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Humbug Scoolbus
Apr 25, 2008

The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, stern and wild ones, and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.
Clapping Larry
Are there any decent androd tablets on Ali? Or any clues on how to find one without a mediatek processor?

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namlosh
Feb 11, 2014

I name this haircut "The Sad Rhino".

Subjunctive posted:

Why even have a ground-fault circuit if you aren’t going to take advantage of it?

Void if GFCI bought from Ali

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020

Humbug Scoolbus posted:

Are there any decent androd tablets on Ali? Or any clues on how to find one without a mediatek processor?

Last time I talked about fake xiaomi tablets on here I ended up getting a 10" Teclast M50 Pro and a 12.7" Lenovo afterward.

The Teclast is 120 shipped, basically a decent screen with a pitiful chip inside, I let my kid use. I kind of regret it, cause it's not fast enough to play large movie files over plex.

The Lenovo Xiaoxin tablet is really good, during holidays you can stack coupons and get it under $200. The OEM keyboard is expensive but you don't need it. It has a really bright 600 nit screen, really loud speaker, and a SD870 chip inside, fast enough to emulate all PS2 and half of the Switch games. I went on a cruise with it and I use it to watch videos all the time. Cruise disable their TV connector so I couldn't connect I own box to it, but the 13" screen is large enough.

The only thing I don't like is whenever you wake up the bt keyboard, it switches to desktop mode and then you have to switch back to tablet mode manually. Maybe the xiaomi tablet doesn't do it, they also sell a SD870 variant.

withak
Jan 15, 2003


Fun Shoe

stephenthinkpad posted:

I went on a cruise with it and I use it to watch videos all the time. Cruise disable their TV connector so I couldn't connect I own box to it, but the 13" screen is large enough.

You can watch videos at home u know.

strange feelings re Daisy
Aug 2, 2000

Borscht posted:

My wife got a towel warmer on Temu because "you like hot towels and it'll sterilize them before we use them". I took the ol IR thermometer out and it looks like it tops out at around 119 degrees F. I think she's trying to give me MRSA or something.

I guess I could use it as a yogurt maker
Towel warmers are not meant to dry off bath towels. They're meant for barbers and aestheticians to create large batches of little steam towels that are placed on the customer's faces after service. For the intended use it doesn't matter that that they don't sterilize because the businesses are only putting clean towels inside and they want the towels pleasantly warm but not scalding hot or dry.

Hirayuki
Mar 28, 2010


And for that purpose, you can stack rolled facecloths in a clean Crockpot with a splash of water (add a little lemon if you're fancy) and fire it up.

Spiral Architect
Jun 26, 2004

Humbug Scoolbus posted:

Are there any decent androd tablets on Ali? Or any clues on how to find one without a mediatek processor?

I've been pleasantly surprised by how smoothly the Redmi Pad SE handles the things I do with it

TrashMammal
Nov 10, 2022


strange feelings re Daisy posted:

Towel warmers are not meant to dry off bath towels. They're meant for barbers and aestheticians to create large batches of little steam towels that are placed on the customer's faces after service. For the intended use it doesn't matter that that they don't sterilize because the businesses are only putting clean towels inside and they want the towels pleasantly warm but not scalding hot or dry.

please don’t run your business like this unless you want to give your customers diseases

HELLOMYNAMEIS___
Dec 30, 2007

Toe "charms" for Crocs:



If you ask me, these are more akin to the "strange" quark, than the "charm" one.

sleepy gary
Jan 11, 2006

HELLOMYNAMEIS___ posted:

If you ask me, these are more akin to the "strange" quark, than the "charm" one.

you are now banned.

norp
Jan 20, 2004

TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP

let's invade New Zealand, they have oil
I added something to my order to bump it over the line to get free upgrade to AliExpress standard shipping so I'd only have to wait 2 weeks... Then the extra thing didn't ship out at all and the other two items got shipped with the super budget "Cainiaio" shipping or whatever it is.

Weird thing is that they left the "14 day delivery" guarantee on the orders


It's annoying because if I knew I'd probably have spent the extra $5 instead

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


Bought some Aliexpress stuff:


I was surprised the two that have boxes had boxes.

The two bags are also bricks - both are D&D Mimic treasure chests another goon posted a week or so back. One is going to my nerd cousin, along with a Beholder that hasn't arrived yet. I also ordered a Breaking Bad RV that's going to a friend, which also hasn't yet arrived.


I also got an email from Temu wanting me back with some silly discounts, so I bought like $20 worth of stuff (6 items). I got the shipping notice the next day, should be on the way now.

REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS
Oct 3, 2003

What do you think it means, bitch?
Ohhh they got you now. Me too, just got a box of stuff I only remember about half of. But hey, Christmas often!

Reoxygenation
Dec 8, 2010

if wishes were fishes fuck you this is my pie

HELLOMYNAMEIS___ posted:

If you ask me, these are more akin to the "strange" quark, than the "charm" one.

i truly genuinely hate this this is vile

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


Had a moment to build the mimic chest. Lotta parts:


Instructions were a nice PDF from one of the LEGO designer apps, so nice and clear.



3 parts extra:


Even comes with contents:



Nice build!
I would have preferred two hinges for the lid, but it's fine if you don't futz with it a bunch. I did look for a MOC for this so I could pay the creator if it was stolen. I found several other variations, but I couldn't find this exact one.

Tyro
Nov 10, 2009

Darchangel posted:

Had a moment to build the mimic chest.

Nice! I ordered one too but it probably won't arrive for several weeks.

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


Tyro posted:

Nice! I ordered one too but it probably won't arrive for several weeks.

I ordered mine on 12/28 - they showed up last Friday (1/5) I believe it was, maybe Monday 1/8, so they moved pretty quick.

NoneMoreNegative
Jul 20, 2000
GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN
MASTER




shit wizard dad

Can someone who got the LEGO Mimic stick the instructions PDF on a Dropbox or https://litterbox.catbox.moe/ for me? For some reason my phone won't read the QR on the card they sent with the package.

edit edit: ah nevermind, I looked up similar online

https://www.reddit.com/r/lepin/comments/zwrhvy/my_christmas_gift_did_not_come_with_instructions/

and there's links in there to other instructions so I could swap out the model number and find the one I needed.

NoneMoreNegative fucked around with this message at 22:31 on Jan 13, 2024

pumped up for school
Nov 24, 2010

NoneMoreNegative posted:

Can someone who got the LEGO Mimic stick the instructions PDF on a Dropbox or https://litterbox.catbox.moe/ for me? For some reason my phone won't read the QR on the card they sent with the package.

edit edit: ah nevermind, I looked up similar online

https://www.reddit.com/r/lepin/comments/zwrhvy/my_christmas_gift_did_not_come_with_instructions/

and there's links in there to other instructions so I could swap out the model number and find the one I needed.

Aw shoot. I sent that to my brother as a gift. Don't want to tell him to reddit for instructions. Can you bounce the PDF to me, please?

NoneMoreNegative
Jul 20, 2000
GOTH FASCISTIC
PAIN
MASTER




shit wizard dad

pumped up for school posted:

Aw shoot. I sent that to my brother as a gift. Don't want to tell him to reddit for instructions. Can you bounce the PDF to me, please?

I grabbed it here:

https://instructions-moc-key-cn.oss-cn-shenzhen.aliyuncs.com/C7889-33120.pdf

pumped up for school
Nov 24, 2010

Thank you very much!

DRINK ME
Jul 31, 2006
i cant fix avs like this because idk the bbcode - HTML IS BS MAN
That mimic looks great, I’d buy one if I wasn’t trying to limit my Lego purchases until I get back some shelf space for them.

After the failed start on the TG271 which had the order cancelled and refunded, I ordered the TG117 that was recommended and it arrived very quick.

It’s loud enough for all my kitchen noise and small enough for the window sill where I wanted it to be, and it’s pretty good. One teeny-tiny, not-even-really-an-issue issue is that you can’t plug in the 3.5mm and power at the same time, I thought I’d leave it permanently plugged in and since I have a couple of iOS lightning to 3.5mm adaptors I could plug the phone into it. I’m just using bluetooth instead so no problem, all in all it’s a great little speaker.

Anne Whateley
Feb 11, 2007
:unsmith: i like nice words

strange feelings re Daisy posted:

Towel warmers are not meant to dry off bath towels. They're meant for barbers and aestheticians to create large batches of little steam towels that are placed on the customer's faces after service. For the intended use it doesn't matter that that they don't sterilize because the businesses are only putting clean towels inside and they want the towels pleasantly warm but not scalding hot or dry.
No, this is a whole different thing for bath towels at home. Like this. It’s a thing on TikTok and instagram. Before you get in the shower, you put your towel in the warmer, so it’s pleasantly toasty when you get out. You’re right it’s not for drying them, though.

Hippie Hedgehog
Feb 19, 2007

Ever cuddled a hedgehog?
"25 minutes fast heating" tells me it's not for plopping a towel into when you hit the shower. Meanwhile the towel rack I posted will warm up in 2 minutes and you get a toasty towel by the time your shower is done, without danger of legionnaire's disease or something like that. (Plus it will dry your towel after you've used it.)

bar88537
Nov 8, 2004

Ok, I need someone to help me with a youtube stunt

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805031849107.html
Daisy X7 Military Goggles Bullet-proof Army C6 Polarized Sunglasses 4 Lens Hunting Shooting Airsoft Cycling Motorcycle Glasses

sleepy gary
Jan 11, 2006

bar88537 posted:

Ok, I need someone to help me with a youtube stunt

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805031849107.html
Daisy X7 Military Goggles Bullet-proof Army C6 Polarized Sunglasses 4 Lens Hunting Shooting Airsoft Cycling Motorcycle Glasses

You're the one wearing the goggles for the stunt, right?

brocked
Oct 25, 2005

All shall love me and despair!
If you are like me and you like long spandex/poly boxer briefs with insanely loud patterns from Ethika or PSD and you don't feel like paying over $20/pr then this seller is great
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msmawYk

Note: these are US sizes, don't go up a size

bar88537
Nov 8, 2004

brocked posted:

If you are like me and you like long spandex/poly boxer briefs with insanely loud patterns from Ethika or PSD and you don't feel like paying over $20/pr then this seller is great
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msmawYk

Note: these are US sizes, don't go up a size

Thanks, my boy is liking these style of underwear lately. It's a good reminder that I can find fun/odd patterns from China.

MarcusSA
Sep 23, 2007

brocked posted:

If you are like me and you like long spandex/poly boxer briefs with insanely loud patterns from Ethika or PSD and you don't feel like paying over $20/pr then this seller is great
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msmawYk

Note: these are US sizes, don't go up a size

Have you seen a seller for these with normal colors?

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


NoneMoreNegative posted:

Can someone who got the LEGO Mimic stick the instructions PDF on a Dropbox or https://litterbox.catbox.moe/ for me? For some reason my phone won't read the QR on the card they sent with the package.

edit edit: ah nevermind, I looked up similar online

https://www.reddit.com/r/lepin/comments/zwrhvy/my_christmas_gift_did_not_come_with_instructions/

and there's links in there to other instructions so I could swap out the model number and find the one I needed.

pumped up for school posted:

Aw shoot. I sent that to my brother as a gift. Don't want to tell him to reddit for instructions. Can you bounce the PDF to me, please?

I didn't even use the QR code - I just went to https://www.vipbricks.com and entered the kit number. It's on the card.


C7889-33120

The "www" was required, which was something I hadn't had to type in a while.
https://www.vipbricks.com/manual

Here's the link it gives me to view for that kit:
https://instructions-moc-key.oss-us-west-1.aliyuncs.com/C7889-33120.pdf

fake edit: gently caress, beaten.


I put together another of the brick kits, this time the vintage Mac:








Only a few duplicate parts, no missing parts:

I ended up just adding these to the "circuit boards" inside. There were also multiple stickers for the screen:


I love the way it comes apart like the actual Mac to show internal details like the boards and CRT.
Instructions were OK - the ones for the Mimic were better, but these were usable for an experienced builder. I felt like they didn't highlight added parts adequately, and it was a little difficult to differentiate colors sometimes. Still went together well, and stayed together.


edit: it seems like the basic design is from here: https://chrismcveigh.com/cm/building_guides_-_technology.html
But with some relatively minor changes - perhaps an update? I'd lay odds that some if not all of the other models on the listing I got the Mac from were also Chris'.

Darchangel fucked around with this message at 21:05 on Jan 16, 2024

Qtotonibudinibudet
Nov 7, 2011



Omich poluyobok, skazhi ty narkoman? ya prosto tozhe gde to tam zhivu, mogli by vmeste uyobyvat' narkotiki
drat, the ali sex toys are gettin sophisticated

https://twitter.com/golub/status/1747353524348878942

mobby_6kl
Aug 9, 2009

by Fluffdaddy
It's ok it's for surveying only

PokeJoe
Aug 24, 2004

hail cgatan


I'm in ur base surveying ur dudes

hark
May 10, 2023

I'm sleep
I love carrying a 50kg payload for surveying

a primate
Jun 2, 2010

That thing can deliver a lot of sex arses

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

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

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
1 complete real doll.

brocked
Oct 25, 2005

All shall love me and despair!

MarcusSA posted:

Have you seen a seller for these with normal colors?

Sorry, I have not. Jockey makes some very nice long boxer briefs like these in their sports line, but the whole point here is I wanted insane patterns

Buce
Dec 23, 2005

hark posted:

I love carrying a 50kg payload for surveying

you can survey the effects of your ied payloads. that’s a kind of surveying.

hark
May 10, 2023

I'm sleep

Buce posted:

you can survey the effects of your ied payloads. that’s a kind of surveying.

Starting a new company called Scorched Earth Surveying

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PokeJoe
Aug 24, 2004

hail cgatan


I got a purple laser, it's ok. I feel like I'm gonna pop my gf's yoga ball with it on accident.

It did come w a plastic "safety" cover over the button lol

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