From mark at pier.ecn.purdue.edu Tue Oct 21 04:21:50 2014 From: mark at pier.ecn.purdue.edu (Mark Senn) Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 07:21:50 -0400 Subject: [Purdue-pm] Purdue Perl Mongers meeting Message-ID: <544641CE.2050707@pier.ecn.purdue.edu> There is a meeting today (Tuesday, October 21, 2014) from 11:30--1:00pm (chitchat is from 11:30--noon, official part of meeting starts at noon) in WSLR 116. I'll be bringing Cherry MX keyswitches (keys for computer keyboards) to try out. People often talk about Cherry MX keyswitches based on what color they are---the colors are listed in parentheses. TYPE ACTUATION FORCE IN GRAMS linear 45 (red), 60 (black) tactile 45 (brown), 55 (clear), 80 (gray) tactile and clicky 50 (blue), 65 (white), 80 (green) There will two of each type of keyswitch (with and without O-rings). The O-rings make them quieter and a tiny bit mushier to the touch. If no one else has any presentations I'd like to brainstorm with the rest of the group regarding a proposal for a scalar feed operator for Perl 6. -mark From mdw at purdue.edu Tue Oct 21 04:30:41 2014 From: mdw at purdue.edu (Mark Daniel Ward) Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 07:30:41 -0400 Subject: [Purdue-pm] Purdue Perl Mongers meeting In-Reply-To: <544641CE.2050707@pier.ecn.purdue.edu> References: <544641CE.2050707@pier.ecn.purdue.edu> Message-ID: <544643E1.5050009@purdue.edu> Dear Mark, I have a meeting today at 11:30 AM and cannot attend (I am sorry!), but I would love to see these Cherry MX keyswitches sometime. I am particularly fascinated by keyboards. I love the Matias Tactile Pro series of keyboards (which use Alps Mechanical Switchs), but lately I am really impressed with the Das Keyboard, which comes in Cherry MX blue, brown or red models. I have the brown model (rather than the blue; I could never use the red model, because I need the tactile feel when I am typing). The brown is a little quieter than blue, and I was worried that I was upsetting all of my colleagues with my loud, constant typing. I program and type a huge amount, and I always leave my office door open. So right now I have swapped by Matias Tactile Pro (which is only available in the one model--those Alps switches are very loud!) for a Das Keyboard with the Cherry MX brown switches. Your insight about keyboards is welcome! I'm always interested in such discussions! Mark On 10/21/14, 7:21 AM, Mark Senn wrote: > There is a meeting today (Tuesday, October 21, 2014) from 11:30--1:00pm > (chitchat is from 11:30--noon, official part of meeting starts at noon) > in WSLR 116. > > I'll be bringing Cherry MX keyswitches (keys for computer keyboards) > to try out. People often talk about Cherry MX keyswitches based on > what color they are---the colors are listed in parentheses. > > TYPE ACTUATION FORCE IN GRAMS > linear 45 (red), 60 (black) > tactile 45 (brown), 55 (clear), 80 (gray) > tactile and clicky 50 (blue), 65 (white), 80 (green) > > There will two of each type of keyswitch (with and without O-rings). > The O-rings make them quieter and a tiny bit mushier to the touch. > > If no one else has any presentations I'd like to brainstorm with > the rest of the group regarding a proposal for a scalar feed operator > for Perl 6. > > -mark > > > _______________________________________________ > Purdue-pm mailing list > Purdue-pm at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/purdue-pm