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Ali is telling me I can have fast delivery if I add something that costs at least $1.40 to my cart. But it's not just any item, and their Shop More button on that alert goes nowhere. Has anyone experienced this before? How do I get that sweet sweet fast delivery? (On a whim, I searched for "fast delivery" and had to verify that I was over 18 to see the results.  )
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Nov 14, 2022 22:37
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Oh hey this is a great idea with absolutely no possible unforeseen consequences Although this one actually is kind of tempting 
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Nov 14, 2022 23:33
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Thaddius the Large posted:Although this one actually is kind of tempting I was wondering where Russia was getting their materiel
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Nov 15, 2022 01:45
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I'm not gonna lie but I actually want to see that because a life size RPG made out of paper sounds crazy.
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Nov 15, 2022 05:52
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Papercraft can be amazing and a relatively cheap hobby. A quick search found me no freely shares plans for the RPG (unless you go  )But there's pictures and videos of people who built it.
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Nov 15, 2022 06:06
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Thaddius the Large posted:Oh hey this is a great idea with absolutely no possible unforeseen consequences I think you gotta sign up or something to get the files: https://paper-replika.com/index.php...s&Itemid=205428
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Nov 15, 2022 09:20
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Yeah they're available for purchase but it looks like a bit of a project, you may want to start with something simpler (just searching for papercraft for download gets you lots of stuff)
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Nov 15, 2022 09:25
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By popular demand posted:Yeah they're available for purchase but it looks like a bit of a project, you may want to start with something simpler (just searching for papercraft for download gets you lots of stuff) There's also the Japanese word 'pepakura' to aide in searching. I used to think I would do some as a relaxing hobby but na I ended up sniffing flex and lead fumes repairing stuff.
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Nov 15, 2022 11:48
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I did a lot of papercraft a few years ago. Just downloaded tons of pdf and resized them in photoshop to my preferred size, sent them to a commercial print shop to print in 11x17 heavy paper stock and glue them myself. Until my kid was born. Babies crash papercraft models
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Nov 15, 2022 12:11
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Thaddius the Large posted:Oh hey this is a great idea with absolutely no possible unforeseen consequences
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Nov 15, 2022 12:13
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stephenthinkpad posted:I did a lot of papercraft a few years ago. Just downloaded tons of pdf and resized them in photoshop to my preferred size, sent them to a commercial print shop to print in 11x17 heavy paper stock and glue them myself. Most home printers can handle paper up to like 230gr so if anyone is considering this hobby you might want to check what your printer can do and how easy it is to refill ink. And yes kids smash everything, I've built a lot of models and gave them to my nephews who destroyed them all in like two days.
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Nov 15, 2022 12:44
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I wanted to upgrade my keyboard I take to work for hotel desking, so I threw together a 75% one after checking some reviews. Never built a mechanical out before, but it should be fun to do and hopefully not start a horrific new hobby. TESTER84 for the base https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803713074742.html Outemu Lime switches https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803869934497.html And these purple gradient keycaps.  https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804172168345.html Also got a new keycap for my esc key on my home keyboard, because why not and who doesn't like Mario ? blocks.  https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804229114051.html
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Nov 15, 2022 21:31
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Echophonic posted:Also got a new keycap for my esc key on my home keyboard, because why not and who doesn't like Mario ? blocks.  https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001123084877.html For the special cspammer in your life
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Nov 15, 2022 23:39
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That's for the escape key though. They should make one for the enter key.
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Nov 15, 2022 23:45
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I made an order with express shipping, but AliExpress helpfully combined it with a regular order and now it's only going to get here in several months. Is there a point in filing a complaint?
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Nov 15, 2022 23:48
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mobby_6kl posted:
I just ordered that one for my daughter.
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Nov 16, 2022 00:26
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Funnily enough I also was DIYing a mechanical keyboard recently. I did my own PCB as well, with the theme being "extra buttons". I also wanted to use one of those Cypress chips with the mini FPGAs, but in a flurry of not paying attention I mis-wired it so the FPGA bit can only do half the work (I wanted to have the FPGA spit out fully formed HID packets and claim it was "hardware accelerated", oh well) Just to test the keyboard (since it would be more satisfying than hitting the raw keys) I got this one, in the "bzz180" colour (which somewhat matched the purple PCB I picked). It has 20 extra keys for macros/etc. but I haven't decided what/where to source those from. Sadly after soldering on the keys, two extremely fiddly flexible PCB-type LCDs and putting all the caps on, it looked great and I immediately dropped it, breaking off the micro USB port. I am now technically further behind than I was when the PCBs and everything arrived, as I either need to solder jumper wires to the USB traces, or take all the keys off this one and move them to a new blank PCB (the keys are expensive!)
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Nov 16, 2022 01:52
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Echophonic posted:I wanted to upgrade my keyboard I take to work for hotel desking, so I threw together a 75% one after checking some reviews. Never built a mechanical out before, but it should be fun to do and hopefully not start a horrific new hobby. Those gradient keycaps look great! Making me consider putting together another keyboard…
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Nov 16, 2022 06:29
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Echophonic posted:Also got a new keycap for my esc key on my home keyboard, because why not and who doesn't like Mario ? blocks. That's clearly a keycap for the ?
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Nov 16, 2022 06:38
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Just to add, here's a picture of my (now broken) PCB with the keycaps I linked. Just need to remove everything and start all over again!
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Nov 16, 2022 07:02
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hold on, i have to take this call US $1.52 23％ Off | Saddam Hussein Iraq Smart Case For Apple iPhone 14 13 12 11 Pro Max Mini XS Max XR X 7 8 Plus 6 6S Cover Silicone Shell https://a.aliexpress.com/_mPmEUXI
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Nov 16, 2022 16:19
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Who's the market for this? Not even his surviving* relatives remember him fondly. *being related to a paranoid dictator will not save you.
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Nov 16, 2022 16:23
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By popular demand posted:Who's the market for this? Not even his surviving* relatives remember him fondly. You never seen a 15 year old Twitter edgelord?
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Nov 16, 2022 16:30
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They don't tend to care about people executed 18 years ago.
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Nov 16, 2022 16:39
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Goddamn those gradient keys are sweet. Too bad they aren't shine-through, it would be perfect on my night typist keyboard. Shine-through keys seem to be pretty uncommon in the custom keyboard community.
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Nov 16, 2022 19:01
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Does anybody have a line on some silicone replacement lids for glass containers? These things: https://a.co/d/dvsDix4 I know they have to be on ali somewhere, but damned if I can find them. I can find plastic lids and I can find those stretchy silicone lids, but not fitted ones for these containers
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Nov 16, 2022 20:47
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By popular demand posted:They don't tend to care about people executed 18 years ago. Dang I actually remember hearing about his capture. I was on a ski trip and we were driving up and stopped at a gas station and heard it over a radio. Three things that either already sound archaic or will be in a couple of years. Edit: on-topic content: most of those are just print to order anyways, right? so its not like they already made them
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Nov 16, 2022 21:18
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flavor.flv posted:Does anybody have a line on some silicone replacement lids for glass containers? These things: I wouldn't put anything I bought on Ali anywhere near food I'm going to eat or feed to someone I cared about.
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Nov 16, 2022 21:20
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mobby_6kl posted:
Soviet Block stephenthinkpad posted:That's for the escape key though. They should make one for the enter key. Escape the Soviet Block? Strong Sauce posted:Dang I actually remember hearing about his capture. I was on a ski trip and we were driving up and stopped at a gas station and heard it over a radio. I sincerely hate that you are right.
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Nov 16, 2022 22:49
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Hippie Hedgehog posted:I wouldn't put anything I bought on Ali anywhere near food I'm going to eat or feed to someone I cared about. Silly question, maybe, but where do you think 98% of our poo poo comes from anyway? I mean, yeah, *maybe* poo poo sold through an importer *might* go through some testing, but I'd wager like to like it comes from the same factory/process.
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Nov 16, 2022 22:52
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When a factory floor shuts down the official run, any extra materials are run through and any possible substitutions are made to finish up as cheap and fast as possible that same night.
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Nov 17, 2022 00:45
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Darchangel posted:Silly question, maybe, but where do you think 98% of our poo poo comes from anyway? I worked in merchandising at a major retailer and there were significant safety testing protocols in place. It's not full proof but multiple times we had recalls initiated from our internal and contracted third party QA teams
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Nov 17, 2022 00:56
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God dammit, those keyboard shots reminded me that I really wanted a set of Godspeed caps, but they only come in Cherry style mechanical versions, and I can't find a Microsoft ergonomic split style keyboard which uses mechanical switches   Edit: only weird Ergodox keyboards which put every non-alphanumeric key in the stupidest place possible
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Nov 17, 2022 01:41
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I recently bought something that had free shipping. It was delivered by the post office and it has a note on it that says "invalid postage" and that I owed $5.90. I wasn't here or I would have refused delivery but my wife went ahead and paid. The item was only $15 so that is a significant portion of the cost. I would have paid $21 but it's the principal of it. Is it worth disputing this through Ali? None of the dispute reason match this so I'm not sure it's worth the effort.
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Nov 17, 2022 01:42
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null_pointer posted:God dammit, those keyboard shots reminded me that I really wanted a set of Godspeed caps, but they only come in Cherry style mechanical versions, and I can't find a Microsoft ergonomic split style keyboard which uses mechanical switches It's not a popular layout but there are some that come close. This is going to be expensive most likely: https://www.keychron.com/pages/keychron-q8-customizable-mechanical-keyboard https://drop.com/buy/keychron-q8-alice-gasket-keyboard This one is out but $190: https://smile.amazon.com/Cloud-C989M-Ergonomic-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B084BP8T18 Oh hey this isn't the keyboard thread.
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Nov 17, 2022 02:00
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Rexxed posted:It's not a popular layout but there are some that come close. This is going to be expensive most likely: Oh, poo poo. We have a keyboard thread?! Where? Also: thank you! The cloud 9 one looks passable, but that keychron one looks like something ole Musky would design.
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Nov 17, 2022 02:09
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null_pointer posted:Oh, poo poo. We have a keyboard thread?! Where? Yeah, there's an SH/SC one here and YOSPOS has one too, I think.
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Nov 17, 2022 03:16
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The keyboard thread is a good place.
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Nov 17, 2022 03:38
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i feel pretty unfashionable here, i just get my keyboards from the thrift store. my dell finally gave up the ghost after like 5 years and now i'm on a $2 US logitech. both of the elevation feet broke so i taped old cigarette lighters to the bottom but all the keys work still
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Don't bother posting in the keyboard thread, you're too real for them to handle
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