Don’t underestimate cuteness as an advantage.

Same, and it was still a solid little phone, I used it until most of the apps stopped being supported, and even then, it was my backup phone for years, until the networks stopped supporting it.

And to think that they were bred from aurochs, which were bigger, faster, and meaner. Which is saying something, as modern cattle are still pretty massive animals!

Gator, no!

Upvotes for both bird and bike!

Booming Music for local storage, with some Bandcamp streaming and occasional YouTube playlists via NewPipe.

This article doesn’t mention the limitations of remote access for Jellyfin, which requires some tricks like reverse proxy or Tailscale. I think Jellyfin is a great option if you only watch/listen on your home network, but if anyone wants to replicate the remote access capabilities of Plex, I typically warn them they are going to have to roll their sleeves up.

I switched to CubeTrek 2 years ago and have been generally happy with it. I sometimes miss the social aspects, but then I just text my friends and we ride bikes together anyway.

Cockrill Bend?

The only thing I bought after being advertised on a podcast was a Cleverhood jacket/poncho thing, and I have zero regrets, it’s a great rain jacket. But I had seen other people use them so it wasn’t a complete ad-based purchase.

Ooh, that is lovely, I like the dappled light. Thanks for sharing it!

I’m loving the early 90s style. And I think I had my picture taken with that background at Olan Mills at some point.

Lovely photo. If it doesn’t load for you like it didn’t for me, here is the link:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schönwald_im_Schwarzwald,_Escheckstraße_--_2025_--_0150.jpg

Roku Jellyfin app has been pretty good lately, few complaints now!

Where’s your bike seat?

If you’re ordinary and you never get enough sleep, I have just the place for you. New York’s hottest nap club is “Off to Dreamland!” Located in the heart of Queens at the corner of Sleep Street and Sleepytime Drive, this converted mattress store park was the ceremony spot for a lengendary nap taken by Adam Conover when he was a boy. This place has everything: body pillows, comforters, blankies, cuddle buddies, sleep masks, and CPAP machines. And be sure to hit the converted traincar section and lean your head on the shoulder of MTA Chair Janno Lieber, the celebrity sleeper in residence.

I didn’t get a paywall, but sometimes the WaPo does, and if so, here’s a paywall-free link: https://archive.ph/f4tti

Thanks for the rec! I also love that you presume that there will be a next time, cuz, uh, that’s accurate. These little boxes are powerhouses, I probably want one for a TV set-top box now that all the TV boxes (Roku, Amazon Fire, even Android TV and soon Apple TV) are riddled with ads.

Beelink and Minisforum are legit

I wish I knew a lot of this when I first started shopping for a mini PC. I ended up with a Beelink model that I’m quite happy with, but it seems almost luck that I didn’t pick another one, and I would have liked a “reputable brand” search function.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MO9CUyuwf4

“. . . and you can put so much stuff in there, you wouldn’t even know!”