What object that you recently had bought really love?

Recently got my partner a miyoo mini, it looked so fun that I got myself one too. It's been really nice to just play retro games for short moments, and because it gives me a much needed break from scrolling my phone it actually feels productive and restful. I've just finally completed Link to the Past, a game I played for the first time 30 years ago but never finished.

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LTTP is so good!!!

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I got my partner one for Christmas as well. I'm hoping to setup netplay so we can play a couple games together

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I had to buy a handful of components so I guess it counts

Built my first PC recently. Mostly it's my wife's old components after a few years of upgrades stuffed into a new case, but it's new to me. Pretty much just had to buy the case, a hard drive, PSU, CPU cooler, and a couple fans.

It's not a powerhouse by modern standards (though it was pretty beefy for its time when my wife first built it) with a pre-ryzen amd CPU, and a 970, but it's still running most of what I've been throwing at it (it helps that most of my steam library is 10+ years old)

We're a little short on space in our house, nowhere to squeeze in another desk for a computer so I built it in a HTPC case and I've been gaming on our 70" TV with surround sound with our hue lights synced up to it, and it's been pretty sweet, and astonishingly it hasn't burst into flames from being crammed in my entertainment center with limited airflow.

It's nice to be back to PC gaming, and I'm having almost as much fun tinkering with it and getting everything set up how I want it. Still a couple more tweaks to make, gotta figure out how I want to set up KODI, need to get a decent wireless keyboard and mouse, maybe a couple more controllers, find a way to enable HDMI CEC control so I don't need to fiddle with the PC and receiver volume separately, etc. and then maybe some more upgrades when budget allows

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I recently got a molcajete (Mexican mortar and pestle) I didn’t know I needed but making guacamole with it is much more fun than using a bowl and fork.

Can also be used as a fidget toy by idly grinding some rice in it.

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Stupid, I know, but Victorinox nail clippers. Best clippers I've used.

https://www.victorinox.com/en-US/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Small-Pocket-Knives/Nail-Clip-580/p/0.6463.3

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I didn't know they make nail clippers, but I love their knives. That's what I prefer in my kitchen.

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- America's test kitchen rates them very highly!
  
  I'm biased because Shun/Kai/Kershaw/Gerber/Leatherman/CRKT are all essentially in my back yard. LOL.
  
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I bought a mini SNES hacked and preloaded with ALL the ROMs. It's been a few years and I still use it more than my Xbox

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I always used to use basic "gaming" headsets with my PC. Recently bought a pair of Audio Technica ATH-M50X headphones, they are so much better!

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My M50X have been going strong for over 10 years now with a lot of use. Good solid buy!

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You're looking for -

What object, that you recently bought, do you really love?

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I don't think you need the commas, because it's a restrictive clause (i.e. the sentence wouldn't maintain its meaning if you removed it).

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- Yep but no matter which way I wrote it, someone on Lemmy would tell me it was wrong.
  
  Bawbag 😂
  
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"What love object bought you?"

FTFY.

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https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/laser-distance-measures/compact-laser-distance-measure

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My last job renovated, then laid us all off. There was a 200USD laser measurer at the front desk that was untouched for a year after they renovated. Now I have a nice laser measurer!

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- It's not theft, you're just borrowing it! You're just waiting for them to ask for it back!
  
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- I didn't know how many things I needed to measure instead of guesstimate until I had this. I also carry a tape measure, but this is so easy!
  
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I’m enjoying the Steam Deck I bought last month. I was on the fence about getting one for a long time because I already have a decent gaming PC, but I’ve used the Deck a good bit more than my gaming PC since getting it. I thought for sure I would have put Bazzite on it by now, but I’m still enjoying it with stock SteamOS.

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A pack of 4 glass panels for the whopping cost of 5€99 shipping included, to make a glass painting pallet:

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I bought/built a PC. It's my first custom build, and my first personal Linux system. I've turned it into a sort of glorified Steam Deck with Bazzite. The specs are absolutely topped out, and it runs excellent. I got a nice keyboard to go with it (my first linear), and I'm very happy with the setup overall.

Samsung 65" 4k120 OLED TV

Ryzen 9 9950X

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

4TB SSD

64GB RAM

Corsair K100/Nightsword RGB

FiiO K7 4.4mm -> Hifiman HE1000s

The next big step is to get a Retrotink 4K, and get some retro consoles hooked up with a beautiful CRT filter. Essentially, I'll turn the TV into a bigger, thinner and more versatile Trinitron, with all of the benefits and none of the downsides.

All in the living room. It's a killer social environment. Wait until the hookah comes..

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I don't need a hammer drill a huge amount in my work so I always thought my old, corded Hilti was perfectly sufficient for the job. Well it broke beyond repair a while back which was a bummer but I then bought a cordless 18-volt Makita hammer drill and oh my.. I didn't realise what I was missing.

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Glow in the dark dbrand skin. I can draw dongs on the back of my laptop with light...

Worth every dollar

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I got a tablet, nothing fancy, Lenovo M11 or something, IDK, but now I can read in bed and have a huge screen for Anki reviews, it has a little pen too, so I can practice writing Japanese characters or just doodle while reading, so far so good.

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I bought the Remarkable 2 about two years ago, but since I had to get a replacement, I guess it counts. I love the e-paper's magical feeling in general. Remarkable in particular amazes me with the openness e.g. giving me SSH access to the Linux-based system. I wish they'd focus on customization, tinkering and stability, but unfortunately that doesn't seem to be the case.

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I ordered a PineNote last week.

I was thinking about purchasing a remarkable 2 or a Boox Note Air 4C before but in the end I would have to tinker with all of them to get a setup that meets my needs so I just went with the most open variant.

I hope the hardware is up to the task but just reading through the specs it seems pretty similar to the remarkable 2.

Out of interest, what happened to your first remarkable 2 that you had to replace it?

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- It took a bath in ice tea for a few hours and it suffered even more when I stupidly connected it to the PC before I saw the wet folio and bag. I probably would've looked into other alternatives, too, if I didn't receive a replacement offer for ~130€. I love it, but it does have many faults, that for some people may be unacceptable for the price. But that seems to be the current state of e-ink tech in general.
  
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Can you expand on the openness aspect a bit.

I got the Boox Note 3 a few years ago, because it runs Android and I could install Syncthing on it.

I didn't realize that the remarkable was able to be accessed.

Can you install whatever you want?

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- It has a Linux-based OS that you can SSH. You can install community-maintained stuff with Toltec. The Awesome Remarkable is a great overview.
  
  However for 3rd-Party software and more general features, even with the openness, it doesn't come close to Onyx. In general, the remarkable is more focused on distraction-free e-reader and note-taking capabilities. And honestly even being part of this target audience, if it wasn't for the affordable replacement offer, I probably would've rather looked into other e-ink devices.
  
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My wife's insurance company get this, requires, we track our exercise/activity. Because it's a free country and all. If we don't the insurance skyrockets. To that end her employer gave us money to buy a fitness tracker. I used that and added some extra to buy a Withings fitness tracker. It looks like a normal kind of elegant watch but also tracks fitness. I friggin love this thing. Best watch I've ever owned. It's called a Scan Watch and has a very tough, I think it's called Ruby glass. An elegant look, a low profile( because I bang it on everything).

It's not cheap at all, but it's one of the best things I've bought recently that I'm really satisfied with.

Fortunately, we don't have that insurance anymore, but hey, at least I got a cool watch.

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Jesus. fuck insurance companies.

nice watch though.

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- I know right. At first they gave us a free fitness tracker. It was the crappiest POS you've ever seen. Every time I put it on, it was like a ball and chain. As soon as I accumulated the required yearly steps, I ripped that thing off. Free friggin country.
  
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Pay a local on-foot letter carrier, cycle aficionado, or hiking enthusiast to carry it around with them.

Fuck these guys. Luigi did nothing wrong.

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- Yeah, like on Big Bang Theory. Strap it to a motor or something. So glad that is over with. I mean we could have said no, but the cost to do so was astronomical.
  
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I splurged on some really nice watercolor paper blocks (Arches cold press), tested them today and I’m obsessed.

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As someone with zero artistic skills, what are paper blocks?

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- Paper that is Bound on all edges so it doesn’t buckle when water is added. You use a knife to peel it off after.
  
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- Yes, what Smoogs said! I use washes a lot - which means a lot of water on the paper - so wrinkling has been a constant problem with other papers. These are 100% cotton so it absorbs water much differently compared to papers made with wood pulp.
  
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Re: your edit, what you want is: “What recent purchase do you really love?”

But it could be worded a number of ways.

Mine is a quantity of One Piece trading cards cause they’re fun to look at.

More practical: a split sprayer / pouring oil dispenser for cooking oil

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I've bought a few things recently, but one that really sparks joy is a 3DConnexion space mouse. Bit of a learning curve, but now that I'm used to it, the QoL improvement in navigation while 3d modeling is huge.

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Nice pair of sunglasses. Wanted them, didn't need them, bought them anyway. My wife thinks they look nice on me. Win win.

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New shoes. My previous pair developed holes behind the toe guard so I got a warranty replacement. My new pair is much lighter, softer, and a better design.

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A new chair, I had a gaming chair that killed my butt and back (was cheap and had it for 6 years) now I got a true ergonomic chair, and wow! I didn't think the difference would be as big as it is. I didn't want to sit by my computer because of the old chair. This one follows my body movement in the back so I can stretch and move without feeling restricted.

Here is a link to it, but I bought mine from a refurbish store that fix up office furnitures from companies and resell them so I got it for less than half the price and it is like new. https://www.steelcase.com/products/office-chairs/think/

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Crandall?

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- No, but Crandall have it without the headrest for the same price. I am still contemplating if I like the headrest or not.
  
  Crandall seem to have a lot of nice reviews so they seem like a good pick.
  
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I've lately started using more paper notebooks for various projects. Recently bought a new sketchbook. Will go buy a paper almanac for the next year today.

I'm a huge tech nerd, but I don't think going 100% digital works for me. Also noticed that one of the ways I can deal with ADHD is to stop messing around with computers and do things by hand.

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My puppy.

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“Object”

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- Dang, you're right, I wasn't paying attention. The pink leash for my new puppy.
  
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Wooting keyboard.

A few years ago my previous keyboard broke. It was a Steelseries mechanical keyboard, Nordic layout. Got it cheap, but didn't realise it was because Steelseries completely dropped support for it; the Nordic version's key caps break easily... And so did mine.

Since then I used a cheap back lit keyboard that's a complete piece of junk. I'm no keyboard enthusiast. I just want the key I pressed to get pressed when I press it. But with the replacement keyboard, if your finger is a bit off-centre from the key, the key gets "stuck" and won't get pressed in.

I finally bought a proper keyboard from Wooting, and using it to type is actually feels good!

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You know, mechanical keyboards have standardized keycaps. You can just buy replacement keycaps. Although now you have two keyboards, which is never a bad thing :)

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- Not this Steelseries. This one has a really weird way of snapping keys in place, and over time those things cracked and broke with use, causing the gap to fall off.
  
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Hoyt Altus target bow.

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Bought and old desktop to use as a home server and media storage. The wife and I use it a low pirate media that's not on Netflix

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We do the same thing, except everything that IS on Netflix, and everywhere else...

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Just recently got a hair band to help me keep back my long hair. I was originally using my over the ear headphones, but decided I need something dedicated to it. My mom, thinking she'd help, sent me some stuff that I was absolutely not interested in, like some sort of beanie hat thing or sports men's camp headband thing, trying to be helpful, but I just ended up getting a Camila Paris headband that I really like.

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Logi Pebble Mouse 3 M350s. It can connect via bluetooth with three devices.

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Sleep pills because sleep is needed.

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I love my new Hush 2.0 XL. Frequently.

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Our bamboo sheets are awesome, easily the softest we’ve had for not crazy prices.

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- 😏
  
  And they're waterproof, yeah?
  
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An RG35XXSP. Basically an emulator in the style of a GBA SP. I've had other handheld emulators before but I like the style of this one with KNULLI.

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Zojirushi Thermal Flask. That thing is magic.

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https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/laser-distance-measures/compact-laser-distance-measure

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