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My Mechanical Keyboard

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Re: My Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by frik »

mojuba wrote: post #74

It seems to me, the latest wave of disappointed Apple fans who declare their break up is a sign of something interesting. It means you picked up Apple in the 2000s, but you can't keep up anymore. It might just be that Apple is moving forward, you are not. Just as a hypothesis. Time will show.

Or you are moving backwards?

No. It's about companies who had leaders like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates who themself cared about their products and did a lot of testing themself and did micro management were it did make sense. Nowadays, the new bosses of said companies give shit and know little. The newer products don't feel like they were created by a single company-mind but cobbled together by many teams that compete against each other. Look at Windows 10, look at XBoxOne, look at the new MacBookPro - so many things that end consumer hate, yet the bosses those companies don't care. The previous generation where a lot better. That's the point. Well, the end consumer moves on. Even if it means looking elsewhere, which means a lot of hurt in short term, but what else can an end consumer do, if they don't listen anymore.

Re: My Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by Void_ »

21 wrote: post #97
Void_ wrote: post #95

This is some amazing writing. I couldn't care less about what kind of keyboard I use, but I kept reading and reading because this was just so easy to read. Can anybody explain why what made this such a good read? Or point me in a direction where I can improve my own writing?

Maybe the fact that he has written "4 books and 10 million bloggy words" helped?

I'm looking for language tools to use. Using both long and short sentences is one of them. Notice he's using that a bunch.

I also noticed every pragraph has a key idea which is expressed in the first sentence. (Or right after a short "filling" sentence).

There's also repetition of same short sentence. That's a tool Trump uses a lot in his speeches. Author uses it only once.

I'm looking for more tools like these that I can't see.

Re: My Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by criddell »

keyle wrote: post #14

I have about 5 mechanical keyboards (WASD, Duckys, DAS, ...) and yet if I want to type fast, I use an apple keyboard. The short travel distance of those keys really work for me. I've been waiting for switches that are somewhere in between, mechanical but thin travel. I've looked at some really esoteric and rare keyboards as well but I wouldn't fork $220 for a keyboard... Anyways I totally understand his view though.…

Over the years I've become attached to different keyboards and it changes. For years I was a mechanical keyboard snob but eventually that obsession passed.

My current keyboard of choice is the Logitech K750. It's cheap but fits my hands and typing style perfectly. My big complaint is that the volume up key is beside the power down key so occasionally when a great song plays and I want to crank the volume, I instead power my machine down and that's a huge buzzkill. My second complaint is that the battery wears out and Logitech hasn't made it easy to replace. I wish I could buy a wired version.

Re: My Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by noir_lord »

rerx wrote: post #96
noir_lord wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I keep looking at those and thinking about getting one, do they really feel like the old Thinkpad keyboards in use?

I have got the same Thinkpad USB keyboard and I love it. I think it is very close to the keyboard of the X230 generation of laptops. While the layout has some flaws, I actually prefer typing on this compared to the "classic" pre-cliclet keyboard built into my X220 laptop. It has a very nice tactile response and my fingers find the right keys very easily. So it's "clicky" and "precise". The trackpoint is very useful,…

I think you just made the decision for it going on my christmas list, I always loved the TrackPoint on my old thinkpad, not having to move hands from keyboard was a nice win and I still occasionally use that machine if I have to do a lot of typing and need to be away from my desk.

It's crazy that I'd pick an ancient R50E (Celeron 1.4Ghz feel the speed!) over my vastly more powerful 17" Vostro but the keyboard really matters.

Re: My Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by criddell »

Void_ wrote: post #95

This is some amazing writing. I couldn't care less about what kind of keyboard I use, but I kept reading and reading because this was just so easy to read. Can anybody explain why what made this such a good read? Or point me in a direction where I can improve my own writing?

I agree completely - his writing is a joy to read.

At the bottom of the article it says he "writes about sports, particularly baseball". Baseball, more than other sports, seems to generate great writing. I don't know if there's something writerly about the sport itself or if it's just a coincidence, but there seems to be a correlation.

Re: My Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by renke1 »

noir_lord wrote: post #76
renke1 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My favorite keyboard is an external Thinkpad keyboard [1]. I can't live without a TrackPoint because I never have to leave the home row with it! [1] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F3U4TQS/

I keep looking at those and thinking about getting one, do they really feel like the old Thinkpad keyboards in use?

They feel basically like the new Thinkpad keyboards (e.g. X1 Carbon). The only weak point is the USB port which can break pretty easily when you travel a lot with your keyboard, although with enough care it should not be a problem.

Re: My Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by fredmorcos »

bballer wrote: post #100
ronnier wrote: post #9

It's really annoying having to sit at work and listen to mechanical keyboards all day. I would not inflict that on my coworkers.

I use a Leopold FC750R with brown mx cherry switches[0] at work. It uses a sound dampening pad and is no louder than a regular membrane keyboard. My coworkers were hesitant about me using a mech at the office when I first got hired but now have no complaints after realizing not all switches and keyboards sound like a type writer. Btw I absolutely love that keyboard and Leopolds in general, I have 3 of them... Bottom…

The sound dampening pad does not dampen switch and keycap noise.

Re: My Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by Palomides »

caterama wrote: post #39

Bought an imac in 2011 and the keyboard that came with it was amazing. I could type like the wind, but unfortunately it was wireless. Within the last year, it started glitching so I started looking for a new one... I wanted a wired one so that I wouldn't have to keep changing the damn batteries. I couldn't find the same version wired, so I took the dive and paid 100 some for a mechanical keyboard. I have cherry brown…

was it the compact bluetooth aluminum one? there's a similar wired version, p/n A1242, but they're getting a little rare.
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