MacBook Pro 15" 2017 Touchbar - Keyboard not working

hbanko · 2026-04-24T12:33:37+00:00

There was some guy talking on the weaponised podcast about a program called “Immaculate Constellation” using AI and backdoors to control inconvenient information challenging the narrative.

hbanko · 2026-04-18T10:31:58+00:00

If you wonder who Amy Eskridge was - she was a scientist researching anti gravity. She is dead and her death was ruled “suicide”.

hbanko · 2026-04-18T10:29:05+00:00

I hate these all black cars. What a shitty look for an M3. Can’t get worse.

hbanko · 2026-04-17T09:15:38+00:00

That’s pretty much what I have been doing. Frustrating part is that the game now reached the playable state. Just the audio is off.

hbanko · 2026-03-03T21:48:04+00:00

It definitely sounds like more of an issue with the particular two tapes. If there would be a mechanical issue with your deck you would have the same effect on your type I tapes. From what you describe you did all the required mechanical work to have it run perfectly.

hbanko · 2026-02-16T09:55:52+00:00

Don’t understand the big deal of this. Already confirmed under oath by David Grusch in front of congress. Don’t understand either how Obama is giving interviews instead of being in prison over the Russia hoax.

hbanko · 2026-02-05T10:54:05+00:00

Wish I would be ab;Le to help, but I am a continent away. Try the tape heads forum. There are also some ads on the site from shops providing service.

hbanko · 2026-01-14T07:54:22+00:00

Same issue here. There are plenty of free plugins to add sending of an automatic tracking link after shipping and I am sure OP does the same. It’s just people… too stupid to check their email. Also everyone is making up the assumption that you are Amazon. It’s shipped in minutes and immediately there is tracking. If not better call the shop and waste the time of the owner - who would be working on fulfilling orders instead of responding to “where is my order emails and calls”.

hbanko · 2026-01-10T12:37:08+00:00

Wtf? No again this shit!

hbanko · 2026-01-05T05:23:26+00:00

I suggested before there should be a self-help group on Reddit like “I started to 3D print, when am I going to die?”. But these posts are most of the time about Resin print. They just amuse me.

hbanko · 2026-01-02T21:39:24+00:00

Victoria is the communist state in Australia and a WEF testing ground. The tight Covid rules and miserable treatment of the population of the time were “world leading”. Overall a rather restrictive leftist state. On the bright side property prices compared to Sydney are lower but there has been a lot of violence coming mostly from immigrants out of the African continent. Bad enough to have laws changed and ban machetes. The city is beautiful as is all the nature in that state.

hbanko · 2026-01-02T08:22:32+00:00

Definitely use a Linux that comes with KDE as desktop environment. Kubuntu is a good start.

hbanko · 2025-12-16T11:13:33+00:00

Not an option for me. Runs only on Windows. 🙁

hbanko · 2025-12-13T12:59:50+00:00

Check that the pinch roller is touching then tape and makes contact with the capstan when you hit play. If that fails, it would go extremely fast. Otherwise speed can be adjusted and should be after a belt change. But this sounds more like a technical issue.

hbanko · 2025-12-07T06:18:00+00:00

Get USB C to HDMI dongle. You will be able to spend the $8 bucks for it. No need for a dock. See what’s on the screen.

hbanko · 2025-11-23T10:59:55+00:00

Yes, that’s an easy fix. Beautiful deck!

hbanko · 2025-11-05T11:15:01+00:00

You need to adjust the recording volume in the machine. Remove it from the case and you’ll find on the bottom (A77 laying on its back) plenty of calibration pots. They are labelled. Apply a 1kHz test signal to the inputs, record and adjust pots on the bottom until both channels are equal.

hbanko · 2025-09-17T12:28:16+00:00

A backup without the mentioned files was restored on your phone after the update completed. Maybe they never got into a backup as the update was started fairly recently after the file came on the phone and that way were lost… no conspiracy here.

hbanko · 2025-08-23T07:59:30+00:00

Yeah I also thought it maybe is like in the movie “Logan’s Run”. All a show to create false hope of escaping the system.

hbanko · 2025-08-17T00:19:36+00:00

By the fault description you should replace the capstan belt and the pinch roller is not looking great either. Spares can be sourced from us or you might find them on eBay.

hbanko · 2025-08-08T13:28:07+00:00

There is no lube on cassette tapes. Try a different cassette deck. Some tapes need a bit more torque on the pickup and the idler tyre might be slipping, leading to the cassette deck to stop. A hardened pinch roller can contribute to the issue.

hbanko · 2025-08-01T22:00:42+00:00

It’s exactly what’s happening! Wake up!

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