Benjamin Hollon 🇺🇸🇲🇾🇮🇳🇦🇫My Keychron V4 is supposed to arrive later today.
Keycaps and switches are still a couple weeks away, but I can use my current ones until then.
Heh, I just checked the post office and it wasn't there.
Then I check their tracker thing and it looks like the truck with it is literally on campus. XD
Well, it'll be here by the end of my next class then, I guess. Assuming the post office processes it before they close.
Wyatt 
@benjaminhollon
That's how I felt at the start of this keeb hobby. Now, I am content with random presents to myself.
That's how I felt at the start of this keeb hobby. Now, I am content with random presents to myself.
@Wyatt
What's how you felt?
What's how you felt?
@benjaminhollon
I assume you're just ready for it to be here already. lol
I am impatient usually. But now with my hobbies, I want to be surprised when they show up. Whether it be books, tech, keeb, gardening or disc golf stuff.
@Wyatt
Heh, perhaps. Not sure if I'm "impatient" it is just mildly frustrating to visit the post office, go back without it, then find out it'll be delivered a few minutes after I was there. :)
Heh, perhaps. Not sure if I'm "impatient" it is just mildly frustrating to visit the post office, go back without it, then find out it'll be delivered a few minutes after I was there. :)
@Wyatt
The truck is right now parked at the building where my next class begins in 20 minutes. XD
The truck is right now parked at the building where my next class begins in 20 minutes. XD
@benjaminhollon
You more than likely are fine. But I'm sure sure impatient! Lol
You more than likely are fine. But I'm sure sure impatient! Lol
@Wyatt
Heh, perhaps. :)
Heh, perhaps. :)
Woohoo!
Time to get this set up with my current switches and keycaps. (My new ones, bought separately, arrive later.)
Hyde 📷 🖋 
@benjaminhollon where did you buy your keycaps ?
@hyde
YMDK. They have a lot of cool-looking sets. :)
YMDK. They have a lot of cool-looking sets. :)
@hyde Specifically, I ordered this set: https://ymdkey.com/products/143-smoke-cloud-keycaps-dye-sub-cherry-profile?_pos=1&_sid=5148e7839&_ss=r
@benjaminhollon I was actually looking that one too. :) But I may go with blank ones I think
@hyde Yeah, I considered blanks. I don’t mind either way.
But I loved these colors so much… XD
@hyde And of course I’m going to end up riding my distro to match the colors, won’t I? 😂
@benjaminhollon That has to be Debian I guess 😅
Qper@benjaminhollon how did you start with mech? I find the choice overwhelming and prices to high to just try something. Physical stores that have demo stuff are sparse in the Netherlands as far as I could tell.
@Qper I started Simple with a Ducky board. From what I read, you’re getting a great quality board for the price, and it truly was. I probably wouldn’t have felt the need to move if not for the changing role my keyboard has had in how I use my computer.
As for switches, I mostly reasoned out what I thought I’d like, but a switch tester is an even better route.
Anachron 
@benjaminhollon ooooof I'm still at least a month away :(
@Anachron Which did you get, again?
@benjaminhollon didn't buy it yet, because it's not available for now.
The Keychron k7 with RGB + low profile keychron (hot-swap) with brown switches and ISO-DE layout.
@Anachron
Ah, fair. Hopefully it'll be available soon!
Ah, fair. Hopefully it'll be available soon!
@benjaminhollon yep, hopefully!
I'm still torn between the k3 and k7 ... I don't use the F-keys often, but I am not too sure about the quad usage of the number-keys.
@Anachron
Trying to remember which those models are...
Trying to remember which those models are...
@Anachron
Interesting, going for low profile? I'm curious why you're interested in that. (though definitely not judging; just curious)
Interesting, going for low profile? I'm curious why you're interested in that. (though definitely not judging; just curious)
@benjaminhollon I currently have a low profile keyboard and it's also quite small.
Plus if I need to take my laptop with me I could just throw in the keyboard in the bag as well for a pleasant work environment.
@Anachron
Got it, okay. The thing keeping me from imagining that scenario is that those seem to be made of aluminum, which is quite heavy. I ended up going with one that has a plastic case because I wanted it to be more lightweight.
Got it, okay. The thing keeping me from imagining that scenario is that those seem to be made of aluminum, which is quite heavy. I ended up going with one that has a plastic case because I wanted it to be more lightweight.
@benjaminhollon
On a scale of 1-10, how often are you refreshing the parcel trackers webpage?
I get so antsy for packages like this.
On a scale of 1-10, how often are you refreshing the parcel trackers webpage?
I get so antsy for packages like this.
@twizzay
Heh, every 5 minutes or so. It's actually been delivered now, but I'm in a class. Hopefully the post office processes it before they close in 53 minutes. If so, I can pick it up from my PO Box, which is open 24/7, after my class ends.
And I finished writing the thing I needed to, so I can go ahead and play with my new toy. :)
@benjaminhollon
Good for you on showing up to class. I woulda been so tempted to dip outta there early. Lol
Good for you on showing up to class. I woulda been so tempted to dip outta there early. Lol
@twizzay
Heh, well I could have optionally attended it online due to the weather.
But the class is a 2-minute bike away. And it's serious life skills; financial education and personal finance. No way am I missing it. :)
Generally it takes them a good half hour to process deliveries anyway, so it wouldn't be there if I'd checked anyway. This way, if it'll be there today, it'll be there when my class ends.