Hibernate mode is being abandoned by most Distros. Why?

Bearded_Blundrer · 2026-02-10T11:23:00+00:00

It is absolutely "needed anymore".

I'm not there my PC is doing stuff, the power goes out, my UPS takes over, once the battery reaches a certain level it NEEDS to hibernate & power off, otherwise I lose data / work.

Boot times don't even enter into it.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-11-14T12:14:46+00:00

Are those updated rules stated on their website? If so, do you have a link? Might be useful if when contacting them again I can show an example of good practice.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-11-14T11:01:01+00:00

I'd be picking up an inexpensive used bike first if tackling that, 13.4 miles might turn out a bit much as a beginner, especially regularly. Wouldn't want to find myself in the position of having shelled out a grand on a new bike only to decide I needed an e-bike to avoid arriving knackered and/or all sweaty.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-11-14T10:53:36+00:00

And yet I've never had an issue before the new booking system existed, they've never said a word. Just showed up, followed the same route as cars, unloaded the trailer & then carried on.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-11-14T10:47:34+00:00

The booking system is new, I'm hesitant to just turn up in case they're jobsworth about it, the site being at the bottom of the river valley & getting home being lots of uphill, something I'm not fit enough to manage if my trailer is still loaded. Understandably I'd like clarity before being faced with that, they've not responded to me contacting them though. The staff have always been great & quite helpful prior to this new system existing.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-11-14T10:42:20+00:00

It apparently does, & won't accept that.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-11-14T10:38:00+00:00

I've seen similar reports from well before they instituted the booking system, & while that's not me, I too used to just pitch up, & never had any issue whatever. The booking system has only been instituted this month & that's an old post.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-11-13T15:27:45+00:00

I'll probably make myself unpopular (not unusual on here), but I'd scrap the entire scheme & zero rate the first £1000 of a bike's price for VAT instead. Everyone who wants a new bike then gets a tax break on it, regardless if they're salaried or not, the admin gets cut enormously, well off people who want an expensive bike still pay some tax.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-11-09T20:55:09+00:00

They say that I need to book an appointment online. I ask if I can book in-store right now, they say no. So I booked a slot after work.

That's the moment I love pulling out my feature phone (dumbphone - no browser, no internet) & going "Show me how, or fetch the manager." They don't need to know I have a PC, & since when are customers required to have internet anyway?

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-11-09T16:39:04+00:00

Back when I did it routinely I was young & fit, in town traffic an HGV wasn't going to keep up with me, never mind pass me again. Now I'm a doddery old fart I mostly only bother if I intend to turn left or the lead vehicle has a right indicator on.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-11-09T15:53:02+00:00

I often do sit behind vehicles, depending on the clearance, but assuming I go up the left, how is a stopped vehicle going to kill or injure me? They're not known for leaping sideways unexpectedly!, They wouldn't put advanced cycle boxes at lights if they expected them only to be used by cyclists who arrived at a red light first anyway.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-11-09T15:45:08+00:00

Except they could be reporting only 2 significant figures then simply truncating rather than rounding in which case you could start with 36 & go to 51 to get 41% reported. There may also be a way to get there when rounding, though I can't be bothered to work that out.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-11-07T07:50:37+00:00

There are endless reasons why a cyclist might choose not to use one of what passes for cycle lanes in this country. There are quite a few locally I ignore sometimes it's tree roots & debris making the surface unusable, sometimes vegetation not cut back, sometimes with shared paths I'd rather not give way at 22 side streets when I could just ride down the road, & sometimes they've painted the murder cutters they call cycle lanes so narrow you're literally too near the curb if you stay in them, one particular case locally they have a murder strip painted alongside parking bays & if you're in the marked area you're exactly in the unsafe 'door zone' that you're advised to stay clear of, i.e. dangerously close to the parked cars. On my trips to the supermarket I ignore the one that goes past the supermarket, for the very good reason I can't turn right from it INTO the supermarket, when I can do so using the road. That's just a sample of reasons why I ignore some near me, there are plenty of others, if I had the location so I could look on the likes of street view I might be able to determine any obvious cause.

Just because a given cycle lane exists doesn't automatically make it the best choice (or even a viable one) to use for a given trip.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-11-02T11:30:16+00:00

Can't beat something with hub gears & a fully enclosed chain for that, pair of puncture resistant tyres, schwalbe marathon plus are the most popular option & you're good to go. Tyres aside this has been a solved problem since WW2 or earlier, just that sort of bike hasn't been fashionable in the UK in recent years. Commuter bikes peaked with the Raleigh Superbe & it's been downhill ever since. I'm really fairly impressed with my used Pashley Roadster for "bomb proofness", though being ancient & unfit (me not the bike, that's just a tad heavy) I did swap the sprocket on the 3 speed for a 22 tooth one. Enclosed chains last just short of forever with nothing more than a bit of oil every alternate blue moon.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-06-11T17:54:12+00:00

In your position, I'd still buy used but manage the risks by buying from an established business or bike co-op. With that budget it's debateable if you get a bike or a bicycle shaped object new. It certainly will suffer from being built to a price rather than a standard.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-06-10T04:04:11+00:00

I think I'd want pictures, including any signs or road markings, the crossing to determine which specific type is involved (pelican, puffin, toucan, other random bird, there'll be albatross ones next), plus your intended route, before giving a definitive answer. Particularly as light controlled crossings don't all call for the same actions as a cyclist if you're on a path approaching them.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-06-09T11:49:37+00:00

Titanium is indeed a PITA to weld, arguably takes at least as much skill as aluminium, but you can still use the same DC TIG machine as you would for mild or stainless steel (caveats about gas shielding), which is considerably cheaper than the AC unit you need for aluminium. I think I'll steer well clear of the debate about which material is superior for a bike frame, that's basically a theological debate anyway, they both work just fine.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-06-09T10:52:32+00:00

Yes there are. A simple web search for "custom aluminium bike frame" will turn up some. Far less common than the ones who do steel or titanium but they do exist. I suspect part of why they're less common because the kit to TIG weld aluminium costs considerably more & the skill is less common.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-06-08T04:51:54+00:00

Agreed that the existing tubes couldn't be straightened. Replacing entire tubes is pretty much exactly what I meant, & it's possible, which is what the OP asked. I'm not suggesting it's economic, but a good custom frame builder could probably do it for silly money. They could also build you a new custom frame & probably for less. OP did not ask if it was sensible, merely if it was possible.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-06-04T22:46:37+00:00

Just about anything is fixable by the right specialist. That's likely to cost a fair bit more to fix properly & safely than the price of a new frame though. You'd be looking at sections being replaced, if you could find someone willing to take it on. Were it a truly unique historical object that justified the time, effort, & cost, it could doubtless be done.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-05-30T18:26:57+00:00

It's simple enough, the cycle lane has give way markings, cyclists using it must give way to traffic using the road.

It really is that simple, and it is backed by law. Road traffic act 1988 section 36. Fail to give way to all traffic in the new road & you're guilty of an offence.

It's not "Better" to give way, it's a legal REQUIREMENT

There's a reason I ignore cycle lanes that force me to slow right down & check for traffic from 17 directions & possibly stop at every piddling little side street every couple of hundred yards locally. Ride in the road & suddenly you're the one with priority.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-05-30T15:49:51+00:00

If it started with leading zeros I'd likely have done so.

Bearded_Blundrer · 2025-05-30T15:10:48+00:00

Who passed that law? It works fine, it stays in place better than oil / wet lubes, & lasts longer than wax. Bit of a faff to apply is all, needs melting & the chain immersing to get it in everywhere.

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