May I?

A controlling department wasn’t granted any money for digitializing their workflow.

So these guys created their own solution(s!). Things like dedicated “user interfaces” loading data from tables created by hand. After years these people realized that data formatting is quite the issue.

They started to put random rules into different tables:

Two empty lines: New Group Data Record. One empty line: New Subgroup Data Record.

Excel tables aggregating this data via hardcoded links.

A dedicated table to start calculations on parent tables.

They mutated data like this:

Load data from excel files into one. Manually delete, add or change lines (or columns). Start a collection run from dedicated excel file and load new excel file data and replace old excel file data.

They had files where ‘it was easier to read’ when they pivot the data. This was troublesome since some values are intermediate results. Dropping one column may imply dropping another one as well.

All workflows required manual alignments along the way.

They were only able to process 10% of the data from a year within a year. Managing millions in cash.

Their data input came from different internal sources. Programs which were written two decades ago once and without any tests. Talking like VB, macro’s from host servers and copy-pasta data from other internal programs.

And don’t get me started on customer tables… They created a zip-code encoded filesystem hierarchy where each customer data (you guessed it, excel file) was renamed and then saved. In each of these directories where randomly named files if something went wrong; So no actual file patterns to rely on.

I respect them.

They creates a diagram for their tables with word. Word! (Didn’t know either: you can select the web view in the bottom right corner and you get an infitive canvas…) Madness.

Thank you for your kind words and objective perspective.

Indeed it is. Though I just started to leverage its capabilities.

Nonetheless, I would again buy into aarch64.

I will be more sensible the next time and I took my lesson. Thank you for elaborating clearly!

I don’t see myself like this but thanks for your analysis.

I paid 1200 EUR.

You may chime in here: I purchased it with three years of support as well (they [Lenovo] exchanged my brickes speakers, btw).

Thank you for your persistance. Edited it, Sir or Madame.

You are untinted. Tha nk 's for th is, bot.

Of whom?

I edited both:

The listing price was $2700 on purchase. I bought it for around $1800. The $650 dollar are from the Lenovo outlet store. I could sell this laptop for less then $500 on ebay.

More insights I gained using this laptop (intended for the curious Linux enthusiast):

• Kernel support for Audio and Screens is heavily dependend on user space: X.org and Wayland experience differs immensely. Even some udev-rules only work with certain compositors (and X11 feels like it is out of scope).
• Debian lacks people contributing to the linux and linux-firmware package. The onboarding is quite steep due to a lack of alignment between code and documentation.
• Developers if userspace programs react very fast to new requirements but they rely on upstreamed (to Debian’s kernel-team) kernel-config’s.
• Prompting bugs to the kernel appears to be done through kernel contributors only: Users will prompt hindrances on IRC (via OTFC, #aarch64-laptops) prompting the contributor and they will verify and support before addressing issues.
• There are archived advancements to the support which can’t be merged due to citation reasons and alignment with upstream can’t be done by the individual (there is a pareto-capable kernel for virtualization but within one week hunderts of commits need to get reviewed). This is impressive imo.

Thisnis slightly out of context. I told to (politely though, I thought) RTFM because the acronym should have been known in this channel. Though I have missspelled it and therefore his question was valuable critique.

I see; Thank you for teaching me. From now on I will try to be more objective and inclusive!

In real life I am known to be upfront (and too fast many times as well). No excuse - just some perspective from myself I have to think about.

How dare you!

I know that’s why I made this post: My hopes were high up and I payed the price. So I shared my experience.

Appreciate your follow up, Sir or Madame.

They claimed 28 Hours of no connectivity video playback with a moderate amount of brightness (if I recall correctly about 50%). It may get there half (Windows or Linux) but you will be at 0% left.

Idk why I get downvoted for this.

I am transparent and sharing my experience. I almost paid $2000 dollar for my dream and contributed as best as I can.

TIL: Don’t fk post.

// Edit: But prompt your confusion. You may get insight.

Yeah; Told you I am disappointed in some way.

I’ll be honest, this sounds interesting, but I have no idea what you’re even trying to say.

I am just sharing for the community. And I want some nerdish engagement tbqh.

Where does the $2700 price come from?

It was the manufacture price when I purchased it.

Does it support Linux or not?

It does but there are a few important things lacking. Also it isn’t stable without reading up on LKMS upfront and knowing what to do. Not all distros are capable of booting it yet (e.g. void).

Are you happy with it or not?

I poured ~$1200 to Qualcomm/Lenovo and they are employing one worker from one sub company. Interpret it on your own.

What’s LKMS?

RTFM. // Edit: I missspelled. LKML. I edited my post. Appreciated.

I’m really struggling to even parse the basics from your post.

I am open for sharing my insights, though : )