▲ 793 ▼ Engineer turns disposable vape pen into a working web server (interestingengineering.com) submitted 5 months ago by TimeNaan@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 135 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 5 months ago (8 children) How broken is it? Touch still works? Display visible? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) Probably only replacing the screen would work at this point. Android is quite flexible but you need some touch input to operate it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Android can take keyboard and mouse input actually permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) You're right, I haven't thought of that. Maybe connecting it to a monitor through an HDMI enabled USB-C hub could work. permalink fedilink source parent [–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (4 children) It just got dramatically worse, screen jumps up and down, unusable I won't even be able to take phone calls. I can't even restart it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dandu3@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (3 children) If it's an OLED and it's cracked you have only a couple hours to get your shit off of it before it goes completely blank. LCDs are usually somewhat fine depending on how they're broken. They don't get worse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Depending on how security is, you can plug a USB-c hub and connect it to a KBM and run it that way... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Squirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 5 months ago I had to read your comment several times before I realized you didn't type USB-chub. permalink fedilink source parent [–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago It took a day to go from partially fucked to unusable, the entire screen is like seizuring. There was no actual crack though, must have hit a rock or something getting lobbed onto the ground. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children) Probably only replacing the screen would work at this point. Android is quite flexible but you need some touch input to operate it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Android can take keyboard and mouse input actually permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) You're right, I haven't thought of that. Maybe connecting it to a monitor through an HDMI enabled USB-C hub could work. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) Android can take keyboard and mouse input actually permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) You're right, I haven't thought of that. Maybe connecting it to a monitor through an HDMI enabled USB-C hub could work. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) You're right, I haven't thought of that. Maybe connecting it to a monitor through an HDMI enabled USB-C hub could work. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (4 children) It just got dramatically worse, screen jumps up and down, unusable I won't even be able to take phone calls. I can't even restart it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dandu3@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (3 children) If it's an OLED and it's cracked you have only a couple hours to get your shit off of it before it goes completely blank. LCDs are usually somewhat fine depending on how they're broken. They don't get worse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Depending on how security is, you can plug a USB-c hub and connect it to a KBM and run it that way... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Squirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 5 months ago I had to read your comment several times before I realized you didn't type USB-chub. permalink fedilink source parent [–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago It took a day to go from partially fucked to unusable, the entire screen is like seizuring. There was no actual crack though, must have hit a rock or something getting lobbed onto the ground. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dandu3@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (3 children) If it's an OLED and it's cracked you have only a couple hours to get your shit off of it before it goes completely blank. LCDs are usually somewhat fine depending on how they're broken. They don't get worse permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Depending on how security is, you can plug a USB-c hub and connect it to a KBM and run it that way... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Squirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 5 months ago I had to read your comment several times before I realized you didn't type USB-chub. permalink fedilink source parent [–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago It took a day to go from partially fucked to unusable, the entire screen is like seizuring. There was no actual crack though, must have hit a rock or something getting lobbed onto the ground. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) Depending on how security is, you can plug a USB-c hub and connect it to a KBM and run it that way... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Squirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 5 months ago I had to read your comment several times before I realized you didn't type USB-chub. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Squirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 5 months ago I had to read your comment several times before I realized you didn't type USB-chub. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago It took a day to go from partially fucked to unusable, the entire screen is like seizuring. There was no actual crack though, must have hit a rock or something getting lobbed onto the ground. permalink fedilink source parent