Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Floppies Date: 20 Sep 2025 03:08:39 GMT Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: <9fjemlxbio.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10a68ql$16tjt$1@dont-email.me> <68c6bbc5$0$402$426a74cc@news.free.fr> <10a6rp4$1d082$5@dont-email.me> <2d9jplxvcn.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10a6t8d$1d082$8@dont-email.me> <4cnjplxbgm.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <101fck52laaigefq5tubi6i7b0qpccmuic@4ax.com> <9DOdncYo-vBzE1r1nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@giganews.com> <10a8mbc$1q6g1$8@dont-email.me> <10afh2l$3hcc0$1@dont-email.me> <10ag0tf$3l3a7$1@dont-email.me> <10agpn4$3qpp8$2@dont-email.me> <10ah9i6$3v8gp$1@dont-email.me> <10ai0bj$599f$1@dont-email.me> <1D5zQ.27835$MAE4.14052@fx09.iad> <10akt3t$qrkd$4@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 0pvtBWKB94EEGYCYM8f1CgTI6CYW9Xk8IZuGMvdFvaWK9QREPK Cancel-Lock: sha1:FmF5dViVuXu0xhtTctaoGdP1AYU= sha256:pyZPM+5YN3fJ5bkrQX8VSl3UabgseBn0vAkjjZiN1Rk= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:74598 On Sat, 20 Sep 2025 01:39:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 19/09/2025 20:00, rbowman wrote: >> On Fri, 19 Sep 2025 05:12:29 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote: >> >>> Right now I'm working harder and harder against the attempts to make >>> smartphones mandatory. There's one more vein they want to open and >>> drain... >> >> My 5 year old Nokia is getting a little bulgy > > You can get a new battery fitted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9F-Zt1aP1A I've got a heat gun and an assortment of electronics screw drivers but it looks like more trouble than it's worth for 5 year old phone. I've been down the hot melt route before and getting it back together reasonably securely is the hardest part. I've reached the point in life where I take a different view of things. I think I paid $150, so that $30 a year. A couple of decent ribeye steaks cost more than that.