I think i'm becoming a victim of the McRip effect.

[Internetlad]

So i'm typing on that old KB5181 from that thread about a month ago, and just now I was looking at the numpad and how textured it was. I then turned my attention to the letter keys, and realized there was a fair amount of shine on them. I then looked at the enter key and the shine nearly blinded me.

less than a month ago I thought this was the coolest keyboard ever, now it churns my stomach and I cannot type without thinking about the shiny keys.

How do i resolve this short of spending more money on keyboards.

Why does this have to happen. I got this keyboard for free, I should have no expectations of it.

[N8N]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi

[dorkvader]

So i'm typing on that old KB5181 from that thread about a month ago, and just now I was looking at the numpad and how textured it was. I then turned my attention to the letter keys, and realized there was a fair amount of shine on them. I then looked at the enter key and the shine nearly blinded me.

less than a month ago I thought this was the coolest keyboard ever, now it churns my stomach and I cannot type without thinking about the shiny keys.

How do i resolve this short of spending more money on keyboards.

Why does this have to happen. I got this keyboard for free, I should have no expectations of it.

Hmm, this is really an interesting issue. I used to be the same way. I even began to take notice how much my brain influenced my perception of the world. There's a lot of philosophical discourse on it (how can you trust anything other than your senses. How can you trust your senses, etc. Really, it's amazing how much your brain processes your inputs. I'd recommend looking up psychoacoustics sometime.

Anyway, I solved it by taking special notice of everything, and consciously trying to see if I was editing my inputs at all.

Also, I apply this to keyboards, and purchases by having a specific life cycle for them. I think to myself how much it costs, and figure out how long it'll last, then I'll use it for that time, and then recycle it. Any time after it's expected end of life that I continue to use it, I count as a bonus.

[Tony]

Like girls, the more you have involved, the less you like them.

Luckily, a keyboard cannot hate you like girls do. Only keycap sellers will be profitable from your obsession.

[Pretendo]

...unless you find the mythical "right girl."

Personally, I sort of like wearing my keyboard down.  It shows that I've actually used it!

[ZeroGraVT]

It's just a keyboard.

[fossala]

blasphemy. ^^

[mbc]

ok.. there is a way to ignore users
now i need something to ignore expressions
e.g. McRip effect
or some way to replace it by another less disturbing word like... bunnies

[flyball]

So i'm typing on that old KB5181 from that thread about a month ago, and just now I was looking at the numpad and how textured it was. I then turned my attention to the letter keys, and realized there was a fair amount of shine on them. I then looked at the enter key and the shine nearly blinded me.

less than a month ago I thought this was the coolest keyboard ever, now it churns my stomach and I cannot type without thinking about the shiny keys.

How do i resolve this short of spending more money on keyboards.

Why does this have to happen. I got this keyboard for free, I should have no expectations of it.

wash your hands

[pitashen]

you shine the rest of the caps.


And seriously, nothing last forever. zzZZZ

[rodya]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi

"[Wabi-sabi] nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect."

For the OCD types/perfectionists, that is some good wisdom.  Thanks for the link.

[drsauced]

I believe 'Tanto' also means 'stupid.'

[fohat.digs]

I have a KB-5181 that is very nice. Those Monterey blues are good switches and I like the lightness of the feel and sound.

My underlying question is the rate of "use" vs "wear" vs "damage" - that is, shiny keys obviously indicate a significant amount of use, but I have gotten some old keyboards that still felt great, and newer ones that were not so great.

The mushroom shape of the key caps and the vertical sidewalls of the barrels obviously keep the majority of dust and grit out of the inner parts, but am I right to imagine that the inner dirt is the real culprit that makes some boards feel more harsh?

This is the reason that I always like to thoroughly clean the parts, but not worry so much about lubricating them.

Tangentially, is there any way to tell about the condition of a spring by looking at it? If it is not bent, stretched, or rusty, what else is there to look for?

Lastly, a really good cleaning might improve those keys a bit, some of the shiny appearance might be oils or lotion.

[Lanx]

wth is the mcrip effect? you google it and the first result you get is the geekhack "site is not trusted" lol, i think if you have this issue, you have a little bit of OCD in you, not saying it in a negative way, but OCD get's in the way of a lot of things.

[dorkvader]

It's ripster's bastardization of the McGurk effect.

Here's a link: http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?23217-Announcing-the-LATEST-Ripster-Keyboard-Theorem-The-quot-McRip-Effect-quot-!

[Lanx]

i fail to see the point to "rebrand" something, other than to just ripster it.
for those interested here's the wiki link of the mcgurk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGurk_effect