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Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android

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697 points mikenew | 2 comments | 14 May 25 15:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.563s | source
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montebicyclelo ◴[17 May 25 20:07 UTC] No.44016633[source]▶
> I really didn't want to root the phone, but nothing else did what I needed

Shame that rooting is such a pain, and risks bricking the device. (Apparently Google's introduction of an anti-rollback bootloader this month has caused a few people's devices to get bricked when they tried to root.)

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hparadiz ◴[17 May 25 23:14 UTC] No.44017707[source]▶
Seriously. Why is using your own pocket computer so hostile to user intent these days?
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1. surajrmal ◴[18 May 25 02:55 UTC] No.44018654[source]▶
Because the world is full of malicious entities who want to exploit people and most people do not need root.
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2. ycuser2 ◴[18 May 25 06:58 UTC] No.44019526[source]▶
That's right, but why make rooting almost Impossible? Why they are fighting rooting at all? They could make rooting easier, for example in the hidden developer menu.