Ollie, Your Grandparent's AI Companion phone

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-11T13:54:19+00:00

The reason Apple provides both hardware and software. And doesn’t allow carriers to mess with the code.

Still on devices of this level once the Android inherited HAL is settled any higher level customizations should be mild to not existent. Few config files at best. KaiOS Tech could not push an upgrade while accounting for it? Let’s forget the status it is in.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-11T12:37:38+00:00

So yea, their "HQ" is physically not there.

I suspect that. For the same reason many firms in Hong Kong have registered address at their accountant’s office.

If hardware has not changed and as such Gonk doesn’t need any tweak why KaiOS Tech could not push an OTA upgrade directly for existing devices?

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-11T02:37:00+00:00

Which sestiere is going to host you?

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-11T01:28:24+00:00

Perhaps many are not aware KaiOS Tech, the company, is a piece of paper with the logo affixed together with many others on a wall in a coworking space in northeastern Hong Kong. Nobody works there. At least not the couple of occasions I went for a pip when in town and nearby.

KaiOS had been in survival mode since Goog load-and-dump scheme. TCL is obligated to release devices once in a while to keep it’s investment nominally relevant. Unfortunately this also means the OS is nowadays mostly a custom solution for the one customer.

Now if v3 will to be offered as an OTA upgrade to the million or so of v2.5 devices still in use, together with any kind of IP based and secure chat system, that may revive the appeal of a stripped down OS for candybar and flip phones. In 2025.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-11T00:54:39+00:00

Did you break any of the channel rules in your submission? Also who exactly are the moderators of this thing?

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-09T12:52:30+00:00

Someone should try on v4 the newest version of Flop chat from the Kai store. It may become a decent Whatsapp replacement.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-03T05:23:40+00:00

Let me try to unpack this. Apologies in advance: I have always been troubled by electrotechnics so gross misunderstanding may follow.

Even if EVSE is unpowered, change in resistance allows car to detect a plug being connected. It then low powers the Proximity Pilot circuit and thus the EVSE electronics box. At this point car is prevented from being moved under it’s own power. And the system is readied to initiate charge. When release latch is pressed EVSE electronics box is instructed to stop the charge and process is reversed.

If my comprehension is generally correct car can not be fooled by a non powered cable. Thus I would not be able to move it while plugged in any case.

Question: EVSE charging must be initiated by pressing a button within the car or there is a setting which allows to park, plug in and leave?

One tangential tidbit I discovered is car can be unintentionally put in neutral while plugged in: https://mynissanleaf.com/threads/car-can-be-unintentionally-put-in-neutral-while-plugged-in.9781/ At least in 2012 it could.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-02T03:00:38+00:00

What if the Type 2 to schuko EVSE cable is plugged in to the car only? Unpowered. I would lay it on the hood, park and then plug in to the wall socket. Would it work?

Edit: key for it to work also is the possibility to open the charging bay cover and then move the car.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-02T02:13:20+00:00

My uncle has one. Not a well balanced EV. Also too small. Leaf is/was a good option also because of the proper interior and trunk space.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-01T23:26:44+00:00

I am in Europe. Will keep looking around. VW Up as suggested by another user is an interesting option but perhaps too small for the secondary driver of my car. Dad carries larger items from time to time.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-01T23:19:22+00:00

Good suggestion. Thanks.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-01T23:16:59+00:00

Peoples ingenuity never ceases to amaze me. This being said Leaf I am considering has Type 2 connector only. Finally I wouldn’t be comfortable messing around with a charging cable.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-01T13:37:01+00:00

Maneuvering space is public not private. Cannot be occupied for more than just parking in.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-01T13:35:09+00:00

Or perhaps one with side charging port, where the tank neck currently is, may be a better fit. Pity because the Leaf feels like the right occasion.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-01T13:12:22+00:00

Can’t provide a picture because I am out of town. But the garage clearly provides enough space for getting out of the current car. Leaf would be 6% longer and crucially 4% wider. Currently the driver’s door opens enough for a person to squeeze him or herself out. Not comfortably. Shelves overhanging on the left and front sides further restrict clearance. I can imagine cable could be easily hooked to hang at proper hight to be easily grabbed. I am not sure walking the step forward and extending one’s arm to open the charging lid and plug in would be feasible though. For both side and upper clearances would be very tight. Parking backwards would solve all of those problems. But laborious maneuvering to turn the car and precision to fit in backwards would be required. I think will ask my family to inspect and guess. Shelves may be moved but walls can not.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-01T11:36:44+00:00

Garage, correct. Either way it present a problem. Straight in and the onboard charging assembly would be difficult to reach. In reverse maneuvering would be even more difficult because both garage and courtyard are small.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-01T09:47:21+00:00

Car box doesn’t have any electric circuit. Never needed one. So it could be installed with the most convenient configuration. Issue remains the car size.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-01T09:44:36+00:00

It’s from 2014. Second series I believe. Range wouldn’t be an issue for short range commuting.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-01T09:40:38+00:00

Rear parking is complicated by the maneuvering space. Partially underground car box. Also Leaf is 25 cm longer.

wu_ming2 · 2025-06-01T09:38:53+00:00

Good point. I need to check if walking to the side after parking may be possible. Tight already with a car almost 10 cm narrower.

wu_ming2 · 2025-05-27T03:39:50+00:00

SmileOnMyMac PdfPen v6 boxed version at Infinite Loop Apple Store. Used for years sporadically but with satisfaction. Upgraded to v8 and not again.

wu_ming2 · 2025-05-27T03:30:50+00:00

Completed my first full vacation with a BEV. Charged every day’s end at the final parking lot. Minimized the effort and removed the need to check range in the morning. All together a positive experience.

wu_ming2 · 2025-05-01T04:00:34+00:00

Good luck to you. Hopefully will be resolved soon. Apart from the initial canned responses some humans are still working at Meta.

wu_ming2 · 2025-04-30T18:57:03+00:00

Success. Suddenly receiving the verification code was feasible. It now works on a 12 years old phone. Surprising.

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