Keyboard Optical Illusion - Page 2

Joshua Howard · October 29 2009, 04:40 AM

I witnessed the ALT+F4 trick many times in the old days playing Empire Earth online. As shameful as it is to admit, I also fell for it once.

Upon reading the original post, I just realized how much junk was in my keyboard... and subsequently emptied a whole bunch of loot out of it onto my just-cleaned-with-pledge desk.

I am entirely guilty of sitting at the computer watching movies/TV shows and eating crackers at the same time, and I never realized how many of them were going under the keys.

Ruaidhri · October 29 2009, 06:00 AM

I love XKCD. Brilliant site.

Nerys Ghemor · October 29 2009, 07:10 AM

OK...on the subject of dirty keyboards, what's the quickest (CHEAP) way to clean one out without prying up the keys? Mine has reached the stage of ungodly.

Mr. Laser Beam · October 29 2009, 07:16 AM

For those of us non-Windows users - what does Alt-F4 do?

Nerys: You might try a small vacuum, like a dustbuster or something. Or perhaps a duster would work. I dunno, my keyboard is very flat (the only kind that my hands don't hurt when I use!) so it doesn't collect a lot of stuff. It's a keyboard I highly recommend, by the way.

Sheep · October 29 2009, 07:39 AM

Nerys Dukat wrote:

OK...on the subject of dirty keyboards, what's the quickest (CHEAP) way to clean one out without prying up the keys? Mine has reached the stage of ungodly.

A can of compressed air usually does the trick for me, unearthing all sorts of random debris.

Asbo Zaprudder · October 29 2009, 08:19 AM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

For those of us non-Windows users - what does Alt-F4 do?
...

Kills the window that currently has focus.

Gep Malakai · October 29 2009, 08:41 AM

Indeed. It's basically command + w for Windows.

Nerys Ghemor · October 29 2009, 07:09 PM

Ctrl + W closes the window, too.

And I may have to try the compressed-air thing...don't own a dustbuster so that's probably cheaper.

apostle83 · October 29 2009, 07:14 PM

I used CTRL + W to close tabs a lot in firefox.

Sakrysta · October 29 2009, 08:25 PM

ALT-TAB would be a harmless trick - "Hey, how did I end up here?"

October 29 2009, 04:40 AM	#16
Joshua Howard Captain Location: Tacoma, WA	Re: Keyboard Optical Illusion I witnessed the ALT+F4 trick many times in the old days playing Empire Earth online. As shameful as it is to admit, I also fell for it once. Upon reading the original post, I just realized how much junk was in my keyboard... and subsequently emptied a whole bunch of loot out of it onto my just-cleaned-with-pledge desk. I am entirely guilty of sitting at the computer watching movies/TV shows and eating crackers at the same time, and I never realized how many of them were going under the keys. __________________ "The strain of the primitive... remained alive and active. Faithfulness and devotion, things born of fire and roof, were his; yet he retained his wildness and wiliness." - The Call of the Wild, by Jack London

October 29 2009, 06:00 AM	#17
Ruaidhri Commodore Location: Ruaidhri...Toronto in body, Philly in spirit!	Re: Keyboard Optical Illusion I love XKCD. Brilliant site. __________________ Sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt. These are the tears of things, and the stuff of our mortality cuts us to the heart. An Informed Approximation

October 29 2009, 07:10 AM	#18
Nerys Ghemor Vice Admiral Location: Cardăsa Terăm--Nerys Ghemor	Re: Keyboard Optical Illusion OK...on the subject of dirty keyboards, what's the quickest (CHEAP) way to clean one out without prying up the keys? Mine has reached the stage of ungodly. __________________ Are you a Cardassian fan, citizen? Prove your loyalty--check out my fanfic universe, Star Trek: Sigils and Unions. Or keep the faith on my AU Cardassia, Sigils and Unions: Catacombs of Oralius!

October 29 2009, 07:16 AM	#19
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Keyboard Optical Illusion For those of us non-Windows users - what does Alt-F4 do? Nerys: You might try a small vacuum, like a dustbuster or something. Or perhaps a duster would work. I dunno, my keyboard is very flat (the only kind that my hands don't hurt when I use!) so it doesn't collect a lot of stuff. It's a keyboard I highly recommend, by the way. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

October 29 2009, 08:41 AM	#22
Gep Malakai Vice Admiral	Re: Keyboard Optical Illusion Indeed. It's basically command + w for Windows. __________________ "From the darkness you must fall, failed and weak, to darkness all." -Kataris

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October 29 2009, 07:09 PM	#23
Nerys Ghemor Vice Admiral Location: Cardăsa Terăm--Nerys Ghemor	Re: Keyboard Optical Illusion Ctrl + W closes the window, too. And I may have to try the compressed-air thing...don't own a dustbuster so that's probably cheaper. __________________ Are you a Cardassian fan, citizen? Prove your loyalty--check out my fanfic universe, Star Trek: Sigils and Unions. Or keep the faith on my AU Cardassia, Sigils and Unions: Catacombs of Oralius!

October 29 2009, 07:14 PM	#24
apostle83 Admiral Location: RangeUSA	Re: Keyboard Optical Illusion I used CTRL + W to close tabs a lot in firefox. __________________ To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them. - Richard Henry Lee Blessed Be the Lord Who Trains My Arms for Battle -Psalm 144:1

October 29 2009, 08:25 PM	#25
Sakrysta Vice Admiral	Re: Keyboard Optical Illusion ALT-TAB would be a harmless trick - "Hey, how did I end up here?" __________________ This is our small proof, not only that things can be done differently in this business, but that the greatest expression of rebellion is joy. - Joss Whedon, in his Emmy acceptance speech for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog