You may or may not believe this (and I trully do not care) but I was using an international keyboard made in Russia while searching ukrainian photo-documentaries when suddenly, puf, the keyboard stopped working.
What a coincidence, huh?
I just had a desktop system crap out on me. Hard fail -- no video or anything, just motherboard beep codes. With the cyberwar ongoing, I had the same thought...
It turned out to be a drained button battery on the motherboard (which I hadn't changed in years). Easy fix. Paranoia resolved.
@Pat @trinsec
It's not a Russian keyboard, it's an International keyboard made in Russia.
I bought it because it's flexible, very thin, and can be folded. And, quoting from the box, it is "virtually indestructible"... Perhaps it is a metaphor?
Can't change the batteries because... it does not have any - it's a USB keyboard.
Anyway, my rant today is because the electricity is falling (since yesterday). I'm writing this from my laptop, surrounded by darkness...
@trinsec @mc
Don't read too much into my story. It's actually a true story, happened just yesterday.
Re the Russian keyboard... I dont think I'd use one in the first place because of the potential for keystroke logging. (Oops! My paranoia just came back...)