Vacuuming your place while you go get groceries is pretty nice, according to my late mother. And her favorite feature was: the thing easily fit under the bed, so she didn’t have to remind herself she was not as spry as she used to be.

USB-C enzyme?! Damn, that’s one universal bus!

Could someone tell Microsoft I switched to Linux ten years ago? They don’t have to encourage me anymore.

The only complex part of the hardware is the HP cartridge controller, and you have at least part of the work here: https://hackaday.io/project/176931-hp-printer-cartridge-control-module/details

Above, or under the grass?

Brother HL 2030, and the scanner is a Mustek 1248UB, both chosen for their Linux compatibility at the time. And most likely both discontinued.

We’re not exactly great at economics too…

Because remaking the world to suit what robots we can make is more work.

Too bad so few PC GPUs support HDMI CEC: you wouldn’t need a dedicated IR port on the machine, and your parents wouldn’t have to figure out a new remote.

Well, I have a Chuwi Hi8 that I recently managed to get to mostly run on Linux (The hardware is a bit on the strange side: It’s meant to be more an Android tablet than a PC, and outdated as hell). Gnome works pretty well, but scrolling can be a pain if the app isn’t really meant for touchscreens. But it’s good enough for browsing at least…