Why chyros is so cool

[ander]

• Because he owns and understands many great, rare KBs most of us can (can? do!) only dream about.

• Because he posts fabulous forum and video reviews of many of them—and he narrates the videos in an inimitably suave, urbane, witty style that clearly overqualifies him for such things, yet he does them for our elucidation and enjoyment.

• Because he could, if he wanted to, be one of those guys on network TV who narrates golf tournaments in hushed yet authoritative tones, and listening to him would be just as, or more, fun than watching people whack a little white ball around the countryside (although that's always fascinating of course).

• Because he has a cool, mysterious logo that contains a surprising amount of energy for such a small and, technically, static graphic.

• Because, despite obviously being a highly capable adult, he likes to spend time with his kids.

• Because he has an unfailingly kind and tolerant attitude toward KB noobs.

• Because he can appreciate a good Wang.

• Because he's willing to believe that someone, somewhere, genuinely likes Futaba switches.

Feel free to chime in.

[ander]

Oops, sorry, I must've selected "Lock this topic" when I meant to select "Don't use smileys".

Chyros would never have done that.  :?)

[fohat.digs]

The cross-sections under the high-power microscope were very cool.

[xtrafrood]

Best review of Model F 122 on youtube ^_^

[iri]

fabulous

[Findecanor]

• He has an amazing dark voice.
• He teaches n00bs about other switches than Cherry MX.

[Flyersfan1]

Agreed, he's like the Barry White of keyboard reviewers, and the depth into which he reviews keyboards is so interesting and informative.

[jwaz]

It's mostly the voice though  )

[mobbo]

My only regret in life was not being able to secure a board he wanted to review.

[demik]

I mean I guess

[drewba]

I watched some of his videos thanks to this thread. Also liked & subscribed because it really helps him out

[lancre]

He has a sixth sense: seeking out the right people and the right places to get a good chunk of these amazing boards for £1.

Can you even imagine?

Says the geek to the council employee: "Hello kind Sir, I am a purveyor of the most fine vintage keyboards and I would like to browse your wears".

[ander]

Agreed, he's like the Barry White of keyboard reviewers...

LOL. Closer to the truth than a joke, actually.

"...and I would like to browse your wears".

Browse your wears? You mean, look inside what they were wearing? Clearly C. is willing to go to even greater lengths than we imagined to obtain rare KBs.

[lancre]

A Freudian slip! I must find council employees attractive.

I meant wares.

[iri]

Hmmm... I can try having an affair with a council employee to achieve similar success!

[chyros]

Aww, thanks guys . Many more videos are planned for the future! I can definitely appreciate a good Wang, too .

As for the graphic/avatar; it's a movement-blurred negative of a picture from a black and white cartoon about berries.

[piemancoder]

The in-depth reviews, the great channel, the helpful guides.

And of course, the voice

[ander]

Aww, thanks guys :) . Many more videos are planned for the future! ...

I thought it might encourage you to see how many fans you had here.

As for the graphic/avatar; it's a movement-blurred negative of a picture from a black and white cartoon about berries.

Well, obviously!

[chyros]

Aww, thanks guys . Many more videos are planned for the future! ...

I thought it might encourage you to see how many fans you had here.

It does, my fans are why I'm doing this .

As for the graphic/avatar; it's a movement-blurred negative of a picture from a black and white cartoon about berries.

Well, obviously!

) It's a surreal video by David Firth, a prequel to A Black and White Cartoon About Roof Tiling.

[ander]

"I'm glad you're here. Rooftop activity may keep you out of trouble."  LOL

[xtrafrood]

Subscribed

[ander]

LOL... Tonight I spotted this YouTube video about how to turn a Dell AT101 into a fast, linear gaming board. As I have a scratchy, lube-lacking AT101 stuck away somewhere, it seemed worth watching.

A friendly looking fellow with blond hair appeared, speaking to the camera in a low, relaxed voice. At first I just focused on the content, as it was so interesting. Then eventually I thought, "Why does he sound so familiar?" I glanced at his YouTube name:

Chyrosran22

Whoa, it was Chyros, in the flesh! So that's what he looked like! I'd always assumed he looked like a college professor, or a scientist. Someone in a tweed jacket and horn-rimmed glasses, or a lab coat—an authority, an academic type. But he looked like a dude, someone you'd hang out with doing stuff. It was especially fun because I'd watched and listened for a minute before I realized, "Hey, I know this guy!"

He has a cool animated opening logo, too, and I'm sure I would've spotted his name in it if the characters hadn't gone by too quickly for my rapidly aging brain to catch. Oh well.

[fohat.digs]

how to turn a Dell AT101 into a fast, linear gaming board.

That video inspired me, too.

I have a couple of those laying around, too, and since I can do it without unsoldering (the last AT101W I stripped had EVERY SINGLE pin bent over! AAARRRRRRGGHH!) I think I may try it myself, even though I dislike linears. But my son loves them so it will surely go to him anyway. What is the rollover on those? Northgates have "NKRO" embossed directly on the PCB.

I need the practice because I want to do a heavy mod on an Omnikey 101 that I have coming in the mail (probably orange or partial-click-modded orange this time - if I can put those parts from an AEK1 into the complicated white switch bodies I will be sailing!), and my experience is that desoldering those switches is extremely finicky and difficult - for some reason the pads come up at the blink of an eye.

[chyros]

LOL... Tonight I spotted this YouTube video about how to turn a Dell AT101 into a fast, linear gaming board. As I have a scratchy, lube-lacking AT101 stuck away somewhere, it seemed worth watching.

A friendly looking fellow with blond hair appeared, speaking to the camera in a low, relaxed voice. At first I just focused on the content, as it was so interesting. Then eventually I thought, "Why does he sound so familiar?" I glanced at his YouTube name:

Chyrosran22

Whoa, it was Chyros, in the flesh! So that's what he looked like! I'd always assumed he looked like a college professor, or a scientist. Someone in a tweed jacket and horn-rimmed glasses, or a lab coat—an authority, an academic type. But he looked like a dude, someone you'd hang out with doing stuff. It was especially fun because I'd watched and listened for a minute before I realized, "Hey, I know this guy!"

He has a cool animated opening logo, too, and I'm sure I would've spotted his name in it if the characters hadn't gone by too quickly for my rapidly aging brain to catch. Oh well.

Hahaha, yeah, I don't look like many other scientists xD . Or many people at all, really .

how to turn a Dell AT101 into a fast, linear gaming board.

That video inspired me, too.

I have a couple of those laying around, too, and since I can do it without unsoldering (the last AT101W I stripped had EVERY SINGLE pin bent over! AAARRRRRRGGHH!) I think I may try it myself, even though I dislike linears. But my son loves them so it will surely go to him anyway. What is the rollover on those? Northgates have "NKRO" embossed directly on the PCB.

I need the practice because I want to do a heavy mod on an Omnikey 101 that I have coming in the mail (probably orange or partial-click-modded orange this time - if I can put those parts from an AEK1 into the complicated white switch bodies I will be sailing!), and my experience is that desoldering those switches is extremely finicky and difficult - for some reason the pads come up at the blink of an eye.

Glad you guys liked the video . The AT101 has 2KRO. Desoldering Alps is pretty easy UNLESS you have to bend the pins. Which makes desoldering an AT101, like you mentioned, a living nightmare xD . I stopped salvaging switches off AT101s at some point, I just took off the top housing and took parts from there .

[dante]

I am jealous of chyros voice.   He must get laid alot.

[SBJ]

Like basically everybody else has said in this thread: voice = smex.

Oh and the reviews are good too I guess. )

[rowdy]

Very few, if any, such Dells down here.  Unfortunately.

[ThoughtArtist]

Waiting on that Documentary where he interviews actual keyboard designers/switch engineers.

[vivalarevolución]

+1 with most of what is said here.

[tp4tissue]

LOL... Tonight I spotted this YouTube video about how to turn a Dell AT101 into a fast, linear gaming board. As I have a scratchy, lube-lacking AT101 stuck away somewhere, it seemed worth watching.

A friendly looking fellow with blond hair appeared, speaking to the camera in a low, relaxed voice. At first I just focused on the content, as it was so interesting. Then eventually I thought, "Why does he sound so familiar?" I glanced at his YouTube name:

Chyrosran22

Whoa, it was Chyros, in the flesh! So that's what he looked like! I'd always assumed he looked like a college professor, or a scientist. Someone in a tweed jacket and horn-rimmed glasses, or a lab coat—an authority, an academic type. But he looked like a dude, someone you'd hang out with doing stuff. It was especially fun because I'd watched and listened for a minute before I realized, "Hey, I know this guy!"

He has a cool animated opening logo, too, and I'm sure I would've spotted his name in it if the characters hadn't gone by too quickly for my rapidly aging brain to catch. Oh well.

Great video.. buh....... the labor involved,  mmmm....... you may as well just buy a linear qfr or corsair for $60..

This will take at least 3-4 hours to do carefully. at the difference of $20...

[rowdy]

LOL... Tonight I spotted this YouTube video about how to turn a Dell AT101 into a fast, linear gaming board. As I have a scratchy, lube-lacking AT101 stuck away somewhere, it seemed worth watching.

A friendly looking fellow with blond hair appeared, speaking to the camera in a low, relaxed voice. At first I just focused on the content, as it was so interesting. Then eventually I thought, "Why does he sound so familiar?" I glanced at his YouTube name:

Chyrosran22

Whoa, it was Chyros, in the flesh! So that's what he looked like! I'd always assumed he looked like a college professor, or a scientist. Someone in a tweed jacket and horn-rimmed glasses, or a lab coat—an authority, an academic type. But he looked like a dude, someone you'd hang out with doing stuff. It was especially fun because I'd watched and listened for a minute before I realized, "Hey, I know this guy!"

He has a cool animated opening logo, too, and I'm sure I would've spotted his name in it if the characters hadn't gone by too quickly for my rapidly aging brain to catch. Oh well.

Great video.. buh....... the labor involved,  mmmm....... you may as well just buy a linear qfr or corsair for $60..

This will take at least 3-4 hours to do carefully. at the difference of $20...

Wouldn't be Alps then.

[tp4tissue]

Great video.. buh....... the labor involved,  mmmm....... you may as well just buy a linear qfr or corsair for $60..

This will take at least 3-4 hours to do carefully. at the difference of $20...

Wouldn't be Alps then.

Tactility profile between cherry alp topre are different enough to warrant a divergence in "preference"..

But if it's Linear... not so much really, they all go straight up and down, and I think they're all 4mm as well.

[chyros]

Great video.. buh....... the labor involved,  mmmm....... you may as well just buy a linear qfr or corsair for $60..

This will take at least 3-4 hours to do carefully. at the difference of $20...

Wouldn't be Alps then.

Tactility profile between cherry alp topre are different enough to warrant a divergence in "preference"..

But if it's Linear... not so much really, they all go straight up and down, and I think they're all 4mm as well.

Oh boy, you really need to try a few more different types of linear switches . The differences are huge! Which ones have you tried so far?

[rowdy]

Great video.. buh....... the labor involved,  mmmm....... you may as well just buy a linear qfr or corsair for $60..

This will take at least 3-4 hours to do carefully. at the difference of $20...

Wouldn't be Alps then.

Tactility profile between cherry alp topre are different enough to warrant a divergence in "preference"..

But if it's Linear... not so much really, they all go straight up and down, and I think they're all 4mm as well.

Oh boy, you really need to try a few more different types of linear switches . The differences are huge! Which ones have you tried so far?

Whatever he has in his Ergo Dox.

[tp4tissue]

Great video.. buh....... the labor involved,  mmmm....... you may as well just buy a linear qfr or corsair for $60..

This will take at least 3-4 hours to do carefully. at the difference of $20...

Wouldn't be Alps then.

Tactility profile between cherry alp topre are different enough to warrant a divergence in "preference"..

But if it's Linear... not so much really, they all go straight up and down, and I think they're all 4mm as well.

Oh boy, you really need to try a few more different types of linear switches . The differences are huge! Which ones have you tried so far?

mmmm.... I've tried um all... they're all pretty much the same... 

The only difference being friction and resistance profile, but those attributes arn't well perceived when you're typing at speed..

You 'd only feel it if you're TRYING to feel for it by pressing the switch slowly..  WHICH imho is not a valid use-case test..

[chyros]

Great video.. buh....... the labor involved,  mmmm....... you may as well just buy a linear qfr or corsair for $60..

This will take at least 3-4 hours to do carefully. at the difference of $20...

Wouldn't be Alps then.

Tactility profile between cherry alp topre are different enough to warrant a divergence in "preference"..

But if it's Linear... not so much really, they all go straight up and down, and I think they're all 4mm as well.

Oh boy, you really need to try a few more different types of linear switches . The differences are huge! Which ones have you tried so far?

mmmm.... I've tried um all... they're all pretty much the same... 

The only difference being friction and resistance profile, but those attributes arn't well perceived when you're typing at speed..

You 'd only feel it if you're TRYING to feel for it by pressing the switch slowly..  WHICH imho is not a valid use-case test..

No seriously, which ones have you tried? If you've tried Honeywell and Tesla Hall effect, Fujitsu leaf spring and magnetic reed, Alps SKCC and SKCL, linear space invaders, Futabas, etc. you'll find they feel very different overall . Even the different types of Cherries feel almost incomparable, like M5, M8, MX, MY.... I'd love to try a whole M5 board sometime (I only have a loose switch).

Sure, there's more difference between tactile and especially linear switches, of course, but that's not to say linear switches don't have a whole character of their own .

[romevi]

Because he likes Lost Eden.

[chyros]

Because he likes Lost Eden.

Aw yeah man, Lost Eden rocks .

[matt-taco]

Great video.. buh....... the labor involved,  mmmm....... you may as well just buy a linear qfr or corsair for $60..

This will take at least 3-4 hours to do carefully. at the difference of $20...

Wouldn't be Alps then.

Tactility profile between cherry alp topre are different enough to warrant a divergence in "preference"..

But if it's Linear... not so much really, they all go straight up and down, and I think they're all 4mm as well.

Oh boy, you really need to try a few more different types of linear switches . The differences are huge! Which ones have you tried so far?

mmmm.... I've tried um all... they're all pretty much the same... 

The only difference being friction and resistance profile, but those attributes arn't well perceived when you're typing at speed..

You 'd only feel it if you're TRYING to feel for it by pressing the switch slowly..  WHICH imho is not a valid use-case test..

No seriously, which ones have you tried? If you've tried Honeywell and Tesla Hall effect, Fujitsu leaf spring and magnetic reed, Alps SKCC and SKCL, linear space invaders, Futabas, etc. you'll find they feel very different overall . Even the different types of Cherries feel almost incomparable, like M5, M8, MX, MY.... I'd love to try a whole M5 board sometime (I only have a loose switch).

Sure, there's more difference between tactile and especially linear switches, of course, but that's not to say linear switches don't have a whole character of their own .

The time in your life when God steps in and smites you for your blasphemes.

[xtrafrood]

Congrats for the successful funding

[chyros]

Congrats for the successful funding

Cheers mate! It's been really heartwarming how eager people turned out to be to contribute .

[nora]

Chyros is an underappreciated man.