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Title: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon Chicago Keycon 2015
Post by: Melvang on Thu, 05 February 2015, 00:24:28
I am the proud owner of a JD40 courtesy of Swill from his recent giveaway.  After discovering the goodness that is IBM F, I am not a fan of MX anymore.  I can't bring myself to sell it as I got it essentially for free.  So, I will be having a little contest at KeyCon to give this board away if the powers that be allow me to take some time at the event.

What is the event?  It will be a race to remove all caps from a standard TKL layout, place in a 1 gallon size ziploc bag, shake and install back on the board.  For this, I think we should make this Costar stabilizers just to add a touch of difficulty to the event.  I will volunteer my full sized Das to abuse in the event (TKL keys only apply).  If anyone else wants to allow some members use of a board for this to speed up the process that would be great.

Planed Rules.

Layout will be Qwerty 1.25 mods ANSI TKL I am not going to limit profile, but no blanks.
I will provide a keypuller, but you may use your own.
All caps need to be removed
Placed in a gallon ziploc bag and given at least one shake
All caps need to be reinstalled
Cap locations checked for accuracy and time penalty awarded for each cap in the wrong location
Straight race against the clock, fastest time wins the JD40

The JD40 currently has stickered 68g vintage blacks, and the space bar has a clear stem.  I will be reflashing the layout back to the standard JD40.
I do not have the caps that were listed in Swills original giveaway as I don't believe they have even been made yet, when I get them they will be forwarded or I may ask swill to forward and cut me from that equation.

I reserve the right to change anything between now and then. 

Thoughts, comments, and suggestions, are always welcome no matter how blunt.

Melvang
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon
Post by: Melvang on Thu, 05 February 2015, 00:24:51
Reserved.
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon
Post by: Vibex on Thu, 05 February 2015, 00:27:59
I already have a JD40 and a Smallfry order in the GB so I don't really need more tiny boards (though I would have no complaints about having more ;)), but I'll totally participate just for the fun of it.
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon
Post by: azhdar on Thu, 05 February 2015, 01:26:40
Could be fun to film the race !
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon
Post by: Sent on Thu, 05 February 2015, 01:28:32
Could be fun to film the race !

This.  I'd like to see it. :))
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon
Post by: asdfjkl36 on Thu, 05 February 2015, 04:26:20
I would love to see this!
Will probably attempt this at home by myself and cry a but afterwards
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon
Post by: ImpendingxDoom on Thu, 05 February 2015, 08:10:10
I hope the keycaps you use are ready for the abuse  ;D
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon Chicago Keycon 2015
Post by: bueller on Fri, 06 February 2015, 04:32:13
RIP that Das.
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon Chicago Keycon 2015
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 06 February 2015, 04:59:10
From OP "All caps need to be reinstalled" - Das better survive or no-one will win :p
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon Chicago Keycon 2015
Post by: Dihedral on Sun, 08 February 2015, 11:34:05
10 second time penalty for broken stems? :D
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon Chicago Keycon 2015
Post by: Melvang on Sun, 08 February 2015, 12:03:43
10 second time penalty for broken stems? :D

I will put browns in it, nobody will care if stems are broke.  Since the number pad won't be used, then we can use those as spares.
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon Chicago Keycon 2015
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Thu, 12 February 2015, 18:41:13
I don't need another JD40 but this sounds super fun so I'll play along!!  :D
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon Chicago Keycon 2015
Post by: Evo_Spec on Thu, 12 February 2015, 18:46:20
This sounds super fun! wish i could attend.
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon Chicago Keycon 2015
Post by: Joey Quinn on Thu, 12 February 2015, 19:09:46
I swapped caps on my poker today and it took a while but thats because I no longer remember most of qwerty. Dvorak and blank caps have ruined me.  :(
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon Chicago Keycon 2015
Post by: Melvang on Thu, 07 May 2015, 21:48:14
This is still going to happen.
Title: Re: JD40 Giveaway at Keycon Chicago Keycon 2015
Post by: Synjin on Fri, 08 May 2015, 21:57:00
Great giveaway. Would totally enter this if I wasn't a hunt and pecker + I've never even had costars.