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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of Linux
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 11:50:47 +0000
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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:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 6 Nov 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 06/11/2024 13:20, Rich wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> It is quite frankly complete and utter shit.
>>>
>>> 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!
>>
>> If only. I need it to receive text messages for 2FA at the very least.
>> And whatsapp the family around the world.
>>
>> 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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