IMALlama

Haha, that's one approach. Be sure to pour the hot water all around the door frame itself is often frozen shut too.

Corvettes, going back to at least the C6 generation (2005ish) have electronic handles, but they have mechanical emergency pulls on the floor next to the door sill. Yes, messing with them will set off the car alarm if the doors are locked. Ask me how I know.

I have no idea why anyone where it freezes would want electronic handles, especially ones that electronically self-present. I've had to yeet my frozen shit door open on more than occasion.

No judgement meant, but without understanding your use case it's hard to make a good recommendation.

What you asked first: I have an Asus Ally X. I'm truly just like @strayce@Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org in that my purchase choice was influenced by the ability to use it with an eGPU. From what I've read, using an AMD eGPU with an Ally X is a recipe for frustration, but Nvidia eGPUs are fine. I never actually pulled the plug as my use case for the device changed after I started using it. It can absolutely be used as a full fledged PC, since it actually is one, and I've taken advantage of that a few times.

Musings on my pursuit of a convenient single device solution follow. You're welcome to stop here. I'm not here to try to convince you of anything, only to share my own struggles. Maybe you'll even be able to help me with them.

I've been chasing the promise of a convenient all-in-one device for a while now. Tablet form factor devices (surface pro, iPad, etc) are good as tablets, but propping them up on your lap with a keyboard is awkward. I've found that this limits where you can realistically use them. Sure, you can use a tray/lap table setup, but if you need to haul it around with you it starts to lose convenience. I've always fallen back to using these devices as tablets. It seems like using a handheld as a computer replacement would face the same hurdles when you're away from your desk and add another one: the need for an an external display.

As for why I didn't buy an eGPU for the Ally X, the most frequent time and place I use the Ally X is on the couch, next to my spouse as they watch TV, after my kids are asleep. I quickly realized I was self-selecting which games I play on it. I'm actively avoiding entire genres like real time strategy, which I personally enjoy a lot, because those games greatly benefit from a mouse/keyboard setup. I want a fast/convenient setup and break down. I don't want to have to worry about gathering and stashing accessories. There's also the reality of running on battery and heat dissipation. Keeping the Ally X in 13 watt "silent" mode results in 20 watts of actual power draw, very low fan noise, and ~4 hours of battery life. Its 17 watt "performance" mode is still fairly quiet and lowers battery life to ~3 hours. My spouse finds turbo mode too loud and you're looking at 1.5 hours of battery life. Noise aside, playing while plugged in diminishes the convenience for me.

Despite a few false starts, I've still found myself stuck in the camp of portable device + laptop + desktop - although my desktop sees pretty infrequent use these days.

Like @strayce@lemmy.sdf.org my handheld supports an eGPU and can run bazzite. However it's another mainstream unit. Personally, I got my handheld to be a hand held to play around the house using its built in screen. The onboard graphics have been more than capable, although I'll admit that I play slightly older games.

If you're looking for a less mobile setup and/or are more budget conscious, a used PC is probably going to be way better bang for your buck than a hand held with an eGPU. My gaming PC still packs a (used) 1070ti and shrugs off most games at 1440. Sure, I can't max graphics in everything but with moderate settings I can still have very solid and stable FPS.

With a zoomie?!

The claim of the battery not minding getting fully discharged is nice though.

This seems consumer driven as the fees were not presented in a very transparent manner.

Source

This move towards transparent pricing is a direct result of this review and social media backlash over excessive clean fees and chores.

Source

Nope! That's part of the fun sadly. At least if you're technical you'll know that not all type-c cables are the same.

Display port over USB-C is totally a thing. With things like USB-PD USB seem to be getting dangerously close to becoming the standard for everything. The cables are a wreck though and are way too hard for a layperson to tell apart.

16k and even 8k is also a metric crap ton of data. Raw 8k @ 24 FPS is around 640 MB/second of data. Bump the frame rate and the numbers get big. Red cameras shooting 8K @ 75 fps chew just over 2 GB/second.

I've seen that a ton with injection molded plastic, but I don't know if I've ever seen that happen on a printed part before. My prints usually break before deforming enough to get discolored.

I totally agree that forcing people to have kids is a horrible idea.

Economically stable people who feel safe in their society choose to have children

This logically makes sense, and may have even been something that you've experienced yours either directly or second hand via friends/family, but it's not present in the data.

There's a very strong negative correlation between education and income vs birth rate. As people make more money and/or attain higher levels of education they have fewer kids. My theory is that this is due to a combination of reliance on direct family for labor on a homestead/farmstead, sex ed, and access to contraceptives. Kids are also a large time/emotional/financial commitment and with our modern emphasis on "self sufficency" this places a heavy burden on parents. Some countries have tried softening this blow, but it hasn't changed their birthday trend.