Please welcome the new owners of Deskthority

darkcruix · 22 Mar 2021, 16:30

Muirium wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:25 Calligraphy!?

Just a pen from late 1920s (Waterman's 94 with flex nib) ... and some playing around with my writing some years ago

Muirium · 22 Mar 2021, 16:35

So essentially you mean even before keyboards, there were text entry technologies going to shit as they met the mainstream, and the connoisseur needed to get his paws on the antique stuff?

Whew! Feeling like time is a circle here.

Bjerrk · 22 Mar 2021, 16:43

Muirium wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:35 So essentially you mean even before keyboards, there were text entry technologies going to shit as they met the mainstream, and the connoisseur needed to get his paws on the antique stuff?

Whew! Feeling like time is a circle here.

Or is it more or a fractal, self-similar on all scales? Or is it more or a fractal, self-similar on all scales? Or is it more or a fractal, self-similar on all scales?

matt3o · 22 Mar 2021, 16:44

where are you keyboardjoy?

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kelvinhall05 · 22 Mar 2021, 16:54

darkcruix wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:04 IMG_1335.jpg

What pen(?) and ink?

ddrfraser1 · 22 Mar 2021, 16:57

matt3o wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:44 where are you keyboardjoy?

srsly

chimp wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:49 on his main account

Which is?

Weezer · 22 Mar 2021, 16:58

Starting to think the sale was an elaborate April fools joke. Wasn't webwit's reason for the sale lack of engagement from the owner?

darkcruix · 22 Mar 2021, 17:03

kelvinhall05 wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:54
darkcruix wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:04 IMG_1335.jpg
What pen(?) and ink?

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Polecat · 22 Mar 2021, 17:09

Archie wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 09:42
Yes, exactly - and several decades later, they'll remember these good old days when everyone used a smartphone...

...and the CBers will still be wearing bell bottoms, the graying phonesie kids will still be going, ..."like, dewd..." as they text with their eyebrows, while us hipsters desperately try to find an OS and browser for an actual computer that isn't blocked by the latest htts: upgrade. Failing that, we'll be reinking dried out printer ribbons so we can talk about our...uh...oh yeah, keyboards.

Go-Kart · 22 Mar 2021, 17:43

darkcruix wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 17:03
kelvinhall05 wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:54
darkcruix wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:04 IMG_1335.jpg
What pen(?) and ink?
IMG_1336.jpg

Beautiful, my dude!

Muirium · 22 Mar 2021, 17:46

New boss after viewing this thread.

Our work here is done.

kelvinhall05 · 22 Mar 2021, 18:44

darkcruix wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 17:03
kelvinhall05 wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:54
darkcruix wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:04 IMG_1335.jpg
What pen(?) and ink?
IMG_1336.jpg

Beautiful. Wish I could hit a "like" react button like on forums that feel like they were actually designed for the 21st century but I guess I have to write out this reply instead.

ZedTheMan · 22 Mar 2021, 19:55

Quick, the new owner is away, let's play hide and seek!

First one to find the correct combination of changes to make DT perfect wins!

NeK · 22 Mar 2021, 21:51

darkcruix wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:30
Muirium wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:25 Calligraphy!?
Just a pen from late 1920s (Waterman's 94 with flex nib) ... and some playing around with my writing some years ago

That was a nice trick, but you can't fool me. I have seen many pixels in my life. And I can see your photoshopped and fake news "caligraphy" right through like transparent glass!!!

Who even has 1920s pen? I mean isnt the click leaf all rusted by now? And hey what about the spring? Ohhh you are a phony sir.

lhutton · 23 Mar 2021, 01:01

matt3o wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:44 where are you keyboardjoy?

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Probably setting up a deal with Massdrop for the ultimate Deskthority special edition 60% keyboard featuring Cherry MX browns.

Riptide666 · 23 Mar 2021, 01:13

LMAO

lhutton wrote: 23 Mar 2021, 01:01
matt3o wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:44 where are you keyboardjoy?

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Probably setting up a deal with Massdrop for the ultimate Deskthority special edition 60% keyboard featuring Cherry MX browns.

matt3o · 23 Mar 2021, 08:09

lhutton wrote: 23 Mar 2021, 01:01
matt3o wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:44 where are you keyboardjoy?

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Probably setting up a deal with Massdrop for the ultimate Deskthority special edition 60% keyboard featuring Cherry MX browns.

you mean kahil brown clones

ddrfraser1 · 23 Mar 2021, 08:20

Muirium · 23 Mar 2021, 10:45

matt3o wrote: 23 Mar 2021, 08:09
lhutton wrote: 23 Mar 2021, 01:01
matt3o wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:44 where are you keyboardjoy?

Probably setting up a deal with Massdrop for the ultimate Deskthority special edition 60% keyboard featuring Cherry MX browns.
you mean kahil brown clones

Needs RGB. Shine dat shit out the sides or we ain't even talkin'. I'ma see sixty shades of unicorn puke, all in one time.

DT merch at Massdrop isn't such a bad idea. They won't sell much—we're way over heeeeeeeere!—and their page design keeps us real snobs away from their website. No see, no waterfowl, or however the saying goes.

What would really wind us up is sponsorship *on this forum*. Pencil it in for April 1st!

keyboardjoy · 26 Mar 2021, 02:20

Hey everyone,

Sorry for the absence, I am handling the backend at the moment. I’ve been overseas for work all week and will be back in the U.K. on Saturday. Will update you all over the weekend.

TNT · 27 Mar 2021, 03:34

zrrion wrote: 20 Mar 2021, 00:00 No likes/dislikes, only discord style reacts but none of the useful smilies are present as options, just and . Are users more engaged? Probably, they're clicking on buttons after all, but what do the hieroglyphs mean? Who knows.

I object.

is one of the most useful smileys here. Also, get with the times, old man. They're called Emojis now.

My proposed change to make DT perfect is to add a chicken Smimoji. Thank you, thank you.

headphone_jack · 27 Mar 2021, 23:47

This dude really dropped 30-40k on a website and then dropped off the face of the earth. Does this not seem suspicious as hell to anyone else?

PlacaFromHell · 28 Mar 2021, 00:08

headphone_jack wrote: 27 Mar 2021, 23:47 This dude really dropped 30-40k on a website and then dropped off the face of the earth. Does this not seem suspicious as hell to anyone else?

Conspiracy theory: DT was never sold (and how it relates to the fact that Finland doesn't exist). Just jocking, yes, it's a bit interesting.

matt3o · 28 Mar 2021, 10:15

keyboardjoy · 28 Mar 2021, 21:45

Howdy folks, I'm back.

I've pushed a thread regarding a DT blog - please viewtopic.php?f=17&t=25507 and leave your thoughts.

I'm back at my desk and online now. We've sorted out much of the backend now.

adhoc · 31 Mar 2021, 00:09

matt3o wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:44 where are you keyboardjoy?

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Are you seriously leaving? The site has been in great hands since you took over the software.

ddrfraser1 wrote: 22 Mar 2021, 16:57Which is?

Keyboardjoy = andrewjoy

matt3o · 31 Mar 2021, 15:56

adhoc wrote: 31 Mar 2021, 00:09 Are you seriously leaving? The site has been in great hands since you took over the software.

I think I already left. I believe I'm still technically admin (I think they just forgot), but I don't do any administration. I don't have access to the server and I don't know what they are going to do with the website.

adhoc · 31 Mar 2021, 20:43

matt3o wrote: 31 Mar 2021, 15:56
adhoc wrote: 31 Mar 2021, 00:09 Are you seriously leaving? The site has been in great hands since you took over the software.
I think I already left. I believe I'm still technically admin (I think they just forgot), but I don't do any administration. I don't have access to the server and I don't know what they are going to do with the website.

Well that fucking sucks. What a loss for this community.

webwit · 31 Mar 2021, 20:56

I heard the blog will start tomorrow and will replace the home page.

matt3o · 31 Mar 2021, 21:03

webwit wrote: 31 Mar 2021, 20:56 I heard the blog will start tomorrow and will replace the home page.

with an UP/DOWN vote system