i just got around to making myself at "home" (by swapping the fn and ctrl, thank goodness I have a Windows box to use <https://superuser.com/a/1608389>)
thinkpad battery replacement update: decided not to go with any of the sketchy options and just order off the official replacement parts site, which luckily had the right one in stock: https://lenovo.encompass.com/
it cost more, but it arrived literally the next day?? anyway, no complaints.
Finally putting my x230 to rest, the last sudo poweroff. Hardware is failing beyond the point that makes continuing to repair it worthwhile.
On this laptop I deployed nearly 60 servers (most for at risk groups), 12 tech art projects (solo & collab, some toured worldwide), & gave many lectures & workshops.
If there was ever a loyal and electric steed, it was this x230. It ran #Debian & was good.
I bought it in 2015, for EUR145 on the German eBay, 2nd hand.
@kroc@NanoRaptor …and there is a bizarrely placed [FN] key somewhere so that half the time you fire you end up triggering some bizarre macro #ThinkPadClub