Post by: supamesican on Mon, 26 January 2015, 16:29:05
This in turn got me to thinking, what would the appropriate thing to do be? Telling them directly, or talking to management about it, or what?
Personally I love clicky keyboards and really can't understand how one could fine blues loud, maybe buckling springs but even then not that loud, so I'd be okay with it but not everyone is.
Post by: azhdar on Mon, 26 January 2015, 16:33:03
Talking issues out isn't that hard
Post by: exitfire401 on Mon, 26 January 2015, 16:36:15
Post by: hwood34 on Mon, 26 January 2015, 16:49:53
Post by: n0rvig on Mon, 26 January 2015, 16:52:29
However, +1 for the direct approach. I think the direct & polite approach would be best.
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 26 January 2015, 16:52:57
When you hear that, your brain should instantly go:
HOLY ****, I CAN BUY A NEW KEYBOARD NOW!
....that's part of the reason why I ended up with my 1800 ;). Clears are so quiet! :P
Post by: byker on Mon, 26 January 2015, 17:05:55
"Hey bro, your keyboard is too loud. Can you do something about it? Thanks"
When you hear that, your brain should instantly go:
HOLY ****, I CAN BUY A NEW KEYBOARD NOW!
....that's part of the reason why I ended up with my 1800 ;) . Clears are so quiet! :p
This guy knows how to think like an addict. :p
Post by: Huxley2500 on Mon, 26 January 2015, 17:19:47
Post by: hwood34 on Mon, 26 January 2015, 17:21:46
There are worse things to be addicted to ;)"Hey bro, your keyboard is too loud. Can you do something about it? Thanks"
When you hear that, your brain should instantly go:
HOLY ****, I CAN BUY A NEW KEYBOARD NOW!
....that's part of the reason why I ended up with my 1800 ;) . Clears are so quiet! :p
This guy knows how to think like an addict. :p
Post by: Psybin on Mon, 26 January 2015, 17:25:42
I actually sold my Ducky Shine 2 to a co-worker that works in the same area. I can always tell when he is pissed and writing a strongly worded email. There are three of us in there and for the sake of the third I only use my white MX board. The green and blue boards stay at home.
Post by: nubbinator on Mon, 26 January 2015, 17:32:49
And o-rings do nothing to help.
Post by: derb2k2 on Mon, 26 January 2015, 17:47:06
I personally cannot deal with blues at work. I had my blue board for a week and tried to work with it but it's just so conspicuous.
Post by: monotagary on Mon, 26 January 2015, 17:59:30
Post by: meztek on Mon, 26 January 2015, 19:06:55
Realistically though, if a co-worker approached me about my keyboard and let me know politely it is bothering him/her, I would most likely bring in a quieter keyboard or otherwise ask if there's something I can do to be less distracting. So if the same happened to me, as in, if I were being distracted by a co-worker's keyboard, I would likely go up to them, start a conversation, and politely let them know. This is the way I would handle any other work-related issue so I don't see why it would not work for keyboard noise.
Post by: Novus on Mon, 26 January 2015, 19:09:49
Then I would plead mental insanity due to MX blue stimulus.
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 26 January 2015, 19:45:21
I had my blue board for a week and tried to work with it but it's just so conspicuous.
Are you kidding? Everybody, including the boss, can hear how hard you are working!
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 26 January 2015, 19:48:44
I did have the ex-IT guy complain about it... not about the noise, but about the ISO layout...
Post by: Data on Mon, 26 January 2015, 19:57:27
Continue conversation like so. Mention several more times how loud the damn switches are. He'll get the hint and buy another board out of respect for your vast knowledge and mutual appreciation of mechs.
Because talking to people is hard. :rolleyes:
Post by: saturnotaku on Mon, 26 January 2015, 20:17:25
"I don't like my co-workers mx blue noise but I'm too much of a little ***** to tell him/her"
Because reddit. :-\
Anyway, the direct and polite method works best. Don't act like a tool, and 99 times out of 100, you'll be fine. Maybe you can even make a new friend with whom you can share your keyboard hobby.
Post by: bueller on Mon, 26 January 2015, 20:20:57
I'm surprised my co-worker hasn't complained about my Model M yet... we share the same office... and he uses an Apple Aluminum :-\
I did have the ex-IT guy complain about it... not about the noise, but about the ISO layout...
Haha people at my work hate using my machine, GH60 on a Mac with a Windows layout. Oh, and I swap my Ctrl & Caps lock :P
Post by: Novus on Mon, 26 January 2015, 20:30:03
I'm surprised my co-worker hasn't complained about my Model M yet... we share the same office... and he uses an Apple Aluminum :-\
I did have the ex-IT guy complain about it... not about the noise, but about the ISO layout...
Remember you are sisko not picard
Post by: demik on Mon, 26 January 2015, 20:33:21
but we don't live in a fantasy land. so that'll never happen.
just get topre. that's all you need anyway.
Post by: 0100010 on Mon, 26 January 2015, 20:54:14
No one has said a word to me; they all know I love my keyboards.
Post by: minh278 on Mon, 26 January 2015, 23:33:43
Post by: smknjoe on Mon, 26 January 2015, 23:46:55
Post by: Polymer on Tue, 27 January 2015, 02:26:39
Personally, I'd be happy to see someone with a Mech board..would probably start a conversation about it...bring in some other stuff...maybe convince them to go another direction and if not, just let them know it is pretty annoying. Most people, if they didn't realize it before, will realize how annoying it will be then..and if they don't care, *shrug*, I don't care about a formal complaint then...The thing is, the person would have to be completely clueless and completely self important to not take anyone else (their co-workers) into consideration so it is likely to never get to that stage...
Post by: sidel on Tue, 27 January 2015, 02:41:26
Post by: chyros on Tue, 27 January 2015, 03:13:03
Not that hard, really.
Post by: Ngt on Tue, 27 January 2015, 03:51:28
Post by: Defect on Tue, 27 January 2015, 06:21:31
I brought my Poker 2 w/ blues right when I received it at my previous job. Nobody said anything on the moment because it was my last day but at the end of the day they told me it was too loud. I won't use any clicky board at work again.
My last day was during a slow week and I had been using my Choc mini with blues for 2 years. Everyone told me how much they hated the noise. But they never wanted to complain because they liked having me around.
Post by: Ngt on Tue, 27 January 2015, 07:28:52
I brought my Poker 2 w/ blues right when I received it at my previous job. Nobody said anything on the moment because it was my last day but at the end of the day they told me it was too loud. I won't use any clicky board at work again.
My last day was during a slow week and I had been using my Choc mini with blues for 2 years. Everyone told me how much they hated the noise. But they never wanted to complain because they liked having me around.
That's a pity they didn't have talked to you about it. So they thinked you'll leave the company if they told you that you have a noisy keyboard, did they? Would you have change your keyboard or just leave the office?
Post by: hking0036 on Tue, 27 January 2015, 08:29:34
Haha, I'd love to see that go down, someone making a scene in the office over their keyboard. "Don't you DARE make me take my keyboard away or I'm quitting!"I brought my Poker 2 w/ blues right when I received it at my previous job. Nobody said anything on the moment because it was my last day but at the end of the day they told me it was too loud. I won't use any clicky board at work again.
My last day was during a slow week and I had been using my Choc mini with blues for 2 years. Everyone told me how much they hated the noise. But they never wanted to complain because they liked having me around.
That's a pity they didn't have talked to you about it. So they thinked you'll leave the company if they told you that you have a noisy keyboard, did they? Would you have change your keyboard or just leave the office?
Post by: Ngt on Tue, 27 January 2015, 08:34:43
Haha, I'd love to see that go down, someone making a scene in the office or their keyboard. "Don't you DARE make me take my keyboard away or quitting!"I brought my Poker 2 w/ blues right when I received it at my previous job. Nobody said anything on the moment because it was my last day but at the end of the day they told me it was too loud. I won't use any clicky board at work again.
My last day was during a slow week and I had been using my Choc mini with blues for 2 years. Everyone told me how much they hated the noise. But they never wanted to complain because they liked having me around.
That's a pity they didn't have talked to you about it. So they thinked you'll leave the company if they told you that you have a noisy keyboard, did they? Would you have change your keyboard or just leave the office?
Yeah I guess that'd be quite unusual at least to me.
Post by: Defect on Tue, 27 January 2015, 08:39:17
I did financial modeling so there was a lot of clicking... If I knew it bothered them I would have swapped boards...
Choc mini has lubed 62g Blacks now so I can use it at work haha.
Left the company for non keyboard reasons. On great terms. Amazing people.
Post by: Ngt on Tue, 27 January 2015, 08:42:35
Nah they were just all nice people who didn't like to complain unless it seriously affected their day.
I did financial modeling so there was a lot of clicking... If I knew it bothered them I would have swapped boards...
Choc mini has lubed 62g Blacks now so I can use it at work haha.
Left the company for non keyboard reasons. On great terms. Amazing people.
Yeah I don't see anybody that could make a scene if people complain about his keyboard. Well perhaps Demik I guess haha. But it seems unlikely that someone complains about Topre switches considering you can make them really quiet with a Type-S or some silenced modding.
Post by: derezzed on Tue, 27 January 2015, 09:19:17
I'd take his keyboard and smash him or her over the head with it.
Then I would plead mental insanity due to MX blue stimulus.
We can call that legal maneuver the Winkey defense.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkie_defense (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkie_defense)
Post by: Nai_Calus on Tue, 27 January 2015, 09:36:52
That'd be the proper way to respond I'd think.
The incorrect way is to bring your own loud keyboard and clack on it louder than they clack.
This is probably a factor in why my last job didn't let us bring in keyboards. It was a call centre. You don't want CLACK CLACK CLACK in the background of the calls of everyone within ten cubes of the guy who brought in a board with Blues. Which was a shame since we were all using iMacs and they had those awful chiclet flat things.
Post by: inanis on Tue, 27 January 2015, 10:09:34
If at any point someone told me the Poker was too loud, I'd swap it out instantly. I have a JD40 with Clears and a MQC V60 ready to go (actually, I'm currently using the JD40 but I'm not super efficient with it. It is only day one, so I'm not giving up yet).
People are so friggin sensitive. I don't know why we can't be more direct with each other in an office environment. We are all grownups. I'm not saying be a ****, but people should be allowed to be direct without instantly being labeled a jerk. Office politics is the worst.
Post by: JaccoW on Tue, 27 January 2015, 10:57:59
But good luck dragging 3-4 KG's to work everyday. :P
Post by: Ngt on Tue, 27 January 2015, 12:29:58
I use blues in the office (Poker II). I have repeatedly asked everyone around me if it bothers them, and everyone always tells me it is no problem at all. I have made efforts to use something quieter, since sometimes on really quite days it makes me worried that even though no one is telling me it is too loud, it really is. So far though, I always go back to my Poker.
If at any point someone told me the Poker was too loud, I'd swap it out instantly. I have a JD40 with Clears and a MQC V60 ready to go (actually, I'm currently using the JD40 but I'm not super efficient with it. It is only day one, so I'm not giving up yet).
People are so friggin sensitive. I don't know why we can't be more direct with each other in an office environment. We are all grownups. I'm not saying be a ****, but people should be allowed to be direct without instantly being labeled a jerk. Office politics is the worst.
Yeah I brought mine only a few days but that's what I would do if someone told me it was too loud. Actually when I brought it I asked everyone in my office if it was too loud and like nobody told me it was. However at the end of the day they told me, that it did bother them. I guess they just wanted to be nice with me. Now I know that it can bother some people so I'll just stick to quieter board for official office environment.
I've never had any comments on the noise in any office environment but I have always been an intern thus far. If people had a problem with the noise I would do something about it but I have always used Clears and especially the FC660M is probably one of the quietest boards you can use with the exception of aluminum customs.
But good luck dragging 3-4 KG's to work everyday. :p
Is that what weigh a TKL aluminium case? Do you know if it possible to modify an existing board to change his case? I love how the Pexton low profile case looks so I'd like to check if it is possible to have something similar but for a TKL board.
Post by: JaccoW on Tue, 27 January 2015, 13:17:08
I think aluminum cases for TKL are generally between 2-4 Kg, where the 4 is for the more expensive cases with a solid wedge.I've never had any comments on the noise in any office environment but I have always been an intern thus far. If people had a problem with the noise I would do something about it but I have always used Clears and especially the FC660M is probably one of the quietest boards you can use with the exception of aluminum customs.Is that what weigh a TKL aluminium case? Do you know if it possible to modify an existing board to change his case? I love how the Pexton low profile case looks so I'd like to check if it is possible to have something similar but for a TKL board.
But good luck dragging 3-4 KG's to work everyday. :p
As for your second question, it really depends on the model. There are some universal models when it comes to customs and there was this fairly affordable Filco case (http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=280) but most of the time you will have to desolder everything and use the custom plate.
It's not as easy as with the 60% models where you just unscrew it from the plastic case and bolt it into the alu case.
Post by: Ngt on Tue, 27 January 2015, 13:34:02
Alright I'll post more questions on a dedicated thread. I don't want to hijack this one more than I already did.I think aluminum cases for TKL are generally between 2-4 Kg, where the 4 is for the more expensive cases with a solid wedge.I've never had any comments on the noise in any office environment but I have always been an intern thus far. If people had a problem with the noise I would do something about it but I have always used Clears and especially the FC660M is probably one of the quietest boards you can use with the exception of aluminum customs.Is that what weigh a TKL aluminium case? Do you know if it possible to modify an existing board to change his case? I love how the Pexton low profile case looks so I'd like to check if it is possible to have something similar but for a TKL board.
But good luck dragging 3-4 KG's to work everyday.
As for your second question, it really depends on the model. There are some universal models when it comes to customs and there was this fairly affordable Filco case (http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=280) but most of the time you will have to desolder everything and use the custom plate.
It's not as easy as with the 60% models where you just unscrew it from the plastic case and bolt it into the alu case.
Post by: Altis on Tue, 27 January 2015, 16:57:36
As for using mechs, I certainly won't be bringing any clicky switch to the office in a cubicle environment. MX Blue, Alps Blue, and buckling spring are all too inconsiderate in my opinion.
Topre would be on par with the sound level of other keyboards, and MX Brown/Red would probably fall under the radar for the most part but I still think it's kind of loud.
Ultimately, I've been in offices that use all Apple keyboards (laptop scissor style) and it's dead silent. However, you'll just start hearing other noises to drive you mad. Offices are full of disruptive people.
Post by: JaccoW on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:03:18
There's someone nearby at my office (which I'm not at often, fortunately) who's spacebar sounds like a springboard. Every time she hits space, it goes "boing". Enough to drive us all mental. I'm tempted to just replace it when she's not there with a new one that doesn't do it.And that is ultimately true. I would actually prefer the background noise of a hundred people typing on mechanical keyboards. I do better with some background noise, as long as it's more or less constant.
As for using mechs, I certainly won't be bringing any clicky switch to the office in a cubicle environment. MX Blue, Alps Blue, and buckling spring are all too inconsiderate in my opinion.
Topre would be on par with the sound level of other keyboards, and MX Brown/Red would probably fall under the radar for the most part but I still think it's kind of loud.
Ultimately, I've been in offices that use all Apple keyboards (laptop scissor style) and it's dead silent. However, you'll just start hearing other noises to drive you mad. Offices are full of disruptive people.
Post by: Ngt on Tue, 27 January 2015, 17:04:12
There's someone nearby at my office (which I'm not at often, fortunately) who's spacebar sounds like a springboard. Every time she hits space, it goes "boing". Enough to drive us all mental. I'm tempted to just replace it when she's not there with a new one that doesn't do it.
As for using mechs, I certainly won't be bringing any clicky switch to the office in a cubicle environment. MX Blue, Alps Blue, and buckling spring are all too inconsiderate in my opinion.
Topre would be on par with the sound level of other keyboards, and MX Brown/Red would probably fall under the radar for the most part but I still think it's kind of loud.
Ultimately, I've been in offices that use all Apple keyboards (laptop scissor style) and it's dead silent. However, you'll just start hearing other noises to drive you mad. Offices are full of disruptive people.
Just get yourself a closed headphone and listen to one of those "Focus" playlist on Spotify. You won't be hearing them any longer I assure you ;).
Post by: Doyniish on Tue, 27 January 2015, 21:06:18
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Post by: Kira on Tue, 27 January 2015, 23:41:33
Post by: Ngt on Wed, 28 January 2015, 03:55:19
Get him one of these:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/qtBbqFd.jpg)
Haha that is so ... I don't know how to call it to be honest! Disgusting is the first word that came to my mouth.
Post by: aceps00 on Wed, 28 January 2015, 07:46:42
Post by: Ngt on Wed, 28 January 2015, 13:09:48
Secretly take their keycaps! :))
That is hard to do something secretly when it takes 10-15min to perform it :p .
Post by: intelli78 on Wed, 28 January 2015, 13:19:16
Post by: XMIT on Wed, 28 January 2015, 14:52:33
I mean, it doesn't bother me - I'm the guy with a Model M (or rather, was; trying MX Clears now). I used to sit near three other Model M users.
I guess it's like any other office noise (loud conversations, loud servers, radios, etc.). Talk directly to the culprit and maybe mention to your boss if it's an issue. Try to establish a relationship with the individual other than being the keyboard nag and maybe it will get somewhere. Don't act like you know everything, or necessarily more about keyboards than the keyboard owner. Maybe just DGAF.
Or maybe use it as an excuse to buy more keyboards yourself to let the culprit sample. :-P
Post by: Altis on Wed, 28 January 2015, 20:45:42
There's someone nearby at my office (which I'm not at often, fortunately) who's spacebar sounds like a springboard. Every time she hits space, it goes "boing". Enough to drive us all mental. I'm tempted to just replace it when she's not there with a new one that doesn't do it.And that is ultimately true. I would actually prefer the background noise of a hundred people typing on mechanical keyboards. I do better with some background noise, as long as it's more or less constant.
As for using mechs, I certainly won't be bringing any clicky switch to the office in a cubicle environment. MX Blue, Alps Blue, and buckling spring are all too inconsiderate in my opinion.
Topre would be on par with the sound level of other keyboards, and MX Brown/Red would probably fall under the radar for the most part but I still think it's kind of loud.
Ultimately, I've been in offices that use all Apple keyboards (laptop scissor style) and it's dead silent. However, you'll just start hearing other noises to drive you mad. Offices are full of disruptive people.
There's a guy in my office who spends half the time swearing really loudly for no reason in casual loud conversation with people in other cubicles. Well, when he's not hacking up a bone and coughing to the point of nearly throwing up.
Then there's the group of ladies that whisper really loudly. I don't get it.
The office environment is not for the neurotic, anyways!
Post by: nubbinator on Wed, 28 January 2015, 20:48:56
Berate them for not using Topre until they kill themselves and stop bothering you with their typing.
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Post by: Kira on Wed, 28 January 2015, 22:58:20
Berate them for not using Topre until they kill themselves and stop bothering you with their typing.
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Post by: demik on Wed, 28 January 2015, 23:00:02
Berate them for not using Topre until they kill themselves and stop bothering you with their typing.
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Post by: Ngt on Thu, 29 January 2015, 05:01:13
Berate them for not using Topre until they kill themselves and stop bothering you with their typing.
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You must buy a box of ****ty boards to do that! I won't hit that type of guy with my beloved Topre board.
Post by: Oobly on Thu, 29 January 2015, 06:54:46
Then live vicariously through them as they buy board after board and keycap set after keycap set, since I'm all wallethacked already.
Post by: JDorfler on Thu, 29 January 2015, 07:04:47
Post by: hking0036 on Thu, 29 January 2015, 08:04:01
I'd tell them I find the noise irritating, let them type for a while on my trampoline modded ErgoClears with SA caps, point them to GeekHack.org and ask them to change boards.You're cruel. In response to a clicky keyboard you bankrupt your Co-worker. Nice manipulation though.
Then live vicariously through them as they buy board after board and keycap set after keycap set, since I'm all wallethacked already.
Post by: MrRooks on Thu, 29 January 2015, 11:08:00
Post by: monotagary on Thu, 29 January 2015, 11:24:19
Berate them for not using Topre until they kill themselves and stop bothering you with their typing.
This is the only real way to solve this problem.
Post by: kydmirror on Thu, 29 January 2015, 11:51:09
Post by: nubbinator on Thu, 29 January 2015, 11:52:26
yooooo!
Very informative post. Thanks.
Post by: GL1TCH3D on Thu, 29 January 2015, 15:06:14
Unfortunately the MobiK was delayed so it was all I had =S
Nobody says anything about the MobiK now.
As for if I was in the receiving end, I'm not shy or hypocritical. I do keep my own noise level to what I consider acceptable (non clicky at a minimum) and would just ask the same of them. Something like a blue switch is meant to make sound so I'd offer to get them hooked on some ergo clears ;)
Post by: Ngt on Thu, 29 January 2015, 16:50:19
People in my class circulated a petition against my HHKB then gave it to the teacher.Did they talk to you about the petition or did they do it behind your back?
Unfortunately the MobiK was delayed so it was all I had =S
Nobody says anything about the MobiK now.
As for if I was in the receiving end, I'm not shy or hypocritical. I do keep my own noise level to what I consider acceptable (non clicky at a minimum) and would just ask the same of them. Something like a blue switch is meant to make sound so I'd offer to get them hooked on some ergo clears ;)
Post by: GL1TCH3D on Thu, 29 January 2015, 17:17:28
People in my class circulated a petition against my HHKB then gave it to the teacher.Did they talk to you about the petition or did they do it behind your back?
Unfortunately the MobiK was delayed so it was all I had =S
Nobody says anything about the MobiK now.
As for if I was in the receiving end, I'm not shy or hypocritical. I do keep my own noise level to what I consider acceptable (non clicky at a minimum) and would just ask the same of them. Something like a blue switch is meant to make sound so I'd offer to get them hooked on some ergo clears ;)
Behind my back then gave it to the teacher who proceeded to ban me using it. I also sat in the far back corner to avoid annoying people (plenty of seats upfront =\) and the people sitting around me were too busy watching soccer anyway.
Oh well, that's over.
Post by: Ngt on Fri, 30 January 2015, 02:45:54
People in my class circulated a petition against my HHKB then gave it to the teacher.Did they talk to you about the petition or did they do it behind your back?
Unfortunately the MobiK was delayed so it was all I had =S
Nobody says anything about the MobiK now.
As for if I was in the receiving end, I'm not shy or hypocritical. I do keep my own noise level to what I consider acceptable (non clicky at a minimum) and would just ask the same of them. Something like a blue switch is meant to make sound so I'd offer to get them hooked on some ergo clears ;)
Behind my back then gave it to the teacher who proceeded to ban me using it. I also sat in the far back corner to avoid annoying people (plenty of seats upfront =\) and the people sitting around me were too busy watching soccer anyway.
Oh well, that's over.
Someone could have been selected to talk to you about it without having talk to the teachers. Sometimes people can be real ****s though. I'm sure you would have tried to accommodate their request, wouldn't you? Were you using a Type-S?
Post by: GL1TCH3D on Fri, 30 January 2015, 12:55:43
People in my class circulated a petition against my HHKB then gave it to the teacher.Did they talk to you about the petition or did they do it behind your back?
Unfortunately the MobiK was delayed so it was all I had =S
Nobody says anything about the MobiK now.
As for if I was in the receiving end, I'm not shy or hypocritical. I do keep my own noise level to what I consider acceptable (non clicky at a minimum) and would just ask the same of them. Something like a blue switch is meant to make sound so I'd offer to get them hooked on some ergo clears ;)
Behind my back then gave it to the teacher who proceeded to ban me using it. I also sat in the far back corner to avoid annoying people (plenty of seats upfront =\) and the people sitting around me were too busy watching soccer anyway.
Oh well, that's over.
Someone could have been selected to talk to you about it without having talk to the teachers. Sometimes people can be real ****s though. I'm sure you would have tried to accommodate their request, wouldn't you? Were you using a Type-S?
I had a regular HHKB
The HHKB was never planned to be my main portable.
I knew it wasn't the quietest thing in the world so I sat in the far back corner.
I tried swapping with someone for a type s while waiting for my mobik with no luck.
Post by: Tyrosh22 on Fri, 30 January 2015, 13:06:53
What is your current keyboard-situation in class?
@Topic: Just talk about things, it's not that hard actually - and sometimes you unterstand people better when looking at things from their perspective.
Post by: dwasifar on Fri, 30 January 2015, 13:23:38
So far nobody has complained. I think it might have been different had I not been "proactive" about making sure nobody was annoyed. I'm guessing I bought some goodwill that way.
Of course, the guy on the other side of the cube wall from me now jokes about it and says it sounds like I'm a secretary. :)
Post by: jdcarpe on Fri, 30 January 2015, 13:29:45
If it was an MX blue or MX green keyboard, I would ridicule the co-worker about the blues/greens every time I saw them, until they chose a superior switch type.
Post by: nubbinator on Fri, 30 January 2015, 13:31:11
If it was a Model M, I would congratulate the co-worker on a fine keyboard, and maybe bring some of mine into the office to display.
If it was an MX blue or MX green keyboard, I would ridicule the co-worker about the blues/greens every time I saw them, until they chose a superior switch type.
I'd ridicule them if it was a Model M too. If you want superior BS, Model F or die.
Post by: Snowdog993 on Fri, 30 January 2015, 13:40:41
If it was a Model M, I would congratulate the co-worker on a fine keyboard, and maybe bring some of mine into the office to display.
If it was an MX blue or MX green keyboard, I would ridicule the co-worker about the blues/greens every time I saw them, until they chose a superior switch type.
I'd ridicule them if it was a Model M too. If you want superior BS, Model F or die.
Flippers over Hammers. They actually feel very much alike. I really don't know where you are coming from Nubbinator. I would probably like a model F if and only if it had a model M layout. That is the reason IBM made the change to begin with! The model F keyboards don't really feel that much different from model M keyboards. Superior buckling spring? What are you talking about?
Your opinion is yours. I just don't really think there is much difference in feel at all. I find the model F to be awkward to use.
Post by: dwasifar on Fri, 30 January 2015, 13:50:35
One benefit of the loud keyboard in a work environment is that your coworkers always know how fast you type. ;)
Post by: GL1TCH3D on Fri, 30 January 2015, 17:37:16
until they chose a superior switch type.
That's the way to roll
God damn. A petition requesting a ban on someone using a mechanical keyboard. There are new things to explore in this world every day!
What is your current keyboard-situation in class?
@Topic: Just talk about things, it's not that hard actually - and sometimes you unterstand people better when looking at things from their perspective.
Using the mobik, nobody has said anything about it. Double Orings on a DSA granite
Post by: faceyourfaces on Fri, 30 January 2015, 17:43:56
I would probably like a model F if and only if it had a model M layout. That is the reason IBM made the change to begin with!
There are different Model Fs with different layouts; some of them better than others. IIRC, IBM made the change to save costs on manufacturing the keyboards, otherwise I think they would have just kept producing the Model F with the Model M's layout.
Post by: Snowdog993 on Fri, 30 January 2015, 19:32:17
I would probably like a model F if and only if it had a model M layout. That is the reason IBM made the change to begin with!
There are different Model Fs with different layouts; some of them better than others. IIRC, IBM made the change to save costs on manufacturing the keyboards, otherwise I think they would have just kept producing the Model F with the Model M's layout.
No argument there. I'm sure they would.
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 31 January 2015, 01:22:39
Of course, the guy on the other side of the cube wall from me now jokes about it and says it sounds like I'm a secretary. :)
And the trouble is with a noisy keyboard everyone can tell when you are working, and when you are not.