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Tell HN: Don't bring your loud mechanical keyboard to the office

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Re: Tell HN: Don't bring your loud mechanical keyboard to the office

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Post by Gordonjcp »

fargle wrote: post #13

So I need to type on a slushy dome-switch or butterfly keyboards because the aural distractions for you are so greatly terrible? How 'bout you just get some headphones so you can't hear the staccato clickity-clack of me making progress on my typewriter while you are busy acquiring another neurosis. I'd like to be able to type properly please. If you were typing too instead of complaining, you'd learn why we need swit…

Sounds like you're a bit neurotic about keyboards. Rubber dome keyboards work just fine, for everyone, and are in fact considerably better for lengthy typing sessions than mechanical ones.

Enjoy your RSI, nutjob.

Re: Tell HN: Don't bring your loud mechanical keyboard to the office

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Post by Gordonjcp »

EddieDante wrote: post #5
Vladimof wrote: post #4

I use a Rubik's cube to type on my computer........ is that ok?

Probably safer than using Lemarchand's Box.

I'll just leave this here...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hellraiser-90546-Lament-Configurati...

Re: Tell HN: Don't bring your loud mechanical keyboard to the office

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Post by 0xbeefeed »

zcw100 wrote: post #19

What a wonderful example of corporate life. This is the type of carefully crafted political office bs I hate, from the double speak to the use of unnecessary exclamation points. Right out of the gate it starts with what they want you to do, sans exclamation point, "Don't bring your loud mechanical keyboard to the office". Then it immediately backs off with saying a couple of things to should like they're being reason…

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Re: Tell HN: Don't bring your loud mechanical keyboard to the office

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Post by paulcole »

0des wrote: post #11

I might be biased for being old, but this is how all keyboards sounded for a long time, and headphones mostly stayed at home. You'll be fine. What you should really be addressing are people who burn popcorn and microwave fish in the office. Those are the real monsters.

I might be biased for being old, but this is how all offices smelled for a long time. You’ll be fine.

Kind of funny how the thing that bothers me is a problem but the thing that doesn’t bother me isn’t a problem.

Re: Tell HN: Don't bring your loud mechanical keyboard to the office

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Post by anonymoose456 »

No, you're not the only one. Sure, maybe I have some kind of misophonia, but mainly I just find the sudden bursts of loud typing on mechanical keyboards to be somewhat distracting when I'm trying to focus on something myself. Or those really clicky types get on my nerves after a while. At least I've found that good noise cancelling headphones help, but home office has been great from this perspective and in general.

However, I don't think I'd mind working in some kind of old-fashioned newsroom with a steady click-clack-cacophony of typewriters. Go figure.

For sure other people have their limits too. Almost nobody else thought they were that bothersome until the Model M made a short-lived appearance at the office.

Re: Tell HN: Don't bring your loud mechanical keyboard to the office

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Post by samgranieri »

I had a colleague who I think had cherry blues on his keyboard. It was weird for me, first time hearing a mechanical keyboard. I just put on headphones and went on with my day.

When I do go in the office, I have sales people on calls and other people talking in an open office floor plan. Nose canceling headphones are lifesavers

At home, I have an ergodox and put gazzew u4 boba silent tactiles switches, key caps with o-rings, and put sorbothane foam inside the ergodox to dampen noise. I’m a heavy typist. My wife who’s a light sleeper and my 18 month toddler appreciate me working quietly.

Re: Tell HN: Don't bring your loud mechanical keyboard to the office

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Post by animesh »

Took my Keychron K8 (Gateron brown) to workspace last week. I was worried about this. Unexpectedly, the sound of the air conditioning system was enough to damp the key clacking. Of course, the GB was silent as well than others switches per my research. So I hope I did not create much trouble.

Re: Tell HN: Don't bring your loud mechanical keyboard to the office

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Post by 0des »

paulcole wrote: post #25
GianFabien wrote: post #17

I can't hear the keyboards due to the blowhard hustlers talking on the phones. WFH has many advantages in addition to avoiding long commutes.

Who are the blowhard hustlers talking to? What are they talking about?

oh man youre really setting everybody straight today
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