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Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 04 September 2009, 08:27:45
Yay! It'll still be a month before i have it in my hands. Pretty exciting.  My drunken cousin in India managed to score one for me, he's going to bring it back with him in a month or so.

Want to know the cost? $25!  Lol.

Easily the cheapest blue cherry board in the world, me thinks.

And while its been panned on this site, I'm holding out hope that it'll be useable -- quirky, but useable. I dont mind wobbly keys and that was a big part of the reason it got panned here.
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: timw4mail on Fri, 04 September 2009, 08:47:00
The wobbly key problem can probably be easily solved by a different set of tighter-fitting keycaps.
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 04 September 2009, 08:55:33
wouldnt all cherry keys fit on there the same way though?
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: timw4mail on Fri, 04 September 2009, 09:38:58
Quote from: wellington1869;114715
wouldnt all cherry keys fit on there the same way though?

Not at all. Judging from the various Cherry-compatible-switch keyboards I have...the keycaps can have degrees of precision on the keystem, and thus different degrees of fit on the keyswitch.

For example, the keyfeel is more solid on my Scorpius M10 since I put the tighter-fitting blank Filco keycaps on it.
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: ch_123 on Fri, 04 September 2009, 09:41:06
That must work out cheaper than buying 104/105 seperate Blue Cherry switches...

If Lowpoly ever gets around to mass producing his wunderboards, I think a trip to India would be advised!
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 04 September 2009, 09:56:36
Quote from: ripster;114729
We can all get drunk with his cousin too!


I think he'd like that :)
Wondering how to thank him for the keyboard. Hmmm, maybe a 6-pack of negra modelo. :D
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: wellington1869 on Fri, 04 September 2009, 10:39:52
Quote from: ripster;114735
Well since you're the OP we can go OT for a while - I thought all Indian beer was that watery lager stuff?

its called india pale ale or something. asian beer in general is very light. (the japanese have a dry version, like sapporo.)  Not many ale's produced in asia, for some reason.
They have gin though.

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I used to drink Negra Modelo all the time in Mexico much to the horror of my friends.  Back in the 80's it was considered "lower class beer" by the locals.

so was corona I think. And rolling rock, before they bumped up the prices and stocked them in the back of the freezer; then it became yuppy beer ;)

I've liked blue moon lately. Its the beer the cop drank at the beer summit with obama.
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 04 September 2009, 10:49:30
I love IPA.  I don't drink it much right now, though, as the extra hops makes it a better cold-weather beer, IMO.  Along with Negra Modelo (I don't really like "regular" Modelo; it's too light for me), I really like Bohemia.
 
Corona and Tecate absolutley suck.  Dos Equis is borderline.
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 04 September 2009, 10:53:25
Quote from: webwit;114747
Oh dear. That stuff is not good for you. Pure isopropanol.

I'm trying to get help.
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: InSanCen on Fri, 04 September 2009, 12:35:06
IPA? Not bad stuff...

Old speckled hen, bishops finger and Old Peculiar are my other favourites.

Not bad for someone who rarely drinks ;-)
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: timw4mail on Fri, 04 September 2009, 13:40:00
Yech...I hate when I accidentally get rubbing alcohol on my hands...

Rubbing alcohol == isopropyl alcohol, right?
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 04 September 2009, 14:21:30
Quote from: timw4mail;114816
Yech...I hate when I accidentally get rubbing alcohol on my hands...
 
Rubbing alcohol == isopropyl alcohol, right?

Correct.
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: InSanCen on Fri, 04 September 2009, 15:11:25
Quote from: timw4mail;114816
Yech...I hate when I accidentally get rubbing alcohol on my hands...

Rubbing alcohol == isopropyl alcohol, right?


Nearly.

Rubbing Alcohol is denatured (Or poisoned) to make it undrinkable.
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: JBert on Sat, 05 September 2009, 02:33:43
Quote from: InSanCen;114853
Nearly.

Rubbing Alcohol is denatured (Or poisoned) to make it undrinkable.
It can be made of isopropyl alcohol, which in turn is supposed twice as toxic as ethyl alcohol. In the case it is made of ethyl alcohol (ethanol), it is denatured or bitter as hell.

But at any rate, rubbing alcohol is likely to contain extra chemical compounds meaning it just isn't a replacement for a bottle of isopropyl alcohol nor a bottle of pure ethanol.
Title: I'm the proud owner of a crappy tvs gold!
Post by: InSanCen on Sat, 05 September 2009, 03:23:30
Quote from: JBert;114983
It can be made of isopropyl alcohol, which in turn is supposed twice as toxic as ethyl alcohol. In the case it is made of ethyl alcohol (ethanol), it is denatured or bitter as hell.

But at any rate, rubbing alcohol is likely to contain extra chemical compounds meaning it just isn't a replacement for a bottle of isopropyl alcohol nor a bottle of pure ethanol.


Well, I was nearly there.

Should have paid more attention to the chemistry teacher, not the girls with large breasts in school...