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@whimsical 14" vs 15"
the guts were what I asked for. The form factor was not.
I explicitly ordered 14", I need portability more than a numpad and/or wider screen + heavier and bulkier computer. -
@Lensflare haha. Why would I ever hurt myself this cruel.. 😁
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@netikras sounds like you hurt yourself more with the thing that you are trying to get ^^
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@Lensflare well it's either some pain upfront and then the pleasure, or a smooth but very costly beginning and then cursing and yelling for the years to come [assuming I or the laptop make it this long] :)
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@whimsical how do I press Esc on the phone?
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@Lensflare Keyboard via [Bluetooth|OTG] works well. If on Android, you can also use `adb shell input keyevent KEYCODE_ESCAPE`. iOS... probably unavailable.
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@D-4got10-01 thanks but it was a rhetorical question to subtly point out that it won’t work on the phone 😂
Well apparently it will, if I‘m willing to carry around a keyboard with me or willing to use obscure hacks.
In short: I use "social media" on the phone and I don’t want to deal with desktop specific crap ^^
PS: I‘m also an accessibility nazi and this shit aint accessible ^^ -
@Lensflare Indeed, those solutions are better when you're working at a desk, instead of 'on the go'. Kind of on topic, I was once baffled that an iOS game of ours would actually respond to pressing Esc key on a keyboard. In fact, I think it would let you quit the app, which IIRC is forbidden, or at the very least it used to be, given how Apple loves the !killing apps thing. Either way Unity project, so it was probably a free 'gift' from Unity. "Oh, you have a keyboard? Sure, I'll switch you to PC controls." or something.
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@D-4got10-01 I think it‘s not actually forbidden but just very explicitly discouraged. And the only way to programmatically "quit" an app is to make it crash, which is obviously not good.
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@D-4got10-01 btw I hate it when apps kill themselves when I press Esc to pause or to open the main menu.
What a stupid idea.
Gather around kids, join me on the laptop-ordering adventure :)
So I ordered a replacement battery for my workhorse. Vendor said ok. Then they said 'hold on, send me a pic of your batt connectors. We have 2 similar ones". I said I can only on weekend - didn't plan to destroy me session until easter. Day before they say: 'all good, we've figured it out'. Fine. Battery sent
track-n-trace [tnt] link shows malformed address [building and apt No not separated]. Week(s?) later tnt says it's delivered. I did not receive anything. Ask vendor wtf - they say it's been returned. Next day they say it's because LT customs do not allow importing batteries [wtf, first time I hear this.. Been ordering batts all the time]. Wtv.
Vendor says they can't ship it. Perhaps we could try another way, but it's unlikely to work and requires more effort from my side.
Fine. They offer a discount on my next purchase. I say fuck it, let's. Order the beefiest 14" ultrabook they have with extra resources [amd ai9 cpu, 128g ram, 4+4g ssd].. With discount. Not much, but still. Nice, waiting eagerly. The ordering was not easy too, they kept forgetting this or that, mixing up my accounts.
1-2 days later I receive tnt link. Address is still wrong, altho I pointed this out with the batt already. They take a few days to correct. New tnt number. Tnt stuck at some point for 2 weeks. Then - 'delivery failed'. Laptop is returned to the vendor. Next day they reply - its because laptop is classified as dangerous goods and they forgot a label declaring this. Omg.. I am about to change my address soon, so I say so to hurry 'em up. They say 'fine, we'll shed another 100€ for ups next-day shipping via a plane'. Fine, wtv, I need my ai-eligible laptop.
Today, 1 month after the order, I FINALLY received the package. And it was not the laptop I ordered...
What a fun ride. A couple of months later this cpu will be obsolete.
I'm not mentioning vendor specifics in hopes to come to an agreement for a refund, prepaid return shipping label and a solid discount on their next model of this laptop.. If no luck - I'll prolly try another vendor. 3.4k reasons to have someone more reliable and professional..
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