Lost Count 2018-09-19
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Re: Lost Count 2018-09-19
Chest colds seem to be a different thing for paranormal kids than for humans.
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Re: Lost Count 2018-09-19
Doc Hopper: [pointing to a billboard showing a bucket of "Doc Hopper's French Fried Frog Legs"] Isn't that splendid? Just splendid! Just take a look at it.Bookworm wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 1:56 pmDoc Hopper's French Fried Frog Legs?Just Old Al wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:34 pm
Speaking as a practicing witch the thought of turning you into a frog does come to mind...especially if I did so with you in front of a French restaurant.
Give them a leg up, so to speak...
Kermit: All I can see are millions of frogs with tiny crutches.
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Re: Lost Count 2018-09-19
Also known as “Kermit has a ‘Soylent Green is people!’ Moment.”
He's mister GlytchMeister, he's mister code
He's mister exploiter, he's mister ones and zeros
They call me GlytchMeister, whatever I touch
Starts to glitch in my clutch!
I'm too much!
He's mister exploiter, he's mister ones and zeros
They call me GlytchMeister, whatever I touch
Starts to glitch in my clutch!
I'm too much!
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Re: Lost Count 2018-09-19
I just blew my coffee on my keyboard...GlytchMeister wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:58 pm Also known as “Kermit has a ‘Soylent Green is people!’ Moment.”
"The Empire was founded on cups of tea, mate, and if you think I am going to war without one you are sadly mistaken."
Re: Lost Count 2018-09-19
Dude... you know that most of us here have permanent "Coffee & cats" warning status!Just Old Al wrote: ↑Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:33 amI just blew my coffee on my keyboard...GlytchMeister wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:58 pm Also known as “Kermit has a ‘Soylent Green is people!’ Moment.”
Drinking any beverage while perusing this forum is so hazardous a behavior, that most insurance companies won't cover it at any price.
Re: Lost Count 2018-09-19
I don't really have to worry about it.Dave wrote: ↑Fri Sep 21, 2018 12:57 pmDude... you know that most of us here have permanent "Coffee & cats" warning status!Just Old Al wrote: ↑Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:33 amI just blew my coffee on my keyboard...GlytchMeister wrote: ↑Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:58 pm Also known as “Kermit has a ‘Soylent Green is people!’ Moment.”
Drinking any beverage while perusing this forum is so hazardous a behavior, that most insurance companies won't cover it at any price.
1) I don't drink coffee, and
2) I have an IBM Model M keyboard, which doesn't tend to lend itself to being destroyed by stuff under the keys.
I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.
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Re: Lost Count 2018-09-19
Model M - isn't that the one that IBM built for DD computers at Cheyenne Mountain, so they wouldn't be destroyed in nuclear war?
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Re: Lost Count 2018-09-19
Dunno about the origin, but I do know that the Model M is one of the ones with the classic "buckling spring" keyboard. Rugged mechanism with a very positive snap-action on the key. They're for those who prefer their keyboard action to be crisp. Pretty much the opposite end of the spectrum from a modern "chicklet" laptop keyboard.
I grew up with them, like them alot... I still have one or two, either original IBM, or the new ones made by Unicomp (current owners of the buckling-spring switch technology).
The hell of it is, I can't use them... they're too noisy for the shared office environment I work in now, and I can't put one on the den computer at home because the noise drives my wife crazy.
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Re: Lost Count 2018-09-19
Know them well - its a keyboard for a computer that mimics the feel of typing on a Selectric or (Gods forbid) a Teletype.Dave wrote: ↑Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:35 pm Dunno about the origin, but I do know that the Model M is one of the ones with the classic "buckling spring" keyboard. Rugged mechanism with a very positive snap-action on the key. They're for those who prefer their keyboard action to be crisp. Pretty much the opposite end of the spectrum from a modern "chicklet" laptop keyboard.
Lot more key throw on a TTY, though.
"The Empire was founded on cups of tea, mate, and if you think I am going to war without one you are sadly mistaken."
Re: Lost Count 2018-09-19
I'd suggest getting one of the 'cherry' mechanical key samplers on E-Bay. You can see if any of the other types of mechanical keys suit you while not being quite as noisy as the Model M.Dave wrote: ↑Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:35 pmDunno about the origin, but I do know that the Model M is one of the ones with the classic "buckling spring" keyboard. Rugged mechanism with a very positive snap-action on the key. They're for those who prefer their keyboard action to be crisp. Pretty much the opposite end of the spectrum from a modern "chicklet" laptop keyboard.
I grew up with them, like them alot... I still have one or two, either original IBM, or the new ones made by Unicomp (current owners of the buckling-spring switch technology).
The hell of it is, I can't use them... they're too noisy for the shared office environment I work in now, and I can't put one on the den computer at home because the noise drives my wife crazy.
One way to dull the sound down a bit is to get one of those 'desktop' sized mousepads - the ones that are 2 feet wide or more. Put that under the keyboard, it'll deaden the rattling.
I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.