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norp
Jan 20, 2004

TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP

let's invade New Zealand, they have oil

Pretty good posted:

Cool search term

*taps thread title*

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NoneMoreNegative
Jul 20, 2000
GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN
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shit wizard dad

echinopsis posted:

i just snagged these





i got some from a shop for $3 a pop lol and I rate them highly for closing bags of chips etc but 100 for $20 is drat good


Pretty good posted:

Cool search term

You've got echi pegged 100%

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
oi these people dont know me its a chance to start fresh

hbag
Feb 13, 2021

echinopsis posted:

oi these people dont know me its a chance to start fresh

well i can point you in the right direction pal
its just called a strapon harness

goblin week
Jan 26, 2019

Absolute clown.

NoneMoreNegative posted:

You've got echi pegged 100%

much unlike his wife

NoneMoreNegative
Jul 20, 2000
GOTH FASCISTIC
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shit wizard dad



Thankyou for the clarification :o:

Usually the auto-translate works fine but I guess something got lost along the way here.

Lord Stimperor
Jun 13, 2018

I'm a lovable meme.

Thanks AliExpress

value-brand cereal
May 2, 2008

flashy_mcflash posted:

Thanks (and to everyone else too). I can't tie it to any tracking number I'm expecting so maybe they just put my label on something random? I'm not concerned about keeping it but wanted to know if something I actually ordered isn't coming.

Sometimes online stores, like those on Wish, will send out packages to people who didn't order them. This is to get the delivery confirmation, something they can't easily fake, and to manufacture sales / reviews for their online store. Confirmed deliveries with faked, positive item reviews makes a shop look legitimate. Often the things sent to unknowing 'customers' will be innocuous objects. That way they can put something like 'earrings' or 'bracelet' on the customs form, while the package contains something super inexpensive, like seeds. For example, the mysterious random Chinese Seed deliveries back in 2020. The thing about being unable to fake delivery confirmations is better explained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kbOwGzYGMk [it's like only 7 minutes of video, promise it's not an hour long sinophobic debunking review.]

quote:

The Agriculture Department has said the packages are most likely part of a "brushing" scam, in which a seller sends unsolicited items to someone and then posts false positive customer reviews to boost sales.

"Brushing scams involving seed packets in international mail shipments are not uncommon," the USDA said. "U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has intercepted similar seed shipments in recent years."

Phylissia Clark of the Better Business Bureau told CBS DFW that if you are a victim of brushing, "your identity has been compromised."

"Somebody knows enough about you to create a profile online and use you to manipulate systems," Clark said.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seeds-from-china-usda-investigation-identified/

I don't know if it's especially dangerous if they don't have your banking / cc information, but maybe keep an eye out. I do know there's credit card scams where a CC thief will purchase a small item to check if you'll notice the money vanishing from your account, before using your CC again for other things. I don't know if that's the case for you here. Canceling some CCs and getting new ones might be a good idea if you're super worried about that.

nishi koichi
Feb 16, 2007

everyone feels that way and gives up.
that's how they get away with it.
i finally got to order this diy watch:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_m0nSFfv

and hope nobody thinks i’m controlling a bomb or some poo poo

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Nah, you're on a list now.

bigperm
Jul 10, 2001
some obscure reference
I didn't save it but I swear I saw a listing for an arduino or similar that straight up had a picture like this on it as like, an example.



I will never find it again in a million years.

dokmo
Aug 27, 2006

:stat:man
Out of our curiousity I bought some cheap prescription glasses from Ali. They arrived today, and my review is: the frames are very cheap, but the lenses are the proper prescription. I don't know about durability, but for 50 bucks I'm not going to complain.

Rozzbot
Nov 4, 2009

Pork, lamb, chicken and ham
What do you do when the algorithm gets to know you too well?

uranium grass
Jan 15, 2005

dokmo posted:

Out of our curiousity I bought some cheap prescription glasses from Ali. They arrived today, and my review is: the frames are very cheap, but the lenses are the proper prescription. I don't know about durability, but for 50 bucks I'm not going to complain.

That's way too much money, if you want glasses from China use glassesshoo or something. I bought 4 decent pairs for $120 cad last year.

Betazoid
Aug 3, 2010

Hallo. Ik ben een leeuw.

subpar anachronism posted:

That's way too much money, if you want glasses from China use glassesshoo or something. I bought 4 decent pairs for $120 cad last year.

Zenni Optical has $8 glasses that are honestly fine. Not the best, but $8.

The Bloop
Jul 5, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Betazoid posted:

Zenni Optical has $8 glasses that are honestly fine. Not the best, but $8.

Yeah they're totally fine and good

King Vidiot
Feb 17, 2007

You think you can take me at Satan's Hollow? Go 'head on!
The only pair of glasses I bought from Zenni gave me a horrible migraine that was so bad that I threw up in the middle of the night after wearing them a day. Might've been my fault for not getting a proper IPD, but it made me never want to order another pair of glasses online.

Humphreys
Jan 26, 2013

We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule


nishi koichi posted:

i finally got to order this diy watch:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_m0nSFfv

and hope nobody thinks i’m controlling a bomb or some poo poo

Ooo let me know how it goes please.

evilmiera
Dec 14, 2009

Status: Ravenously Rambunctious
How bad of an idea is it to order phones off Aliexpress, if its stuff like Blackview which ostensibly have official stores on the site?

value-brand cereal
May 2, 2008

Ask in the yospos or tech forums imo as they'd know better. I'd say it would be a terrible idea. Best case you get a extra load of spyware in addition to the usual facebook / uninstallable app poo poo. Worst case you get a defective battery that burns your apartment down.

yippee cahier
Mar 28, 2005

I’ve bought some “official store” electronics before and it’s been fine. Wasn’t a great deal compared to amazon but I dodged sales taxes so it was worth waiting longer for in the end. I’d consider it if you can wipe the rom and install something you know is clean, but I’m not into that whole scene so I don’t know.

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy
I've bought several Xiaomi and an Ulefone for my parents and they've been fine. They could be sending all your data to the Party, but is that so much worse than google, really.

Humphreys
Jan 26, 2013

We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule


Got my AE86!





https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...ontent=38908697

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004



Do the headlights swivel up and down?

Humphreys
Jan 26, 2013

We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule


Cartoon Man posted:

Do the headlights swivel up and down?

no :(

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004



WTF alie-trash

:argh:



Heh, it’s still very cool and tempting though.

Snowy
Oct 6, 2010

A man whose blood
Is very snow-broth;
One who never feels
The wanton stings and
Motions of the sense



First of May posted:

Your World of Building Blocks? https://www.yourwobb.com/

Belated thanks for the link!

Propaganda Machine
Jan 2, 2005

Truthiness!
With fair warning, I don't know how different it is from Ali besides being better organized. I ordered a couple things from there and the shipping time was just about the same, maybe slightly better. But if you cross-reference you'll find a lot of the same stuff from the same sellers.

Organization isn't worthless, though. Looking for those fake Lego exhausted my google-fu.

HELLOMYNAMEIS___
Dec 30, 2007

Would you trust your life to an Ali flotation device?

spiny
May 20, 2004

round and round and round

mobby_6kl posted:

Dear, the montherboard is on the way. Just wait.



I have rejected the generous offer of no refund.

the tracking info was updated ten days ago to say 'delivered' :D

Cached Money
Apr 11, 2010

Betazoid posted:

Zenni Optical has $8 glasses that are honestly fine. Not the best, but $8.

I used to order from optical4less, sadly they are gone now because they had really good quality lenses for dirt cheap, my brother who has a pretty strong correction rate saved like 100+ dollars getting his glasses from there, compared to the local optometrists.

Mx.
Dec 16, 2006

I'm a great fan! When I watch TV I'm always saying "That's political correctness gone mad!"
Why thankyew!


spiny posted:



I have rejected the generous offer of no refund.

the tracking info was updated ten days ago to say 'delivered' :D

lol classic

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

spiny posted:



I have rejected the generous offer of no refund.

the tracking info was updated ten days ago to say 'delivered' :D

Haha amazing !


I just got this USB KVM switch, about $15 shipped. Works fine and makes a huge difference to my WFH ergonomics, since I was often too lazy to switch from my personal desktop and worked on the laptop in a horrible posture. The remote toggle button is great, though I know think I should've bought one with HDMI or DP. My monitor has multiple inputs but I have to switch between them through a menu :effort:

Poopelyse
Jan 22, 2011

by Fluffdaddy

Cached Money posted:

I used to order from optical4less, sadly they are gone now because they had really good quality lenses for dirt cheap, my brother who has a pretty strong correction rate saved like 100+ dollars getting his glasses from there, compared to the local optometrists.

i usually order from zenni but also ordered some from goggles4u for dirt cheap with my prescription with prism values which is costs extra on zenni and other websites. but the quality of the frames is much worse... I've switched back to zenni. for people who order from zenni, make sure to get the $4.95 anti-reflective coating. it's miserable without it

obeyasia
Sep 21, 2004

Grimey Drawer

mobby_6kl posted:

Haha amazing !


I just got this USB KVM switch, about $15 shipped. Works fine and makes a huge difference to my WFH ergonomics, since I was often too lazy to switch from my personal desktop and worked on the laptop in a horrible posture. The remote toggle button is great, though I know think I should've bought one with HDMI or DP. My monitor has multiple inputs but I have to switch between them through a menu :effort:



Hit me with a link, bruvva

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

obeyasia posted:

Hit me with a link, bruvva

Here you go!

Unnlink 2 Ports KVM USB Switch with Extender USB 2.0 3.0 X4 Keyboard Mouse Printer U Disk for 2 PCs Computer Laptop USB Box
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMfzvP9

There's a USB3 version which is more expensive and not necessary for me to switch kb+m

busalover
Sep 12, 2020
Interesting customer picture for headphones

Echophonic
Sep 16, 2005

ha;lp
Gun Saliva

mobby_6kl posted:

Haha amazing !


I just got this USB KVM switch, about $15 shipped. Works fine and makes a huge difference to my WFH ergonomics, since I was often too lazy to switch from my personal desktop and worked on the laptop in a horrible posture. The remote toggle button is great, though I know think I should've bought one with HDMI or DP. My monitor has multiple inputs but I have to switch between them through a menu :effort:




I had the same problem and solved it with Parsec. Ends up just having my work laptop effectively running in a window I can alt-tab in and out of with the option to switch to immersive.

NoneMoreNegative
Jul 20, 2000
GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN
MASTER




shit wizard dad



AliX ad tech: What if memes but horny?

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mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy

Echophonic posted:

I had the same problem and solved it with Parsec. Ends up just having my work laptop effectively running in a window I can alt-tab in and out of with the option to switch to immersive.

It wasn't really an option for me since it has to be on VPN and there are restrictions on running random-rear end software, but could definitely be a solution for someone. Or even just remote desktop I suppose.

E: check out this disclaimer

mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 10:24 on Mar 4, 2021

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