From nobody Sat Dec 25 09:21:48 2021 X-Original-To: questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80502190973C for ; Sat, 25 Dec 2021 09:21:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ralf-mardorf@riseup.net) Received: from mx1.riseup.net (mx1.riseup.net [198.252.153.129]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mx1.riseup.net", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4JLdjP6XgRz4SVS for ; Sat, 25 Dec 2021 09:21:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ralf-mardorf@riseup.net) Received: from fews1.riseup.net (fews1-pn.riseup.net [10.0.1.83]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mail.riseup.net", Issuer "R3" (not verified)) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4JLdjN3wJ1zF4rL for ; Sat, 25 Dec 2021 01:21:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=riseup.net; s=squak; t=1640424104; bh=NFucgJQhRJjpv+EhL3PF23OL5hE8EWQFLkFnQYBETsA=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=QFct0VYX8vfdY6+yUSLmBcj13Og+OSbaHPtHYbx56gsoKkB8O9E7c8wUczuM2EFfL GJ19ebfCIKe+a/Jf9l6dTfPWldj9t3L+mp3d35zhesm5TGqSaR2yx4HpOmsZpVZki2 TizwwkzB2PBo6jRLM7VDQL/Rh/bwKuOQWt1KrG+Y= X-Riseup-User-ID: 3F13BEB5DE70F68F388D808F667BE54AB31B849D7ACCD9907D8203A29AC4B682 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fews1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4JLdjM6ycJz5vYh for ; Sat, 25 Dec 2021 01:21:43 -0800 (PST) Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2021 10:21:48 +0100 From: Ralf Mardorf To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Half OT: laptop reccomendations Message-ID: <20211225102148.2e8b7444@archlinux> In-Reply-To: <20211225095918.2d6cc74a@archlinux> References: <87a6gsq5o8.fsf@betla.home> <0af3dadb-7b1d-e660-037b-0f3ba58b9ad5@netfence.it> <861r23ti4j.fsf@betla.kvm> <3eaef9ee-2e36-fcfe-cc19-d4a23454ac6a@netfence.it> <20211225034612.0497b7415dc039ed53e3725a@sohara.org> <20211225092321.359749cf@archlinux> <20211225084157.f2106bda7e9b977a49bd36df@sohara.org> <20211225095918.2d6cc74a@archlinux> List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4JLdjP6XgRz4SVS X-Spamd-Bar: ---- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=riseup.net header.s=squak header.b=QFct0VYX; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=riseup.net; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of ralf-mardorf@riseup.net designates 198.252.153.129 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=ralf-mardorf@riseup.net X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.55 / 15.00]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[riseup.net:s=squak]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RWL_MAILSPIKE_GOOD(0.00)[198.252.153.129:from]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+mx]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[questions@freebsd.org]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; DWL_DNSWL_LOW(-1.00)[riseup.net:dkim]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[riseup.net:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[riseup.net,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.95)[-0.946]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; MID_RHS_NOT_FQDN(0.50)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:16652, ipnet:198.252.153.0/24, country:US]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW(-0.10)[198.252.153.129:from] X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N On Sat, 25 Dec 2021 09:59:18 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >On Sat, 25 Dec 2021 08:41:57 +0000, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: >>On Sat, 25 Dec 2021 09:23:21 +0100 >>Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> =20 >>> On Sat, 25 Dec 2021 03:46:12 +0000, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: =20 >> =20 >>> >Sidecar - you know you always wanted to carry that rack mounted >>> >server. =20 >>>=20 >>> That's the best recommendation ever. A pity that I didn't >>> recommended it, since I know somebody who owns a >>> https://www.imz-ural.com/ , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMZ-Ural >>> . An older one, that looks like an old faithful German BMW. Since >>> it looks like a BMW, but is from Russia, you might guess it's as >>> reliable as a BMW and an AK-47, but it isn't. It's as reliable as >>> an USA operating system named Windows. =20 >> >> I used to own the Cossack variant of that machine - mine was >> as >>reliable as a BMW or AK-47, it would start first time[1] in the >>pouring rain despite 6 volt electrics, a missing electrics cover >>plate, a loose HT lead and (as I discovered much later) one piston >>that lacked both rings and skirt (I never looked at the other one). It >>would also go *anywhere*, it was a close match for a Landrover as an >>offroad vehicle - railway sidings are scary things to ride up and >>down. >> >>[1] If you had the knack, otherwise you could kick it all day without >>it starting. =20 > >You are right, the owner who knows the trick, is able to reliable start >the machine without major issues, too, but the bike tends to rust >exponential. Keywords "spokes ural stainless steel". PS: I'm from the German Ruhrgebiet and a little bit aged, so I'm aware of the difference between metal perforated by rust and stainless steel patina. In dystopia I hopefully own a real BMW motorcycle and a =D0=9A=D0=B0=D0=BB=D0=B0=D1=88=D0=BD=D0=B8=D0=BA=D0=BE=D0=B2.