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Title: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: frowni on Fri, 27 December 2013, 04:52:05
Last night, i was having this lucid dream. I was at my parents house and trying to find my old keyboards when i was using as a kid. And suddenly, i found my dads old electronic typewriter, which is the first portable electronic typewriter ever..I suddenly removed one of the caps, like an instinct..and voila..cherry mx reds..i looked closer and it said Cherry MS L2 on the switch(what the hell is that hahaha)..then i woke up..
On Sunday, i'm visiting my parents and i will seriously going to remove the cap... :)
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: RESPRiT on Fri, 27 December 2013, 04:53:30
Last night I had a dream I had a HHKB, and today there was one on classifieds that I saw and was about to buy, but someone else bought it before I could :P
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: paicrai on Fri, 27 December 2013, 05:24:27
I had a super weird dream where I was in a dark room and heard the sound of MX Blues... It felt like it lasted for 5 seconds but I woke up in the morning... :(
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: RESPRiT on Fri, 27 December 2013, 05:34:58
I had a super weird dream where I was in a dark room and heard the sound of MX Blues... It felt like it lasted for 5 seconds but I woke up in the morning... :(

The sound of Blues wasn't comforting?  :))
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: iri on Fri, 27 December 2013, 05:41:07
dear OP, you may want to read this thread:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48477
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: paicrai on Fri, 27 December 2013, 06:15:14
I had a super weird dream where I was in a dark room and heard the sound of MX Blues... It felt like it lasted for 5 seconds but I woke up in the morning... :(

The sound of Blues wasn't comforting?  :))
I love the sound of blues, but WHAT a dream to have. Seeing as it lasted until morning, that means I'd imagined myself myself in a dark room with the sound of blues for hours.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: snoopy on Fri, 27 December 2013, 06:22:57
I dreamed I had clacks
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: yasuo on Fri, 27 December 2013, 06:30:54
I dreamed CM Storm make Symmetrical keyboard :-X
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: mr_a500 on Fri, 27 December 2013, 07:24:21
I've had a few dreams about keyboards.

This video gave me one nightmare:
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: vun on Fri, 27 December 2013, 08:24:23
I once dreamt I got an SSK somehow. That's the only keyboard-related dream I can remember.

It was one of those dreams where everything seems fairly normal, so after I wake up it takes a while for my brain to process that it was just a dream and that I don't actually have the thing(s) I got in the dream. That happens from time to time.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Puddsy on Fri, 27 December 2013, 10:26:48
I had a dream that I found a handarbeit in my basement.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: ideus on Fri, 27 December 2013, 11:11:12
I've had a few dreams about keyboards.

This video gave me one nightmare:


This video is super cool.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: swill on Fri, 27 December 2013, 11:15:17
I have so many build projects in the works that I do dream about keyboards.  "Oh, thats a good idea, I will have to try that..."  :P
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: demik on Fri, 27 December 2013, 13:47:40
The day that happens I'll quit life.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Input Nirvana on Sun, 29 December 2013, 12:46:06
Absolutely
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: kenmai9 on Sun, 29 December 2013, 12:51:03
I had a really quick dream that my clack that I sent to someone overseas got lost in the mail.

Actually I'm still waiting for a response whether or not they got it, so its still a possibility.

Get back to me, foo!
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Dubsgalore on Sun, 29 December 2013, 12:55:51
I do  :confused:

In most cases, I'll wake up and realize that the dream wasn't true and thus I'll become really sad, because usually in the dream something amazing happens. And waking up it isn't real so that's disappointing  :))
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: swill on Sun, 29 December 2013, 13:12:37
I have an excuse. :P I am working on a new case design so I dream about the different properties of composite materials vs metals vs plastics vs wood and so on.

X material is great, but it won't take a thread, but I can probably use a threaded insert. Y material is perfect, but it is too costly and hard to work. Etc...
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Reomero on Sun, 29 December 2013, 19:25:18
I had a dream where I became one with cupped rubber.

Although I have no $$$$ to buy a Topre board. :-\
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 29 December 2013, 19:34:49
right before I got my ergodox.. I would constantly imagine all the mods I was gonna do right before falling asleep...

Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Grim Fandango on Sun, 29 December 2013, 19:35:39
Luckily I have not.

I have dreamt about other hobbies though. Like cycling. Keyboards are something I like, can look great and are functional and all that. But they do not interest me enough to haunt me in my dreams.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: 1pq on Sun, 29 December 2013, 20:14:28
right before I got my ergodox.. I would constantly imagine all the mods I was gonna do right before falling asleep...

Why have you never posted your ergodox? Or have I just missed it?
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: yasuo on Mon, 30 December 2013, 01:59:45
right before I got my ergodox.. I would constantly imagine all the mods I was gonna do right before falling asleep...
TP4 has QFR ;D
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: 1pq on Mon, 30 December 2013, 02:04:37
right before I got my ergodox.. I would constantly imagine all the mods I was gonna do right before falling asleep...
TP4 has QFR ;D

o_0
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 30 December 2013, 03:51:28
This one time I dreamed about a candycorn space bar.  It was really nice, but I wasn't allowed to keep it.  I was trying to figure out how to package it securely so that the next person would receive it in one piece.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: snoopy on Mon, 30 December 2013, 06:47:15
This one time I dreamed about a candycorn space bar.  It was really nice, but I wasn't allowed to keep it.  I was trying to figure out how to package it securely so that the next person would receive it in one piece.

didn't you try to eat it?
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Sifo on Mon, 30 December 2013, 06:49:07
I have I think three times now had nightmares about my LZ-S being dented or scratched or falling from arms height or something and wake up with legitimate tears. Seriously... heart pounding and sweating and ****.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Glod on Mon, 30 December 2013, 12:05:12
i dont think i have ever dreamed about keyboards exactly but i do remember dreaming about soldering recently and my guess is that i was soldering a keyboard in that dream :D
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: foxer on Mon, 30 December 2013, 17:06:42
I dream about 60%. :(
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 30 December 2013, 20:35:34
This one time I dreamed about a candycorn space bar.  It was really nice, but I wasn't allowed to keep it.  I was trying to figure out how to package it securely so that the next person would receive it in one piece.

didn't you try to eat it?

No.  I was being extremely careful with it, as I was not allowed to keep it but supposed to pass it along to someone else.

It was very well made, typical of CC, and I was terrified of not packaging it properly in case it got damaged in transit.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 01 January 2014, 03:09:38
Last night in my dream, after a hockey game that I played in (in the dream) the school I was at (we were Away team) was having some sort of garage sale and I see a **** ton of keyboards. Apparently I bought a bunch of Model Ms with Greens in them for $10 each (so $20 for 208 green switches isn't too bad huh). End of dream ^_^
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Coreda on Wed, 01 January 2014, 04:49:47
I had a dream either last night or the night before related to a keyboard. It was bizarre, and the appearance of the dream was color graded with dingy blues and greens. Most times I remember such dreams but not this time. Pity, as it's the perfect thread, haha.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: MKULTRA on Wed, 01 January 2014, 08:44:54
I had a dream when I was in hs that a Cherry Corp rep came to our school and talked about a bunch of switches that didn't really exist.  The only one I remember specifically was one that had a "simulated travel distance of 21 miles"  Whatever that means.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 01 January 2014, 16:23:16
There is a Geekhack Dream Log (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48477.0) thread already.

Perhaps these threads should be merged?
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: MKULTRA on Wed, 01 January 2014, 19:50:44
There is a Geekhack Dream Log (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48477.0) thread already.

Perhaps these threads should be merged?
The dream log is different.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: mrmillsy on Wed, 08 January 2014, 04:17:29
I was told about this thread.  I had a dream about using my numpad, the night after I ordered my first mechanical keyboard - a Filco TKL.  It was horrible.

Also, since then I've noticed how often I've been using the numpad for calculations while at work.  Why didn't I wait until after the christmas break to make such a life-changing decision?

Oh well, I guess it just means that if I find it a chore I'll have to buy another keyboard.  WHAT A SHAME!
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Coreda on Wed, 08 January 2014, 05:29:55
I was told about this thread.  I had a dream about using my numpad, the night after I ordered my first mechanical keyboard - a Filco TKL.  It was horrible.

Also, since then I've noticed how often I've been using the numpad for calculations while at work.  Why didn't I wait until after the christmas break to make such a life-changing decision?

Oh well, I guess it just means that if I find it a chore I'll have to buy another keyboard.  WHAT A SHAME!

I'm sure you'll have others... oh yes... you can count on it   ;)
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 08 January 2014, 05:37:22
I was told about this thread.  I had a dream about using my numpad, the night after I ordered my first mechanical keyboard - a Filco TKL.  It was horrible.

Also, since then I've noticed how often I've been using the numpad for calculations while at work.  Why didn't I wait until after the christmas break to make such a life-changing decision?

Oh well, I guess it just means that if I find it a chore I'll have to buy another keyboard.  WHAT A SHAME!

I'm sure you'll have others... oh yes... you can count on it   ;)

You know...   The Egdx can be configured to have a Numpad layer... and it'd retain not only the ergonomic layout, but also contain many more functions... every one of which moveable and reprogrammable

AND... it saves space on your desk as you wouldn't need a separate item..(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/04a97f13.gif)
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Coreda on Wed, 08 January 2014, 05:49:28
You know...   The Egdx... *zones out*

A mod needs to give you a new tag: "Winner of The Hardest Working PR Firm Not Employed By A Company"  :D
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: swill on Wed, 08 January 2014, 10:57:56
You know...   The Egdx... *zones out*

A mod needs to give you a new tag: "Winner of The Hardest Working PR Firm Not Employed By A Company"  :D

Or just log him out and lock his account for an hour every time he mentions the Egdx...  Haha, that would be an awesome feature...
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Coreda on Fri, 10 January 2014, 19:43:26
Had another dream, two actually. I was on an fishing vessel on a stormy night, in the middle of nowhere, trying to track the location of a enemy ship with HHKB stock on board.

There were a bunch of us, everyone armed. In the cold air we finally caught sight of one and prepared to dock beside it and start our exploration of the larger ship.

We made our way across the weathered docking planks and onto the top deck, keeping our eyes open for enemies. No one is around. Suspicious we let down ropes over the side and climbed nearer the base of the vessel, avoiding being heard.

As we climbed lower an expansive all-glass windowed section of the ship came into view, and inside were large open rooms styled with mid-century interior design. Stunned I notice the rooms are all filled with nuns in black habits, lounging about in perfect silence. A creepy sensation runs over my body. From the expressions on the other crew members dangling to the left of me I could see everyone felt the same way.

Making our way back we theorize there must be multiple ships and this was just a decoy. Sometime later this was proven correct as the radar detected a similarly sized ship heading in the same direction, as well as another some distance behind it. These would be the ones we were looking for, and after preparing ourselves more fully we decided on a course of action. The shipment would be ours if nothing went horribly wrong.

The last thing I remember was standing on the deck watching the looming dark silhouette of the ship while the storm spat white foam across the bow.

I wake up, but only before briefly dreaming about another keyboard-related episode which I can't recall. 'Twas an gripping little adventure, haha.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: noisyturtle on Fri, 10 January 2014, 20:33:54
Wouldn't it be impossible to dream about keyboard use? I heard human beings couldn't read or write in dreams, it's just jibberish.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: luminor on Sun, 19 January 2014, 08:16:16
i did dream about getting the brobots and i did get them, soon...
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: epzy on Sun, 19 January 2014, 08:20:26
I had a dream about Topre a while ago, which I posted on Reddit with my old account. I actually purchased a Topre board only 2 days after that, needless to say the dream was pretty epic. ^__^
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: eddie on Sun, 19 January 2014, 08:57:31
I just woke up from a dream where there was a huge amount of topre keyboard and I was trying them out... then my cat jumped on my bed and scared me... when I was typing on an hhkb pro2 (that was purple) there were tears coming from my eyes and someone asked why and I said I was replicating the sound of the switches. That doesn't even make sense. Dreams are weird...
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: FoxWolf1 on Sun, 19 January 2014, 08:59:16
A couple of months ago, I had a dream instructing me to buy something with MX Red switches.

I've been able to resist acting on it...so far.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: moonexe on Wed, 29 January 2014, 10:42:08
I had a dream last night where I got something in the mail... Some sort of netbook with a 60% MX keyboard. :eek:
I was sad when I woke up and realized it wasn't real...
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Patchwrks on Wed, 29 January 2014, 13:16:23
i had a dream that i found a couple pink 456gt's in some old keyboard shop and picked them all up before Sifo could get any
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: billnye on Wed, 29 January 2014, 13:37:49
I had a dream that my Hyperfuse set finally came in and they were thick, doubleshot PBT. I woke up because I knew it was too good to be true!   :))
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: thesentinel on Wed, 29 January 2014, 14:47:58
Recently I went to my friends house and he said he had over 20 old keyboards. Naturally, I released many fluids and went digging in his pile for an IBM Model M.  Turns out they were all (really old) rubber domes in poor condition. But when I got home, I had a dream that each and everyone was an IBM Model M in their original packaging. Then I woke up.. very disappointed.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 29 January 2014, 23:41:45
I was dreaming about a certain yellow BroBot ...

Funny thing is it was exactly like the one I received in the mail :)
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Dubsgalore on Tue, 11 February 2014, 11:35:01
(true story:) I had a dream last night I received a Julysicle Spacebar that was for alps (so weird) and a Julysicle Right Shift...they both looked like the FN Julysicles......They were free and a surprise but I remember having to keep it a secret   :)) :))

Waking up was so depressing...
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Tue, 11 February 2014, 11:53:10
I had a dream once that my cousin vandalized a couple of tri-color CC skulls (OG, Jack-O-Lantern) by painting them with flat black paint.  Needless to say, it was a rather disturbing dream...
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Travellerr on Tue, 11 February 2014, 11:55:25
I have had dreams about keyboards, but then usually when I wake up and find out that I did not receive 2000$ for buying custom keyboards and modding parts....I usually get really cranky all morning from this.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: C5Allroad on Tue, 11 February 2014, 20:32:15
I had a dream a while ago, before I got my shine. I dreamed that I owned a storage crate with all kinds of boards, a few on display, and a dew in boxes... As I opened the door I woke up...  :(
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Hull on Tue, 11 February 2014, 20:51:35
No dreams about keyboards yet. But I do have extremely vivid sex-dreams. Needless to say, I wake up pretty darn happy sometimes.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Novus on Tue, 11 February 2014, 20:54:03
No dreams about keyboards yet. But I do have extremely vivid sex-dreams. Needless to say, I wake up pretty darn happy sometimes.

Don't you mean disappointed?
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: hwood34 on Tue, 11 February 2014, 21:28:11
I had a super weird dream where I was in a dark room and heard the sound of MX Blues... It felt like it lasted for 5 seconds but I woke up in the morning... :(

The sound of Blues wasn't comforting?  :))
Million dollar idea: Soothing Sleep Sounds 10, MX Blues edition
Now featuring three speeds: average typer, master keyboarder, and hunt-and-peck for optimal clicky relaxation
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: StylinGreymon on Wed, 12 February 2014, 02:16:22
I've been dreaming about getting my hands on Penumbra the last couple of days.
I dunno why, I usually handle waiting a little better than this.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: Pacifist on Mon, 17 February 2014, 22:56:14
I had a dream that I was typing on some white rubber domes, just the domes, nothing else, and that they felt really really good. And then I touched something similar that felt like ****. And something told me that the first thing was 55g topre and the second was 45g topre.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 22 December 2014, 21:26:32
Last night I have a dream that I was using a silver keyboard.

I was talking to someone else at the time, and surreptitiously keep trying to see what keyboard it was.

Eventually I worked out it was a VT220 keyboard that has been spray painted silver.

I was a bit disappointed that it was not an exotic mechanical keyboard.

Then I noticed the VT220 on the desk in front of me (in the dream).  It was very yellowed - I wondered briefly why no0-one had bothered to spray paint that too.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: swill on Mon, 22 December 2014, 21:40:00
It depends on the projects I have on the go at any given time.

The last couple weeks I have been dreaming about algorithms and what features make sense for an automated plate (and now case) building tool.  How do I lay out the mount holes in a layout which I am discovering on the fly?  How should I make the location of the USB opening in the case configurable, but not interfere with any mount holes?  How do I support existing case mount holes while allowing for the layout to be completely dynamic?

So not really dreams about a specific keyboard or anything like that, but definitely keyboard related dreams.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 22 December 2014, 22:02:21
It depends on the projects I have on the go at any given time.

The last couple weeks I have been dreaming about algorithms and what features make sense for an automated plate (and now case) building tool.  How do I lay out the mount holes in a layout which I am discovering on the fly?  How should I make the location of the USB opening in the case configurable, but not interfere with any mount holes?  How do I support existing case mount holes while allowing for the layout to be completely dynamic?

So not really dreams about a specific keyboard or anything like that, but definitely keyboard related dreams.

Your dreams sound way more practical than mine!
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: swill on Mon, 22 December 2014, 22:30:38
It depends on the projects I have on the go at any given time.

The last couple weeks I have been dreaming about algorithms and what features make sense for an automated plate (and now case) building tool.  How do I lay out the mount holes in a layout which I am discovering on the fly?  How should I make the location of the USB opening in the case configurable, but not interfere with any mount holes?  How do I support existing case mount holes while allowing for the layout to be completely dynamic?

So not really dreams about a specific keyboard or anything like that, but definitely keyboard related dreams.

Your dreams sound way more practical than mine!
My dreams reflect my inability relax and turn off my brain. Haha. If I get something in my head I have to just go with it cause it isn't going away.
Title: Re: Do you ever dream about keyboards(literally)?
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 30 December 2014, 16:22:53
I had another keyboard dream last night.

It was an ultra rare BS keyboard with some light blue keycaps (arrows, Enter) and everyone here was like "I want that".

The seller was only a couple of blocks from me, so I went and picked it up, brought it back, plugged it in, and start using it.

Then I was typing posts on here replying to the discussions about the keyboard actually using the keyboard!

The weird thing about it was that the function keys were below the space bar, and the arrow keys were lower down too.