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Title: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: swill on Fri, 20 December 2013, 11:29:49
I expect that the amount someone spends on keyboards is probably somewhat directly proportional to their activity in this community.

I am going to throw this equation out there, feel free to improve it.

GH Post Count * $3 = Total spent on keyboard gear

That would put me at around $1500.  I have probably spent more than that at this point, but I am probably not the average...
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: metalliqaz on Fri, 20 December 2013, 11:31:49
More like $2, I tihnk...
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 20 December 2013, 11:32:57
I expect that the amount someone spends on keyboards is probably somewhat directly proportional to their activity in this community.

I am going to throw this equation out there, feel free to improve it.

GH Post Count * $3 = Total spent on keyboard gear

That would put me at around $1500.  I have probably spent more than that at this point, but I am probably not the average...

don't say things like that.......

/me glances at his post count
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 20 December 2013, 11:36:08
Something to do with posts per day...
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 20 December 2013, 11:37:56
This quote is relevant to this thread:

About $5.00/post. Please, no one post my total. It's too disturbing to look at.

Also this thread (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44863.0) might help your research out a little swill :D.
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Fri, 20 December 2013, 11:41:29
Something to do with posts per day...

^This. My car is worth less than my post count (in USD) so I know I never spent that much on keyboards and keyboard accessories...

Posts per day x750
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: yjfknt on Fri, 20 December 2013, 12:36:29
My ratio is much higher  :(
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: swill on Fri, 20 December 2013, 12:48:11
This quote is relevant to this thread:

About $5.00/post. Please, no one post my total. It's too disturbing to look at.

Also this thread (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44863.0) might help your research out a little swill :D.

Haha, definitely the right thread to research the validity of the ratio.  :)

Something to do with posts per day...

@jdcarpe: You think that post count per day is more relevant than total post count?  So the higher posts/day would reflect more spent?  I think Pacifist would be living on credit at this point then.  haha...  :P


I am a glutton for punishment I think.  I started out just buying keyboards and keycaps.  Now I have 5 keyboard builds in the works as well as a case design and the prototyping material is starting to get expensive.  :)  I also just got 4 more sets of keycaps too.  WHAT AM I DOING!!!

I draw the line at clacks.  I refuse to spend my hard earned money on such things.  I just have to make sure I never own one so I don't catch the bug...  :))
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: TheSoulhunter on Fri, 20 December 2013, 12:55:20
Much more I guess :X
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: ideus on Fri, 20 December 2013, 12:59:28
I am near $1 per post now. Am I cheap? Nah just have a wife who is a detailed oriented home manager.
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 20 December 2013, 13:04:22
I am near $1 per post now. Am I cheap? Nah just have a wife who is a detailed oriented home manager.

I have more than that sitting on my desk right now :(
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: ideus on Fri, 20 December 2013, 13:08:46
I am near $1 per post now. Am I cheap?

I have more than that sitting on my desk right now :(


Well, in my discharge, I should say I am not considering the boards I have already sold. Those may take my count to ~3 per post.
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: Linkbane on Fri, 20 December 2013, 13:11:17
I'm not even close, less then 35¢ per post.
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: swill on Fri, 20 December 2013, 13:18:17
I am near $1 per post now. Am I cheap? Nah just have a wife who is a detailed oriented home manager.

I have more than that sitting on my desk right now :(


Well, in my discharge, I should say I am not considering the boards I have already sold. Those may take my count to ~3 per post. My wife is not reading now... Haha!

Haha...  Awesome...
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 21 December 2013, 00:42:38
I expect that the amount someone spends on keyboards is probably somewhat directly proportional to their activity in this community.

I am going to throw this equation out there, feel free to improve it.

GH Post Count * $3 = Total spent on keyboard gear

That would put me at around $1500.  I have probably spent more than that at this point, but I am probably not the average...

don't say things like that.......

/me glances at his post count

Rowdy passes out after glimpsing his post count, and misses the rest of the thread.
Title: Re: GH Golden Ratio
Post by: Photoelectric on Sat, 21 December 2013, 00:45:34
Yikes, that would put me at ten thousand dollars...  No, I'm nowhere close to that amount.  Maybe something like a 10th of that amount.