Why Mechanical Keyboards Are Better Than Your Everyday Membrane Keyboard

Mechanical keyboards are much better than the common membrane keyboards you find today. Membrane keyboards do not have a clicky feel like mechanical keyboards do. Mechanical keyboards have individual key switches underneath each keycap. When you press the key down, you complete a circuit that sends the information to the computer. Membrane keyboards merely use pressure pads. This is why membrane keyboards feel mushy. … Continue reading Why Mechanical Keyboards Are Better Than Your Everyday Membrane Keyboard

Alfred HorowitzFebruary 1, 2019February 1, 20192 Comments

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Kowloon Walled City, W:UA#1

There is a list of weird yet interesting articles on Wikipedia called Wikipedia: Unusual Articles, W:UA for short. Every week I will select and write about one of these articles. I did not think of this idea first, the Youtube channel Wendover Productions has done it previously. Kowloon Walled City used to be the most densely populated place on the planet, it was located in … Continue reading Kowloon Walled City, W:UA#1

samesquirrelyJanuary 5, 2019January 5, 20193 Comments

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A Typewriter: Why Now?

I just received a typewriter for Christmas. Now, I know what you’re probably thinking. You’re probably trying to think of a reason for having a typewriter now. You probably are not succeeding in thinking of a reason. And I’m not quite sure of a reason either. After all, It’s not the 1930s-60s. There are now such things as microprocessors and microchips and the computer industry … Continue reading A Typewriter: Why Now?