Hello all, my name is Blair

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My name is Blair. You may have seen me visiting streams as Badnewsblair. I found my way into this hobby as I do most of my tech related hobbies through Youtube. I started to really pay attention to keyboards (especially custom, mechanical) when Ali on Optimum Tech compared his 3 mechanical keyboards. Then I started watching Taeha, Tae and :3ildcat and then AlexTos, Apiary, Minterly and ExistentiallyYours on Twitch.

I’m currently typing on a KBDFans DZ60RGB Tofu with lubed and filmed Gateron Yellows. It’s fantastic and as an introduction to custom mechs, its great however I just got notice this morning that my KBD67mkii has shipped and will be here soon enough.

I have NovelKey Silk Blacks waiting for that and I got in on the GMK Modern Dolch GB for that (sometime early next year). I am also in on the GB for KAT Iron though that may end up replacing my ePBT WoB on this DZ60… or not! Depending on how I like it.

Some of my other hobbies:

  • I’m a computer guy, always have been. I started on PCs, then went Apple and now I’m comfortably both. I have a Linux box as well for file serving thee family needs.
  • I have been playing guitar for over 20 years.
  • I’m into Warhammer 40K (off and on for years).
  • I’m a designer by profession. I’ve been in graphic design, industrial design, iOS design, dev tools, and a few more over my 13 year career.

I’d love to contribute to the community in whatever way I can, the obvious being my design background. Thanks and see you around!

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Greetings and welcome, Blair! We’re happy to have you here.

What are some of your favorite tunes to play on guitar?

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Welcome! Cool to meet you.

I’ve been in graphic design, industrial design, iOS design, dev tools, and a few more over my 13 year career.

^^ that is quite a resume. Fellow web and UI designer myself.

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Thanks!

I’m a punk fan. I was in a couple of punk bands in college and I guess I’d say that’s when my musical tastes stuck with me.

So, I still play a lot of Millencolin, NOFX, Pennywise, Rise Against, etc. I enjoy progressive rock (prog rock) like Coheed and Cambria, Between the Buried and Me, Mastodon and GHOST.

I still play a bit of classic rock. For a challenge I attempt things Spirit of the Radio by Rush and promptly wish I hadn’t.

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Thanks! It’s been a journey for sure. I’d love to design a keycap set or a deskmat (or both) one day.

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Love me some punk and prog rock. NOFX and Rush are easily two of my favorite bands. If I ever find myself lacking energy, I just put on The Decline or 2112.

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NOFX’s Punk in Drublic was my entry into punk. I suppose I listened to mostly what is now Skate Punk from the late 90s, early 00s. I had a Emo Punk phase as well. The Ataris, New Found Glory, Get Up Kids.

Have you seen the orchestra accompanied version of The Decline? It’s intense.

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I kinda of wonder about that myself sometimes - designing my own key set or board. I feel like I’m so new tho, and if I ever even attempt to design something for this I want to do it right. But then I see some of these interest checks, and I’m like… really?? Maybe I wouldn’t be so bad it. lol

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You can definitely do it! maybe something we both work up to… but soon!

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The mix of working with design and Warhammer sounds like a great mix for artisans. :thinking:

And welcome. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thanks for having me! The Warhammer lore is what keeps me sticking around. Even when I’m not playing, I’m still read the lore books through the Black Library.

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