mechanical keyboards: you're not supposed to actually use those keyboards

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echinopsis: Apr 13, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

Cocoa Crispies posted:

by never hitting 'em

what I don't understand is how anyone lives without a numpad

ftfy

# ? Aug 30, 2018 09:07

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# ? May 29, 2024 07:30

echinopsis: Apr 13, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

pram posted:

cant go wrong with blues or browns

get clears

idk what kind of person can type with browns or blues and not make a millions typos

# ? Aug 30, 2018 09:12

SO DEMANDING: Dec 27, 2003

Salt Fish posted:

The concept of "bottoming out" and being a bad typing technique is completely invented by redditors and has no basis. I'm pretty sure that it makes gently caress all difference how hard you press the keys re if you get tendinitis or carpal tunnel.

I'm going to take it one step further and also assert that the concept was probably invented to blame victims of poo poo ergonomic layouts which are nearly universal in the mechanical keyboard world.

agreed a million percent, anyone who says you "shouldn't" be bottoming out is parroting horseshit they got from reading too much geekhack. i've never seen any good justification for it and even that blurb from kinesis that alicorn posted sounds bullshitty. just loving type and quit sperging out so much about it.

duckfarts posted:

more like spergonomic

also agreed a million percent.

# ? Aug 30, 2018 11:29

Silver Alicorn: Mar 30, 2008; 𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮

echinopsis posted:

ftfy

I have completely forgotten what a numpad is at this point.

# ? Aug 30, 2018 13:50

eschaton: Mar 7, 2007; Don't you just hate when you wind up in a store with people who are in a socioeconomic class that is pretty obviously about two levels lower than your own?

I�ve been pounding the back of my AEK II for nearly three decades with no RSI developing on my part

it�s none the worse for wear too

# ? Aug 31, 2018 08:10

Agile Vector: May 21, 2007; scrum bored

eschaton posted:

I�ve been pounding the back of my AEK II for nearly three decades with no RSI developing on my part

it�s none the worse for wear too

i know ive mentioned it before but those early apple keyboards are a dream and my adb would be perfect if not for the stupid arrow key layout they have. i have the old imate adapter but im tempted to make one of the arduino or we versions if theyd promise less latency

i have a different later model apple keyboard but it is rubber dome and creaks which is weird and might as well be the blue and white g3 kb sans the colors at that point so idk. i just like slim keyboards and the first adb model is a nice size. ive kept an eye on slim mechanicals but i have no idea where to look

# ? Sep 3, 2018 06:39

angry_keebler: Jul 16, 2006; In His presence the mountains quake and the hills melt away; the earth trembles and its people are destroyed. Who can stand before His fierce anger?

Gyre posted:

if im just starting out what would you guys recommend for a keyboard and switches? im a naturally heavy typer

i'd recommend daily cardio and an exclusion diet so you can become a healthy typer

# ? Sep 3, 2018 07:45

Raluek: Nov 3, 2006; WUT.

Agile Vector posted:

i know ive mentioned it before but those early apple keyboards are a dream and my adb would be perfect if not for the stupid arrow key layout they have. i have the old imate adapter but im tempted to make one of the arduino or we versions if theyd promise less latency

i have a different later model apple keyboard but it is rubber dome and creaks which is weird and might as well be the blue and white g3 kb sans the colors at that point so idk. i just like slim keyboards and the first adb model is a nice size. ive kept an eye on slim mechanicals but i have no idea where to look

the arrow keys dont bother me as much as the isotrash return key, but yeah the adb is pretty close to perfect. its too bad that the aekii doesnt feel as good to type on. eschaton would say that there are some variants that are better but idk both of mine are solidly decent but not great

# ? Sep 3, 2018 08:01

eschaton: Mar 7, 2007; Don't you just hate when you wind up in a store with people who are in a socioeconomic class that is pretty obviously about two levels lower than your own?

Raluek posted:

the arrow keys dont bother me as much as the isotrash return key, but yeah the adb is pretty close to perfect. its too bad that the aekii doesnt feel as good to type on. eschaton would say that there are some variants that are better but idk both of mine are solidly decent but not great

the AEK, AEK II (Made In Japan), AEK II (Made In not-Japan), and AEK II [S] all have different feel, because they all use different key switches

I�ve found I vastly prefer the Mitsumi key switches in my AEK II (Made In Japan) keyboards, probably mostly due to familiarity

next best I�d say are the AEK II non-[S] and original AEK which feel very similar and I think use the same ALPS switches; this is what the Matias keyboards are trying to clone too

finally are the AEK II [S] which are fine, and a little quieter as they use slightly damped switches, but their click just doesn�t feel quite right to me�again, I suspect mostly due to familiarity

# ? Sep 3, 2018 09:52

Cocoa Crispies: Jul 20, 2001; Vehicular Manslaughter!; Pillbug

Silver Alicorn posted:

I have completely forgotten what a numpad is at this point.

it's that thing on my windows computer that puts the spacebar off-center`

# ? Sep 3, 2018 15:21

Raluek: Nov 3, 2006; WUT.

eschaton posted:

the AEK, AEK II (Made In Japan), AEK II (Made In not-Japan), and AEK II [S] all have different feel, because they all use different key switches

I�ve found I vastly prefer the Mitsumi key switches in my AEK II (Made In Japan) keyboards, probably mostly due to familiarity

next best I�d say are the AEK II non-[S] and original AEK which feel very similar and I think use the same ALPS switches; this is what the Matias keyboards are trying to clone too

finally are the AEK II [S] which are fine, and a little quieter as they use slightly damped switches, but their click just doesn�t feel quite right to me�again, I suspect mostly due to familiarity

the one i use most often is usa alps-made with white damped switches; feels nothing like the adb keyboard. deskthority says there is a variant with the same switch as the adb, though (salmon alps).

whats [s]?

# ? Sep 3, 2018 20:43

eschaton: Mar 7, 2007; Don't you just hate when you wind up in a store with people who are in a socioeconomic class that is pretty obviously about two levels lower than your own?

Raluek posted:

the one i use most often is usa alps-made with white damped switches; feels nothing like the adb keyboard. deskthority says there is a variant with the same switch as the adb, though (salmon alps).

whats [s]?

the keyboard uses white or cream damped ALPS switches, mainly to be quieter; these have an S in a square in the bottom right of the backplate as an indicator

# ? Sep 4, 2018 04:49

BONGHITZ: Jan 1, 1970

do you guys use arm rests or do you let your arms dangle at your sides?

# ? Sep 4, 2018 10:58

dick traceroute: Feb 24, 2010; Open the pod bay doors, Hal.; Grimey Drawer

BONGHITZ posted:

do you guys use arm rests or do you let your arms dangle at your sides?

arm rests are the devil
I mean, im usually down with hailing Satan, but not this time

# ? Sep 4, 2018 11:28

Silver Alicorn: Mar 30, 2008; 𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮

arm rests at work with my fancy office chair. no armrests at home because I have a cheap office chair w/o adjustable armrests

# ? Sep 4, 2018 13:58

Gyre: Feb 25, 2007

Got a keyboard and then gayed it up.

# ? Sep 14, 2018 00:09

Silver Alicorn: Mar 30, 2008; 𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮

gayyyyyy

# ? Sep 14, 2018 00:53

skimothy milkerson: Nov 19, 2006

Silver Alicorn posted:

gayyyyyy

e: i like it

# ? Sep 14, 2018 01:50

burning swine: May 26, 2004

daaaaamn that is gay

A+

# ? Sep 14, 2018 02:20

Roosevelt: Jul 18, 2009; I'm looking for the man who shot my paw.

Gyre posted:

Got a keyboard and then gayed it up.

i like it

# ? Sep 14, 2018 02:41

Agile Vector: May 21, 2007; scrum bored

COACHS SPORT BAR posted:

gA+

Roosevelt posted:

i like it

same

# ? Sep 14, 2018 04:43

duckfarts: Jul 2, 2010; ~ shameful ~; Soiled Meat

Gyre posted:

Got a keyboard and then gayed it up.

looks gay ok to me

# ? Sep 14, 2018 13:34

Silver Alicorn: Mar 30, 2008; 𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮

why is the laptop bent tho

# ? Sep 14, 2018 14:18

Nude: Nov 16, 2014; I have no idea what I'm doing.

far out keyboard but please check your laptop for an inflated battery.

# ? Sep 14, 2018 15:35

Agile Vector: May 21, 2007; scrum bored

seems rude to praise the keyboard but admonish the laptop for not being straight imo

# ? Sep 14, 2018 16:36

Gyre: Feb 25, 2007

Nude posted:

far out keyboard but please check your laptop for an inflated battery.

laptop just looks like that, the screen's edge lines up with the little bump

Agile Vector posted:

seems rude to praise the keyboard but admonish the laptop for not being straight imo

lol

# ? Sep 14, 2018 17:46

BONGHITZ: Jan 1, 1970

Agile Vector posted:

seems rude to praise the keyboard but admonish the laptop for not being straight imo

# ? Sep 15, 2018 00:21

echinopsis: Apr 13, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

Gyre posted:

Got a keyboard and then gayed it up.

if it feels good then it is good

# ? Sep 15, 2018 09:42

Schadenboner: Aug 15, 2011; by Shine

The indigo 0 key intruding into the violet range is really honking me off.

# ? Sep 15, 2018 11:38

bump_fn: Apr 12, 2004; _{two of them}

is cherry brown teh one thats a good click but not stupid loud? is this a decent keyboard? i want a numpad

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N9TPC95

# ? Oct 2, 2018 20:38

bump_fn: Apr 12, 2004; _{two of them}

also someone tell me a good cliky keyboard that isnt like five hundred buxks

# ? Oct 2, 2018 20:39

Lambert: Apr 15, 2018; by Fluffdaddy; Fallen Rib

bump_fn posted:

is cherry brown teh one thats a good click but not stupid loud? is this a decent keyboard? i want a numpad

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N9TPC95

Yes, Cherry Browns are the ones. If you still think they're too loud after purchasing the keyboard, you can install O-rings (just buy them on Amazon) to further silence the keys.

Lambert fucked around with this message at 21:41 on Oct 3, 2018

# ? Oct 2, 2018 21:23

Silver Alicorn: Mar 30, 2008; 𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮

still really enjoy my kinesis

# ? Oct 2, 2018 21:40

burning swine: May 26, 2004

bump_fn posted:

is cherry brown teh one thats a good click but not stupid loud? is this a decent keyboard? i want a numpad

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N9TPC95

yes ducky keyboards are good and yeah browns are good

# ? Oct 2, 2018 21:51

Cocoa Crispies: Jul 20, 2001; Vehicular Manslaughter!; Pillbug

Lambert posted:

Yes, Cherry Browns are the ones. If you still think they're too loud after purchasing the keyboard, you can install 0-rings (just buy them on Amazon) to further silence the keys.

o-rings, not 0-rings

# ? Oct 2, 2018 22:12

akadajet: Sep 14, 2003

bump_fn posted:

is cherry brown teh one thats a good click but not stupid loud? is this a decent keyboard? i want a numpad

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N9TPC95

browns are good.

topres are better, but browns are good.

# ? Oct 2, 2018 22:19

akadajet: Sep 14, 2003

the browns though... not so good.

# ? Oct 2, 2018 22:19

echinopsis: Apr 13, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

COACHS SPORT BAR posted:

yes ducky keyboards are good and yeah browns are good

seriously think browns are too soft.

I glide my fingers over the keys it seems. with browns I make too many typos

clears on the other hand are amazing. same switch but harder

# ? Oct 3, 2018 01:21

akadajet: Sep 14, 2003

echinopsis posted:

seriously think browns are too soft.

I glide my fingers over the keys it seems. with browns I make too many typos

clears on the other hand are amazing. same switch but harder

play more typeracer

# ? Oct 3, 2018 01:40

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# ? May 29, 2024 07:30

echinopsis: Apr 13, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

my son plays typing club its better

# ? Oct 3, 2018 02:32

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