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skygazeryesterday at 6:00 PM2 repliesview on HN

I pranked a friend in college by tricking him into installing a “utility” on his Amiga 1200 that swapped adjacent keys into the key stream as he typed, but only above a certain speed. He called and woke me the next morning in a panic about losing the ability to type. He would type slowly and it would work fine. Then at normal speed and he’d get constant errors. He’d quickly pull his hands up to see what keys they were over. Did he have a brain tumor? How could he be a journalist if he couldn’t type! Did he need to change majors?

Apple is unintentionally pranking the world.


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nulldereftoday at 12:02 AM

Oh my god that’s insanely evil

I would never want to leave my computer open within 300 meters of you

skygazertoday at 12:01 AM

Today he's an electrician.

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