This guy is in California, so by your reasoning, he shouldn’t be fucking anyone over at all.

Oh so now the it’s up to the customers AGAIN huh?

Sounds like this guy is going about it in an a-hole way, so I’m not going to boost him by going and looking at it myself, but the core point – that the customer shouldn’t bear the responsibility for the service worker’s salary – is correct, and if everyone simply kow-tows to the notion that they should “spare a…

The moment at the ruined Jedi temple where Anakin and Ventris are facing off, and it begins to rain, the drops of water hissing off the lightsaber blades, is the kind of quiet, tense moment that Lucas apparently found himself incapable of creating. So simple but so effective.

I remain dedicated to the idea that this cartoon is the best thing that ever came out of The Clone Wars. Every episode is incredible. Anakin & Ventris’ treetop battle is particularly noteworthy.

I have a good, if somewhat foolish friend, whose old MacBook had the battery bulging out the bottom. It wouldn’t sit correctly on a table, because the bottom was so bulged out. I told him he should put it in a metal trashcan with the lid on it until we figured out how to dispose of the battery. He decided it would be…

Sounds like a marketing issue. People evidently don’t want tiny hovering cameras documenting their lives, but they may be interested in remotely controlled fireballs.

Waaayyyy off-topic, but since The Root felt that they had to shut off comments, there are fewer ways to bring up subjects covered there.

It’s almost like Overwatch’s story is a giant mishmash that even Blizzard doesn’t really care about, since it’s now the same free-to-play grindathon as a dozen other live service games, and any hope of stakes or consistency in this fictional world has long since vanished.

no way OW2 is rejuvenating a soul

I was onboard with 30xx as the first game mentioned, but then you had to drop OW2 into the mix? REJUVINATE THE SOUL?!??!?!?! OW2 is THE example of a good game gone bad, and even when it was more popular it was well known as the place you go to get flamed by your teammates. What a joke

I’ve used detached side num pads before with various keyboards and I just really prefer the full layout on my main keyboard.

You do have the option of buying a separate Numpad if the layout you want does not include one. I got one myself and set it off to the side so it’s out of the way until I need it. It even has a rotating knob on it for volume control

Thanks, I only learned earlier today from checking out that KeyChron site that the form factor called “Alice” exists. That one you pointed to is pretty close but as you note there’s a lack of 10 key and nav both of which I use consistently throughout the day. The search continues...

So that split layout is called an “Alice” so you can search easier, but if you want the rise/tenting, i can suggest

For me, its not really the sound, but the ‘click of satisfaction’ that the key actually typed it. It’s weird to even say. I used to have membrane keyboards (the original Logitech G11 and G15!!), and loved them. However, I’m not a really good typist and look at the keys every so often. I bought my mechanical keyboard,…

Mostly membrane switches just feel squishy and cheap. Granted that's why most keyboards are membrane these days, because they are cheaper to make. When people spend hundreds of thousands on a good computer setup, they don't want to look at their investment, then feel a cheap keyboard while using it. That spoils the…

There is no such thing as a gaming switch. Also, there are multiple types of switches. There are clicky, tactile and linear and not all are loud and obnoxious .. in fact a lot of folks use Krytox 205g0 to lube them for a smoother experience. It’s OK if you don’t get the appeal and are not into mech boards but they are…

If you grew up in the age of laptops and low profile keys, you might not care. If you’re an old like me, the fat keys with long travel are more comfortable. The level of clicky-ness is pure preference. Silent builds for the office are a thing. I’m glad I switched to a “gaming” mechanical keyboard and do no gaming.

Hmm... I was under the impression that the gimmick or appeal of Mechanical Keyboards were the loud clicking keys. But this reads that their getting quieter. I’m not a big PC gamer since my W.o.W. days ended several years back but even then, I was more focused on GFX, CPU, cooling and power. I was never into mechanical…