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[-] [email protected] 53 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[-] [email protected] 36 points 2 years ago

With enough height, any drop would do. 😎 Follow me for more shitty advice.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years 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!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years 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 πŸ€”

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Too late. Removed batteries, now car doesn't start ☹️

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 38 points 2 years ago

Damn, I guess you need a new phone.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I've been telling myself that for a while.

I guess it's time now.

[-] [email protected] 36 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years 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.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

Obviously, you need to feed the cow first!

[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago

Too late. You'll need a new phone.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years 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!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Click the home button?

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Force stop the app!! Turn off the phone!! Throw it into Mordor! Its literally the only way

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

In my experience, computers and other devices that have been properly repaired with a sledgehammer never break again.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I sense that the creature Golum may yet have some part to play before the end of this journey.

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

This is your life now.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

Press Escape

Type :q!

Press enter

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

First: press escape

Then type :!killall -s KILL vim

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

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

spoilerYou might also try Typing :q

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

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....
[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

pkg install gvim

Why install the gui version?

pkg install vim

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I'm using termux too

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Pull the power cord? Let the battery run out?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years 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.

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