What are some (realistic) things you wanted to get for a while, just for fun?

I’ve got 3 on my list.

  1. BT-PAN Access Point - Kinda ridiculous, but I’d like to have one. I’ve also found a few BT-PAN-enabled dial-up modems, but I’d have no way to connect those up. Some of those could even be connected to USB printers for wireless printing. Not particularly useful anymore, I just find those devices interesting.
  2. Dot matrix printer - This one isn’t even as ridiculous. I really love that sound and how the text they print looks. Sadly, if I am looking for new ones, a basic 9-pin Epson dot matrix is around €200. But the ribbons are cheap as chips. In fact, often even cheaper. Just imagine casually handing out a document printed on dot matrix to someone nowdays.
  3. Nano pocket drone - Something like FQ777-124. Maybe a toy like that is a bit childish, but it still can be fun. In fact I already tried to order this one. From 4 different sellers, twice on AliExpress, twice on Amazon. I never got it :(
datendefekt, (edited )
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Ever since my father passed I’ve got his old motorcycle standing around. So first thing would be a driver’s license for motorcycling. But I’m already taking classes so that’s that. And the biggest lesson is what a money sink this hobby can be.

Then I’ll need a motorcycle - either get the old thing working again or get a new one. Or why not both? Because the old one’s 30 years old and doesn’t have ABS.

And the third thing would be a Bambu Lab P1 3d printer. I don’t need the speed but damn do they look good.

PlantDadManGuy,

May not be too hard depending on the age. Could just need the carb jets cleaned and some fresh fuel/battery. Check out bikes and beards on YouTube.

datendefekt,
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It’s a BMW K75 that’s been standing around for about 10 years, an inline 3 with injection and shaft drive. I’m hoping it won’t need much more than new tires, fluids and filters. But even if it turns out cheaper than a newer bike, I’m not sure if a resucitated old bike like that is the best choice starting out.

guiguinofake,

Perfect Grade RX-78-2 Gundam

ohlaph,

A projector with surround sound speakers for my living room.

Spider89,

3D printer.

Cura Compatible.

bermuda,

A Wii. I’m not super big into emulating it but I have a few games on dolphin. It’s just the console I remember having the most fun with as a kid and I wanna experience that again. Every time I walk into a video game store the shelves are lined with Wii games so it shouldn’t be hard to get into it compared to other older consoles like a GameCube or something

TheMightyCanuck,
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Steamdeck. My laptop is outdated and having hardware issue; I also can’t justify buying a decent PC tower. I have consoles but I miss a lot of the PC only games like the wargame series and HOI4.

cynar,

I’ve a deck and it’s an amazing bit of kit. Valve hit it out of the park with it. I’ve found very little it can’t run, and the controls are excellent. The fact it has a full Linux desktop available and lets you play around with things is just icing on the cake.

aaaaaaadjsf,
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A bunch of raspberry Pis to do cool stuff with. Like putting pihole/adguard home on one to set up a custom DNS server to block all ads, another one with some cool sensors, etc.

angstylittlecatboy,

Playdate (handheld console.)

I almost bought one, but I cancelled the order because my phone broke that evening.

Mkengine,

Is this for retro gaming? I thought about buying the RG 300 for this.

angstylittlecatboy,

Nah. Retro-style gaming I guess, but it’s new games (I don’t see a good reason a retro gaming handheld would be Black and White.)

orb360,

What do you think of the arduboy?

angstylittlecatboy,

Could be interesting in it’s own right, I could certainly buy one right now if I wanted to, but also a huge reason Playdate interested me is because it’s hardware is kinda anachronistic (Playdate’s specs eclipse the original DS in a lot of ways, but it has a 1-bit monochrome screen) and because of an interest in radial controls (I’ve never had access to something like a Pong console or a 2600 with Paddle controllers.)

man_in_space,
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    calhoon2005,
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    Don’t give up man_in_space. I had only dated 2 people by 31. I didn’t meet my SO until I turned 34.

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    PlantDadManGuy,

    Resilience is sexy and perseverance is key. Go forth and flirt bro.

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    Tuss,

    “I’m sorry. I am autistic and might’ve misunderstood your signals. But would you possibly like to go out for a coffee some day?”

    Then you’ve covered your ass. They know you’re shit at signals and further know to not speak cryptic to you. They also know that you’re interested and have a choice of just saying “No I’m sorry” without being cornered.

    Lamp33,

    This may not apply to you, but I was once in a similar situation. One day I finally realized that a relationship shouldn’t make me happy, it should make me happier.

    I think that was quite a turning point and things got better from there for me. I started focusing on myself and finding things I enjoyed. Dates stopped becoming so daunting and I think people noticed that.

    Anyway, good luck!

    whoisearth,
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    Invest in yourself and get your ass online.

    There’s no excuse being single unless you’re putting in absolutely no effort that to make yourself attractive in any way possible for a SO.

    You can be fugly and with a personality you will still pull.

    You can be Brad Pitt with no personality and you will still pull.

    Most importantly, shotgun blast your asking out girls and be used to rejection.

    LongPigFlavor,
    1. A custom gaming pc built by Digital Storm to replace my HP Omen laptop. I’ve done quite a bit of research. I looked at Digital Storm, AVA Direct, Maingear, Falcon Northwest, and System 76. For a while I was eyeing Maingear, then Falcon Northwest, but Digital Storm has most of the options that I’d want.
    2. An 85 inch 8k tv for enthusiast purposes.
    3. A three set bookcase for my room so that I can replace my old bookcase and to better store the books that I have and more.
    4. A Purple queen-sized mattress with an adjustable base to replace my old bed and twin-sized mattress and also my incline pillow.
    reluctantpornaccount,

    I’m curious, if you’ve done that much research into gaming PC prebuilts, what’s keeping you from building your own?

    LongPigFlavor,

    I’d rather leave the actual building to the experts.

    chahk,

    There are some pros to prebiilts. Having to deal with a single company for warranty instead of one for every component, for example.

    HipHoboHarold,

    A mini pc for emulation. I’ve been following the emulation scene for years, particularly for Android over the last 5-6 years. I ride the bus to and from work, so it’s always been nice to have them. For home, I have a Rasobery Pi 3B. It’s nice. But it is a little outdated, and would like a boost in power. Thought about getting the RP5 if it ever comes out.

    However, some companies are now starting to really go all in on mini PCs. For more modern PC gaming, it’s not gonna get you the greatest experience. And I have a gaming PC right now. But I find that I prefer to run my emulators sitting on the couch. And now a lot of these minis are able to emulate up to PS3 and 360. Or at least as well as the emulators can work. However, for a model running the specs I want, I’m currently looking at anywhere from $700-900. So it might be a bit longer till I can afford one. Maybe with tax money if nothing else comes up.

    TheDarkKnight,

    Steam Deck + Dock! Definitely consider it!

    HipHoboHarold,

    That was one direction I considered going. On one hand, i have pretty much pretty much everything up to the PS2 and GameCube that can run on my phone, but it would be awesome to have the option for some PS3 games. However, it is a bit of a mixed bag. Some games it can handle perfectly fine. Some of them I would absolutely love to have mobile. But there’s also a few others that it’s not quite there for. I want to say someone tried on the ROG Ally, and it did test a little bit better, so that would be an option as well.

    But I also just don’t know how often I would use it. Like I got a Switch when it came out, and I feel like I mostly use it docked at home. It’s big, it’s awkward trying to get it out of its case and get comfortable while on the bus. On the other hand it’s a lot easier to just have a smaller controller I can slap on my phone.

    But I haven’t written it off yet. Because like I said, some games would be awesome to have. And a lot of the ports I would like to take with my that they put on the Switch tend to be downgraded visually, so it would look better on a portable PC instead.

    I_Has_A_Hat,

    Thermal Camera.

    They’re just so cool. Super useful for checking the effectiveness of stuff like insulation or heat sinks, and can be used to find hot spots you didn’t know existed.

    I just have trouble justifying dropping $300 on something I would only get maybe an hour max of usefulness from before it sits in a box for years.

    Poogona,
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    I got to use a thermal cam for research out in the desert for a summer photographing rattlesnake ambush sites, it was awesome.

    (From what we could tell the snakes in fact did not use thermal cues for their ambush sites, just their eyes. But I got to play with a thermal cam)

    stoicshrubbery,

    I did this but with an infrared thermometer gun. As far as everyday use goes, it’s super helpful for cooking.

    MR_GABARISE,

    Seems like the kind of thing that could be rented out like those carpet/sofa cleaners. Except it’s probably too costly of a gadget to trust a layman to handle with care?

    mojo,

    Right now, probably a Google tablet with a keyboard cover, but I’m broke and can’t justify it when I have a perfectly good laptop.

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    toastus,

    Does it have to be the real hardware?

    Because if you just want some nostalgia I am sure there are options for emulation.

    megane_kun,

    A (mechanical) typewriter. I have a cork board next to my desk and I’ve fancied replacing my handwritten cheat sheets and notes with typewritten ones. There’s just something about typewritten stuff that makes it “official” to me.

    A scooter/bike (electric would be fine). Never learned how to ride one, but I’d love to just take it for a ride up/down quiet mountain roads. Sure, I’d need to ride for a long time to reach somewhere quiet, but I feel that it’d be worth it.

    someguy7734206,

    I’ve found myself wanting to get a typewriter for a while, but I wouldn’t be able to justify it because I don’t really have anywhere to put it, nor would I really have any use for it. And an electric bike would perhaps be nice as well, but I already have an acoustic bike that works perfectly well.

    megane_kun,

    Same deal with the typewriter, tbh. It’s always been one of the things that I want to buy if I get to have “a large amount of money.” I used to have a fairly small one way back then, and it’s small and portable enough to be stowed into some corner of my room when not in use, but it’s a bit finicky to use. It’s also one of those cheap ones that came out in the mid-90’s, back when electric typewriters (and computers) started eating away at its niche.

    As for the scooter, I think it’d be a lot more useful to me. I can use it for weekly errands (groceries and whatnot). For the leisure rides I really want it for though, I should probably want a beefier one (with more range etc.). Btw, what is an acoustic bike?

    someguy7734206,

    Btw, what is an acoustic bike?

    It’s a joking term for a non-electric bike.

    megane_kun,

    Ah~ Hahahahaha! Thanks! That one wooshed way over my head. Some of those can be pretty acoustic tho.

    alp,

    One of my favorite things living rural is the peace and quiet everywhere all the time

    megane_kun,

    IKR!‌ If it were only more convenient (getting necessities without having to go very far, or just have them easily delivered), I’d probably love to live in a rural place.

    Right now though, I am way too used to living inside of a big city.

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