Captain BadAss' Keycon 2014 Thread [Pictures and Videos Are Up]

[HoffmanMyster]

Sorry if I seemed quiet and didn't really introduce myself, I get distracted by things easily, and I'm not great with socializing. I also apologize that I spent a lot of time with my group of friends. They wanted to come see what the hype was about, but weren't quite as interested in everything going on after the first hour or so.

Meh, it was fine.  It was nice to meet you finally!    And I can imagine that bringing friends that aren't quite as crazy as yourself can cause some attention span issues.   )

On the plus side, at least you didn't go take a nap in your truck like Input Nirvana!  (and then have the audacity to claim that the nap was the best 12 minutes of the day!!)   

Almost forgot! Hoff, you saved the day going around with the gopro/hoffcam, thanks for doing that!

Haha, no problem!  That was really fun. 

I'm only sorry that you guys weren't able to have CPTBadAss wear the GoPro...   

[CM-Rajiv]

Good luck in bringing keyboard enthusiasm to the mass market.  That is a tall order.

Yep - something we want to take on. We made big strides in the mech market through our education efforts, so this is just continuing on that and adding new elements.

[Sifo]

Good luck in bringing keyboard enthusiasm to the mass market.  That is a tall order.

Yep - something we want to take on. We made big strides in the mech market through our education efforts, so this is just continuing on that and adding new elements.

If only you had a legendary spokesperson... hmm...

(hire me )

[jdcarpe]

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[HoffmanMyster]

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AW SNAP.

[clacktalk]

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hahahahahahahahahahaha this is too relevant

[HoffmanMyster]

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I'm just gonna get more.   )   This is not a problem at all.  If I had to wait months to feed my addiction I would not be a happy hacker.  Now I'll just have 4 or 5.   

hahahahahahahahahahaha this is too relevant

[EvilHMB]

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I'm just gonna get more.   )   This is not a problem at all.  If I had to wait months to feed my addiction I would not be a happy hacker.  Now I'll just have 4 or 5.   

hahahahahahahahahahaha this is too relevant

that moment when you type in the quote box. hahaha

I love how it was JD who created that massdrop. Thanks for the links btw

[Input Nirvana]

Sorry if I seemed quiet and didn't really introduce myself, I get distracted by things easily, and I'm not great with socializing. I also apologize that I spent a lot of time with my group of friends. They wanted to come see what the hype was about, but weren't quite as interested in everything going on after the first hour or so.

Meh, it was fine.  It was nice to meet you finally!    And I can imagine that bringing friends that aren't quite as crazy as yourself can cause some attention span issues.   )

On the plus side, at least you didn't go take a nap in your truck like Input Nirvana!  (and then have the audacity to claim that the nap was the best 12 minutes of the day!!)   

Daaaang Hof! Great to meet you too!

I DID say that...mostly because I was so shocked that a search mission was launched after only 12 minutes! I actually meant too say it was the best USE OF 12 minutes (napping) for a needed recharge. Had barely 4 hours sleep due to picking up/housing out of town Geekers.....

Apologies for offending the delicate Geeker feelings

I'm only sorry I don't contribute anything to help GH, barely even participating....I feel like such a slacker....

[HoffmanMyster]

Sorry if I seemed quiet and didn't really introduce myself, I get distracted by things easily, and I'm not great with socializing. I also apologize that I spent a lot of time with my group of friends. They wanted to come see what the hype was about, but weren't quite as interested in everything going on after the first hour or so.

Meh, it was fine.  It was nice to meet you finally!    And I can imagine that bringing friends that aren't quite as crazy as yourself can cause some attention span issues.   )

On the plus side, at least you didn't go take a nap in your truck like Input Nirvana!  (and then have the audacity to claim that the nap was the best 12 minutes of the day!!)   

Daaaang Hof! Great to meet you too!

I DID say that...mostly because I was so shocked that a search mission was launched after only 12 minutes! I actually meant too say it was the best USE OF 12 minutes (napping) for a needed recharge. Had barely 4 hours sleep due to picking up/housing out of town Geekers.....

Apologies for offending the delicate Geeker feelings

I'm only sorry I don't contribute anything to help GH, barely even participating....I feel like such a slacker....

Bahahaha, now I know how to summon the great Input Nirvana.    Don't worry, we all loved having you around.  Would have been far too quiet without.  Especially the HOLLERING at the ice cream shop.   )

[Input Nirvana]

Oh yea...was a <little> loud....

[taylordcraig]

Had a lot of fun reading this thread. I hope I can make it out next year, will be shortly after my 25th birthday and I've been meaning to travel for a few years now.

[hashbaz]

Huge thanks to everyone who came out and especially everyone who facilitated, organized, and presented.  So many cool keyboards.  Great laughs, great food, great friends sharing our love for this hobby.  I am pumped about all the cool keyboards I saw, and my desire to empty my wallet in service of the enjoyment of feeling has never been greater.

Playing text adventures and banning Hoff on jwaz's VT220 was epic.

The tireless kendama advocacy of dorkvader was inspiring.

InputNirvana's booming voice and good natured, larger-than-life personality will echo through the ages.

Haata's self-introduction as the guy who has "all the keyboards" was hilariously spot-on.



KENDAMACON WEST 2014 never forget

[CPTBadAss]

That vt220 was incredible amounts of fun. So unhappy that Hoff took advantage of all my hard work though. And of course I'm going to eat the bear food instead of saving it. Bear is so greedy

[HoffmanMyster]

That vt220 was incredible amounts of fun. So unhappy that Hoff took advantage of all my hard work though. And of course I'm going to eat the bear food instead of saving it. Bear is so greedy

It's not my fault I'm good at learning.      Still did pretty poorly though, despite that.  No idea how to log into that computer...   

[Input Nirvana]

That vt220 was incredible amounts of fun. So unhappy that Hoff took advantage of all my hard work though. And of course I'm going to eat the bear food instead of saving it. Bear is so greedy

It's not my fault I'm good at learning.      Still did pretty poorly though, despite that.  No idea how to log into that computer...   

Hoff:
The VT220 uses retina-scan login credentials.
CPTBadAss:
You're welcome (see reply to Hoff above)

[hashbaz]

Playing text adventures and banning Hoff on jwaz's VT220 was epic.

The tireless kendama advocacy of dorkvader was inspiring.

InputNirvana's booming voice and good natured, larger-than-life personality will echo through the ages.

Haata's self-introduction as the guy who has "all the keyboards" was hilariously spot-on.

Also, CptBadAss' groin-related patch job was the realest hype ever.

[HoffmanMyster]

That vt220 was incredible amounts of fun. So unhappy that Hoff took advantage of all my hard work though. And of course I'm going to eat the bear food instead of saving it. Bear is so greedy

It's not my fault I'm good at learning.      Still did pretty poorly though, despite that.  No idea how to log into that computer...   

Hoff:
The VT220 uses retina-scan login credentials.
CPTBadAss:
You're welcome (see reply to Hoff above)

Whoa, whoa.  I was talking about logging into the computer inside the VT220.  Not the VT220 itself.  In whatever crazy game it was that I was playing.   

[HoffmanMyster]

Also, CptBadAss' groin-related patch job was the realest hype ever.

What's dis?

[CPTBadAss]

Oh god, my fashion malfunction was all too real. I swear Ron was telling me with that aluminum tape.

[HoffmanMyster]

Oh god, my fashion malfunction was all too real. I swear Ron was telling me with that aluminum tape.

O.o

What on earth did I miss

[Input Nirvana]

CPTBadAss=Shiny New Unit.

Can't believe I let you into my truck with your Shiny New Unit. I wuz skeerd.

Your mom would be embarrassed.

[CPTBadAss]

I managed to rip my pants on the pool table right at the crotch. Ron didn't have any duct tape but he had aluminum tape. So I had to temporarily patch my shorts with this hella shiny tape lolol

[Input Nirvana]

Ron had PLENTY of regular  tape, but the piece of shiny HVAC tape was far more hilarious!!!

[HoffmanMyster]

Ron had PLENTY of regular  tape, but the piece of shiny HVAC tape was far more hilarious!!!

 ) )


Sad I missed this!   

[Input Nirvana]

I took a pic, but the reflection zapped the lens useless. Hell, Russian coal miners could see dat ting!

[tjcaustin]

I took a pic, but the reflection zapped the lens useless. Hell, Russian coal miners could see dat ting!

TIL IN flashed CBA's dong.

[Input Nirvana]

I took a pic, but the reflection zapped the lens useless. Hell, Russian coal miners could see dat ting!

TIL IN flashed CBA's dong.

Correction:
IN flashed CBA's SNU

[CPTBadAss]

Dongsquad in full effect irl

[rowdy]

I hope everyone got home safely afterwards

[CPTBadAss]

I'm still traveling

[rowdy]

I'm still traveling

Have a safe journey

[EvilHMB]

Oh god, my fashion malfunction was all too real. I swear Ron was telling me with that aluminum tape.

O.o

What on earth did I miss

I got it covered.  its clear cptn badass is part black.  At least his lower half.

[morethanless]

Nice stripe.  Did he go into public areas with this tape?

[CPTBadAss]

Damnnnnn

[Heliosphere]

Nice stripe.  Did he go into public areas with this tape?

He had to make a trip to pick up some replacement pants before hanging out afterwards, otherwise there would be too much hanging out. 

[rowdy]

Nice stripe.  Did he go into public areas with this tape?

He had to make a trip to pick up some replacement pants before hanging out afterwards, otherwise there would be too much hanging out. 

I thought the tape was stopping him from hanging out, so he had to go get some other pants so he could hang out?

[Heliosphere]

I thought the tape was stopping him from hanging out, so he had to go get some other pants so he could hang out?

The tape didn't cover up everything 

[CPTBadAss]

I did get new pants. After the con on Sunday before boba and dinner

[Melvang]

I wouldn't have worried about it.  A dead man won't fall out a window.  Haha         

[HoffmanMyster]

Oh god, my fashion malfunction was all too real. I swear Ron was telling me with that aluminum tape.

O.o

What on earth did I miss

I got it covered. 

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its clear cptn badass is part black.  At least his lower half.

Hahaaaaaa! Nice, thanks for taking care of that for us, EvilHMB.  xD   That's even better than I imagined.

[CPTBadAss]

Finally got home about 40 minutes ago. Who wants to do another meetup this week?

[HoffmanMyster]

Finally got home about 40 minutes ago. Who wants to do another meetup this week?

I'm available in WI!!   

[Input Nirvana]

Wasn't gonna post CPTBadAss's Shiny New Unit, I'm precluded from doing so (will get booted from GH really, really hard), but I'm glad someone else did AND showing Ron in the background snickering at his masterful "work".

[jacobolus]

What I heard was that when he went into the new pants store, like 10 women tried to pick him up right there.

[Input Nirvana]

Yea, they wanted pick him up and put him in their purse and shuttle him around!

[EvilHMB]

shhhh leaked photos x:

[dorkvader]

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I added Oozora (JKA certified) and kendamaUSA tribute (better than classic)

For reference these were the kendamas actually at keycon. I had a natural woodgrain ozora, lingj (i think) had a red translucent tribte. CPTBadAtKendama has a blue tribute.

[CPTBadAss]

In the next few days, I'll be putting up pictures that I have from the con. I was also thinking of putting up IDs of who is who. Anyone from the Con not want to be identified? Should I not do this?

[jdcarpe]

In the next few days, I'll be putting up pictures that I have from the con. I was also thinking of putting up IDs of who is who. Anyone from the Con not want to be identified? Should I not do this?

People who do not want to be identified generally don't go out in public. Or they shouldn't, anyway.