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Title: Greetings from my basement
Post by: carnavas on Tue, 12 July 2016, 07:41:31
Hello, I'm a pretty recent mech convert. Bought a blue switch Ttesport Poseidon ZX in february and wasn't too happy with how it felt (too light for me, love the sound though) so I got rid of it and got a 1992 IBM Model M in April and have enjoyed every second typing on it since! Been looking into buying more mk's (currently looking into getting an mx clear or tactile grey 60% kb for traveling, make my fingers grow triceps) and meet more people that share the same hobby
Title: Re: Greetings from my basement
Post by: xtrafrood on Tue, 12 July 2016, 15:55:12
I'm jelly of all basements! I've heard that they exist in Florida, but finding one is like trying to find a Unicorn (like tactile gray switches) :))

Welcome aboard. Have you found any keyboards that ship with tactile grays? Or do you have a project lined up that will include tactile gray Cherry MX switches?
Title: Re: Greetings from my basement
Post by: mike52787 on Tue, 12 July 2016, 22:15:09
I'm jelly of all basements! I've heard that they exist in Florida, but finding one is like trying to find a Unicorn (like tactile gray switches) :))

Welcome aboard. Have you found any keyboards that ship with tactile grays? Or do you have a project lined up that will include tactile gray Cherry MX switches?
I second the jealousy of basements. Ive always been jealous of the extra space. florida is so ****ty. Down where I am in englewood, the water table is much too high to have a basement. Dig 2 feet down and you hit water. unless you love flooding, or have some kickass sealant no basement would survive down here.
Title: Re: Greetings from my basement
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 14 July 2016, 05:55:28
Welcome to Geekhack!

Basements sound weird to me.  I've never seen a house with a basement.  Basement car park, perhaps, especially in some of the newer units where they try to cram 4 or 6 houses on a single block and dig a big hole underneath to park in.  I've also seen one of those completely flooded during a moderate rainfall :eek:

MX clears are great, I haven't tried grays yet.  Do you do pushups on your fingertips?  Great for building finger strength!