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"A broken driver's wheel doesn't make a whole car unusable, it just makes the driver's wheel unusable." Sounds kinda silly.

otterley 8y ago
You can plug an external keyboard into a laptop to get by until you're able to get the built-in keyboard fixed. I'm not sure you can so easily bypass a car's steering column.
- jamesrcole 8y ago
  And when using it on a commute?
  - iagooar 8y ago
    Even harder to quickly swap the wheel while driving.
    - jamesrcole 8y ago
      What's your point?
      - iagooar 8y ago
        Sorry I forgot to show the "joke" sign, I guess that's a must on HN.
        jamesrcole 8y ago
        What joke? How is your comment making any point or being funny?
        iagooar 8y ago
        I guess the sign isn't enough, I also need to explain the joke...
        whymauri 8y ago
        For what it's worth, I thought it was funny. HN is humorless.
        jamesrcole 8y ago
        Just because people think something is not funny doesn't mean they're humourless. I'll make my point a bit more specific, how is that comment funny in relation to the comment it is replying to? It doesn't even make sense as a reply to it. I could see it as being more humorous as a reply to the comment I was replying to.
  - otterley 8y ago
    Rest the temporary keyboard atop the laptop's keyboard. There are lots of portable battery-powered Bluetooth-compatible models out there. It's not a perfect solution, but the point here is to limp along until you have the ability to get the keyboard properly fixed.
- simion314 8y ago
  -plugging an external keyboard makes the computer not to be a laptop/portable -you may not own a USB keyboard , you need to buy one and hopefully you have enough ports free or yo will need to buy an USB hub too -having the device repaired will take a while if you are not into a big city, it won't be fun without your computer, so it is a big deal that the keyboards is shitty and sometimes the replacement one breaks too. -I hope they will fix the keyboard if it breaks exactly when your warranty expired, otherwise because of on ekey you will have to buy for all the parts that are glued with the keyboard.
  - otterley 8y ago
    Sure, I don't think anyone is suggesting here that the workaround is without drawbacks. As for the USB concern, there are many Bluetooth-compatible battery-powered portable keyboards that one can use to get by.

otterley 8y ago

You can plug an external keyboard into a laptop to get by until you're able to get the built-in keyboard fixed. I'm not sure you can so easily bypass a car's steering column.

jamesrcole 8y ago
And when using it on a commute?
- iagooar 8y ago
  Even harder to quickly swap the wheel while driving.
  - jamesrcole 8y ago
    What's your point?
    - iagooar 8y ago
      Sorry I forgot to show the "joke" sign, I guess that's a must on HN.
      - jamesrcole 8y ago
        What joke? How is your comment making any point or being funny?
        iagooar 8y ago
        I guess the sign isn't enough, I also need to explain the joke...
      - whymauri 8y ago
        For what it's worth, I thought it was funny. HN is humorless.
        jamesrcole 8y ago
        Just because people think something is not funny doesn't mean they're humourless. I'll make my point a bit more specific, how is that comment funny in relation to the comment it is replying to? It doesn't even make sense as a reply to it. I could see it as being more humorous as a reply to the comment I was replying to.
- otterley 8y ago
  Rest the temporary keyboard atop the laptop's keyboard. There are lots of portable battery-powered Bluetooth-compatible models out there. It's not a perfect solution, but the point here is to limp along until you have the ability to get the keyboard properly fixed.
simion314 8y ago
-plugging an external keyboard makes the computer not to be a laptop/portable -you may not own a USB keyboard , you need to buy one and hopefully you have enough ports free or yo will need to buy an USB hub too -having the device repaired will take a while if you are not into a big city, it won't be fun without your computer, so it is a big deal that the keyboards is shitty and sometimes the replacement one breaks too. -I hope they will fix the keyboard if it breaks exactly when your warranty expired, otherwise because of on ekey you will have to buy for all the parts that are glued with the keyboard.
- otterley 8y ago
  Sure, I don't think anyone is suggesting here that the workaround is without drawbacks. As for the USB concern, there are many Bluetooth-compatible battery-powered portable keyboards that one can use to get by.