deskthority

Cool. What architecture is your Mac build of the Pandrew Util? Is it still just Intel? (I checked: it's Intel only.) I tried building an ARM (Apple Silicon) version of the Util myself, but couldn't get it to work. I’m no coder, so the filthy hacking I was doing to clear all the build errors I gettin...

Here's an interesting example of the apparent ghosts of spam in those post IDs! https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?p=514065#514065 As usual for a false positive, the opening post of a thread comes up. No size= in there. Then I see mmm and kbdfr having a curious conversation. Sure enough, there *...

That's more like it! Thanks! I'll zap the bastards. :D Not all of them are malicious. I like this one, for example. Well hidden, Mr. Beardsmore! A lot of the size=1 list seem to be false positives, concentrated on 7bit's threads. I’m not finding any actual size= anything in those posts. Nor this one...

Thanks for that. How about this spam post, which I neutralised but otherwise left intact: https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?p=518381#p518381 Its id doesn't show up on your list, and DT's phpBB does indeed hide its hideous little size=1 text. Hit quote on it yourself, to see its contents. I think...

Perhaps your clone could help me with a query. I'd like a list of all DT posts with the text {size=1} in them (but with square brackets instead of curly braces), to track down the remaining edit-spam still festering in the forum. The search function here insists on searching for the word "size" inst...

Finally closed and nuked, while searching for something else. Always hit Report instead of just replying, folks. That way it winds up in the moderator inbox.

The placement of the Fn layer-switching key is crucial. Long ago , when I was first defining my own layers, I put it on "Caps Lock" as well. Didn't last long, though, as I prefer it on the right hand. The best place for it, for me, is right of Right Shift like on the HHKB. The second best, which I u...

Well, it does save the buyer all that bother.

This website is a clone of OTD.KR - it only exists to maintain the historical information that OTD once housed, and to act as a monument to this incredible, passionate community. Nothing presented here is the original work of kbdarchive.org Given this banner on every page there, I think a read-only...

That’s very magnanimous of you random spam / AI bot dude!

Oh yeah I deweaponised your /size link for you. Enjoy the ban.

Say it loud and say it proud: "I am a rubberdome enthusiast!"

As someone with a similar love for HHKB, I’m not sure if your new desire is a pointer for what I should also try next, or a warning not to start a sub-collection!

Mitsumi Miniature? Good luck! If they really are unused, then you may be in for something special.

EDIT: Actually, I'm not quite done with this hobby. I still want more Artisan keycaps. I knew it! :lol: Endgame is a silly, yet common idea. What board can possibly have everything? I've several "endgame" keyboards I keep on using, year after decade, and each of them is something the others can't p...

Three keys each. Alt Fn . for the first and Shift Fn Return for the second.

Keyboards are computer human input devices commonly used for such tasks as posting spam on the internet…

They already had their fun. They were just a spammer copypasta someone else.

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20 Jan 2024, 18:53

Good job I was paranoid.

Indeed.

I bookmarked your archive. It's more a matter of when, not if, I think.

Have you got a link to that reference, Polecat?

Great board, btw. Blue Alps truly sing in a solid chassis.

A solid doubleshot? Intense!

Something very much like that, yes.

What’s the story behind the circle inside the cap? It looks pretty cool from below.

A perfectly good question.

I’d start with Sharktastica’s IBM data trove.

https://sharktastica.co.uk/

Yes, a battery powered USB hub ought to do it. Bonus points for installing it inside the Model M’s generous chassis. I did something similar for a while 10 years ago with my XT and iPad over Lightning. Had to use a dongle to make it happen back then, so it’s easier now they’ve finally embraced USB, ...

I’ve no aim to go smaller than 60%. Besides, where’s the Fn layer on that thing? ;) 60% really speaks to me because the alpha block is by far the biggest part of a keyboard, even for 120+ key battleships. Layer it and you’ve got an enormous palette for placing your extended functions. All in a neat,...

Different people like different things. Shocker.

I prefer 60% and do in fact use the Home through Page Down cluster constantly. I like them right there in the alpha block with a function key. I even reach for them, HHKB style, on TKL and full-size boards. Muscle memory wins.

Indeed! I've learned to source some pretty nice stuff from China. I mean, if UK Customs really wants to subsidise Chinese manufacturers by giving them a free pass, that's their choice…

The winter light indoors here is as murky as usual, but here's the best phone pics I can get of these Cherry profile Chinese dyesubs this keyboard's been rocking for a while now. I like them quite a bit: IMG_3653.jpg IMG_3656.jpg Yes, Esc and Return are different colours. That’s just my doing for ex...

Hasu's USB to USB is open source, and you can build it yourself; or maybe a more hardware-oriented friend could. ;) https://github.com/tmk/USB2USB_Converter In your position, I'd give it a shot and buy one. I don't see any good reason why it wouldn't work just great. I've heard rave reviews about th...

Yeah, I hear ya. I find NEC blue ovals the same way: a touch too trigger happy right where I least want it. Backspace gets a workout on both for me.

They all fire before the tactile bump. It's something Space Invaders are quite notorious for. Their greatest flaw, in my view. Not a deal breaker, but definitely not as classy as they could be.

How about a PS/2 gaming keyboard? I’m a Mac guy and a vintage keyboard snob, so I’ve no idea if they still are a thing. My Filco NovaTouch is PS2/USB, for instance. I've long heard people claiming (wrongly) that PS/2 is "faster" than USB for keyboard input latency, and assume that's still a draw for...