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I overslept by an hour this morning.
On the other hand: When (/if) I wake up at the proper time tomorrow, the daylight will give me a feeling of morning rather than mid-day 
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"Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly-so." -- Douglas Adams
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It didn't last long - the keytops were wearing away really quickly, 'A', 'S'. 'CTRL', 'SHIFT', '->', and '<-' were gone completely, and many others were only readable if you knew what they started out as. And when Dij pushed my coffee into it ... it was time for a change.
And last months discussion lead me to ... a DAS Keyboard 4 (MX Blue). And it's lovely.
All clicky and feedbacky, the key legends look like they'll last and the think exudes quality - from the moment you pick it up and realise it's made of actual metal instead of cheap plastic.
I find myself stroking the volume control, it just feels so good. My only criticism is the LED's: my word but they are bright! If you lean forward at the wrong angle you get a "blind spot" in your vision for a few minutes, and if you turn the lights out you get a blue circle on the ceiling bright enough to read the keyboard legends by ... 
I'm back to cherry switches again: my first lasted me over 20 years, and it was a cheapy!
This isn't, not even close - I've never spent this much on a keyboard before. Worth it though - so "Thank you" to everyone who recommended the company last month! 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I wish I could find more information about the DEC LK471-A2 -- when released etc.
It's a very nice keyboard, has been serving me well for some years now.
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My Das 5QS is love. It doesn't use cherrys and I think the lighting is different than yours.
It uses.. Omicron? Zulu switches and they have little fiberoptics in the middle of each one to transmit light to the key cap's letter/symbol (not the rest of the key)
It is not overly bright. In fact, in daylight conditions it looks pretty much painted on (except my media buttons which are backlit). At night it's not overbearing at all, just giving me enough light to where i don't have to squint at the home row in the wee hours. I use it at night, in my bedroom while himself is sleeping, so it's not overly bright.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I don't like illuminated keyboards - they look too much like "haxorz" in a movie for my taste - that's why the 4 rather than the 5: all I have are num lock, caps, and scroll lock lights. I may have to put a thin layer or two of black paint on them ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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The Das 5QS are all and individually programmable, so you can turn them off. However, since they are double injected molded, with clear plastic forming the letters, it really requires some amount of light to be able to see the keys, even in daylight conditions.
For my part, I spent good money to keep my computer I built from being lit up like an out of season christmas tree, which seems to be all the rage these days. I understand about lighting. I feel much the same way. That having been said, I can only describe the Das 5QS reasonably lit letters/symbols as "pleasant" and "functional" - particularly since I can also change them. I have things set up so my homerow is a different color for quick access. I also have some of my keys tied to a CPU usage meter but I don't use it in practice. I just thought it was neat. The only reason I don't turn it off altogether mind you, is they don't "look" lit, at least in the daytime, and at night, it's only just enough to be pleasant. There's no bleed to your desk (except from the sides of the keyboard, which you can turn off)
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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I really don't understand the need to put LED's in everything these days - what possible use was there for LED's in my headphones?* 
* The use of past tense was deliberate here, they were "persuaded" to no longer emit ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I have a small piece of note paper covering the three LEDs on my keyboard. The lights are only ever on when I hit a wrong key anyway.
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Lempel gone on the 4th of February, and Ziv just yesterday, on the 25th of March...
"If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization." ― Gerald Weinberg
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Eh ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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The other one, Welch, (L Z W), is already gone in 1988.
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#Worldle #429 2/6 (100%)
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜⬅️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉
https://worldle.teuteuf.fr
Knew where it was but had to peek because bad memory
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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#Worldle #428 1/6 (100%)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉
https://worldle.teuteuf.fr
easy one
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Wordle 645 3/6
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 645 3/6
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
🟩⬜🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 645 4/6
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
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🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩
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Had 2 letters flipped or it would 3/6
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Wordle 645 2/6*
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Well. That was lucky! 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Wordle 645 3/6*
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🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩 - Should be worth 2.5 don't you think?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 645 3/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Wordle 645 3/6
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩
🟨⬛🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 645 3/6
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Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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