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Title: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sun, 05 January 2014, 18:49:45: [attachimg=1]
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Slap_Phillips on Sun, 05 January 2014, 18:52:25: Could it be the crap bags?
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: regack on Sun, 05 January 2014, 18:52:55: I was going to be pessimistic and say it's when they return from vacation...
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: noisyturtle on Sun, 05 January 2014, 18:53:40: Quote from: Slap_Phillips on Sun, 05 January 2014, 18:52:25
Could it be the crap bags?

That's what I was thinking too
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: jdcarpe on Sun, 05 January 2014, 18:57:15: Yep. It's that thing. You know, that one thing that they are about to release to the public in 9 days.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Puddsy on Sun, 05 January 2014, 19:33:03: I'm thinking crap bags.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: kmiller8 on Sun, 05 January 2014, 19:35:21: IT'S AN SSK MADE BY SP
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 05 January 2014, 19:39:48: Doesn't everyone know about this already?
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: bueller on Sun, 05 January 2014, 19:43:10: Cherry legend sets in all the colours of the rainbow!

A kid can dream.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: eyesmiles on Sun, 05 January 2014, 20:03:23: Quote from: kmiller8 on Sun, 05 January 2014, 19:35:21
IT'S AN SSK MADE BY SP

How is it that I think this is more likely to happen by SP than Unicomp :p

On a serious note, perhaps double shot PBT sets and PBT spacebars that aren't totally off in color.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: jdcarpe on Sun, 05 January 2014, 21:00:32: Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sun, 05 January 2014, 19:39:48
Doesn't everyone know about this already?

How did I not know about it for so long?

But knowing what it is, some of these guesses are funny.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Puddsy on Sun, 05 January 2014, 21:15:32: Hint pls
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Post by: Halverson on Sun, 05 January 2014, 21:37:10: Oh...it's 'that'.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: AKIMbO on Sun, 05 January 2014, 21:43:28: Quote from: kmiller8 on Sun, 05 January 2014, 19:35:21
IT'S AN SSK MADE BY SP

God dammit are we really going to have to do this again.

Fine! If it's an ssk I will eat a shoe.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Halverson on Sun, 05 January 2014, 21:54:50: Quote from: AKIMbO on Sun, 05 January 2014, 21:43:28
Quote from: kmiller8 on Sun, 05 January 2014, 19:35:21
IT'S AN SSK MADE BY SP

God dammit are we really going to have to do this again.

Fine! If it's an ssk I will eat a shoe.

Dammit! I want to see this man actually eat a shoe!
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Pacifist on Sun, 05 January 2014, 22:08:52: Quote from: jdcarpe on Sun, 05 January 2014, 21:00:32
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sun, 05 January 2014, 19:39:48
Doesn't everyone know about this already?

How did I not know about it for so long?

But knowing what it is, some of these guesses are funny.

HINTSSSSS
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: jdcarpe on Sun, 05 January 2014, 22:12:27: Hint: AKIMbO won't be eating a shoe 9 days from now.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 05 January 2014, 22:26:06: Confirmed : SSK
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Halverson on Sun, 05 January 2014, 22:57:58: Quote from: jdcarpe on Sun, 05 January 2014, 22:12:27
Hint: AKIMbO won't be eating a shoe 9 days from now.

You break my heart :(

....wait, I already know deep down I'll never see him eat a shoe :(
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Michael on Sun, 05 January 2014, 23:05:42: Quote from: jdcarpe on Sun, 05 January 2014, 22:12:27
Hint: AKIMbO won't be eating a shoe 9 days from now.

Awwwwww shucks....

(https://i.imgur.com/XpkBqIR.gif)
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: demik on Sun, 05 January 2014, 23:38:02: if i told you, i'd have to kill you.

it's in the contract!
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: kolonelkadat on Mon, 06 January 2014, 00:33:20: it may be the end of the keycap design contest. but i cant be bothered to check when that ends.

id wager its nothing though, just like the last countdown
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 06 January 2014, 00:37:17: Half-Life 3!!1!111oneone!!
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Post by: eth0s on Mon, 06 January 2014, 03:17:46: I'm pretty sure that's the end-of-the-world timer.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: noisyturtle on Mon, 06 January 2014, 04:01:09: Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 06 January 2014, 00:37:17
Half-Life 3!!1!111oneone!!

CONFIRMED!
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 06 January 2014, 08:12:08: Confirm: Confirmed.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: jdcarpe on Mon, 06 January 2014, 09:09:10: Heh, countdown clock. :)

Reminds me of the good old days. Like when I used to browse the World Wide Web when it was only a beta release. Mosiac browser FTW!
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 06 January 2014, 09:19:45: There was a bunch of people who got an email asking about participating in an SP beta program. This must be the announcement for the announcement of the beta or the release of the product that was in beta.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Sifo on Mon, 06 January 2014, 15:42:23: Quote from: CPTBadAss on Mon, 06 January 2014, 09:19:45
There was a bunch of people who got an email asking about participating in an SP beta program. This must be the announcement for the announcement of the beta or the release of the product that was in beta.

GOD YOU'RE SO NEW, you're not supposed to talk about that !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: demik on Mon, 06 January 2014, 18:02:13: Quote from: CPTBadAss on Mon, 06 January 2014, 09:19:45
There was a bunch of people who got an email asking about participating in an SP beta program. This must be the announcement for the announcement of the beta or the release of the product that was in beta.

LAST TIME I TELL YOU ANYTHING
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: eth0s on Mon, 06 January 2014, 18:34:25: Quote from: CPTBadAss on Mon, 06 January 2014, 09:19:45
There was a bunch of people who got an email asking about participating in an SP beta program. This must be the announcement for the announcement of the beta or the release of the product that was in beta.

Wait, wut? There was a secret email about a countdown to a pre-announcement of test release of a beta of a beta program? zomg, I'm so mad I missed this.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Wildcard on Mon, 06 January 2014, 18:35:20: Quote from: AKIMbO on Sun, 05 January 2014, 21:43:28
Quote from: kmiller8 on Sun, 05 January 2014, 19:35:21
IT'S AN SSK MADE BY SP

God dammit are we really going to have to do this again.

Fine! If it's an ssk I will eat a shoe.

AKIMbO, once I see your video of you consuming said shoe, I can officially retire from the Internet.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 06 January 2014, 18:38:27: Quote from: demik on Mon, 06 January 2014, 18:02:13
Quote from: CPTBadAss on Mon, 06 January 2014, 09:19:45
There was a bunch of people who got an email asking about participating in an SP beta program. This must be the announcement for the announcement of the beta or the release of the product that was in beta.

LAST TIME I TELL YOU ANYTHING

Quote from: Sifo on Mon, 06 January 2014, 15:42:23
Quote from: CPTBadAss on Mon, 06 January 2014, 09:19:45
There was a bunch of people who got an email asking about participating in an SP beta program. This must be the announcement for the announcement of the beta or the release of the product that was in beta.

GOD YOU'RE SO NEW, you're not supposed to talk about that !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Remember that thread that leaked the news?
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Wildcard on Mon, 06 January 2014, 18:44:49: I enjoy being out the loop on all this stuff, it's nice to have that added surprise.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: kmiller8 on Thu, 09 January 2014, 10:50:15: what the **** SP

(http://i.imgur.com/WfBcg9l.png)
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Sifo on Thu, 09 January 2014, 10:54:26: RIP
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Post by: MOZ on Thu, 09 January 2014, 11:10:13: I can tell you, but then I will have to kill you.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: riotonthebay on Thu, 09 January 2014, 11:11:25: Quote from: kmiller8 on Thu, 09 January 2014, 10:50:15
what the **** SP

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/WfBcg9l.png)

This is how you know they're releasing an SSK. Expect this to happen another 83 times.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: dustinhxc on Thu, 09 January 2014, 12:17:05: Quote from: noisyturtle on Mon, 06 January 2014, 04:01:09
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 06 January 2014, 00:37:17
Half-Life 3!!1!111oneone!!

CONFIRMED!

Hahahahha
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 09 January 2014, 13:11:04: Quote from: kmiller8 on Thu, 09 January 2014, 10:50:15
what the **** SP

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/WfBcg9l.png)

They have invented a time machine!
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 09 January 2014, 13:16:53: Quote from: kmiller8 on Thu, 09 January 2014, 10:50:15
what the **** SP

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/WfBcg9l.png)

obviously needs more 'beta' testing
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: jdcarpe on Thu, 09 January 2014, 15:30:45: Yeah, I don't consider that a 'beta.' More like a preview.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 09 January 2014, 15:36:55: Just because the count down started doesn't mean it has to end.

But being a part of it, I can tell you the system needs a lot of work currently
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 30 January 2014, 11:56:39: [attachimg=1]

So are we taking bets on if it'll go live this time? 8)
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Lu_e on Thu, 30 January 2014, 18:53:51: Custom layout maker?
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: tricheboars on Thu, 30 January 2014, 19:02:44: wtf time zone are these guys in? the timer ends at an odd time for a product release. i thought SP was 'murica.

i hope it is not just crap bags.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Kouni on Sat, 01 February 2014, 05:54:31: Alright, 5 minutes left, let's see what this is about.
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Post by: Kouni on Sat, 01 February 2014, 06:02:23: Countdown is complete. Nothing happened. Amazing.
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Post by: Tym on Sat, 01 February 2014, 06:03:11: And that was all she wrote...
(http://i.imgur.com/ovLiZPz.png)
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Post by: bueller on Sat, 01 February 2014, 06:05:24: Man why bother putting up a countdown if you're not going to do something at the end of it.
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Post by: riotonthebay on Sat, 01 February 2014, 06:21:54: This is how we know that SP is working with Unicomp. They're sharing marketing secrets.
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Post by: bueller on Sat, 01 February 2014, 06:53:01: They're doing something with it now, the countdown clock has at least stopped showing.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sat, 01 February 2014, 06:55:52: Quote from: bueller on Sat, 01 February 2014, 06:53:01
They're doing something with it now, the countdown clock has at least stopped showing.

It's still there its just stopped counting :D
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: bueller on Sat, 01 February 2014, 07:05:48: Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sat, 01 February 2014, 06:55:52
Quote from: bueller on Sat, 01 February 2014, 06:53:01
They're doing something with it now, the countdown clock has at least stopped showing.

It's still there its just stopped counting :D

Yeah I cleared my cache and it came back.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: bueller on Sat, 01 February 2014, 08:51:17: Lol now the countdown says it has 5 hours to go. I'd laugh if someone is watching this and is just ****ing with us.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sat, 01 February 2014, 09:07:21: Quote from: bueller on Sat, 01 February 2014, 08:51:17
Lol now the countdown says it has 5 hours to go. I'd laugh if someone is watching this and is just ****ing with us.

Or maybe someone just got the time zones mixed up :D
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Kouni on Sat, 01 February 2014, 09:25:18: Quote
Lol now the countdown says it has 5 hours to go. I'd laugh if someone is watching this and is just ****ing with us.
:))
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: regack on Sat, 01 February 2014, 09:43:18: The countdown has re-begun, again.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: kmiller8 on Sat, 01 February 2014, 13:28:53: #countdown2014
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Post by: eth0s on Sat, 01 February 2014, 13:46:10: I think this new clock is a Super Bowl countdown. Super Bowl is so great. Super Bowl is so great in NYC. So cold. So expensive. So many corporate douche-bags in $3,000 seats. So many drunken douche-bags on the streets. Much, much fun.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Tym on Sat, 01 February 2014, 13:52:48: I think it actually finished as the 6 Nations started... (Which is much better than the Super Bowl) :cool:
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Post by: billnye on Sat, 01 February 2014, 14:06:09: I don't notice anything different.
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Post by: mindoculus on Sat, 01 February 2014, 14:19:14: Site is down. Doesn't load nor does www.pimpmykeyboard,com
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Post by: SpAmRaY on Sat, 01 February 2014, 14:27:25: Page works fine for me.
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Post by: billnye on Sat, 01 February 2014, 14:30:29: Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sat, 01 February 2014, 14:27:25
Page works fine for me.

I get this: http://imgur.com/3iCBc97
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Zeal on Sat, 01 February 2014, 14:33:13: So...countdown is complete. What's new?
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Post by: billnye on Sat, 01 February 2014, 14:39:34: The website is back up for me, but still nothing new.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: pasph on Sat, 01 February 2014, 19:02:27: what's that?
http://pimpmykeyboard.com/deal-categories/group-buys/
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: jdcarpe on Sat, 01 February 2014, 19:05:17: Yep, that's the big surprise. Looks just like when it was at beta.pimpmykeyboard.com, though.
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Lu_e on Sat, 01 February 2014, 23:50:32: There are 104 clear polycarbonate sets in translucent blue and translucent red now...
Title: Re: Any idea what this clockdown is all about?
Post by: Oobly on Sun, 02 February 2014, 02:29:53: Site makeover... looks nice :)
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Post by: tbc on Sun, 02 February 2014, 03:26:18: dsa ergodox set :) it's only in full and not mods only though :(