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Offline MarceloR

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"Show us your keyboard" post at Lifehacker
« on: Tue, 18 August 2009, 20:43:45 »
Just came across this post at Lifehacker.com

http://lifehacker.com/5339979/show-us-your-keyboard

Hopefully will ddevelop into something interesting.
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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #1 on: Tue, 18 August 2009, 21:54:56 »
That is just so depressing. I just don't understand why people love some of those crappy rubber dome boards. Of the posts up right now only 2 people have expressed that they like a good mechanical board (Model M and a cherry deck board). I was going to make a post but you have to be a member to submit a picture so ended up not posting anything at all.
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Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard
Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline BucklingSpring

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« Reply #2 on: Tue, 18 August 2009, 21:57:56 »
So far so bad.
Except for that M2, it's membrane boards all over.

Let see how it goes.
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Offline nanu

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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 18 August 2009, 22:42:33 »
Quote from: rdjack21;110480
That is just so depressing. I just don't understand why people love some of those crappy rubber dome boards.


They don't know any better. Mechanical keyboards have such a small market share, and you're also aware that these boards are HIGH END luxury machines.

This is actually deja vu for me since there's another community with which I have/had affiliation with, regarding Windows desktop interface customization, who share the same sentiments for Lifehacker's "Featured Desktops."  Suddenly the opinions you hold may be perceived as elitist compared to what gets popularly featured or approved by the masses.
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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #4 on: Tue, 18 August 2009, 22:55:11 »
Quote from: kishy;110483
I've wondered if I should register and throw up a pic of the 122-key 1386887...

Might shock their systems a bit; it might even send some to the hospital.

I was thinking the same but I was going to post a pick of my dyed HHKB Pro 2. But I think your idea is better that 122-key Model M would really throw them for a loop. Or maybe one of those monster Terminal boards.
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Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard
Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline sixty

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« Reply #5 on: Wed, 19 August 2009, 00:35:35 »
We should definitely hijack that post and post the most obscure boards we own.
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Offline Viett

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« Reply #6 on: Wed, 19 August 2009, 01:43:52 »
Quote from: BucklingSpring;110481
So far so bad.
Except for that M2, it's membrane boards all over.

Let see how it goes.


It's not all bad. You have to look at some of the older posts. I see:

Das II and III
Filco Majestouch FKBN87MC/NPEK
Compaq MX 11800
Model M
Deck Mini
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Offline InSanCen

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« Reply #7 on: Wed, 19 August 2009, 03:49:27 »
Post all your keyboards... some here would make their heads asplode:faint2:
I wonder if they have a reply limit that would cut posts short?

Monster terminal boards are good... and another excuse to post a picture of my Wang :-) though it is bigger than average, rather than a monster.
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #8 on: Wed, 19 August 2009, 05:27:20 »
I am somewhat tempted to post a pic of my Model F. Maybe later...
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Offline BucklingSpring

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« Reply #9 on: Wed, 19 August 2009, 07:10:37 »
Quote from: Viett;110517
It's not all bad. You have to look at some of the older posts. I see:

Das II and III
Filco Majestouch FKBN87MC/NPEK
Compaq MX 11800
Model M
Deck Mini


And also a black on black Unicomp

My bad... I didn't click "show hidden thread" before posting.
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Ducky x2 (9008G2 Pro PBT/MX Green and Mini MX Red), Matias x2 (QP and Mini QP Dampened ALPS), Topre RealForce x4 (87U 55g/Digilog case, 103U-UW & 104UG High-Profile x2), Filco Majestouch x2 (TKL MX Blue & V2 AI 104 MX Blue), IBM-M x2 (BS & RD), Unicomp-M x5 (BS black on black x2, BS Ivory x2, QT Ultra-Classic), Deck x4 (Legend MX Black & MX Clear, Hassium & Francium w/ MX Brown), DAS III (MX Blue), KBT Pure Pro 60% (MX Red), NMB-RT8256CW+ x2 (black space invader), XArmor U9BL-S (MX Brown) given for free to someone I hate, CM X2 (Trigger/MX Green + Storm TKL/NovaTouch), TVS GOLD (MX Blue) and a many many more (NMB, DELL, MS, ATT, KeyTronic, Etc...)

Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #10 on: Wed, 19 August 2009, 10:07:20 »
Looks like webwit has already posted his fingerworks board. But man there are two of them listed already. Click that show hidden to see them one at the top and one at the bottom.
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Keyboards
Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard
Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline watduzhkstand4

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« Reply #11 on: Wed, 19 August 2009, 10:48:55 »
just added my Filco in the list =D
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SOLD
HHKB Pro 2 white w/ blank keys red ESC key and blank WASD keys
HHKB L-2
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Offline justin

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« Reply #12 on: Wed, 19 August 2009, 13:04:05 »
Come on guys, lets all sign up for accounts and show em some real boards! I can put up a couple of Model Ms…

Hopefully if we're friendly enough the "thought police" won't hit us too hard.
« Last Edit: Wed, 19 August 2009, 13:11:39 by justin »
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Offline JBert

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« Reply #13 on: Wed, 19 August 2009, 14:50:56 »
At least there is some love for Cherry blues in the form of Das keyboard - which is pretty good if you manage to type slower than 50 WPM.
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Offline cmr

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« Reply #14 on: Wed, 19 August 2009, 16:15:51 »
yeah the lifehacker / "get things done" crowd are an extremely humorless bunch
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Offline shrap

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« Reply #15 on: Wed, 19 August 2009, 16:47:56 »
Yeah they're completely humorless, but I suppose it comes from having the "funny stuff wastes everyone's time" mindset. If you're going to post your keyboard, lay off the jokes, and put in a comment about how much more productive you are with a mechanical keyboard.
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Offline o2dazone

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« Reply #16 on: Wed, 19 August 2009, 18:25:32 »
Quote from: shrap;110680
Yeah they're completely humorless, but I suppose it comes from having the "funny stuff wastes everyone's time" mindset. If you're going to post your keyboard, lay off the jokes, and put in a comment about how much more productive you are with a mechanical keyboard.


Yeah I love internet sub communities like that. If someone is so important they don't have time for a personality, then what the hell are they doing on a tech blog. There's no excuse for being socially bankrupt
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Offline kode

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« Reply #17 on: Thu, 20 August 2009, 03:07:08 »
what the...

*unsubscribes from lifehacker feed*

Internet is apparently too much srs bsns for some.
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Offline InSanCen

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« Reply #18 on: Thu, 20 August 2009, 03:44:38 »
Just showed them my Wang ;-)

I wonder if *that* will get through their censorship.
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Offline iggysaps

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« Reply #19 on: Thu, 20 August 2009, 04:28:10 »
Browsed through the current thread

Deck User: I've been only using it a week or so, but so far, pretty happy with my Deck mini keyboard.  The illuminated switches are great and I like the feel of mechanical switches.

Curious Guy's reply:  What exactly are mechanical switches, and how are they different from a regular keyboard?  That does look pretty sweet.

That was me six months ago, mechanical keyboards were a virtual unknown for me, now I own six of them  :)
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Offline wellington1869

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« Reply #20 on: Thu, 20 August 2009, 15:16:23 »
well here's the best argument yet as to why unicomp is going to go out of business, I guess.

has someone enlightened the lifehackers as to geekhack's existence?
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Offline ch_123

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« Reply #21 on: Thu, 20 August 2009, 15:35:29 »
Where's my Model F post? It was a completely serious and humorless post, and no sign of it >.<
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Offline JBert

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« Reply #22 on: Thu, 20 August 2009, 15:38:41 »
Quote from: ripster;110861
This is getting Beyond Bizarre.  

I posted a Model M mini with humorless comments and it gets rejected.

A Dell Rubber Dome just got posted.
Maybe they got your IP adress blacklisted for some inane reason?
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #23 on: Thu, 20 August 2009, 15:50:28 »
Lame.
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Offline InSanCen

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« Reply #24 on: Fri, 21 August 2009, 08:46:17 »
I didn't get through, but there was a picture clearly showing the logo on my Wang. I even kept the post gray and humourless.

Maybe they thought my Wang was too big for their inturwebs?
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Offline timw4mail

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« Reply #25 on: Fri, 21 August 2009, 08:48:05 »
As was said before, you apparently have to be pre-approved to have your posts show up.
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Offline Rajagra

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« Reply #26 on: Fri, 21 August 2009, 09:48:43 »
Quote
Anyone who's auditioned successfully can become a Lifehacker commenter.
I think they've been watching too much X-Factor.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #27 on: Fri, 21 August 2009, 10:06:48 »
Profound.
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Offline Moparx

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« Reply #28 on: Fri, 21 August 2009, 15:13:36 »
My account was activated by them yesterday and I also can't get  my Model M to be accepted even with a decent comment on why the M is preferred over other keyboards.

Ah well..
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