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[โ€“] [email protected] 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

~~Remove the battery~~ Wait, you can't do that these days...

[โ€“] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

With enough height, any drop would do. ๐Ÿ˜Ž Follow me for more shitty advice.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That begs the question of whether the terminal velocity of a phone is enough to eject the battery.

Unless the height you're dropping it from is on Jupiter

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure it is, an arms height drop on the right angle can break open most smartphones, statistically speaking we need a bigger height to increase our chances.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

So most modern smartphones do use adhesive strips to attach the battery to the midframe and its pretty strong... Which is why I always advise heating your device to 70c BEFORE lobbing it off the roof to help with battery removal!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately my phone is rated to withstand such a fall...

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

May as well sign up for some Vim users groups, then.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I tried typing velocity in the terminal and got a velocity command not found.

I guess the command crew is out on vacation, so no terminal velocity ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm 6 feet 2 inches. Would that be high enough?

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Too late. Removed batteries, now car doesn't start โ˜น๏ธ

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn, I guess you need a new phone.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I've been telling myself that for a while.

I guess it's time now.

[โ€“] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago

You don't exit Vim. Only Vim exits you.

[โ€“] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There should be a hardware reset pin hole somewhere near the place where PIN/SD cards are placed. It was designed specifically for VIM users. Hold it with a narrow object.

EDIT: typo

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I'm stealing this forever. Thank you.

I solemnly swear to explain "it's for Vim users" every time I speak of those little pin reset buttons in the future.

[โ€“] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Obviously, you need to feed the cow first!

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Too late. You'll need a new phone.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I've learned a few new commands now. :e dials an existing contact, and :w saves contact information.

:q! is super useful for hanging up on robo-callers

I think this thing could work... I dub it the vimphone!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Click the home button?

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago
  1. Connect to Laptop
  2. Start adb
  3. Flash phone
  4. Install [distro]
  5. Profit
[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

This is your life now.

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Press Escape

Type :q!

Press enter

[โ€“] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gotta save the cow. So type :wq

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Added context.

ESC exits Insert mode (or any other mode you are in)

: tells vim you are entering a command

q is the command for quit

! tells vim for force quit (without saving)

Alternatively, :wq will write (save) the file then quit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

First: press escape

Then type :!killall -s KILL vim

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

On some devices you can hold the back key to kill the foreground app.

spoilerYou might also try Typing :q

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Pull the power cord? Let the battery run out?

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Try it to find out!

  • Install Termux from F-Droid
  • Open Termux, and run pkg install gvim. You might have to add the xorg repo - it will tell you what to do if you try running vim
  • Launch vim
  • You can checkout any time you like but you can never leave....
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

pkg install gvim

Why install the gui version?

pkg install vim

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only gvim is available in pkg, not vim. I had the same surprise when I didn't see vim.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is from termux on my Android phone, not from my desktop/laptop.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm using termux too

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, why not? It's just a terminal running vim.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Type: nano

You could use Hackers KB which has the Ctrl keys, Esc, etc.

If you turn off the Accessibility button on the bottom right, you can switch between keyboards easily too.