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I have retired my MS keyboard, after a short life.

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  • T trønderen

    Quick fix: Take a course in Touch Typing :-)

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    PIEBALDconsult
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    I did, in high school, it didn't take. Besides, typing code is nothing like typing prose. If you spend more time writing documentation than coding, then maybe that's a benefit, but you don't, do you?

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    • P PIEBALDconsult

      Had to marry her?

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      Mike Hankey
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      We got married in Georgia...or was it Tahoma? Not sure I was drugged and dragged and woke up just in time for the vows.

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      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

        It didn't last long - the keytops were wearing away really quickly, 'A', 'S'. 'CTRL', 'SHIFT', '->', and '<-' were gone completely, and many others were only readable if you knew what they started out as. And when Dij pushed my coffee into it ... it was time for a change. And last months discussion lead me to ... a DAS Keyboard 4 (MX Blue). And it's lovely. All clicky and feedbacky, the key legends look like they'll last and the think exudes quality - from the moment you pick it up and realise it's made of actual metal instead of cheap plastic. I find myself stroking the volume control, it just feels so good. My only criticism is the LED's: my word but they are bright! If you lean forward at the wrong angle you get a "blind spot" in your vision for a few minutes, and if you turn the lights out you get a blue circle on the ceiling bright enough to read the keyboard legends by ... :laugh: I'm back to cherry switches again: my first lasted me over 20 years, and it was a cheapy! This isn't, not even close - I've never spent this much on a keyboard before. Worth it though - so "Thank you" to everyone who recommended the company last month! :thumbsup:

        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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        OG Don't know if I am repeating, but any bright blue LED's will cause problems with human sleep over time. Scientific proof. So avoid them. Not so bright, not so much. I have very dim blue backlight on my temporary keyboard another reason for shopping around for new one.

        "A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger

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        • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

          We got married in Georgia...or was it Tahoma? Not sure I was drugged and dragged and woke up just in time for the vows.

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          FreedMalloc
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          It was a military wedding. Well, ... there were guns there, let's put it that way! (Old Red Skelton/Clem Kididdlehopper bit) :laugh:

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          • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

            I've had a Havik Mechanical Keyboard[^] for about 8 montths and the ERTCV cap lettering is almost gone.

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            honey the codewitch
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            "double mold injected" if your keycaps aren't advertised as the above, forget it. They'll wear out.

            To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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              OG Don't know if I am repeating, but any bright blue LED's will cause problems with human sleep over time. Scientific proof. So avoid them. Not so bright, not so much. I have very dim blue backlight on my temporary keyboard another reason for shopping around for new one.

              "A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger

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              OriginalGriff
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              My computer stays in my office, and I don't sleep there (except during Teams calls).

              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
              "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                It didn't last long - the keytops were wearing away really quickly, 'A', 'S'. 'CTRL', 'SHIFT', '->', and '<-' were gone completely, and many others were only readable if you knew what they started out as. And when Dij pushed my coffee into it ... it was time for a change. And last months discussion lead me to ... a DAS Keyboard 4 (MX Blue). And it's lovely. All clicky and feedbacky, the key legends look like they'll last and the think exudes quality - from the moment you pick it up and realise it's made of actual metal instead of cheap plastic. I find myself stroking the volume control, it just feels so good. My only criticism is the LED's: my word but they are bright! If you lean forward at the wrong angle you get a "blind spot" in your vision for a few minutes, and if you turn the lights out you get a blue circle on the ceiling bright enough to read the keyboard legends by ... :laugh: I'm back to cherry switches again: my first lasted me over 20 years, and it was a cheapy! This isn't, not even close - I've never spent this much on a keyboard before. Worth it though - so "Thank you" to everyone who recommended the company last month! :thumbsup:

                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                Phil J Pearson
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                I have had a Microsoft Comfort Curve keyboard for years and it gets heavy use every day. Only left, right and down cursor keys are missing their markings; all the others are completely intact. (No, I don't play games or anything like that - just coding and documentation.) Oh, and part of the Microsoft logo is worn away. It's not a brilliant keyboard (it makes lots of tryping mistakes) but it's good enough that I don't want to be looking for anything else.

                Phil


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                • FreedMallocF FreedMalloc

                  It was a military wedding. Well, ... there were guns there, let's put it that way! (Old Red Skelton/Clem Kididdlehopper bit) :laugh:

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                  He was one of the great comics.

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                  • H honey the codewitch

                    "double mold injected" if your keycaps aren't advertised as the above, forget it. They'll wear out.

                    To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                    Mike Hankey
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                    Yeah I'm finding that out. They just don't make them like they they used too.

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      It didn't last long - the keytops were wearing away really quickly, 'A', 'S'. 'CTRL', 'SHIFT', '->', and '<-' were gone completely, and many others were only readable if you knew what they started out as. And when Dij pushed my coffee into it ... it was time for a change. And last months discussion lead me to ... a DAS Keyboard 4 (MX Blue). And it's lovely. All clicky and feedbacky, the key legends look like they'll last and the think exudes quality - from the moment you pick it up and realise it's made of actual metal instead of cheap plastic. I find myself stroking the volume control, it just feels so good. My only criticism is the LED's: my word but they are bright! If you lean forward at the wrong angle you get a "blind spot" in your vision for a few minutes, and if you turn the lights out you get a blue circle on the ceiling bright enough to read the keyboard legends by ... :laugh: I'm back to cherry switches again: my first lasted me over 20 years, and it was a cheapy! This isn't, not even close - I've never spent this much on a keyboard before. Worth it though - so "Thank you" to everyone who recommended the company last month! :thumbsup:

                      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                      I've just sent my DAS back ( too noisy ) very well made though

                      In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                        I've just sent my DAS back ( too noisy ) very well made though

                        In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                        OriginalGriff
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                        Get them to replace it with a Cherry Brown version instead of Cherry Blue - they lack the audible "click" that makes them noisy.

                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                          I really don't understand the need to put LED's in everything these days - what possible use was there for LED's in my headphones?* :wtf: * The use of past tense was deliberate here, they were "persuaded" to no longer emit ... :-D

                          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                          dandy72
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                          OriginalGriff wrote:

                          what possible use was there for LED's in my headphones?

                          That's to help guide the sniper from across the street.

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                            OriginalGriff wrote:

                            what possible use was there for LED's in my headphones?

                            That's to help guide the sniper from across the street.

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                            OriginalGriff
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                            You've been playing way too much GTA ... :laugh:

                            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                            "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                              You've been playing way too much GTA ... :laugh:

                              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                              dandy72
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                              You're not wrong. :-)

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                                You're not wrong. :-)

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                                OriginalGriff
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                                I've got to finish the final Last Dose mission - the truck got blown up on the way back to the city when I tried it pre-Covid - but I haven't got the enthusiasm. :-D

                                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                                "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                  I've got to finish the final Last Dose mission - the truck got blown up on the way back to the city when I tried it pre-Covid - but I haven't got the enthusiasm. :-D

                                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                  dandy72
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                                  Should be an easy mission. Make sure you go get the reward car, otherwise once it disappears off the map, you won't get it again unless you re-do the mission.

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                                    Should be an easy mission. Make sure you go get the reward car, otherwise once it disappears off the map, you won't get it again unless you re-do the mission.

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                                    I've played just the once, and I was concentrating on landing the transport plane at a silly airport like Sandy Shores - only to find that landing was a cut scene ... :sigh: The police weren't difficult, but the choppers blew the heck out of the lorry on the way to town. Generally I haven't been impressed by Drug Wars - there's just too much that's soooo familiar. Doubt I'll play them again once I'm done.

                                    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                                    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                      I've played just the once, and I was concentrating on landing the transport plane at a silly airport like Sandy Shores - only to find that landing was a cut scene ... :sigh: The police weren't difficult, but the choppers blew the heck out of the lorry on the way to town. Generally I haven't been impressed by Drug Wars - there's just too much that's soooo familiar. Doubt I'll play them again once I'm done.

                                      "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                      dandy72
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                                      OriginalGriff wrote:

                                      The police weren't difficult, but the choppers blew the heck out of the lorry on the way to town.

                                      And here I thought driving back home was the easy part - the police part at the airfield isn't too hard, just tedious. It just goes on for way too long.

                                      OriginalGriff wrote:

                                      Generally I haven't been impressed by Drug Wars - there's just too much that's soooo familiar. Doubt I'll play them again once I'm done.

                                      I think the consensus is that Drug Wars turned out to be a dud. And total cringe.

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                                        OriginalGriff wrote:

                                        The police weren't difficult, but the choppers blew the heck out of the lorry on the way to town.

                                        And here I thought driving back home was the easy part - the police part at the airfield isn't too hard, just tedious. It just goes on for way too long.

                                        OriginalGriff wrote:

                                        Generally I haven't been impressed by Drug Wars - there's just too much that's soooo familiar. Doubt I'll play them again once I'm done.

                                        I think the consensus is that Drug Wars turned out to be a dud. And total cringe.

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                                        OriginalGriff
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                                        And if I never have to listen to Dax again, I'll be happy.

                                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                          And if I never have to listen to Dax again, I'll be happy.

                                          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                          Dax...KDJ and his girlfriend...Lester...shall we make a list?

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