• the_q@lemmy.zip
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    4 days ago

    To be fair a phone that can be docked and used as any number of other workstations should really be the goal. One device that can do everything is the dream… Running Linux also a requirement.

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      I did Samsung dex for a while, its ok as long as you don’t want low level access to what you connecting to.

      Now I switched to a gpd micropc 2 and its built in ethernet, sd card, usb a and c sockets and native linux make it so much more useful. No longer do i need dongles or other rubbish.

      Plus it will do multiple monitor support, something dex struggles with. The keyboard is a little small for touch typing but the former factor is worth the trade of for me.

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      Starting from Android 15 you should be able activate a native “terminal” app in the Developer Settings, which is Debian running in a VM. No need for termux anymore. I have it activated in GrapheneOS but haven’t used it much.

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      You’re describing Ubuntu’s Convergence, something Canonical was working on back in like 2011 I think.

      Sucks nothing really came of it. By 2014 there were a few functional demos of it but you don’t really see it nowadays.

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        With the many attempts in Android to implement this it’s a little shocking that there hasn’t been more work in the open source space, but I guess Ubuntu mobile and Firefox OS couldn’t even make a dent and mobile costs so much to develop for

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      4 days ago

      The dream is playing music on the strings of reality. A phone is just a pitstop.

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      4 days ago

      To be fair, all that buttplugs lack is internet connectivity and support for basic office software.