Supercrumpet

Thank you @Hacksword for coming onboard and thank you @BWG for keeping us organized as always! When I was home with my 24/7 folding rig I intended to do a CPU/mobo swap from the ancient FX4300/970A to my old 1600X/X370. Lots of snags though, I failed to realize that I didn't have an AM4 bracket for the cooler I intended to use, I didn't have any available DDR4, and some other small details as well. Worked around everything but the final issue, which is that my remote software just wasn't interested in working after reinstalling Windows. I ran out of time to troubleshoot and had to return to my apartment two hours away. So that PC just isn't running right now. As a result, I'm running on a 2080 Ti that is in my apartment currently. I'm planning on returning home in a week or so to fix that, then we'll be 24/7 again. Anyways, the OP has been updated to reflect Hacksword's entry and my GPU swap as well.

Ding ding ding! This is super important. I was a wee little lad (sort of) when I joined OCN back in 2013 and I'm sure I made plenty of dumb posts, but I learned an obscene amount about PCs and more during just my first year there. The teaching vs banning thing is huge.

Some cheap low profile RAM and a birthday gift for a friend: a repair manual for his 9th gen F150 that just threw a rod. I don't even care if he doesn't use it himself, it's worth the joke.

Happy New Year guys!

You guys are nuts, congrats on the milestones!

To what degree were you thinking about DIY-ing? I'm currently of the mindset that hotswappable switch-capable boards are the happy medium since they don't require any soldering or intensive assembly, but allow you to replace faulty switches or change things up without having to purchase an entirely new board. Many hotswappable boards are also RGB, with the LEDs on the PCB of the board, so any switch is effectively RGB-compatible (but of course some are better than others since not all switches have translucent housings). A note on o-rings though, I tried them on a board I had with Gateron browns (very similar to Cherry browns) to quiet it down even more, and while it was a bit quieter, it completely destroyed the feel. Very mushy, and not much better than a rubber dome. I'll be extremely hesitant to use o-rings in the future. I'm sure others have had better experiences, and hopefully someone here has and will pipe up about it, but I'm not sure if you'd be terribly satisfied with that solution.

Forward sunshield pallet structure lowered today. Forward Pallet Structure Lowered, Beginning Multiple-Day Sunshield Deployment – James Webb Space Telescope BLOGS.NASA.GOV

Absolutely absurd, and there's no kill like overkill. What will you be using it for?

Added, sorry I missed the Ajazz when you first posted about it.

Antenna deployed today. James Webb Space Telescope successfully deploys antenna | Space WWW.SPACE.COM The antenna will eventually beam Webb's cosmic images to Earth.

Info added, thanks. Yeah I totally get that, exactly how I felt when I tried a split keyboard.

Looks like it was practically made for you then. I really like the 001 color layout myself. Why the particular interest in a full right shift? Just how your finger rests on it?

Nice clickbait bro lol. Here's the same event but in English. Explosion at 7:00.

I've seen that Flying Tigers board before, interesting design but a bit much for me lol. The wrist rest is really nice though. What switches do you have on it? I toyed with the idea of getting a Moonlander split keyboard for months, so I tried a friend's Ergodox out for a couple weeks and I just couldn't get used to it. Biggest issue I had was that I use my left hand to hit the "y" key (my fingers are pretty long so I can do that comfortably) but on most split keyboards it's on the right half. Relearning years of muscle memory proved to be too much of a hassle so I decided it wasn't worth that trouble, plus the premium price of a split board. They're super cool though. That's right, I forgot you ended up with the OCN Ducky. I thought about buying it, but that wouldn't have been the best use of my money at the time haha. Glad it ended up in good hands. All three boards (plus the pic) added to the membership sheet, minus the switches for the Varmilo.

Just edited the OP to include the membership sheet I made when I started this thread with the relatively new Google Docs suite embed features. I updated my info for a couple boards (will try to post pictures before too long), but everyone else should take a look over it to update info or add pictures. @nova4005 I just saw your thread and above post, not sure how I originally missed it. Looks good! I've been vaguely interested in a GMMK Pro since I enjoy their previous boards, and the Pro looks really nice, but I just don't like the layout enough.

I've been loosely following information on this, and I'm really excited to see what comes of this project. Thanks for compiling info and updates all in one place!

Welcome to the forum @Raycert07!

Do you think a heavier tactile switch (like the brown) would do the trick, just so you could feel the actuation more? Browns are definitely on the lighter side. Heavier tactile switches would include MX Clears (which I have on my Tab90, absolutely love that combo), along with many other less common switches. As far as wireless goes, most, if not all, wireless boards are also wired-capable, just in case you ever feel that need. I've found though that running wireless creates zero tangible difference as far as response time or anything like that, so I wouldn't feel bad or worry about it too much. What do you mean by slim boards? Floating key style with low profile switches and/or slim keycaps? Not quite my style, but I can see the appeal. They've definitely gotten rather popular over recent months.

Yeah, I'll take 3. Thanks Santa!

So you're thinking the crispness of a blue clicky switch but without the noise? Not sure what to suggest to be honest lol, I always prefer heavy switches, tactile or clicky. Never been one for subtle keyboards in that regard. There are some really nice Bluetooth boards, my personal favorite is the Vortex Tab90. Technically not fullsize, but it does have all of the keys, just slightly more compact. Officially called the 1800 layout, or a 96%. Fullsize has all keys, TKL is just missing numpad, 60% is missing numpad, arrow keys and the 9 keys above the arrow cluster, as well as the F row. There are other less common layouts like 40% and 75% as well.

Congrats! Welcome to the billionaires club.

Personally I still find that browsing the forum on mobile is a little clunky, but browsing most things on mobile is pretty clunky. I have no idea how to improve that sort of stuff, and I'm rarely on the site on mobile anyways, so I don't think I should complain. That being said, I'll second what Avacado mentioned. I think more than anything, more activity from more users would be great. That's what I miss more than anything from OCN, funnily enough. But, you've already talked about that some and I'm glad you see you've got some plans in place. Always good to have threads and discussions like these. Best of luck with your side of things, E.

Cheers E, happy holidays to everyone.

Huge congratulations!

Taking a look at the season as a whole, yes Max is more deserving of the WDC, but that may be easy to forget if you only look at Lewis' pace and performance since Brazil or so. Just very weird to think about since the points didn't quite play out that way. And if I'm not mistaken, a change was already made, stating that team principals will no longer be allowed to speak directly to the race director to influence decisions like we saw on Sunday, so that's a step in the right direction. Oh, and as far as still getting enjoyment out of watching - I can understand losing interest due to this or that, but man, I'm still just fascinated by the engineering and tech that goes into them, so I'm still quite entertained by just watching the cars lapping out there, regardless of what else is going on. I totally understand that that's not the case for everyone though. Nice thing about sport is there are always multiple reasons to watch, enjoy, and be a fan.