What's Bothering You? (The thread about what is bothering you.)

[nubbinator]

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I've been holding this one back for a while, but WTF is going on with pricing for brand new "artisans"?  I swear I haven't seen anyone selling for less than $30 after shipping is factored in.  And most of these aren't even refined designs or casts.  They're Clack and Bro tier pricing for something nowhere near as refined.

Don't you want to buy my squirrel keycap... Well it only looks like a squirrel if you squint at it from a 90 degree angle.

But serious time I agree a lot of the newer ones are very expensive for what they are but to be fair they are trying to cover the loss cost of all the mess ups they are bound to make starting out

You can cover your costs at far less than $30 a cap unless you're using some magic material that costs $150 a bottle and magic colorants that cost $100 a batch.

If you read what a lot of the makers are saying, some of them are pretty clear that they have no interest in simply covering costs and what to be able to make a living off this stuff. Which is kinda sweet really.

It's that gold rush, cash grab mentality that gets me.

[Halverson]

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I've been holding this one back for a while, but WTF is going on with pricing for brand new "artisans"?  I swear I haven't seen anyone selling for less than $30 after shipping is factored in.  And most of these aren't even refined designs or casts.  They're Clack and Bro tier pricing for something nowhere near as refined.

Don't you want to buy my squirrel keycap... Well it only looks like a squirrel if you squint at it from a 90 degree angle.

But serious time I agree a lot of the newer ones are very expensive for what they are but to be fair they are trying to cover the loss cost of all the mess ups they are bound to make starting out

You can cover your costs at far less than $30 a cap unless you're using some magic material that costs $150 a bottle and magic colorants that cost $100 a batch.

If you read what a lot of the makers are saying, some of them are pretty clear that they have no interest in simply covering costs and what to be able to make a living off this stuff. Which is kinda sweet really.

It's that gold rush, cash grab mentality that gets me.

How else am I going to get to Cali?

[nubbinator]

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I've been holding this one back for a while, but WTF is going on with pricing for brand new "artisans"?  I swear I haven't seen anyone selling for less than $30 after shipping is factored in.  And most of these aren't even refined designs or casts.  They're Clack and Bro tier pricing for something nowhere near as refined.

Don't you want to buy my squirrel keycap... Well it only looks like a squirrel if you squint at it from a 90 degree angle.

But serious time I agree a lot of the newer ones are very expensive for what they are but to be fair they are trying to cover the loss cost of all the mess ups they are bound to make starting out

You can cover your costs at far less than $30 a cap unless you're using some magic material that costs $150 a bottle and magic colorants that cost $100 a batch.

If you read what a lot of the makers are saying, some of them are pretty clear that they have no interest in simply covering costs and what to be able to make a living off this stuff. Which is kinda sweet really.

It's that gold rush, cash grab mentality that gets me.

How else am I going to get to Cali?

Ok, fine Halvi, you can charge $60 for shark caps made out of discarded Crayons.

[demik]

Throat still sore. ****ing hate being sick

[Halverson]

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I've been holding this one back for a while, but WTF is going on with pricing for brand new "artisans"?  I swear I haven't seen anyone selling for less than $30 after shipping is factored in.  And most of these aren't even refined designs or casts.  They're Clack and Bro tier pricing for something nowhere near as refined.

Don't you want to buy my squirrel keycap... Well it only looks like a squirrel if you squint at it from a 90 degree angle.

But serious time I agree a lot of the newer ones are very expensive for what they are but to be fair they are trying to cover the loss cost of all the mess ups they are bound to make starting out

You can cover your costs at far less than $30 a cap unless you're using some magic material that costs $150 a bottle and magic colorants that cost $100 a batch.

If you read what a lot of the makers are saying, some of them are pretty clear that they have no interest in simply covering costs and what to be able to make a living off this stuff. Which is kinda sweet really.

It's that gold rush, cash grab mentality that gets me.

How else am I going to get to Cali?

Ok, fine Halvi, you can charge $60 for shark caps made out of discarded Crayons.

I'm on it

[fohat.digs]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/5-facts-to-know-about-the-california-methane-leak/

[xondat]

1 of my teammates is pretty ****ty, don't know what to do apart from to tell him to practice.

[baldgye]

1 of my teammates is pretty ****ty, don't know what to do apart from to tell him to practice.

I've been a long time team game player with randoms, it's been my experience the best thing to do is to befriend them, lowering there guard, so when you berate them it hurts them more.

[SpAmRaY]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/5-facts-to-know-about-the-california-methane-leak/

That is insane. We need to get back to burning more coal and put a stop to dangerous natural gas. :shiftyeyes: #hatersgonnahate

[jd29]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/5-facts-to-know-about-the-california-methane-leak/

That is insane. We need to get back to burning more coal and put a stop to dangerous natural gas. :shiftyeyes: #hatersgonnahate

Please don't give the anti-nuclear crowd any more ideas 

[fohat.digs]

burning more coal and put a stop to dangerous natural gas

Yeah, imagine how stupid those foreigners are - taking free energy from the sun today instead of paying to dig out the energy that the planet sequestered in the ground millions of years ago.

http://pureenergies.com/us/blog/top-10-countries-using-solar-power/

[nubbinator]

People who don't know how to flow with traffic and instead key huge gaps build, speed up, then get on the brakes hard.  Or who build 5 car length gaps in front of them in heavy traffic and slam the brakes every time someone gets in front of them.  Or who randomly brake fur no reason at all.

[Halverson]

People who don't know how to flow with traffic and instead key huge gaps build, speed up, then get on the brakes hard.  Or who build 5 car length gaps in front of them in heavy traffic and slam the brakes every time someone gets in front of them.  Or who randomly brake fur no reason at all.

Gotta love that Cali traffic

[fohat.digs]

People who don't know how to flow with traffic and instead key huge gaps build, speed up, then get on the brakes hard.  Or who build 5 car length gaps in front of them in heavy traffic and slam the brakes every time someone gets in front of them.  Or who randomly brake fur no reason at all.

I have seen traffic engineering studies that show that over the big picture, traffic patterns always tend to expand and compress like springs.

[mauri]

Bought a dac from massdrop, it sat 20 days in the customs without me knowing about it and now it's being returned to sender, I probably end up paying for the shipping _again_ if I ever even see it.

****ing postal office/customs don't send paper documents anymore. Fuming.

[HoffmanMyster]

If you read what a lot of the makers are saying, some of them are pretty clear that they have no interest in simply covering costs and what to be able to make a living off this stuff. Which is kinda sweet really.

It's that gold rush, cash grab mentality that gets me.

The bubble is growing.

People who don't know how to flow with traffic and instead key huge gaps build, speed up, then get on the brakes hard.  Or who build 5 car length gaps in front of them in heavy traffic and slam the brakes every time someone gets in front of them.  Or who randomly brake fur no reason at all.

I have seen traffic engineering studies that show that over the big picture, traffic patterns always tend to expand and compress like springs.

This shouldn't be surprising.  All movement occurs like this, on a molecular scale.  Otherwise laws of physics would break because speed of light.

[demik]

Working in this bar/restaurant type place. So they're doing batch interviews/training. There is this chick here with what I'm 100% sure is a fake commie accent. She has not shut up for ONE second. She makes everything about her. Like god damn stfu already. And she gets away with it because she's gorgeous (light looks like Emily Blunt) I just wanna drop kick her from this 10 ft ladder.

[beehatch]

Working in this bar/restaurant type place. So they're doing batch interviews/training. There is this chick here with what I'm 100% sure is a fake commie accent. She has not shut up for ONE second. She makes everything about her. Like god damn stfu already. And she gets away with it because she's gorgeous (light looks like Emily Blunt) I just wanna drop kick her from this 10 ft ladder.

put in those stupid expensive earbuds you have

[demik]

But then what would I complain about?

[Steezus]

$200 in shipping within the past two weeks.

[Photekq]

When you get asked to pay more in duty/VAT than the item was marked at in customs because some idiot called hwood DIDN'T ATTACH A CUSTOMS INVOICE TO THE PARCEL.

[fohat.digs]

When you get asked to pay more in duty/VAT than the item was marked at in customs because some idiot called hwood DIDN'T ATTACH A CUSTOMS INVOICE TO THE PARCEL.

What is a customs invoice?

In the US we fill out a sticker for international packages when we ship, and it identifies the item, price, and weight.

[whmeltonjr]

I've spent too much money in the last two days.

[mobbo]

I've spent too much money in the last two days.

I was just about to post this (but make it two months)

[whmeltonjr]

I've spent too much money in the last two days.

I was just about to post this (but make it two months)

Two months. Ouch. My camera purchase is a bigger issue, but I guess I really didn't plan on winning two raffles at the same time.

[Steezus]

I've spent too much money in the last two days.

I was just about to post this (but make it two months)

For the longest time I was averaging around $600 a month spent on keyboard items. I decided to just stop keeping track now haha.

Making an attempt to slow down but can't prove it yet.

[Halverson]

Taking a break from dieting while on vacation then suddenly going back to it.

[mobbo]

I've spent too much money in the last two days.

I was just about to post this (but make it two months)

For the longest time I was averaging around $600 a month spent on keyboard items. I decided to just stop keeping track now haha.

Making an attempt to slow down but can't prove it yet.

Annndddd I'm just about to add another $600 to this month's bill   

Hard not to when people keep creating such beautiful things 

[Steezus]

I've spent too much money in the last two days.

I was just about to post this (but make it two months)

For the longest time I was averaging around $600 a month spent on keyboard items. I decided to just stop keeping track now haha.

Making an attempt to slow down but can't prove it yet.

Annndddd I'm just about to add another $600 to this month's bill   

Hard not to when people keep creating such beautiful things 

At this point my goal is to not add any additional money but sell items no longer in use to fund new ones. I just have too many things that I like haha.

Didn't really want to sell my Orion but it's for something better.

[mobbo]

At this point my goal is to not add any additional money but sell items no longer in use to fund new ones. I just have too many things that I like haha.

Didn't really want to sell my Orion but it's for something better.

Yeahh I realized pretty quickly I needed to make a Classifieds thread.

Was it for the Jane CE? That Orion was gorgeous.

I think it was time I get a Korean custom (and you haven't helped on bit...), and put away my desire for an HHKB for now.

[Steezus]

At this point my goal is to not add any additional money but sell items no longer in use to fund new ones. I just have too many things that I like haha.

Didn't really want to sell my Orion but it's for something better.

Yeahh I realized pretty quickly I needed to make a Classifieds thread.

Was it for the Jane CE? That Orion was gorgeous.

I think it was time I get a Korean custom (and you haven't helped on bit...), and put away my desire for an HHKB for now.

No it was not for the Jane CE, I already paid for that and it should be arriving in February . Thank you for the compliments.

Haha I caught the custom bug, once you go full aluminum you can't go back. Sorry if I contributed to your decline of your spending habits.

[fanpeople]

When you get asked to pay more in duty/VAT than the item was marked at in customs because some idiot called hwood DIDN'T ATTACH A CUSTOMS INVOICE TO THE PARCEL.

Hue hue hue

[bocahgundul]

When you get asked to pay more in duty/VAT than the item was marked at in customs because some idiot called hwood DIDN'T ATTACH A CUSTOMS INVOICE TO THE PARCEL.

What is a customs invoice?

In the US we fill out a sticker for international packages when we ship, and it identifies the item, price, and weight.

yeah what is customs invoice?

[Photekq]

When you get asked to pay more in duty/VAT than the item was marked at in customs because some idiot called hwood DIDN'T ATTACH A CUSTOMS INVOICE TO THE PARCEL.

What is a customs invoice?

In the US we fill out a sticker for international packages when we ship, and it identifies the item, price, and weight.

Was shipped with DHL. Basically just declares the values of the items contained in the package.

[bocahgundul]

When you get asked to pay more in duty/VAT than the item was marked at in customs because some idiot called hwood DIDN'T ATTACH A CUSTOMS INVOICE TO THE PARCEL.

What is a customs invoice?

In the US we fill out a sticker for international packages when we ship, and it identifies the item, price, and weight.

Was shipped with DHL. Basically just declares the values of the items contained in the package.

oh hahah too bad man hope you  love the extra VAT 

[fohat.digs]

Basically just declares the values of the items contained in the package.

So your customs open it up and make their own decision about its value?

[Auxo]

Trying to get my for sale thread approved, if anyone wants to help me out, that'd be great lol. i dont know where i went wrong

[nickheller]

Trying to get my for sale thread approved, if anyone wants to help me out, that'd be great lol. i dont know where i went wrong

I do not think your account is old enough, I think 2 months old is the minimum.

[whmeltonjr]

Sigh. I have to go to a "house warming party" with my wife. Her old college roommates moved back into an apartment together. I don't really care for either one of them, and the rest of their friends are rather annoying as well. My wife's best friend was with this dude for 6 years, and he and I would always hang out when they had these get togethers. Now they're broken up, which means I'm stuck with a bunch of people that are in their late 20's that are still trying to act like they're in college still. I don't think my wife is as close to them anymore, but they both meant a lot to her in college so she still gets roped in to hanging out with them sometimes.

[fohat.digs]

Trying to get my for sale thread approved, if anyone wants to help me out, that'd be great.

Sales approval takes hours at the minimum if not major chunks of days.

That is why so many sellers necro huge ancient threads and make you go back to the beginning to find out what is actually for sale now.

[jerue]

ISO layout is bothering me.

You can thank the small left shift.

Sigh. I have to go to a "house warming party" with my wife. Her old college roommates moved back into an apartment together. I don't really care for either one of them, and the rest of their friends are rather annoying as well. My wife's best friend was with this dude for 6 years, and he and I would always hang out when they had these get togethers. Now they're broken up, which means I'm stuck with a bunch of people that are in their late 20's that are still trying to act like they're in college still. I don't think my wife is as close to them anymore, but they both meant a lot to her in college so she still gets roped in to hanging out with them sometimes.

I can feel your pain. PM me if you need something to keep busy 

[Auxo]

It was either 2 months old or 25 minimum posts, which I reached 25 of.

And it's been about a day, hopefully it can get approved.. im trying to get rid of this datamancer wooden pok3r case hahaha

edit: my thread waiting for approval has already been pushed into the 2nd page LOL

[jerue]

the fact I keep doubleposting.

[whmeltonjr]

ISO layout is bothering me.

You can thank the small left shift.

Sigh. I have to go to a "house warming party" with my wife. Her old college roommates moved back into an apartment together. I don't really care for either one of them, and the rest of their friends are rather annoying as well. My wife's best friend was with this dude for 6 years, and he and I would always hang out when they had these get togethers. Now they're broken up, which means I'm stuck with a bunch of people that are in their late 20's that are still trying to act like they're in college still. I don't think my wife is as close to them anymore, but they both meant a lot to her in college so she still gets roped in to hanging out with them sometimes.

I can feel your pain. PM me if you need something to keep busy 

I already told her I would likely be on my phone the entire evening, which means plenty of geekhack for me. It's also bothering me that I didn't see your Topre Cherokeys in time to get that silver one. 

[HoffmanMyster]

It was either 2 months old or 25 minimum posts, which I reached 25 of.

And it's been about a day, hopefully it can get approved.. im trying to get rid of this datamancer wooden pok3r case hahaha

edit: my thread waiting for approval has already been pushed into the 2nd page LOL

It's 2 months *and* 25 posts. But there is a glitch that allows newer users to create threads.

Also, PMing a mod is likely more efficient than posting in this thread. 

[naasfu]

zeal didn't know who the rock was

i'm ****ing bothered

It's okay, atleast he knows who Vin Diesel is, right?

UGH DON'T GET ME STARTED

aren't they the same person?


 

[Steezus]

I keep buying keyboards because I'm sick of waiting for the other ones in the mail.

[fohat.digs]

ISO layout is bothering me.

You can thank the small left shift.

ISO layout and Bigass Enter would not be problematic to me except for the fact that I cannot tolerate small Left Shift and 1x Backspace.

Apparently, I most commonly use the right end of Left Shift and the left end of Backspace, so if they are shrunk I tap whatever has been put into that space.

[Auxo]

It was either 2 months old or 25 minimum posts, which I reached 25 of.

And it's been about a day, hopefully it can get approved.. im trying to get rid of this datamancer wooden pok3r case hahaha

edit: my thread waiting for approval has already been pushed into the 2nd page LOL

It's 2 months *and* 25 posts. But there is a glitch that allows newer users to create threads.

Also, PMing a mod is likely more efficient than posting in this thread. 

ahhhhh, alright thanks for the clarifications. and yeah i did message a mod earlier and was waiting awhile on a reply! haha, thanks again ill just have to wait or find a person on reddit then.

[CPTBadAss]

Protip, you can hit that report button on your sale thread and ask for approval. Reporting sends all the mods a notification. I like that because you're not waiting on just (insert mod name here). You can get the whole team to see it at once.