I’ll probably solder it back on in the weekend, or ask a phone repair shop to do it if I’m feeling extra lazy, it’s okay.

Maybe I should have known knocking it this way for years without making sure the cable isn’t wrenching the port at an angle would have some consequences. I have a backup, it’s fine. Not a great start to the workday, but whatever.

I built it myself a few years back out of Aliexpress parts and couldn’t be happier with it.

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I’m posting this here instead of a dedicated keyboard com because this is about the inconvenience, not the hardware. I’m also wary of how consumeristic hardware discussions can be, especially purchasing-driven “hobbies” like keyboards. I don’t want to post my keyboard. I don’t want to discuss builds. I don’t want to help goad more people into buying things they don’t need.

It’s a little heartbreaking how keyboard discussions went from DIY-focused folks, who really went out of their way to salvage the various cool vintage solutions that different manufacturers used for the simple mechanical problem of making a nice button to press, to… what it is now. I do like that more artists are designing keycap sets, making cool designs that people interact with every day, but yeesh. The buying culture.

Hotly awaited update: It turns out those tiny pads were ripped out, will have to go to the repair shop regardless. Fingers crossed. If it’s not repairable, I could just order a replacement PCB. Not ideal but oh well

  • riot@fedia.io
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    15 days ago

    You just made me fall into a rabbit hole on YouTube of people cleaning their keyboards with dishwashers. That is absolutely wild to me, and I never would’ve thought of doing that. I have a K70, but I don’t think I dare use a dishwasher to clean it, hahaha.