deskthority

I'm a Linux admin by day (maybe not a good one) so I can maybe help. No so familiar with NodeJS but I know nginx/apache app stacks pretty well. Web forums are tired, when are we moving to a proper BBS or Usenet? :) I don't think spam is much of an issue there these days, neither are users either tho...

Everyone seems to do their sound demos in mono so I decided to hook up a pair of stereo mics and see if it was worth the trouble. Long story short: eh, probably not but it's been fun to mess with. Anyway, here's a test recording of a mystery keyboard to see if you folks can identify it by sound alon...

I might actually finally put together the adapter for my Pingmaster. That's been on the todo pile for a while.

Not really a review perse but I had a comment on my video about the Unicomp New M about their rubber dome Ms and my opinion on those which led to dome and slider boards. I promised the commenter a video. I do like the NMB and BTC boards and think they're a good "alpha test" for the Topre feel if you...

Made a video on repairing my Sony MDR-V6 headphones. If I get another 10-15 out of this headband I'll be happy:

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24 Nov 2020, 13:06

haha!

i share a couple of my babies. HD800 (superdupont modded) and JH audio custom iems.

I keep trying IEMs but my ears just don't do well with in ear stuff. Sound is good just the comfort and gunk build up factor that's the problem.

I've had the same pair of Sony MDR-V6's for ~15 years [...] The Sony's are currently out of commission due to a frayed wire in the headband. I've got a replacement band with the wires from Sony I have to install. They lasted for 15 years, and the only problem is a frayed wire? :shock: I've known th...

I think I've developed a headphone, erm, problem? I've had the same pair of Sony MDR-V6's for ~15 years and over the last little bit I've been adding to the stash. Tried some relatively OK Cowin E7 Pro BTs I bought on sale online late last year. Still not sold on BT audio, plus having to charge the ...

I strongly agree to dyesub due to matching surface. Laser would leave cavity due to the burned away material. Yup, laser ablations leave a through, but they could be lasered and filled in with paint or dye. That would be some mighty sharp and thin dye sub work especially for a keyboard chucked in a...

Thanks for the review as always @Chyros! I'd never heard of these before but I'm more of a vintage or buckling spring board person myself. I don't understand the need for all these 600 variations on a theme either. There are so many other switches out there. I don't hate Cherry switches outright, I ...

They partially have since they only sell one black variant now, and they're again directing people on their site to go for New Model Ms instead. The EnduraPro shares the same IBM 5576-C01 keyboard moulds (just the Ultra Classics have the mouse button area blanked out), so it seems they're trying to...

I had a chat with Unicomp just yesterday in fact, and Unicomp's sales have increased during the last year (they presume due to people setting up home offices). However, the demand has placed some challenges for them since they're struggling to get a lot of people in due to COVID (taking people away...

Retiring of black 104/105 key Classics Unicomp is essentially taking measures to extend the life of its Classic (aka, the Enhanced Keyboard) moulds. As they put it: As for the decisions concerning the Classic, we are basically trying to stretch the life of the of the Classic 104/105 top cover and b...

The SSK is apparently going to be pretty similar to this new chassis if I understand correctly. For some reason I still prefer the softer edges on the UltraClassic. I also don't really like the blue LEDs on the new M but there's no denying the it's sturdier than the UltraClassic. Neither approach a ...

Because shipping was $20 either way I threw a new Model M on a parts order from Unicomp last month just to see what was new about it. I'm gently encouraged to see what the tenkeyless will be like now as this is definitely tighter than a 2018 UltraClassic I have, although I do prefer the green lock l...

like these? https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21937 http://www.atariarchives.org/deli/keyboard_karma4.jpg Yes, that last black and white photo looks like the picture I had in my head. I couldn't remember the name of the system and searching "huge kanji keyboard" really didn't turn anythin...

I've been studying Japanese for the last year and a half and made some Japanese friends in the process. I was telling one of them about my keyboard collection and Japanese IMEs for Linux when I remembered something about an attempt at a native kana/kanji layout back in the 1980s or maybe 90s, not a ...

I need to compile Soarer's utilities for Catalina. I'm not a programmer. I can compile a hello world successfully in Terminal. But when I try to recompile Soarer, I get "bad CPU type in executable". Can anyone clue me in on how to fix this? Thank you kindly, S. It's been a while and I don't have a ...

Man, how did I miss this? Got a pre-order in because I definitely need another yet buckling spring keyboard. Among my Model Ms and Model Fs I have a black/white/grey full size Unicomp UltraClassic and it looks pretty slick I think so I'm pretty happy with the color choice.

I've never owned an Elecom ball but these look tempting. Like the fact that it uses a bog standard AAA battery.

Least that I personally own: a few complicated Alps boards. Although I'd wager those Apple butterfly things in the 2016+ MacBook Pros could beat Alps in the unreliability department, maybe even foam and foil. Thankfully I don't own any of those personally. Most: NMB dome and slider, a couple of my m...

I almost always prefer PBT keycaps just due durability. Never had an particular gripes with the AEK's outside of the usual Alps steam breakage issues here and there. But those are usually from boards I've found in dumps or recycling centers that have been tossed about. Never broken a cap or steam in...

I dont need all the fancy pants stuff of nextcloud. Syncthing does me just fine . https://syncthing.net/ I've used Syncthing in the past but it lacks a lot of what normal/non technical people are expecting and TBH the other Dav features of Nextcloud are nice for sharing calendars and addresses. Fil...

I concur, but I also put my money where my paranoia is and host my own email and Nextbutt on my own hardware in a data center. So, maybe I'm not wholly normal either. Don't get me ranting on GMail these days either! I do the same, but I don't use nextcloud, too messy/buggy I prefer one-app-per-task...

you are not crazy, it's the others who are

I concur, but I also put my money where my paranoia is and host my own email and Nextcloud on my own hardware in a data center. So, maybe I'm not wholly normal either. Don't get me ranting on GMail these days either!

Subscribed! I don't post often but I like to see these old style web boards stay around. If there's any way I can help with the technical side of things let me know. I've been a Linux and BSD admin for well over a decade for a university and before that for their physics department. I'm also crazy e...

That's not a "Apple Magic Keyboard", BTW. Yeah the Magic Keyboard uses the even lower profile butterfly-like switches. Not quite the same they use on the current MacBooks but fairly similar travel and feel. I don't think they have the same failure rate as the laptop boards though. Still, built in n...

Yes, I use one with my Mac when I have to use it for testing. I prefer other keyboards (Model Ms) with my Linux machines though. Just made a video about it and the various adapters I have laying around: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaQJDUeUTQ4 Personally I like the cream Alps and they are a bit q...

^ what davkol said about the S being a III. I've got a couple of Model S boards from around ~8-10 years ago that I've beat up pretty well. Both were mostly used in my lab and work. One's a Mac board and the other is the PC version without the media keys. The Model S is basically an old product and d...

Whoa, I didn't know that fake Ms with blue Alps were a thing. TIL. How's the build quality vs the real deal? As far as knock offs go that's pretty sweet.

Edit: looks like they used pad printing or something that rubs off easily on the key caps in your photos.