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Jul. 1st, 2010 10:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stormdogAn interesting article about some of the more vulgar translation mistakes that crop up in Chinese to English conversions. You know, things like "The shrimp f***s to fry the cabbage" or "F*** the ginger water". http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/005195.html
I cleaned, reassembled, and played with my black Model M a bit.
Last night, I disassembled my black Model M keyboard for a cleaning. This is the Model M13 which has an integrated trackpoint and mouse buttons. It was made in '95 by Lexmark, so I gather is of slightly better build quality than later M13s made by Maxi Switch. In fact, '95, it seems, was the first year for the black M13, so this is definitely an early one.
The innards are much more complex than that beige Model M I cleaned a few weeks ago. A thin little ribbon cable wends its way between key stems up from the trackpoint and down around the top edge of the internal backing board. Several ribbon connectors beneath the board attach to small circuit boards like the one behind the PS/2 passthrough port on the rear of the board. To fully remove the keyplate and its backing board, I only had to disconnect one ribbon cable. It pulled gently out of its socket and, during reassembly, I was able to carefully push it back in with no damage to it.
Unlike older Model Ms, the keys are one piece affairs. The caps do not come off the individual bases and stems. That may be why the key action on the M13 just isn't quite as nice as my older boards. Of course, it's still a buckling spring board, and the action is much, much better than the typical squish-board of today.
The trackpoint works decently well, though it would take some getting used to. I'd prefer one with a rollerball. The original red cap was totally disintegrating so I stole a black one from a laptop for it. The PS/2 passthrough on the back is very nice to have, but the board was made before mousewheels were in any way common, and the one on my mouse does not work when connected through it. That kind of sucks.
It's a very pretty keyboard, and looks ever better all cleaned up and de-grunged. But I used it for a little while, then rebooted the computer and went back to my 1989 board. I'm probably going to stick with that one for the future, and I'm still trying to decide on selling the black one. I probably should. I doubt I will use it seriously.
I drove out to Woodman's with No-LJ-James last night on the spur of the moment. I got spinach pierogies to have for lunch. Mmmm! He was going to buy wine, but in Wisconsin we are moral, not like those people he goes to school with in Michigan! So of course, it was too late for the section of the store with alcohol to be open. How debauched, thinking he could buy wine at night!
So instead, we went to Best Buy where he bought Casino Royale. When we got back to my parents' house, after he showed my parents and I a really vulgar Star Trek TNG rap on Youtube, we watched the movie. The whole thing. That's a really long movie. *woofs*
I had been ready and willing to lay down the cash for Hot Fuzz at Best Buy so![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
akreaveter, who has never seen it, could experience the wonder. Alas, they did not have it in stock. In fact, the movie selection there was disappointing. I guess the Kenosha Best Buy is kind of small in comparison to others.
Tonight I am taking Moira out for some yummy food. Raccoons like sushi, I hear.
I cleaned, reassembled, and played with my black Model M a bit.
Last night, I disassembled my black Model M keyboard for a cleaning. This is the Model M13 which has an integrated trackpoint and mouse buttons. It was made in '95 by Lexmark, so I gather is of slightly better build quality than later M13s made by Maxi Switch. In fact, '95, it seems, was the first year for the black M13, so this is definitely an early one.
The innards are much more complex than that beige Model M I cleaned a few weeks ago. A thin little ribbon cable wends its way between key stems up from the trackpoint and down around the top edge of the internal backing board. Several ribbon connectors beneath the board attach to small circuit boards like the one behind the PS/2 passthrough port on the rear of the board. To fully remove the keyplate and its backing board, I only had to disconnect one ribbon cable. It pulled gently out of its socket and, during reassembly, I was able to carefully push it back in with no damage to it.
Unlike older Model Ms, the keys are one piece affairs. The caps do not come off the individual bases and stems. That may be why the key action on the M13 just isn't quite as nice as my older boards. Of course, it's still a buckling spring board, and the action is much, much better than the typical squish-board of today.
The trackpoint works decently well, though it would take some getting used to. I'd prefer one with a rollerball. The original red cap was totally disintegrating so I stole a black one from a laptop for it. The PS/2 passthrough on the back is very nice to have, but the board was made before mousewheels were in any way common, and the one on my mouse does not work when connected through it. That kind of sucks.
It's a very pretty keyboard, and looks ever better all cleaned up and de-grunged. But I used it for a little while, then rebooted the computer and went back to my 1989 board. I'm probably going to stick with that one for the future, and I'm still trying to decide on selling the black one. I probably should. I doubt I will use it seriously.
I drove out to Woodman's with No-LJ-James last night on the spur of the moment. I got spinach pierogies to have for lunch. Mmmm! He was going to buy wine, but in Wisconsin we are moral, not like those people he goes to school with in Michigan! So of course, it was too late for the section of the store with alcohol to be open. How debauched, thinking he could buy wine at night!
So instead, we went to Best Buy where he bought Casino Royale. When we got back to my parents' house, after he showed my parents and I a really vulgar Star Trek TNG rap on Youtube, we watched the movie. The whole thing. That's a really long movie. *woofs*
I had been ready and willing to lay down the cash for Hot Fuzz at Best Buy so
akreaveter, who has never seen it, could experience the wonder. Alas, they did not have it in stock. In fact, the movie selection there was disappointing. I guess the Kenosha Best Buy is kind of small in comparison to others. Tonight I am taking Moira out for some yummy food. Raccoons like sushi, I hear.
