which model?

Do they sell replacement parts?

Not just the silicone ring, but also replacement sensors, PCBs, heating elements, etc?

Link to iFixit guide directory for Instant Pot Duo:

• https://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/Instant_Pot_IP-DUO80_V2_Troubleshooting

I did. They’re interested. But which solution should I recommend?

Hence this question. So I can provide more useful information to the maintainer.

Are you suggesting the old Instant Pots are more durable than the new ones? If so, should I try to buy a used one? If so, from before what year?

what broke? was the replacement part available to repair it?

You can pay for signed images from someone else

Can you tell me a bit more about this? Who are the major providers?

We do our pre-releases on CI runners for convenience. GitHub automatically kicks-off a build when we git push.

When it comes time to do a real release, we can just run the job locally on our build machines (this is easier thanks to docker). Because our builds are reproducible, we can just check that the hash matches on our local build and the one from the free GitHub CI runners. That way we don’t have to trust the infrastructure, but we can use it for free & easy iteration before our final release.

Yes, you have to trust someone.

However, by using cryptographic signatures on release artifacts (eg container image layers), we can reduce that risk from having to trust tens of thousands of people to just one person.

That’s a hugely meaningful reduction of risk.

How could monitoring a firewall log protect you from a Publishing Infrastructure Compromise or MITM attack? It would just show the malicious image being downloaded from the expected source…

Because the hash comes from the same source as the image itself.

So if someone compromised the publishing infrastructure (or does a MITM attack), they can trivially maliciously modify the hash as easily as they can maliciously modify the image. It provides zero security to Publishing Infrastructure compromise.

A good historical example of this happening was when monero’s release infrastructure was comprimised. And here’s a great list of historically relevant cases where this happened:

• https://github.com/cncf/tag-security/tree/main/community/catalog/compromises

In the case of Monero, the users were able to verify that the release was malicious – because the cryptographic signature was invalid, and it was fixed very fast. If the user can only check checksums, they have literally no way to detect if the publishing infrastructure or a MITM attack is taking place.

but how do you verify the sources of what you’re fetching?

Is it coming from an unsigned git repo? That seems equally vulnerable

Open-Source Software.

Can I install nix securely (eg with apt) to run inside the free CI runners provided by GitHub, GitLab, and Codeberg?`

If you have the budget, probably the best option is Robot-Coupe

• https://www.robot-coupe.com/usa/en_US/listing-produits/f/cutter-mixers/18205

The motors are measured in HP (Horse Power), not watts. And you can get one with a stainless steel metal (not plastic) bowl.

I highly recommend the Cuisinart 14-cup Food Processor.

You can find them used for $100-$300. I think the new ones are probably be fine, but it might be safer to get one manufacturered before 2021, when Cuisinart was bought by Conair. And probably avoid the ones with riveted blades, since in 2016 there was an issue where the blades broke apart, and people were injured by eating small pieces of metal.

The smaller 3-cup one is decent, but I broke it making peanut butter. It’s really not designed for that kind of abuse. So I wouldn’t recommend it.

But these 14-cup ones are tanks that will last generations. You can buy replacement parts. And there’s loads of used ones, so you should be able to get spare parts for generations.

Oh, you’re in luck. The UK makes the most durable boots on the planet

• https://www.vegetarian-shoes.co.uk/

I’d recommend the Euro Safety Boot as a starting point.

Stick to anything with the “vegetan micro” uppers. It’s the synthetic leather that the luxury yachts and cars switched-to decades ago, because it’s wayy more durable than leather. And (nearly) zero maintenance.

Here’s a review of their airseals after 7 years of abuse.

ah, final rinse with freshwater makes sense. You’re not thaat abusive ;)

Pots look great! Thanks for sharing

What’s the griddle made-of? Does it have aluminum in it?

I recommend buying a brompton bicycle.

• https://www.bromptontraveler.com/2013/09/backpack-on-brompton.html

The rack being super low means the distance between the rear rack and the saddle is almost the exact height of a good backpack. IMHO, it’s the best way to carry a backpack on a bicycle

Edit: Brompton’s small front O-bag is actually made by Ortlieb. I wouldn’t recommend their bags as backpack replacements. They work great on bicycles, but not so much on your back (where the weight should actually be on your hips)

There is no such thing as a BIFL waterproof backpack.

Buy a BIFL pack with a good aluminum internal frame, and then also add to your cart:

1. A waterproof cover for your pack
2. A pack of very thick (construction-grade) garbage bags

The garbage bag is your pack liner. Leave it inside the pack at all times. It keeps everything inside your bag dry.

To keep the pack itself fairly dry in light rain, you can put the waterproof pack cover on the outside. This will just make your pack quicker to dry when you get to your destination.