Whatever it is, we have been dealing with this and a host of other issues from them for years.

Absolutely love the boards, and some of the staff is really cool, but the company really is abusive when it comes to this sort of stuff.

The difference in how customers are being treated could be due to the severity of the issue, though. Samsung has never been highly rated in terms of customer service, but having phone batteries catch fire/explode on people requires a company to step up if they want any chance at salvaging their reputation.

VR still seems like a gimmick to me. Like waggle controls and the Kinect before it, people will inevitably prefer sit-down gaming in the long run, and I'm pretty sure VR will revert to merely simulating a 50"+ screen by strapping it to your face.

Everybody's favorite type of argument: semantics

To be fair to Apple, they've yet to have a phone routinely catch fire and/or explode on people. Compare to Samsung, who initially tried to ignore the fact that replacement phones from their recall were also exploding, and one of their employees accidentally sent an internal SMS to a person who was calling support to report his phone exploding with the following text:

"Just now got this. I can try and slow him down if we think it will matter, or we just let him do what he keeps threatening to do and see if he does it."

Comparing the response of a company's phone bending versus another company's phones exploding is reaching.

So, installing malicious software means your information can be accessed? SHOCKING.

Man, here I was hoping helm's deep would reinvigorate LOTRO. And yes, I had even pre-ordered it.

You could use Phidgets and a OTG cable.

I own a CM Quickfire Storm with Cherry MX Greens and I love it, but it's not designed to replicate buckling springs. And the switches aren't new. They were just hard to come by in full keyboards.

The switches are identical to Cherry MX Blues, but with a stiffer spring. If you want buckling spring pick up a Unicomp, or a used IBM or Lexmark Model M. If you like Cherry MX Blues but wish they were a little stiffer, get Greens. I personally like the way they return as you release them the best, but I also like the MX Browns and Blues I own. Not so big on the linear Reds and Blacks, however.

Spot on analogy, Tackhead. +1, you.

Hahaha. I had forgotten about the LBs. Hope you are doing well soon.

Thanks man. Advogato 4 lyfe.

Hahahaha -- ah, the ball gag. That brings back memories.

Almost like we planned it that way. Too bad we didn't!