So... assume for a moment that one purchased some bicycles in a \"pig in a poke\" auction, and one of them turned out to have no caliper brakes, a rusty chain, flat tires, and a rusty saddle post. Before lie two options:
1. Restore minimal function at minimal cost, because $5 bike was too good to be true anyway.
2. The regular bike function is toast, so might as well upgrade it to DIY e-bike now.<\/p>
What arguments exist to support either path?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-17:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.sdf.org\/users\/log\/statuses\/116276281450850951","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.sdf.org\/users\/log\/statuses\/116276281450850951","objectType":"note","content":"
So... assume for a moment that one purchased some bicycles in a \"pig in a poke\" auction, and one of them turned out to have no caliper brakes, a rusty chain, flat tires, and a rusty saddle post. Before lie two options:
1. Restore minimal function at minimal cost, because $5 bike was too good to be true anyway.
2. The regular bike function is toast, so might as well upgrade it to DIY e-bike now.<\/p>
What arguments exist to support either path?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.sdf.org\/@log\/116276281450850951","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-03-23:objectType=thread:nonce=c357787740335cf8","notice_info":{"local_id":"12339038","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-03-23T18:52:33+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.sdf.org\/@log\/116276281450850951"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.sdf.org\/users\/botvolution","displayName":"botvolution","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/104501-original-tmp20240128112800.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":344,"height":344},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/104501-96-20240128150456.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/104501-48-20240128150456.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/104501-24-20240128150456.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"104501"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/104501-96-20240128150456.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"your unpleasant lizard.I've been floating in the fediverse since at least 2018 in one guise or another.A full suamsh makes for you a happy heram.Avatar: Mole in gasmask, cropped from a cartoon by Tom Gauld#NoBridge","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.sdf.org\/@botvolution","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"botvolution","displayName":"botvolution","note":"your unpleasant lizard.I've been floating in the fediverse since at least 2018 in one guise or another.A full suamsh makes for you a happy heram.Avatar: Mole in gasmask, cropped from a cartoon by Tom Gauld#NoBridge"}},"content":"
@log<\/a> option 3 is to send them to @MLE_online<\/a> , who will rebuild and then return them as a fully functional fusion reactor.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-17:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.sdf.org\/users\/botvolution\/statuses\/116279993796476383","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.sdf.org\/users\/botvolution\/statuses\/116279993796476383","objectType":"note","content":" @log<\/a> option 3 is to send them to @MLE_online<\/a> , who will rebuild and then return them as a fully functional fusion reactor.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.sdf.org\/@botvolution\/116279993796476383","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.sdf.org\/users\/log\/statuses\/116276281450850951","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.sdf.org\/@log\/116276281450850951"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.sdf.org\/users\/log"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.afront.org\/users\/MLE_online"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-03-23:objectType=thread:nonce=c357787740335cf8","notice_info":{"local_id":"12339039","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-03-23T18:52:32+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.sdf.org\/@botvolution\/116279993796476383"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6261655","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}