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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: Findecanor on Thu, 03 August 2017, 05:19:53
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What are the types of posts that you see posted every now and again by a newly registered members on keyboard forums?
What are the things that noob posts, and you answer, again and again?
Here is my list:
"I want to build something truly amazing, but I have no experience and I don't know anything. Will someone please tell me how to do it. HEELP MEE!"
Answer: No, sorry. Nobody wants to spend their valuable time tutoring you or giving you step-by-step instructions.
You will have to look up and learn things for yourself. Read existing threads in Making Stuff Together (https://geekhack.org/index.php?board=117.0) and use the search function (it searches from the page on which you are).
Be also acquainted with the Wiki (http://wiki.geekhack.org/) and the Deskthority Wiki (https://deskthority.net/wiki/Main_Page).
Then you could of course ask for help when you get stuck, and it is best to state a specific problem in an as easy-to-understand way as possible, to get people's attention and a good reply.
Sometimes there might be tutorials on other sites that someone may have a link to, though.
"I am looking to buy a new keyboard with a metal case, like the Corsair KXX. I don't want any plastic, because metal is better and harder".
Answer: No, the Corsair keyboards and most other keyboards with "floating keys" don't have metal cases. They have switch mounting plate made of sheet metal, but so do almost all other mechanical keyboards you can find in stores.
The difference is that the plate is exposed where as the competition cover the plates up with a piece of plastic on top.
The bottoms are almost always plastic. There are a small number of keyboards with cases of solid metal with floating keys though but those are a bit more premium than what you would find in a regular computer store.
"How do I add RGB backlighting to this keyboard? Is there a tutorial?"
Answer: If it did not have backlighting from the beginning then most of the times, you can't add it.
The only exception might be some keyboard that you built in a kit, where backlighting would be an optional feature -- but then the kit's instructions should tell you how to do it.
You could perhaps run something that shines light around the keys, but that wouldn't really light up the legends and you would risk making a big mess of it. Not that several people have done so, with EL wire, LED strips or fibre-optic strands, You could search the forums to look for them.
Edit: Now, sounding less like an ass.
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yeah there are a lot of people that are allergic to the search button here. or at least, they think that they have a query that hasn't been discussed yet so they didn't think a search would yield anything
the one type of thread that i generally don't like are ones that appear to exist for no other reason than to build post count. ones like "what are your top 5 keysets/artisans for this year?", with a newly registered OP replying to almost every post
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https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=90886.0
this thread in particular
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https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=90886.0
this thread in particular
I see what you did there.
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(http://i.imgur.com/kUJ92kh.gif)
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Haters going to hate
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https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=90886.0
this thread in particular
Well played. And agreed. :thumb:
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yeah there are a lot of people that are allergic to the search button here. or at least, they think that they have a query that hasn't been discussed yet so they didn't think a search would yield anything
Yeah, on other forums I visit - that are devoted to building one thing - it is stated already in the welcome message
that you should search before you ask. Some of these even have explicit rules against asking something that can be answered by a search in the Wiki.
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We only get 2 of these per week tops. It's not that..... bad....
Imagine being a school teacher, you teach what you already know, identically 8 times a day for a year..
I'm surprised they aren't an at risk group for suicide, in fact they're among the least likely...
Maybe their job is exceedingly easy, akin to babysitting.. hrrrm.. hahahaha
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I was in a bit of a bad mood when I wrote this, so I used harsher language than necessary. Sorry.
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https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=90886.0
this thread in particular
Just saw this thread. Was thinking of doing something similar.
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I was in a bit of a bad mood when I wrote this, so I used harsher language than necessary. Sorry.
Dramahack 2017 , it's happening.. .. it's happening.. hahahahaha
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Time to start a new forum with only the elite keyboard connoisseurs.
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Time to start a new forum with only the elite keyboard connoisseurs.
The elite of the bottom barrel of scraps of humanity.. Epic
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I am always surprised at people who want to start off re-inventing the wheel by designing and building a keyboard from scratch.
Do they not understand that literally thousands of trained and experienced designers and engineers have spent literally hundreds of thousands (millions?) of hours experimenting and evaluating keyboard use, operation, and design?
Possibly/probably before the noobs were even born.
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I am always surprised at people who want to start off re-inventing the wheel by designing and building a keyboard from scratch.
Do they not understand that literally thousands of trained and experienced designers and engineers have spent literally hundreds of thousands (millions?) of hours experimenting and evaluating keyboard use, operation, and design?
Possibly/probably before the noobs were even born.
hm this I get though. It's a hobby. I don't think most people are trying to get profit from forming a company for designing and building keyboards or something.
In that case you probably think most DIY hobbies are junk?
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I am always surprised at people who want to start off re-inventing the wheel by designing and building a keyboard from scratch.
Do they not understand that literally thousands of trained and experienced designers and engineers have spent literally hundreds of thousands (millions?) of hours experimenting and evaluating keyboard use, operation, and design?
Possibly/probably before the noobs were even born.
hm this I get though. It's a hobby. I don't think most people are trying to get profit from forming a company for designing and building keyboards or something.
In that case you probably think most DIY hobbies are junk?
They totally are junk..
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I am always surprised at people who want to start off re-inventing the wheel by designing and building a keyboard from scratch.
Do they not understand that literally thousands of trained and experienced designers and engineers have spent literally hundreds of thousands (millions?) of hours experimenting and evaluating keyboard use, operation, and design?
Possibly/probably before the noobs were even born.
hm this I get though. It's a hobby. I don't think most people are trying to get profit from forming a company for designing and building keyboards or something.
In that case you probably think most DIY hobbies are junk?
They totally are junk..
wait but tp you think everything is junk :thumb:
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I am always surprised at people who want to start off re-inventing the wheel by designing and building a keyboard from scratch.
Do they not understand that literally thousands of trained and experienced designers and engineers have spent literally hundreds of thousands (millions?) of hours experimenting and evaluating keyboard use, operation, and design?
Possibly/probably before the noobs were even born.
hm this I get though. It's a hobby. I don't think most people are trying to get profit from forming a company for designing and building keyboards or something.
In that case you probably think most DIY hobbies are junk?
Agreed. Especially with the new form factors for ergonomics and compact design.
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They totally are junk..
wait but tp you think everything is junk :thumb:
The other day , i was at a car show, and there was just this 1 dude, who collects ferrari. He's got 30 of them new and old.
And That really made me think about all the crap I've collected.. electronics, computers, keyboard stuff
Comes down to perspective..