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Lol, oh of course, I contradicted webwit's opinions so yes everything I said should be dismissed as irrelevant. Clearly I shouldn't waste my time arguing with you.
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Consider me withdrawn from this thread, I've already read it (twice) and found little actual information. I'll just look ...

Subsequent developments have made the Big Dog robot far more lifelike.

The idea this is a good way to measure activation forces, and then others need to prove it is not, is wrong to start with ... The premise of the ripometer is that it can be used by people who don't have a more accurate method - start stacking coins. It goes wrong right there. You got a better idea ...

A little searching for camera lubricants found Klüber Lubrication, dunno if they make the best lubes but they certainly do provide the most comprehensive engineering data on their website.

Damned hard to find the MSDS for that ridiculously-named product. Kept bumping into offensive infomercial videos and labcoat-wearing actors pretending to be "scientists".

Nasty stuff. Looks like a nice dose of lung cancer, unless you live in the State of California where the law says it's safe ...

Important factors, you say?

Agreed there are surely better and more accurate methods than a Rip-O-Meter metric - and don't get me wrong, rip can be annoying at times and it sorta rankles me to align myself with his cause.

But if you insist on going back to high school: Lacking other data, we can reasonably assume an error ...

Just curious, but what tolerances are permitted in the switch specifications themselves? What if the design or manufacturing produces something like 45±5g? After a threshold higher precision does not yield higher accuracy. I suppose calculating an average from measures across a larger number of keys ...

Which brand of yellow goop is that? There might be a solvent which doesn't damage the plastics, dyes, and surfacing on the keys. Although I'd personally just pull out a vinegar-soaked toothbrush and start scrubbing.

Or wear headphones.

So this product is attempting to steel away some of the Steel 6G gamers?

I personally think it's fail. Camo paint aint gonna compare against gamer's WASD and macros and backlighting and bling, it's also the wrong "theme" for many games/mods. Maybe it'll go somewhere if this is only the first ...

Works fine for me. Mouse acceleration can be configured through software or disabled entirely, and I make good use of it in gaming. I'll have to check dimensions, I was under the impression that the Razers are physically larger.

lal wrote:So this stuff is real? Really? I could've sworn that was a quite funny troll post ...

Nah, I generally don't waste my time trolling people. Unlike yo momma.

I suspect part of the reason the black box blob can slash manufacturing costs in this application is that it probably hides a low-quality low-reliability low-performance low-density low-cost EEPROM paired with the wimpiest MCU which can reasonably meet minimal keyboard specifications. Although ...

I've noticed that even after writing over 90% of the valuable information on that wiki you still manage to be the single largest contributor of white noise on the site, directly and indirectly.

I really only go there for the wiki. Which is to say, I don't go there a whole lot unless I'm extremely bored or need to lookup obscure keyboard details.

I'm still waiting on the final verdict about those yellow things. Although 50 million cycles means more than 115 days of constant 24/7 60wpm typing on only one key before failure ... so this beast might be worth that surprisingly low price even if the keyswitches are barely half as good as promised ...

If only it were full-sized ...

Hmm, I wonder if it's worth getting some sort of Sun keyboard. I notice that clones and refurbs are still available, although quality seems dubious.

I'm rather fond of my Gigabyte Ghost GM8000X, I like the styling and haven't found any others with better specs. To me the Razers generally seem clunky and hugely oversized, not easily gripped in a comfortable manner. It's all about preference.

I don't see what it offers that can't be done with any USB keyboard and a pair of velcro straps, wooden blocks, or paperback books - unless your mission is to scratch up the exterior laptop plastics. The totally incorrect key layout and obnoxious colour scheme would keep me away from this product.

My completely inexpert recommendation is to spray the entire fascia with a uniform coat of Krylon Fusion paint . It chemically penetrates and binds with the plastic molecules (to a surprising depth), I've used it before (on non-keyboard plastics) with excellent results sort of similar to what ...

I suppose no modern manufacturer offers anything derived from the old Space Cadet keyboards?

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I can't tell if that's just a little picture of a disapproving face holding a firearm ... or if it's it a message written in some Asian pictographic language I can't even identify. Either way, it seems to convey what you are saying about Silverlight.

I'm curious how customized these layouts are for the particular shapes and dimensions of your hands. Do other people report exactly the same overall ergonomic as you do when trying to "type" on these layouts? If they do vary, does it correlate with how similar their hands are to yours, and are ...

Oh yeah, forgot to mention Stabilant is a bit pricey, although it "only" costs about half as much if you're smart enough to avoid ripoffs like Amazon. The 15mL service kit of S22A (which is diluted to 25% S22 and 75% isopropyl) costs about $35, and about 6mL did all the switches on my ancient M ...

Good to know that you properly applied advanced urine and huffing techniques in your experiment.

Given the nature of modern industrial production/economy, I doubt even the manufacturer really knows with any certainty the exact composition of the plastic "blend" used in any given batch of keycaps ...

Thanx for the review/report on this stuff, rip. I assume you properly mixed it, used on "safe" materials/surfaces, and used appropriate solvents to cleanup. Still looks messy and destructive.

Wanna try reviewing Stabilant 22? Works like a charm for me, although I haven't got anything to compare it ...

Hmm, pinheads would work.

Is all braille exactly the same size, or is it acceptable to adjust the scale up/down a little? I'll admit near total ignorance about braille, aside from reading the wikipedia article.

The "Jump to:" options don't have a root/top, and as I said, I prefer to have a lofty superior view of the entire hierarchy rather than trudge my nose through it like an ant. It's what I had to do before webwit fixed the problem.

Now I know you're just being a trolling smartass, rip. Don't.