May 28, 201412 yr comment_638124 I think what you have is catching! If what I have is contagious, y'all are in big trouble! But I do love that my delusions become reality here! Report
May 29, 201412 yr Author comment_638129 Your heart is all fucked up. I think it has something to do with the pollution and the lifestyle. I remember when it seemed ridiculous to own headphones that played full volume out of both sides. Getting a noisy-as-fuck mechanical keyboard was pretty awesome. Such a nice typing experience. I have 2 "compact" keyboards without the dedicated number pad on the right. Sherwood - what switches do you have? Loudest ones, MX blues. I do have little silicone rings on the key stems to help deaden the sound when I press a key hard enough that it bottoms out, but that only goes so far. I have mine in an acoustically-treated room, and my wife doesn't seem to mind. I can't bring any personal electronics to work, so I've no idea if my coworkers would mind. When I look at the title of this thread, I see 'Maniacal Keyboards'. Interesting... Report
May 29, 201412 yr comment_638154 I have a box of ibm m3s in the basement. I actually prefer the apple keyboards these days. Report
May 29, 201412 yr comment_638156 I typically use the Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard. Yeah, I know that I'm boring. Sigh ... Report
May 29, 201412 yr Author comment_638161 If they're clean, they might fetch you some cash, Dan. There is some kind of prognosticative devil worship to IBM keyboard pricing, though, so who knows. Edited May 29, 201412 yr by Sherwood Report
May 29, 201412 yr comment_638162 they'd only fetch me cash if I were willing to part iwth them. I may need to beat someone to death with a keyboard one day Report
May 29, 201412 yr comment_638176 I may need to beat someone to death with a keyboard one day "Tell us about the great shovel shortage of 2023, Dad!" Report
May 29, 201412 yr comment_638205 i like the mbp keyboard alot now i still have the das keyboard somewhere Report
May 29, 201412 yr comment_638212 I have a Quickfire Stealth with browns sporting sph 4 keycaps. They're my unicorn. I'm a big fan of SA keycaps. Like you, Tyler, I also have Penumbras coming. I've also been meaning to try ergoclears but too lazy/incompetent to desolder/resolder. But with the imminent introduction of the CM Novatouch, I probably won't even bother with MX switches much longer. Not my pic but looks like this without the iso layout. I was never a fan of ErgoDox because I couldn't get used to some of the key locations. If I wanted to do nonstandard key configs, I'd spend the time and effort to learn Dvorak instead. Report
May 29, 201412 yr comment_638219 All that mumbo-jumbo to describe a fucking keyboard? It has letters and numbers and symbols and you hit them with your fucking fingers. I don't think your quality of life is going to skyrocket if you re-solder your penumbraclears. Jesus Christ on a bike, is there anything people won't obsess about? This thread needs moar DOTU How was that? Report
May 29, 201412 yr comment_638220 some of us spend more time each day using a keyboard than anything else...a good keyboard matters. Report
May 29, 201412 yr comment_638228 All that mumbo-jumbo to describe a fucking keyboard? It has letters and numbers and symbols and you hit them with your fucking fingers. I don't think your quality of life is going to skyrocket if you re-solder your penumbraclears. Jesus Christ on a bike, is there anything people won't obsess about? How was that? Yup, why obsessing about keyboards, headphones, bikes, amps, photography or watches when we can obsess about sex, whisky and food. Much healthier. Report
May 29, 201412 yr comment_638238 All that mumbo-jumbo to describe a pair of fucking headphones? It plays music and you can hear it with your fucking ears. I don't think your quality of life is going to skyrocket if you re-solder your capacitors. Jesus Christ on a bike, is there anything people won't obsess about? Report
May 29, 201412 yr comment_638242 Computer nerds talking about keyboards = DOTU finding out = Their rection = Myself, I have this with Cherry Blacks: http://www.deckkeyboards.com/product/deck-legend Fucking love it. Sorry, Al. Report
May 29, 201412 yr comment_638247 I am intrigued by the unicomp keyboards. https://www.pckeyboard.com/ But really like compact layouts without the numberpad. grumbles. Report
May 29, 201412 yr comment_638249 This keyboard might improve my quality of life. Maybe if your wife ever finds out. Report
May 30, 201412 yr Author comment_638322 I have brought this pox upon your house, Al. Forgive me. Report
June 18, 201412 yr comment_641226 I see the title of this thread as 'monomaniacal keyboards.' And I have one of these on my PC: http://www.corsair.com/en-us/vengeance-k95-fully-mechanical-gaming-keyboard I added 0.4mm dampeners on the switches as well, god help me. Report
June 18, 201412 yr Author comment_641252 A dude in Venice custom designed some keycaps and I bought them, and I spent 10 bucks and some of my own time to buy and install little silicone rings to change the sound of typing. I feel terrible about myself. Report
June 18, 201412 yr comment_641283 Does anyone know of a high quality keyboard with the number-pad on the left? Report
June 18, 201412 yr comment_641287 In 15+ years pounding on varoius keyboards I've never had an unpleasent keyboard that made me want to go out and spend $$ on one. I don't know if that means that all of them have been bad or good... It's also unlikely that I could actually do anything about my keyboard situation since what I plug into my computer at work is a heavily regulated situation. Report
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