Secret Santa 2013 Photo Thread
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- Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Razer Deathadder
- DT Pro Member: -
Should I post if I already got my package or should I wait a bit?
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- Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Razer Deathadder
- DT Pro Member: -
Exactly, that's why I'm asking. I got it today, too, ~2000 km in 4 days is pretty fast (even with a weekend inbetween)!
- kint
- Location: northern Germany
- Main keyboard: g80-8200/ FK-2002
- Main mouse: genius netscroll optical gen1
- Favorite switch: MX clear/ Alps white comp
- DT Pro Member: -
The Secret santa 2012 Thread had ~7k hits with only 27 people participating. These kind of threads are usually pic heavy for people who haven't been able to participate out of various reasons - eye candy if you like. And for participants to drool over other peoples gifts, talk, puzzle secret santas, and raise the thrill for the own gift.
I hope noone will log into Deskthority to post pics of what some dt santa send him on christmas eve.
So please: take it as some kind of advent calendar where ideally each day a user shows off what some other user send.
18 participants ~ 14 days to christmas should ressolve nicely. But of course it's your decision.
I hope noone will log into Deskthority to post pics of what some dt santa send him on christmas eve.
So please: take it as some kind of advent calendar where ideally each day a user shows off what some other user send.
18 participants ~ 14 days to christmas should ressolve nicely. But of course it's your decision.
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- Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Razer Deathadder
- DT Pro Member: -
I agree with you and I like the idea of making an advent calendar, but I don't know if it's possible to "open a door" each day. There may be days where no one can post because some packages would be still on their way, but we could try it?
Either way, I will open my package tomorrow and post the contents
Either way, I will open my package tomorrow and post the contents
- Daniel Beardsmore
- Location: Hertfordshire, England
- Main keyboard: Filco Majestouch 1 (home)/Poker II backlit (work)
- Main mouse: MS IMO 1.1
- Favorite switch: Probably not whatever I wrote here
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
It's a decoy while someone more suitably nerdy is delivered where needed (like, England). At least those nails have more leverage for pulling open Alps switches — I ended up with blood under both thumbnails from a day of opening Alps switches on Sunday and my thumbs are still sore. I should stick to using my letter opener, re-carved with a knife after I snapped it trying to get a switch open … (Alps switches are really easy to open in your hand, or that was my perception, but my thumbnails disagree with me on that count.)7bit wrote:Nice secret santa gift you got!
:evilgeek:
Who sent it?
:lol:
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- Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Main keyboard: IBM Model M
- Main mouse: Razer Deathadder
- DT Pro Member: -
Alright, here's door number one:
as I wrote already, my present arrived yesterday, but I managed to not open it until now.
What I got is: a Skidata (orange on charcoal) set, one Portal set, and a small bar of "Melkesjokolade".
I am very happy with this gift, so thank you very, very much, mister "Ø."
But because I recently sold my Ducky, and my Qpad is currently not in use, collecting dust on my shelf, I don't have a matching keyboard for this set right now.
But as soon as I finish my GH60, I will be able to use it. I like the Skidata set very much, although it's heavily used. It's still pretty. And it's even German Layout! (I have to say that I don't even use normal German Layout, but I won't get matching keycaps for my Layout (Neo) either, so this set is still useful when someone else has to type with my keyboard)
And I will find a place for the Portal set, too, and if it doesn't fit on my GH60 or my Qpad, I will have to organize another keyboard But I wanted to do that anyway, soon.
And I have not much to say about the chocolate, except that it was delicious, but now it has suddenly disappeared
Thanks again, Santa!
And finally, the pictures:
as I wrote already, my present arrived yesterday, but I managed to not open it until now.
What I got is: a Skidata (orange on charcoal) set, one Portal set, and a small bar of "Melkesjokolade".
I am very happy with this gift, so thank you very, very much, mister "Ø."
But because I recently sold my Ducky, and my Qpad is currently not in use, collecting dust on my shelf, I don't have a matching keyboard for this set right now.
But as soon as I finish my GH60, I will be able to use it. I like the Skidata set very much, although it's heavily used. It's still pretty. And it's even German Layout! (I have to say that I don't even use normal German Layout, but I won't get matching keycaps for my Layout (Neo) either, so this set is still useful when someone else has to type with my keyboard)
And I will find a place for the Portal set, too, and if it doesn't fit on my GH60 or my Qpad, I will have to organize another keyboard But I wanted to do that anyway, soon.
And I have not much to say about the chocolate, except that it was delicious, but now it has suddenly disappeared
Thanks again, Santa!
And finally, the pictures:
- Daniel Beardsmore
- Location: Hertfordshire, England
- Main keyboard: Filco Majestouch 1 (home)/Poker II backlit (work)
- Main mouse: MS IMO 1.1
- Favorite switch: Probably not whatever I wrote here
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
I would have to hate you an awful lot to send you someone with make-up and soulless eyes. It's like the Mitsumi and Key Tronic Model M clones that turn out to be a rubber domes/sleeves inside, and once you are properly attuned you can even see by looking at them that they're pretend.tinnie wrote:It must be bearDsmore!
Actually it's more like when people who say "is [depicted $5 late '90s rubber dome keyboard] mechanical?" — no matter how nice it might look to ordinary folk (including the person who designed it), it's still a façade, and you just don't get what you think you're getting.
Pretence and deception.
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
Merry Christmas, to one and all, Merry Christmas!
(Never look into Santa's eyes. All you'll ever see is despair, and gin. Well, unless he and the missus…)
(Never look into Santa's eyes. All you'll ever see is despair, and gin. Well, unless he and the missus…)
- Daniel Beardsmore
- Location: Hertfordshire, England
- Main keyboard: Filco Majestouch 1 (home)/Poker II backlit (work)
- Main mouse: MS IMO 1.1
- Favorite switch: Probably not whatever I wrote here
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
humbug ;-)
- 7bit
- Location: Berlin, DE
- Main keyboard: Tipro / IBM 3270 emulator
- Main mouse: Logitech granite for SGI
- Favorite switch: MX Lock
- DT Pro Member: 0001
You should have asked Ripster how to open these. Too sad his wiki had been r00twormed and himself went crazy so he is no longer with us ...Daniel Beardsmore wrote:It's a decoy while someone more suitably nerdy is delivered where needed (like, England). At least those nails have more leverage for pulling open Alps switches — I ended up with blood under both thumbnails from a day of opening Alps switches on Sunday and my thumbs are still sore. I should stick to using my letter opener, re-carved with a knife after I snapped it trying to get a switch open … (Alps switches are really easy to open in your hand, or that was my perception, but my thumbnails disagree with me on that count.)
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- Location: Ålesund, Norway
- DT Pro Member: -
Stop going down the slippery slope and post more pictures!
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- Location: Ålesund, Norway
- DT Pro Member: -
You would not be able to find the G-key anyway
- Daniel Beardsmore
- Location: Hertfordshire, England
- Main keyboard: Filco Majestouch 1 (home)/Poker II backlit (work)
- Main mouse: MS IMO 1.1
- Favorite switch: Probably not whatever I wrote here
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
Why, is it Christmas already? Thank goodness we got that out of the way. Onwards to the spring!
- kbdfr
- The Tiproman
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Main keyboard: Tipro MID-QM-128A + two Tipro matrix modules
- Main mouse: Contour Rollermouse Pro
- Favorite switch: Cherry black
- DT Pro Member: 0010
I wish photographing were as easy as typing…
Anyway, I'm quite sure I didn't order this, so it can only have come from my Secret Santa:
I had to do some research to identify it as a Unicomp industrial Model M case
Obviously manufactured 1995 - and brand new.
Thanks, Secret Santa!
Anyway, I'm quite sure I didn't order this, so it can only have come from my Secret Santa:
I had to do some research to identify it as a Unicomp industrial Model M case
Obviously manufactured 1995 - and brand new.
Thanks, Secret Santa!
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- Location: Belgium, land of Liberty Wafles and Freedom Fries
- Main keyboard: G80-3K with Clears
- Favorite switch: Capacitative BS
- DT Pro Member: 0049
Who made the breakout board? Did Komar post it on GeekHack or did someone else make it?wheybags wrote:Teensy + breakout board + mx red keychain.
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- wheybags
- ⟆
- Location: Ireland
- Main keyboard: 87 SSK
- Main mouse: Sharkoon Fireglider Black
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0063
No idea, sorryJBert wrote:Who made the breakout board? Did Komar post it on GeekHack or did someone else make it?wheybags wrote:Teensy + breakout board + mx red keychain.
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- 7bit
- Location: Berlin, DE
- Main keyboard: Tipro / IBM 3270 emulator
- Main mouse: Logitech granite for SGI
- Favorite switch: MX Lock
- DT Pro Member: 0001
LOL!kbdfr wrote:I wish photographing were as easy as typing…
Anyway, I'm quite sure I didn't order this, so it can only have come from my Secret Santa:
I had to do some research to identify it as a Unicomp industrial Model M case
Obviously manufactured 1995 - and brand new.
Thanks, Secret Santa!
Now, I can give you back one of the Model M keyboards you gave me some time ago, so you can build an industrial Model M from it.
What do you mean "post pics"?Ascaii wrote:Xmas is over, post pics!
Christmas 2013 is over,* so everybody, who didn't get anything yet, will have to wait until Christmas 2014.
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*) If you are Orthodox Christian, there is still hope.