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Other Geeky Stuff / Re: Best game ever
« Last post by SwearWolf on Sat, 20 June 2026, 14:58:00 »Dr. Mario, I could play for eternity.
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Off Topic / Re: What are you watching? The thread about what you're watching.
« Last post by SwearWolf on Sat, 20 June 2026, 14:53:24 »Going to dig into Le Samouraļ (1967) tonight.
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] HLB - Poorkoi V2 - A 60% Bottom polycarbonate Keyboard - NEW MANU - NEW IC
« Last post by MartinThePolarBear on Sat, 20 June 2026, 13:27:46 »Do we know which month this starts?
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SHOULD BE ILLEGAL.
It's a tremendous source of E-waste.
Offers no performance gain in 99% of usage cases.
What percentage of PC users actually have full out 250amd-350intel watt loads.
Even at those loads, ONLY the 350watt intel needs AIO, the 250amd watt will run 75-80C or so on a big 120mm/140mm heatsink.
AIOs have horrible reliability, and they can't be safely refilled/serviced by the average user.
Those hose orings WILL leak eventually, and the plastic elbows WILL eventually crack. The liquid will also simply evaporate through the hose to below critical at the 5-7 year mark. At which point, the water temp gets so high that catastrophic failure is set in motion.
Plastics don't like to be hot, they off-gas and embrittle rapidly.
Heatsinks will easily go 30 years with no mechanical problems, only fan swaps.
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Group Buys and Preorders / Re: Beam Spring 104+SSK+122+62 Reproduction Project! now shipping
« Last post by Ellipse on Sat, 20 June 2026, 12:19:39 »I am glad you are pushing these keyboards to their limits! For the older keyboards with 30 pin controllers such as your model (manufactured before the updated 33 pin controllers were ready), there was no option to allow 3 LED lock lights and a solenoid at the same time, so the default option was to support 3 LEDs; the alternative is to support 2 lock LEDs (Num and Caps Lock) plus the solenoid. See this comment below from firmware developer NathanA with updates. It moves the scroll lock to a disconnected pin that can't be used on the 30 pin controllers and moves the solenoid pin to what was the scroll lock pin.
The solution is to update the firmware to change that pin from a lock LED to a solenoid enable pin and then rebuild the firmware. Edit ploxiln's vial-qmk-latest\keyboards\xwhatsit\brand_new_model_f\beamspring_ssk\xwhatsit\config.h "such that "#define SOLENOID_PIN" is changed from B3 to B6 and "#define LED_SCROLL_LOCK_PIN" is changed from B6 to B3, and then rebuild... take this hex file and replace/overwrite the same-named one in the "firmwares" directory in the extracted QMK Layout Files zip file, before he runs the flash script."
The solution is to update the firmware to change that pin from a lock LED to a solenoid enable pin and then rebuild the firmware. Edit ploxiln's vial-qmk-latest\keyboards\xwhatsit\brand_new_model_f\beamspring_ssk\xwhatsit\config.h "such that "#define SOLENOID_PIN" is changed from B3 to B6 and "#define LED_SCROLL_LOCK_PIN" is changed from B6 to B3, and then rebuild... take this hex file and replace/overwrite the same-named one in the "firmwares" directory in the extracted QMK Layout Files zip file, before he runs the flash script."
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Group Buys and Preorders / Re: Beam Spring 104+SSK+122+62 Reproduction Project! now shipping
« Last post by chris93372 on Sat, 20 June 2026, 12:03:06 »Good morning-
Received my Round 1 BSSK, and have proceeded to get a solenoid installed. Per your recommendation, I got the 5v Sparkfun solenoid, and it will fit into the case w/o any issue.
The problem I'm running into is that fn+space+t will not toggle the solenoid. The only time it works is when I press Caps Lock. The Yellow LED on the board lights up, and then the solenoid legs energize. When I press Caps Lock down again, then it reverts back to 0v.
I've tried recompiling a new hex file with B3 and B6 swapped, but that didn't fix the issue.
To make things more fun, when I flash the BSSK with the r2 firmware, then the solenoid works...for some of the keys, and I can't toggle it off.
I've read through th thread, and haven't seen anything similar?
Received my Round 1 BSSK, and have proceeded to get a solenoid installed. Per your recommendation, I got the 5v Sparkfun solenoid, and it will fit into the case w/o any issue.
The problem I'm running into is that fn+space+t will not toggle the solenoid. The only time it works is when I press Caps Lock. The Yellow LED on the board lights up, and then the solenoid legs energize. When I press Caps Lock down again, then it reverts back to 0v.
I've tried recompiling a new hex file with B3 and B6 swapped, but that didn't fix the issue.
To make things more fun, when I flash the BSSK with the r2 firmware, then the solenoid works...for some of the keys, and I can't toggle it off.
I've read through th thread, and haven't seen anything similar?
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] KKB Cobalt - US/UK/FR/DE base kits! | Updated kitting & more
« Last post by kustom3 on Sat, 20 June 2026, 11:22:13 »Bon chance
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Off Topic / Re: What do you eat? The thread about things you eat.
« Last post by tp4tissue on Sat, 20 June 2026, 10:18:40 »When you buy them cookies.
You can't have them in the PC room.
You can't even leave them in the kitchen.
Cookies must be kept on the highest shelf in the garage or in the tool shed.
-->That way, there's some physical strain/ COST
If they're in the PC room, you will hear that bag crinkling sound all day, beckoning, until All the cookies are Terminated.
If they're in the Kitchen, you will be running up and down the stairs every 5-10 minutes for a drink of water, BUT ACTUALLY, you've tricked yourself into getting yet another cookie.
Unfortunately walking 150 feet per cookie is not adequate to exercise off the calories.
Each cookie is probably 1/2 mile of walking.
You can't have them in the PC room.
You can't even leave them in the kitchen.
Cookies must be kept on the highest shelf in the garage or in the tool shed.
-->That way, there's some physical strain/ COST
If they're in the PC room, you will hear that bag crinkling sound all day, beckoning, until All the cookies are Terminated.
If they're in the Kitchen, you will be running up and down the stairs every 5-10 minutes for a drink of water, BUT ACTUALLY, you've tricked yourself into getting yet another cookie.
Unfortunately walking 150 feet per cookie is not adequate to exercise off the calories.
Each cookie is probably 1/2 mile of walking.
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] GMK CYL Shellshocked
« Last post by SwearWolf on Sat, 20 June 2026, 10:00:56 »GDWIC! Big fan of the theme
"Wise man says forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for a late pizza."
"Wise man says forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for a late pizza."
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] Treasure TYPE-9 | Round IV | Full Brass Bluetooth macropad
« Last post by SwearWolf on Sat, 20 June 2026, 09:29:39 »That purple is a must have 