lol few weeks back i bought a filco just to "blend" in with the crappy dell oems at my work,
it doesn't scream steal me, while im at tullys ordering a latte :-X
Do you have a cleptomanos at work?. that is bad. I only do that when the subcontractors are around.At a previous workplace of mine it was the boss that used to walk away with things.
Most people don't get mechanical keyboards.
The most common thing I hear is "you paid how much??????"
Most people don't get mechanical keyboards.
The most common thing I hear is "you paid how much??????"
Most people don't get mechanical keyboards.
The most common thing I hear is "you paid how much??????"
I'd rather not tell the price of the keyboard when people ask.
I find that a lot of women seem to really like the Poker, "it's so cute!". Sometimes people do ask where is the rest of the keyboard though.
My girl complains I spent over $1000 on keyboards and I rarely spend that much on her. I can't complain how much she spends shopping or else I'll get no happy time.
My girl complains I spent over $1000 on keyboards and I rarely spend that much on her. I can't complain how much she spends shopping or else I'll get no happy time.
My wife never complains about my strange hobbies, but then again, she got this as a souvenir from our San Francisco tripShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/GduK7.jpg)
Sometimes, you gotta do stuff like that :P
My boss was standing outside the building smoking a cigarette when he sees me walking in with my keyboard under my arm and asks "Who in the hell carries their keyboard to work?"
Honestly, I get asked a lot more questions and puzzled looks about my electronic cigarette collection. For example, below is a Provari variable voltage mod with Jonboy Lava tank.
*SNIP*
Nice collection... I never thought I'd run into a fellow vaper here, either. I'm m00nshake on ECF as well. About to hit my third year anniversary off analogs. I've got three mods now, a Darwin, a Satin Provari Mini, and a Black Provari w/ 18650 extension like the one you have in the picture. I've got five Jonboy Lava Tanks of different colors and styles, fat and skinny pawns/mings. I vape almost exlusively Ahlusion liquids now. They're the total package as an e-liquid vendor, everything from the packaging to the labels, the glass bottles, the organic flavoring, the superb taste of all of their liquids, there's just the bees knees. Good to meet you here... :)
Regarding my unicorn vomit board which has rainbow blanks - "How do you type on this??" - Every person I ever see in computer labs.
Now to figure out how to get them to stop touching the monitor when they need to show me something !!!
Regarding my unicorn vomit board which has rainbow blanks - "How do you type on this??" - Every person I ever see in computer labs.
Does anyone bring their korean custom to work?
The people that have commented actually take more notice of the rest that I got from the Beast. They ask me why my palm rest is hard, instead of the gel ones you find @ Fry's.
I've since given up on telling people how much the keyboards cost.
I have had several comments on my keyboards at work. One lady said "Boy, it sure looks like you're into those modern keyboards!" (sarcastically referring to my Model M).
Most people don't get mechanical keyboards.
The most common thing I hear is "you paid how much??????"
I'd rather not tell the price of the keyboard when people ask.
Referring to an M (or any vintage mech) "Why would you use that old thing?"
Referring to my wife "You want HOW MUCH for a keyboard?"
I also work at a tech shop, and I have to field tech related phone calls from neophytes. One of my less favorites comments is that the customer "Installed the internet", or has the operating system "Microsoft Office"
:/
On the flip side, I got a freind who works at town hall, and his office is totally geared out with the latest tech. Triple IPS monitor setup, little dangly down platform for his tower, servers on the back wall, fancy desk, and a model M hooked up to his 2000 dollar IB 2011 Windows 8 tower with a 400 dollar revodrive X2 in it XD
Referring to an M (or any vintage mech) "Why would you use that old thing?"I like it when they complain that their loaner computer didn't come with MS office, making it "useless". I took all my notes with pencil and paper, and if I brought a computer to class, I'd take them in notepad. Annotating powerpoints is as overrated as powerpoint is misused and overused. (The loaners do come with libreoffice, and a link on the desktop). Another customer couldn't find the optical drive on her loaner and send it back to get another one. The optical drive was clearly visible on the left. It wasn't even slot loading.
Referring to my wife "You want HOW MUCH for a keyboard?"
I also work at a tech shop, and I have to field tech related phone calls from neophytes. One of my less favorites comments is that the customer "Installed the internet", or has the operating system "Microsoft Office"
:/
On the flip side, I got a freind who works at town hall, and his office is totally geared out with the latest tech. Triple IPS monitor setup, little dangly down platform for his tower, servers on the back wall, fancy desk, and a model M hooked up to his 2000 dollar IB 2011 Windows 8 tower with a 400 dollar revodrive X2 in it XD
a tactile, sensual, physical experience
Never thought I'd run into a fellow Vaper here!
Never thought I'd run into a fellow Vaper here!
I do, but i'm a lightweight. I've got a couple of the metro disposables, and i'm trying to convince my wife to let me buy a basic kit (We both smoked before kids, her heavily and me a couple a day)
Regarding my unicorn vomit board which has rainbow blanks - "How do you type on this??" - Every person I ever see in computer labs.
My wife now knows how much my HHKB Pro2 was that i bought last week. Man she wont shut up about it.
"Its so ugly"
"Its stupid, why would you pay that much for less keys"
but my favorites are, and i swear to god i am almost 100% in what she actually said here
" i saw you looking at that keyboard site, you should have paid for the cheaper keyboard and got cool looking keys, i bet your jealous of those guys"
"No im not mad you spent that much, im mad because for that money spent i would have expected this awesome huge keyboard with lights and stuff"
-_-
My wife now knows how much my HHKB Pro2 was that i bought last week. Man she wont shut up about it.
"Its so ugly"
"Its stupid, why would you pay that much for less keys"
but my favorites are, and i swear to god i am almost 100% in what she actually said here
" i saw you looking at that keyboard site, you should have paid for the cheaper keyboard and got cool looking keys, i bet your jealous of those guys"
"No im not mad you spent that much, im mad because for that money spent i would have expected this awesome huge keyboard with lights and stuff"
-_-
divorce, get one
^__^
For many people, that is just not part of the equation, much like "I don't care how an internal combustion engine works, just tell me where to put in the gasoline."
My wife now knows how much my HHKB Pro2 was that i bought last week. Man she wont shut up about it.
"Its so ugly"
"Its stupid, why would you pay that much for less keys"
but my favorites are, and i swear to god i am almost 100% in what she actually said here
" i saw you looking at that keyboard site, you should have paid for the cheaper keyboard and got cool looking keys, i bet your jealous of those guys"
"No im not mad you spent that much, im mad because for that money spent i would have expected this awesome huge keyboard with lights and stuff"
-_-
My wife now knows how much my HHKB Pro2 was that i bought last week. Man she wont shut up about it.
"Its so ugly"
"Its stupid, why would you pay that much for less keys"
but my favorites are, and i swear to god i am almost 100% in what she actually said here
" i saw you looking at that keyboard site, you should have paid for the cheaper keyboard and got cool looking keys, i bet your jealous of those guys"
"No im not mad you spent that much, im mad because for that money spent i would have expected this awesome huge keyboard with lights and stuff"
-_-
My wife now knows how much my HHKB Pro2 was that i bought last week. Man she wont shut up about it.You like capacitive keyswitches, right? Grab a model F-122. It's an awesome huge keyboard, though you need to add lights and stuff.
"Its so ugly"
"Its stupid, why would you pay that much for less keys"
but my favorites are, and i swear to god i am almost 100% in what she actually said here
" i saw you looking at that keyboard site, you should have paid for the cheaper keyboard and got cool looking keys, i bet your jealous of those guys"
"No im not mad you spent that much, im mad because for that money spent i would have expected this awesome huge keyboard with lights and stuff"
-_-
Since my parents still control what I do... The worst I've gotten is "You spent $18 on that SKULL?" I LAUGHED in their face so hard that I cried. I also got called a weirdo for doing my recent Ergo Clear mod. Meh, oh well. ^-^
"No im not mad you spent that much, im mad because for that money spent i would have expected this awesome huge keyboard with lights and stuff"
Since my parents still control what I do... The worst I've gotten is "You spent $18 on that SKULL?" I LAUGHED in their face so hard that I cried. I also got called a weirdo for doing my recent Ergo Clear mod. Meh, oh well. ^-^I assume they were okay when you told them what it's now worth?
Do you have to type wearing shades?I can't see what you did there...I CAN'T SEE IT!
The Dell AT101 is not a bad board, but it gets very little respect here. I suspect that it was the "entry level" keyboard for a lot of folks here.
This other thread shows an AT101 that really is "Bad Ass"
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=36361.0 (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=36361.0)
Keep asking and maybe he will tell us what wrap he used.
Keep asking and maybe he will tell us what wrap he used.
Love my AT101's almost as much as my model M's.
People at work thing I am nuts with my expensive keyboards... until I let them use one.
Maybe a comparison to shoe prices would be in order.
Do athletes or mountain climbers buy their shoes at Wal-Mart?
(the pitfall there would be the comparison to vain rich women and boutique dress shoes, of course)
Find another example.
Just the other day a fellow co-worker commented on how colorful my keyboard was (my CM Storm QFR with all it's novelty caps) and on how old/bizarre my mouse looked (an IBM Track Point L40 mechanical trackball mouse).Maybe they were being ironic?