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by ifohancroft
23 Feb 2024, 00:24
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6985020

Re: Future of DT

I plan to comment some time tomorrow, as I don't feel like writing a long post right now, but I'm writing this now to remind myself to post tomorrow. So here's the TL;DR: for now. I support Ellipse buying Deskthority, as the most important thing for me is keeping it alive (and not switching it to ot...
by ifohancroft
20 Feb 2024, 21:54
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6985020

Re: Future of DT

I'm up for doing it as a community group buy. My only two requirements for when we get it back are the following:

1. Not moving the forum away from phpBB
2. Not moving the wiki away from MediaWiki
by ifohancroft
20 Feb 2024, 04:37
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6985020

Re: Future of DT

The recent several days downtime was long enough to finally get me on "DT" Discord. I’m just more at home on a forum with persistent state than live text. Same. Although, I love Deskthority's IRC channel. P.S. Since they are offering to sell the forum back to the community, the ball is really in ou...
by ifohancroft
07 Feb 2024, 16:43
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6985020

Re: Future of DT

The recent several days downtime was long enough to finally get me on "DT" Discord. I’m just more at home on a forum with persistent state than live text. Same. Although, I love Deskthority's IRC channel. P.S. Since they are offering to sell the forum back to the community, the ball is really in ou...
by ifohancroft
03 Feb 2024, 12:23
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6985020

Re: Future of DT

Since they are offering to sell the forum back to the community… They are? Gee, if only there were some sort of forum they could conduct this conversation on about the future of our forum. Haha. I know, right. Also, yeah. They are. I remember a post from webwit I think, that they are looking to sel...
by ifohancroft
03 Feb 2024, 11:19
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: Future of DT
Replies: 440
Views: 6985020

Re: Future of DT

The recent several days downtime was long enough to finally get me on "DT" Discord. I’m just more at home on a forum with persistent state than live text. Same. Although, I love Deskthority's IRC channel. P.S. Since they are offering to sell the forum back to the community, the ball is really in ou...
by ifohancroft
22 Jan 2024, 23:02
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: The mystery of DT's new owner - SOLVED
Replies: 315
Views: 9563620

Re: The mystery of DT's new owner - SOLVED

https://kbdarchive.org/ Sorry for butchering your post in the quote. I am using it mostly as a way to tag you. Thanks for making the clone! How would it work in terms of post association with new accounts? I mean is it just an archive or can we register? In terms of registration, if we register as ...
by ifohancroft
29 Nov 2023, 11:37
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Deskthority Secret Santa 2023 & Photo Thread
Replies: 39
Views: 114412

Re: Deskthority Secret Santa 2023

In your opinion, what's one's best course of action when they want to participate but don't have any retro keyboards to gift? Buy stuff from giftee's wishlist directly from ebay and things? Send them just money and candy? Or? The receiver's username is not revealed (to prevent doxing). Participants...
by ifohancroft
29 Nov 2023, 11:28
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Deskthority Secret Santa 2023 & Photo Thread
Replies: 39
Views: 114412

Re: Deskthority Secret Santa 2023

In your opinion, what's one's best course of action when they want to participate but don't have any retro keyboards to gift? Buy stuff from giftee's wishlist directly from ebay and things? Send them just money and candy? Or?
by ifohancroft
27 Nov 2023, 09:58
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Heat inserts on Model M Barrel Plate?
Replies: 15
Views: 5258

Heat inserts on Model M Barrel Plate?

I have a Model M that needs bolt modding (will go with screws instead of nut/bolt combo) and I saw someone in other post mention the idea of using heat inserts in the barrel plate so it can be in theory safer to open up the keyboard assembly more frequently. Is that a bad idea? Has anyone tried it? ...
by ifohancroft
22 Nov 2023, 03:06
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Deskthority Secret Santa 2023 & Photo Thread
Replies: 39
Views: 114412

Re: Deskthority Secret Santa 2023

Unfortunately, I can't afford it to participate this year, but I do have a question: Since currently, I don't have many vintage keyboards, let alone ones I'd part with, besides buying a keyboard from someone's wishlist from ebay for them, would it be shitty to just gift money to your giftee and mayb...
by ifohancroft
20 Nov 2023, 09:33
Forum: Deskthority talk
Topic: The mystery of DT's new owner - SOLVED
Replies: 315
Views: 9563620

Re: The mystery of DT's new owner - SOLVED

I'd love to buy it but unfortunately I can't afford it.
I just hope whoever does, doesn't migrate it to a Discourse type of platform *gagging noises* or migrate the wiki to some shitty third world wiki software attempt.
by ifohancroft
06 Nov 2023, 18:26
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Model F angle and curvature?
Replies: 12
Views: 12434

Re: Model F angle and curvature?

How's the project going? I'd be interested to see what you made in CAD and so on
by ifohancroft
06 Nov 2023, 14:01
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Post your keyboard/keycaps!
Replies: 3554
Views: 1336493

Re: Post your keyboard/keycaps!

Don't have a picture yet, but couldn't wait to post that I finally have a Model M (IBM Enhanced Keyboard). It's a second gen, white oval label (1391401) in US ANSI, with a removable PS/2 cable, manufactured on 26 Sep 1988 in the USA. The vertical keys use stabilizer bars though, like on the first gen.
by ifohancroft
03 Oct 2023, 21:38
Forum: For sale
Topic: Metal industrial keyboard PS/2
Replies: 3
Views: 4701

Re: Metal industrial keyboard PS/2

I'd love to buy it in the future, if it's still available when I can afford to shell out the money for it.
by ifohancroft
03 Oct 2023, 18:11
Forum: Want to buy
Topic: [WTB][EU-BG] IBM Model M 'U' key top
Replies: 2
Views: 2915

Re: [WTB][EU-BG] IBM Model M 'U' key top

Muirium wrote:
03 Oct 2023, 11:24
ifohancroft wrote:
03 Oct 2023, 01:53
non-Unicomp
Good choice. ;)
I know, right?! :D

But seriously though, I don't want Unicomp as I'm trying to match the rest of the original keys on the keyboard.
by ifohancroft
03 Oct 2023, 01:53
Forum: Want to buy
Topic: [WTB][EU-BG] IBM Model M 'U' key top
Replies: 2
Views: 2915

[WTB][EU-BG] IBM Model M 'U' key top

I'm looking for a non-Unicomp, IBM Model M 'U' key top. Ideally, from a second gen IBM Enhanced Keyboard so there's the highest chance of there being no difference between it and the rest of the keycaps already on the board. If it's from someone located in the EU, even better, as I am really not loo...
by ifohancroft
01 Aug 2023, 20:57
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Whatever happened to ________?
Replies: 136
Views: 214181

Re: Whatever happened to ________?

I think it's just the nature of this hobby to be in and out. I've been a member of GH since 2011, but if I look at my post history there's really only 3-4 periods where I was active on the site. True. If it's just that he got bored or is busy or something, I'm fine with that. I guess all of us are ...
by ifohancroft
26 Jul 2023, 13:52
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Post your keyboard/keycaps!
Replies: 3554
Views: 1336493

Re: Post your keyboard/keycaps!

I’ve actually gotten into the habit of assigning launch keys to certain documents (via shell scripts in Karabiner) rather than apps. That’s a real time saver for instant access to regularly edited / referenced stuff. Quicker to hit a key to bring them to the front than to even bother managing windo...
by ifohancroft
20 Jul 2023, 17:00
Forum: News
Topic: Corsair is buying Drop
Replies: 8
Views: 4645

Re: Corsair is buying Drop

I’ve done my share of hoping through the years. Sign me up for a stiff shot of “man, we thought it was bad under MassDrop but they well and truly ruined that place like a two dollar girl of ill-repute.” It’s my version of Pascal’s wager. Glass half empty? The only way is up! ;) You are probably rig...
by ifohancroft
19 Jul 2023, 12:50
Forum: News
Topic: Corsair is buying Drop
Replies: 8
Views: 4645

Re: Corsair is buying Drop

Personally, I'm hoping for the following: - Drop will remain the same - Geekhack will remain the same - Corsair will start offering better keyboards. At least with other plate mounting styles besides just plate mounting. I don't know if it's realistic to hope that they will start producing metal cas...
by ifohancroft
19 Jul 2023, 12:18
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8663
Views: 3792817

Re: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

Project update: I have just approved the Model M style cases to enter production. Due to some quality issues it took many months extra to get the quality to where it is now. Here's one photo from the approved sample - the gap in the back looks nice now. Now the cases have to be die cast, drilled, a...
by ifohancroft
16 Jun 2023, 16:43
Forum: Workshop
Topic: QMK Powered Equivalent to Soarer’s Converter?
Replies: 99
Views: 95737

Re: QMK Powered Equivalent to Soarer’s Converter?

Tell me more about yours. Not much to tell, really. https://github.com/dmaone/CommonSense, runs on previously-unobtainium, but now back in stock (albeit $20 now, not $15) CY8CKIT-059, passes USB2-CV, has no static protection. Can read capacitive, inductive and ohmic switches. MCU is ~$9.50@25 parts...
by ifohancroft
16 Jun 2023, 13:08
Forum: Workshop
Topic: QMK Powered Equivalent to Soarer’s Converter?
Replies: 99
Views: 95737

Re: QMK Powered Equivalent to Soarer’s Converter?

In this context though - I do agree with DMA. We do need something better than QMK. While I like the widespread support it's gotten and the features it implements, I am not really happy with how it does some stuff and how it implements others. I do have an idea for my own firmware, but that would b...
by ifohancroft
16 Jun 2023, 11:49
Forum: Workshop
Topic: QMK Powered Equivalent to Soarer’s Converter?
Replies: 99
Views: 95737

Re: QMK Powered Equivalent to Soarer’s Converter?

But then the chances of me ever pulling out the Terminal and typing git update -fuckitallup YES on a firmware I already use and consider feature complete are right up there with compiling my kernel from source. Now I wish -fuckitallup was a real command argument :D Unfortunately, when you implement...
by ifohancroft
15 Jun 2023, 16:10
Forum: Workshop
Topic: QMK Powered Equivalent to Soarer’s Converter?
Replies: 99
Views: 95737

Re: QMK Powered Equivalent to Soarer’s Converter?

Second of all, the USB specification requires it, so you are literally breaking the specification in your implementation. What about the 1000s × more of us who don't design PCBs, don't write firmwares, and never will? Should we just let our keyboards lie useless, because of some coder jihad we neit...
by ifohancroft
15 Jun 2023, 13:22
Forum: Workshop
Topic: QMK Powered Equivalent to Soarer’s Converter?
Replies: 99
Views: 95737

Re: QMK Powered Equivalent to Soarer’s Converter?

Just curious: I assume these are not included in the official QMK repo for a reason. Why might that be if they have such broad usage? Sorry if that’s another stupid question. I'm not even sure why QMK has such a wide apparent usage when it's not even really HID-compliant. Probably because they are ...
by ifohancroft
23 Apr 2023, 15:14
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Whatever happened to ________?
Replies: 136
Views: 214181

Re: Whatever happened to ________?

I think it's just the nature of this hobby to be in and out. I've been a member of GH since 2011, but if I look at my post history there's really only 3-4 periods where I was active on the site. True. If it's just that he got bored or is busy or something, I'm fine with that. I guess all of us are ...
by ifohancroft
18 Apr 2023, 13:41
Forum: Group buys
Topic: F104+SSK+122+62+77+50+Ergo orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards
Replies: 8663
Views: 3792817

Re: F62+F77 orders now open! New Kishsaver+Industrial Model F Keyboards

1 (5).jpg Uggh, the picture doesn't seem to be showing. I'm talking about the ErgoDox. I've been meaning to comment about this for awhile now, but I'm so happy that there's an ErgoDox version. Thank you Ellipse! P.S. I haven't really followed the topic since this post of yours and haven't checked t...

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