maxprime

I always preferred Halo Underground.

Have fun! My only advice is to take it slow. You don’t have to smart-ify every room and every gadget in your house all at once.

Firefox and Jellyfin webui.

Settings >> Display >> Display Mode >> TV

Then get a small Bluetooth remote that has arrow keys, enter, backspace, and escape.

Exactly. I used XBMC and then Kodi for years until I got a smartphone and a laptop and wanted to keep my watched list synced across multiple devices. It was way too complicated with Kodi; it was never designed for that. That’s when I switched over to Plex.

Aside from that use case, though, Kodi is an incredibly powerful and impressive piece of software.

What don’t you like about docker?

Is it necessary to dedicate a WAP to IoT, etc? I would recommend setting up separate SSIDs and connect each to their own VLAN, and each VLAN a subnet. And have each WaP broadcast each SSID and have the router handle the traffic routing. That way WAPs are dedicated to the devices that they are near, not the devices they are assigned to.

I guess I meant docker container.

Looks cool! A containerized version would be a welcome addition to my home lab.

What was I trying to get across in my original comment? Like I said at the beginning: a candid, honest, respectful take on the question OP asked. I was aware my opinion was in the minority. I wasn’t confused about your comment, I am confused about e-bikes in general. I am getting less confused now though.

I’m surprised to hear your bike lasted only 10 years. I am certain that as long as it hadn’t suffered a fatal crash, if you had brought it to a community bike shop (if you live in a big city I can almost guarantee there are several to choose from) then you could have had it repaired for dirt cheap. CBSs are volunteer run and have parts donated and are a fantastic way to get educated about bicycle repair. In fact, a lot of the parts — especially frames — that CBSs get are from landfills, so it’s likely that if you threw your 10 year old bike away, it’s been either stripped for parts, or someone rebuilt it. As a volunteer myself, 10 year old bikes are a gem and are considered “new”.

Not long ago I finished rebuilding my grandfather’s bike which he bought in the 1930s. It runs like it’s brand new. I was able to take apart every single piece, clean it, and put it back together freshly lubed. I only had to replace the spokes, tubes, chain, and tires, all of which are considered disposable. Many of the bikes that I’ve ridden are older than me (I was born in the 80s) and when I pass them down to their next owner -sometimes a thief- they’re in much better shape than when I bought them originally. I just don’t see that happening with e-bikes and that makes me sad, and admittedly sometimes angry.

Having to send parts back to the manufacturer is a big red flag for me. Is the manufacturer obligated to continue to repair these parts forever? Think about how upset people get about John Deere, Tesla, or Apple, and how they make it nearly impossible to repair an object without going to them? How is this different? Centralized repair is almost always a disaster. To clarify what I am confused about: why isn’t this aspect of e-bikes talked about more? Cycling and bicycle maintenance tend to go hand in hand, but it is not something talked about in e-bike circles, as far as I am aware. Is e-bike jailbreaking a thing?

I will say, though, after reading some of the comments, including yours, I am starting to get the appeal. I know that they’re not for me, but I can understand why some people are drawn to e-bikes, and can see the vision that e-bikers might have when they get on their e-bike. But until there is a way to ensure that every e-bike can be repaired at home, I will be sad about the expensive e-waste that will inevitably be created as a result of companies obfuscating their patents with proprietary parts and software. The right to repair is something often overlooked for a shiny new toy, but when the time comes to have to throw away that toy because a company considers a part to be “antiquated” (the word Apple used to describe my at-the-time 5-year-old laptop that they refused to fix, and whose part was completely unavailable on the internet) I think people may start to feel differently about the industry.

As a lover of Linux, this type of comment is non constructive

You’re so right! Here have an internet point.

My daily driver bicycle cost $150CAD, is older than I am, and I have replaced almost all of the out-of-date parts for modern parts for a few more hundred bucks. All well under $500CAD, including my Honjo fenders. A lot of the parts I got for free or a few bucks at my local community bike shop.

Any bicycle more than $1500 is for high performance or enthusiast riding and the average commuter has no need to consider purchasing that. I also own a Marinoni (hand built in Montreal by an Italian world renowned frame builder) with full Campagnolo Record (read: top spec) components and it cost $2500 CAD. Sure, there are bikes worth more than that, and for good reason, (my pro-cyclist friend rides a $12000 bike) but if you’re not competitive (or a dentist) there is no point.

My point being that $500 is more than enough to get you a very nice bike, as long as you are willing to buy used and put some TLC into it.