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    [โ€“] akash_rawal@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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

    [โ€“] 3laws@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

    [โ€“] thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 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

    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”

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

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

    [โ€“] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Damn, I guess you need a new phone.

    I've been telling myself that for a while.

    I guess it's time now.

    [โ€“] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 35 points 1 year ago

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

    [โ€“] raubarno@lemmy.ml 26 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€“] MajorHavoc@lemmy.world 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€“] throws_lemy@reddthat.com 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Obviously, you need to feed the cow first!

    [โ€“] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Too late. You'll need a new phone.

    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€“] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

    Click the home button?

    [โ€“] burgersc12@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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

    [โ€“] MajorHavoc@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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

    [โ€“] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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

    [โ€“] Thyrian@ttrpg.network 15 points 1 year ago
    1. Connect to Laptop
    2. Start adb
    3. Flash phone
    4. Install [distro]
    5. Profit
    [โ€“] kat@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago

    This is your life now.

    [โ€“] chris@l.roofo.cc 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Press Escape

    Type :q!

    Press enter

    [โ€“] teft@startrek.website 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Gotta save the cow. So type :wq

    [โ€“] andrewth09@lemmy.world 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€“] original_ish_name@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

    First: press escape

    Then type :!killall -s KILL vim

    [โ€“] jopakes3@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
    [โ€“] GravelPieceOfSword@lemmy.ca 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€“] original_ish_name@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    pkg install gvim

    Why install the gui version?

    pkg install vim

    [โ€“] GravelPieceOfSword@lemmy.ca 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€“] original_ish_name@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
    [โ€“] GravelPieceOfSword@lemmy.ca 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€“] original_ish_name@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

    I'm using termux too

    [โ€“] lud@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

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

    [โ€“] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 4 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€“] riodoro1@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

    Pull the power cord? Let the battery run out?

    [โ€“] DangerZ0ne@lemmy.world 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.