Secondhand stuff can be really cheap if you know where to look, but the drawbacks are usually power and noise.

I wouldn’t start worrying until 50k+ hours.

There should be a way to view SMART info and that includes an hour count.

Bear in mind many models also have voice recognition, and the Bluetooth can potentially pick up the MAC on every phone in the car.

I am pretty sure the production of canned food is intended to render the inside of the can sterile, so that there are no bacteria that can grow inside the can. This is done by heating/boiling the can after it’s been sealed.

Jam and some other types of preserve are the same. You kill everything (sterile), then seal it from the outside world

Assuming the setup ends up similar to how it is in NZ, the barrier to entry to either found a new ISP, or for an existing ISP (even from another area) to set up shop, is really really low.

We now have far too many fibre ISPs and resellers to keep track of - a few dozen. It’s like the days of dial up.