roughnecksMar 14
Neil Brown

Saturday mobile Linux-ing in the sun.

#Linux #termux #BBSG

Mar 14 at 10:48amWeb
Show threadJenJen Mar 14
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Show threadGod Emperor of MastodonMar 14
@neil Living the life I see?
Show threadChris PittsMar 14
@neil Ah yes. I remember those days. Back when I could log in to a terminal on a Psion 3 and work. Back when my eyes still worked with the font size 🤣
Show threadLars Marowsky-Brée 😷Mar 14
@neil What magic does your optician perform, I'm getting a headache just looking at the setup!
Show threadAnneHMar 14
@larsmb @neil haha same!
Show threadDoug CuttingMar 14
@larsmb @neil Easily remedied with a fresnel lens!
Show threadtheTangent.SpaceMar 14
@neil I have a Planck I sometimes use with my phone but this looks much nicer, the Planck is still quite a chunky thing to carry around
Show threadChrisMar 14
@neil what make and model is the keyboard? Looks ideal for a small tablet as well
Show threadLuis VillaMar 14
@glaringanomaly @neil Seconding the keyboard question. But also I need to find an e-ink screen of exactly the same dimensions as the keyboard 🕵🏼‍♂️
Show threadKristianMar 14
@neil Do you use steam punk like goggles with exciting levels of magnification so you can lean back and still see those tiny fonts on that screen at a distance? ... please tell me you do...
Show threadMacCruiskeenMar 14
@kly @neil Needs one of these:
Show threadSimon Zerafa (Status:   😊)Mar 14

@neil

Nerd! 😋

Show threadcomputer mausMar 14
@neil solar panel for charging is missing! wonderful setup anyway
Show threadEarsmeardiusMar 14
@neil More like, Saturday mobile casually flexing lack of astigmatism.
Show threadSzescstopniMar 14
@neil I envy people with good sight :)
Show threadoneguynickMar 14
@neil I have been using a fold 7 with a Bluetooth track point lenovo keyboard. Lovely setup
Show threadAndresMar 14
@neil And people made fun of me ~20 years ago with my OLPC XO 7-inch screen and tiny keyboard.. 🫡
Show threadChinga la migra! 🍉🌈Mar 14
@neil totally thought this was going to be a hamradio pota pic. Not disappointed tho.
Show threadjoanyMar 14
@neil On and off i have been looking for a decent keyboard that i can hook up to my phone.
Looks good 😊😊
Show threadDavid Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)Mar 14

@joany @neil

Unfortunately, the company that made it (ThinkOutside) went out of business many years ago.

They were great devices. I bought one to use with my Nokia 770 (which I got at a massive discount for their open-source developer programme, yay 2006 Nokia!). It was a great pair of devices. Each fitted nicely in a jacket pocket and I could run vim in a full-screen xterm.

My routine for a while when I was writing articles was to stroll down to the café attached to the Swansea City Library, then order a big cup of tea and write on the little keyboard while looking out at the sea. The little screen didn't bother me because I generally didn't need to see more than the sentence I was working on while writing. I also wrote a few book chapters on the same setup. For a while, I went to a café that a friend opened by the marina instead, but unfortunately it went out of business.

Cambridge is a bit lacking in similar spaces. There are a few pubs that overlook the river, but they aren't great places to write.

Show threadDaveMar 14

@joany @neil

If you have a recent android phone, any USB keyboard will work. It's just a matter of plugging it in - so you might need an adaptor. My keyboard has a USB-C socket on the back so I just use a C-to-C cable with my phone.

Show threadMichael LabowiczMar 14
@neil why not landscape mode?
Show threadMichaelMar 14
@neil I’ve always loved the idea in principle. But also always find myself squinting and struggling to see anything whenever I work in the sunshine …
Show threadPacmanMar 14
@neil For me, trying to read anything significant on a mobile phone screen is like trying to read the Bible through a keyhole.
Show threadMatt HallMar 14

@neil

`tmux` makes everything better.

<3

Show threadTaffer 🇨🇦Mar 14
@neil What is this? Text for ants? How can we be expected to teach children to learn how to hack... #zoolander
Show threadølîvîaMar 14
@neil woah! i've been searching for this exact keyboard for ages now! where'd you get it?
Show threadMadagascar_SkyMar 14

@neil

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Show threadPigletMar 14
@neil oooo, nice keyboard
Show threadSid GreenfieldMar 14
@neil holy moly. I have that keyboard which I bought about 25 years ago!
Love it
Show thread🏴🏳‍⚧🏴‍☠Mar 14
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Show threadElse, SomeoneMar 14
@neil
Yeeees! The mobile of the (near) future!
Show threadElse, SomeoneMar 14
@neil
("near" because POSIX must die)
Show threadNorm Tovey-WalshMar 14
@neil Fabulous. I wrote weblog posts from the Caribbean with a similar setup a lifetime ago.