deskthority

Khronokrator wrote: ↑
Good lord, what are those switches?

Upside-down rubber domes and plungers would be my guess.

There are a lot of border lines that should be re-drawn, all over the world, but I can see how "confederations" of a smaller number of larger, more autonomous bodies are far more problematic than "unions" of a larger number of smaller and weaker bodies. Scotland is an interesting case because it cou...

Scottex wrote: ↑
those are some good looking dyejobs, specially that M0116

I agree. But isn't Plasti-Dip prone to peeling?

People on eBay are ridiculous. Nobody within their right mind could say that that is a reasonable price People list things like beam springs at ridiculously high prices and idiots sometimes buy them Ebay is the worldwide free market. If a buyer will pay $10, $100, or $1000 for something, then that ...

where to get those nice coloured keycaps for model f/m s? is unicomp selling these as well? Unicomp sells a rainbow of colors in 1x size, printed and unprinted, but not the larger modifiers (AARRGGHH!) except for the RGB set. Also, I have successfully dyed keys and that may be the only way to get t...

I recommend reading some interviews with mass murderers and terrorists, to understand how they think and what caused to them to develop those viewpoints. They are insightful and provide useful information for creating methods to prevent future activities. And everyone should read this, if they have...

I do not have a drill press. The awl was my preferred method before I started using the tiny burr. The work is exacting, but I set the object in a sturdy frame, put on a strong pair of reading glasses and lean in close, and use both hands holding my tool (with my elbows sticking out in opposite dire...

The psychology of explicitly devoting (and often giving) your life to behaviors that will cause the majority of the human race to despise you and the group that you belong to transcends insanity, and is completely beyond my ability to comprehend on any level.

not sure why the verse was quoted in that context. My reason for quoting Jesus, one of the greatest moral philosophers (and arguably one of the greatest men) of all time was two-fold. First, because I generally try to make it my policy to reinforce my comments with independent 3rd-party opinions or...

emdude wrote: ↑
any difference in accuracy between the two methods

Night and day. The soldering iron mounds up barriers of resistance.

The money given to the government to govern is given in trust. It doesn't belong to the government I absolutely disagree with this concept in the strongest terms possible. Although I left my religion behind long ago, and am today a raging atheist, I still look to the words of Jesus in this matter. ...

Yep, the abrasion factor between flesh and asphalt or concrete is not favorable.

the ansi mod in practice was a matter of inserting/moving some springs on the unpopulated holes below enter and shift and changing those caps? I went through the whole process here, if you are interested: https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/ibm-model-f-122-key-terminal-ansi-mod-by-harry-t11102.html...

emdude wrote: ↑
I am particularly interested in seeing your alternative to using the soldering iron for making divots.

I believe that it was Dorkvader who suggested making the divots with the smallest spherical burr on the Dremel.

That has worked like a charm for me.

I can't find anything about Trump courting terrorists Not everyone defines "domestic terrorism" as "terrorism" occurring on US soil. Some of us consider "domestic terrorism" to be terrorist acts on Americans, or on American itself, committed by other Americans. These include, but are not limited to...

Redmaus wrote: ↑
If the pigs blood method was effective, why not use it?

Uh, did you miss the part about the "pig's blood method" being a falsehood made up in the aftermath of 09/11/2001?

The Realforce TKL layout is quite nice, when I get a Topre board that will be the one, but for now I need numpad. I have learned through experience that I tend to hit the left side of Backspace, the right side of Right Shift, and also the right side of Left shift, so each of those "annoyances" adds ...

The ultra rare bit is a misconception though. That simply isn't true. For me, the operational adjective is "straight-ANSI" which is all-but-impossible to find. Bigass Enters, small Backspaces, shift keys that are "wrong" all render keyboards almost unusable for me. And comparing a very sturdy, well...

Ultra-rare, ultra-desirable vintage keyboards in excellent condition selling for approximately double the price of a new plastic Topre keyboard manufactured yesterday?

I can't see why this is surprising at all.

I agree with Phosphorglow on the M plates. I have been lucky in that most of the ones that I have dealt with have been reasonably clean and only minor touch-up was needed, at most. F plates, on the other hand, and most vintage Alps plates have considerable rust and need sandpaper and paint. As far a...

The PS/2 connector is physically a "mini-DIN-6" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini-DIN_connector but only 4 pins are active as #2 and #6 in this diagram don't do anything. I have seen keyboard cables where they were cut off or did not exist.

Ratfink wrote: ↑
full sized case into a new SSK case

Much easier said than done, in my experience.

F122 http://www.ebay.de/itm/162007638618 The photo is very dark, but I would guess that it might be a Model M. Clever how they obliterated the important part of the label. That looks like a yellowed ABS spacebar, which I know that Greenock used in the late-1990s, but I would not have thought that i...

lootbag wrote: ↑
more vibrant blue compared to regular ALPS blue which has a bit more grey in the blue.

Like this?

Khronokrator wrote: ↑
probably the high water mark of Blue Alps hysteria thus far

A really high-quality structure in nearly-new straight-ANSI would be a Holy Grail for a lot of people.

I have an Omnikey 101 with transplanted blues which is top-shelf, but it required a lot of time and work.

If that is a keyboard, it is almost surely ADB.

S-video cable is a perfect substitute.

kbdfr wrote: ↑
I'm not arguing with you, just linking a video of Trump doing exactly what Brandon Stanton claims:

Not that Redmaus is interested in actual facts or truth:

http://time.com/4235405/donald-trump-pi ... ims-story/

chuckdee wrote: ↑
It's those kinds of pejoratives that cast my statements earlier. Why is that necessary?

Sorry. Here is something of true substance:

https://www.facebook.com/moveon/videos/ ... =2&theater

Engicoder wrote: ↑With the prices lately, everyone is checking their inventory, basements, closets and outhouses.

That must be it. 3-4 years ago it was months between LE2014s turning up on ebay, but they only sold in the $35-$60 range when they did.

But you gotta love that 9x spacebar!

seebart wrote: ↑
Sincerely,
Brandon Stanton

Always refreshing to hear from someone else from Marietta, Georgia, who is not an insane Republican, like most of our neighbors.