MetalCaveman Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 October... Of 2021. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) Spoiler It's been a shit week/month/year, but there's nothing that bunnies can't fix. Edited October 10, 2020 by MetalCaveman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 Prime day I have bought a drill, a drill set, and a selection pack of screws and wall plugs, because I am an adult. Also my friends are adults and one completed today, so I threw in house warming gift of a tool set to the order. My basket did briefly hold a 4K Samsung monitor and a 1tb WD m.2 SSD but figured they'll always go on sale again in the future (black Friday next month) and the drill ismore useful right now (I want to put some shelving up and can't be arsed constantly borrowing a drill) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) I decided I should read more short fiction and the place I get my books from has all their Stephen King on sale for October. So, I did the natural thing: went completely overboard and bought most of his short fiction collections (along with a few of his novels that I really want to read.) The ones marked in red are those I already had. I also got this collection of 100 short stories by Ray Bradbury because you gotta have some Ray Bradbury. Can't just be all Stephen King all the time. Edited October 20, 2020 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MetalCaveman Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Counting buen fin and black friday: Some Azur Lane merch: Belfast wallscroll, Formidable and Illustrious wallscroll Amagi and Bismarck plushies 2nd Anniversary artbook Sirius "3D" lanyard Enterprise x Vestal daki Some shirts: Modern Rogue Vanguard, Silverton and Amendment 21 Sabaton Night Witches, Bismarck, Bismarck Anniversary and Tank-20 Manga: Monster Musume 1-15 (minus vol 5 that's sold out) Monster Girl Doctor 1-6 The Elder-sister Like One 1-3 Monster Girl Encyclopaedia 1 & 2 Other stuff: Hosa footswitch and trs cable for my amp MIDI cable Logitech G502 mouse, the wired version, cheaper than the old HP mouse I was using, so that's cool A pair of Nike Flytrap something or other, to replace my current workout shoes that are falling apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Ordered this like six months ago, arrived yesterday: https://remarkable.com/store/remarkable-2 I use it for work note taking, and for crossword puzzles. Lots of people seem to use it as a sketch pad, but I cannot draw for shit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 I didn't know something like that existed, it's really cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 I've seen them about online and they do look cool, but pricier than I'd get use out of them for. (especially when most my writing is for work and they pay for my notepads) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 For work I for sure can see the use for such a device at a fraction of a cost of say an iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil. It would also work out pretty well for say the second half of undergrad and into grad school. Hell, I kind of want one for myself but I'm unsure how "futureproof" it will be as in how well will it run in say 5 years or more but then again I can say the same for other traditional tablets. It also might not matter with the specs. Hmm... Can you straight up load e-books on it as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 You can load epubs, and pdfs so, yeah it is good for reading (and you can scribble on your books). Reddit considers it fairly hackable too. Writing on it feels reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaally nice. I've been using it a fair bit of the past couple of days. making lists, checking them twice. Notes for wedding planning. Even sketched a design for my wedding ring. Think it will be handy for seating plan as well. Also used it for noting things when playing puzzle games. Only downside is that it is on the pricey side, though the v1 is obvs now more affordable. I'm lucky that I can afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted December 11, 2020 Report Share Posted December 11, 2020 So I finally broke down and got a tablet. While the Remarkable 2 looks/specs so nice but I also want something to draw with. Unlike the aging iPad Pro, the Tab S7+ is buttery smooth with a 120hz display (Tab S6 was 60hz). It also comes with the pen which should be on par with the Apple Pencil. Another thing that pushed me is how the app landscape has so changed much. In the past, the iPad was king due to it's tech and apps. No more. So yeah... this will be a glorified Youtube screen in bed. lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 I've wanted a 4K TV for a while but I don't have a lot of space and until now nobody has ever made one in a 32-in size, which is nuts. I've heard people claim that you can't tell the difference with a screen that size but I am telling you now that's a load of crap. The picture on this thing is amazing. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 Yeah, there's diminishing returns, but it's not nothing. In my estimation the subjective image quality improvement between 1080p and 4k is about the same as the subjective improvement between 720p and 1080p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 Pixel per inches. A good comparison is downscaling in a game rather than any other anti-aliasing method. Another in person example are phones and tablets. I mentioned in Discord how amazing art looks like on my new tablet. Part of it comes down to color, yes, but another major factor is the resolution versus the screen size. Hell, my old phone before the battery blew up had a smaller but similar resolution as my current tablet. Photos there looked amazing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 4K at 32" would be noticeable, but there are certainly diminishing returns the smaller you go. It's why I didn't both with 4K on my computer monitor. Heck, on my previous phone I would watch video at 720p because 1080p made so little difference. It also comes down to color and the lighting of the television/monitor. A quality screen and dynamic range go a long way. There's also how cost effective it has been to make television screens, so even getting a smaller television is more so down to the consumer's available space rather than cost. Go into a Best Buy and the majority of their 19"-32" sizes are their Insignia brand. Not to say you won't find an LG or Vizio, but you're going to find more of the lower tier brands as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 It's worth mentioning that the TV I was using before was made in 2013. Even if there are diminishing returns, it's still such a massive upgrade that I'm more than happy with what I've got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 Oh yeah, when I said diminishing returns I didn't mean it was a bad purchase, I definitely think it makes a very noticeable difference. I was talking about how you mentioned some people claim it's pointless at that size, and meant that you have to increase resolution more at each step to get the same benefit, which is why 4k looks about as much better than 1080p as 1080p does compared to 720p, but still the jump is very noticeable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Yeah, it's not a bad purchase and I've looked into those Samsung televisions before. Just something like 4K on a bog standard 19" screen isn't going to be worth it over 1080p. So anyone with a small TV in their camper or dorm room shouldn't be itching for 4K (nor would you be easily able to find one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 It's a kickstarter but... I trust them to get us a decent beginner set that's not trash. SO... this will be a birthday present to myself. I always wanted a set. Hell, I still want the other kind of microscope that doesn't use slides. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 finally replaced the built in Optane drive on my laptop with a proper SSD. Currently going through the fun process of moving my main drive over to this one. I also got myself one of these It's quite a bit bigger than I was expecting (but in a "reassuringly chunky" kind of way). Mainly got it for the cord labelling functionality - I have a lot of black power cables and HDMI leads I'd like to not have to trace every time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Yeah, a cord labeler would be nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 -heavy bass riffs- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Pixel 3 XL (refurb) - My current 1st gen Pixel is finally crapping out on me, it crashes any time I try to make or receive a phone call. Like, the whole phone freezes and then does a hard reset. So that obviously doesn't work very well. It's a known issue with the 1st gen Pixel, something about the audio processor chip not being soldered securely enough, I'm actually kind of lucky it's lasted this long. Decided to go for the XL this time because it was only $18 more and the bigger screen will be nice for remote playing PS5 games, which I've been doing a lot more of recently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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