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

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1016 points mikenew | 2 comments | 14 May 25 15:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | 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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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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1. me-vs-cat ◴[18 May 25 13:24 UTC] No.44021267[source]▶
By malicious entities, do you mean the phone manufacturers, third-parties, or both?
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2. jwrallie ◴[18 May 25 13:57 UTC] No.44021464[source]▶
Probably malware makers? Some phone manufacturers use that argument to explain why they prevent users from becoming root.

I still read it as phone manufacturers on my first pass!