It varies greatly depending on your setup.

Lemmy.world's monthly expenses are around €1,200. Though that includes hosting more services that just Lemmy.
https://blog.mastodon.world/

For comparison, it looks like £30 per month for lemmy.zip:
https://lemmy.zip/post/7766703

And lemmy.ca is around CAD$30 per month:
https://sh.itjust.works/post/39134

At one point Reddthat.com was considering moving to a bigger server that would cost A$150-200 per month:
https://reddthat.com/post/8840079

Before the internet, there really was only 1 viewpoint and 1 viewpoint only on the news.

Absolutely, though it went beyond the news. Culture in general was much more monolithic. You could start a conversation with any random person about the previous evening's episode of Gunsmoke or MASH or Cheers and there was a very good chance they had watched it. It's hard to overstate how much more diverse culture has become in the Internet era, for better and for worse.

Yep, I dialed directly into a modem on the far end and used a terminal emulator to navigate the service. A local office supply store had a cork board by the door where people could post events or sell used stuff, and a few BBSs had their info posted there.

The BBS I used actually partnered with the office supply store to sell credits. I would go to the customer service counter and buy a piece of paper with an access code that I could then redeem for hours on the server. That's how the BBS paid for their hardware and phone lines.

In the '90s I occasionally dialed into a local BBS. Simple as it was, it felt like a glimpse of the future. Universities and businesses had network connections, even if it was only a LAN, but home computers at that point were typically standalone devices that you used by yourself. The idea of interacting with other far-away people from my house was so incredibly cool.

Some of those instance names are, uh, interesting.

I'm curious where they get their data. Their info for my area doesn't match the fuel mix report from my public utility.

Edit: looks like data sources are linked on their GitHub.

And the someone else they sold to was crooked, too:

... majority shareholder Thai Union Group, which is also their main seafood supplier, might have pushed the shrimp promotion in order to boost their own sales at the cost of the retailer’s finances. This ownership structure between parties that are supposed to be on opposite sides of restaurant transactions does appear to be a clear conflict of interest.

The bit about the "Codfather" who went to prison for price fixing and dealing with the Russian mob was interesting, too. Wonderful people all around in this story.

Now put it in the bed of a Toyota Hilux!

I second the idea of looking for a bike co-op. Or even ask at small shops if they would be interested in teaching you. I have known mechanics who would happily stay after hours to help people who wanted to learn. In either place you will have access to the right tools and a wealth of knowledge.

I think the right pedal has a Unior thread adapter on it. These are used to repair a stripped crank arm. When the 9/16"x20 threads strip out you ream the hole and re-tap it with a 5/8"x24 thread, then and use the adapter to make the pedals fit.

https://uniorusa.com/products/pedal-thread-inserts-10-pieces-set-right-58x24

https://uniorusa.com/products/crank-saver

If you need a shaft to slide through the wall of your housing, Google "shaft seal" or "oil seal." The seal usually presses into a hole in your housing, so you will want the housing to be metal rather than plastic.

https://www.mcmaster.com/products/shaft-seals/

A dynamic seal like this is going to be difficult to implement. The shaft will need to be very smooth and carefully aligned to the housing. Some small amount of water is likely to get past the seal.

I'm with @Longpork3@lemmy.nz. Consider other ways to actuate your claw that don't require moving a part through the housing wall. I'm addition to pneumatic or hydraulic actuators outaide your housing, here's an idea using magnets and screws:

https://org.osu.edu/osu-uwrt/2022/04/11/underwater-claw-development/