͬͩ͟t̷̻͔̙̑͟h̹̠̼͋ͤ͋i̤̜̣̦̱̫͈͔̞ͭ͑ͥ̌̔s̬͔͎̍̈ͥͫ̐̾ͣ̔̇͘ͅ ̩̘̼͆̐̕e̞̰͓̲̺̎͐̏ͬ̓̅̾͠͝ͅv̶̰͕̱̞̥̍ͣ̄̕e͕͙͖̬̜͓͎̤̊ͭ͐͝ṇ̰͎̱̤̟̭ͫ͌̌͢͠ͅ ̳̥̦ͮ̐ͤ̎̊ͣ͡͡n̤̜̙̺̪̒͜e̶̻̦̿ͮ̂̀c̝̘̝͖̠̖͐ͨͪ̈̐͌ͩ̀e̷̥͇̋ͦs̢̡̤ͤͤͯ͜s͈̠̉̑͘a̱͕̗͖̳̥̺ͬͦͧ͆̌̑͡r̶̟̖̈͘ỷ̮̦̩͙͔ͫ̾ͬ̔ͬͮ̌?̵̘͇͔͙ͥͪ͞ͅ
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