That’s interesting. I didn’t know about blends at all.
I like the home server idea, but it looks like it would install software I wouldn’t use, plus my home server is general purpose - file server, web server, database server, etc. I do need to look more into nextcloud though.
I use them, and have for a few years. For me the jury is still out.
Pros: Lighter, much lighter. Makes my steering feel lighter.
Smaller, which is great in a saddle bag.
Cons: I have several that developed pinhole leaks at higher pressure. They don’t leak fast enough to affect a ride, but the next day, they’ll definitely be down a good bit. I don’t know why this bugs me, but it does (I think I get nervous about trusting it). But I have some that are in my previous bike that are holding air fine for weeks, so it’s not an age thing. Or even a brand thing. Just seems to be luck of the draw.
Patching them - I haven’t tried often, but I haven’t had it work, even with the included patches some come with.
Cost, obviously. I got lucky and scored some on Amazon haul, getting 6 for like $8, with shipping. Extremely long stems, too, though I don’t have deep wheels. But the usual cost is much higher.
I keep buying them because I don’t want to go back, but I’m not 100% sold that the cost is worth it, either.
I worked for a company that did this, thousands of users on Citrix.
Management didn’t believe us when we told them how slow it was, especially for data analysis, which was literally the job for many of us. It turned out management above a certain level were on a separate Citrix server, with relatively few users, and they weren’t doing heavy duty analyses like we were, so they had no issues at all. Middle management and below were on servers with too many users.
After a few years, they went back to “thick” clients. Laptops, finally. The virtual desktop setup was still available when I left, for a few specific things, but in general everyone used a laptop.
I’m reminded of a time I was on a business trip to visit a remote office, and I had dinner with a woman that I worked with. Both of us are married, to other people, who were not present. We must have given off the right vibes, though, because the server asked if we wanted separate checks at the end.
Or maybe they thought the date had gone REALLY badly.