The seven deadly sins, as illustrated by the keys on your keyboard. And why not? Many of us live our lives through a keyboard! By Christiann MacAuley at Sticky Comics. Link -via The Daily

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The key to successful street art often simply finding the right type of background. Like this clever AZERTY keyboard art in Brussels, Belgium - via Clickr Chart

South African artist Maurice Mbikayi calls his keyboard skulls “anti-social networks” and says that the work “symbolizes the internet addiction and consequences that occur nowadays. It also emphasizes the negative effects of being reliant to the new technology and internet. Sadly the more we experience it, the more we are reliant to it.” I do think that these are a great conversation piece–if you’re looking at them in person! Check out his other mixed-media artwork on his website and the skulls themselves on Laughing Squid.

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Think of Mike Knuepfel’s sculpture as an infographic. The height of each letter is greater the more often that a letter is used in the English language:

Idea – I’ve been thinking about and exploring the idea of using 3d rapid prototyping techniques to create sculptural data visualizations. One idea was to have elements or data of the sculpture represent the object itself.

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Caps Lock had its uses back in the olden days. Some of the earliest computers were business machines, used to input product keys and other strings of letters and numbers that often included all caps. Some of the first programming languages, like FORTRAN and Basic, were composed entirely in caps. (They didn’t always require Caps Lock, mind you—a lowercase a would often automatically show up as A.)

By the 21st century, Caps Lock had become an outdated scourge. Modern-day personal computing—surfing the Web, writing school papers, chatting online—doesn’t require nearly as much capitalization. As of 2010, the most-common Caps Lock users are enraged Internet commenters and the computer-illiterate elderly.

Will anyone miss this key when it’s gone? It won’t make a bit of difference to me, as Caps Lock is one of three keys on my keyboard that don’t work anyway. Link -via Bits and Pieces

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Designer Nolan Herbut made a bench out of keyboard keys:

The Wolfgang keyboard bench is made up of 2000 keys imbedded into a layered Baltic birch wood. Each key is pressable and actually makes a clicking sound when pressed. The tactile effect of the bench also makes a playful interaction with the bench because you engage with the piece of furniture in a very up close and intimate manner while pressing in the keys.

This way you can get the sensation of sitting on a keyboard without damaging your computer peripherals.

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Perfect for geeky moms! More Mother’s Day Gift Ideas over at the NeatoShop.

Who says you can’t be geeky, eco-conscious and fashionably stylish at the same time? This Recycled Keyboard Clutch may just be that special geeky girl’s "type" of handbag.

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What to get your beloved geek girlfriend? How about this Recycled Keyboard Purse, made from 365 computer keyboard keys. From the Neatorama Shop: Link

Or how about some Yummy Pocket Pizza, Taco, Cookie, or Pita?

Poor Scroll Lock.  Have a look at more like this at AcidCow.  Somebody help me out with On-Pause-Off… I don’t get it, is it a Mac thing?

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This is a customizable computer keyboard which is called DX1 System. It used for gaming, software, photoshop, and preferences are fully customized for each button.

This is just one of 14 Cool Computer Keyboards for Geeks detailed at Walyou. Link

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by pax.

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ta’ SoH neH chu’ Doch vaD lIj Duj? Well, you’re in luck! You can get your own Klingon language keyboard for only £43.99.

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