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Sup kids, I'm CPTBadAss (CPT is the US Army abbreviation of Captain). I first discovered GeekHack while doing research for my Filco Majestouch 2. I stumbled upon DanGWanG's blog and saw the Red Alert set. Of course I had to find out what they were and eventually I wound up lurking GeekHack. Now I spend my time spamming, writing reviews, and helping out/working on various projects. But mostly spamming.

If you ever wanna chill and chat or ask me anything, you can find me on the GeekHack IRC, in PMs, or Skype. Just hit me up!


Keyboards


  • Model M SSK (Part #1391472, ID #2123922, Date 09/26/1987)


These boards...

Were turned into this board:


  • Microsoft Ergonomic 4000 (Rubber Dome)

Keycaps

Singles

Sets


Accessories


Projects

Click Clack Wiki and Pictures

SmallFry and I have been working on this article. Please submit pictures to his Dropbox so we can continue updating the Clack Wiki.

Clack Info Thread

The Clack Info thread is something I'm compiling. It has some information on Clack materials, vendors, colors, and prices (Retail and Second-hand). This spawned the Clack Wiki thread. The second-hand price section is being updated constantly but the information and colors will be most up-to-date in the Clack Wiki. If you see any issues with the Wiki, please PM me on GeekHack and I'll take care of it.

Simple Questions Simple Answers

I started this thread so that people could ask random questions and get answers. More deviously, it was a way for me to learn more about many random keyboard and GH related things. Have a question? Post there and I'll hunt down an answer.

The_Beast's GH60 Case

To go along with the GH60, The_Beast designed a amazing aluminum case. I helped answer a few questions, offered some design help, and checked the drawings that The_Beast sent out for quotes. Please check it out and consider picking it up. It's really awesome. And the cases can be anodized to have sexy colors.

Photekq's Filco/Phantom TKL Case

I offered to help Photekq out with his case with a random PM and we've been discussing some designs. I've also been answering some of Photekq's technical/engineering questions. Can't wait to see his case prototypes!

Tofu101 (TKL Alps Board Project)

This is the first keyboard I've modded myself. The build log can be found here

Filco Cable Swap

I documented my first keyboard mod just for posterity and so I could refer back to it. I had never opened up a keyboard before this.

Keycap/Switch Tour

I have finally started the tour. You can sign up here. The old IC is here. I'm sending around a Tipro so that I can help people understand how different cap materials (ABS, PBT, POM, etc) will feel. I also acquired a Mr. Interface Switch Try Bag for the tour. It has a ton of different switches like Alps, Topre, and Buckling Spring. Sign up now!

GeekHack Coffee Exchange

Like coffee? Come join the discussion and share some beans!! Binge and I hatched this randomly one night in IRC and I've been enjoying amazing mail coffee since!

Bananas' Custom Keyboard Case

My sister sewn me this carrying case to bring my boards to and from work. I really love it since it's handmade from her. Plus we had a blast figuring how out to put the patches on it. Please check it out, she did a great job!


Reviews

I started writing as a hobby in 2011. On Geekhack, I've been writing some of my thoughts on keyboards and related goodies. Please check 'em out and let me know if you find them helpful. I'm always looking for feedback on both these and on my blog on TeamLiquid, a prominent StarCraft 2 community/forum/team.

Filco TenKeyPad

This a review I wrote about the Filco Majestouch Tenkeypad. It's just the numberpad and nothing else. It's got MX Brown switches.

Leopold FC700R

This board was my first TKL board. It was my daily driver at home. Apparently it's a little hard to come by unless you want to pay for a proxy but I got lucky and scored a good deal on it. It's a really great board and probably the best impulse buy I've made on GeekHack.

Mr. Interface Switch Try Bag

The Mr. Interface Switch Try Bag is a baggie that has multiple switches in it. And when I mean multiple, I mean most easily attained switches. It's actually a ridiculous deal for what you get out of it. It's how I figured out that MX Whites were on the same level as MX Blues for me (AKA my favorites).

O-Rings and Soft Landing Pads

Sifo hooked me up with some free O-Rings and Soft Landing Pads. They're pretty nifty and I actually have the black soft landing pads from EliteKeyboards on my FC700R.

Dell AT101

Akimbro created this tour where he sent his Dell AT101 with tactile black alps around to let people try it out. I was lucky enough to sign up and write my thoughts here.

Complete Switch Reviews

After going to the 2013 Chicago/Great Lakes and Nashville meetups, I documented all my thoughts on the switches I tried at both meets. This is pretty much my opinion on every cap I've tried: Topre, Cherry MX, Alps, Buckling Spring, Acer, Alps Clones, etc etc. The review ties in with my Mr. Interface Switch Try Bag review.

CMoy Amp

Tipo33 was kind enough to let me borrow his CMoy amplifier. I used it for headphones but I can be used for other audio equipment as well.

Buckling Spring Switches

I got really lucky and managed to buy an SSK for cheap. And then I got to sign up for AKIMbO's AT F tour as well. My thoughts on both these switches can be found here.

MX Black, 65g, 62g Spring Swap Review

I had all these springs right? And I had a Mr. Interface Switch Try Bag right? So I swapped all the springs into all the switches and came up with this review.


Jailhouse Blue QFR

khaangaroo modified this QFR from stock MX Blues to Jailhouse Blue switches and then put the board on tour. Info on the Jailhouse Blues mod can be found [url=http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40193.msg795624#msg795624]here (khangaroo's guide)[/url] and [url=http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=38091.0]here (LeslieAnn's guide)[/url]. My review can be found [url=http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=43004.msg944042#msg944042]in the Jailhouse Blue QFR thread[/url]

Other Writeups

Chicago Meet

I went to the Great Lakes/Chicago meet and wrote some of my thoughts about it here. Please check it out since I met a lot of cool people there and tried out a ton of boards. I also wrote this silly writeup describing my thoughts of everyone I met in lieu of a group photo.


6 Month Anniversary on GeekHack

Something I wrote up to thank all the people who have made my journey on GH great. Cheers everyone, here's to many more months.

Wish List

If anyone has any of this stuff, please feel free to PM me. The stuff closer to the top is what I'm most interested in.


Practical (Most Wanted)

  • Any kind of GeekHack or StarCraft 2 related keycaps
  • Clacks: P1 Purple, Octopink, Orangesicle, Depth Black, Mint Gum
  • 65g and MX Black springs

Rare/Longshots (In My Dreams)

  • Filco Zero
  • GeekHack Keycaps from the Toxic Group Buy
  • Complicated Blue Alps Switches/Board
  • A.87 PCB
  • Valentine's Set
  • Clacks: GeekHack Tri-Color, Skeletor, Salute, Metallic Milk Blue Skull
  • Filco SMK-8851 Dinosaur Keyboard
  • Cherry G80-5000

Found

  • 1 MX Lock Found, thanks to Glissant! <3
  • Valentine's Tsangan Kit Found thanks to Hellocodes!
  • Poker Modifiers and Nuclear Cap Found thanks to CommunistWitchDr!
  • Matias Tactile Switches (The ones from the Tactile Pro) Found thanks to Hyde!
  • Pure CNC Case Found thanks to tjcaustin!
  • StarCraft 2 modifiers

Other Hobbies

I go to a lot of metal concerts. Here's a list of bands I've seen:

3 Inches of Blood; The Acacia Strain; After the Burial; The Agony Scene; All Shall Perish; All That Remains; Amon Amarth; Andrew WK; Animals as Leaders; Animosity; Architects; Arsis; Arsonists Get All the Girls; As Blood Runs Black; As I Lay Dying; At All Cost; August Burns Red; Between the Buried and Me; The Black Dahlia Murder; Blackguard; Black Tusk; Born Low; Born of Osiris; Bring Me the Horizon; Bury Your Dead; Cancer Bats; Children of Bodom; Converge; Daath; Darkest Hour; The Derek Trucks Band; Despised Icon; The Devin Townsend Project; The Dillinger Escape Plan; The Disco Biscuits; Dream Theater; Enabler; Emmure; Every Time I Die; Exodus; The Faceless; Gaza; Goatwhore; Gojira; The Greenery; Hollywood Undead; Iron Maiden; Jake Shimabukuro; Job for a Cowboy; Kvelertak; Lamb of God; A Life Once Lost; Marah; Mastodon; Megadeth; Metallica; Mindless Self Indulgence; myChildren myBride; Norma Jean; Obscura; Parkway Drive; Periphery; Protest the Hero; Powerglove; Recon; Revocation; The Red Chord; See You Next Tuesday; Skeletonwitch; Slayer; Snoop Dogg; Son of Aurelius; Strapping Young Lad; Suicide Silence; System of a Down; Testament; Through the Eyes of the Dead; Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza; Trap Them; Trivium; Unearth; Veil of Maya; The Viking; Whitechapel; To the Wind; Winds of Plague; Within The Ruins