What kind of iron are you working with? What kind of solder are you using? Those 2 things alone can make a big difference. Practice is necessary too, of course–but if you’re trying to work with inferior equipment and/or solder, it may be harder than it should be…
As pointed out elsewhere around these comments, this looks like another classic example of enshittification. Just like everything that’s invented, it often starts out with a fairly solid design–it couldn’t succeed without that. Once the success is captured, they can start dissecting the design and figure out what parts can be made with cheaper materials (common example: replacing metal w/plastic) and/or cheaper tech. From that point it’s iterations of further cuts to material and tech until it’s the cheapest, flimsiest version that can still function well enough to outlast the warranty. I’ve been in my field long enough (appliance repair) to see generations come and go and it often runs that route. Sometimes design flaws get fixed during the process, but rarely does the product itself get better or more durable in the long run.
Yet another fucking cringe name to add to the modern corpo lexicon
I don’t even know that much about any of these companies or their practices but i just really dislike their names. I genuinely cringe when i read those words, lol
This is exactly what i predict will happen as well
It’s good enough to get that gov contract $$ though 🤹♂️
Would seem almost intentional given the size and success of the company. How do you fuck something like that up so badly? Seems like one of those Embrace, Extend, Extinguish deals or similar
And millions of other people’s $2. Congrats to Nintendo on their newfound wealth ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
What improvements do you like? Maybe there’s something I’m overlooking. I also agree on size, i really didn’t want anything larger than the 4a and the 8 was the closest i could find.
I had a couple 4a and now have an 8. Don’t bother – I’m convinced there are better phones for the $. Not to mention better companies to buy from, after this shit show
Why do that when they can finally force people off their halfway-decent hardware in favor of their latest crap? I had a 4a and liked it, worked fine for my purposes. When it crapped out i just got another 4a. Eventually the newer one started boot-looping intermittently and i decided it was time to upgrade to something more “modern”. After spending way too much time researching the current options and cornering myself into options paralysis, i decided maybe the best choice was to “double” my pixel and jump from a 4 to an 8. I figured that many generations difference should provide for a notably better/faster experience. It didn’t. I liked the 4a just as much as my 8–only difference being some very small changes in options and menus. Performance-wise it’s not opening pages with blazing speed, the 5G doesn’t really seem to be any faster than the 4G i had been using on the Pixel 4a. Camera performance is a little better but nothing ground-breaking. I think it’s possible i get worse telephone performance, i occasionally get dropped/static-y calls and sometimes can’t call at all. Overall i was really disappointed to see my upgrade act more as a lateral move. I probably should have just gotten another 4a when my last one died. Of course, it would probably need a battery now, lol. Or have the boot-loop problem.
Welcome to the future, where the tech is cutting edge but built with the cheapest components possible 🙃
You just saved me some trouble, lol
New year, new price increases 👐
My takeaway as well! Canoo can go eat a dick, but Texas can go eat a huge dick
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Please let this be true 🤣
He can fake gaming kinda-sorta, he can fake admirers kinda-sorta… Why could he kinda-sorta fake programming skills?
He’s the ultimate fake
But it was the way the characters hand was positioned! No commentary, just a picture in a trailer for a cutesy game
The response is ridiculous, but not surprising
Fucking seriously–i don’t know how many “Moes” exist but i finally managed to block them all…i think
Another article i scrolled past before seeing this was stating Steam broke their record releasing over 18,000 games in 2024.
How can anyone have enough time to even try them all?
Ooh, i see. Unfortunately i don’t have any experience soldering these…just pcbs, wires, etc. Hopefully someone else here can help out!