Re: The joy of Linux

On 07/11/2024 05:11, Robert Riches wrote:

On 2024-11-06, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

On 06/11/2024 15:49, D wrote:

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On Wed, 6 Nov 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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On 06/11/2024 13:20, Rich wrote:
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There are a great many users for whom their *only* computing device is
a cell phone or tablet.  Every one of them is already firmly in the
"thin terminal" camp.
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The "touchy-feely-crappy" (i.e., cell phone/tablet) (as TNP puts it)
appeals to the IT illiterate because it seems easier to use.  And
there's a whole lot more IT illiterate in this world than there are
even moderately IT literate folks.

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I cant reliably answer my smartphone after 5 years. Sometimes it wants
a touch sometimes a swipe, and half the time the touchscreen doesn't
work because my fingers are dry or something.
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It is quite frankly complete and utter shit.

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Just throw it away. Haven't had a smart phone in a loooong time and my
nokia 110 4g works perfectly. To answer, I push a button, and it works!

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If only. I need it to receive text messages for 2FA at the very least.
And whatsapp the family around the world.
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The best feature is that I can read books on it and it has a really good
satnav, as long as I dont touch the screen.

 The Schok Classic (flip 4G running Android) handles text
messages.  On a good day, it will even show a video.  Developer
mode, USB debugging, and ADB allows file transfers for photos,
etc.
 The downside is the left side of the hinge breaks, and the
batteries don't last very long before they won't hold a charge.
They are inexpensive enough that keeping a spare or two on hand
isn't bad for mitigating the hinge breakage and battery age-out
problems.
 HTH
 

Oh don't worry. It was cheap, and I have learnt to do what I need to do.
I dont like it, that's all.
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