Background

I had a friend whom I lent my old laptop to. It was a Thinkpad X260 that I bought 4-5 years ago. He gave it back to me because of some issues: keyboard is typing on its own, and it is not responsive. In the first place, soon after I got the laptop first hand 4 years ago, I replaced the keyboard. Its layout was Japanese and I felt uneasy typing with Japanese keyboard. So, I put the old keyboard sparepart in a box, used the laptop for a while, even broke the backspace key, and lent it to my friend. As soon as he returned the laptop, I checked and confirmed the issue. I wanted to tinker in Linux and that kind of stuff so I thought that using that old laptop would be a good idea. I replaced the keyboard to the old Japanese keyboard, and unfortunately the issue remained. “It must be the connector”, I thought. Even though I had a full-size membrane keyboard laying around, I still didn’t think using a portable laptop with a full-size keyboard is a good idea, it would occupy much space.

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Aloha! You can call me Daniel, Danil, or Budi, if you know me from campus. I am now writing a blog because I’m anxious and lonely. I want the word to hear me…maybe someone like you stumble across this blog among thousands of other blogs on the internet.

Frontdoor Carpet

Welcome to my blog! I named it Alphase, a combination of words alpha and phase. Alpha means start, the first (version), or socially dominant person/animal (the latter is not quite like me). Phase means chapter, stage, point. I personally chose this name because I want to make this blog as a starting point for others to get to know me better. Well, I have to admit that I’m an introverted, awkward, and reserved person and I can’t convey my feeling fully by talking to other people. So if you read this first post now and other posts, I’ll be happy because my voice is finally heard.

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