[sixty▼]

Also I have a feeling we will have to set a prize for the one who writes the ALPS article, lol. No one seems to dare to even touch that naughty business. Don't wanna climb those mountains.

[keyboardlover▼]

I could do it right now. Just put "no one likes alps switches - that's all you need to know."

[sixty▼]

Thats not true though! More fitting would be something like "there are too many damn color variants, and even then they never stick to them. Clicky blacks? Linear whites? Yeah right"

[keyboardlover▼]

I wonder what's more confusing - that or Cherry Corp. product codes?

[sixty▼]

I wonder what's more confusing - that or Cherry Corp. product codes?

The coolest thing to do is combine both. That is material for a few head explosions right there.




These are real btw. Apparently Cherry made them for Taiwanese OEMs which were too poor to re-tool their keycap machines when ALPS switches died out.

[Minskleip▼]

Those are cool; mouth of madness! Is that the only batch?

[sixty▼]

I have no clue. Even the KBC guys have no further info besides that story and the pics. I believe the entire batch was for sale on taobao once, but the guy keeping the KBC "wiki" or rather "info thread" did not manage to get one to disassemble.

[Minskleip▼]

Lol them oems didn't have enough money to make new boards either?

[daedalus▼]

Had some time to kill, made this -

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Switch_Terminology

[webwit▼]

The wiki is looking better and better!

[bugfix▼]

Before long it will turn into the wiki when it comes to keyboards. A real authority or Deskthority.

[keyboardlover▼]

Agreed. I like the format a lot. Done correctly it could offer a much more user friendly experience than GH's wiki.

[sixty▼]

Test: Cherry MX are nice switches

Edit: Works! Made a BBCode tag that turns words into wiki links, can safe some typing/looking up stuff when we refer to the wiki in normal forum posts.

Example

Code: Select all

[wiki]Cherry MX[/wiki]

automatically turns into the full link - wiki/Cherry_MX

[sixty▼]

Started some basic pages like these:

wiki/Filco

Some fanboys should continue to fill them with info, in the meantime everyone do the dinosaur!

[Minskleip▼]

The text hasn't the link underlining.

[keyboardlover▼]

Do NOT want!

[sixty▼]

Not even gonna ask what you searched for to find that on Google images. That got me weird looks from my coworker again. Its funny, I can browse porn fine, but that instantly raises eyebrows.

Somehow reminded me of this:

[Minskleip▼]

I found it on a music forum hehe.

How does he shift gear?

[bugfix▼]

@sixty where do you work?^^

[Minskleip▼]

Germany

[sixty▼]

@sixty where do you work?^^

A web agency. I would say 40% of our work is porn sites, so no wonder barely anyone cares

[bugfix▼]

A web agency. I would say 40% of our work is porn sites, so no wonder barely anyone cares

That sounds rather interesting...

[keyboardlover▼]

40% is a nice percentage...I wouldn't mind that!

[itlnstln▼]

I get fucked in the ass at work everyday. Does that count?

[Minskleip▼]

I get fucked in the ass at work everyday. Does that count?

Are you one of sixty's customers?

[sixty▼]

A web agency. I would say 40% of our work is porn sites, so no wonder barely anyone cares

That sounds rather interesting...

Believe me, it stops being interesting once you get to work on the first fatgirls or gay sex website. Worst part is, I mostly do translations/proof reading and organization, so I have to read quite some nasty stuff.

[keyboardlover▼]

Whoah itlnstln! TMI!!!

(TMI = Too Much Information) I used to say "don't go there" but that's...lame.

[bugfix▼]

Man I'm happy I'll be a lawyer or something...

[itlnstln▼]

This is Texas. Porn is the werk uv thuh debbil.

[daedalus▼]

Also I have a feeling we will have to set a prize for the one who writes the ALPS article, lol. No one seems to dare to even touch that naughty business. Don't wanna climb those mountains.

I'll gladly write the Alps plate spring article. Maybe the low-profile Alps switches if poked enough. Does this count?

I wonder what's more confusing - that or Cherry Corp. product codes?

The coolest thing to do is combine both. That is material for a few head explosions right there.

...

These are real btw. Apparently Cherry made them for Taiwanese OEMs which were too poor to re-tool their keycap machines when ALPS switches died out.

MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP

/screams