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Cake day: June 15th, 2023

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  • Bluetooth doesn’t go through metal, but the entire bottom half of an AirTag is metal and it still works, right? So unless you put it in the wrong way and cover the plastic half with the bell, it should be fine I think. I haven’t used a bell like this myself, but “poor signal” is not something I found when checking the reviews of any of these bell-AirTag-mounts so it seems to be a non-issue. Also why should I test it? I was just saying ‘this exists’ not ‘buy this, it is really good’.


  • As others said, Tile or AirTags would probably be your best choice. AirTags have a better chance of being located (due to the large amount of iPhone users) but you’ll need an iPhone yourself. Tile should work too if you are in a more densely populated area. I have an AirTag on mine, but it hasn’t been stolen so I don’t know how useful they really are. But there are tons of ways to hide them on your bike. Just look for “AirTag bike mount hidden”. Under your bell, under the saddle, behind a reflector or even in the fork. If you want to go maximum security, disable the speakers (you’ll need to cut the AirTag open for this) and use 2 AirTags in different locations. The thieve might eventually be notified that an AirTag is moving with them, but you can hope that you’ll find your bike before the thieve found both of your trackers. Good luck with securing your bike!


  • I think it can be considered doable, although I highly recommend some kind of trial run to get an estimate on all the parameters. I used a free day to commute to work and back the first time, just to get a feel for the distance. Infrastructure, your bike, physical condition, weather, what you have to carry, all these (and more) have an effect on how doable it is. As a baseline: I live in a larger city with decent infrastructure, have a fixed gear road bike, am in decent shape, carry a laptop + charger and my commute is 9km. During spring, summer and autumn (usually temps between 10°C (50°F) and 20°C (68°F) while biking) I commute by bike, in the winter I avoid it because of the salt on the road and because I don’t like the cold winds. It usually takes me somewhere between 20 and 35 minutes to make one trip. I hope that helps you estimate your commute a little better.



  • I think loops tend to be faster, but well done recursion might be just as fast. I just wanted to mention performance being a point of consideration when making these decisions. I 100% agree that poor (API) architecture is probably one of the biggest reasons for slow software. It’s just that every bit of poor performance adds up along the way, and then we end up having fast computers (that are orders of magnitude faster than anything 15 years ago) running bloated electron apps (that are sometimes even slower than their equivalent 15 years ago) and it’s just frustrating.