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Written by benteh on 2025-01-02 at 19:50

thoughts? @jakobrosin

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/02/wed-be-stuck-alarm-as-uks-last-braille-typewriter-repairer-ponders-retirement

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Written by Cromley on 2025-01-02 at 20:28

@benteh nice to see you - happy new year

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Written by benteh on 2025-01-02 at 23:02

@VoiceofDuum hi – i'm only here intermittently, mainly lurking. most of my action happens at Bluesky :)

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Written by Cromley on 2025-01-02 at 23:09

@benteh Are you bridged? I'll follow if you are

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Written by benteh on 2025-01-03 at 17:58

@VoiceofDuum same name

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Written by Cromley on 2025-01-03 at 19:25

Not finding it but maybe I'm doing it wrong. Have you followed @ap.brid.gy on Bluesky?

@benteh

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Written by benteh on 2025-01-03 at 21:30

@VoiceofDuum @benteh.no

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Written by Jakob Rosin on 2025-01-03 at 15:45

@benteh They seem to be wrong. UK does definitely have more braille typewriter technicians. https://brailler.perkins.org/pages/local-repair-specialists

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Written by benteh on 2025-01-03 at 17:59

🙄 ..but i guess that doesn't make the story enough "adorable" and "human interest". annoying thing, facts. @jakobrosin

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Written by Jakob Rosin on 2025-01-04 at 01:20

@benteh indeed. Tis could be the case in other, smaller countries though, where braille mechanics are scarse.

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Written by benteh on 2025-01-04 at 11:03

@jakobrosin yes, absolutely. i imagine they send them abroad :( we should be better at fixing things.

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Written by benteh on 2025-01-04 at 11:11

@jakobrosin i do admit though, that it is facinating to me that a blind guy fixes those machines. i have fixed a 1930-ish typewriter and MAN that is insanely complicated.

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Written by Jakob Rosin on 2025-01-04 at 12:54

@benteh As someone who used those machines at school, if you want to use them seriously, you'll éuickly develop some mechanical diy skills, to keep it running, because at least for me, they broke down rather frequently.

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