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withak
Jan 15, 2003


Fun Shoe
The little glass tubes with flowers and the copper Brillo pads are for crack, these ones with spheres on are for meth.

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By popular demand
Jul 17, 2007

IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!


A tactical fanny pack?


timged for work: check out the corner- I'm both dismayed AND impressed.

REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS
Oct 3, 2003

What do you think it means, bitch?

withak posted:

The little glass tubes with flowers and the copper Brillo pads are for crack, these ones with spheres on are for meth.

Ah poo poo, outed as uncool again, dangit

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:

Ah poo poo, outed as uncool again, dangit

It's OK. I don't know much about drug paraphernalia, either, despite sometimes hanging out with the "wrong people".

REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS
Oct 3, 2003

What do you think it means, bitch?
Just look at your present company. Regular bunch of miserly miscreants!

Rad-daddio
Apr 25, 2017

By popular demand posted:

A tactical fanny pack?


timged for work: check out the corner- I'm both dismayed AND impressed.


All roads lead to dildo.

Arivia
Mar 17, 2011

Rad-daddio posted:

All roads lead to dildo.

just two, actually:

Subjunctive
Sep 12, 2006

✨sparkle and shine✨

Arivia posted:

just two, actually:



There’s a great little distillery just down the road from there, and a telegraphy museum!

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
That's what Woz wear, what's the nerdiest gun?

REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS
Oct 3, 2003

What do you think it means, bitch?
Slightly disappointed it’s not Dildo de Magi

r u ready to WALK
Sep 29, 2001

By popular demand
Jul 17, 2007

IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!


I'm told that in chinese it's all about the intonation, I wonder what they're saying.

Troubadour
Mar 1, 2001
Forum Veteran
For the retro console people, I've been informed that a lot of these consoles are at their lowest price ever.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-3yJqvvcqd1hzTdHzBrL-mhuw0i6Aw6vXLq51sEGnhA/edit#gid=0
https://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/1ch5p5j/lowest_prices_ever_seen_for_any_handhelds_big

I just picked up an RG35XX H for $42 with an 8 dollar off coupon.

AreWeDrunkYet
Jul 8, 2006

By popular demand posted:

I'm told that in chinese it's all about the intonation, I wonder what they're saying.

I had to look again to realize they weren't complaining about the UI.

REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS
Oct 3, 2003

What do you think it means, bitch?

Troubadour posted:

For the retro console people, I've been informed that a lot of these consoles are at their lowest price ever.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-3yJqvvcqd1hzTdHzBrL-mhuw0i6Aw6vXLq51sEGnhA/edit#gid=0
https://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/1ch5p5j/lowest_prices_ever_seen_for_any_handhelds_big

I just picked up an RG35XX H for $42 with an 8 dollar off coupon.

Thanks for this - how do you get to the lowest price though? I’m looking at the X55, AE says $75, maybe $8 coupon, sheet says $64 :confused:
I also don’t know how to use coins, so…

Troubadour
Mar 1, 2001
Forum Veteran

REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:

Thanks for this - how do you get to the lowest price though? I’m looking at the X55, AE says $75, maybe $8 coupon, sheet says $64 :confused:
I also don’t know how to use coins, so…

Yeah, I'm seeing $75 as well from the link. I think AE might be showing, like, a price of 55 EUR, but only from a European IP. I usually see different prices whenever someone posts a sale link to SBCGaming.

As for the coupon, I never bother with coins either. You can go to the checkout page and enter a coupon code like CDUS08, or NEWUS8OFF if you set up a new account.

By the way, this is kind of personal preference, but I bought a Powkiddy RGB30 max10 3 a couple months back and I didn't really like the buttons. They aren't bad per se but the control isn't as good as some other controllers I've used. That's one of the reason I'm getting an Anbernic device now. Powkiddy does give the best price/performance, though.

The Wonder Weapon
Dec 16, 2006



I'm constantly getting shown prices in Euro on my phone, despite being in NY, and logged into my US account, with USD as the preferred currency.

TrashMammal
Nov 10, 2022

love it when aliexpress randomly decides that i’m turkish or whatever

Fools Infinite
Mar 21, 2006
Journeyman

TrashMammal posted:

love it when aliexpress randomly decides that i’m turkish or whatever

Maybe you should stop and consider if they know something about you that you are yourself unaware of.

Killingyouguy!
Sep 8, 2014

Fools Infinite posted:

Maybe you should stop and consider if they know something about you that you are yourself unaware of.

This is how I feel when the aliexpress algorithm decides I need lingerie meant for gay men

I'm sorry Ali but I'm literally female it won't fit

By popular demand
Jul 17, 2007

IT *BZZT* WASP ME--
IT WASP ME ALL *BZZT* ALONG!


Who are you to doubt the great Ali?!
Prostrate yourself before the altar of cheap tat!

REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS
Oct 3, 2003

What do you think it means, bitch?

Troubadour posted:

Yeah, I'm seeing $75 as well from the link. I think AE might be showing, like, a price of 55 EUR, but only from a European IP. I usually see different prices whenever someone posts a sale link to SBCGaming.

As for the coupon, I never bother with coins either. You can go to the checkout page and enter a coupon code like CDUS08, or NEWUS8OFF if you set up a new account.

By the way, this is kind of personal preference, but I bought a Powkiddy RGB30 max10 3 a couple months back and I didn't really like the buttons. They aren't bad per se but the control isn't as good as some other controllers I've used. That's one of the reason I'm getting an Anbernic device now. Powkiddy does give the best price/performance, though.

I had settled on the X55 for sidewaysness and size. I feel like much smaller and it won’t be nice to hold, plus I can plug into the TV and let my son actually see some NES games.

Samuel L. ACKSYN
Feb 29, 2008


my favorite store

sleepy gary
Jan 11, 2006

Choice PigWang

TrashMammal
Nov 10, 2022

Killingyouguy! posted:

This is how I feel when the aliexpress algorithm decides I need lingerie meant for gay men

I'm sorry Ali but I'm literally female it won't fit

they sell packers too

Killingyouguy!
Sep 8, 2014

TrashMammal posted:

they sell packers too

And yet the algorithm has never shown me one, so this is not the path it wants for me

Hippie Hedgehog
Feb 19, 2007

Ever cuddled a hedgehog?

Hippie Hedgehog posted:

One more way to get burned on AliExpress: Buy what you want, then two days later there's a sale. Congratulations on the feeling of being ripped off!

Firebat T8 arrived today. Order placed April 12th, not impressed with delivery speed to the EU. Surprised there was no attached invoice for VAT or import fees though. Maybe I should expect that later?

The machine itself is a bit smaller than my old NUC but that’s not actually an advantage in my case. The enclosure is so tiny it can’t fit all its connectors on one side. USB is on one side, power and LAN on another, and 3xHDMI on the third side. Finally there’s one “front” side with a power button. It’s going to look quite messy with cables sticking out in three directions. Can’t hide it behind the cabinet since I need to access the power button (and occasionally the USB). Sigh.

It seems to work quite decently in general. Installed Batocera Linux without a hitch, and am currently copying over the backup of my old system. The casing feels extremely plasticky and cheap, but then again it is extremely cheap.

Very good value for money even before the on-sale price.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
Is there any HTPC layer I can run on Win11 to control Plex and Youtube with an USB remote, or I have to run the build in Plex/Youtube apps on the TV?

Ideally something that behaves exactly like the nV Shield interface.

djssniper
Jan 10, 2003


Hippie Hedgehog posted:

Firebat T8 arrived today. Order placed April 12th, not impressed with delivery speed to the EU. Surprised there was no attached invoice for VAT or import fees though. Maybe I should expect that later?

You can download an invoice from the site, VAT will be included if you paid it, import fees won't be applied, and are dependant on how much you pay anyway and thats if customs catch it.

djssniper fucked around with this message at 23:53 on May 3, 2024

Jel Shaker
Apr 19, 2003

stephenthinkpad posted:

Is there any HTPC layer I can run on Win11 to control Plex and Youtube with an USB remote, or I have to run the build in Plex/Youtube apps on the TV?

Ideally something that behaves exactly like the nV Shield interface.

i just use the plex app for the tv and jellyfin and it’s offshoots for my laptop and phone

Zeriel
Nov 6, 2004

Plex has a htpc app for Windows and Linux on their downloads page.

Hippie Hedgehog
Feb 19, 2007

Ever cuddled a hedgehog?

djssniper posted:

You can download an invoice from the site, VAT will be included if you paid it, import fees won't be applied, and are dependant on how much you pay anyway and thats if customs catch it.

I couldn’t find an invoice specifying it but you’re right! They did add VAT to the final amount. Apparently it’s a new-ish EU regulation that this has to happen on the seller side for some purchases. I guess over a certain amount? I didn’t encounter it for my smaller purchases (MOC:s).

Nettle Soup
Jan 30, 2010

Oh, and Jones was there too.

Happens with all purchases for me now (UK).

Kafouille
Nov 5, 2004

Think Fast !
It's been the case for more than 2 years now, all the prices displayed om AliX are VAT inclusive if you're shipping to an EU location

Sentient Data
Aug 31, 2011

My molecule scrambler ray will disintegrate your armor with one blow!
It's easy for them to pay when that mini computer suddenly becomes a 0,43€ Toy Ball Samples

busalover
Sep 12, 2020

Sentient Data posted:

It's easy for them to pay when that mini computer suddenly becomes a 0,43€ Toy Ball Samples

There's also some weird fuckery going on with exporting to certain european countries (within the EU), and then transferring it to the destination country. I bought a keyboard last year that was something like €75, and I kept asking them about fees, but they just told me not to worry. It showed up a month later, transferred from Slovakia or Hungary, and I didn't have to pay anything. Hmm.

deong
Jun 13, 2001

I'll see you in heck!
Anyone have a hoodied sun shirt they'd recommend?
I have a ketl mountian I love but also $80+
I wanna find a breathable shirt I can swim and avoid sun screen.

stephenthinkpad
Jan 2, 2020
So after I got the n100 mini PC, I also got a couple wireless power meter to measure power consumption.

The daily usage is 0.23kWhr for the n100, which is around $21 a year assuming $0.25/kWhr cost after tax and fee

The surprise to me is the Dell OptiPlex office PC, it only uses 0.33kwhr, barely 30% more than the n100 even though size wise its as big as a Xbox.

The old rear end HP MicroServer I have been using as NAS with 5 HDD inside use much more power , about 1.5 kWhr daily. I think I am going to retire it and repurpose the Dell PC as a 1-bay NAS.

Happiness Commando
Feb 1, 2002
$$ joy at gunpoint $$

deong posted:

Anyone have a hoodied sun shirt they'd recommend?
I have a ketl mountian I love but also $80+
I wanna find a breathable shirt I can swim and avoid sun screen.
As long as this is the cheap chinese-made stuff thread and not the AliExpress thread, just buy this one from Amazon https://a.co/d/2USu1Zz

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HELLOMYNAMEIS___
Dec 30, 2007

I got an automatic pen/compass combo like this:



It works as it should, is adjustable to a wide range of drawing sizes, and I think it's a neat idea.

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