[Call for nominees] The *Ping* Award 2011

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webwit
Wild Duck

22 Nov 2011, 22:15

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

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fossala
Elite +1

22 Nov 2011, 22:17

Truly ergonomics.

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Ekaros

22 Nov 2011, 22:36

Corsair for cheating.

mintberryminuscrunch

22 Nov 2011, 22:54

Filco Camouflage... soooo ugly

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CeeSA

22 Nov 2011, 22:54

SP keycaps (from Round 3)

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nathanscribe

22 Nov 2011, 22:57

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...

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CeeSA

22 Nov 2011, 23:16

no Miniguru in 2011

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webwit
Wild Duck

22 Nov 2011, 23:38

I still might rename this from Broken Rivets Award to the *Ping* Award...

EDIT: I did.

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webwit
Wild Duck

22 Nov 2011, 23:39

Ekaros wrote:Corsair for cheating.
How did they cheat?

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fossala
Elite +1

23 Nov 2011, 00:24

I think by making a half mechanical keyboard.

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Ekaros

23 Nov 2011, 08:31

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.

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7bit

23 Nov 2011, 10:12

CeeSA wrote:SP keycaps (from Round 3)
Especially those off-center-off-center Caps Lock/Control keys ...

:shock:
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gore

24 Nov 2011, 14:57

Trying an Alps Humedia board - worst board EVER made.

mintberryminuscrunch

24 Nov 2011, 15:00

webwit, could you list the nominees in your opening posts

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wupi

25 Nov 2011, 15:22

Ekaros wrote:Corsair for cheating.
+1

ripster

25 Nov 2011, 16:30

That's EASY!

PING!
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Although the Summer Of Ping DID have it's moments.
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Ekaros

25 Nov 2011, 16:40

Ethernet NIC

Cherry MY

more to come ;D

ripster

25 Nov 2011, 16:51

Ethernet NICs are SUPPOSED to Ping!

kaiserreich

25 Nov 2011, 17:08

Cherry MY
I'd rather a $5 than that abomination.

Findecanor

25 Nov 2011, 17:56

MY is not that bad.
Ping is real, and very subjective.

ripster

25 Nov 2011, 18:17

OK then.

I nominate "RING" for the "PING" award.

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

25 Nov 2011, 19:03

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

25 Nov 2011, 19:09

You don't (as in do not) think I know that already?
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mintberryminuscrunch

25 Nov 2011, 19:19

the *new improved* laser technology that lets keys darken on first touch (used by Zowie, Steelseries etc.)

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

25 Nov 2011, 19:26

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.

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7bit

25 Nov 2011, 19:42

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?

ripster

25 Nov 2011, 19:58

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.

hoggy

25 Nov 2011, 20:43

Hoggy - for setting a new price point on datahands...

drat...

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DalaiLameR

29 Nov 2011, 12:49

Ekaros wrote:Corsair for cheating.
+1 and it's ugly, too!

ripster

29 Nov 2011, 15:10

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.

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