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> This keyboard makes real noise — more of a clacking than a typing sound but satisfying just the same — and I had forgotten how much I love the noise. I hope
by ggreer 10y ago
> This keyboard makes real noise — more of a clacking than a typing sound but satisfying just the same — and I had forgotten how much I love the noise.
I hope the author realizes that others might not appreciate the sound. I find it very hard to do work when someone else in an office is typing on a buckling spring keyboard.
- zevv 10y agoYeah, that is why this exists: https://github.com/zevv/bucklespring https://github.com/zevv/bucklespring
- kpil 10y agoMy colleguages says it's 'homely' but I get some comments when I write angry emails sometimes... I But I have 'flossed' it and added some dampening material in the cover, just to avoid unnecessary complaints.
- venomsnake 10y agoIf you work into an open office it is time to change jobs ... I use mechanical keyboards as a management deterrent when they try to move me from remote work to on premise.
- kalleboo 10y agoI work remotely and one of my coworkers still manages to annoy everyone with her mechanical keyboard - whenever there's a Skype meeting, it overpowers what everyone is saying and she has to mute, then forgets to un-mute...
- kimshibal 10y agowe only allow linear switches(clear,red,black) at our office.
- GunboatDiplomat 10y agoBe glad you don't work in my office, then. We've got 2 Model Ms and about a dozen cherry MX blue keyboards rattling around. Pure bliss.