Post AiD2ISLRppZ41aCZXs by wiredfool@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #AiCaHYaEMF42MmtnkG by foone@digipres.club
2024-05-24T02:16:45Z
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Bad idea that could still make a lot of money: A small desk-size washing machine, with proprietary soap packets, designed to clean keyboard keycaps.
(DIR) Post #AiCaRHQ91UHw27olF2 by yakkoj@fosstodon.org
2024-05-24T02:18:34Z
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@foone all it needs is built-in wi-fi and firmware update requirement out-of-box, and it's a viable product!
(DIR) Post #AiCaq84SvDaAH8WhtY by foone@digipres.club
2024-05-24T02:18:58Z
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You might say "who would waste money on a dedicated appliance that only does that one thing?"But I must remind you that mechanical keyboardists are the audiophiles of typing.
(DIR) Post #AiCaqAxUBcmXEMHfvs by foone@digipres.club
2024-05-24T02:20:11Z
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They have a bunch of money and not a lot of rationality.More cents than sense, as my grandpappy used to say.
(DIR) Post #AiCb2EBU1Epgi5ZtxY by Pascal@aus.social
2024-05-24T02:19:52Z
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@foone I’ve considered getting an ultrasonic tub for just this reason, along with floating the idea of a “gentle” rock tumbler with some suds in it. Practical? No. Smart use of existing things? Probably also no
(DIR) Post #AiCbYZsisrkxGoEFDk by saddestrobots@jorts.horse
2024-05-24T02:26:35Z
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@foone that's why they want then to make the maximum amount of clicky-clacking
(DIR) Post #AiCbpjdFsvasQxAupc by yantor3d@mograph.social
2024-05-24T02:27:58Z
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@foone I'm imagining all sorts of DIY solutions... a novelty oversized cocktail shaker... that paint mixing machine at the hardware store... a bucket and a whisk attached to a power drill...
(DIR) Post #AiCc5Zaiz53ZvTXlDs by grumpasaurus@fosstodon.org
2024-05-24T02:33:03Z
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@foone high margin low volume!
(DIR) Post #AiCcBNiI3j0wpBqszo by foobarsoft@mastodon.social
2024-05-24T02:30:16Z
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@foone The Bob dishwasher exists, seems like that’s all the tech someone would need. Just shrink it more and maybe don’t heat the water too much. I bet it’d be very cute. Bonus points if it has dishwasher like cages to hold individual keys so they don’t go flying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVup5ya0WVQ
(DIR) Post #AiCcJwZ6MgAvESdXtY by Leebenningfield@mastodon.social
2024-05-24T02:39:41Z
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@foone It's true, I've spent way more than I care to admit on custom mechanical keyboards
(DIR) Post #AiCcYxc8kMn0pUDcO0 by mikesusz@front-end.social
2024-05-24T02:42:45Z
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@foone can get a basket designed to wash baby bottle parts in the full-size dishwasher.
(DIR) Post #AiCcyfVWgocsCZNqNc by lwdupont@mastodon.social
2024-05-24T02:47:34Z
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@foone @cabel How about some magical cloth / fluid that could restore laptop keyboards to the condition they were new? I’d pay a lot for that.
(DIR) Post #AiCdL35dgudziDwljU by zackstern@hachyderm.io
2024-05-24T02:51:28Z
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@foone ooh we could scoop up some juicero execs and print VC money
(DIR) Post #AiCdTyKekYEtYwE4Po by trevorflowers@machines.social
2024-05-24T02:53:14Z
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@foone "Scientifically proven to increase cleanliness by 46% over traditional methods. Don't get caught with plaque between your keys, you'll lose the promotion!"
(DIR) Post #AiCgGqMLNg2MvvRl4q by vxo@digipres.club
2024-05-24T03:24:13Z
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@foone terrible. Ridiculous. When do we start working on the prototype?
(DIR) Post #AiCgO4MrhEeEPH8V5U by sanguish@iosdev.space
2024-05-24T03:25:28Z
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@foone Washiero!must also require an app to work!
(DIR) Post #AiChJ6gHlhDC5TPwHI by beeftacos@famichiki.jp
2024-05-24T03:35:46Z
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@foone When I was about 18-19 years old, I had a job where I would maintain some used computer equipment. We would clean it, thoroughly test it, repair it if necessary, and then send it out as a rental to the next customer. I used to scrub the keyboards in the sink, then wash them in a (normal) dishwasher, and let them dry for several days. Worked like a charm 99% of the time. (These had mechanical key switches, mind you.) Normal dishwasher, normal soap.
(DIR) Post #AiChtlAIj7Ci4UvzUm by IceWolf@masto.brightfur.net
2024-05-24T03:41:54Z
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@foone I meanwe've had one keyboard since before college.It still works mostly like new.It haa slightly fancy backlighting (though not RGB, unfortunately).It feels good to type on.The keycaps are starting to wear, but they're replaceable and standardized.I call that a win.Our whole life happens on a keyboard. Why not make it a good one?
(DIR) Post #AiCiLE1JYIuNNmpMQK by baljemmett@mastodon.online
2024-05-24T03:47:38Z
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@foone *glances down at keyboard that's going to be donating its caps to a new one shortly, grimaces*This would be a 'shut up and take my money' thing except I suspect my bank manager just woke up in a cold sweat...
(DIR) Post #AiCmISUPhO8TCrNHcm by hakfoo@mstdn.party
2024-05-24T04:31:37Z
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@foone I believe the standard is to use denture cleaning pellets. Safe for most keyboard materials, cheap, and pre-portioned.
(DIR) Post #AiCp9SBjkVkrWp2K5Q by foone@digipres.club
2024-05-24T05:03:46Z
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@KarlHeinzHasliP oh that'd be great. Design it like a car wash, with the little spinning wipers
(DIR) Post #AiCppAKKY1BWIKwhVY by marcel@waldvogel.family
2024-05-24T05:11:10Z
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@foone @KarlHeinzHasliP The wipers being single-use, to go with the proprietary, DRM-enhanced soap packs? So that you never ever have to work again (for money; you may still continue cool stuff, even after 😇)?
(DIR) Post #AiCpvJFCJ4SjgkTTu4 by andwhyisit@ohai.social
2024-05-24T05:12:14Z
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@foone Look, I had a keyboard from a time when mechanical keyboards were the only thing you could buy. I tried multiple non-mechanical keyboards when that old keyboard died a few years back and started missing keystrokes, plus key combinations kept landing on the wrong keys. I decided to skip the learning curve by buying the closest thing to my old keyboard and calling it a day.
(DIR) Post #AiCq2tEOuD5hKNiTui by ppxl@social.tchncs.de
2024-05-24T05:13:25Z
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@foone I haven't heard it better than this. I think I am printing this on cards for distribution 😅
(DIR) Post #AiCqC0c0pigupE6oeu by danielaKay@mastodon.cloud
2024-05-24T05:15:13Z
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@foone I think they prefer the term "acoustic keyboard" 🤔
(DIR) Post #AiCrEsYXLFiGf9PpdQ by fallcounty@social.lol
2024-05-24T05:27:13Z
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@foone ... I read this as I just spent $140 building my own keyboard from scratch
(DIR) Post #AiD0mjh9gz8Mc8fM6y by stenpett@mstdn.games
2024-05-24T07:14:00Z
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@foone As a mechanical keyboardist i resent this statement!It *is* true, but something something internet outrage something
(DIR) Post #AiD2ISLRppZ41aCZXs by wiredfool@fosstodon.org
2024-05-24T07:30:51Z
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@foone KYC has two meanings.
(DIR) Post #AiDEWqfPOzzaxhARfc by montar@mastodon.social
2024-05-24T09:47:17Z
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@foone remove propretiary part and it becomes a good idea
(DIR) Post #AiDGys9lenRlbArH0a by marcintosh@mastodon.social
2024-05-24T10:15:01Z
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@foone Personally, I’d rather have a dishwasher-safe keyboard.
(DIR) Post #AiEb4GN7FFeuOFuS1Y by rigues@bitbang.social
2024-05-25T01:35:30Z
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@foone Add ultrasonic cleaning and some UV lights for "antibacterial action" and you've got some millions...