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[Call for nominees] The *Ping* Award 2011
Posted: 22 Nov 2011, 22:15
by webwit
Use this category to name the worst keyboard or keyboard related experience in 2011. Anything goes.
Current suggestions (this list is frequently updated):
- Truly ergonomics
- Corsair (for mechanical/rubber dome hybrids)
- Filco Camouflage ("soooo ugly")
- SP keycaps from Round 3
- Bright blue LEDs
- No Miniguru in 2011
- Alps Humedia keyboard
- PING!/The Summer of Ping!
- Ethernet NIC
- Cherry MY switches
- The *new improved* laser technology that lets keys darken on first touch (used by Zowie, Steelseries etc.)
- Hoggy - for setting a new price point on Datahands and for nominating himself!
- Geekhack trojan attacks
- Overclock.net
Posted: 22 Nov 2011, 22:17
by fossala
Truly ergonomics.
Posted: 22 Nov 2011, 22:36
by Ekaros
Corsair for cheating.
Posted: 22 Nov 2011, 22:54
by mintberryminuscrunch
Filco Camouflage... soooo ugly
Posted: 22 Nov 2011, 22:54
by CeeSA
SP keycaps (from Round 3)
Posted: 22 Nov 2011, 22:57
by nathanscribe
Anything with really bright blue LEDs. They hurt. I want to type, not land a plane in thick fog. I'm going to have to mod that Poker...
Posted: 22 Nov 2011, 23:16
by CeeSA
no Miniguru in 2011
Posted: 22 Nov 2011, 23:38
by webwit
I still might rename this from Broken Rivets Award to the *Ping* Award...
EDIT: I did.
Posted: 22 Nov 2011, 23:39
by webwit
Ekaros wrote:Corsair for cheating.
How did they cheat?
Posted: 23 Nov 2011, 00:24
by fossala
I think by making a half mechanical keyboard.
Posted: 23 Nov 2011, 08:31
by Ekaros
webwit wrote:Ekaros wrote:Corsair for cheating.
How did they cheat?
Making board with intresting switches, but in reality beaing a hybrid of rubberdomes and mechanicals and not saying it straight.
Posted: 23 Nov 2011, 10:12
by 7bit
CeeSA wrote:SP keycaps (from Round 3)
Especially those off-center-off-center Caps Lock/Control keys ...
Posted: 24 Nov 2011, 14:57
by gore
Trying an Alps Humedia board - worst board EVER made.
Posted: 24 Nov 2011, 15:00
by mintberryminuscrunch
webwit, could you list the nominees in your opening posts
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 15:22
by wupi
Ekaros wrote:Corsair for cheating.
+1
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 16:30
by ripster
That's EASY!
PING!
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Although the Summer Of Ping DID have it's moments.
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 16:40
by Ekaros
Ethernet NIC
Cherry MY
more to come ;D
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 16:51
by ripster
Ethernet NICs are SUPPOSED to Ping!
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 17:08
by kaiserreich
Cherry MY
I'd rather a $5 than that abomination.
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 17:56
by Findecanor
MY is not that bad.
Ping is real, and very subjective.
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 18:17
by ripster
OK then.
I nominate "RING" for the "PING" award.
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 19:03
by kbdfr
ripster wrote:(...) Although the Summer Of Ping DID have it's moments.
"its moments", ripster, not "it's moments".
Write "it's" for "it is", "its" when used like "his" or "her".
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 19:09
by ripster
You don't (as in do not) think I know that already?
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 19:19
by mintberryminuscrunch
the *new improved* laser technology that lets keys darken on first touch (used by Zowie, Steelseries etc.)
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 19:26
by kbdfr
kbdfr wrote:ripster wrote:(...) Although the Summer Of Ping DID have it's moments.
"its moments", ripster, not "it's moments".
Write "it's" for "it is", "its" when used like "his" or "her".
ripster wrote:You don't (as in do not) think I know that already?
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No. As a matter of fact this is a recurrent mistake in your postings.
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 19:42
by 7bit
Findecanor wrote:MY is not that bad.
Ping is real, and very subjective.
As I understand, MY keyboards are to hold double-shot and dyesub keys so they don't roll around in the box when they are shipped.
It is like Filco key caps, just that this time the switches are not for typing.
^^^@kbdfr: its this right so, yes?
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 19:58
by ripster
kbdfr wrote:kbdfr wrote:ripster wrote:(...) Although the Summer Of Ping DID have it's moments.
"its moments", ripster, not "it's moments".
Write "it's" for "it is", "its" when used like "his" or "her".
ripster wrote:You don't (as in do not) think I know that already?
[image]
No. As a matter of fact this is a recurrent mistake in your postings.
Its an American tradition.
Posted: 25 Nov 2011, 20:43
by hoggy
Hoggy - for setting a new price point on datahands...
drat...
Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 12:49
by DalaiLameR
Ekaros wrote:Corsair for cheating.
+1 and it's ugly, too!
Posted: 29 Nov 2011, 15:10
by ripster
I nominate Geekhack trojan attacks for the 2011 Ping Award.
The fucking Ping of 65.111.241.205 is horrible.
P.S. I also nominate Overclock.net for the 2011 Ping Award. The forum SW is now BloatWare.