After getting a comment from the creator of kanata (an awesome piece of software by the way) that he found my story amusing, I figured that I’d also post it here, partly as fun, partly as a cautionary tale. Also, I’d appreciate any tips as to what to check for in my system, it’s a weird feeling to know that some stuff might have been messed up under the hood.
Just reading, my first instinct was, “Yank the fucking cable, oh lawd!!!”
I hope I would be that reactionary in the situation, but as you said, you were confused and panicked and the thought didn’t occur until after. I guess I won’t know
unlessuntil it happens to me one day.Yes, this keyboard idea was quite a rollercoaster, because at first I blamed myself for not pulling it, but then I realized, that it wouldn’t have helped even if I did, as Kanata keeps running just fine with the bound input device removed. 🙃
(Edit: Oh, sorry, you meant the power cable! 🤦♂️)
I think they meant pull the power cable out 😬
Oh, sorry, I must’ve been replying to a keyboard related comment earlier and got the context mixed up in my head! 🤦♂️
He did say his keystrokes were playback in a few seconds. No way you realize what is happening and yank the cable this fast. This is the type of situation where people sit and watch the chaos unfold
After the first few times of me spilling coke, coffee, water and what not on my laptops and open case PCs I have it ingrained in me. Anything, ANYTHING goes wrong - plug that thing off ASAP. It’s a learned reflex at this point.
Maybe shouldn’t be doing lines of coke next to your laptop too