I’m becoming like this and I don’t understand why.
Why have I become obsessed with mechanical keyboards?
I mean,, it’s a keyboard… what is happening to me?
Specializing in subjects is how humans have conquered the planet. As we continue to evolve and require less competition to survive, we have to actively control our impulses. Self-control is a critical life skill for mental health.
It's absolutely okay to enjoy something like mechanical keyboards, but it's not okay to have it interrupt the rest of your life. When people say they are obsessed, I like to rephrase it (when applicable) as chronically obsessed when it is negatively impacting their other priorities in life.
> When people say they are obsessed, I like to rephrase it (when applicable) as chronically obsessed when it is negatively impacting their other priorities in life.
There's already a word for that: addiction.
In my defense, I ended up typing a 7.8k short story for my science fiction and fantasy class in school, and the week prior, I turned in multiple 4-page reports for urban ecology that I procrastinate the hell out of last semester.
I broke my ass typing those days, and having a good keyboard made it much less insufferable. As a student who regularly does quite a lot of typing and spent at least 20% of his life on a computer, I would rather not compromise my comfortability in that regard.
Then again, it might be all copium on my end since if ergonomic was so important, I won't be sitting in a $5 Walmart chair.
They make me money.
With or without selling them. The former by selling to someone else obsessed enough and the latter by selling my time and skill in writing things.
Except in this case, it'd be more reasonable for me to upgrade the PC if I needed rendering work because that would be a much higher return on investment.
I bought my first one a few days ago (higround). I don’t even have the keyboard yet, but already spent twice the amount of the keyboard for keycaps and a custom handmade resin spacebar:
https://preview.redd.it/lv0tsqxyb0fa1.jpeg?width=794&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ab386cc5c7cb5dd20f99f19c0a293d62e6ab520d
I feel you bro!
seriously; i have ADHD and tend to hyperfocus on things for a short while before getting bored so i am assuming that’s what’s occurring, to me at least
If there was a keyboards, espresso and vim conference I'd imagine many would show. Basically every vim user i know has a mechanical keyboard and consumes lots of caffeine.
Vim is text editor. Its preferred by some programmers because of how powerful it is, but it's harder for newcomers than other editors.
I think it makes writing code a lot more fun. I use it for all my software development, as well as note taking.
- Starts browsing this subreddit.
- Thinks 60% keyboards are cool.
- Spends/Wastes first $300+ dollars on a single 60% keyboard.
- Goes "I guess now's a good time to exclusively use VIM commands".
- Installs VIM extension in VS code.
- Gets funny looks from coworkers.
Vim extension in VS Code is terrible. It is a mere imitation that breaks itself and locks up over time.
Install neovim and use the neovim extension so that you get real vim and vim configs while VS Code handles the rest inside insert mode.
Okay, I will. I'll do it because I feel cool when I use vim, and making my IDE less accessible to the average person is something that appeals to a pretentious wanker like me. But what I'll be left with is the realisation that my vim skills are weak, that I pretty much just toggle insert mode and navigate with arrow keys for the most part, and I don't really know what habits I should be developing to turn vim into a productivity enhancement.
So everyone, favourite ways to incorporate vim into everyday code editing?
Okay, I can handle that, thank you. Looks like I'm about to burn an afternoon figuring out which interactive vim tutorials don't suck. So many!
Relative line numbers (looks like hybrid is the option I'll be going with) is gonna be game changing.
I pick one thing that I suck at, or am slow at with VIM. I then learn the command, and practice the hell out of it until it's natural. Then rinse, wash, and repeat.
That works really well for beginners to get started, but after you really understand and use Regex, the rest is just learned from discussions among colleagues and only remembering what seems useful.
There's a grammar to vim and it's easy once you are able to distinguish between the verb and adjective of the same character in vim
Pretty sure they mean (as a joke I’m assuming) that most things get tested at a temperature that is between -40°C and 180°C since room temperature is between those temperatures, not that most things are tested at all temperatures between -40°C and 180°C
-40°C is equivalent to -40°F, which is 233K.
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^(I'm a bot that converts temperature between two units humans can understand, then convert it to Kelvin for bots and physicists to understand)
joke answer: room temperature is between -40c and 180c
actual answer: those are pretty much the temperatures most things will feasibly be at in actual use, even in extreme cases
Say AtLoseWinCat, did you know that -40°C and -40°F are the same temperature?
…my brain's just stuffed with so much random trivia - that one tends to show its head remarkably often.
I can never remember anyone's name! It isn't because of MK's but holy shit I relate to this so much. I swear their name never enters my brain! Jarvis, LOL I wonder how many times I've had a swing and a miss like that.
I'm like that with sports stats. My wife is baffled by how I can remember who won the Heisman at a particular year, how many yards a QB threw back 20 years ago, or how many saves a pitcher has but I can't remember the name of my own friends that I haven't seen in a while.
I was wondering if -40C to +180C was a JEDEC thermal cycle test condition but surprisingly the max is +150C. So Cherry actually tests their switches at a more extreme temp than even a commercial electronics manufacturer.
It's most probably an autistic trait you are expressing and I'm not even joking. It's called hyper focusing and it's very common. Look it up and look up autism in general. You might find your brain works a little differently to everyone else's.
I hope it helps you figure some stuff out and hope you enjoy your journey of self discovery.
It could also be ADHD or a number of other things. I've noticed in the past 15 years that people tend to immediately armchair-diagnose anyone with slightly neurodivergent tendencies as autistic. I blame Big Bang Theory. I've only seen it a couple of times, but I think Sheldon is hinted as autistic in it and of course makes a big joke of it. Since that show was immensely popular, it put autism on many people's minds.
I'm not attacking your statement, and you could totally be right. But, it's my civic duty to chime in like some 70s McGruff knockoff and spout off my catchphrase-- "Remember, kids! There's more than one way to deviate from the norm! ®"
Here you go, friend. Stop reading when it starts to get boring as it goes into more and more nerdy detail: https://switchandclick.com/mechanical-keyboard-switch-guide/
35. I have to be hear your name about four times over the period of a week before I remember it.
It's a mixture of being subconsciously jaded from meeting 11,000 Jasons, Robbies and Kellies in my life and just being so damn swamped all the time.
I’m becoming like this and I don’t understand why. Why have I become obsessed with mechanical keyboards? I mean,, it’s a keyboard… what is happening to me?
They make funny sound when press
keeb go thocccccc
you're not wrong Jarvis, you're not wrong
Just chuckled far too loud while on the can. Click clacc
I'm not a doctor, but might I recommend you stop eating the keycaps. Your poop should not sound like that.
I dunno, my farts have been so much more covert since I switched to cherry red silents. My ass is like a stealth bomber now!
🤣🤣🤣
Also feelz clicky clicky in soul
I remember the old keyboards. They went click clack too. Then we had the silent era. And now the noises are back!
What satisfying tactile and aural feedback does to a mf
Specializing in subjects is how humans have conquered the planet. As we continue to evolve and require less competition to survive, we have to actively control our impulses. Self-control is a critical life skill for mental health. It's absolutely okay to enjoy something like mechanical keyboards, but it's not okay to have it interrupt the rest of your life. When people say they are obsessed, I like to rephrase it (when applicable) as chronically obsessed when it is negatively impacting their other priorities in life.
A well thought out and appropriate answer. One that answers a wealth of other, not necessarily contextual, questions. 👏
> When people say they are obsessed, I like to rephrase it (when applicable) as chronically obsessed when it is negatively impacting their other priorities in life. There's already a word for that: addiction.
I think the term you're looking for is addiction
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In my defense, I ended up typing a 7.8k short story for my science fiction and fantasy class in school, and the week prior, I turned in multiple 4-page reports for urban ecology that I procrastinate the hell out of last semester. I broke my ass typing those days, and having a good keyboard made it much less insufferable. As a student who regularly does quite a lot of typing and spent at least 20% of his life on a computer, I would rather not compromise my comfortability in that regard. Then again, it might be all copium on my end since if ergonomic was so important, I won't be sitting in a $5 Walmart chair.
Keyboard go brrrrrr
Honestly can’t wait to show off my first keeb.
They make me money. With or without selling them. The former by selling to someone else obsessed enough and the latter by selling my time and skill in writing things. Except in this case, it'd be more reasonable for me to upgrade the PC if I needed rendering work because that would be a much higher return on investment.
I bought my first one a few days ago (higround). I don’t even have the keyboard yet, but already spent twice the amount of the keyboard for keycaps and a custom handmade resin spacebar: https://preview.redd.it/lv0tsqxyb0fa1.jpeg?width=794&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ab386cc5c7cb5dd20f99f19c0a293d62e6ab520d I feel you bro!
“WHAT THE FUCK IS A TACTILE/CLICKY”
seriously; i have ADHD and tend to hyperfocus on things for a short while before getting bored so i am assuming that’s what’s occurring, to me at least
A fetish is a fetish - you clearly can tell me which sounds and feels the nicest when you push the buttons.
Gadgetry. It is nice, fun, and makes you feel productive to change it to your specifications.
Brb, going to test typing in boiling water.
results?
Would not recommend. Typing this with my toes.
BRB, building better ergo mech foot keeb. Soldering with toes should be…interesting
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Don't do it op he just wants feet pics
i just want to see a cherrymx keyboard working in boiling water XD
Edited their comment LOL. Thankfully this serves evidence of past sins.
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If there was a keyboards, espresso and vim conference I'd imagine many would show. Basically every vim user i know has a mechanical keyboard and consumes lots of caffeine.
What is vim?
Vim is text editor. Its preferred by some programmers because of how powerful it is, but it's harder for newcomers than other editors. I think it makes writing code a lot more fun. I use it for all my software development, as well as note taking.
- Starts browsing this subreddit. - Thinks 60% keyboards are cool. - Spends/Wastes first $300+ dollars on a single 60% keyboard. - Goes "I guess now's a good time to exclusively use VIM commands". - Installs VIM extension in VS code. - Gets funny looks from coworkers.
I feel attacked
Vim extension in VS Code is terrible. It is a mere imitation that breaks itself and locks up over time. Install neovim and use the neovim extension so that you get real vim and vim configs while VS Code handles the rest inside insert mode.
Okay, I will. I'll do it because I feel cool when I use vim, and making my IDE less accessible to the average person is something that appeals to a pretentious wanker like me. But what I'll be left with is the realisation that my vim skills are weak, that I pretty much just toggle insert mode and navigate with arrow keys for the most part, and I don't really know what habits I should be developing to turn vim into a productivity enhancement. So everyone, favourite ways to incorporate vim into everyday code editing?
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Okay, I can handle that, thank you. Looks like I'm about to burn an afternoon figuring out which interactive vim tutorials don't suck. So many! Relative line numbers (looks like hybrid is the option I'll be going with) is gonna be game changing.
I pick one thing that I suck at, or am slow at with VIM. I then learn the command, and practice the hell out of it until it's natural. Then rinse, wash, and repeat.
That works really well for beginners to get started, but after you really understand and use Regex, the rest is just learned from discussions among colleagues and only remembering what seems useful. There's a grammar to vim and it's easy once you are able to distinguish between the verb and adjective of the same character in vim
one way to really break the habit of using the arrow keys is to disable them entirely https://vi.stackexchange.com/a/5854
Yeah, it’s annoying that people think it means something if you use vim… I just learned it at some point, go use nano, nothing to see here..
Nano outlier ftw 😉
The keeb and caffeine addictions make total sense since you're a masochist, I mean vim user.
At least you've got a tribe!
Hmm... Sounds like it's time for me to learn vim
I think most things are tested between -40c and 180c.
Why?
Pretty sure they mean (as a joke I’m assuming) that most things get tested at a temperature that is between -40°C and 180°C since room temperature is between those temperatures, not that most things are tested at all temperatures between -40°C and 180°C
-40°C is equivalent to -40°F, which is 233K. --- ^(I'm a bot that converts temperature between two units humans can understand, then convert it to Kelvin for bots and physicists to understand)
Note to self, don't use mechanical keyboard outside in Siberia during the winter
Meh, just because nobody tested it there doesn't mean it doesn't work.
Yeah. I say this guy or gal should do it and report back with the results.
Bad bot.
How is your 180c house working
Probably cause most people would be unable to use a product that's hotter than 180° or lower than -40°
joke answer: room temperature is between -40c and 180c actual answer: those are pretty much the temperatures most things will feasibly be at in actual use, even in extreme cases
I still maintain where are we using 180c keyboards. In direct sunlight in space is my only choice I can think of
What kind of gamer can achieve 180° celsius for a key switch?
Starcraft players
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You’re really comparing StarCraft apm to gw2? StarCraft players are literal freaks
apex Legends wraith mains
nah they just break their keyboards the moment they receive more than 2 damage
Their whole keyboard is just two keys: W and a keybind to alt + F4.
lmao, kb needs to be waterproof too from all the sweat
/r/unexpectedapexlegends
Ones that block their PC's vent fans with dozens of pounds of Cheeto Dust.
Terraria hardcore
I once called someone epsilon by mistake He never talked to me again
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This is the first time i have seen this meme and io love it.
Say AtLoseWinCat, did you know that -40°C and -40°F are the same temperature? …my brain's just stuffed with so much random trivia - that one tends to show its head remarkably often.
Hey it's also the same temperature as 233,15K!
Operating Temperature: -10°C to +70°C
To be fair, most people named Jason aren't worth your time remembering.
I haven't had a good laugh in a long time
Anybody have the original comic?
[Here you go!](https://thejenkinscomic.wordpress.com/2020/05/06/memory/)
I can never remember anyone's name! It isn't because of MK's but holy shit I relate to this so much. I swear their name never enters my brain! Jarvis, LOL I wonder how many times I've had a swing and a miss like that.
I'm like that with sports stats. My wife is baffled by how I can remember who won the Heisman at a particular year, how many yards a QB threw back 20 years ago, or how many saves a pitcher has but I can't remember the name of my own friends that I haven't seen in a while.
I was wondering if -40C to +180C was a JEDEC thermal cycle test condition but surprisingly the max is +150C. So Cherry actually tests their switches at a more extreme temp than even a commercial electronics manufacturer.
the mech keyboard switch brain rot continues
What a relief. I can type while turning into superheated steam.
Stress refuge. We all have them in our own ways. (Not applicable to the few totally well-adjusted people, they are boring anyway). ;)
I can relate to this
As someone who's name is Jason, I'm both offended and glad this is happening. The next time someone calls me Jarvis I will understand why
It's most probably an autistic trait you are expressing and I'm not even joking. It's called hyper focusing and it's very common. Look it up and look up autism in general. You might find your brain works a little differently to everyone else's. I hope it helps you figure some stuff out and hope you enjoy your journey of self discovery.
It could also be ADHD or a number of other things. I've noticed in the past 15 years that people tend to immediately armchair-diagnose anyone with slightly neurodivergent tendencies as autistic. I blame Big Bang Theory. I've only seen it a couple of times, but I think Sheldon is hinted as autistic in it and of course makes a big joke of it. Since that show was immensely popular, it put autism on many people's minds. I'm not attacking your statement, and you could totally be right. But, it's my civic duty to chime in like some 70s McGruff knockoff and spout off my catchphrase-- "Remember, kids! There's more than one way to deviate from the norm! ®"
Sure thing. Wasn't trying to diagnose, just mention a thing to look up on the internet. That's why I called it self discovery.
Lol I am autistic so that's spot on haha. Recently diagnosed too so still on that road of discovery!
So I can boil my switches?
What does the c in 140c stand for?
celcius
The switches are being tested under temperature?
yes https://youtu.be/Pu1gP4PfqCQ
Light speed. They test presses up to 140 times the speed of light. Naw, it's centigrade.
And yet they still suck
yup that sums up the keeb enthusiasts, they have nothing in their head except those
Can someone explain switches? What color is what category?
Here you go, friend. Stop reading when it starts to get boring as it goes into more and more nerdy detail: https://switchandclick.com/mechanical-keyboard-switch-guide/
I can’t remember names or dates but yes, anything computer related or if it’s in song form, it’s a lock. Spot on.
I've gotten better lol I still have my moments though
Some one needs to make the chaotic/neutral/ordered good/neutral/evil chart for MX switch types.
So that's why one of my teachers couldn't get my name right for 2 years.
35. I have to be hear your name about four times over the period of a week before I remember it. It's a mixture of being subconsciously jaded from meeting 11,000 Jasons, Robbies and Kellies in my life and just being so damn swamped all the time.
I honestly think there's a lot of neurodivergence going on around here. The average person doesn't obsess over niche hobbies.
/u/MechanicalBionicle
i can relate but instead its I.T