• roofuskit@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    A pi zero w. Need a wireless Android Auto adapter? Flash the right image. Need a Klipper controller for a 3D printer, flash the right image. Need to add a wireless thumb drive to any device that you can drop files to over the network? Flash the right image and run a few commands. They are very cheap and insanely versatile. I originally got a handful for $5 each and am still finding uses for them.

  • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 month ago

    Mantric Rechargeable Remote Control Knicker Vibrator I got on sale for 50% off. I’m not super into the whole public thing, but I’ve been using it way more than my magic wand, that fucking tip is shaped perfectly. Plus it would make an excellent phaser prop.

  • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 month ago

    I keep an extremely small 64GB USB-A/USB-C flash drive on my Keychain so I can move files between phones, phone to computer, or load movies and TV shows from a computer or phone and plug into a TV to play.

    It’s only $10 and sometimes it’s very convenient to always have on hand the ability to move files around without the use of a network or the cloud or whatever. The size of it is extremely small.

    Verbatim 64GB Store ‘n’ Go Dual OTG USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive for USB-C Devices – 2 in 1 Type C Thumb Drive https://a.co/d/40uW3fE

  • okamiueru@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Don’t know if you’ll get something for as low as $20, but a small thermal printer. Functions as a label maker on steroids, there is no ink, or proprietary* paper. Some thermal paper rolls have built in stickers, some are transparent, some have special shapes and colors, etc.

    I’ve used it to label plants, tools, cables, boxes, so-so-many gridfinity boxes. It takes 1-2 seconds from hitting print to having it ready.

    * not entirely the case, in that some have set sizes, or markings to automatically feed and count. However, these are low tech, and there are third party vendors.

    • Today@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I just got a little phone printer and I’m using it everywhere! It’s now in my work backpack. Adding my cell number to the back of my business cards for people i like. Labeling everything i set up for people. Printing an Amazon return label. Giving a kid a sticker of their face. One million uses!

        • Today@lemmy.world
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          1 month ago

          I got this one. It says 30, but I paid $30 for it plus extra three rolls of sticker paper. If you scroll down to see what other people bought, I think there’s now one that’s a little higher rated, but I’m happy with mine. I even bought another one to give to a friend because we have a joke about her organization system that uses stickers.

          iDPRT Mini Printer with 1 Roll Sticker Paper, Portable Sticker Printer Efficiently and Quickly, Thermal Printer Pod for Study Notes, Pictures, DIY, Label, Free App with Multiple Templates Inkless https://a.co/d/a9QRHzs

          • sramder@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            1 month ago

            Obviously you’ve never been… everything here causes cancer. We’re amending the law next year so we can just label everything that isn’t carcinogenic because it will substantially reduce the number of Prop 65 labels that end up in landfills ;-)

  • elucubra@sopuli.xyz
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    1 month ago

    VE Monk in-ear headphones. Easily the best audio value in the world. Prepare to have your mind blown by the sound. Look up reviews

    • flubba86@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I concur. VE Monk and it’s successor Monk Plus are the best $5 earphones you’ll ever use. They compete against earphones in the $100-$150 category. Don’t let their appearance fool you, they look like a cheap crappy plastic pair you’d get for free with a discman. But their audio quality is phenomenal.

      I’ll note here, the VE Monk success has spawned a bunch of competitors in the very-cheap-but-shockingly-good category, notably look at the Faaeal Snow Lotus and Faaeal Iris, I have both and they are great.

      • Letsdothis@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        like a cheap crappy plastic pair you’d get for free with a discman.

        You must be matured around my age talking about discmans like that. Although, The last “discman” i bought was a portable CD player, and wireless earbuds didn’t exist.

        This is crazy, according to wiki: “The Sony brand name for Discman changed to CD Walkman, initially for Japanese lineups launched between October 1997 and March 1998,[1] and then entirely in 2000. Discman and CD Walkman players were discontinued at the beginning of the 2010s when they lost popularity with the general public.”

        Makes me feel a little old…

    • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 month ago

      The page says two functions, what’s the second one?

      (and to all smart-asses out there: what’s the first one?)

  • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    My basic bitch wireless phone charger stand. Holds it at a good angle so I can see when someone sending me a Teams message while I’m pretending to work.

    • glimse@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I saw someone going off about how wireless charging is a stupid gimmick and liking it just means you fell for the marketing hype.

      So I guess you and I are suckers. I love my INIU wireless charging stands that I bought 2 of for $30 or whatever

  • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Love is a bit of an overstatement, but I got a cheap Walmart brand USB hub for my laptop since it only has a single USB male (female?) port and I needed more for my mouse and thumb drives. Definitely worth it to ensure I could save work to my thumb drive at college.

    • Allero@lemmy.today
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      1 month ago

      Male: with connector outside (like penis)

      Female: with connector inside (like vagina)

      Terms arose before trans people got so visible, so there’s that.

      • ianonavy@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Not exactly the same, but I find “plug” and “socket” or “jack” to be generally more useful terms since the definitions are based on function rather than similarity to genitalia. Plugs are usually male, but always. For example, computer power supplies typically have a male jack and a female plug. In those situations, I find it more meaningful to describe the part by whether it is fixed or moves rather than which way the prongs go.

        • Allero@lemmy.today
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          1 month ago

          I agree!

          Do not advocate for anything, just adding a bit of clarification :)

    • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 month ago

      If you already have a raspberry pi, there are some neat $20-$30 gadgets

      • UPS board/battery
      • powered USB hub
      • Sc00ter@lemm.ee
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        1 month ago

        And with this comment, I need to find the energy to finish my pi-hole. I’ve got all the software installed and am at the point to set up the DNS server settings, but im just exhausted. I sit on the couch at the end of the day and pass out before I can even make it thru the opening credits on a movie/show

    • feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I really want to, and every time I look into it I feel like I’m in for a £200+ initial investment that I’m not really up to at the moment.

      • thrawn@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Getting started is closer to a tenth of that— the starter kit linked is $10 pre shipping from a brand that is generally considered overpriced in locksport. Buying locks is the expensive part but you probably have a couple of padlocks to start with. And for those £20, you can get the knowledge and basic skills to open the vast majority of locks.

        I’d personally recommend JimyLong’s starter kit if you can catch it in stock but hook and turner will work. Then don’t buy anything else until you know exactly what lock you want a thinner hook or different pick for; that set would open about any lock you can find in store. Spending £200+ to start out is more lockpick consumerism than an actual on ramp since you’d likely be bogged down by too many tools.

    • Psaldorn@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I wish there was a place for people to send random locks they break off or find to newbies like me. Buying a lock just to pick it feels insane, but I also want to feel that delicious click out of 1

      • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Get a practice lock that you can re-pin. They’re cool so you can see what it’s like to have spools or serrated pins. I messed with one for a while and then was like “I wonder how much harder it would be to pick my front door lock instead of this cheap practice lock?” Turns out, the front door lock is ridiculously easy compared to a practice lock.

        • Ledivin@lemmy.world
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          1 month ago

          Turns out, the front door lock is ridiculously easy compared to a practice lock.

          Yeeeaaaah… I’ve spent like literally 3 minutes learning to pick, and that’s all you need to just scrape SO MANY front door locks. So many locks are just so bad

  • kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    Thinkpad T440p docking station, I get everything these days is USB C but I love having a docking station thats sturdy and has tons of ports vs a dongle that hangs off the side of my laptop and has maybe six ports.