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All that work to avoid purchasing a $5 keyboard? People are cheap about the weirdest things.
by kayodelycaon 3y ago
All that work to avoid purchasing a $5 keyboard? People are cheap about the weirdest things.
- Arrath 3y agoSome people are tinkerers, and I for one enjoy reading through some in-depth physical bug chasing like this. I certainly don't have the patience (let alone the expertise or equipment) to do it myself, but I'll sure as hell read about it.
- extragood 3y agoMy dad is an old school EE and this post really reminds me of him. It doesn't matter that he lives comfortably and could much more easily replace the hardware. He enjoys the process of taking something broken and making it useful again. I liken it to spending hours configuring and modifying open source software when a paid option exists, if you have the expertise and/or interest. And doing that with hardware has the added benefit of reducing waste, which is something I admire.
- LovinFossilFuel 3y agoPeople with too much free time or not too many interest outside tech.
- JohnFen 3y agoI do these sorts of things. I don't do it to save money (sometimes, the repair is more expensive than the replacement cost). I do it to avoid sending stuff to the landfill as much as possible.
- NullPrefix 3y agoShow me where can I buy a mechanical keyboard with Cherry switches for $5