# On more tinkering

*Entered: in neovim on Gemini PDA* |
*Date: 20230107*

## Gemini PDA

I decided quite a while back that linux was not great on the
Gemini PDA. The power saving features not working well is a
deal breaker. As I used my GPD Pocket 1 more, I realized
that if I s/xorg/android/ and s/alacritty/termux/ then the
difference is not very large. So I wiped my Gemini PDA and
installed Android (I actually chose rooted Android, but I
have been unable to gain root... ends up I do not require
it). I installed termux from fdroid. Then proot, and
installed Manjaro. With termux-float installed, it looks
just like a terminal open in X.

I copied over my .emacs.d and it is broken (going from AMD64
to AARCH64??), and I didn't feel like screwing with starting
over ATM. So I started a neovim config since a few videos on
this topic have been in my feed lately. Got it setup rather
nicely already, with a few plugins for navigation,
highlighting, and file templates. Not bad. I will still
eventually get around to redoing my .emacs.d.

## Battery and Temperature

The main reason I decided to resetup my Gemini PDA is my GPD
Pocket 1 I consider my main personal laptop. Its battery
life is rather good, but it does get hot. I cannot, for
example, place it on my ottoman and use it. It will soon
thermal-throttle. But, for laptop type tasks, knowing its
quirks, it does a great job. For things where a small, light
weight, pocketable device running on an Arm chip would do
what I need, the GPDA is a winner.

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[2](gopher://1436.ninja/I/Phlog/images/20230107-2.png)

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