Engage!
Posted Jun 1, 2018, 12:28 AM UTC
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Wanted these so bad.. any chance there be another run on them?
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This is already the second run, so maybe they’ll do a third.
I’m inclined to say yes, considering the set is now officially Star Trek merchandise.
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I will def be paying closer attention now. Need to build my lcars board!
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Not sure. They are on the website still but listed only as sold out.
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Mine should be in tomorrow, it's going to be a long day! They look great!
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The box is even fancy. Lift up the insert with the core key caps to find the remaining key caps if you ordered the num pad or alternates.
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I read "Engaged" and thought someone proposed to you with this. Congrats either way 😁
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Just the key caps but thanks 😂
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Looks awesome, my set got delivered now I just gotta go pick it up I can't wait.
The store was pretty bad on updates though, especially since they listed it as 16 weeks lead time and stuff got out at ~27 weeks.
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Yeah. I think I got one update ever and that was just to say they were shipping soon.
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Yeah, if I hadn't been checking the geekhack thread obsessively, I wouldn't have known anything
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I've seen these, and I'm so conflicted. Part of me loves the look and nostalgia, the other part knows I'm gonna get stuck going "ok, wtf was trace again?".
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as somebody that can touch type what? is that a problem?
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My touch typing is poor at best. I often get stuck trying to get to a function. For me, not being able to see where alt or ctrl is sometimes messed me up.
Honestly I have gotten worse in recent years. I'm only 34, but i work in IT so I'm constantly bouncing between different full size boards, ergo, different laptop layouts, mac crap, and the TKL mech at home. I think I would need to standardize for a bit before I'd be comfortable with a non standard legend.
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Ugh. Switching between Mac and windows would definitely hurt your muscle memory. That damn command key keeps me from using shirt cuts that are almost the same between the two.
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I had the same issue, so about a week ago I programmed my keyboard so I have two base layers and two function layers.
- 0 (Base) - QWERTY
Use at home with Windows 8.1; OS mapped to Dvorak. - 1 (Base2) - "Hardware" Dvorak
Use at my weekend job on MacOS Sierra; OS is mapped to US-QWERTY. I can connect my keyboard to any computer mapped to US-QWERTY and the output is in Dvorak. HoldingFnand tapping/(Z in Dvorak) toggles my Base layer between this one and the one above. - 2 (FnW) - custom Windows Function layer
This is the Function layer I use at home. F1-F12, arrow keys, navigation keys. HoldingFnfrom Layer 0 gets me here. - 3 (FnM) - custom Mac-oriented Function layer
Designed for my personal workflow. HoldingFnfrom Layer 1 gets me here. Turns the four left keys on the Shift row into MacOS shortcuts for Undo, Cut, Copy, and Paste.
I have two more layers besides these for a numpad and macros.
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hmm i guess i sort of got a lot of bored with almost the same layout so i wouldn't have to remember. i like 65% layouts or whatever is like them. i am going to build an ergo without proper legends i just need to get the confidence to solder it.
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Just hit the button to see what it does! I figured it will all be muscle memory or else it’s a key I don’t use anyway. I’m going to love hitting “EJECT CORE” whenever I need to get out of a screen. :D
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Are these DSA?
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yes
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They did.
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On my desktop I changed most all the sounds to tng sfx (my oneplus 5 that I'm writing this on as well). When I maximize a window it makes the "screen on" sound and when I minimize it does the opposite and several other sounds too. These keys would be a prefect compliment!
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That’s awesome! I hadn’t thought about customizing the tone on my pc. My phone has all the TNG sounds though. The communicator chirp is for texts, hailing frequency for ring tone, and door chime for incoming email.
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Holy, those look classy as hell. Even the packaging. I love that pattern on arrow keys.
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The packaging is nice. I guess I’ll be hoarding the box forever and for no real reason. I love the alternate text on the keys. I Like the directions instead of the arrow keys, “rescan” instead of “backspace”, and “engage” instead of “enter”.
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Waiting to get my shipping notification is even more frustrating now!
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I got my shipping notification the day before it went out for delivery. So once you do get it the wait will be just about over. It shipped USPS so I was expecting it to take awhile to arrive but that wasn’t the case.
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Hmm well USPS is pretty terrible where I'm at because everything is sorted at the Houston processing center then takes at least a day to get here (about 100 miles away) so I'd imagine even if they sent it next day, it would take a couple of days to get here.
I think they are shipping out orders as they pack them, so maybe since I got that Enterprise artisan and a couple of extra kits it's taking longer. But here's to hoping I get the notification soon!
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Ooo the artisan key cap was pretty. My SO already couldn’t believe I wanted to spend so much on the full set that I didn’t push it to say I needed the artisan cap too, but I would have bought that too if left to my own devices.
What key will you replace with the artisan cap?
Hope you post pics of your set when it arrives.
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That's one advantage of being single ;P Not sure I'll actually use the artisan for day to day use, but it would probably be Esc. I'll probably only bust it out for meetups or showing off to office mates.
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I'd definitely pick up a set of these if they were available again.
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That’s awesome! I hadn’t thought about customizing the tone on my pc. My phone has all the TNG sounds though. The communicator chirp is for texts, hailing frequency for ring tone, and door chime for incoming email.
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I know this picture
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That’s weird.
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The new SP dyesubbing looks great, but what about that numpad?
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They look better in that box than on any deck. I say just leave them there.
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Was waiting for these for a while now. Ordered from Roddenberry Shop. Modeled after the Star Trek: the next generation computer terminals. So excited to get these on my keyboard.
I audibly gasped when I saw $19.00 as the listed price... too good to be true
Yeah, that’s not what the costs. Anywhere but in this sub I’d be ashamed to admit what I paid for them. 😐
I’ve seen keycap sets for that much that weren’t nearly as cool as this one... if I could go for a high-end set, it would probably be this one