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I agree. LFS is a project, Gentoo is a system you can actually rely on. LFS is fun to go through but not on your main machine IMHO.

Looks nice, gonna try it later

Yeah, if we lump microcode and firmware into the mix the list of working systems gets very short.

To expand on this: most Linux users have some proprietary software on their computer. Whether it’s a GPU driver, a video codec, or some applications they find useful. While it is possible to use a computer with a fully FOSS distro I don’t think that’s the norm.

This looks rad!

Vegetable oil is relatively safe, if a bit messy. WD40 actually has solvent in it that can damage plastic and other synthetic materials.

Wood tires are actually better than people think, and bikes did use them. You can texture the wood or coat it to give it more grip, even put spikes in it. Otherwise something flexible, doesn’t need to be air filled really. Or we can make tubes from the intestines of our enemies. Like air filled sausage for your bike.

For sure! But like another comment says, bikes just used paraffin wax for chain lube for a long time. Although not very easy to make at home, we have a fuck load of candles in this world already.

I think bike tires would be a relatively easy to solve problem tbh. Really just need flexibility.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_bicycle

Only downhill?! Wild.

What?! You’ve never heard of mountain biking? These arguments are wild.

Tires and tubes are ultimately for comfort. We can go back to making wood tires, they worked for a looooong time.

I mean, compared to what? Being on foot? Pretty sure the bike is going to be harder to hit than a walker or runner. Also more efficient per mile, so less stopping. I’m assuming that we don’t have petroleum products that are necessary to use the automobiles that still exist, oil refineries don’t really run themselves.

I’m not sure I understand. They aren’t running Tour de France races, they are using them to transport resources and themselves. I feel like nearly any greasy substance will do? It might not last as long or work as well, but it will work. I’m not an expert in chain lubrication, but I think tires might be a bigger concern.

Turbo Kid has a lot of bikes

I recently tried it again on arch and had serious steam issues, any tips?

Ah for fucks sake

I personally think this is a better idea than an old laptop. Easier to work on if the fan or SSD ever dies, and the cooling is a little better than any cheaper laptops I have worked on. It also wouldn’t need to be a NUC, basically every PC company makes a SFF or 1L sized computer, I’m partial to the Lenovo but the Dell’s are pretty nice too. I have about 8 Lenovo that are used as mini servers between home and work, on 24/7

I understand what you’re saying, but I think the user counts and usages would matter big time. I used to run it on the smallest plan DO offered, but I haven’t in a few years now. No idea if the usage requirements have grown over time, and that was just for 2 users. I know a lot of people run it on a NAS in a VM or container, that’s not exactly a dedicated machine either.

Look into digital ocean. They have pretty cheap hosting, like $6 a month last time I checked. You used to be able to get a month for free too. If it looks like a good option I can probably rustle you up a referral code.

If it’s not a Dell it’s an HP Compaq. HP bought Compaq and used the name for branding for a while. It would have been one of the last Compaq branded towers.