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The *Ping* Award 2014

Posted: 08 Dec 2014, 22:08
by The Demongolator
And now for the best category...

What was the worst keyboard or keyboard/input device related experience in 2014?
The nominees for The *Ping* Award 2014 are:


Cherry for campaigning against quality mech keyboards in the workplace • "Upgrade your old-fashioned, hopelessly outdated keyboard. Technically, ergonomically and from a data-protection perspective. Outdated inside, with yesterday’s performance, technology, and security. Switch to our modern, wafer-thin wet newspaper and dead octopus designs. Yours, Cherry."

Corsair for the double whammy of logo and RGB facepalms • Corsair's new Corsair Gaming logo didn't quite meet the expectations of their following, while their new RGB keyboards' advertised colour range of 16777216 different colours just came short a measly 16776704 colours.

GH60 delays, delays... • Please be patient for your PCB. Our guy went on a world trip trying to discover his inner Yin radiance. His replacements just need the stabilizers, but the bridge was open. Unfortunately the new group buy for stabilizers is on hold because the dog ate them. Please review your address in the Google Document, and all will be well!

Razer's marketing for BlackWidow 2014 with "Razer" switches "designed ground-up for gaming" • "The all-new Razer Mechanical Switch - Green (Clicky) and Orange (Non-Clicky). Designed from the ground up for gaming.", said Razer's CEO. Of course they turned out to be mere clones.

The crushing of the banking Kishsavers • Our favorite vintage keyboard dealer Electronics Plus found a number of extremely rare IBM Kishsavers... only to see them crushed due to the bank's data destruction policy! A thousand cries were heard, they echoed in the wind.
Los Robots Humanos.

And the Smiley for The *Ping* Award 2014, as voted for by the members of deskthority, goes to...
Spoiler:
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Our favorite vintage keyboard dealer Electronics Plus found a number of extremely rare IBM Kishsavers... only to see them crushed due to the bank's data destruction policy! A thousand cries were heard, they echoed in the wind.
*Warning: Extremely Graphic*

Posted: 08 Dec 2014, 22:08
by Muirium
<Ouch>

Posted: 08 Dec 2014, 22:11
by 7bit
I'm so lucky I can't watch those videos!
:cool:

Is there any plan to let them know they "won" that prize?
:?

Posted: 08 Dec 2014, 22:12
by Muirium
Well, we could always tie it to a brick and have someone in San Antonio lob it through the guy's window.

Posted: 08 Dec 2014, 22:23
by Laser
Congrats! .. uh, wait

Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 09:06
by jacobolus
So is someone going to physically send the keycap to them? (And which keycap exactly?)

Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 11:25
by andrewjoy
Muirium wrote: Well, we could always tie it to a brick and have someone in San Antonio lob it through the guy's window.
What did the poor window do wrong ?

Feed him and his new keycap through the shredder.

Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 11:47
by Findecanor
Is the winner of the *Ping* Award supposed to get a wingnut keycap? Really? I think a PC Jr rubber chiclet key would be more appropriate.

Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 11:49
by Muirium
No wingnut. Hit the spoiler.

Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 13:24
by mr_a500
Maybe a different keycap should be designed for the Ping Award - in the shape of a steaming pile of shit.

("shitnut?")

Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 14:15
by webwit
I already send the turd key (above the smiley) to a previous winner who was pining for it. Then he sold it a week later...

Currently in use is the Litster Smiley key, which hasn't been claimed yet!

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Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 14:19
by 7bit
You should send an item that destroys their shredder!
:evilgeek:

Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 15:10
by andrewjoy
we need a keycap of a banker pouring money into a shredder , as thats what he basically did

Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 15:45
by Muirium
Kudos to the winner who immediately sold it. Attaboy!
mr_a500 wrote: Maybe a different keycap should be designed for the Ping Award - in the shape of a steaming pile of shit.

("shitnut?")
A nicely crafted, classic, curly, straight from the dog style, pile of crap would be a highly sought after speciality cap indeed!

It's an official Emoji character these days, after all. And surely destined for Unicode immortality.

http://emojipedia.org/pile-of-poo/

Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 18:06
by andrewjoy
the fact that emoji are in unicode deserve its own ping award

Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 18:09
by Muirium
The smile is what makes it.

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Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 19:02
by Findecanor
Or maybe a keycap with a bent, stretched, coiled spring attached to it. Painted gold. On a Cherry MY switch module on top of a piece of wood.

Posted: 09 Dec 2014, 23:06
by Daniel Beardsmore
webwit wrote: I already send the turd key (above the smiley) to a previous winner who was pining for it. Then he sold it a week later...

Currently in use is the Litster Smiley key, which hasn't been claimed yet!
The smiley key is cute though :P

Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 15:55
by mr_a500
We probably should have just sent some bullshit:

Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 18:05
by andrewjoy
why does this guy remind me of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34f_-T26AmA

Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 18:09
by mr_a500
Arg. "This video is not available in your country."

What kind of shit head blocked my country?

Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 18:17
by Muirium
Me either, and I'm in the same country (for now) as Andy!

Edit: No, that was just on the old iPad. Works now on my Mac. Without Flash, so nothing technical preventing it. They're asshats!