egg-sackly what op would want
then you have to go with one piece again
square feet must look funny
pedestrians should honk
yes i think so, but u would have to make sure the solder will rise through the through-hole as mich as possible. maybe u can try to find the faulty pin with wiggling them separately
pressfit connections usually are very reliable. if there is a poor connection i would presume that the barrel of the via is broken and a new pressfit connector will not help. maybe putting solder in would help. did you already test for poor connections?
could it be that the terrifying creeper in the background is Ken Whiteley? The one Raffi is singing with on that album?