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tinosaurier@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Self-Hosting A Cluster On Old Phones

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Self-Hosting A Cluster On Old Phones

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tinosaurier@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago
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The phones most of us carry around in our pockets every day hold a surprising amount of computing power. It’s somewhat taken for granted now that we can get broadband in our hands in most pla…
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    Just take out the battery and keep it plugged in?

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      Unlike laptops, many phones simply won’t turn on without a battery connected.

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        Is that so with new phones? Last I tried with a Samsung S5, it did work.

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          It’s common, and especially so on devices that don’t have batteries which are intended to be user-removable - which is pretty much all new phones.

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            ok thanks for the info

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