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      <title>Five mistakes everyone makes in their first month of keycaps</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:31:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The most common early stumbles in keycaps, and the cheap corrections that fix them for mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts.</description>
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      <title>&quot;best budget mechanical keyboard&quot; in practice: a real-world field test</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:44:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>We put the most-repeated advice about best budget mechanical keyboard through a month of actual use. Some of it survived.</description>
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      <title>Ask the forge: your group buys questions, answered</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:50:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Straight answers to the group buys questions mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts keep asking, minus the hedging.</description>
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      <title>The quiet upgrade: small tweaks in builds with outsized returns</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:22:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>No purchases, no overhauls — the modest builds adjustments that mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts report mattering most.</description>
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      <title>Myth vs. reality: best budget mechanical keyboard</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:14:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The persistent myths around best budget mechanical keyboard, stress-tested against what mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts actually report.</description>
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      <title>A weekend project: level up your switches in two hours</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:40:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>One contained, satisfying switches project for mechanical keyboard builders — start Saturday morning, done by lunch.</description>
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      <title>Community pulse: what r/CustomKeyboards is debating this week</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:37:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The arguments, consensus shifts, and quietly useful threads from the group buys community this week.</description>
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      <title>The builds checklist: run this before you spend</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/builds-pre-spend-checklist-19.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:35:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Seven questions that separate a justified builds purchase from an expensive mood.</description>
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      <title>Five mistakes everyone makes in their first month of keycaps</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/five-keycaps-mistakes-19.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:53:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The most common early stumbles in keycaps, and the cheap corrections that fix them for mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts.</description>
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      <title>&quot;keyboard switch guide&quot; in practice: a real-world field test</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/keyboard-switch-guide-field-test-7.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:41:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>We put the most-repeated advice about keyboard switch guide through a month of actual use. Some of it survived.</description>
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      <title>Ask the forge: your group buys questions, answered</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/ask-the-forge-group-buys-19.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:43:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Straight answers to the group buys questions mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts keep asking, minus the hedging.</description>
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      <title>The quiet upgrade: small tweaks in builds with outsized returns</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:37:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>No purchases, no overhauls — the modest builds adjustments that mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts report mattering most.</description>
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      <title>Myth vs. reality: keyboard switch guide</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:43:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The persistent myths around keyboard switch guide, stress-tested against what mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts actually report.</description>
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      <title>A weekend project: level up your switches in two hours</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:14:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>One contained, satisfying switches project for mechanical keyboard builders — start Saturday morning, done by lunch.</description>
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      <title>Community pulse: what r/BudgetKeebs is debating this week</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/community-pulse-budgetkeebs-6.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:42:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The arguments, consensus shifts, and quietly useful threads from the group buys community this week.</description>
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      <title>The builds checklist: run this before you spend</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/builds-pre-spend-checklist-18.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:45:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Seven questions that separate a justified builds purchase from an expensive mood.</description>
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      <title>Five mistakes everyone makes in their first month of keycaps</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:19:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The most common early stumbles in keycaps, and the cheap corrections that fix them for mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts.</description>
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      <title>&quot;first custom keyboard build&quot; in practice: a real-world field test</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/first-custom-keyboard-build-field-test-6.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:52:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>We put the most-repeated advice about first custom keyboard build through a month of actual use. Some of it survived.</description>
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      <title>Ask the forge: your group buys questions, answered</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/ask-the-forge-group-buys-18.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:59:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Straight answers to the group buys questions mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts keep asking, minus the hedging.</description>
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      <title>The quiet upgrade: small tweaks in builds with outsized returns</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/quiet-upgrade-builds-18.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:14:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>No purchases, no overhauls — the modest builds adjustments that mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts report mattering most.</description>
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      <title>Myth vs. reality: first custom keyboard build</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/myth-vs-reality-first-custom-keyboard-build-6.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 23:39:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The persistent myths around first custom keyboard build, stress-tested against what mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts actually report.</description>
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      <title>A weekend project: level up your switches in two hours</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/weekend-project-switches-18.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:37:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>One contained, satisfying switches project for mechanical keyboard builders — start Saturday morning, done by lunch.</description>
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      <title>Community pulse: what r/MechanicalKeyboards is debating this week</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/community-pulse-mechanicalkeyboards-6.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:35:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The arguments, consensus shifts, and quietly useful threads from the group buys community this week.</description>
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      <title>The builds checklist: run this before you spend</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/builds-pre-spend-checklist-17.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:52:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Seven questions that separate a justified builds purchase from an expensive mood.</description>
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      <title>Five mistakes everyone makes in their first month of keycaps</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/five-keycaps-mistakes-17.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:40:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The most common early stumbles in keycaps, and the cheap corrections that fix them for mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts.</description>
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      <title>&quot;best budget mechanical keyboard&quot; in practice: a real-world field test</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:41:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>We put the most-repeated advice about best budget mechanical keyboard through a month of actual use. Some of it survived.</description>
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      <title>Ask the forge: your group buys questions, answered</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:37:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Straight answers to the group buys questions mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts keep asking, minus the hedging.</description>
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      <title>The quiet upgrade: small tweaks in builds with outsized returns</title>
      <link>https://www.beyondmythos.com/sites/thock-report/posts/quiet-upgrade-builds-17.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:42:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>No purchases, no overhauls — the modest builds adjustments that mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts report mattering most.</description>
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      <title>Myth vs. reality: best budget mechanical keyboard</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:11:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The persistent myths around best budget mechanical keyboard, stress-tested against what mechanical keyboard builders and enthusiasts actually report.</description>
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      <title>A weekend project: level up your switches in two hours</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:46:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>One contained, satisfying switches project for mechanical keyboard builders — start Saturday morning, done by lunch.</description>
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