Precautionary Slowatus (or: Why, Computer, Why???)

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Sooo... Something amazing and annoying is happening with my keyboard at the moment. All of a suddaaen [sic]. See that? See, if I hit the "D" button for too long or too hard, it comes up with both d and a (daaddaaaaddaa <--for example). This is awesome

I'm thinking this may finally be the hardware failure to end all hardware failures with this computer (hell, it's five years old, at least, and has a busted hinge, a failing ethernet port, no USB capabilities, no CD or DVD capabilities, and a nicked screen, to say nothing of the numberous virus attacks I've endured).

Anyway, just a notice here that, if I vanish or lag or get slow with tags, it's because I'm fed up with this annoyance. Likewise, this whole thing may just mean that my computer is in its daeath [sic] throes andaa [sic] I may vanish until I can wrangle a new machine or a fix for this one. We shall see. I'm not gone, I'm just going "arrrrgh!!" for a bit. I'm still here! It's just taking me longer to type tags and so on.

tl;dr: Caru's computer wants its "Da Da" apparently >:| And if anyone has a fix for this, I'd love to hear it.

This goes for:
Cain (misterblackbird)
Maria (agoodchild)
Alice (othersideofwhat)

DAAAMN [sic] I AM ANNOYEDAA [sic].

Comments

[playstheblues.livejournal.com]

It's the ghost of Marcel Duchamps

he's coming to kill me caru

through your computer

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Run. Run while you still can.

Meanwhile, I'll look like I'm typing in some randaom Scandainavian language with all these randaom andaa daouble As! DDA:

[playstheblues.livejournal.com]

I should have stopped badmouthing him so much

I am so sorry.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Now you see what you get for these things. You can't mess with these things. I mean, this is how I endaeda up undaaer a geis from James Joyce. (No, daaon't ask.)

Write a DaDa poem andaa see if you're forgiven. HURRY!!

[makesfolktalky.livejournal.com]

It's foreshadowing the fathers day curse, obviously.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

And my family is celebrating father's day tomorrow--believe me, that thought totally crossed my mind.

(I'm going to wear out my backspace key getting rid of all these extra As.)

/uses Papa!Cain icons...

[makesfolktalky.livejournal.com]

Well, you have to admit, the timing's pretty suspect.

(Poor backspace key. :( )

...The closest I have to that is 80s!Ray. :\ /uses to vaguely match

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

It really is.

(It's that or abuse CTRL + V or something... SOMEONE has to suffer in Ds place.)

I'LL TAKE IT /o/

[makesfolktalky.livejournal.com]

I think it knooooows. It'll probably stop doing it once father's day is over and done with.

(You could stop using words with D in them?)

HURRAH FOR BUBBLE PERMS. \o/

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

...that would be nice, I have to admit.

(BUT D IS FOR LOTS OF THINGS ;; )

Pfffft oh 1980s~

[der-freischuetz.livejournal.com]

That is... the most amusing error I've seen in quite some time. :D Obviously a message from your computer, Caru.

Whenever my keyboard acts strange, it usually resolves itself when I turn the computer off, then unplug and re-plug the keyboard cable. Buuut I suppose you've tried something as easy as that.
Otherwise yes, might be the hardware dying. :|

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, I amuses me too--even if annoys me to daeeeeeeeath ;;

Alas, I have a laptop, so I can't really unplug anything ;; So I may be really, really daoomeda ;;

[der-freischuetz.livejournal.com]

Heh. Especially that error in combination with Cain here of all people...

I see. DOOMED FOREVER AND EVER, then. Just simple rebooting tends to help sometimes too, though. I remember I had an error once when the space key wrote a's instead of - well, spaces.

PERHAPS IT JUST WANTS YOU TO WRITE AN INTERNET FATHER'S DAY CARD.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

I know, right? AMAZING.

I did try rebooting, but I only left it off for a few moments. Now, maybe this is all superstitious behavior, but we'll see if it improves when I turn it off and leave it off overnight. Otherwise, well, glad I have some emergency funds at the moment ._.v

FINE. I'LL DO THAT TOO.

[der-freischuetz.livejournal.com]

Ah, I don't think the time it's off will matter. Well, it was worth a try! :/ Still, good luck. ♥

RESPECTING IT'S E-DADA WISHES IS BOUND TO HELP.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

AT THE RISK OF BEING COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY UNHELPFUL AS USUAL--

At least it's only going "DAA DAA DAA" instead of "DRR DRR DRR (http://brasscockroach.com/h4ll0w33n2007/manga/Amigara-Full/Amigara.html)".

'Cause, y'know. Then I'd be really worried.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

I HATE YOU FOREVER. AND EVER. AND EVER.

/weeps into hands

(Except that I really like that manga...)

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

BRB GOIN TO FIND MY HOLE SO I CAN SERVE MY PENANCE

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

YOU HAVE TO GO IN IT.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

IT WAS MADE FOR ME.

[cold_dry_pieces]

Sucky problem, but A+++ for the hilarity it's spawned in comments o/

Err, I have to say the only time I had an issue like that I kind of. destroyed the computer through over-abuse of the keyboard @_@ so I can't necessarily offer any help. But, depending on the make of your machine can you pop the keys off and back on? :X Cleaning underneath them might resolve it, or at least lessen the severity of the issue. If you can't, you might want to give a go with a paintbrush and some canned air?

GOOOOOD LUCK <3

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

As far as issues go, I mean, at least this one is lulzy. It coulda be far worse. I mean, I just sounda a bit like Mario here, y/y?

Well, I've poppeda the keys off anda brusheda aundaaer there a bit--got quite a bit of cruda out, but it's still daoaing it. Canneda air will be the next step, methinks. Otherwise...it's hardaware failure daoom.

THANK YOU <3333

[ms-marycontrary.livejournal.com]

/snerks...quietly in the corner

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Daao you laugh at my pain? Daaon't laugh at my paaaaaaaaaaain.

...okay, no, lol. Because it really is funny.

[ms-marycontrary.livejournal.com]

Fffff yes, it is. Good luck getting it fixed! > w< ♥

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Thanks--here's hoping!

[absinthe-eyed.livejournal.com]

As someone who has been typing with a crippled keyboard for several months, I feel your pain. ...Except not really, since I'm not-so-secretly laughing. Is your computer trying to tell you about its childhood trauma?

And what is this about James Joyce and a geis?

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Sigh. It's funny, when I think about it... And that's all I can figure, is that it's all Freudian, something something, ohhh, my DADAA!! I don't even know. Right now, I'm CTRL+V-ing "d" in where I need it. It's amazing.

What about it? HAPPY BLOOMSDAY~!!

[followyoutohell]

...that is rather strange and sound incredibly frustrating. DD:

Good luck getting it all worked out, bb!

And ffff wow. 5 year old computer? .__. I can barely keep mine for two or three years before they die. This one's a little over a year and my keyboard is all worn so half my keys now read like large black blobs rather than letters. >>

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

It's kind of fascinating--especially how it sometimes does its trick and sometimes doesn't. Like, I just managed to type those Ds without any trouble...so, what gives, computer? Did you come to terms with your Freudian issues suddenly? =_=;;

THANK YOU!! It'll be fine. If anything, I'll just be slow on tags because I'm all, "ARGH!! STOP IT!!"

[decade-of-rot.livejournal.com]

That's kind of a hilarious malfunction though, but I bet it got old after thirty seconds. XD

Hope you can figure out what it is! Computer troubles are the worst imho.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

My backspace key certainly thinks it's getting old. As does CTRL+V. BUT THEY CAN SUCK IT UP.

Thank you! It may just be hardware failure, but we'll see. I'll just endure a sick keyboard for a while if that's what it comes to. It's not so bad as it could be.