Post 1942227 by amolith@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #1940005 by kelbot@fosstodon.org
       2018-12-12T21:01:50Z
       
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       Alpine might make a good OS for a terminal only Pi 0W based cyberdeck. Keeping things simple, Alpine can be used in diskless mode where the microSD is read only and alpine includes a utility that remounts the filesystem rw and commits your changes and remounts back to ro. This makes it fairly robust to use without worrying about a more complicated power management system that needs to be integrated into the OS for clean shutdowns.
       
 (DIR) Post #1940010 by kelbot@fosstodon.org
       2018-12-12T21:02:08Z
       
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       So you could have a dumb independent battery level meter on your device to monitor your remaining juice and not fear filesystem corruption if you run it all the way down.
       
 (DIR) Post #1940097 by RussSharek@mastodon.art
       2018-12-12T21:06:10Z
       
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       @kelbotPlus an analog battery meter would be a brutal aesthetic. :)
       
 (DIR) Post #1942227 by amolith@fosstodon.org
       2018-12-12T22:43:28Z
       
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       @kelbot If you decide to make one, keep us updated on the progress and maybe write a blot post or something about it if you're able. I'm certainly interested!
       
 (DIR) Post #1942445 by rtwx@fosstodon.org
       2018-12-12T22:56:27Z
       
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       @kelbot hmm, that’d be great for hvac/home ventilation controller, as must of the time if it powers off/on it can revert to base setting you’ve stored, or just last settings I guess same as normal. 🤔