Fancy jar of honey from the grocery store for me. Tasted pretty good.
A video game that I’ll get around to playing in like a decade after I get through the other games in my back log but hey it was on sale lmao
4 packs of spicy ramen from the 7-11.
And yes. They were delicious.
I collect old tech. I recently bought three things all from Apple: and 7th gen iPod Nano, a 1st gen iPod Nano, and an iPhone 3GS.
These things were honestly stupid rare in my country, since I never recall seeing an iPod in the wild at all, and an iPhone before the 4, so seeing these in my thrift store immediately made me buy them.
Even though neither of the iPods work, and the 3GS turns on, but with a dead battery and boots to an iOS 4 style recovery screen, I have to say it’s definitely worth it just to have these as display items.
The recently re-released Taco Bell 7 layer burrito.
It was not.
A Pico 4 (without the Ultra) used from eBay for 125€.
I absolutely do not need one. But it is fun (I know, not many people actually use theirs really and I thought the same for a long time.
GeForce 5090. Had been saving up for last few years, it came in stock and I bought without thinking much about it.
It’s worth it because it’s fast. Not worth it because it was expensive and warms up the room too much. I really underestimated how hot it would make my room.
I do regret buying it. Since now I’m short on cash.
Silksong and Alan Wake 2 on the same day. Loving the former even though it is kicking my arse. The latter doesn’t seem to run well on my series s - only about 4 hours in and had 2 hard crashes. I think it’s running out of RAM.
A Ninja Luxe Café Pro. I’ve wanted a machine like this at home since forever! And yes, the purchase was definitely worth it.
Pro tip; learn to foam milk and people wil orgasm over your hot chocolates.
30 packs of gaming cards. Hell yeah it was. Not a single good pull but it’s always fun to crack packs
I bought an IMAX film cell of Interstellar. It was a little pricey but I love the movie and I also shoot film.
My first 3D printer. It’s been fun so far!
Tbh: I hate your printer to the guts. Everything about it.
Why?
After years of tinkering with various more or less self build ones, I finally caved in last autumn and bought a P1S, having enough of tinkering. I needed a machine that works but couldn’t justify the X1C, even though most things I do are more technical than deco/toys.
Shortly after Bambu started that firmware crap. While the customer protection legal threads which I took part in have very likely stopped the worst of it and brought the “developer mode”, it’s still crap and well, it was a stupid idea to buy BL,yes. (Even though my machine does work very well so far…besides the shitty AMS)
Then, when I just managed to get less salty about that, the Centauri Carbon came out. Which would have been the perfect machine for me if only…I had known about it back then (none did). It does what the P1S does not do well, it is basically everything what I would have needed out of a X1C. God damn it.
To get over that I needed to back the Snapmaker U1 as a possible replacement for the P1S. Even though I know it will require extended tinkering to get it to print what I want it to do. Argh! (Or maybe I get a Centauri afterwards and risk divorce over it?)
So I hate your printer and my only solace is that you will spend much more money on filament than you will on your printer. Oh fuck,I did that,too. Damn.
(Seriously, though: Welcome to the club. It’s one of the most marvelous hobbies I ever took up. Especially if you learn how to construct yourself in CAD - which is easier than one would think. And btw: Google Spoolman and MPCNC :D)
Oblivion Remastered. It turns out I don’t really have the patience for inventory/weight management anymore.
There was some patch that sets the weight of everything to 0, so to can focus on the storyline.
I bought a pint for an acquaintance at my philosophy discussion group because he was moving away and this was his last session. I’m pretty poor at the moment, so even a small purchase like this was a lot. It was definitely worth it though, because it convinced him to stay for a while longer than he would have (the group session is held upstairs in a pub, but afterwards there’s usually informal discussions that continue downstairs in the main pub).
It felt very much like I was performing human socialisation in a deliberate, but nice way. I already told the dude that I would miss his presence at the group, but buying a farewell drink for him was a way of reiterating that sentiment.
Wholesome
Onewheel pint off FB marketplace for $300.
Showed up, turned it on and the light came on without any issues and the tire was deflated (neglected for a few years bc the guy bought a new one. Also the guy was a dad who died, so his son was selling it.) I assumed it worked. Got home, tried to start it, and I bonked the pavement with the front. Apparently the sensor was broken and it costed $150 to replace.
is it worth it? for 300, yes 100%. for 500… ehhhhh.
edit: also thinking of starting a sub about onewheels
Was the cat included?
Bought trackball mouse
My workflow is not as fast as before but it is so much more comfortable, definitely worth it.
I had to reconsider. My thumb joint was grouchy after a few months.
I really like the Kensington Expert mouse for this reason. Expert Mouse Wired Trackball
I use my index and middle fingers to manipulate the ball (together or alternating scissor-walk like fashion), and ring finger to turn the wheel. Thumb for left click (bottom left button), and ring finger to right click (top right button). The hand doesn’t move at all, with movement all in the fingers.
It freaks out visitors when they try to use it, but it’s a life saver for click intensive workflows. So much so that I would have a second as a backup. My only complaint for it if I had one is that the scroll wheel can get a little loud with aggressive scrolling in a single direction, like trying to get to the bottom of a page.
Ah yeah, there no real place to rest the thumb, but since I use my keyboard like 80% of the time it does not matter too much.
I’ve been using trackballs for 25 years. What do you think of the M575? I’ve got a fleet of old and tired M570s that will need replacement soon.
