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Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Thu, 19 July 2012, 21:49:20
This topic has been condensed into a wiki. I will be updating this topic and the article as new information is had.
http://wiki.geekhack.org/index.php?title=The_Mystery_Keycap
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I received this in the mail Wednesday. Unfortunately I don't recognize it. It's a F#-row keycap made by SP. There was no return address.

http://i.imm.io/xd4D.jpeg
http://i.imm.io/xd55.jpeg
http://i.imm.io/xd5b.jpeg

Images are of the top, another view, and of the underside (clearly showing it to be an SP-made keycap)

In the pictures, it's a little darker, as the front is in shadow from the lighting. It's a light blue, with a white, or off-white legend.
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People who have received one:
1. Dorkvader
2. Hashbaz
3. Ekw808
4. Glissant
5. WRXChris
6. MagicMeatball
7. aggiejy (TWO?)
8. Taeyoung
9. Gimpster
10. Metafour
11. AKIMbO
12. Reaper
13. Boost
14. mmmty (2?)
15. dante
16. i3oilermaker
17. jpm804
18. Jcrouse
19. Person in Korea
20. Person in Korea
21. PRojectD
22. sth
23. placebo guy
24. iMav
25. Litster
26. DanGWanG
27. Demik (8*)
28. DraJin
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Demik received instructions to take one and forward the rest to a person of his choosing)
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boilermaker: DENIED
imav: DENIED (Just implicated)
hashbaz: DENIED
tsangan: DENIED
boost: DENIED?
sheraton: DENIED?
mkawa: CATEGORICALLY DENIED.
Boost: DENIED
dorkvader DENIED
Demik: "not me" :(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Thu, 19 July 2012, 22:19:06
It looks like it could be a US Air Force logo, if you look at some of the elements of their standard logo.

(http://ak.buy.com/PI/0/500/220953312.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: 9-bit on Fri, 20 July 2012, 16:42:13
Seems like we can assume it geekhack related? Two high posters on geekhack get a cherry key cap, ahaha. The mystery deepens.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Djuzuh on Fri, 20 July 2012, 16:43:53
How awesome for you !
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Fri, 20 July 2012, 17:00:39
Wonder who it could be!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Fri, 20 July 2012, 20:10:44
Well, it's got to be someone with our addresses already. It can't be me or hashbaz (unless one of us is really sneaky, and based on the shipping times, the sender is closer to the east coast.

I'd compile a list of GH'ers that have my address, but it'd be pretty long, 'cause I've been in a lot of GB's.
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At first, I thought it was litster, for participating in the cherry legend project (He did say there's be something extra) but now I don't know.

The mystery continues!
Title: Random Keycap
Post by: ekw808 on Sat, 21 July 2012, 12:42:05
So I just checked the mail today hoping for my CCnG's to arrive but instead I found this:
I never bought this from anybody, and there was no return address either. I have no idea what this keycap is from, who sent it or what it means O_O.

(http://i.imgur.com/VNIcHl.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Djuzuh on Sat, 21 July 2012, 12:54:18
Who do I need to send my address to to get one? xD
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rainb1ood on Sat, 21 July 2012, 12:58:42
This is getting more interesting. Apply science of deduction now!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Sat, 21 July 2012, 13:16:14
(http://anongallery.org/img/4/1/i-have-no-idea-what-im-doing-dog.jpg)

Science you say?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: fartq on Sat, 21 July 2012, 13:18:24
THE CALL WAS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE?!?!?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mediocrechris on Sun, 22 July 2012, 03:11:23
lol.  That's quite an interesting surprise to find in the mail. Congrats to the receivers and kudos to the giver!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 22 July 2012, 03:15:31
This is pretty interesting O_O want to know who it is :P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SkyBlaze on Mon, 23 July 2012, 01:23:10
this is a interesting topic to hear about. a Mystery deliver from a mod, I would guess.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Mon, 23 July 2012, 13:12:41
I just got one too. I do have an inkling as to who it might be; specially because there is one person that likes to use these kinds of bubble envelopes to send small amounts of key caps ;).
I'll post a picture soon.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Mon, 23 July 2012, 13:31:26
Why a mod?  we don't have your home address... except ones that have run GBs
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Mon, 23 July 2012, 13:34:23
Well its not me - I kind of hope I get one :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Mon, 23 July 2012, 14:17:14
Thats a nice looking key...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Mon, 23 July 2012, 14:29:38
(http://p.noelleon.me/keyboard/mystery_keycap_thumb.jpg) (http://p.noelleon.me/keyboard/mystery_keycap.jpg)

I like it a lot. Thanks to the mysterious person! ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: WRXChris on Mon, 23 July 2012, 15:03:59
I also received one of these mystery keys today!  Thank you mystery giver! 

EDIT: The postmark is from Monterey Park, CA.  I have an inkling of who it might be, buy I'm going to keep quiet because mysteries are so much fun!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rainb1ood on Mon, 23 July 2012, 15:45:58
hm so if dorkvader received it first, the sender must be closer to him (same city/state etc)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Lukasevic on Mon, 23 July 2012, 20:31:54
Lol mystery key ~ nice touch!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 23 July 2012, 21:17:03
hm so if dorkvader received it first, the sender must be closer to him (same city/state etc)
Maybe he just mailed one to me first. Given the receiving times, it looks like the sender is mailing like 1/day.

As far as the packaging: Mine said "newegg" on the side.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Tue, 24 July 2012, 06:24:38
The mystery continues....


(http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6297/dsc0458td.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: aeta on Tue, 24 July 2012, 06:56:31
Where do i sign up?

:(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Tue, 24 July 2012, 08:07:33
If these are from USPS, doesn't it have the city/state it was sent from on the package as a label?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ekw808 on Tue, 24 July 2012, 10:44:00
If trader feedback was still up we could have at least had an idea.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: aggiejy on Tue, 24 July 2012, 17:12:18
(http://f.cl.ly/items/0W1w1R2A090o3E3w0g2O/Region%20capture%201.png)

I got two!

Who is the mystery sender?

I'll guess Ripster or Reaper?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 24 July 2012, 17:25:07

I got two!

Who is the mystery sender?

I'll guess Ripster or Reaper?
I'm pretty sure it's not ripster (He doesn't have my address as far as I know) Plus, I don't think he likes me much. I'm almost certain it's not reaper either.

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Mine had stamps on the package, and no return address. The stamps were marked through with a pen instead of a postmark.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: aggiejy on Tue, 24 July 2012, 17:30:55
qtan?  iMav?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ryan92084 on Tue, 24 July 2012, 17:39:22
Very interesting
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 24 July 2012, 17:51:56
I wonder how many of these there are
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rainb1ood on Tue, 24 July 2012, 19:43:31
Someone email Melissa and ask who ordered a bunch of these
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Input Nirvana on Tue, 24 July 2012, 22:23:06
Heh heh! What fun! How appropriate right after the GH site comes back up. I have a feeling it's related.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: aggiejy on Tue, 24 July 2012, 23:40:25
Heh heh! What fun! How appropriate right after the GH site comes back up. I have a feeling it's related.

Haha, yeah.  They should have made it say Rootworm or something. :-p  But I guess there's something to the AF (or flying A or whatever).  Just so weird and curious! :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Wed, 25 July 2012, 00:06:49
Well whoever it was, thanks and awesome!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hq1ify on Wed, 25 July 2012, 01:30:11
I bet it's a) viral of some new keyboard brand, b) r1psters revenge as it will turn out it means anal fellatio or something hehe

;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Wed, 25 July 2012, 01:37:58
Anal fellatio you say? FOR SCIENCE!
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Wed, 25 July 2012, 23:07:22
Anal fellatio you say? FOR SCIENCE!

LOL
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Thu, 26 July 2012, 09:28:15
maverick was one of the old compromised passwords, which means a Top Gun fan. Look at the Top Gun logo, its very similar to this key and Top Gun was obviously really just the real Air Force (AF)
Very few people would have known that prior to the hack...


Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Thu, 26 July 2012, 09:30:55
Well its not me - I kind of hope I get one :)
EFFFFFFFFFFF you were my guess!!!!!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tsangan on Thu, 26 July 2012, 20:05:12
Was doing my rounds of regular online browsing and came across this.

Looks like someone over in South Korea got the same keycap.

http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/?mid=photo&document_srl=4832192
*load time might take a little time, please do not fear
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rainb1ood on Thu, 26 July 2012, 20:09:39
I'm really super curious now

wth is going onnnnnnnnnnnnn
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Beast on Thu, 26 July 2012, 20:14:09
Wow this is pretty cool, I'd love to know who it is ;D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 26 July 2012, 20:26:21
Curious as to who made these, but it's an obvious ripoff of the Athlete Forward logo:

(https://www.athleteforward.com/images/header-logo-left.png?1338464135)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: aggiejy on Thu, 26 July 2012, 23:40:40
I suppose if everyone said who has their address, everyone else that got the key can eliminate people if they didn't give it to that person... etc.  But that's too hard. :)

Mystery Person: REVEAL YOURSELF!  :o  ;D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Fri, 27 July 2012, 01:24:36
Was doing my rounds of regular online browsing and came across this.

Looks like someone over in South Korea got the same keycap.

http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/?mid=photo&document_srl=4832192
*load time might take a little time, please do not fear
It's Taeyoung, also from Geekhack!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: laffindude on Fri, 27 July 2012, 02:16:27
maverick was one of the old compromised passwords, which means a Top Gun fan. Look at the Top Gun logo, its very similar to this key and Top Gun was obviously really just the real Air Force (AF)
Very few people would have known that prior to the hack...
Top Gun is a Navy program.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Fri, 27 July 2012, 09:38:43
maverick was one of the old compromised passwords, which means a Top Gun fan. Look at the Top Gun logo, its very similar to this key and Top Gun was obviously really just the real Air Force (AF)
Very few people would have known that prior to the hack...
Top Gun is a Navy program.

well opps, ignore my theory then as i'm a dumbass  :-X
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: aggiejy on Fri, 27 July 2012, 14:06:31
It's Taeyoung, also from Geekhack!

He's just saying he got one too, no?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Findecanor on Fri, 27 July 2012, 14:14:01
Show Image
(https://www.athleteforward.com/images/header-logo-left.png?1338464135)

Lambda equals what?  ::)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Fri, 27 July 2012, 18:45:45
It's Taeyoung, also from Geekhack!

He's just saying he got one too, no?
Yeah, that's why I added him to the list. The point, though, is that he's participated in GB's here on GH, so we sholudn't take his examlp eas a reason to consider the sender to be anyone not from GH.

I first thought: Why did someone in Korea get one? Then I realized it's just because he's participated in groupbuys here on GH.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: laffindude on Fri, 27 July 2012, 21:20:16

well opps, ignore my theory then as i'm a dumbass  :-X
Dumbass, no. But you do need to suffer through Mr Scientology singing "you've lost that loving feeling" a few times.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: gimpster on Fri, 27 July 2012, 22:45:21
I got one the other day as well, but mine was postmarked from Seattle, not California, so it looks like its at least 2 people involved. The really weird thing is that it was sent to my house, when I have most of my stuff sent to work. The only things I can think that I've had sent to my house is stuff I've ordered from qtan...maybe a couple other odd things, but very little. Unless they pulled my billing address instead of my shipping address by mistake. It's quite an intriguing mystery.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: aggiejy on Fri, 27 July 2012, 23:01:35
... The only things I can think that I've had sent to my house is stuff I've ordered from qtan...

He was on my short list of suspects! :)  Can anyone rule him out?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: oneproduct on Fri, 27 July 2012, 23:07:12
Got one as well, but mine has a postage mark from Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: WRXChris on Fri, 27 July 2012, 23:28:15
and the plot thickens!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Sat, 28 July 2012, 00:00:21
What I want to know is how mine got into the postal system without a post mark on it at all. Looks like we also have seattle and canada post marks. That's seriously interesting. Maybe someone works for the postal service?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Sat, 28 July 2012, 00:54:56
Maybe they are death marks and ninja assasins will come and hunt us down :O
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 28 July 2012, 01:06:56
the canadian postal service?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: WRXChris on Sat, 28 July 2012, 01:14:03
I must reiterate that mine was postmarked in Monterey Park, CA.  Zip 91754.  May be useful to add this info to the OP since we're playing a game of Clue!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: laffindude on Sat, 28 July 2012, 02:39:42
The first thought I had about this is Keyboard Story. Doesn't Sherryton have a partner in Canada?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Sat, 28 July 2012, 10:33:40
The first thought I had about this is Keyboard Story. Doesn't Sherryton have a partner in Canada?

Hi bro, Nope, I'm in HK (was in UK).
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: WRXChris on Sat, 28 July 2012, 14:47:14
ps has a partner in LA, but as I recall he lives near Toronto or Montreal (can't remember which), a far cry from Richmond BC.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: metafour on Sun, 29 July 2012, 15:58:36
I received one today. USPS origin indicates Monterey Park as well. Postmarked July 20. Since the return address was also the destination address my roommate was paranoid and didn't want me to open it inside. Was worried it was anthrax. ;)

I just thought of a theory. Did we all help another member out recently when their dog had to go to the hospital?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Sun, 29 July 2012, 16:13:38
I don't think I was able to help that person at that time, metafour, so that theory goes out the window ;).
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jcrouse on Sun, 29 July 2012, 17:06:55
Well its not me - I kind of hope I get one :)
EFFFFFFFFFFF you were my guess!!!!!

Yeah, he was my quess also.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hashbaz on Sun, 29 July 2012, 22:26:30
This is getting kind of insane. Ripster is speculating from his reddit stronghold that it's iMav.  I thought it was aggiejy but now I'm not sure.

Regardless, kudos to the mastermind behind this for having fun with all of us.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Mon, 30 July 2012, 01:08:38
I received one today. USPS origin indicates Monterey Park as well. Postmarked July 20. Since the return address was also the destination address my roommate was paranoid and didn't want me to open it inside. Was worried it was anthrax. ;)

I just thought of a theory. Did we all help another member out recently when their dog had to go to the hospital?
negative my good sir. as much as i'd love to take credit, not behind this :(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 30 July 2012, 03:25:42
This is getting kind of insane. Ripster is speculating from his reddit stronghold that it's iMav.  I thought it was aggiejy but now I'm not sure.

Regardless, kudos to the mastermind behind this for having fun with all of us.
iMav is a pretty good guess, actually. Has everyone on the list got something from iMav before (So he has your address)?
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I also note that whoever got this made at SP probably has more made up in the same batch. I suspect they are mailing them out once per day or so. What's the point at which SP's costs become more reasonable? 25+ ?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Djuzuh on Mon, 30 July 2012, 03:38:14
iMav has access to the PM database.

So heh.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: 486 on Mon, 30 July 2012, 04:17:03
I'm good at thinking about these things logically.
I've been working on finding out who this is for a few days now.
Here is a map of Richmond to Monterey Park. The really crucial thing here is that it bypasses Seattle.

A quick search reveals this
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=29330.90


Quote
Quote
Quote
Yup, from here and there...  kbdmania, OTD, Monterey Park, etc.



So that's where sherryton lives?


Man, your power of deduction is very impressive. =D
My guess is on sherryton.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Mon, 30 July 2012, 08:05:22
Cant be sherryton, oneproduct said it had a Canadian return address no? Also, you can't ship international without a customs form or return address.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Mon, 30 July 2012, 08:25:39
iMav has access to the PM database.

So heh.

iMav also has scruples
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Mon, 30 July 2012, 08:35:14
Here's my theory. 

I'm pretty sure this only gives many of you seven days.  Some of you even less!

(http://i50.tinypic.com/6gc32s.png)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 30 July 2012, 09:45:15
Sorry AKIMbO, I have a lot of stuff to do, so tonight, Dying's not on the menu. I've somehow lasted the last -4 days, so I'll be fine.

I expect the return addresses mean either the sender works for the USPS and is forging them, or there are multiple persons involved (or they do a lot of travel)

Montery Park address means sherryton could be one.

I don't think it's him, but didn't I read once that Haata travels between Canada and California sometimes?

Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Mon, 30 July 2012, 09:52:24
Ok guys...looks like I have 7 days and counting.  Received mine in the mail just now.  Postage was from Rosemead, CA 91770.

Hashbaz , hataa, and sherryton most definitely do not have my address.  Imav does (via RACE pre-order), Qtan does (via several orders from vendio), EK does, Demik too.  <--Those are the only people I've done business/traded with in CA that I can remember.

How many of us who received the keycaps donated to Geekhack for new hardware?  I think these keycaps have something to do with those donations.

(http://i50.tinypic.com/1fiq78.jpg)

(http://i49.tinypic.com/25jwkrl.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: absyrd on Mon, 30 July 2012, 12:55:13
How many of us who received the keycaps donated to Geekhack for new hardware?  I think these keycaps have something to do with those donations.

If you gift a payment, I don't believe it shows your address. So did you donate? Did you gift the donation or just send a payment?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Mon, 30 July 2012, 13:25:42
How many of us who received the keycaps donated to Geekhack for new hardware?  I think these keycaps have something to do with those donations.

If you gift a payment, I don't believe it shows your address. So did you donate? Did you gift the donation or just send a payment?

I'm pretty sure I gifted the payment.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Mon, 30 July 2012, 13:57:43
Woohoo!  I finally got one too.  :P    Postmarked from NY.  :o


(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/eddie84/Geekhack/th_DSC08282.jpg) (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/eddie84/Geekhack/DSC08282.jpg)


But now AKIMbO scared me with that 7 days stuff.  :'(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Mon, 30 July 2012, 14:04:32
NY?  This is crazy....how many people are in on this?  I'm curious to find out why we are receiving these keys.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Mon, 30 July 2012, 14:07:11
Me too!  Are you sure boost isn't in on this?  I know he's in NY.  ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Mon, 30 July 2012, 14:09:33
It's possible.  I have done some trades with boost. 
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Mon, 30 July 2012, 14:11:33
Another thing. Maybe Monterey park has a large USPS hub that's why a lot are being postmarked from there?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Mon, 30 July 2012, 14:19:12
Mine didn't have a postmark by the way.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Mon, 30 July 2012, 14:48:12
Me too!  Are you sure boost isn't in on this?  I know he's in NY.  ;)

I don't know..I want one tho :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: WRXChris on Mon, 30 July 2012, 15:31:32
Another thing. Maybe Monterey park has a large USPS hub that's why a lot are being postmarked from there?

I don't think that's the case; mine wasn't actually postmarked, it was one of those ugly black & white postmark/stamps that has to be paid for and printed at the counter.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jcrouse on Mon, 30 July 2012, 15:41:14
I don't know..I want one tho :D

Tu tambien ... I'm just not feelin any love here.

DanGWanG can translate that if needed :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ryan92084 on Mon, 30 July 2012, 17:35:47
I've done purchases from a variety of group buys and leftovers here but not IMav.  I haven't received a key so it is a definate possibility.  Perhaps he's working through various "agents" from the board.

Then again maybe the hackers are just saying hi : P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Mon, 30 July 2012, 17:39:29
Got my mystery key today.

Had 2 $1 stamps and it came from reno, nv. No barcode so can't find the origin.

Ty mystery guy/girl

Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Djuzuh on Mon, 30 July 2012, 17:45:25
Maybe the mystery cap sender(s) are in this threading spreading wrong postal information to hide their traces !
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Mon, 30 July 2012, 17:46:50
I just got one from Rosemead, CA, hand addressed and machine postmarked. Very nice blue!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: absyrd on Mon, 30 July 2012, 17:47:33
Maybe the mystery cap sender(s) are in this threading spreading wrong postal information to hide their traces !

Keycap conspiracy theories... what next?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: metafour on Mon, 30 July 2012, 18:28:41
The internal packaging seems to differ as well. Mine was just in a small bubble mailer. It looks like someone had theirs in a little plastic bag and someone else had theirs with packing peanuts and tape.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Mon, 30 July 2012, 19:00:34
I got peanuts and tape.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Mon, 30 July 2012, 19:28:19
I got 2 about a week ago. No return address no post mark.   ::)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Mon, 30 July 2012, 21:41:27
I got the mystery cap!!



[attach=1]
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: 486 on Tue, 31 July 2012, 00:54:14
Suprised Dangwang hasn't got one.
 ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 31 July 2012, 00:57:58
Me too :/
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 31 July 2012, 00:59:23
Me three :S
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Tue, 31 July 2012, 01:14:35
Me four D:
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Tue, 31 July 2012, 01:16:16
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mWub8_c7Fb4/T5vf24zyU7I/AAAAAAAAAWY/qtQERUOuwrs/s1600/combo_breaker.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: 486 on Tue, 31 July 2012, 01:44:52
Me five :D
Does anybody know if anybody on DT got any?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Icarium on Tue, 31 July 2012, 02:11:50
Are there any good guesses what the logo is supposed to mean, yet?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Tue, 31 July 2012, 02:52:29
Me too :/
HHHHHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Tue, 31 July 2012, 02:54:27
My thought exactly, mkawa; my thought exactly. Sneaky Dan is sneaky.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Tue, 31 July 2012, 02:57:39
I thought he'd be too busy trying to get his 420 cap done
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Tue, 31 July 2012, 06:06:20
Suprised Dangwang hasn't got one.
 ;)

I know why he doesn't have one yet....3 words...Chicago Post Office.
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Tue, 31 July 2012, 06:30:31
I got the mystery cap!!



(Attachment Link)

We must have the same sender because that looks just like the bubble it came in.  Also the same stamps. 2 $1
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Tue, 31 July 2012, 09:09:49
More clues... The letter "S" is very unique. Straight line at the top and loop at the bottom.

(http://i.imgur.com/tqvSq.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/uti0c.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Tue, 31 July 2012, 09:11:06
More clues... The letter "S" is very unique. Straight line at the top and loop at the bottom.

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/tqvSq.jpg)

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/uti0c.jpg)


How did you get 2?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: absyrd on Tue, 31 July 2012, 09:28:25
If this is some kind of new site launch marketing scheme, it is working. I cannot figure out what the logo is at all.

And just on packing/postage alone, this person has put quite a bit of $, time, and effort into it.

Each addy is hand-written on the envelopes, right?

Could it be Ragnorock? He has done quite a few GBs and probably has a ton of adresses.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 31 July 2012, 09:58:15
Ok guys...looks like I have 7 days and counting.  Received mine in the mail just now.  Postage was from Rosemead, CA 91770.

Hashbaz , hataa, and sherryton most definitely do not have my address.  Imav does (via RACE pre-order), Qtan does (via several orders from vendio), EK does, Demik too.  <--Those are the only people I've done business/traded with in CA that I can remember.

How many of us who received the keycaps donated to Geekhack for new hardware?  I think these keycaps have something to do with those donations.
I've dealt with Demik, but you bring up a good point: iMav. I think I donated to GH once, as part of a payment for keycaps. iMav having my address wolud me a lot of sense. He HAS been quiet about this.

Mine didn't have a postmark by the way.
See: Neither did mine.
The internal packaging seems to differ as well. Mine was just in a small bubble mailer. It looks like someone had theirs in a little plastic bag and someone else had theirs with packing peanuts and tape.
Inside my bubble mailer, was a plastic baggie with 6 peanuts.

I think my mailer might be different than most of the later ones. My address had been typed up and printed off. The mailer had 4 "USA Go Green" stamps, and a president Washington one for $.20. I would get a pic, but my camera isn't available.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Tue, 31 July 2012, 10:03:56
He is very sneaky. Doesn't have a postnet or IM barcode...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 31 July 2012, 10:15:00
My thought exactly, mkawa; my thought exactly. Sneaky Dan is sneaky.

Haha, trust me guys it's not me.  If it was, I have too much of an ego to keep it hidden.  I was just hoping to get one, but I recently moved so....if I was going to get one, it's probably lost forever in the mail now =)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Tue, 31 July 2012, 10:19:40
(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5x4jqQmFh1qz5yb4o1_500.png)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nTpsv9PNqo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nTpsv9PNqo)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Tue, 31 July 2012, 10:30:10
I know he already denied it, but I think it has to be i3oilermaker. He ordered all those keys on the sly from SP for his website launch, and these started mailing out around the same time as the launch. You must have help with the distribution, right i3? So others are probably in on the secret, as well.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Tue, 31 July 2012, 10:32:17
I know he already denied it, but I think it has to be i3oilermaker. He ordered all those keys on the sly from SP for his website launch, and these started mailing out around the same time as the launch. You must have help with the distribution, right i3? So others are probably in on the secret, as well.

I can assure you if I was brilliant enough to pull this off as a site promotion, I would have made a logo related to the site.

My guess is Rag.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Tue, 31 July 2012, 10:38:37
You must have help with the distribution, right i3? So others are probably in on the secret, as well.

that's a good thought there. maybe everyone that has received one is in fact in on the secret now.

i.e. source mails 3 keys out to userA with a note and postage included asking them to mail out 2 of the keys to others.  so userA mails them out to userB & userC and that explains the post marks from all over the country

also, I haven't gotten one of these and Qtan is the only one of the "suspects" who doesn't have my address.....
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Tue, 31 July 2012, 11:15:02
How did you get 2?

I don't know. I thought everybody got 2. 486 got 5!!
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33029.msg629994#msg629994
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Tue, 31 July 2012, 11:15:39
Finkel is Einhorn! Einhorn is Finkel!

You'd think i'd get one after participating in many GBs. = ( Or maybe its just a curse where i get mail really slow. = /
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 31 July 2012, 11:29:31
Finkel is Einhorn! Einhorn is Finkel!

Oh rehehehereally....
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Tue, 31 July 2012, 11:33:19
Finkel is Einhorn! Einhorn is Finkel!

Oh rehehehereally....

yarly ^_^
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 31 July 2012, 11:48:48
If this is some kind of new site launch marketing scheme, it is working. I cannot figure out what the logo is at all.

And just on packing/postage alone, this person has put quite a bit of $, time, and effort into it.

Each addy is hand-written on the envelopes, right?

Could it be Ragnorock? He has done quite a few GBs and probably has a ton of adresses.

This is free. So definitely not rag.

I still say it's boiler.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 31 July 2012, 11:51:58
Personally I think it's tsangan or hash.

Hash in cali.  Just got his Moogle r3 also.

Tsangan using stamps because his PayPal issue and mad connections all over the world.

Could also be i3oiler since I don't think he has my address and plans to surprise me with one in person! :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Tue, 31 July 2012, 11:52:27
If this is some kind of new site launch marketing scheme, it is working. I cannot figure out what the logo is at all.

And just on packing/postage alone, this person has put quite a bit of $, time, and effort into it.

Each addy is hand-written on the envelopes, right?

Could it be Ragnorock? He has done quite a few GBs and probably has a ton of adresses.

This is free. So definitely not rag.

I LOL'ed at this really hard ^_^

Should put this in my sig...


I think it's hashbaz
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: aggiejy on Tue, 31 July 2012, 12:15:30
How did you get 2?

I don't know. I thought everybody got 2. 486 got 5!!
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33029.msg629994#msg629994


I got two as well... strange!
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Tue, 31 July 2012, 12:55:14
Whoever it is, please send me one if you have my address.  one is enough.  But wouldn't mind 2 :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rainb1ood on Tue, 31 July 2012, 13:08:06
Do all those people on the list donated at geekhack?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Tue, 31 July 2012, 13:08:43
What about kisakuku?  He's been missing this whole time.  Do you guys think it could be him?
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Tue, 31 July 2012, 13:20:26
Could be kisakuku.  He has traded and bought from me.  I am sure he has traded with a lot of people as well.

I hope it is him because he has my address.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ekw808 on Tue, 31 July 2012, 13:28:11
I've never traded, or bought anything from/with kisakuku.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Tue, 31 July 2012, 13:46:35
I don't even know who kisakuku is  :-X

And I did donate, but I don't get why donating would result in geekhack using that money to make keycaps and spend more money sending those out.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Tue, 31 July 2012, 13:49:49
Also donated...good theory...but why the AF logo and not GH related?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ekw808 on Tue, 31 July 2012, 14:05:40
First rule of AV club is you don't talk about AV club.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rainb1ood on Tue, 31 July 2012, 14:08:58
Has anyone tried asking Melissa about these?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Tue, 31 July 2012, 14:25:53
Has anyone tried asking Melissa about these?

That's client information. I don't think she can give that out.

Thanks
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Tue, 31 July 2012, 14:31:52
Do all those people on the list donated at geekhack?

I donated $20 and I got 2 keys. Hmmm... ???
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Tue, 31 July 2012, 14:36:46
People who got 2 keys: Maybe someone has a crush on you.

Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Tue, 31 July 2012, 14:53:36
People who got 2 keys: Maybe someone has a crush on you.

What about the person that got 5?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Tue, 31 July 2012, 14:55:31
Who got five?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 31 July 2012, 14:55:40
Maybe each $10 donation netted 1 keycap. 
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: WRXChris on Tue, 31 July 2012, 14:56:08
I think that was a misunderstanding.  486 said "Me 5" after a chain of DanGWanG accusers said me 2, me 3, me 4.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Tue, 31 July 2012, 14:58:59
How did you get 2?
486 got 5!!
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33029.msg629994#msg629994

Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 31 July 2012, 14:59:47
Lies... damned lies...

Statistics.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Tue, 31 July 2012, 15:01:42
I think that was a misunderstanding.  486 said "Me 5" after a chain of DanGWanG accusers said me 2, me 3, me 4.

Clearly :).
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Tue, 31 July 2012, 15:05:37
i'm going to make an educated guess here:

someone in this thread is a) the source of these keys
                                   b) lying

GOGOGOGOGGOGOGOGOGOGOG
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Djuzuh on Tue, 31 July 2012, 15:12:57
Oh btw guys, did I tell you I moved to the US 3 weeks ago ? :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Tue, 31 July 2012, 15:22:07
someone in this thread is a) the source of these keys


someone or something.  :o

Kinda like that movie, Ringu (or the Ring - English version).  It wasn't the ghost but the VHS tape!  :o


Oh btw guys, did I tell you I moved to the US 3 weeks ago ? :D


Welcome to the land of mysterious keycaps! lol
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Djuzuh on Tue, 31 July 2012, 15:24:51
Nah, I'm just joking.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 31 July 2012, 15:31:12
It's obviously mkawa promoting an admin forum.

Don't lie to us kawa!!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Tue, 31 July 2012, 15:34:47
It's obviously mkawa promoting an admin forum.

Don't lie to us kawa!!

This might be true
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Tue, 31 July 2012, 15:39:24
How did you get 2?
486 got 5!!
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33029.msg629994#msg629994

Sorry, my bad - didn't mean to confuse everyone : )
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hashbaz on Tue, 31 July 2012, 15:43:54
i'm going to make an educated guess here:

someone in this thread is a) the source of these keys
                                   b) lying

GOGOGOGOGGOGOGOGOGOGOG

As my buddies and me used to say on the playground, he who smelt it dealt it.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ekw808 on Tue, 31 July 2012, 15:54:18
I'm pretty sure I've never donated to GH... but from my experience from watching sherlock holmes and south park, whoever denied it SUPPLIED it.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 31 July 2012, 16:07:40
Word has it kawa has been traveling Cali lately. Explains the diff Cali cities hmmmmm
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Tue, 31 July 2012, 16:35:59
I'm pretty sure I've never donated to GH... but from my experience from watching sherlock holmes and south park, whoever denied it SUPPLIED it.

Whoever said the Rhyme did the Crime
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 31 July 2012, 16:41:37
Liar liar pants on fire
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: fartq on Tue, 31 July 2012, 19:13:51
Word has it kawa has been traveling Cali lately. Explains the diff Cali cities hmmmmm
ಠ_ಠ
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: 486 on Wed, 01 August 2012, 01:31:41
How did you get 2?

I don't know. I thought everybody got 2. 486 got 5!!
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33029.msg629994#msg629994

I didn't say I had five. I was saying I want one. I don't have any yet.
You misunderstood me.
However If I get one, I'll know exactly who it is. I have only ever given my address to one person.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Thu, 02 August 2012, 19:05:04
So who's going to fess up and admit to mailing these keycaps?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Thu, 02 August 2012, 19:57:51
Whoever it is had better get on with the reveal, because I can't be the only one that has gotten to the 'meh' point.
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Thu, 02 August 2012, 19:58:53
Whoever it is had better get on with the reveal, because I can't be the only one that has gotten to the 'meh' point.
Meh
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Thu, 02 August 2012, 20:12:06
Well I still don't have one so... meh to that!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 02 August 2012, 20:13:52
Wish I was important enough to get one :\ I think they look cool
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Thu, 02 August 2012, 20:13:59
Well I still don't have one so... meh to that!

:( 
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Thu, 02 August 2012, 20:16:16
Wish I was important enough to get one
wish I knew why i apparently AM important enough to get one :P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Thu, 02 August 2012, 20:30:01
I'm just a guy. Nothing important about me :). Did anybody ask sherry yet?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: 486 on Fri, 03 August 2012, 03:57:47
I really want to know who it is. Could be mkawa_?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: kaiserreich on Fri, 03 August 2012, 10:35:36
Whoever it is, thanks for doing this.

I too donated to gh so it might be from that ?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: iMav on Fri, 03 August 2012, 11:48:30
Wish I was important enough to get one :\ I think they look cool

Don't worry...I, apparently, am not important enjoy to receive one.  :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 03 August 2012, 12:10:19
Well I still don't have one so... meh to that!
Wish I was important enough to get one :\ I think they look cool

I don't think I will ever be important enough to get one... so double mehhhh :/

Good luck finding out who it is...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Fri, 03 August 2012, 15:27:54
-hops on the didnt get one wagon-

Y u hate me mysterious person :(

More reason to believe its kawa
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jpm804 on Fri, 03 August 2012, 15:58:54
I got one also last week.... nice to know I wasnt the only one stumped by who had sent it.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Fri, 03 August 2012, 16:19:11
-hops on the didnt get one wagon-

Y u hate me mysterious person :(

More reason to believe its kawa

More like kawa confirmed
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Wildcard on Fri, 03 August 2012, 16:42:09
This just gets more and more interesting
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 03 August 2012, 16:46:57
Really?  This is like watching a fence get painted... by the postman, 1 board at a time as he walks by to deliver the mail.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: daerid on Fri, 03 August 2012, 17:29:34
Hmmmm interesting. I've participated in a number of GB's, I wonder if I'll find anything in my mailbox when I get home?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Kellybear on Fri, 03 August 2012, 17:29:34
Keycap of boring and slooooow mystery :l
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rknize on Fri, 03 August 2012, 17:33:35
It's your R4 sphericals coming in one cap at a time and SP screwed it up.
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Fri, 03 August 2012, 19:29:55
Keycap of boring and slooooow mystery :l
Quoted for truth.
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Wildcard on Fri, 03 August 2012, 23:26:00
Really?  This is like watching a fence get painted... by the postman, 1 board at a time as he walks by to deliver the mail.

Reading everyone's responses to this is great. It's like watching a live game of Clue unfold :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Sat, 04 August 2012, 00:01:28
SP screwed it up.

Can anyone recall when SP didn't screw something up? Any company should want to ensure their company stays profitable, and that would include better quality control. This is
something SP severely lacks. Time and time again, they go through an entire production run just to realize they f**ked up. It's a damn shame they have no competition, as it
might motivate them to suck less.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Sat, 04 August 2012, 00:23:47
Really?  This is like watching a fence get painted... by the postman, 1 board at a time as he walks by to deliver the mail.

Reading everyone's responses to this is great. It's like watching a live game of Clue unfold :)
I suggest Dorkvader with the keycap in the mail!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: iMav on Sat, 04 August 2012, 02:29:26
The best way to utilize SP is with individual runs of a small set of keys.

With the massive orders, they DO tend to run into issues. 
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 04 August 2012, 02:35:00
HHMMMMMMMM

on another note, working directly with melissa to help her refine her workflow makes things better for all of us. *****ing about mistakes does not.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Sat, 04 August 2012, 06:52:15
I suggest Dorkvader with the keycap in the mail!

Good one, Dorkvader. Once again, the "who smelt it, dealt it" axiom holds true.

What does the design represent?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Zehkul on Sat, 04 August 2012, 10:05:26
Hilarious thread! Did someone outside the US except taeyoug get something? Seems logical, unless mister x wants to save on shipping. Well, we should know in about a month. :D

Tsangan using stamps because his PayPal issue and mad connections all over the world.

The same Tsangan not having money for shipping has money for ordering keys from SP? Nah. :3
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Sat, 04 August 2012, 10:52:45
I suggest Dorkvader with the keycap in the mail!

Good one, Dorkvader. Once again, the "who smelt it, dealt it" axiom holds true.

What does the design represent?
It wasn't me! I have no idea!

I was just surprised I haven't been implicated yet.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: fartq on Sat, 04 August 2012, 11:05:03
ok my top guesses were:

boilermaker: DENIED
imav: DENIED?
hashbaz: DENIED
tsangan: DENIED
boost: DENIED?
sheraton: DENIED?

and no demik it's not me. i wish i'd had this idea, but i didn't and i'm not doing it. CATEGORICALLY DENIED.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 04 August 2012, 11:10:40
Don't lie to me kawa
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: fartq on Sat, 04 August 2012, 13:07:58
WE'RE SETTLING THIS TODAY DEMIK, TWO MEN ENTER, ONE MAN LEAVES
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: fartq on Sat, 04 August 2012, 13:08:37
(and the other leaves after, probably, but i guess he could stay for a while... it's really up to him)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Zehkul on Sat, 04 August 2012, 13:19:41
Well but it has to be someone rather well known, right? Either that or rootworm got their hands on addresses, too, and felt like sending out apology gifts.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jcrouse on Sat, 04 August 2012, 13:49:53
Add me to the list of recipients.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 04 August 2012, 13:58:20
WE'RE SETTLING THIS TODAY DEMIK, TWO MEN ENTER, ONE MAN LEAVES
COME AT ME BRO
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: fartq on Sat, 04 August 2012, 14:13:21
Well but it has to be someone rather well known, right?
yep.

so, two options: 1) someone well known who has posted in here, denied sending anything and lied or 2) someone well known who has not yet posted in here
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: agor on Sat, 04 August 2012, 16:15:35
Well if it's hashbaz, I hope to receive one with my moogle + red GH order ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Sat, 04 August 2012, 18:15:08
WE'RE SETTLING THIS TODAY DEMIK, TWO MEN ENTER, ONE MAN LEAVES

I got your back. I'll distract him. And when he's not looking, kick him in the nuts. = D
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Sat, 04 August 2012, 18:39:40
ok my top guesses were:

boilermaker: DENIED
imav: DENIED
hashbaz: DENIED
tsangan: DENIED
boost: DENIED?
sheraton: DENIED?

and no demik it's not me. i wish i'd had this idea, but i didn't and i'm not doing it. CATEGORICALLY DENIED.

I guess I need to denied this
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Hak Foo on Sat, 04 August 2012, 22:24:17
The best way to utilize SP is with individual runs of a small set of keys.

With the massive orders, they DO tend to run into issues. 


That seems really weird to me.

I figured that given the high start-up costs of a run, their target firm ordered several hundred or thousand sets for an embedded job.

Possible other theory: cross-reference the group buys everyone who got keys participated in.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Sat, 04 August 2012, 22:26:57
Thanks for the keycaps, demik!!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 04 August 2012, 22:28:20
WE'RE SETTLING THIS TODAY DEMIK, TWO MEN ENTER, ONE MAN LEAVES

I got your back. I'll distract him. And when he's not looking, kick him in the nuts. = D
:(

Thanks for the keycaps, demik!!

NOPE NOT ME

although i'm going to send u a pack of blue switches
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Sat, 04 August 2012, 22:44:20
thanks, i've got a perfect place for your blue switches  8)

(http://i.imgur.com/Wm8BJ.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 04 August 2012, 22:48:44
you're going to use them while on the toilet????

i usually read.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Sat, 04 August 2012, 22:55:15
I usually play w/ my keyboards  ;D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Sat, 04 August 2012, 23:23:41

I usually play w/ my keyboards  ;D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Sat, 04 August 2012, 23:33:08

I usually play w/ my keyboards  ;D

You're on a roll today aren't you
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Sat, 04 August 2012, 23:35:54
You're on a roll today aren't you

I like to call it a troll stroll :)

(http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/338920_o.gif)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Sat, 04 August 2012, 23:44:29
@MM :o

@sifo - Nice CC you got there.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Sat, 04 August 2012, 23:49:41
@MM :o

@sifo - Nice CC you got there.

Hahaha I traded it to MM :(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Sat, 04 August 2012, 23:50:52
Hahaha I traded it to MM :(

Speaking of which.... the soldering iron is hot tonight! :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: fartq on Sun, 05 August 2012, 00:42:43
i've amended last guess summary post to point out that i don't remember imav ever directly denying sending the keys. he's just implied that he didn't sent them.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 05 August 2012, 00:48:42
If it is him, damn he tried to make me feel better about not getting one :(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Sun, 05 August 2012, 01:05:52
i've amended last guess summary post to point out that i don't remember imav ever directly denying sending the keys. he's just implied that he didn't sent them.
He's tricky, that iMav!

Now, I wonder what they are for. That (to me) is almost more important than who sent them. What does the speedy "A" mean?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Sun, 05 August 2012, 01:42:04
I want to know about the no post mark trick.

(http://i.imgur.com/uti0c.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: fartq on Sun, 05 August 2012, 02:10:51
THE CALL WAS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Sun, 05 August 2012, 04:11:12
i've amended last guess summary post to point out that i don't remember imav ever directly denying sending the keys. he's just implied that he didn't sent them.
Kawa's campaign of misinformation continues. :P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: 486 on Sun, 05 August 2012, 04:19:06
oh, kawa. Why don't you just fess up?
Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Zehkul on Sun, 05 August 2012, 09:12:46
I guess I need to denied this

Do you deny, or do you deny the denying?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sun, 05 August 2012, 11:25:02
told you guys it was kawa!
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jellowiggler on Sun, 05 August 2012, 16:39:29
It's probably Melissa with a flawed batch that they couldn't  do anything with. Yeah that's it. Because small companies love spending money on postage.

So far I haven't got one and haven't heard of any other Canadian ghers getting one. But I'm on vacation, so it might be at home.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 05 August 2012, 16:44:22
It's probably Melissa with a flawed batch that they couldn't  do anything with. Yeah that's it. Because small companies love spending money on postage.

So far I haven't got one and haven't heard of any other Canadian ghers getting one. But I'm on vacation, so it might be at home.

Can't we just... ask Melissa?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: fartq on Sun, 05 August 2012, 16:52:14
ok so here's the deal with the no postmark thing.

there are two kinds of mail: bulk mail and regular postal mail. mail that is collected from your standard blue bin on the side of the road is automatically sorted and recognized by a bar code reader or some other device to be either bulk mail or regular postal mail. all postal mail goes through what's called a "canceller", which invalidates the postage on the mail by stamping over it (what we call a postmark). bulk mail skips this process, as it does not have to be checked for postage; it is pre-paid.

now as everyone knows, the usps isn't very picky and doesn't expect 100% postage on every single item that it delivers; in fact, it allows for a large amount of wiggle room. when regular postal mail gets through to its destination without a postmark, all that means is that the sorter made an error (and in fact it's probabilistically guaranteed to make a small to medium sized number of such errors) and sent regular postal mail through the bulk mail workflow, skipping the canceller.

BAM! no conspiracy. some mail gets postmarked some mail doesn't. all this means is that all of these packages were probably dropped off in roadside bins. no surprise there.

JESUS CHRIST DEMIK (loolllll) I'M NOT SENDING THESE THINGS. I HATE YOU
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Sun, 05 August 2012, 18:33:18
Thanks for the explanation and the keycaps, mkawa!!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Sun, 05 August 2012, 18:38:07
Thanks, mkawa!

:)) :)) :))
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sun, 05 August 2012, 18:39:25
ಠ_ಠ
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sun, 05 August 2012, 18:41:49
see kawa knows what he was doing.

it didn't last long tho, we found out it was you rather quick!!

now give me one :(

also, screw you kawa. AND YOU KNOW WHY.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: fartq on Sun, 05 August 2012, 18:44:29
ho ho ho ho ^_^
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Sun, 05 August 2012, 20:55:21
ok so here's the deal with the no postmark thing.

there are two kinds of mail: bulk mail and regular postal mail. mail that is collected from your standard blue bin on the side of the road is automatically sorted and recognized by a bar code reader or some other device to be either bulk mail or regular postal mail. all postal mail goes through what's called a "canceller", which invalidates the postage on the mail by stamping over it (what we call a postmark). bulk mail skips this process, as it does not have to be checked for postage; it is pre-paid.

now as everyone knows, the usps isn't very picky and doesn't expect 100% postage on every single item that it delivers; in fact, it allows for a large amount of wiggle room. when regular postal mail gets through to its destination without a postmark, all that means is that the sorter made an error (and in fact it's probabilistically guaranteed to make a small to medium sized number of such errors) and sent regular postal mail through the bulk mail workflow, skipping the canceller.

BAM! no conspiracy. some mail gets postmarked some mail doesn't. all this means is that all of these packages were probably dropped off in roadside bins. no surprise there.

JESUS CHRIST DEMIK (loolllll) I'M NOT SENDING THESE THINGS. I HATE YOU

Work with a mailing company?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sun, 05 August 2012, 20:57:06
ಠ_ಠ

IT'S NOT ME
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Sun, 05 August 2012, 20:58:58
It's definitely mkawa.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Sun, 05 August 2012, 21:01:52
Mkawa is just being bashful. It's ok,mkawa. We are just happy that you finally confessed.
<3
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sun, 05 August 2012, 21:04:36
i hate you guys :(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Sun, 05 August 2012, 21:09:26
It's definitely mkawa.
so its confirmed then that mkawa is the one sending out the keycaps which are redeemable for anal fellatio?  :o
 
 
now give me one :(
 
 also, screw you kawa. AND YOU KNOW WHY.
 

 guess that is why you are so mad demik about not getting one then???
 
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sun, 05 August 2012, 21:11:02
Que
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Sun, 05 August 2012, 21:56:35
Cool!  So we all concur that's it mkawa, right?  If that's the case then thanks for the keycap, mkawa!  ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Sun, 05 August 2012, 21:57:12
Will be an interesting week for me then...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: fartq on Sun, 05 August 2012, 21:57:28
i hate you most reaper (actually, nah, it's still demik!)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Sun, 05 August 2012, 22:01:06
It's definitely mkawa.
so its confirmed then that mkawa is the one sending out the keycaps which are redeemable for anal fellatio?  :o
I had to go and look that up on urbandictionary. Way to ruin my innocence!
---
Thanks Mkawa for the postal system information. Any idea why mine has a check mark through the postage (in normal pen) instead of no mark or a real postmark (like everyone else's)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Sun, 05 August 2012, 22:17:35
Small-time post office?  Like the satellite USPS we have inside the sand/gravel/similar stuff place here?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sun, 05 August 2012, 22:21:16
yep, the canceller is probably some dude with a pen, and the sorter is some dudette with eyes :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Sun, 05 August 2012, 23:51:44
^Didn't say this earlier so I will say it now.  Thanks for the keycap kawa!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: 486 on Mon, 06 August 2012, 01:07:51
So kawa, what's the design on the keycap represent?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: fartq on Mon, 06 August 2012, 01:12:23
ಥ_ಥ
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Mon, 06 August 2012, 01:34:31
I think the entire GH community should thank mkawa for being so awesome and sending us all these keycaps. What a guy!!!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Mon, 06 August 2012, 01:47:31
Here.. here.  And how the hell did he get my address since I've never bought anything from him!  That's one serious stalker there.  :o
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Mon, 06 August 2012, 02:34:07
mkawa, I'ma go leak you my address so you can send me stuff to my new place please = 3.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Djuzuh on Mon, 06 August 2012, 03:03:26
If anybody wants my address, for unknown reasons, PM me :D.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Mon, 06 August 2012, 10:35:42
Has anyone else thought about infringing on privacy issues here? =)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Mon, 06 August 2012, 10:40:11
Has anyone else thought about infringing on privacy issues here? =)

I have thought about switching to a PO Box -__-
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Mon, 06 August 2012, 14:53:02
Has anyone else thought about infringing on privacy issues here? =)

Somebody is salty!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 06 August 2012, 17:49:13
Has anyone else thought about infringing on privacy issues here? =)
Nah, if I need that, I'll just call up the R00tw0rm.
Normally I'd be inclined to thing this is their way of apologizing, but iMav didn't get one, so that can't be it.

...Or did he!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Mon, 06 August 2012, 18:39:11
What if this person is inside the USPS system? They could be the person that stole hashbaz' original Enter prototype for the moogle kits O_O
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Mon, 06 August 2012, 18:45:34
What if this person is inside the USPS system? They could be the person that stole hashbaz' original Enter prototype for the moogle kits O_O


(http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2012_05/685.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jcrouse on Mon, 06 August 2012, 18:46:25
It's NEWMAN
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Mon, 06 August 2012, 20:00:02
Hum, this is getting weirder and weirder.  A couple more people in South Korea have received this blue cap:

http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/4884312
http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/4883388

Pictures included below, so you don't have to wait for them to come through over slow link.

Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Mon, 06 August 2012, 20:33:30
aint that some BS(bull****, not buckling spring) already in korea and i never got one :(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: csm725 on Mon, 06 August 2012, 20:36:04
they're ganging up against all the niners fans i'm telling you.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Mon, 06 August 2012, 20:42:03
You made your wrong-side-of-the-bay bed, now lie in it.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: csm725 on Mon, 06 August 2012, 20:47:40
You made your wrong-side-of-the-bay bed, now lie in it.
You aren't a Raiders fan are you?
Stone him!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Mon, 06 August 2012, 23:38:06
Hum, this is getting weirder and weirder.  A couple more people in South Korea have received this blue cap:

http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/4884312
http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/4883388

Pictures included below, so you don't have to wait for them to come through over slow link.


IT'S COMING FROM INSIDE KOREA?!?!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Kellybear on Mon, 06 August 2012, 23:43:38
kawa send me one. :<
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Mon, 06 August 2012, 23:44:26
Hum, this is getting weirder and weirder.  A couple more people in South Korea have received this blue cap:

http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/4884312
http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/4883388

Pictures included below, so you don't have to wait for them to come through over slow link.


IT'S COMING FROM INSIDE KOREA?!?!
HOW DID U GET PPL TO SEND FROM INSIDE KOREA?

WHAT IS THIS KEYCAP MAFIA YOU HAVE GOING ON KAWA????
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Tue, 07 August 2012, 00:15:45
pretty sure kawa doesnt have my address but that doesnt mean he couldn't have snooped through the old vB database for my PMs

>_>
<_<

getting pretty creepy in here
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Tue, 07 August 2012, 00:47:27
ლ(ಠ_ಠლ)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: 486 on Tue, 07 August 2012, 02:17:52
Hum, this is getting weirder and weirder.  A couple more people in South Korea have received this blue cap:

http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/4884312
http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/4883388

Pictures included below, so you don't have to wait for them to come through over slow link.


IT'S COMING FROM INSIDE KOREA?!?!
HOW DID U GET PPL TO SEND FROM INSIDE KOREA?

WHAT IS THIS KEYCAP MAFIA YOU HAVE GOING ON KAWA????
I check this thread everyday to see what demik will write next!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Tue, 07 August 2012, 06:25:23
I check this thread everyday to see what demik will write next!

Why? All he says is crap ; p (COME AT ME DEMIK)

This thread is filled with comedy gold.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: agor on Tue, 07 August 2012, 06:42:46
Guess who did a lot of collaboration GB's with the Koreans? And also lives in CA!
Hint: hashbaz!

Now send me one! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻'
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 07 August 2012, 08:34:08
Nice idea but there's a few reasons it's not hash.... at least not without a whole lot of help.
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Tue, 07 August 2012, 14:04:18
Nice idea but there's a few reasons it's not hash.... at least not without a whole lot of help.
The reasons are:
1) It's kawa
2) It's kawa
3) It's kawa.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 07 August 2012, 14:42:47
I check this thread everyday to see what demik will write next!

Why? All he says is crap ; p (COME AT ME DEMIK)

This thread is filled with comedy gold.
SHUT UP HAZEL I WILL DESTROY YOU
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Tue, 07 August 2012, 17:40:40
I will say this again... THANKS FOR THE KEYCAPS MKAWA <3
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Tue, 07 August 2012, 22:50:50
mkawa, do you have my address?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Tue, 07 August 2012, 23:21:35
He has my address, but he still won't send me one!   :mad:
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Tue, 07 August 2012, 23:27:36
OK, mkawa, I will PM you my address.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Tue, 07 August 2012, 23:47:30
sure, would you like one lump of coal or two? :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Tue, 07 August 2012, 23:48:54
2 keycaps please.  If not, 1 will do.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Tue, 07 August 2012, 23:52:31
sure, would you like one lump of coal or two? :D

I can trade lumps of coal for keycaps!

kawa tell me how many lumps you want to trade for and i'll grab them tomorrow from the power company. ok?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Wed, 08 August 2012, 00:10:34
2 keycaps please.  If not, 1 will do.
ALL I HAVE ARE LUMPS OF COAL SIR
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Wed, 08 August 2012, 00:13:39
If that's what you call them, that's cool.  Give me some lumps then!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Wed, 08 August 2012, 00:17:02
oh, looks like i can only get them in 20lb bags

i hope you have a place to put this lit.

http://www.amazon.com/Primo-608-Natural-Charcoal-20-Pound/dp/B003LNL7P0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344402959&sr=8-2&keywords=lump+coal
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Wed, 08 August 2012, 00:24:54
what price tier is that?  20lb bags of keycaps?  they must be like $0.02 each!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Wed, 08 August 2012, 00:40:08
lol  You guys are funny.  And kawa you lied to me.  You said it wasn't you.  ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Wed, 08 August 2012, 01:18:42
i was kinda waiting for kawa to put a keycap in my milk tea when i wasn't looking :(

i guess ill keep waiting for him to FINALLY send me one.

more evidence that it's kawa.

he's doing business with dr. choi.

dr. choi is in korea.

koreans are getting keycaps from inside korea.

kawa asked dr. choi to help him.

WE FOUND U OUT KAWA
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Wed, 08 August 2012, 01:21:35
FOR THE RATIONAL WHO ARE STILL FOLLOWING THIS MYSTERY OF EPIC PROPORTIONS:

imav has CATEGORICALLY DENIED sending these caps
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Wed, 08 August 2012, 01:23:46
put kawa hasn't.

and i just put together more pieces to this puzzle.

also kawa hates me so that explains why i haven't gotten one and he's making me suffer :(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Wed, 08 August 2012, 01:24:28
I also CATEGORICALLY DENIED I haven't received one of these mystery keycap.

So send me one already!  If you have already sent one, please ignore this.

And send me the tracking number.

Please.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Wed, 08 August 2012, 01:26:58
i have hereby decided that i will make 25 caps with a logo of the form "FU" on them, and then i will send 24 to demik and 1 to lit

edit: and the one i sent to lit will be on fire
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Wed, 08 August 2012, 01:33:02
this is my response to u kawa

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Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Wed, 08 August 2012, 01:38:39
i have hereby decided that i will make 25 caps with a logo of the form "FU" on them, and then i will send 24 to demik and 1 to lit

edit: and the one i sent to lit will be on fire

My keycap will be lit?  oh, how sweet of you.


I have hereby decided that I will accept a lit keycap from you.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Wed, 08 August 2012, 03:22:41
i have hereby decided that i will make 25 caps with a logo of the form "FU" on them, and then i will send 24 to demik and 1 to lit

edit: and the one i sent to lit will be on fire
23 to demik 1 to litster and 1 to me. Just because.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Wed, 08 August 2012, 08:10:02
so we can count the amount of ****s kawa gives.

and that would be 24 to me and one to lit.

or 23 to me, one to lit and one to sth
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ryan92084 on Wed, 08 August 2012, 12:19:00
Man now I want a mystery cap and a coal cap. 
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Joe221 on Wed, 08 August 2012, 16:38:35
Any leftover lumps of coal? That would be so cool. Then you could put immense pressure on one and wind up with a diamond keycap!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Thu, 09 August 2012, 01:24:20
i was kinda waiting for kawa to put a keycap in my milk tea when i wasn't looking :(

i guess ill keep waiting for him to FINALLY send me one.

more evidence that it's kawa.

he's doing business with dr. choi.

dr. choi is in korea.

koreans are getting keycaps from inside korea.

kawa asked dr. choi to help him.

WE FOUND U OUT KAWA
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: el2k on Thu, 09 August 2012, 12:57:29
Still waiting on mine :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: f/64 on Thu, 09 August 2012, 17:36:09
(http://i49.tinypic.com/o6mm8m.jpg)
(http://i46.tinypic.com/29cqp3p.jpg)

Looks more like A∀ than AF to me, though I don't know why the same A wouldn't have been used.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 09 August 2012, 17:50:27
f/64, you got one too?  Where is mine?!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: f/64 on Thu, 09 August 2012, 17:59:59
While I'm tempted to say yes and screw with you ;), I did not. I pulled a photo off the first page and shopped some quick lines in. :(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Thu, 09 August 2012, 20:52:06
I saw the inverted A as well but the island was a different size so I assumed that was not the case.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 09 August 2012, 21:10:20
Alcoholic Anonymous?  kawa, don't drink too much, K?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Thu, 09 August 2012, 23:26:02

you may have uncovered the truth
(http://i.imgur.com/aOS6j.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/aOS6j.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Thu, 09 August 2012, 23:40:34
(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/24730348.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 09 August 2012, 23:49:21
Holy ****!  There ARE 2 A's in mkAwA!!!!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Thu, 09 August 2012, 23:58:04
MIND = BLOWN
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Fri, 10 August 2012, 01:50:15
I saw a "speedy A" as well. It's got speed lines to show how it zips out past you.

Has anyone considered foghat.digs? He's certainly bright enough to have pulled something like this off. Only, I'd have expected something more IBM related.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Fri, 10 August 2012, 02:27:47
i don't believe i've given foghat my address, but information sharing is not off the table at this point. :confused:
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Fri, 10 August 2012, 02:32:35
I bet you it's some sick perv who finds enjoyment with toying with others. COME OUT YOU PERV!

Also, sad I don't have any.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Fri, 10 August 2012, 02:33:30
mkawa is a perv now? I would never have guessed.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Fri, 10 August 2012, 02:47:58
maybe double A is bra size?  kawa, what is your size?
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Fri, 10 August 2012, 06:29:54
I bet you it's some sick perv who finds enjoyment with toying with others. COME OUT YOU PERV!

Also, sad I don't have any.
It's not nice to call kawa names.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Fri, 10 August 2012, 06:55:30
I bet you it's some sick perv who finds enjoyment with toying with others. COME OUT YOU PERV!

Also, sad I don't have any.
It's not nice to call kawa names.

You're right, i should only call demik names.

Mkawa, you are very noble, not a perv.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: damorgue on Fri, 10 August 2012, 07:05:40
The larger second A might be extended and wider than the first because the small sharp triangle would have been to small to make it look nice in the white doubleshot.

Edit: Combine the flying F idea with the double A idea and the AF theory and what do you get?
American Air Force or Allied Air Force
...someones is leaving for the army and want to be remembered?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Fri, 10 August 2012, 10:33:56
I bet you it's some sick perv who finds enjoyment with toying with others. COME OUT YOU PERV!

Also, sad I don't have any.
It's not nice to call kawa names.

You're right, i should only call demik names.

Mkawa, you are very noble, not a perv.
the hate is strong in this one!!

The larger second A might be extended and wider than the first because the small sharp triangle would have been to small to make it look nice in the white doubleshot.

Edit: Combine the flying F idea with the double A idea and the AF theory and what do you get?
American Air Force or Allied Air Force
...someones is leaving for the army and want to be remembered?
o.O why would somebody going to the army care about the air force?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Fri, 10 August 2012, 12:20:22
I'm sure the Swede meant military. English not being his first language and all.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: snoopy on Fri, 10 August 2012, 12:44:30
I didn't get one :-((
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: damorgue on Fri, 10 August 2012, 12:47:59
I'm sure the Swede meant military. English not being his first language and all.

Ze flying cavalry we call zem. Ponies in the skies raining down hell on ze enemies.

So... Army, navy and air force are parts of the military?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Fri, 10 August 2012, 12:53:45
Yep. Different branches.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Asininity on Fri, 10 August 2012, 13:29:48
The plot thickens!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: poxeclipse on Fri, 10 August 2012, 13:30:55
So, it's not Melissa ? Did somebody ask her about this ?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 10 August 2012, 13:44:47
So... Army, navy and air force are parts of the military?
Yep. Different branches.

There is a whole lot of rivalry between them too.  It's as bad (maybe worse?) as sports, my team, your team...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 10 August 2012, 13:45:11
It's not Melissa she only has the GB leader addresses and a few others. 
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Fri, 10 August 2012, 14:02:33
?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 10 August 2012, 14:03:48
lololololololololololol
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Fri, 10 August 2012, 14:06:11
WOAH
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: poxeclipse on Fri, 10 August 2012, 14:56:14
I recall seeing this key cap on deskthority. Somebody on that board found a few pounds of it from a British seller. I might be wrong.

Also, is didjamatic on the suspects list ?
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Fri, 10 August 2012, 15:04:58
I recall seeing this key cap on deskthority. Somebody on that board found a few pounds of it from a British seller. I might be wrong.

Also, is didjamatic on the suspects list ?

Could you find that thread on deskthority and link it here?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Fri, 10 August 2012, 15:06:43
didja was not on the suspects list

NOW HE IS
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: poxeclipse on Fri, 10 August 2012, 15:15:58
I recall seeing this key cap on deskthority. Somebody on that board found a few pounds of it from a British seller. I might be wrong.

Also, is didjamatic on the suspects list ?

Could you find that thread on deskthority and link it here?

I will try again. I looked for it, but couldn't find it.
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hashbaz on Fri, 10 August 2012, 15:30:05
?

You are my new favorite geekhacker for this, boiler.  I loled long and hard. :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Fri, 10 August 2012, 15:49:49
I recall seeing this key cap on deskthority. Somebody on that board found a few pounds of it from a British seller. I might be wrong.

Also, is didjamatic on the suspects list ?

Could you find that thread on deskthority and link it here?

I will try again. I looked for it, but couldn't find it.

u talking about these?  http://deskthority.net/photos-videos-f8/wasd-caps-t2651.html#p47948   
he bought those in bulk from the UK, but they are all Devlin DS keys, not SP ones
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Fri, 10 August 2012, 16:35:13
I recall seeing this key cap on deskthority. Somebody on that board found a few pounds of it from a British seller. I might be wrong.

Also, is didjamatic on the suspects list ?

didjamatic is too grumpy and too busy crying over people using his beloved star keys to do anything.
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Fri, 10 August 2012, 16:36:44
Could be from the same batch.  Same colors.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 10 August 2012, 16:39:49
Right color, wrong profile by my eyes.  :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: poxeclipse on Fri, 10 August 2012, 22:40:01
demik, did you DENY ? I couldn't find a clear answer from your messages.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Sat, 11 August 2012, 00:16:31
Demiks not smart enough to pull off something like this!

We all know its kawa
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Sat, 11 August 2012, 00:18:08
demik denied it to me. I thought it could be him in the beginning, but we all know it's mkawa, so no more searching needed.
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Sat, 11 August 2012, 07:18:17
Demiks not smart enough to pull off something like this!

We all know its kawa
He he he he.

Thanks for the key kawa!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 11 August 2012, 11:47:23
demik, did you DENY ? I couldn't find a clear answer from your messages.
yeah, trust me i've already been accused of it. but it's not me. hell if im doing anything anonymously and not get the recognition :P

also, screw you hazel.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Quarzac on Sat, 11 August 2012, 12:26:19
Alright, look here, folk. I just read through all 12 pages of this expecting a resolution, but I didn't get one. So here's what we're going to do. Each of you who received caps, PM me the users you've dealt with during your stay at GH. Theoretically, the overlaps should give us the most likely suspect(s). If you choose not to, well, that's disappointing, because I want to know who did this.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Sat, 11 August 2012, 12:38:06
^We've already reached a consensus.  It's kawa...case closed.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 11 August 2012, 12:40:02
it's kawa, case has been closed for a couple days now.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Quarzac on Sat, 11 August 2012, 13:04:30
I don't believe it's kawa. You kinda just all said it was kawa and settled on it.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Sat, 11 August 2012, 13:18:06
Ah, so you're saying kawa is the fall guy.  In that case, mkawa is the fall guy for mkawa_.  Either way, it's kawa.  Thanks for the keycaps kawa!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Sat, 11 August 2012, 13:36:01
I don't believe it's kawa. You kinda just all said it was kawa and settled on it.

Only because it was the 1 and only logical conclusion.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 11 August 2012, 13:47:52
I don't believe it's kawa. You kinda just all said it was kawa and settled on it.
j HAH, A VOICE OF REASON
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Joe221 on Sat, 11 August 2012, 15:17:21
I don't know who it is. I'm too new here to know anything anyway. So, I'll just wait for the big reveal.

Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Sat, 11 August 2012, 20:39:39
I don't know who it is. I'm too new here to know anything anyway. So, I'll just wait for the big reveal.


Did you get one in the mail as well?

Quarzac: I'll compile a list (looknig at paypal logs) and PM you. (If I remember)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: IPT on Sat, 11 August 2012, 22:23:32
i just came home to visit the parents and they received this keycap for me in my mail
it had my old mailing address that i haven't used since May, so its probably someone who i groupbuy'ed with before
mine came from GOLETA, CA 93199 and it shipped on august 1st, was delivered to my old address august 4th

I thought it was reaper and PMed him asking lol, then i promptly started googling "Blue AF Keycap" and found this thread.

Whoever it is, i thank you, although if you do it in the future, please update the address as i come home once a month =)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Sun, 12 August 2012, 00:57:53
mkawa is guilty until proven otherwise.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 12 August 2012, 04:31:03
I'm kinda new and haven't received one :(

Newness sucks sometimes.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Sun, 12 August 2012, 08:43:23
I'm kinda new and haven't received one :(

Newness sucks sometimes.
Lots of the old crowd haven't got one (YET?) Either, so you're in good company.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sun, 12 August 2012, 08:59:50
quarz has written up a dossier on the keycap and thrown it up on the wiki: http://wiki.geekhack.org/index.php?title=The_Mystery_Keycap

ps, CATEGORICALLY DENIED
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Sun, 12 August 2012, 16:55:00
hrmph make me edit my own name into the recipients list >:(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tsangan on Sun, 12 August 2012, 21:12:26
Is this a mystery keycap I see there

(http://www.otd.kr/data/file/album/2469348725_591e8762_IMG_0938.jpg)

SOURCE: http://www.otd.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=album&wr_id=124790
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Sun, 12 August 2012, 21:21:02
That MX Mini looks like it's embedded into the table, but then I realized there was a wrist rest...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tsangan on Sun, 12 August 2012, 21:22:52
That MX Mini looks like it's embedded into the table, but then I realized there was a wrist rest...
Yeah that messed with my brain too
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Sun, 12 August 2012, 21:22:53
LMAO...I totally thought that keyboard was part of the desk.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Sun, 12 August 2012, 21:25:12
Nice bamboo... shame I don't like wrist rests.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Sun, 12 August 2012, 21:27:56
Nice keys... shame I don't like the MX mini :P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: WhiteFireDragon on Sun, 12 August 2012, 23:37:26
lol you guys are so easily fooled. It's pretty obvious...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Sun, 12 August 2012, 23:40:15
lol you guys are so easily fooled. It's pretty obvious...

Well call me an idiot...

Who is it?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: 486 on Mon, 13 August 2012, 00:07:17
I have a chaos theory.
Quote
"All of the normal posters are diverted to this e.g. kawa, demik,other kawa. So rootworm decided to attack again. Everybody is to busy waiting to find out who it is for months on end that Rootworm has taken down GH. Rootworm now believes that they can take down anything and have sights set for google and youtube and DT. This causes internet server crashes and the online world ceases to exist. the government blames a terrorist for this  and this causes a global thermonuclear war destroying the world as we know it."


Will the person reveal themself to save the world  from almost certain destruction?
I am begging!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Mon, 13 August 2012, 01:44:20
I have a chaos theory.
Quote
"All of the normal posters are diverted to this e.g. kawa, demik,other kawa. So rootworm decided to attack again. Everybody is to busy waiting to find out who it is for months on end that Rootworm has taken down GH. Rootworm now believes that they can take down anything and have sights set for google and youtube and DT. This causes internet server crashes and the online world ceases to exist. the government blames a terrorist for this  and this causes a global thermonuclear war destroying the world as we know it."


Will the person reveal themself to save the world  from almost certain destruction?
I am begging!

So this "AF" is a terrorist group?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Mon, 13 August 2012, 01:50:01
I was thinking this might also be good promotional giveaways for a new vendor coming out.  Perhaps an international vendor of some type...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Quarzac on Mon, 13 August 2012, 01:50:51
mkawa is guilty until proven otherwise.
He didn't have Reaper's address. How would he have shipped to Reaper?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Mon, 13 August 2012, 02:01:52
mkawa is guilty until proven otherwise.
He didn't have Reaper's address. How would he have shipped to Reaper?
(http://plus4chan.org/b/op/src/133468217991.gif)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 13 August 2012, 02:14:10
I was thinking this might also be good promotional giveaways for a new vendor coming out.  Perhaps an international vendor of some type...

That's a good thought.  Maybe someone here is setting themselves up to make key caps on a (semi-) commercial scale, and is providing samples.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: damorgue on Mon, 13 August 2012, 02:54:41
I was thinking this might also be good promotional giveaways for a new vendor coming out.  Perhaps an international vendor of some type...

That's a good thought.  Maybe someone here is setting themselves up to make key caps on a (semi-) commercial scale, and is providing samples.

I wouldn't think so since they are doubleshot. The equipment is so expensive, and no matter what we think to ourselves, our orders are negligible and would not be of that much interest to a new manufacturer that they would go and do something like this. My 2c

Have you all just cleared the ones who claims to have gotten caps from all guilt? I think that it may just be one of them, it would be a perfect way to remain innocent.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: poxeclipse on Mon, 13 August 2012, 07:55:36
Anyway, it seems to be somebody from LA.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: placebo guy on Fri, 17 August 2012, 23:29:13
Checked my mail today, and there was a package from Vancouver, BC for me.  Opened it and a lovely Keycap of Mystery.  I googled the address on the package, and it was a McDonald's.  WTF.

Though, I think I know who it is.

I just purchased some keycaps from him last week.  Inside both separate packages were the same green coloured peanuts.  He probably didn't think I kept the first package, but I did (out of laziness).  :p

Here's a hint:  There's a DAMN good reason why mkawa, demik, and litster haven't received one; and he's probably kicking himself for sending one to somebody else on the list.  :))
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Fri, 17 August 2012, 23:39:24
Checked my mail today, and there was a package from Vancouver, BC for me.  Opened it and a lovely Keycap of Mystery.  I googled the address on the package, and it was a McDonald's.  WTF.

Though, I think I know who it is.

I just purchased some keycaps from him last week.  Inside both separate packages were the same green coloured peanuts.  He probably didn't think I kept the first package, but I did (out of laziness).  :p

Here's a hint:  There's a DAMN good reason why mkawa, demik, and litster haven't received one; and he's probably kicking himself for sending one to somebody else on the list.  :))


WHO IS IT!!!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Fri, 17 August 2012, 23:42:03
Is it webwit? XD
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Fri, 17 August 2012, 23:43:51
Is it webwit? XD

Ripster?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 18 August 2012, 00:01:04
Checked my mail today, and there was a package from Vancouver, BC for me.  Opened it and a lovely Keycap of Mystery.  I googled the address on the package, and it was a McDonald's.  WTF.

Though, I think I know who it is.

I just purchased some keycaps from him last week.  Inside both separate packages were the same green coloured peanuts.  He probably didn't think I kept the first package, but I did (out of laziness).  :p

Here's a hint:  There's a DAMN good reason why mkawa, demik, and litster haven't received one; and he's probably kicking himself for sending one to somebody else on the list.  :))


are you trying to say we should be on red alert?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Sat, 18 August 2012, 00:02:19
The alert  is fake.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Sat, 18 August 2012, 01:14:55
Neither ripster nor webwit has my address.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: el2k on Sat, 18 August 2012, 08:13:40
I WANT ONEEE!!
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: IPT on Sat, 18 August 2012, 11:02:19
Neither ripster nor webwit has my address.
Only demik and tsangan has my addy. Don't think I bought anything from mkawa. And it wasn't neone recent as it was sent to my old address that I moved out of 4 months ago

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: kaiserreich on Sat, 18 August 2012, 11:26:35
Ragnarock?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Sat, 18 August 2012, 11:46:29
damn it.  Please let it be mkawa...  I want one.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Sat, 18 August 2012, 11:52:55
I know donations have been discussed before, but I thought about this the other day.  I recently made a donation to GH, and noticed that it defaults to add an address (since it must be charging as something like goods/services versus gift where you don't need an address).  So I'm thinking that whoever handles the donations (iMav probably), is the one's handing these keycaps out.

That would explain how all these addresses are being collected.
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Sat, 18 August 2012, 13:10:06
I know donations have been discussed before, but I thought about this the other day.  I recently made a donation to GH, and noticed that it defaults to add an address (since it must be charging as something like goods/services versus gift where you don't need an address).  So I'm thinking that whoever handles the donations (iMav probably), is the one's handing these keycaps out.

That would explain how all these addresses are being collected.

Nope...it's kawa.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 18 August 2012, 13:19:29
well if it's through donations, it could still be kawa. seeing as he's an admin and talks to imav.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Sat, 18 August 2012, 14:02:35
yeah, wouldn't be too hard for kawa to get the information he needed to send out the keycaps.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: KeyboardRookie on Sat, 18 August 2012, 15:00:16
How many people got this so far?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: 486 on Sat, 18 August 2012, 16:59:56
How many people got this so far?
23 people verified.
Maybe the reason demik hasn't recieved one is because he all ready had them. :confused:
but until then, kawa is guilty until proven innocent! ;D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: poxeclipse on Sun, 19 August 2012, 06:58:32
Yes, it could be a team: demik, mkawa, ?, ?, ...
Then demik is right when he says "it's not me", for the answer should be "it's {mkawa, demik, ... }".
One of them got a few pounds of these AF key caps, shared some with others and set up the plan.
So, demik, are you one of them ?
mkawa, are you one of them ?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Sun, 19 August 2012, 07:16:28
I got one yesterday but it was a gift from Dante at the chicagoland meet ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sun, 19 August 2012, 12:12:44
Yes, it could be a team: demik, mkawa, ?, ?, ...
Then demik is right when he says "it's not me", for the answer should be "it's {mkawa, demik, ... }".
One of them got a few pounds of these AF key caps, shared some with others and set up the plan.
So, demik, are you one of them ?
mkawa, are you one of them ?

I don't have the time nor the money to do this. If it was me, I'd tell everybody it was me. Trust me.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Sun, 19 August 2012, 12:28:00
Ok, ok. It was me.












Not really.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Sun, 19 August 2012, 12:34:36
Yes, it could be a team: demik, mkawa, ?, ?, ...
Then demik is right when he says "it's not me", for the answer should be "it's {mkawa, demik, ... }".
One of them got a few pounds of these AF key caps, shared some with others and set up the plan.
So, demik, are you one of them ?
mkawa, are you one of them ?

I don't have the time nor the money to do this. If it was me, I'd tell everybody it was me. Trust me.

I don't trust you tho. But its ok, truth is it was me.



JK it wasn't.
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Sun, 19 August 2012, 13:35:27
Now everyone saying it's them so might as well join in..    it was me! =P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: asdf on Sun, 19 August 2012, 13:38:13
Now everyone saying it's them so might as well join in..    it was me! =P
You didn't say the "JK" part. reaper, confirmed
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 19 August 2012, 13:38:54
Now everyone saying it's them so might as well join in..    it was me! =P
You didn't say the "JK" part. reaper, confirmed

Was just about to say this. Reaper double confirmed
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Sun, 19 August 2012, 14:06:02
So, it is reaper. That makes sense.
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Sun, 19 August 2012, 14:08:38
So, it is reaper. That makes sense.

Hmm, it might be reaper. 
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Djuzuh on Sun, 19 August 2012, 14:10:49
The hivemind has just changed its target !

Please follow the change to get social reconnaissance, and tell everybody reaper send the mystery keys.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: damorgue on Sun, 19 August 2012, 14:38:47
You guys are truly desperate and grasping straws, aren't ya? This reminds me of:
(http://i.imgur.com/wY0oC.jpg)
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Sun, 19 August 2012, 14:39:14
Whoever it is, send me one, unless you are you-know-who, then FU!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Sun, 19 August 2012, 14:42:04
Looks like reaper
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hashbaz on Sun, 19 August 2012, 14:55:04
OR IS IT DANGWANG
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Sun, 19 August 2012, 15:04:29
OR IS IT DANGWANG

Hum, now that you mentioned it, didn't DanGWanG have hundreds of transactions on the old iTrader?

Dan, Y U NO SEND ME MYSTERY KEYCAPS?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Sun, 19 August 2012, 15:40:37
Who ate the cookie from the cookie jar?

NOT ME!!!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Sun, 19 August 2012, 15:57:28
The crumbs on your shirt say differently, Dan ;).
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Sun, 19 August 2012, 16:17:47
Oh sorry I forgot to add that "j/k" part.  So now it's on DanGWanG! =D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sun, 19 August 2012, 16:34:34
Dan is too high to remember if he did or not.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Sun, 19 August 2012, 18:09:27
lol Man, this thing get passed around like it was some sort of cooties.  :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Sun, 19 August 2012, 21:23:44
The crumbs on your shirt say differently, Dan ;).

They are crumbs of something else.

I Found chocolate stains on kawas fingers. It was him!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 19 August 2012, 23:57:29
I still kinda want one :(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Mon, 20 August 2012, 01:26:43
don't look at me.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Mon, 20 August 2012, 02:15:27
Okok, to whoever is behind this (kawa). I'll give you demik's right eyeball for one of those keycaps.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: iMav on Mon, 20 August 2012, 11:30:12
I JUST received one this morning in the mail.

No name, this is the sender address:

891 Granville St
Vancouver, BC
Canada, V6Z 1K7

Postmarked the 11th of August.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Mon, 20 August 2012, 11:39:36
iMav JUST got one? Sneaky kawa trying to throw us off.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: placebo guy on Mon, 20 August 2012, 12:17:53
I JUST received one this morning in the mail.

No name, this is the sender address:

891 Granville St
Vancouver, BC
Canada, V6Z 1K7

Postmarked the 11th of August.

Same place for me.  Guess Mr. Mystery Man is getting lazy.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Mon, 20 August 2012, 13:12:39
Still haven't received anything, yet, Mystery Canuck.

I'll be waiting...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Vyr1s on Mon, 20 August 2012, 13:15:59
Hmm that's just down town... maybe time for a drive by!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Mon, 20 August 2012, 13:22:07
It's a McDonalds if you're looking for a craptacular meal.  Champs is next door if you need running shoes or something.  ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Mon, 20 August 2012, 13:22:47
According to Google Maps, it's a McDonalds.

New menu item: McKeycap!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Mon, 20 August 2012, 13:25:15
Fake address to throw us off.  >:D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hashbaz on Mon, 20 August 2012, 13:45:23
Slippery rascal!  The mystery benefactor is pulling out all the tricks.  To preempt the blame train, it's me!  j/k
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: danielucf on Mon, 20 August 2012, 15:17:51
It was me but I accidentally sent them all out so who wants to send one back for me?  ;)  ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Mon, 20 August 2012, 20:57:40
Oh wow!  I got one myself today as well!  Also from Vancouver, Canada.  Same return address as iMav's.

[attach=1]

But I saw some thing strange.  On the envelop, there is some Korean characters on it.

[attach=2]

What does it say?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Mon, 20 August 2012, 20:59:00
that's kawa's name in korean
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Mon, 20 August 2012, 20:59:20
Well dante gave me one in person, so it must be dante!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Mon, 20 August 2012, 21:00:57
I'm not fluent but it appears that it says that the wrapping paper manufacturer is "Toby's" or Tobeegs

EDIT: Upon searching, I get this: https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ie=UTF-8&ion=1#hl=en&gs_nf=1&tok=1Kf_jHPxOazJbPYXzXeXuw&gs_is=1&pq=toby's%20manufacturing%20vancouver&cp=2&gs_id=26&xhr=t&q=%ED%86%A0%EB%B9%85%EC%8A%A4&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&oq=%ED%86%A0%EB%B9%84%E3%84%B1&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=98576205db4349af&ion=1&biw=1280&bih=863

Sat Vicksburg corporation
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Mon, 20 August 2012, 21:02:30
I knew it!  It's Toby!

(http://addlepated.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/toby_office.png)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Mon, 20 August 2012, 21:45:56
Oh wow!  I got one myself today as well!  Also from Vancouver, Canada.  Same return address as iMav's.

But I saw some thing strange.  On the envelop, there is some Korean characters on it.

What does it say?

Korean envelope sent from Canada by somebody who lives in US.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 21 August 2012, 00:21:08
Ok, ok. It was me.












Not really.

Yes, it could be a team: demik, mkawa, ?, ?, ...
Then demik is right when he says "it's not me", for the answer should be "it's {mkawa, demik, ... }".
One of them got a few pounds of these AF key caps, shared some with others and set up the plan.
So, demik, are you one of them ?
mkawa, are you one of them ?

I don't have the time nor the money to do this. If it was me, I'd tell everybody it was me. Trust me.

I don't trust you tho. But its ok, truth is it was me.



JK it wasn't.

Now everyone saying it's them so might as well join in..    it was me! =P
I am sparticus!

JK, wasn't me.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Tue, 21 August 2012, 00:57:49
According to Google Maps, it's a McDonalds.

New menu item: McKeycap!

Would you like like some lube with your stabilizers?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: iMav on Tue, 21 August 2012, 11:30:01
Picture...

[attach=1]
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 21 August 2012, 13:39:44
^Photoshopped, sent to yourself, etc etc
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: funkymeeba on Tue, 21 August 2012, 14:13:44
I didn't know that iMav was mkawa.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Tue, 21 August 2012, 17:31:04
Imav hasn't thanked kawa for his key cap yet.  Hmmm....maybe we should thank kawa for him.

Thanks for the key caps kawa!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Tue, 21 August 2012, 17:46:00
Check out my charity auction post, and I swear you will never doubt it was kawa again.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: 486 on Tue, 21 August 2012, 18:24:05
I think we can all agree it was kawa. Kawa is such a nice guy.  ;D
Now the next question is:
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Wed, 22 August 2012, 12:08:57
Another sighting on kbdmania of this mystery keycap:

http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/4960157

Download speed is slow from kbdmania, so I am attaching the picture here.

[attach=1]
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 22 August 2012, 20:08:48
Have you guys seen this? Posted under reddit account: guesswho0

http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/yo4mc/so_many_of_these/

(http://i.imgur.com/0y0O8.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Wed, 22 August 2012, 20:09:39
^You've got me interested...

IP trace, city of residence, etc etc
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Wed, 22 August 2012, 20:12:36
is that the subreddit where ripster has a self circle jerk?

yup, just saw the mod/admin sidebar.

Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Wed, 22 August 2012, 21:22:14
 :eek: it's he who must not be named??  :eek:
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Wed, 22 August 2012, 21:32:51
It's mystery kawa :-).
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Wed, 22 August 2012, 22:10:12
Thanks for the keycap Kawa!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: nullstring on Thu, 23 August 2012, 01:31:19
Posted at reddit since thats the only place we couldn't try to crossreference ip addresses. Clever.
[Also, EXIF was not included in case you were wondering]

In any case, I'd take one if the mystery gifter felt so inclined.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: kaiserreich on Thu, 23 August 2012, 02:30:23
Another sighting on kbdmania of this mystery keycap:

http://www.kbdmania.net/xe/4960157

Download speed is slow from kbdmania, so I am attaching the picture here.

(Attachment Link)

Limmy has a guide in Kbdmania on how to use the proxy to load them faster.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DaClownie on Thu, 23 August 2012, 02:58:49
I wish I got a mystery keycap. So sexy.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Thu, 23 August 2012, 08:34:23
sooo... i would suggest someone compile a list of prominent members who have two As in their name (YES I KNOW I WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE LIST BUT I DIDN'T SEND THE DAMN THINGS)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Thu, 23 August 2012, 09:04:49
DanGWanG
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 23 August 2012, 09:10:47
Computer-Lab in Basement.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 23 August 2012, 09:18:21
sooo... i would suggest someone compile a list of prominent members who have two As in their name (YES I KNOW I WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE LAST BUT I DIDN'T SEND THE DAMN THINGS)

It's a me, litAsterA!

Kawa, nice redirection!  But thanks for the cap!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Thu, 23 August 2012, 09:43:34
hAzeluffA reporting in.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hashbaz on Thu, 23 August 2012, 10:06:05
hashbaz
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 23 August 2012, 10:09:24
Not sure why the debate continues. It was obviously Ripster. He never had my address, ergo I never received a keycap.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: funkymeeba on Thu, 23 August 2012, 10:11:25
That's an interesting way to spell kawa.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 23 August 2012, 10:12:07
i3oilermAker
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 23 August 2012, 10:12:43
Not sure why the debate continues. It was obviously Ripster. He never had my address, ergo I never received a keycap.
That might explain why I never got one either. And it would explain why nobody has fessed up to it yet, since Ripster no longer exists on this forum.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 23 August 2012, 10:13:23
I refuse to believe it was mkawa, i3oilermaker, or DanGWanG. They all have my address, and would have sent me one, too! I'm a nice guy and should get a mystery keycap. :'(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Thu, 23 August 2012, 10:47:20
sooo... i would suggest someone compile a list of prominent members who have two As in their name (YES I KNOW I WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE LIST BUT I DIDN'T SEND THE DAMN THINGS)
Now you're not even trying to hide it!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: IPT on Thu, 23 August 2012, 13:56:56
Not sure why the debate continues. It was obviously Ripster. He never had my address, ergo I never received a keycap.
how did ripster get my address then o_O?
i never dealt with him
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Wildcard on Thu, 23 August 2012, 15:09:40
R.I.P Ripster had my address, but no cap :(

Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: shawn o on Thu, 23 August 2012, 15:29:02
LOL at Ripster not being on this forum. Pretty sure he is here.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 23 August 2012, 15:30:04
You don't think he got IP-banned?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 23 August 2012, 15:30:14
LOL at Ripster not being on this forum. Pretty sure he is here.
I'm pretty sure they deleted his account and all his posts. Unless he came back as someone else...?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 23 August 2012, 15:31:12
You don't think he got IP-banned?
There are ways to get around that...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 23 August 2012, 15:31:55
Computer-Lab in Basement is Ripster!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dsjbirch on Thu, 23 August 2012, 15:33:54
I wasn't gonna say anything earlier, but I could have sworn I saw that cap on deskthority on the banned from geekhack thread ( or a similar one ), posted by ripster, a month or so before this went on. I think it was a reference to iMav's password which was "maverick"?? before rootworm trashed the place.

Ripster also strikes me as the kind of guy that would organise posting from a McD's in different parts of the country.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 23 August 2012, 15:40:10
He admitted it on reddit less than an hour ago. I win!

Edit: I think many of you owe mkawa an apology... ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: shawn o on Thu, 23 August 2012, 15:57:35
There are dozens of VPN services to get around IP bans.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 23 August 2012, 15:57:45
I didn't know mkawa was Ripster... the plot thickens.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: shawn o on Thu, 23 August 2012, 15:59:07
Anyone can say they did it, proof is needed in the form of an invoice or something.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 23 August 2012, 16:01:13
Anyone can say they did it, proof is needed in the form of an invoice or something.

That's true. Especially since the picture only showed ONE mystery keycap, which kinda implies that he just recently got one.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Thu, 23 August 2012, 16:07:05
I wasn't gonna say anything earlier, but I could have sworn I saw that cap on deskthority on the banned from geekhack thread ( or a similar one ), posted by ripster, a month or so before this went on. I think it was a reference to iMav's password which was "maverick"?? before rootworm trashed the place.

I don't think Ripster ever posted about the maverick password, although he knew about it via PM before I posted it out in this thread among others: http://deskthority.net/geekhacker-refugee-camp-f30/geekhack-updates-t3019-360.html (http://deskthority.net/geekhacker-refugee-camp-f30/geekhack-updates-t3019-360.html)

Not that it matters though since it looks like hq1ify possibly called this long ago
I bet it's a) viral of some new keyboard brand, b) r1psters revenge as it will turn out it means anal fellatio or something hehe

 ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 23 August 2012, 16:08:22
mAVerick
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Thu, 23 August 2012, 16:10:02
mAVerick

haha. $hit that is funny
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 23 August 2012, 16:11:14
mAVerick

Mind blown!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Thu, 23 August 2012, 16:14:12
It was in our faces all along.

Imav and kawa working together on this
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 23 August 2012, 16:16:28
[attachimg=1]
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Thu, 23 August 2012, 17:38:35
He admitted it on reddit less than an hour ago. I win!

Edit: I think many of you owe mkawa an apology... ;)

NEVER! Mystery kawa all the way!
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 23 August 2012, 17:41:17
kAWA

Jaw drop
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 23 August 2012, 23:37:58
kAWA

Jaw drop

Maybe, if you have an VA cap on the right of the AV cap, they become AVVA, as in akAVVA?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: damorgue on Fri, 24 August 2012, 03:13:46
So ripster is out of "rehab" and ready to come back a better man?

time away from GH and DT ---> sort of like rehab for ripster ---> Alcoholics Anonymous reference ---> Badge to show he has changed ---> He wants back and this is a forgive me kind of thing?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Fri, 24 August 2012, 09:52:45
So ripster is out of "rehab" and ready to come back a better man?

time away from GH and DT ---> sort of like rehab for ripster ---> Alcoholics Anonymous reference ---> Badge to show he has changed ---> He wants back and this is a forgive me kind of thing?
I don't think he has my address. Also, I suspect he doesn't like me.

It's a little worrisome if he did get my address somehow. I don't like the idea of persons unknown stalking me.

I'm sure, then, that we can narrow it down to only people we've dealt with.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Fri, 24 August 2012, 09:57:24
ripster doing something for the community without it feeding his ego would be like rag not wanting to make money off the community.

I know you're reading this ripster, quote it and beg for your up votes to "piss demik off"

Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Fri, 24 August 2012, 10:37:29
ripster doing something for the community without it feeding his ego would be like rag not wanting to make money off the community.

Going to quote this...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Zehkul on Fri, 24 August 2012, 14:00:25
This thread is getting better and better. I just hope I’ll receive one of those nice caps, too. :P (one month later than everyone else, like always)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: IPT on Fri, 24 August 2012, 15:34:23
ripster doing something for the community without it feeding his ego would be like rag not wanting to make money off the community.

I know you're reading this ripster, quote it and beg for your up votes to "piss demik off"



speaking of which, i think the OCN club needs a few updates lol
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Fri, 24 August 2012, 15:38:32
ripster doing something for the community without it feeding his ego would be like rag not wanting to make money off the community.

I know you're reading this ripster, quote it and beg for your up votes to "piss demik off"



speaking of which, i think the OCN club needs a few updates lol

Oh yeah, that.

U got it!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 25 August 2012, 11:04:38
SOMEONE IN THIS THREAD IS LYING (other than demik, since he actually believes the crap he says :D)
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Sat, 25 August 2012, 11:12:28
SOMEONE IN THIS THREAD IS LYING (other than demik, since he actually believes the crap he says :D)

IT'S YOU.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Sat, 25 August 2012, 11:17:30
Mystery kawa has yet again been revealed!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 25 August 2012, 11:21:05
SOMEONE IN THIS THREAD IS LYING (other than demik, since he actually believes the crap he says :D)

IT'S YOU.
if i'm lying, then i'm lying about someone in this thread lying. GODEL IS ROLLING IN HIS GRAVE
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 25 August 2012, 11:21:19
I am prepping a power point on why it's kawa.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 25 August 2012, 11:24:33
looking forward to it
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 25 August 2012, 11:42:27
Im just going to stand there and point at you powerfully and say its you.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Sat, 25 August 2012, 11:43:01
and make a powerpoint montage of these pics?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Sat, 25 August 2012, 11:48:38
and make a powerpoint montage of these pics?

That is a great idea!  With all you base are belong to us as background muisc.

 Also turn the PowerPoint into an animated gif so we can attached it everywhere.

Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 25 August 2012, 12:01:14
and make a powerpoint montage of these pics?
You! With those wonderful ideas, you're going places!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Sat, 25 August 2012, 12:03:38
Next step is management, baby!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SmallFry on Sat, 25 August 2012, 12:36:52
Could be it be iMav? Lol.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Sat, 25 August 2012, 12:41:21
and make a powerpoint montage of these pics?

That is a great idea!  With all you base are belong to us as background muisc.

 Also turn the PowerPoint into an animated gif so we can attached it everywhere.



Im pretty sure you want Eye of the Tiger.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Sat, 25 August 2012, 12:42:51
Im pretty sure you want Eye of the Tiger.

I will take it!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Mon, 27 August 2012, 14:14:15
So I finally got one.  Pretty sure I figured out who it is also...at least, who sent mine =)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Mon, 27 August 2012, 14:19:28
I know who it is. It is mystery kAVVA!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Mon, 27 August 2012, 15:19:15
OK, ok...it was clearly me.  I shipped them to myself!

(http://i.imgur.com/8RBZCl.jpg) (http://imgur.com/8RBZC)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 27 August 2012, 17:50:24
OK, ok...it was clearly me.  I shipped them to myself!
<SNIP>
No, that's just the shipping person messing with you, unless YOU sent the keycaps!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Mon, 27 August 2012, 18:32:02
David Wang sent it to Dan Wang.

Your long lost brother is trying to get ahold of you!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Mon, 27 August 2012, 20:38:29
David Wang sent it to Dan Wang.

Your long lost brother is trying to get ahold of you!

Wang and Kawa are related?!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Mon, 27 August 2012, 20:53:37
David Wang sent it to Dan Wang.

Your long lost brother is trying to get ahold of you!

Wang and Kawa are related?!
KWANGA
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Mon, 27 August 2012, 20:55:06
KAWAGAbunga!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: shawn o on Mon, 27 August 2012, 21:09:34
Has anyone called or emailed SP on this and simply asked them if they made these keys and if so who ordered them?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Mon, 27 August 2012, 21:13:22
^ That's what I said
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Mon, 27 August 2012, 21:14:53
I dont think SP would just give out their customers' info to some rando neckbeard calling to ask about some mystery keyboard ****
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Mon, 27 August 2012, 21:45:56
David Wang sent it to Dan Wang.

Your long lost brother is trying to get ahold of you!

Wang and Kawa are related?!
KWANGA

Thanks for the keycaps KWANGA!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Mon, 27 August 2012, 22:24:47
I dont think SP would just give out their customers' info to some rando neckbeard calling to ask about some mystery keyboard ****

we're not just someone. we're geekhakers!! i demand to know who's behind the mystery keycaps.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Mon, 27 August 2012, 22:35:41
I thought we've established that it's kawabunga, no?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Mon, 27 August 2012, 22:43:11
and reaper is suspect# 2. hmmm i wonder why tsangan never come in here...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Mon, 27 August 2012, 22:43:41
Cuz he's number 3!  ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 27 August 2012, 22:47:27
Can I just say that I still haven't received one?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Mon, 27 August 2012, 22:49:17
^PM the 3 suspects above^
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Tue, 28 August 2012, 05:15:54
OK, ok...it was clearly me.  I shipped them to myself!


Kawa, you sly man, trying to frame DangWang!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: redpill on Wed, 29 August 2012, 10:17:21
Where's my f******* keycap?!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Wed, 29 August 2012, 10:18:10
Get in line. I'm still waiting on mine. >:(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Wed, 29 August 2012, 11:11:39
redpill, you are back!  if you get a mystery cap, no foam squirt into under the cap, okay?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Wed, 29 August 2012, 12:08:51
*ping*
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: te3kay on Wed, 29 August 2012, 12:23:54
wish i'd get one too!"
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Wed, 05 September 2012, 19:49:19
so... this showed up at my door
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20408132/Random/Photo%20Sep%2005%2C%205%2037%2041%20PM.jpg)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20408132/Random/Photo%20Sep%2005%2C%205%2037%2051%20PM.jpg)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20408132/Random/Photo%20Sep%2005%2C%205%2038%2002%20PM.jpg)

apparently, like dan, i sent these to myself. as the package was a package i sent before and they reused it. seeing as i've ran multiple gbs and sold a ton of stuff i have no idea who it's from or even where to start looking. so, how wants to buy one?!

jk, but who wants one? figures i'd get these the same time i decide to pick up another hobby :|

THANK YOU KAWA, I KNOW IT WAS YOU <3
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: OddOne on Wed, 05 September 2012, 19:51:38
@demik:  pick me :).
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Wed, 05 September 2012, 20:09:46
demik, you have my address, bro. Work your magic. :P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Wed, 05 September 2012, 20:15:41
demik send me one please =)
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Halverson on Wed, 05 September 2012, 20:33:42
Send one up to Canada my bro!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Wed, 05 September 2012, 20:34:02
trace it back to the beginning. demik<-the guy who sent to demik<-the guy who sent to the guy who sent to demik ... <-mkawa
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 05 September 2012, 20:55:08
Demik, did you get 8?

I'll update the OP and wiki.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: shawn o on Wed, 05 September 2012, 21:16:58
I'll take one.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ryan92084 on Wed, 05 September 2012, 21:26:38
There is a void on my keyboard that only a mystery cap could fill. Will you, Demik, be the one who fills this void?  You likely have my address already too so thats a bonus.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: poopmat on Wed, 05 September 2012, 21:27:30
how do i get one?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Wed, 05 September 2012, 21:28:54
There is a void on my keyboard that only a mystery cap could fill. Will you, Demik, be the one who fills this void?  You likely have my address already too so thats a bonus.
how do i get one?

dont worry about it
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Wed, 05 September 2012, 21:56:15
dont worry about it

these are not the mystery keycaps you are looking for.
Title: Frame
Post by: AKIMbO on Wed, 05 September 2012, 22:08:16
The instructions are on fortune cookie paper.  It is clearly a masterful frame job perpetrated by kawa to place the blame on DanGWang.



Tldr; thanks for the key cap kawa!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Wed, 05 September 2012, 22:58:49
The instructions are on fortune cookie paper.  It is clearly a masterful frame job perpetrated by kawa to place the blame on DanGWang.



Tldr; thanks for the key cap kawa!
oh ****, you're right.

dan's parents do own a restaurant.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Ed on Wed, 05 September 2012, 23:03:57
I WANT ONE! Send me one Demik!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Wed, 05 September 2012, 23:04:39
I WANT ONE! Send me one Demik!
don't worry about it!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Wed, 05 September 2012, 23:07:02
The instructions are on fortune cookie paper.  It is clearly a masterful frame job perpetrated by kawa to place the blame on DanGWang.



Tldr; thanks for the key cap kawa!
oh ****, you're right.

dan's parents do own a restaurant.

Damn that kawa...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Ed on Wed, 05 September 2012, 23:12:28
I don't care who it comes from frankly, just that I get sent one. But it would be hilarious if it was R.I.P.ster.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Wed, 05 September 2012, 23:26:08
I don't care who it comes from frankly, just that I get sent one. But it would be hilarious if it was R.I.P.ster.

out of all the people in the world.

ripster and rag would be the last people to send anything to anybody.

ripster wouldn't do it anonymously because then how would people praise him and stroke his pathetic ego?

rag.. lol. rag doing something for free.

the guy doesn't even donate to the very site he uses to make money.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Wed, 05 September 2012, 23:26:46
ohdip.jpg


you've seen it before, i'm lazy.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Wed, 05 September 2012, 23:47:31
the mystery keycap I received didn't have instruction like this.  Anyone else received instruction with your mystery keycap?  This is a new thing?

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20408132/Random/Photo%20Sep%2005%2C%205%2038%2002%20PM.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Wed, 05 September 2012, 23:48:14
mkawa must be getting lazy.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Thu, 06 September 2012, 00:14:56
What font is that? If it were some of the proposed people, they would have used comic sans.

I didn't even receive a postmark, return address, nothing!

Those that have received a previously used envelope: See about scraping off the label to see what is underneath. There may be an address from before!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Thu, 06 September 2012, 00:16:07
calibri. windows user!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: type_dancer on Thu, 06 September 2012, 00:37:30
Okay, I will admit I didn't read the whole thread (quite long) so did I miss what the logo stands for?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Thu, 06 September 2012, 00:42:53
Abercrombie & Fitch
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Thu, 06 September 2012, 01:23:43
Okay, I will admit I didn't read the whole thread (quite long) so did I miss what the logo stands for?

It stands for mkAwA.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: postlapsaetia on Thu, 06 September 2012, 08:34:13
I want one!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 06 September 2012, 09:06:24
I'll take one...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Thu, 06 September 2012, 09:18:29
Okay, I will admit I didn't read the whole thread (quite long) so did I miss what the logo stands for?
As you can see, there is still some debate. What the logo stands for has not been determined precisely.

(I thought it looked like calibri, but I don't use windows for that sort of thing, so I haven't looked at it in a while)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SPooNiTe on Thu, 06 September 2012, 16:52:25
demik please
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Thu, 06 September 2012, 23:18:06
Okay, I will admit I didn't read the whole thread (quite long) so did I miss what the logo stands for?
As you can see, there is still some debate. What the logo stands for has not been determined precisely.

(I thought it looked like calibri, but I don't use windows for that sort of thing, so I haven't looked at it in a while)

only microsoft is capable of producing fonts that bad.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Fri, 07 September 2012, 19:45:02
first one to PM me gets it!

we must continue the game or else this fella will get mad

(http://static1.fjcdn.com/comments/Do+you+want+to+play+a+game+_508e3342dd466f61284d72671b8af40b.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Fri, 07 September 2012, 19:46:35
Sniped!
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Fri, 07 September 2012, 21:22:23
Hmmm, living in Australia, postage out and back would probably be excessive just for one key cap.

Demik or anyone feel like generously posting me a single key cap from what is left?

Please?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Ed on Fri, 07 September 2012, 22:13:30
DanGWanG sniped them all... Ask him or Mystery-Kawa for one.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Fri, 07 September 2012, 23:08:47
yup, dangwang took them.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Fri, 07 September 2012, 23:10:31
DanGWanG?  don't you already have one from dante and one from kawa?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Fri, 07 September 2012, 23:43:40
DanGWanG?  don't you already have one from dante and one from kawa?

That's correct!  I sniped them all!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SmallFry on Sat, 08 September 2012, 00:14:53
Bah. Missed them... If anyone still has some, I want one!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 08 September 2012, 01:14:21
Bah. Missed them... If anyone still has some, I want one!

+1
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Alessandro on Sat, 08 September 2012, 04:05:02
Same here! Do want please! :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: JonDBurnett on Sat, 08 September 2012, 05:30:39
i would also love to get my hands on one of those beauties!!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: shawn o on Sat, 08 September 2012, 12:25:56
Anyone that has more than one of these is missing the spirit/intention of whoever started this whole thing I think.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Sat, 08 September 2012, 12:40:39

Anyone that has more than one of these is missing the spirit/intention of whoever started this whole thing I think.


Unless they were sent more than one keycap.  I think a couple of members in this thread received more than one already.  Care to comment, mkawa?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 08 September 2012, 12:41:01
Anyone that has more than one of these is missing the spirit/intention of whoever started this whole thing I think.
UNLESS THEY ARE THE ONE WHO STARTED IT?!?!?!

HMMMMMMMMM

care to comment, dangwang?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Alessandro on Sat, 08 September 2012, 13:08:19
Just give them up! ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Sat, 08 September 2012, 13:18:12
DanGWanG?  don't you already have one from dante and one from kawa?

:(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Sat, 08 September 2012, 13:57:35
demik is sending me whole bag, I can't wait!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Alessandro on Sat, 08 September 2012, 13:58:40
demik is sending me whole bag, I can't wait!

You'd better be dishing those out to us- cheeky! :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 08 September 2012, 14:54:00
OK I'M CALLING IT

IT WAS DANGWANG IN THE KITCHEN WITH BOOST AS ACCOMPLICE

UNMASK YOURSELVES, DASTARDLY DASTARDS
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Halverson on Sat, 08 September 2012, 14:55:07
OK I'M CALLING IT

IT WAS DANGWANG IN THE KITCHEN WITH BOOST AS ACCOMPLICE

UNMASK YOURSELVES, DASTARDLY DASTARDS

THEN WHERE IS COLONEL MUSTARD?!?!?!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Sat, 08 September 2012, 15:06:50
On my sammich
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Sat, 08 September 2012, 15:25:55
OK I'M CALLING IT

IT WAS DANGWANG IN THE KITCHEN WITH BOOST AS ACCOMPLICE

UNMASK YOURSELVES, DASTARDLY DASTARDS

I know it's been said before, but whoever smelt it dealt it son!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 08 September 2012, 16:16:29
OK I'M CALLING IT

IT WAS DANGWANG IN THE KITCHEN WITH BOOST AS ACCOMPLICE

UNMASK YOURSELVES, DASTARDLY DASTARDS
(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/3265/2vi3tdl.gif)

gif of them getting their cooking on
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 08 September 2012, 17:41:32
Anyone that has more than one of these is missing the spirit/intention of whoever started this whole thing I think.

Ah, but who really knows what the intention, and thus the spirit, is?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Beast on Sat, 08 September 2012, 17:57:12
Send me some bro :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Sat, 08 September 2012, 19:52:45
OK I'M CALLING IT

IT WAS DANGWANG IN THE KITCHEN WITH BOOST AS ACCOMPLICE

UNMASK YOURSELVES, DASTARDLY DASTARDS

I know it's been said before, but whoever smelt it dealt it son!
I've said it before: it wasn't me. Mine came with stamps on it. I don't "do" stamps.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Sat, 08 September 2012, 19:56:30
What, like tramp stamps?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sun, 09 September 2012, 00:41:40
OK I'M CALLING IT

IT WAS DANGWANG IN THE KITCHEN WITH BOOST AS ACCOMPLICE

UNMASK YOURSELVES, DASTARDLY DASTARDS

I know it's been said before, but whoever smelt it dealt it son!
so you're saying you farted, made all these caps and then sent them out? i see... an interesting point, sir, but still i say: GUILTY
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: el2k on Mon, 10 September 2012, 18:59:39
I'm still waiting for mine! Giving my address out to as many people as possible in hope!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: el2k on Mon, 10 September 2012, 18:59:51
^ That didn't sound great..
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: munch on Mon, 10 September 2012, 20:24:50
should probably search but has anyone figured out what it means yet? :p the symbol/logo
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Mon, 10 September 2012, 20:26:55
it means kawa punches kittens.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: munch on Mon, 10 September 2012, 21:25:32
about time someone brings justice to this world! go kawa!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Mon, 10 September 2012, 21:26:40
I do appreciate the keycap I received.  Thanks kawa.  But what purpose is it for?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Zifle on Mon, 10 September 2012, 22:34:01
it means kawa punches kittens.
:(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 10 September 2012, 23:03:51
I like cats.  Do you?

Great!  Let's swap recipes!!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Mon, 10 September 2012, 23:09:57
about time someone brings justice to this world! go kawa!
finally, a Canadian that isn't nice!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: munch on Mon, 10 September 2012, 23:44:44
finally, a Canadian that isn't nice!

I am actually not Canadian :( I just got exported here...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 11 September 2012, 00:05:32
that explains it!

the search continues.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Tue, 11 September 2012, 00:27:09
Maybe it's demilk's parting gift?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 00:32:00
He's not going anywhere, that was just his overly dramatic fairwell to his keyboards and stuff.  :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ak-xs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 02:34:18
hi guys..

so if i told you it was me, what would you want to know ?

not this user of course. but you'll never find my "true" username.

i came here to say this was fun but i hoped for more..
ever wondered why " AF " ? does it have meaning, is it just to throw you off and because it looks so nice??
why did i do it? brainstorming and an objective approach followed by logic go a long way...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Tue, 11 September 2012, 02:47:03
ok, now i know who it is.

ak-xs: should i tell them who you are? :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: munch on Tue, 11 September 2012, 02:55:47
I would like to know everything! I have had a lot of fun reading this thread.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ak-xs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 07:12:53
ok, now i know who it is.

ak-xs: should i tell them who you are? :)

please do, lets see if you can guess right. but no one knows who i am, i am the slenderman of keys!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 07:27:56
ever wondered why " AF " ? does it have meaning, is it just to throw you off and because it looks so nice??
why did i do it? brainstorming and an objective approach followed by logic go a long way...

What, you want effort?  It's more fun to throw out wild-ass stories and conjecture.  And less work.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jil_jil32 on Tue, 11 September 2012, 07:28:08
Adult Female?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: kaiserreich on Tue, 11 September 2012, 07:45:55
kawa replying to himself.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ak-xs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 09:20:26
kawa replying to himself.

there are ways to prove otherwise... take a look at ip's of the comments, admins like kawa,etc, should be able to do it and there are other ways.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Tue, 11 September 2012, 09:24:04
ak-xs: ok, here's the deal. i will PM your main account. if i am right, you will agree to confirm in this thread by posting a confirmation with your main account in this thread.

obviously, if i'm not correct, nothing much will happen, and i'll admit defeat in a few hours ;)

please confirm your end of the deal here :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 11 September 2012, 09:26:17
Typing style is the same (i.e. lower case everything, eccentric tone, etc.).  Mkawa = Mystery Kawa
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Tue, 11 September 2012, 09:42:29
Typing style is the same (i.e. lower case everything, eccentric tone, etc.).  Mkawa = Mystery Kawa
SIR I DO SAY I TAKE OFFENSE TO THIS, SIR. PLEASE, MANNERS
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Tue, 11 September 2012, 09:57:43
Typing style is the same (i.e. lower case everything, eccentric tone, etc.).  Mkawa = Mystery Kawa

SIR I DO SAY I TAKE OFFENSE TO THIS, SIR. PLEASE, MANNERS

Obvious capitalization is obvious.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 11 September 2012, 09:59:18
(http://memeblender.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/like-a-sir-meme-snowplow2.png)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Zehkul on Tue, 11 September 2012, 10:09:05
kawa replying to himself.

there are ways to prove otherwise... take a look at ip's of the comments, admins like kawa,etc, should be able to do it and there are other ways.

Now this is suspicious. It’s someone believing IPs actually prove something? There are people like that here?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 10:20:17
There are certain geographies and features of a host located at such an IP that can tell you a WHOLE lot.  For instance I can tell you that it's very difficult to show up from a country completely different from your own on a non-proxy bearing IP that is owned by an ISP that doesn't have hosting services (so no VM there).
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Zehkul on Tue, 11 September 2012, 10:29:08
Well, if ak-xs logged on without proxy, the case is more or less clear anyway, that’s true. :P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ak-xs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 10:54:59
mkawa i don't accept, you could cheat easily ^^

it's funny how you waste your efforts always taking for granted i am kawa after i say i'm willing to prove otherwise instead of devising a tactic to back me up against a wall...

i will accept "every" challenge you have to prove i am not who you think and to confirm who i am.
i won't reveal myself unless you guess my "name" with evidence. (you may try to cheat at will but can you outsmart me to be able to get away without me noticing it's a cheat?)
but i am confident no matter what i do you will never uncover the truth of my identity. you may eventually figure out the key's purpose,etc, and i would hope so, but that will not be affected by any challenge you offer me directly.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: aeta on Tue, 11 September 2012, 10:59:33
**** just got real
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Tue, 11 September 2012, 11:08:58
(http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/31296-goro-motaro-fatality.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 11 September 2012, 11:22:16
lol kawa making a troll account to make it seem like somebody else wants the credit.

Nice try kawa.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 11 September 2012, 11:23:09
Nice try kawa!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Tue, 11 September 2012, 11:26:21
WTF KAWA
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Tue, 11 September 2012, 11:28:05
Mystery Kawa..
(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhnn6jEuOq1qzxn8c.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Tue, 11 September 2012, 11:39:38
DON'T HIDE KAWA
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Tue, 11 September 2012, 12:02:54
ok i'm PMing you ak-xs
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Tue, 11 September 2012, 12:05:08
i have PMed you. please confirm.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 11 September 2012, 12:10:09
Kawa you're starting to freak me out talking to yourself.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Tue, 11 September 2012, 12:12:28
Kawa you're starting to freak me out talking to yourself.

WTH!!!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Tue, 11 September 2012, 12:12:57
Kawa you're starting to freak me out talking to yourself.
have i mentioned lately how much i hate you?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Tue, 11 September 2012, 12:14:21
Kawa you're starting to freak me out talking to yourself.
have i mentioned lately how much i hate you?

I don't think so...maybe you should remind him...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 11 September 2012, 12:24:45
So kawa has 3 accounts now (that we know of)....ANY MORE OUT THERE?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Tue, 11 September 2012, 12:27:27
apparently because i cheated i am not eligible to guess. SIGH

IT'S NOT ME GODDAMNIT
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 11 September 2012, 12:32:25
haha you punished yourself

You're weird as hell kawa.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Tue, 11 September 2012, 12:34:03
haha you punished yourself

You're weird as hell kawa.
i hate you
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Ed on Tue, 11 September 2012, 12:34:17
I predict there will be some people receiving mystery keys with a return address of "Mr. E. Kawa" in comic sans.

By putting my prediction here it is bound to come true if Mkawa's mystery senders are reading. Unless Mkawa threatens them not to...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Tue, 11 September 2012, 12:38:35
(http://i.imgur.com/r8wAb.png)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: munch on Tue, 11 September 2012, 15:39:22
(http://i.imgur.com/syqWO.png)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 11 September 2012, 17:04:45
@ak-xs: Welcome to Geekhack!

Please send me a mystery key cap ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ak-xs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 17:18:36
kawa may hate you all,some of you my be freaked out by him and some may be the same as me:

laughing to death. well not the same since i'm laughing because you are so oblivious and you are not most likely...


mkawa the problem is you can just send a PM to everyone to lure me out..i only have 2 accounts so i can't confirm you didn't do that. it's not that i won't accept, you just need to get around that flaw in your test theory.

it puzzles me how you can be so easy to deceive. NA problem ?

i would have never though i would need to actually write to you in this manner. it cuts a bit of the climax to a more game-y level. but then again my favorite keys are Red Cherry's with custom keycaps... i refuse to use anything else (and no, i am not the op of the homemade keycaps' threads. my designs are secret because i want them to remain unique and some of you would ruin that)


PS: i love some of you guys but you ruin this for me by making it too damn easy. you know those keys i sent cost money don't you? the best way to say thanks or get some is to return the favor.
PS2: even if you trace back where the keycaps come from, you'll just hit a dead end wall. not that anyone would manage that even but that wouldn't be enough anyway so don't bribe the mailman ahahah
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ak-xs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 17:35:59
i forgot to tell you all one thing and now that i am talking openly i might just point it out:

what you do with the keycaps or the instructions is up to you to decide, but if you hold on to them and just keep the number of them you are intended to have, then a special purpose will be served. one i can tell most of you would be proud to support.
but like i said do what you will. there are several reasons and purposes for this "mystery" but in the end only humans will label something as "good" or "bad/evil", life itself just has consequences for each action or lack of.

for future reference: NO i'm not an alien, God or something of the kind... i'm just like you, only with a higher IQ. i hope i cleared that up at the very least. ^^
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 11 September 2012, 17:43:28
Your typing screams foreigner.  Many of the keycaps have been shipped to the US. You can't ship international without a return address. None of the packages have had a return address. See, it would be believable if a lot of the packages were inside Europe or any of the Asian countries but very few have gotten them (well I take that back, there have been Koreans that received these but still within Korea).

It's cool you're trying to get the heat off kawa but you're also a terrible liar.

Mr. E. Kawa, we all know it's you.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Tue, 11 September 2012, 17:46:07
this really took a turn for the boring
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ak-xs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 17:48:13
shipito.com
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: aeta on Tue, 11 September 2012, 17:48:38
Meh
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ak-xs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 17:48:51
Your typing screams foreigner.  Many of the keycaps have been shipped to the US. You can't ship international without a return address. None of the packages have had a return address. See, it would be believable if a lot of the packages were inside Europe or any of the Asian countries but very few have gotten them (well I take that back, there have been Koreans that received these but still within Korea).

It's cool you're trying to get the heat off kawa but you're also a terrible liar.

Mr. E. Kawa, we all know it's you.

shipito.com

pwnd ?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 11 September 2012, 17:51:33
pwnd what?

If its truly you, post the SP invoice with your info blocked out.

Its quite simple why it's kawa.

During the week it started he was traveling through Cali. Hence the different cities in Cali it was coming from.

He worked closely with oneproduct on his alu cases, which explains the Canada shipments. He has a Korean friend with explains the Korean shipments.

So, it's kawa. Case closed.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ak-xs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 17:54:11
also :

it puzzles me how you can be so easy to deceive. NA problem ?

NA as in North-American. Problem. Problem being easy to deceive. insulting remark about US citizens in a question form is pretty obviously hinting i am foreign. you don't need to analyse my typing to deduce that. also if i wrote the same way as i do with the main account i would be pretty dumb no?


pwnd what?

If its truly you, post the SP invoice with your info blocked out.

Its quite simple why it's kawa.

During the week it started he was traveling through Cali. Hence the different cities in Cali it was coming from.

He worked closely with oneproduct on his alu cases, which explains the Canada shipments. He has a Korean friend with explains the Korean shipments.

So, it's kawa. Case closed.

i can't do that. i have an invoice but you could learn a lot from it even if i blocked out my personal info.
it's great you can be so sure. but what is the fun of just denying right evidence and trying to keep the thing going ?
i admit to having help. this isn't a one man job. hell some of you aided the plan..
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: aeta on Tue, 11 September 2012, 18:04:54
Does anyone else think this has become overly dramatic?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 11 September 2012, 18:07:50
So he denies posting the invoice.

Therefor he is full of ****. Trust me, I've seen plenty of invoices. The actual order won't give away anything.

You just want to shine that belongs to kawa, which is rather sad.

And you've officially made this boring, congrats!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: f/64 on Tue, 11 September 2012, 18:08:23
Does anyone else think this has become overly dramatic?

Went from being a nice, care free little thread to, "YOO GAIZ SO DUM"

Roll it back!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Tue, 11 September 2012, 18:27:58
At first this thread was exciting, because I thought I might actually receive a mystery keycap. Now this is just zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. First we get pwned by R00TW0RM, now this guy. I know it's not mkawa, because he's always been nothing but nice to me, and would have sent me a keycap.

To whoever made these and left me out: FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: munch on Tue, 11 September 2012, 18:39:17
Does anyone else think this has become overly dramatic?
yup. the keycap just seems a bit douchy to me now, if this person is the sender.
I'm good with not having one!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Tue, 11 September 2012, 18:42:53
To whoever made these and left me out: FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!
x2
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 11 September 2012, 19:08:52
Yawn.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: WRXChris on Tue, 11 September 2012, 20:46:55
It's nice to know that ak-xs is just some sad troll who was clearly trying to stir things up with their racist bigoted comments.  It's quite funny how they claimed to have such a high IQ yet displayed terrible grammar.

The true mystery giver, guesswho0, who proved themself with a picture of a bag full of mystery caps, has since posted on /r/mechanicalkeyboards (http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/zqpeq/akxs_is_a_fake_all_he_has_are_words_bad_grammar/) denying ak-xs their trolling glory.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 21:03:33
Interesting that he nabbed Ed's avi.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Ed on Tue, 11 September 2012, 21:07:38
HEEEY... He's using my avatar!

I MADE that avatar myself in GIMP a few years ago!

At least he only has a small compressed version of it. It is really 184x184 if I remember correctly.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:09:56
so i thought it was feng earlier today, but it's clearly not. sorry feng :(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Ed on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:24:03
Quote from: guesswho0
Why did reddit auto-pick the_ed's avatar as the link's picture?

Auto-pick? I call bullshït!

I am the only person in the world with this avatar as I made it myself. So if you're going to use it, do you at least want the original source file? It's completely different than the downsized and compressed version you are using.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:27:56
Quote from: guesswho0
Why did reddit auto-pick the_ed's avatar as the link's picture?

Auto-pick? I call bullshït!

I am the only person in the world with this avatar as I made it myself. So if you're going to use it, do you at least want the original source file? It's completely different than the downsized and compressed version you are using.

look at further down and Ripster himself also has your avatar
http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/zpz31/geekhack_ripster_and_r00tw0rm_key_chain_group_buy/
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:28:26
You are the new in thing, Ed.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:30:37
Ripster = kawa = Ed's father?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Ed on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:36:26
WHY?! I don't get it...

I still wish I could use the original size and shading of my avatar... It looks so different than the original I made... That's another circle in the center, NOT a solid dot...

I never could fit the infinity symbol that goes below it in an avatar, so I didn't include it in my original source file. The symbol in it's complete form predates harry potter by years - I did NOT copy it! I hate it when people think they look similar... I should amend the source file with the infinity symbol at some point.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: WRXChris on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:37:28
lol I think I have seen your avatar before randomly before on reddit mech keyboard posts, Ed, maybe reddits crawler randomly  pulled your avatar for posts related to gh?

EDIT: Ed's avatar seems to be what reddit uses for gh links, so it looks like my theory is confirmed.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Ed on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:41:09
Do I really post that much?... Am I REALLY an accurate representation of the average GeekHacker?...

Everyone - Go forth and find some of those reddit posts so we can figure out the mystery of my avatar on reddit! A new mystery begins!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:45:35
Shut up Ed
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Ed on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:57:07
Why? Don't tase me bro.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:58:10
boys...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:58:53
Why? Don't tase me bro.
id never tase a bro
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Ed on Tue, 11 September 2012, 22:59:16
goyls...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hazeluff on Tue, 11 September 2012, 23:06:03
Theory:

ak-xs is just kawa, trying to take the blame off himself. BAM!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 11 September 2012, 23:23:24
for future reference: NO i'm not an alien, God or something of the kind... i'm just like you, only with a higher IQ. i hope i cleared that up at the very least. ^^
No-one else wants to challenge this? I can't speak for other Gh'ers, but I am sure some of us have IQ's in the "so high the actual number is meaningless" range?(Or is it just me)

I demand to know the meaning of this:
http://i.imm.io/E4c8.jpeg

How did you get that through the mail with no postmark or return address? Why was I first?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Ed on Tue, 11 September 2012, 23:26:20
Think with portals.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 11 September 2012, 23:28:58
for future reference: NO i'm not an alien, God or something of the kind... i'm just like you, only with a higher IQ. i hope i cleared that up at the very least. ^^
No-one else wants to challenge this? I can't speak for other Gh'ers, but I am sure some of us have IQ's in the "so high the actual number is meaningless" range?(Or is it just me)

I demand to know the meaning of this:
http://i.imm.io/E4c8.jpeg

How did you get that through the mail with no postmark or return address? Why was I first?

Is there any chance that the stamps are a dummy, and that it was hand-delivered by an anonymous third party to your letterbox?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Tue, 11 September 2012, 23:29:45
I think this ak-xs is just a troll.  The other mystery person on reddit already posted a picture of a whole bunch of these mystery keycaps a while back.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Tue, 11 September 2012, 23:34:12
for future reference: NO i'm not an alien, God or something of the kind... i'm just like you, only with a higher IQ. i hope i cleared that up at the very least. ^^
No-one else wants to challenge this? I can't speak for other Gh'ers, but I am sure some of us have IQ's in the "so high the actual number is meaningless" range?(Or is it just me)

I demand to know the meaning of this:
http://i.imm.io/E4c8.jpeg

How did you get that through the mail with no postmark or return address? Why was I first?

I asked someone who works at USPS and they said its easy. A USPS employee has to drop it into the system after the post mark process but before it heads out to the next sorting center, which is against the rules of course, but no one will ever notice...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Wed, 12 September 2012, 00:22:04
Theory:

ak-xs is just kawa, trying to take the blame off himself. BAM!

trying to take the blame off himself.. to put the blame on himself.

****ing kawa you sneaky bastard.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: TheProfosist on Wed, 12 September 2012, 01:29:33
Well i havnt gotten one but im not surprised i deal alot with person to person trades not groupbuys. The only groupbuy ive ever been in is the Phantom one so I rule out anyone who ran that.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Wed, 12 September 2012, 09:14:36
The other option on the no-postmark thing is that you went to a rural office and dropped it.  They don't have the machine and no process to postmark before it gets to central redistribution.  They mark it with a pen.

oh yeah... and this discussion already happened.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 12 September 2012, 09:27:45
The other option on the no-postmark thing is that you went to a rural office and dropped it.  They don't have the machine and no process to postmark before it gets to central redistribution.  They mark it with a pen.

oh yeah... and this discussion already happened.
I remember mkawa pointing out how it could happen, but it was all about bulk mailings, and the machine skipping an envelope. I don't remember discussing either of the two other ways here (though the USPS employee one was bought up, I don't think they said anything about them dropping it in the mail after postmarking). Also, the picture of my envelope didn't appear online until now.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Wed, 12 September 2012, 09:37:53
It's definitely mkawa.
so its confirmed then that mkawa is the one sending out the keycaps which are redeemable for anal fellatio?  :o
I had to go and look that up on urbandictionary. Way to ruin my innocence!
---
Thanks Mkawa for the postal system information. Any idea why mine has a check mark through the postage (in normal pen) instead of no mark or a real postmark (like everyone else's)


Small-time post office?  Like the satellite USPS we have inside the sand/gravel/similar stuff place here?

yep, the canceller is probably some dude with a pen, and the sorter is some dudette with eyes :D

Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Wed, 12 September 2012, 12:03:34
Not sure if this has anything to do with the mystery keycap, but I came across this while scanning old photos for my boss's presentation, and I came across these pics:

[attachimg=1]

Looks a lot like the logo on that mystery keycap...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Wed, 12 September 2012, 12:12:55
I guess the image link got broken, but I'll repost it here. This is an obvious ripoff of the Athlete Forward logo, for whatever reason. The keycap's "AF" logo probably means "American F***ers" or some such.

(http://i.imgur.com/2hYbm.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Wed, 12 September 2012, 12:33:41
I guess the image link got broken, but I'll repost it here. This is an obvious ripoff of the Athlete Forward logo, for whatever reason. The keycap's "AF" logo probably means "American F***ers" or some such.

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/2hYbm.jpg)


That would be the only interesting part of this keycap now. Especially since I got one (as a European), and you didn't :p.

I just had a thought. Maybe we have got it backwards. Maybe everyone that got one is marked for assassination now :O ...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: danielucf on Wed, 12 September 2012, 16:21:46
I just had a thought. Maybe we have got it backwards. Maybe everyone that got one is marked for assassination now :O ...
Now I'm thinking of Steve Buscemi in Billy Madison

Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 12 September 2012, 19:06:47
I guess the image link got broken, but I'll repost it here. This is an obvious ripoff of the Athlete Forward logo, for whatever reason. The keycap's "AF" logo probably means "American F***ers" or some such.

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/2hYbm.jpg)

That's why they sent some to Korea.

Wow, good logo recognition! I'm awful at that game, but it's a dead ringer.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Wed, 12 September 2012, 19:58:12
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/syqWO.png)


double meaning?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: munch on Wed, 12 September 2012, 23:16:47
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/syqWO.png)


double meaning?

:D I wouldn't know. all I know for sure is that he hates kittens, it was written on the internet.

anyhow,
the guy obviously wants you all who got one to work out more often.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Wed, 12 September 2012, 23:23:14
why hasn't acfrazier been implicated yet?!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Wed, 12 September 2012, 23:59:01
why hasn't acfrazier been implicated yet?!

Wait, where has he been?  Haven't seen him around lately.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Wildcard on Thu, 13 September 2012, 00:10:17
Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/syqWO.png)


double meaning?

:D I wouldn't know. all I know for sure is that he hates kittens, it was written on the internet.

anyhow,
the guy obviously wants you all who got one to work out more often.

Woah! So what's this I heard about mkawa killing kittens? Just how many kittens are we talking about at this point?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Thu, 13 September 2012, 00:12:44
One a day, twice on Sundays.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Wildcard on Thu, 13 September 2012, 01:17:43
One a day, twice on Sundays.

Mkawa how could you! They're so cute and fluffy vs your cold and robotic self. I bet there are piles of these poor kittens buried under those raised floor tiles you work on.

Is that stache you wear so proudly really yours? Or is it the tail from one of those defenseless kittens you shamelessly murdered!

I'm going to start calling you Mao for this!

Mao
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Thu, 13 September 2012, 01:33:31
Mao Ming, Yao ming's less talented shorter half brother.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 13 September 2012, 01:34:12
maoKaVVa?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: voightkampffme on Fri, 14 September 2012, 09:16:22
How do I get one of these?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 14 September 2012, 09:19:54
You don't. It just shows up in the mail unexpectedly. I haven't gotten one, but now I really don't want one. Who knows where these keys are coming from...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: longweight on Fri, 14 September 2012, 09:20:32
Why do people want one of these so much?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 14 September 2012, 09:21:58
For all we know, they could be laced with anthrax or something? Remember when you wouldn't open a mysterious package with no return address? Unabomber style!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 14 September 2012, 09:27:52
Why do people want one of these so much?
They want to feel like they are part of the mystery...
Title: Re: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: longweight on Fri, 14 September 2012, 09:30:31
Why do people want one of these so much?
They want to feel like they are part of the mystery...

Ah they want to feel like one of the elite!

Lol.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 14 September 2012, 09:33:45
Which was why I had wanted one originally.  But then I accepted the fact that I will never be one of the elite and decided to not give two ****s about this stupid mystery cap.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Fri, 14 September 2012, 09:38:30
CLiB, you should be happy you don't have one. It's obvious that the ones that own these are marked for death. The Hashashin are coming for us soon.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 14 September 2012, 09:46:45
 Watch, now that I said don't want one I'll find one in the mail today...  :-X
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: __red__ on Fri, 14 September 2012, 12:41:22
The question becomes one of actualizing girlies.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Sat, 15 September 2012, 00:33:08
For all we know, they could be laced with anthrax or something? Remember when you wouldn't open a mysterious package with no return address? Unabomber style!
See this is why I was all mad when my landlord (and the stupid FCC: Do they exist to ruin all my fun?) denied my request to build an x-ray machine for my apartment. "It's a useful tool" I said. "All the other tenants could use it" I said. "That's not the FCC you're looking for," I said. But to no avail.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Wildcard on Sat, 15 September 2012, 00:36:05
Wow, would never of thought the FCC would regulate x-ray machines, but I guess it makes some sense.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Sat, 15 September 2012, 22:32:18
Wow, would never of thought the FCC would regulate x-ray machines, but I guess it makes some sense.
Just 'cause my jacobs ladder emits a huge amount of RF noise across pretty much the entire spectrum (Part 15 of the FCC rules is pretty unambiguous and printed everywhere), they don't want me using it either.

I tell you, with just a few more watts, I could have definitively proven to my roommate my claim that wired peripherals are superior (while he was playing counter strike).
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: nullstring on Sat, 15 September 2012, 23:17:40
how on earth would your landlord even know about it.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: IPT on Tue, 18 September 2012, 11:30:52
CLiB, if you want i'll trade you mine =)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 01 October 2012, 09:00:57
Looks like the mystery has gone cold... mkawa is getting lazy! :P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: boost on Mon, 01 October 2012, 09:03:52
Mkawa, did you run out?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Mon, 01 October 2012, 09:14:26
I've still never got one
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 01 October 2012, 17:08:23
Is everyone who received one still posting?  Has anyone mysteriously gone missing??
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Mon, 01 October 2012, 17:47:56
I'm still alive, but I managed to create a great spectacle so to make it hard for any assassin to do their handiwork easily.


But for all you know this is the assassin typing instead of Glissant...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Fri, 05 October 2012, 22:52:15
I guess the mysterious person has run out of mystery keycaps.  I wonder how many were made.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 06 October 2012, 00:26:12
I still haven't got one.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 08 October 2012, 19:18:46
I guess the mysterious person has run out of mystery keycaps.  I wonder how many were made.
From the reddit picture, I'd say between 50 and 100.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 08 October 2012, 19:33:32
There are 27 or so people recorded as having received one - wonder how many are still floating around out there somewhere.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: aggiejy on Mon, 08 October 2012, 21:34:11
Was kind of fun at first, but I wish we knew what the logo stood for already. Whoever started it should end it.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Mon, 08 October 2012, 21:38:14
^ I believe you'd have to pm mkawa for that. =P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DraJin on Tue, 09 October 2012, 03:43:57
(http://noma.co.kr/attach/images/30354/331/145/005/8b4c484c67e7ca1789c1f41dda247993.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Tue, 09 October 2012, 09:48:33
I'll add you.

Image Re-uploaded for those outside Korea, where the streets are paved with keyboards.
(http://i.imm.io/HgLe.jpeg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Tue, 09 October 2012, 11:50:34
Hum, Korea.  Are there any in Europe?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Tue, 09 October 2012, 12:00:31
So where did Mr. Supposed Mystery go?  Seemed pretty upset that we didn't GaF about figuring out the mystery beyond making some guesses.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: whiskerBox on Wed, 24 October 2012, 22:29:17
So I guess we are gonna start this **** all over again.

I got a weird package in the mail today. No return address and my zip code was crossed out and there was a redirect label on the package.

( I censored my address)
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/johnjohns0n/61DD06E1-6A53-4F31-9DBB-FA71B52EBECF-14378-00000E22346D4CE3-1.jpg)

Ten keycaps and ten instruction slips.

(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/johnjohns0n/3682A296-BF15-4451-9B11-DB456E7CD702-14378-00000E21AF82C7F7.jpg)

(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/johnjohns0n/2B604CF3-5C1E-4C60-B4F7-7046BDBCD053-14378-00000E21ACAE9BCE.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Wed, 24 October 2012, 22:36:12
nice color scheme mystery kawa. very spooky.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Wed, 24 October 2012, 22:39:07
GH theme and also Halloween theme.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 24 October 2012, 22:40:02
Ooooooh an AV club key this time?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Wed, 24 October 2012, 22:40:25
That's a pretty awesome keycap. It's like 2 candycorns.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Wed, 24 October 2012, 22:59:50
Hey man, I didn't get the blue one... Don't send me this one either.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Wed, 24 October 2012, 23:08:11
I like it, it would work well with the new geekhack keys and the upcoming OCKC set.  If I'm eligible, PM me and I'll shoot you my address.

I don't particularly care who's doing this, but this cap is better looking than the first one.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: NikoGasm on Wed, 24 October 2012, 23:13:30
Holy cow, I love the new one. Very good-looking cap. The mystery adds to the awesomeness too. (:
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: phetto on Wed, 24 October 2012, 23:27:02
i didnt get a blue one either xD
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Wed, 24 October 2012, 23:28:00
That looks like an R4...maybe with enough mystery keys, they will come together to form something bigger.


ASSEMBLE mystery keys!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Kellybear on Wed, 24 October 2012, 23:29:24
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. That's nice looking.
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Halverson on Wed, 24 October 2012, 23:38:16
Love it! Hook me up whiskers :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: whiskerBox on Wed, 24 October 2012, 23:40:12
I will pick two people tomorrow and send 1 person 5 and the other person 4 and they can continue the distribution to other people. I think that will be faster then sending them all to 1 person.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Shadovved on Wed, 24 October 2012, 23:49:03
I want it too! How do they/you determine eligibility?

Its nice, but im in Singapore :( so you guys might not wanna ship it over even if I qualify (not in a million years I think) LOL.  :p
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Dabboo on Wed, 24 October 2012, 23:50:47
Dang, I really like the orange/black one but I'm in Australia, have any mystery caps been sent to Aus at all?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dorkvader on Wed, 24 October 2012, 23:54:41
I may or may not have received a blue keycap, but I wouldn't turn down a grey/orange one.

Clearly this is run by leesofi to further celebrate his gray/orange dolch set.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Wed, 24 October 2012, 23:56:08
leesofi of mystery
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dc on Thu, 25 October 2012, 00:07:27
Oooh, cool. I'd love one but I'm a bit new around here still so pretty much no chance of it heh.
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 25 October 2012, 00:21:52
I'll play :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: kmiller8 on Thu, 25 October 2012, 00:26:38
I am a people who have not received the blue mystery keycap! I'd love to be considered to receive this one :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Thu, 25 October 2012, 00:26:56
Ooh I want the new ones.  Whisker, send me one please!  :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Shadovved on Thu, 25 October 2012, 00:56:45
Spread the love outside of CONUS too!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 25 October 2012, 04:18:09
Dang, I really like the orange/black one but I'm in Australia, have any mystery caps been sent to Aus at all?

I didn't get a blue one.

It would be nice if a few were sent to someone to distribute in Australia :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Alessandro on Thu, 25 October 2012, 04:33:40
Spread that love to the UK or nobody gets cake! :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: TheQsanity on Thu, 25 October 2012, 04:57:30
I'll take  a blue cap of mystery, thanks very much. :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jeroplane on Thu, 25 October 2012, 05:31:54
Dang, I really like the orange/black one but I'm in Australia, have any mystery caps been sent to Aus at all?

I didn't get a blue one.

It would be nice if a few were sent to someone to distribute in Australia :)

*Coughs*

But anyways, that new one looks tasty. :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sherryton on Thu, 25 October 2012, 05:49:39
I may or may not have received a blue keycap, but I wouldn't turn down a grey/orange one.

Clearly this is run by leesofi to further celebrate his gray/orange dolch set.

This man started the thread! :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: whiskerBox on Thu, 25 October 2012, 14:48:59
So yeah they are row r4 too bad I can't keep 4 of them lol

(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/johnjohns0n/B07AD671-EF74-43B1-B920-2A28E7F7B8CA-14614-00000EC6F1B3B58D.jpg?t=1351175059)

I was thinking about how to do this fairly, so I selected the first two people that responded to the thread that were eligible (i.e. don't have a blue one).

That means that I will send 5 (1 to keep , 4 to give) to tjcaustin and 4 (1 to keep , 3 to give) to nikogasm

That's how I understand the rules of the game from the little piece of paper, so now you can bother these two for the next round of distribution.

Still waiting on addresses from: tjcausting and nikogasm
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 14:57:24
Not from me anymore :P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Halverson on Thu, 25 October 2012, 14:59:16
Not from me anymore :P

And I can bug tj! Woot! Look into my girlshark wizard eyes and send one to Canadaaaa
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Thu, 25 October 2012, 15:18:56
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM how odd, kawa is doing a geekhack package and orange is one of the new mystery keycap colors.

NICE TRY MR. E KAWA
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: NikoGasm on Thu, 25 October 2012, 16:21:31
I'm as happy as a fat kid with cake. Now comes my tedious task of deciding who to send mine to.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: kmiller8 on Thu, 25 October 2012, 16:36:37
Let me help you with that task Niko :-*
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Alessandro on Thu, 25 October 2012, 16:40:18
I'll be happy to help too! :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 16:45:22
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM how odd, kawa is doing a geekhack package and orange is one of the new mystery keycap colors.

NICE TRY MR. E KAWA

Heehee, mister e.

Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 25 October 2012, 16:53:05
Wow!  I thought this thread was dead since no one posted about receiving mystery keycaps for a while, and now there is a new one?! 

That arrow cluster looks really good!  But it would be impossible to collect/trade to get 4 of these for a arrow cluster.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 25 October 2012, 17:13:01
^ Impossible, says the man with $250 in his avatar.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 25 October 2012, 17:29:35
hey, I didn't pay $250 for my Cherry red Esc.  Someone else did.  But I guess if there is a will, there is a way.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 25 October 2012, 17:40:34
lol if someone wants a cluster of mystery key caps bad enough they will pay whatever for them :))
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 25 October 2012, 17:55:18
lol if someone wants a cluster of mystery key caps bad enough they will pay whatever for them :))

Pretty sure DanGWanG could make a cluster of them. He got one from someone (himself), then demik sent the rest of his to Dan. So Dan should have like 8 total of the original blue ones. Unless he sent some of them out, but this thread went cold after that.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 25 October 2012, 18:10:44
Hey Dan! I'd like a blue one please :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 25 October 2012, 18:16:02
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM how odd, kawa is doing a geekhack package and orange is one of the new mystery keycap colors.

NICE TRY MR. E KAWA



Heehee, mister e.



First use of "Mr. E. Kawa" here:
Mr. E. Kawa
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: whiskerBox on Thu, 25 October 2012, 19:19:32
hey, I didn't pay $250 for my Cherry red Esc.  Someone else did.  But I guess if there is a will, there is a way.

How much did you pay for the MX5000? :p
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hashbaz on Thu, 25 October 2012, 19:26:42
hey, I didn't pay $250 for my Cherry red Esc.  Someone else did.  But I guess if there is a will, there is a way.

How much did you pay for the MX5000? :p

I bet it was over $MX9000.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: DanGWanG on Thu, 25 October 2012, 19:28:14
lol if someone wants a cluster of mystery key caps bad enough they will pay whatever for them :))

Pretty sure DanGWanG could make a cluster of them. He got one from someone (himself), then demik sent the rest of his to Dan. So Dan should have like 8 total of the original blue ones. Unless he sent some of them out, but this thread went cold after that.

Haha!  I was just trolling >_>  I didn't snipe all of them!  No conspiracies here....
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 25 October 2012, 19:28:35
How much did you pay for the MX5000? :p

Too much...  But I love it!  I use it everyday.  Now, if I could have the mystery arrow cluster on my MX5000....
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 25 October 2012, 19:29:38
Haha!  I was just trolling >_>  I didn't snipe all of them!  No conspiracies here....

Where have they gone?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 25 October 2012, 19:52:06
Has the mystery begun again?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SmallFry on Thu, 25 October 2012, 20:17:57
NO! There is no mystery CLiB... Kawa keeps sending them you dummy! :P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Munzter on Thu, 25 October 2012, 20:38:43
how does one become a deserving member for consideration of these mystery keys? 
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 20:46:13
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM how odd, kawa is doing a geekhack package and orange is one of the new mystery keycap colors.

NICE TRY MR. E KAWA



Heehee, mister e.



First use of "Mr. E. Kawa" here:
Mr. E. Kawa

I'm assuming you have an AF cap?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 25 October 2012, 20:57:46
I still never got a blue one... wanted one :P These ones look good too
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 25 October 2012, 21:24:47
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM how odd, kawa is doing a geekhack package and orange is one of the new mystery keycap colors.

NICE TRY MR. E KAWA



Heehee, mister e.



First use of "Mr. E. Kawa" here:
Mr. E. Kawa

I'm assuming you have an AF cap?

If you mean me, no, I don't have one. But I have been following this thread since it's beginning, when dorkvader (red dvorak) received his and posted about it. demik has one.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Beast on Thu, 25 October 2012, 21:27:37
I'll be getting the mystery caps next (after tjcaustin), who wants them that doesn't have one?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 25 October 2012, 21:30:41
I'll be getting the mystery caps next (after tjcaustin), who wants them that doesn't have one?

orly?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 21:31:01
Nono, I did it different.

I'm mailing one to four different people because I'm odd.  That's why I was asking if the fellow Texican had one (check your PMs).
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: kmiller8 on Thu, 25 October 2012, 21:35:44
Nono, I did it different.

I'm mailing one to four different people because I'm odd.  That's why I was asking if the fellow Texican had one (check your PMs).

Show your bordering state Louisiana some lovin' ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Beast on Thu, 25 October 2012, 21:37:19
Nono, I did it different.

I'm mailing one to four different people because I'm odd.  That's why I was asking if the fellow Texican had one (check your PMs).

Sweet I thought I would have to pass on the other 3 caps
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 21:38:31
Nono, I did it different.

I'm mailing one to four different people because I'm odd.  That's why I was asking if the fellow Texican had one (check your PMs).

Show your bordering state Louisiana some lovin' ;)

I have one more person I'm waiting to verify if they own an AF or not, if they don't expect a PM from me.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 25 October 2012, 21:48:48
I have neither.  Just sayin ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Thu, 25 October 2012, 21:49:32
Nono, I did it different.

I'm mailing one to four different people because I'm odd.  That's why I was asking if the fellow Texican had one (check your PMs).

but then you're not following directions and risking kawa not doing this anymore.

don't be THAT guy that ruins it for everybody
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: NikoGasm on Thu, 25 October 2012, 21:51:42
I'm mailing one to four different people because I'm odd.  That's why I was asking if the fellow Texican had one (check your PMs).

Yeah, I'm doing it the same way. I've already decided 2/3 recipients. Still working on picking the third and final.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Thu, 25 October 2012, 21:54:55
holy **** you guys can't read can you?

get one, pass it along. not "send these to your friends"

if that was it, i would have done the same thing. but no, WITHOUT RULES WE HAVE ANARCHY.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:01:38
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!!

Other than that, I've got a whole lot of nothing.

Well, besides the actual instructions which don't mention sending the rest to one person to do the same daisy chain thing -
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/johnjohns0n/3682A296-BF15-4451-9B11-DB456E7CD702-14378-00000E21AF82C7F7.jpg)

As I've mentioned, I'm taking one and sending the rest to people that do not have the AF key.  Would you like one?  You'll have to three-way spaghetti arm wrestle for it if Kelly ends up having an AF key, but yeah.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: whiskerBox on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:05:20
So I guess we have different interpretations of what the rules mean. Let me say a few things.

1. If I picked who I wanted to send the keycaps to without trying to be fair neither of you would have gotten them.

2. What you are doing is bull****! and not fair to other members

With that I will say no more of the topic other than I DO NOT APPROVE OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING!, but I am a man of my word and will send the keycaps as promised since I didn't make the rules and it is up to interpretation.

All I know is that you could both be accepting money or trades for these keys.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:10:23
The **** are you on about?

I picked four people to send these keys to.  I said "send me an address if you don't have an AF key".  THE ****ING END

And you know what, I'm about ready to say **** it and not send it to me, because there's nothing different about the words "Take one, send the rest to people (that's multiple, as in more than one) that don't have an AF key"

Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:11:40
I guess to be fair, just like what whiskerbox is doing, the receivers of these caps should be publicly named.

Please name me.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:13:40
I have neither, if anyone feels like sending one to Australia.

@whiskerBox: Did you only get 10 as shown in your first recent picture?

And, actually the instructions last time were a bit more explicit:

Instruction:
* Take one keycap
* Mail the remaining keycaps and instruction strips to the next person of your choosing
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: whiskerBox on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:15:54
I have neither, if anyone feels like sending one to Australia.

@whiskerBox: Did you only get 10 as shown in your first recent picture?

And, actually the instructions last time were a bit more explicit:

Instruction:
* Take one keycap
* Mail the remaining keycaps and instruction strips to the next person of your choosing


^This exactly
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:18:32
Are we going off of "what happened last time" or what the instructions say to do this time?

Additionally, since what I've done is bull****, even though until now you don't know what I did, I sent a pm to kellybear and halverson because they were third and fourth to express interest in these keys (following the example you set, btw), I sent one to jd because he's a fellow Texican and it's much too big for only one cap and the_beast was the fourth just because.  I also expected niko to have picked at least one of the others that expressed interest in the cap which is why I hadn't contacted kmiller.

Now, do you want to talk **** about how I did it wrong and "got trades or money for this" or can we be grown ups again?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:19:02
I have neither, if anyone feels like sending one to Australia.

@whiskerBox: Did you only get 10 as shown in your first recent picture?

And, actually the instructions last time were a bit more explicit:

Instruction:
* Take one keycap
* Mail the remaining keycaps and instruction strips to the next person of your choosing


^This exactly

Except you didn't do that.  Nor do the current instructions mention doing that.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SmallFry on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:21:25
So yeah they are row r4 too bad I can't keep 4 of them lol

Show Image
(http://i1228.photobucket.com/albums/ee451/johnjohns0n/B07AD671-EF74-43B1-B920-2A28E7F7B8CA-14614-00000EC6F1B3B58D.jpg?t=1351175059)


I was thinking about how to do this fairly, so I selected the first two people that responded to the thread that were eligible (i.e. don't have a blue one).

That means that I will send 5 (1 to keep , 4 to give) to tjcaustin and 4 (1 to keep , 3 to give) to nikogasm

That's how I understand the rules of the game from the little piece of paper, so now you can bother these two for the next round of distribution.

Still waiting on addresses from: tjcausting and nikogasm
Just a quick thought to maybe equalize the profile a little bit...since an MX stem is symetrical and the logo (this time) is symetrical, flip the top arrow key 180 degrees. Preferably for our viewing pleasure. :P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Shadovved on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:27:31
You can send one to Singapore! I can pay the shipping if you want!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: whiskerBox on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:34:31
I never specifically said that "You" personally were accepting cash or trade, I just said you "COULD". Frankly it doesn't matter what I think. I will send the keys as previously stated even though I don't necessarily agree with your distribution methods. You are correct in your assumption that the instructions are indeed ambiguous. So do as you please and let our peers be the judge of what is right and wrong in this situation.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:36:11
Oi...kids these days.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:41:35
I'm pissed off about this.  I followed the instructions posted for this cap to the letter "take one, send the rest to other people that don't have an AF cap" and I'm told I'm doing it wrong.  People >1 person, how is there room for interpretation there, especially when whisker's chose two people instead of one person and didn't get this backlash?

I explain how I came to my decision(picking people that expressed interest in this thread, plus one random), which I think followed whisker's model rather well and I'm essentially told that I'm still wrong and that everyone thinks I'm wrong.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: whiskerBox on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:45:54
Jeez you won dude let it go. It was stated in my first post that I would split it so it could get out to people faster. Also If 1 person was supposed to make all the decisions why was there a pile of instructions?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: BiNiaRiS on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:47:27
this one time in band camp, i played the trumpet.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: TheQsanity on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:48:35
Lolz
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:49:06
this one time in band camp, i played the trumpet.

Blowing your own trumpet, are you?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:50:34
this one time in band camp, i played the trumpet.

Hey man, I played trumpet... in band.   Never went to camp tho.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:51:15
It seems to come down to either one person deciding where to sent the remainder of their allocation, or one person sending the remainder to someone else to decide i.e. one person deciding everyone who will get one, or n - 1 people deciding who will get n key caps.

By the way how many are there this time around?

I lost count of the original random single distribution of the blue ones, but it looked like about 10 were received with the instructions to distribute.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:52:38
this one time in band camp, i played the trumpet.
I played baritone.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: kmiller8 on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:53:41
this one time in band camp, i played the trumpet.

Tuba player here!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:54:29
I played keyboard ;D :p
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MMB on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:55:57
Hook me up with one, somebody :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:57:57
I played the triangle.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 25 October 2012, 22:58:34
Last time there were dozens of them sent out - if the first pic of the new one shows all of them, there could be another batch coming soon.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Thu, 25 October 2012, 23:00:35
this one time in band camp, i played the trumpet.

Only 1 time?? You got kicked out of the band didn't you?  :p
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 23:03:45
this one time in band camp, i played the trumpet.

Tuba player here!

Bass clef, represent!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 23:06:42
this one time in band camp, i played the trumpet.

Only 1 time?? You got kicked out of the band didn't you?  :p
They realized he wasn't in the band to get chicks.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Thu, 25 October 2012, 23:29:41
Woah...


[attachimg=1]
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Dabboo on Thu, 25 October 2012, 23:39:20
Woah...


(Attachment Link)

Holy crap. I never even noticed that! Now I feel like an idiot.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 25 October 2012, 23:41:14
Mind blownish
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 26 October 2012, 00:32:27
He only noticed because he designed them. Yes, I said it. J'accuse!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: danielucf on Fri, 26 October 2012, 02:09:18
No mystery caps here (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=36852.0), just sayin
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: NikoGasm on Fri, 26 October 2012, 02:27:23
Ohp, sorry, I guess I did miss that rule, guys. I'll do it the intended way then and send the rest of my three along to kmiller8, as he was the first to respond to my post and he did not have one of the blue caps.

I apologize, I didn't realize I was doing it wrong.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 26 October 2012, 03:17:37
There is no wrong or right way to do it. Just distribute them as you see fit, as per the instructions. With the original blue keycap, we didn't even know for sure that more than one person was involved for the longest time. demik was the one who let that cat out of the bag, here (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33029.msg655650#msg655650). Then, as far as I can tell, demik claimed to be sending the rest of them to DanGWanG, who had already received a mystery keycap. So really, who was it that ruined the spirit and intent of this? Whatever happened to them once they left demik's hands remains a mystery, as no one else posted here that they received any, until the new ones showed up. Transparency of who was doing what with them was never a requirement, as it was supposed to be a secret.

If you doubt my words, read through every post in this thread.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Alessandro on Fri, 26 October 2012, 03:50:56
I want one! I don't have a blue one either! Help me kmiller8! D:
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: laffindude on Fri, 26 October 2012, 05:20:53
This still going? Gotten kinda boring ;o Not sure I understand the appeal of the mystery key either.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 26 October 2012, 07:49:42
This still going? Gotten kinda boring ;o Not sure I understand the appeal of the mystery key either.
The appeal is that some people want to be a part of the mystery.

Fools...  :p
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 26 October 2012, 07:59:49
Not everyone.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 26 October 2012, 08:01:53
You're right... I'm no fool.

Then I recall the fact that I paid $200 for a single keycap once...

Maybe I am a fool...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Acetrak on Fri, 26 October 2012, 08:15:48
I played the triangle.

Triangle's no joke bro, I played percussion and that was my shiz
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 26 October 2012, 08:19:20
I played the triangle.

Triangle's no joke bro, I played percussion and that was my shiz

I played this thing:

(http://www.musicalinstrumenthaven.com/ProductImages/BariSax%20BS509%20MD.jpg)

Marching with this thing sucked ass...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Acetrak on Fri, 26 October 2012, 08:27:38
I played the triangle.

Triangle's no joke bro, I played percussion and that was my shiz

I played this thing:

Show Image
(http://www.musicalinstrumenthaven.com/ProductImages/BariSax%20BS509%20MD.jpg)


Marching with this thing sucked ass...

I feel you bro, in high school I marched with these...

(http://www.randallmay.com/images_products/tenor_carrier2_lg.jpg)

Dem traps. Anyways, mystery caps look dope. Spread the love in however you interpret the instructions  :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: TheQsanity on Fri, 26 October 2012, 10:55:03
OMG, I know! It sucks!!!... I played this:

(http://sander.landofsand.com/images_new/blank.png)
Yes, it is an Air Guitar.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 26 October 2012, 12:01:02
Yes, it is an Air Guitar.

Lmao...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: whiskerBox on Fri, 26 October 2012, 14:15:09
Sent the caps out today :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Alessandro on Fri, 26 October 2012, 14:30:23
I will be getting the 3 after NikoGasm and because I don't have much time, when my cakes are released, 3 of the orders will also contain a mystery keycap!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Fri, 26 October 2012, 14:36:05
Dear mystery key person (mkawa) I would be happy to include mystery keys in techkeys orders as well.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Fri, 26 October 2012, 14:37:28
I bet it's actually this guy here^^
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 26 October 2012, 14:49:17
I bet it's actually this guy here^^

Been saying that for a while, though he denies it.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 26 October 2012, 14:53:55
Did we suggest CC yet? He may be the culprit!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: nokcha on Fri, 26 October 2012, 15:03:15
Wasn't it ripster last time?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: kmiller8 on Fri, 26 October 2012, 15:25:00
I want one! I don't have a blue one either! Help me kmiller8! D:

I will be getting the 3 after NikoGasm and because I don't have much time, when my cakes are released, 3 of the orders will also contain a mystery keycap!

I work in mysterious ways :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Fri, 26 October 2012, 15:31:49
its obviously a kawa x boiler collabo

Wasn't it ripster last time?

i've said it before.

it's anonymous, so it can't be ripster.

ripster needs praise for his pathetic little ego when he does anything.

like he'd pass up the opportunity of noobs kissing his ass to do something for GH.

i mean, you've been here long enough. when has ripster done something and not wanted praise or told everybody how great he is for doing something?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Fri, 26 October 2012, 15:35:02
I don't have the patience to pull something like this off.  I also don't live in Cali where all these came from....HASHBAZ
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Fri, 26 October 2012, 15:46:52
its obviously a kawa x boiler collabo

Wasn't it ripster last time?

i've said it before.

it's anonymous, so it can't be ripster.

ripster needs praise for his pathetic little ego when he does anything.

like he'd pass up the opportunity of noobs kissing his ass to do something for GH.

i mean, you've been here long enough. when has ripster done something and not wanted praise or told everybody how great he is for doing something?

Maybe because ripster is no longer here, he does this anonymously so he knows secretly everyone who has one of these keycaps owes him something. 

Anyhow, the new mystery keycap design look similar to yet very different than the first one.  They both have seemingly random geometric shapes.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Fri, 26 October 2012, 15:55:20
hahahahahahahahahaha

you're funny lit.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hashbaz on Fri, 26 October 2012, 16:15:00
I don't have the patience to pull something like this off.  I also don't live in Cali where all these came from....HASHBAZ

How dare you sir!

(http://mimg.ugo.com/201001/35519/clear-and-present-danger-quote.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 26 October 2012, 21:18:20
Again...CC is in Cali too!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Fri, 26 October 2012, 22:06:12
California may be a diversion.  Well, actually I think they are all diversions.  A lot of the packages that people received were sent from all over north America.  And this one that Whiskerbox received actually have a $0.00 stamp on it.  Like, WTF is that?  Who can mail stuff with a $0.00 stamp?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: whiskerBox on Fri, 26 October 2012, 22:10:14
The $0.00 stamp was from mobile, al. and the zipcode on the package was crossed out and the correct one was written in sharpie. So whoever sent the package sent it to my old address or at least my old zipcode.  I think the stamp was a redirect or something.
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: whiskerBox on Sat, 27 October 2012, 00:40:02
I will be getting the 3 after NikoGasm and because I don't have much time, when my cakes are released, 3 of the orders will also contain a mystery keycap!

Wow, I think I would have done a better service to the community if I just smashed them all with a hammer.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Halverson on Sat, 27 October 2012, 00:42:54
I will be getting the 3 after NikoGasm and because I don't have much time, when my cakes are released, 3 of the orders will also contain a mystery keycap!

Wow, I think I would have done a better service to the community if I just smashed them all with a hammer.

/hug It'll be alright mang
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SmallFry on Sat, 27 October 2012, 00:51:47
Ya alright there Whiskers? *slowly takes the hammer*
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 27 October 2012, 00:55:13
it's obviously papachiquita.

think about it.

he's a teenager. so he has a ton more time than all of us.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: NikoGasm on Sat, 27 October 2012, 01:47:02
I will be getting the 3 after NikoGasm and because I don't have much time, when my cakes are released, 3 of the orders will also contain a mystery keycap!

Wow, I think I would have done a better service to the community if I just smashed them all with a hammer.

Look dude, I was gonna do it my way and everyone got mad. So I decided to do it your way but it doesn't seem like that's the proper solution either. I don't know how to win. :|
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sherryton on Sat, 27 October 2012, 02:24:08
I will be getting the 3 after NikoGasm and because I don't have much time, when my cakes are released, 3 of the orders will also contain a mystery keycap!


Wow, I think I would have done a better service to the community if I just smashed them all with a hammer.

Look dude, I was gonna do it my way and everyone got mad. So I decided to do it your way but it doesn't seem like that's the proper solution either. I don't know how to win. :|

He's talking about how Alessandro is sending it to three of his customers which is clearly unfair.  He's not talking about you.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: NikoGasm on Sat, 27 October 2012, 03:17:45
He's talking about how Alessandro is sending it to three of his customers which is clearly unfair.  He's not talking about you.

I was getting really frustrated, haha. But that makes a lot of sense, I just derped and misinterpreted. Thanks for clearing that up.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Sat, 27 October 2012, 03:21:08
Buy Giga pudding keycap, get free mystery keycap!

(http://blogs.colette.fr/juliendavid/files/2009/11/pudding3.jpghttp://blogs.colette.fr/juliendavid/files/2009/11/pudding3.jpg)

Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Halverson on Sat, 27 October 2012, 03:40:05
Must find giga pudding, nom nom nom
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Sat, 27 October 2012, 03:45:06
Okay, I call dibs for running a Giga pudding keycap group buy and the Giga pudding keycap design and color combo and idea.  All mine! Muhahahaha!
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Halverson on Sat, 27 October 2012, 03:46:10
You can have the caps! I just want some pudding! Unless...edible caps?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Alessandro on Sat, 27 October 2012, 05:21:00
Alright! Jeez! Someone just tell me what to do with the damn things when I get them, this mystery crap does get annoying when people start whining.

So who wants one?

Edit: Don't bother sending them to me Niko if you haven't already, I can't find the time to send 3 back to various places in the US, that's why I was going to include them with orders.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: epicsilas on Sat, 27 October 2012, 10:39:02
I don't have a blue keycap, but I'd love one of these. Looks very nice. :)
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Sat, 27 October 2012, 15:04:12
You'll have participate in a lot of group buys either that or be very active in Classifieds just to get your name and address out there.  Good luck! =)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tsangan on Sat, 27 October 2012, 15:58:21
Alright! Jeez! Someone just tell me what to do with the damn things when I get them, this mystery crap does get annoying when people start whining.

So who wants one?

Edit: Don't bother sending them to me Niko if you haven't already, I can't find the time to send 3 back to various places in the US, that's why I was going to include them with orders.
You honestly think that's fair?

The reason why people don't think is fair is this. So far it seems like these keycaps are random and now in order to get these next 3 one MUST have to have purchased something from YOU

This either A. promotes your own product, forces someone to buy one of your keys if they want a chance to get this key or B. theres no way they can get one since they have to purchase one of your keys.

I completely understand the lack of time, but if you have time to ship out other items I don't think 3 additional package should be that troublesome.

People aren't whining they just see the flaw in your method that's all
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Alessandro on Sat, 27 October 2012, 15:59:45
Alright! Jeez! Someone just tell me what to do with the damn things when I get them, this mystery crap does get annoying when people start whining.

So who wants one?

Edit: Don't bother sending them to me Niko if you haven't already, I can't find the time to send 3 back to various places in the US, that's why I was going to include them with orders.
You honestly think that's fair?

Upon thinking, no, not really. Of course not infact!

And that is probably why I've now posted not to send them to me because I wouldn't have the time otherwise. Make of it what you will.

I really just hope that Niko has read this before he shipped them. I didn't think me saying that would make such an uproar. I apologise for that, and if they are on the way too me, they may just be with me a bit longer until I find the time to get them to someone who wants them. Is that fair?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Sat, 27 October 2012, 16:00:27
Does it matter if it doesn't end up with someone that owns a blue cap as well?  JD made a good point earlier about how this originally had absolutely zero transparency and flowed fine and now that people are saying where the caps are going, the storm waters are a risin'.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: dc on Sat, 27 October 2012, 16:43:16
I don't know how the first one worked, but why is everyone in such a rush to distribute all of these?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tsangan on Sat, 27 October 2012, 16:44:42

Upon thinking, no, not really. Of course not infact!

And that is probably why I've now posted not to send them to me because I wouldn't have the time otherwise. Make of it what you will.

I really just hope that Niko has read this before he shipped them. I didn't think me saying that would make such an uproar. I apologise for that, and if they are on the way too me, they may just be with me a bit longer until I find the time to get them to someone who wants them. Is that fair?
If you do get it, take your time no one expects you to drop everything you're doing for this haha
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: NikoGasm on Sat, 27 October 2012, 16:53:50
Alessandro, I have not even received mine yet, haha. But if you're not comfortable taking on the caps then that's fine, I'm sure there are plenty of others who wouldn't mind it at all.

I feel bad for making this such a fiasco. These are supposed to be a fun little deal, but the second series has just become drama.
If Alessandro does not want to take the three caps on then I'm going to silently1 send them to someone within this thread that did not receive the first cap.

1 I'm not going to publicly announce who will get it. I'd like for this to just continue on without any more disturbances. Simply get your keys and pass them along.

I feel like the recent events here may prevent a third series of mystery caps.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Alessandro on Sat, 27 October 2012, 17:10:16
May I also apologise for causing what seems to be an uproar among many others. As much as I would like to have one of these, I'm sure there are others who want it more.

Please do that Niko, that's wonderful. :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 27 October 2012, 17:21:26
Alessandro, I have not even received mine yet, haha. But if you're not comfortable taking on the caps then that's fine, I'm sure there are plenty of others who wouldn't mind it at all.

I feel bad for making this such a fiasco. These are supposed to be a fun little deal, but the second series has just become drama.
If Alessandro does not want to take the three caps on then I'm going to silently1 send them to someone within this thread that did not receive the first cap.

1 I'm not going to publicly announce who will get it. I'd like for this to just continue on without any more disturbances. Simply get your keys and pass them along.

I feel like the recent events here may prevent a third series of mystery caps.

This has echos of the first mystery cap, where it seems that no-one who received one was expecting one, and no-one knew who was going to get one next.

Indeed at this point we do not know how many caps there are in round two.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hashbaz on Sat, 27 October 2012, 17:41:29
Whatever else the KoM is supposed to be, I think it should at least be fun.  Let's be cool and not jump on each other.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Sat, 27 October 2012, 17:45:28
What if who we're jumping on is a trampoline?!?!?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 27 October 2012, 17:50:57
do you know them enough to call them a tramp?

stop jumping to conclusions!
(http://i49.tinypic.com/34orjp0.jpg)

i made a funny
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Sat, 27 October 2012, 17:56:12
Then, I'll call them a jumpoline!

(See, told you.  Awesome)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 27 October 2012, 17:58:27
why is it that links hardly ever work on this site now?

so many broken links
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Sat, 27 October 2012, 18:00:52
Same reason there are so many messed up quotes... PEBKAC.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Beast on Sat, 27 October 2012, 18:01:10
Attachements almost never work for me :'(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: TheQsanity on Sat, 27 October 2012, 18:02:57
30 pages haha. If one person is behind this. I am impressed.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Sat, 27 October 2012, 18:05:22
Whatever else the KoM is supposed to be, I think it should at least be fun.  Let's be cool and not jump on each other.

Group buy hug in the name of KoM!

(http://www.2kgs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/group-hug.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Sat, 27 October 2012, 18:15:18
Same reason there are so many messed up quotes... PEBKAC.

Oooo

/water for burn  (:P)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 27 October 2012, 18:17:30
Same reason there are so many messed up quotes... PEBKAC.

now try it in english, nerd.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Sat, 27 October 2012, 18:22:41
PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: TheQsanity on Sat, 27 October 2012, 18:26:46
PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
lolz
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: i3oilermaker on Sat, 27 October 2012, 18:32:31
Back in the day when I worked in tech support we used to use PEBKAC and UTS (User Too Stupid) as code words between nerds to explain the root cause of a problem.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SmallFry on Sat, 27 October 2012, 18:34:15
HAHAHAHAH!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Sat, 27 October 2012, 18:38:32
PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

jokes on him, im standing.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Sat, 27 October 2012, 18:47:11
I.D. Ten-T error, then
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: CKTofu on Sat, 27 October 2012, 19:24:30
I.D. Ten-T error, then

I'd just use Layer 8, myself.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Sat, 27 October 2012, 20:35:19
I'd just use Layer 8, myself.

That's because you're a networking type. ;D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: laffindude on Sun, 28 October 2012, 00:11:42
People getting all SRS over pieces of plastic... I don't understand GH anymore.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 28 October 2012, 00:13:31
That's how it's been for a while
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 28 October 2012, 03:23:10
Doesn't look like it is going to change any time soon either ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MissMurd3r84 on Sun, 28 October 2012, 07:38:37
Dang, I really like the orange/black one but I'm in Australia, have any mystery caps been sent to Aus at all?

I didn't get a blue one.

It would be nice if a few were sent to someone to distribute in Australia :)
I doubt they'd ever make it here. Nothing good ever does :(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: shibbyllama889 on Sun, 28 October 2012, 12:20:29
PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

I'm partial to PICNIC. Problem in chair not in computer.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Zehkul on Sun, 28 October 2012, 19:07:56
This is still going on? Lol!

Second one looks much better than the first one, imo. This way of distributing is rather fun, too, it would be more fun though if we knew who’s behind it (the joke is getting old, really), and what the key’s supposed to mean.
Few Europeans in this… o.o
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 28 October 2012, 19:35:54
I wonder how many there are ultimately going to be.

And whether they will all fit together into some big design.

Possibly not, as the second one is only supposed to be sent to people who did not receive the first one.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: ryan92084 on Wed, 31 October 2012, 17:15:12
I wonder if I'll ever get one
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: kmiller8 on Thu, 01 November 2012, 18:13:05
(http://i.imgur.com/oDc4Tl.jpg) (http://imgur.com/oDc4T.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/pRSj4l.jpg) (http://imgur.com/pRSj4.jpg)

Thanks tj :-*
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 01 November 2012, 20:29:14
^ Once again your avatar's face reflects your reaction :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 02 November 2012, 10:05:28
I guess I'm in on the joke now...

(http://i.imgur.com/s623P.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Bry on Fri, 02 November 2012, 11:32:43
this one time in band camp, i played the trumpet.

Hey man, I played trumpet... in band.   Never went to camp tho.

Me too!


Also, I know who sent these. This person admitted it with several pieces of photo evidence (which also served to prove the adorableness of his cat) somewhere on the internet in a public thread. I won't say who though, because that would ruin the fun of watching you all squirm :P

My only regret is not having my address in this legendary person's address book T.T
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hashbaz on Fri, 02 November 2012, 23:59:25
lol do you mean ripster?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 03 November 2012, 00:14:17
he has claimed to have sent them several times. however, he has not presented any evidence that corroborates this story, and i can think of several reasons offhand why it is highly unlikely that the culprit is him.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Sat, 03 November 2012, 00:16:49
Because it's you...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: WRXChris on Sat, 03 November 2012, 00:16:55
and i can think of several reasons offhand why it is highly unlikely that the culprit is him.

well of course you can, mystery kawa!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 03 November 2012, 00:18:16
:/
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Sat, 03 November 2012, 00:18:53
You kinda walked into that one, sir.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 03 November 2012, 02:24:04
The suspense is boring me ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Bry on Sat, 03 November 2012, 15:37:58
The suspense is boring me ;)

Haha

Like I said, I'm not going to say who. But the evidence is out there if you look hard enough.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Sun, 04 November 2012, 02:50:44
Who is it, Bry?  Tell us now!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Sun, 04 November 2012, 12:14:02
Yes, Bryan.  Please do share.  Someone with a cat?  Is it ripster, whiskerbox, etc?   :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 04 November 2012, 12:15:58
I stopped following this thread but now I'm interested again :\ tell us! Don't make us work hard qq
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Sun, 04 November 2012, 14:10:11
So, there are more of the first mystery keycaps in circulation.  We went to SP yesterday for our meet up.  In our goodie bags, we each received a blue mystery keycap.  I have 2 of them now.  Anyone want to trade your orange/black mystery keycap for one of my blue ones?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Sun, 04 November 2012, 14:14:39
I still want a blue one >=(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: gimpster on Tue, 06 November 2012, 10:58:38
So, there are more of the first mystery keycaps in circulation.  We went to SP yesterday for our meet up.  In our goodie bags, we each received a blue mystery keycap.  I have 2 of them now.  Anyone want to trade your orange/black mystery keycap for one of my blue ones?

+1 I'm willing to trade one of my blue mystery caps for one of your orange mystery caps.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Dgsbllx on Tue, 06 November 2012, 11:03:01
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: clickclack on Tue, 06 November 2012, 14:32:58
Yes, Bryan.  Please do share.  Someone with a cat?  Is it ripster, whiskerbox, etc?   :)

Silly reaper. Ripster is a dog person and whiskerbox IS a cat! Cats can't mail items. srsly

(incoming cat lovers... "Sure they can and they can lick their asses while flying the space shuttle". Incredible creatures, these cats)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: The_Ed on Tue, 06 November 2012, 14:44:01
(http://www.troll.me/images/lonarrr/tastes-like-chicken.jpg)
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: whiskerBox on Tue, 06 November 2012, 17:25:45
It's ripster picture evidence provided
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Tue, 06 November 2012, 21:53:52
Silly reaper. Ripster is a dog person and whiskerbox IS a cat! Cats can't mail items. srsly
(incoming cat lovers... "Sure they can and they can lick their asses while flying the space shuttle". Incredible creatures, these cats)


Really?  I thought he has at least one cat. lol  Oh well, I heard demik just got some kittens also so it might be him!  ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AriesX on Sun, 11 November 2012, 00:58:51
so im fairly new to the community, and i was wondering if there is a screw loose in ripsters head? i checked out his subreddit and all he does is ***** and moan about geekhack.. why does he have such a vendetta against this website?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Sun, 11 November 2012, 01:11:58
At one time, he was a valued member of this community. He contributed greatly to the wiki, and to overall knowledge and Keyboard Science. He tried to help n00bs, without making them feel like idiots for asking questions. He considered himself to be the #1 Keyboard Expert on the Planet.

Then something happened, and I'm not sure quite what it was. He had arguments with some members, and got himself banned for a short time. When he came back, he quickly evolved into nothing but a troll. Got himself permanently banned from GH. Then the R00tW0RM incident took down GH, and we all found temporary refuge on Deskthority, until iMav, mkawa, and the other admins could get the site rebuilt. Big thanks to webwit for allowing us to camp there, now that I mention it. While there, ripster got himself banned from DT, as well. Now he has resigned himself to Reddit, and still holds a grudge, as you say.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AriesX on Sun, 11 November 2012, 01:16:22
Thanks for the thorough explanation! It's a bit strange to me that all he is bad mouth this place but yet he seems to monitor this site like its his job
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Sun, 02 December 2012, 17:44:45
what happened to those mystery keycaps that whiskerbox sent out?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Sun, 02 December 2012, 17:54:22
whiskerBox sent 5 to tjcaustin and 4 to NikoGasm. I got one from tjcaustin, and, I'm guessing here, so did The_Beast, kmiller8, and kellybear. I think NikoGasm was sending 3 to Alessandro, but I lost the thread after that.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 02 December 2012, 17:56:44
For a second there I thought someone was going to say they received a round 3 mystery kawa keycap.
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Halverson on Sun, 02 December 2012, 17:59:48
I have one mystery cap, from round 2
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: BlindRAGE606 on Sun, 02 December 2012, 18:47:05
OK, it was me guys.

Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: AKIMbO on Sun, 02 December 2012, 18:49:46
^Don't play....everyone knows it was Mkawa.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Sun, 02 December 2012, 18:56:22
^ Nope. i3oilermaker.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Sun, 02 December 2012, 20:58:26

^ Nope. i3oilermaker.

^ Nope, it's jdcarpe!  :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sherryton on Mon, 03 December 2012, 00:14:51
^ Nope, it's reaper
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: iArson on Mon, 03 December 2012, 04:48:28
What if it was Santa...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: nullstring on Mon, 03 December 2012, 05:14:25
do you know them enough to call them a tramp?

stop jumping to conclusions!
Show Image
(http://i49.tinypic.com/34orjp0.jpg)


i made a funny

=D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: litster on Thu, 07 February 2013, 01:13:16
Looks like it crossed the pond...

http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/who-sent-me-this-random-keycap-t5024.html
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 07 February 2013, 01:51:53
lol at them guessing when we already know it's mkawa
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Thu, 07 February 2013, 02:10:47
i don't speak european
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 07 February 2013, 03:13:36
English is probably the most common European language?
Title: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Halverson on Thu, 07 February 2013, 03:31:41
English is probably the most common European language?

mkawa no speaky da english! :p
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 07 February 2013, 03:59:56
I see - he uses Google Translate when posting here.  OK.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Thu, 07 February 2013, 08:45:51
The only thing that I actually care about when it comes to these is why the people that get them are chosen.
I enjoy that I got the white on blue one, but am wondering what I did right/wrong to not deserve the second one =p.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: alaricljs on Thu, 07 February 2013, 09:52:04
If I recall correctly, people who were picked to help distribute the 2nd one were given explicit instructions to distribute to people that did not receive the 1st one.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Glissant on Thu, 07 February 2013, 10:00:12
Then I didn't receive the first one *whistle innocently*
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 07 February 2013, 13:13:46
When I saw this thread resurrected, I thought maybe there was a third one doing the rounds.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 07 February 2013, 13:26:49
Third round, but second version keycap. Seems like Europe/Asia this time?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sordna on Thu, 07 February 2013, 13:44:42
You've seen the mystery sender's twitter page, right? It was posted on DT the other day

https://twitter.com/Ey_Ef
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rknize on Thu, 07 February 2013, 13:55:36
Yeah, they started following me some time ago.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: MissMurd3r84 on Thu, 07 February 2013, 18:25:48
When I saw this thread resurrected, I thought maybe there was a third one doing the rounds.
And I bet they still won't make it to Australia if there is a third :P
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 07 February 2013, 19:28:39
I have one of the second batch :p
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Shadovved on Fri, 08 February 2013, 04:12:44
Finally the poor soul here in SG stands a chance......or do I?  :p
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: akuJIWA on Fri, 08 February 2013, 05:51:14
I don't have one yet, don't think Australia has a chance. :(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: deltr on Fri, 08 February 2013, 10:22:20
this whole thing is hilarious and amazing xD
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Jocelyn on Fri, 29 March 2013, 14:48:08
Add me to the list :)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img202/695/82236245.jpg)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: WhiteFireDragon on Fri, 29 March 2013, 15:15:58
Think of all the people you've had transactions with on here. Only someone who has your address could send it.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Fri, 29 March 2013, 17:15:47
IT REAPPEARS
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tricheboars on Fri, 29 March 2013, 17:26:07
clearly anyone who receives one is part of GeekHack's A-Team of Keyboard Badasses.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: tjcaustin on Fri, 29 March 2013, 21:47:49
This pleases me that I'm on the A-Team. Considering my name, I call Mr. T.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hashbaz on Fri, 29 March 2013, 22:46:18
Oooh new mystery sightings?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 29 March 2013, 22:53:15
I've still not ever gotten one, though I've been getting a lot of stuff from GH'ers lately, so I don't know who has my address and who doesn't anymore.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: drdoooom on Fri, 29 March 2013, 22:54:07
this is the kind of stuff that makes this place an awesome community.

..

can i have one?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 29 March 2013, 22:59:05
Ask Mkawa. He buys them from SP. :)) 
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: inlikeflynn on Fri, 29 March 2013, 23:00:57
Ask Mkawa. He buys them from SP. :)) 

tricky kawa is your Asian Friend
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 29 March 2013, 23:02:10
<3 Kawa!
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mkawa on Fri, 29 March 2013, 23:22:39
hmm, i wonder if there is a klaxon-based explanation for this mysterious mystery cap..?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 29 March 2013, 23:24:02
I wonder...
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hashbaz on Fri, 29 March 2013, 23:56:41
This thread's klaxon number is 33.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Sat, 30 March 2013, 00:03:24
Reaper has my address  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Sat, 30 March 2013, 00:05:15
Reaper has my address  ::)


I don't think I'm the only one with your address.  :-*
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: mmmty on Sat, 30 March 2013, 00:42:17
But you're the only one who can do it. You and your accomplices. It makes sense now.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Sifo on Sat, 30 March 2013, 01:16:26
I still want a blue one :(
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Sun, 31 March 2013, 23:16:07
But you're the only one who can do it. You and your accomplices. It makes sense now.


Yes...  accomplices.  ;)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Halverson on Sun, 31 March 2013, 23:17:02
A blue one would match my mystery version 2 nicely :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: leesofi on Mon, 01 April 2013, 01:12:07
i have one, i got long months ago.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: numerus on Mon, 01 April 2013, 16:58:43
Nice Idea will like one of those ;D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Halverson on Mon, 01 April 2013, 17:27:43
i have one, i got long months ago.

Lee, your signature is filled with such beauty! Love the colours :D
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: Capitalistix on Wed, 03 April 2013, 00:33:22
I can't believe this is still going on and noones found out who it is yet. If bin laden were still among the living I'd say it was him sending these caps.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: TheQsanity on Wed, 03 April 2013, 23:13:13
Totally not Microsoft Windows.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: sth on Wed, 03 April 2013, 23:49:03
If bin laden were still among the living I'd say it was him sending these caps.

for all we know he is... did YOU see the body?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: BiNiaRiS on Wed, 13 May 2015, 01:54:30
ok...necroing this thread because wtf.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=57985.msg1742547#msg1742547

was reaper behind this entire thing? or is that photo not yours reaper?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: demik on Wed, 13 May 2015, 02:31:25
GH's greatest mystery.

That and r00tw0rm
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: baldgye on Wed, 13 May 2015, 03:02:43
Not going to lie, when I saw this I thought it was the strange function key with the weird lines on that some times pops up in GH's banner
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 13 May 2015, 05:13:43
GH's greatest mystery.

That and r00tw0rm

And whether tp4 is a real person or an AI.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: hashbaz on Wed, 13 May 2015, 12:07:00
GH's greatest mystery.

That and r00tw0rm

And whether tp4 is a real person or an AI.

And whether GH60 will ever finish.
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: nubbinator on Wed, 13 May 2015, 18:20:25
GH's greatest mystery.

That and r00tw0rm

And whether tp4 is a real person or an AI.

And whether GH60 will ever finish.

(http://www.pinkvilla.com/files/images/get%20(4).gif)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: jdcarpe on Wed, 10 June 2015, 10:34:44
ok...necroing this thread because wtf.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=57985.msg1742547#msg1742547

was reaper behind this entire thing? or is that photo not yours reaper?

So Actuation Force (surviving members, anyway)...

Want to regale us with a tale of these Keycaps of Mystery?
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: reaper on Sat, 13 June 2015, 17:09:50
ok...necroing this thread because wtf.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=57985.msg1742547#msg1742547 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=57985.msg1742547#msg1742547)

was reaper behind this entire thing? or is that photo not yours reaper?


I'm taking it with me to the grave.  :)
Title: Re: Keycap of Mystery
Post by: abswyfe on Sat, 13 June 2015, 17:36:12
ok...necroing this thread because wtf.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=57985.msg1742547#msg1742547 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=57985.msg1742547#msg1742547)

was reaper behind this entire thing? or is that photo not yours reaper?


I'm taking it with me to the grave.  :)

Tehn prepare to meet your doooooom!!!