Tabulous Keyboards

A while back I came across a blog where the creator observed that the 'tab' key on the standard Mac keyboard looked a lot like the word 'fab' due to the similarities between the 'f' and 't' in the font that is used. He suggested then for a novelty key replacement be sold so that the consumer may substitute their 'tab' key out for a 'fab' key at their will.
Knowing that the tab key actually read 'fab' would be a clever kind of inside joke between you and anyone observant enough to look close enough at a keyboard to notice one misplaced three millimeter tall letter. This would also be a means of remixing the otherwise very standard and common Qwerty keyboard. The observer and creator of the blog found a new way to participate with and change an aspect of culture that is otherwise taken for granted and overlooked, offering it new meaning and attention. It reminded me of the statement made in one of the articles that we read in class that stated that "without the ability to remix we simply cannot be human because culture becomes a passive rather than participatory interaction with the external world." As simple as it may seem to swap out a key on our keyboards, it is still a form of remix.
Remixes don't have to be huge undertakings created with the intent of having the world see, hear or experience it. A simple little remix of something, anything, is what I believe makes us 'human'. Ideally, culture asks that we be active participants, but active participation doesn't have be to a giant undertaking. Participating may be done with something as simple as re-inventing our keyboards.