Things you recently bought or got

[leon315]

eBay had a massive 20% off everything sale. I couldn't really think of what I wanted, but I saw a Pokemon booster box...and I couldn't resist. Here's hoping I get a nice Charizard card!

do those cards have any special purposes rather than just some collectable cards?

 

[Joe88]

do those cards have any special purposes rather than just some collectable cards?

they are part of the card game thats been here since the 90's, not that anyone actually plays it anymore, people just collect them for the most part

 

[FAST6191]

Just the usual tools and books about tools or using tools, as well things to cannibalise for parts (some 2.5kW dimmer switches with CEE17 plugs). Decided to wire up my ultimate gaming station finally but then ran into a snag getting the TV to display things (the VCR that controls it all is pretty finicky and the TV has rotary dials to tune it) so for now it is just an audio system.

Just bought an electric razor, one of the fancy 100$ ones. It's okay, but takes a lot longer than an actual razor, and couldn't reach all my hairs. It'll do I guess, but feels more like a 20 dollar purchase than a 100.

Also bought a yeti pro for recording some decent audio. I don't have any XLR hookups, so the usb was good enough for me and my purposes. Going to use it for a variety of reasons, though probably recording videos for some college classes I oversee is first on the list.

Choice video

I can't remember the last time I saw something properly sharpened from the factory.

Of course I opted for the other choice and look like a wild man of the woods.

It hooks up to a PC i take it to program it? I'd love me one of these and i didnt realize they made such small ones.

If size was the main concern

I am not sure how I feel about the Chinese 3020/3xxx range (they also have a bigger cousin in the 6040/6xxx range which is still very much in the table top size). For the most part they are engravers with ideas above their station, though that is not to say you can't do good work with them if you respect their limitations -- wood, plastic, engraving, PCBs, some types of layout, stencil thickness non ferrous stuff can have lots of stuff done but most non engraving ferrous or any kind of vaguely structural aluminium is a different matter or takes so many passes that you will not want to use it much.
https://www.rolanddg.co.uk/products/3d do some good stuff, though price wise it is rather above that. I would almost rather retrofit a benchtop milling machine, or do something like https://www.proxxon.com/en/micromot/27112.php via http://www.thebox.myzen.co.uk/Hardware/CNC_Conversion.html
If size is your main concern though then you do have a fair few options.

 

[leonmagnus99]

just went out and bought another ps4 , already have a ps4pro which i will keep on 5.05 for hax

and this slim one for online (i literally just bought this for overwatch)

 

[GamerzHell9137]

eBay had a massive 20% off everything sale. I couldn't really think of what I wanted, but I saw a Pokemon booster box...and I couldn't resist. Here's hoping I get a nice Charizard card!

*whispers* Make an booster pack opening video *whispers*

 

[astrangeone]

my coworker gave me a pi 1B. i got emulationstation running on it. i might give it back, i kind of want a pi3 now.

The Pi1B works well for anything ancient (eg. Nintendo up to Super Nintendo)...I have to set up my pi3 anyhow...

 

[MrMcTiller]

Latest thing that I bought: A can of Mountain Dew from a Senior in my high school. He walks around with a 12 pack in his arms EVERY DAY!

 

[Flame]

Latest thing that I bought: A can of Mountain Dew from a Senior in my high school. He walks around with a 12 pack in his arms EVERY DAY!

why tho?

what are his life goals?

 

[astrangeone]

Bought 3 cans of sliced pineapple in it's own juices. Am dehydrating them for a healthy snack.

 

[MrMcTiller]

why tho?

what are his life goals?

I don't know

 

[Deleted User]

Just acquired this beautiful son of a bitch.

 

[Old]

why tho?

what are his life goals?

Oh, he's got his goals in check, no worries!

 

[emmanu888]

Slim PS3 that i hacked after getting it.

Just like what i did for the 3DS and Vita i now have one unhacked system and one that's hacked.

 

[Armadillo]

Cheap fume extractor. Works well enough, I have my doubts on how effective the filters are, but at the very least it sucks the flux fumes away from me and throws them out the window, so for that it works well enough.

Mini glue gun from Lidl.

Ultrabright green and blue 0805 smd leds.

 

[Old]

Cheap fume extractor. Works well enough, I have my doubts on how effective the filters are, but at the very least it sucks the flux fumes away from me and throws them out the window, so for that it works well enough.

Mini glue gun from Lidl.

Ultrabright green and blue 0805 smd leds.

I’ve never seen such a thing. Neat.
(Fume device)

 

[TomodachiDeath]

I got some treats for my cat

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Welp, new Raspberry Pi 3 B+ released today, and I've been meaning to get a Pie for ages so I decided to just buy this one.

EDIT: Along with this, I decided to opt for this case: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072BXLXD8/

And I ordered 2 64GB micro SD Cards. One for my Vita's psvsd (finally) and one for the Pi 3 B+

 

[Joe88]

Welp, new Raspberry Pi 3 B+ released today, and I've been meaning to get a Pie for ages so I decided to just buy this one.

can they handle 1080p x265 decoding yet?

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

can they handle 1080p x265 decoding yet?

This particular update was more network focused than processing, so likely not. Still using the same VideoCore GPU and the CPU only saw a 200mhz boost this time.

But I'll check when I get it anyways, just to see.

EDIT: The product page, in case anyone was interested: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus/

The biggest upgrade here is going from 10/100mbit/s ethernet to 10/100/1000mbit/s, and the inclusion of 802.11ac instead of 802.11n on the onboard network chip. Which is neat. Then there's the 200mhz CPU boost, and a couple extras like PoE and better thermal management.

 

[leon315]

New travel case for Switch and THIS! I'm updating, life is too short and let's hurry and enjoy the game!