Them Wingnuts

[webwit]

The only, certified, official and most valuable clickclacks in the universe... the DTA Clack Factory Wingnut Trophkeys. They are waiting for their winners. Vote now in the Deskthority Awards 2013!

[Muirium]

That circle! Behold the Council of the Elders of Clack.

[Half-Saint]

OK so how do I get one?

[Muirium]

Easy! Write several thousand new articles for the Wiki next year. Or make a bigger discovery than HaaTa. Maybe if you talked IBM back into making SSKs…

[Soarer]

OR... run enormous unending keycap group buys

[Muirium]

Or convert Teletype keyboards to USB using a Teensy and sticky back plastic.

[webwit]

I was planning to auction these on geekhack so I can buy my own island.

[hanshotfirst]

I still want this as a hat. 002, do you sell these?!

[webwit]

These were posted last year, reposted here for completeness:

By litster:











Soarer:



dox:





7bit:

[b3n]

I was planning to auction these on geekhack so I can buy my own island.

deskthority club island

[webwit]

We'd have to get more female club members.

[tinnie]

^all of us should turn to gay(s).

-problem solved, no more women.

[Muirium]

"Lemme show you my wingnuts" surely works on either gender.

[Halvar]

A golden wingnut right next to the face of disapproval? ಠ_ಠ

[photekq]

Beautiful. I can only dream about owning one of these wonderful pieces of art.

[7bit]

^all of us should turn to gay(s).

-problem solved, no more women.

No way!


I believe in Korea must exist some female keyboard enthusiasts.


Let's do a group buy!

[Daniel Beardsmore]

I'm surprised that the wingnuts don't have the year on them. A trophkey with no year …?

^all of us should turn to gay(s).

-problem solved, no more women.

Indeed, that's what I've thought for a long time — there seems to be no other practical alternative. It would result in a far more satisfying life than having a metallic-painted keycap as your sole companion, even if you did affix googly eyes onto it.

Even the procreation restriction is of no concern as I have no plans or desire to start a family anyway. I don't like children.

[webwit]

It's always good to have a little sunshine in a thread like this.

[mr_a500]

I believe in Korea must exist some female keyboard enthusiasts.

Don't count on it. My wife is from Korea and she doesn't give a damn. Of course, I've taught her all about beam springs, buckling springs, ALPS switches and tripleshot keycaps, but she just presses the keys a few times and says "that's nice" with the same kind of look as one would use when humouring an escaped lunatic.

[leesofi]

7bit understand korea 7bit of TB.
just few ppl in korea enjoy keyboard and the other ppl think we called ottaku as bad word or mania as good word.

anyway wingnut is great. nice pic, webwit. i wish you ask to cc some for OTD as same as DT.

[Muirium]

Otaku, nerd, geek, or "boffin" as our people used to be called in Britain. It's the same story everywhere. We're probably ahead of the Bronies for public acceptance, but still a long way to go!

[matt3o]

on GH I've been contacted by a girl that is actually building a custom keyboard.

[Muirium]

The miracles always happen to the married guys…

[webwit]

There are/were some female enthusiasts, Chloe most notably. Once I was PMed some pictures of a girl member posing... but before I thought I was special it came to light she sent them to 3 or 4 guys.

[002]

What a slut! (j/k)
Was that Glissant's missus?

[webwit]

Oblig joke: no, your mother!

[Muirium]

The older woman knows her way around a keyboard, if you know what I mean.

Hey, why are you all looking at me? I was complementing her typing skills!

[7bit]

on GH I've been contacted by a girl that is actually building a custom keyboard.

And now, she wants you to pay for her baby!

[002]

Oblig joke: no, your mother!

Douché!

[webwit]

Btw, even Beardsmore should appreciate how good the design it. It is otaku, with a wink. You flaunt it with pride.