Best input device photo 2014

Best input device photo 2014

Poll ended at 08 Dec 2014, 21:00

Photo 20 by Muirium - IBM 3276 beamspring, with bonus rust
14
16%
Photo 11 by Phosphorglow - 6x IBM SSK colored plates
13
14%
Photo 16 by Snoopy - Black Kishsaver with Clickclack
12
13%
Photo 22 by mr_a500 - IBM 3278 beam spring keyboard
21
23%
Photo 37 by HAL - Generations
30
33%
 
Total votes: 90

mr_a500

05 Dec 2014, 22:29

Sky-diving with a beam spring would probably win. The winner would be dead though.

JBert

05 Dec 2014, 22:31

Am I the only one who voted for Phosphorglow's playful sextet of SSKs?

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Compgeke

05 Dec 2014, 23:07

I can say you are not. Not my first pick but you aren't alone.

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webwit
Wild Duck

05 Dec 2014, 23:15

Great photo with all the ingredients: vintage keyboards, colorful, composition.

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Halvar

06 Dec 2014, 01:16

Phosphorglow should get an award for his Model M restoration video alone. I regret to not have nominated him for an award. How about a category 'best tutorial / documentation' next time?

mr_a500

06 Dec 2014, 01:20

"Best Restoration" would be another idea for a category. I've seen some keyboards that I thought were beyond hope, incredibly restored. It certainly takes more effort than a simple photo.

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webwit
Wild Duck

06 Dec 2014, 02:35

Might be some good ideas there! My plan is to retire like one or two of the weakest categories each year to replace them by something else, and see what sticks. Current weak categories are Best regular keyboard and Best alternative input device. That might not mean the retired categories will disappear forever, but they're not strong enough to feature each year (at the moment), like Best ergonomic keyboard was retired this year but might make a comeback at some point. New category Best photo, despite the slow start, turned out to be pretty interesting. It's probably best not to grow beyond 15 categories like this year, because the attention and focus is already quite scattered. It's quite a list to go through as a voter.

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Muirium
µ

06 Dec 2014, 02:37

Yup. Another new category might be Best Review. (Spot the trend of me trying to create more awards I stand a chance at nabbing!)

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bhtooefr

06 Dec 2014, 06:06

In the case of best regular keyboard, it should definitely be folded down into another category, though, rather than eliminated entirely for 2015...

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