Thread 107112281

Everything is already from China, but here we discuss the cheap chink shit you see on various sites.
1st rule of /csg/: If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

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>Wiki: https://igwiki.lyci.de/wiki/Chink_Shit_General

>What headphones/earbuds should I buy?
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>I want a cheap smartphone what should I buy?
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>I want to buy some sort of emulation device
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>News
We had very little in terms of IRL pics or reviews last thread, hence the meager OP pic.
>>107076578 - Anon comes to the grim realization that mindless consumption will not fix existential dread (cupholder review)
>>107081290 - Anon posts orders
>>107082369 - Anon ponders if mindless consumption can allow him to avoid personal character development (It won't).
>>107083907 - The eternal "violent fan" discussion is back
>>107090923 - TWS discussion
>>107100459 - And now for your regular scheduled audiophile debate slop
>>107102044 - Resident twink (?) posts again, causing some anons to have neuron activation, but less than during the tummy incident.

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>>107112272
yeah that can do but i want one with heat regulation output
i have pluggable heater from soviet era but this thing just goes all the way up to 100 (to boil water)
i just need max 38-40 degrees

>>107112281 (OP)
>cleaning out basement.
>Find unopened white bag of what is clearly ali express shit.
I set it aside, I'll open it later today after getting home.

>>107112307
In sum I obviously appreciate the short shipping times we have these days with aliexpress, but sometimes I do miss a package arriving after 2 months and no longer knowing what you ordered, so every package is like a mini lootbox with stuff you did want but didn't need urgently.

Did aliexpress stop selling lithium batteries for all countries or just a few? Either way does anyone have the down low on buying other cheap stuff to harvest their batteries? I'm looking for 602530 batteries not 18650 so that might not work since it's an specific size, but I'm wondering if there's anything that is almost worthless you can buy to get the batteries even 18650s if I need some later.

First time buying from Temu (i usually use aliexpress)
Items took 11 days to arrive
>cheapo 1€ neck gaiters "mens outdoor sunscreen face scarf" (x3)
They feel plasticy and very synthethic but thats too be expected. These thin neck gaiters are great for wearing under the motorbike helmet covering the gap between the helmet and your jacket.
Wearing several of these thin gaiters is a lifehack for any seasoned motorcyclist, whereas anything thicker will struggle to fit on the gap between your face and the helmet and will let cold air hit your neck when you ride.
Ill wash them before trying them on for an extended period of time just in case
>MJMoto Retro Motorcycle leather gloves. 15,28€
They are comfy and seem to include some basic knuckle protection BUT the wrist is way too lose which is very unsafe.
Even if you try to tighten the wrist of the gloves with the velcro, they still barely close at all on your wrist. I wouldnt recommend them, they will go out of your hands very easily in case of an accident and you will wreck your hands. They don't have any slider on the palm either

>>107112542
there's a new type of multitool flashlight that's flat and looks like this
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006996816217.html
this one uses 602040, lithium same capacity with similar dimensions
make sure there's philips head screws so you can take it apart easily

Bought some guitar gear:

Yuer Looper: I love it, it's both a looper and drum track player.
EROK Tuner: Pretty good as a tuner but the switch wasn't physically connected to ground so I had to solder a cable to the case. Also the switch is terrible and makes noise when pressed.
Assorted patch cables: they all worked great

>>107112568
safety related stuff like motorcycle gloves is one of the things I wouldn't rely on chinkshit for

>>107112568
>those gloves
>bike

fuck it looks like my work gloves

>>107112674
cheapo aliexpress pedals are so fun and the patch cables work
most of the cheap "harley benton" pedals on thomann are just rebranded aliexpress pedals anyway
>shitty "pedal power"
thats the one thing i wouldnt cheap out on, get some proper power unit for your pedals to avoid noise, static, cross contamination etc with isolated outputs
Picrel

>>107112674
USB power supply: obviously not isolated, yet it worked well. If you use a high quality USB power brick then you get no noise, but the crappy ones do generate audible hum.

>>107112813
Wow, those HB power units look great. Ty anon

>>107112568
>motorcycle gear.
not worth it anon.

>>107097733
>>107098560

Thanks anons, ill get one earlier to see if its good enough for him as a xmas present

feralbros report in

Anyone can give me tips for a decent theromstat for room temp/gas boiler? Don't care about fancy features, but would like to explore HA at some point in the future, currently have some smart sockets with ewelink. Is the wiring standard? The current 30 year old beige one has 3 L and 1 N wires.

>dogs pooping calendar

thanks chang, very cool

>>107112669
602040 won't work the length is too big but thanks for the heads up on "compact" flashlights, looks like a good source for batteries.

>>107113924
link

>>107114233
searching for dogs poop calendar brings up a bunch, but this is the link I got:

>aliexpress.com/item/1005009676868267.html

>>107114233
I have it on my front page.
Maybe either chang has data on all us csggers, or it's being promoted heavily.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256809490553515.html

>>107112281 (OP)
Do daylight/antidepressant lights do anything? Especially the chink ones? Long, dark winter ahead of me. Anyone got one to recommend?

Last thread is kill so I'll ask here again, maybe some homeserver homie is around.
I'm looking for an intel nuc / mini pc for homeserver usage. Is buying something like that a good idea from ali or is it a guaranteed housefire? Anyone got some decent recommendations?

>>107114501
No just buy vitamin D supplements instead
That said I should take mine

>>107114545
I have bought Beelinks in the past and also used Lenovo Thincentres locally, they're both good options, but if you want to add more storage down the line then I'd say go for a chink N100/N150 motherboard with lots of IO.
Otherwise just go with whatever Beelink has that fits your needs.
I wouldn't trust chink PSU/pico-PSUs tho.

Not buying until 11.11

>>107114579
But chuddah what if nothing happens and the prices stay the same?

>>107114559
I do already, I thought it's more about the daylight- diffused light helping you stay awake in the afternoon more than anything else though

>>107114602
Just get daylight high cri bulbs and be done with it.

>>107114571
Not a beelink as far as I can see, but am I retarded if I get this? Not sure if the price is too high, reviews seem very good.
Looking for beelink on ali seems to give me quite expensive mini-pcs for around 300 bucks.

"Arrived at local airport"
Does that mean within my country, or at some shipping aggregator in China?

>>107114700
Most definitely in China, stuff arriving at your home country will pass through customs first, and both 17track and ali's in-app tracking will say something like "customs clearance started" or some shit

>>107114677
I've heard of them before, but then again, you need to know what you want to do with it.
Also, I can find a Beelink Mini S13 (same N150 as the one you posted) for $130.

>>107114754
>>107114677
Actually my bad, the N150 option is $180, but still, it's probably the same shit.
Just don't fall for the Raspberry/Orange Pi trap, those are only useful for shit like HA and tailscale nodes, you'll stumble into problems for general home server use, not to mention the lack of IO/storage.

>>107114677
Don't know that cpu, but 122€ for a ddr4 equipped minipc is too much money however you look at it, I'm sure half the price tag for this is having the M4 PRO model name.

>>107114850
bro buy used if you want something cheap

>>107114850
Do you have any alternatives for a similar price? Everything with similar specs is around 150-180 bucks

>>107114857
Unfortunately the used market in germany here is pretty dogshit since everyone thinks they can sell their 10 year old shitbox pc for almost full price

theres never a thread on routers.
is there any benefit to buying some budget xiaomi router for wired, over ISP default one
like is there some newer better hardware?

>>107114545
Just keep in mind that the N1xx/3xx CPUs have limited lanes so unless you plan on just having a small "low power" sata/m2 based NAS you might get fucked once you need to expand or need storage faster than what 1 lane can give. A used thin client might be more useful especially if you want an actual PCIE slot.

>>107114891
It all depends on how dogshit your ISP's router is.
Try learning about what you have before looking for something else to buy.
You'll probably need to keep it and put it in bridge mode too, if they allow it.

Any chink shit that is cheaper, or should I just get something locally?

Divide by 10 or so to get prices in American bucks.

https://www.biltema.no/en-no/construction/electrical-installations/cable-conduits/

Planing to get some trunking for a network cable, guess I might visit the store anyways to get a feel for how big the various options are.

Yes, I know they provide measurements, but it not all that easy to visualize it on the wall..

>sus phone call at 20:00
>15 seconds of silence, hangs up
>one minute letter get an email
>teehee we tried to deliver your package but no one was home
I should just set the delivery to a pick up point from the get go I don't know why I bother anymore

>>107114952
Unless I find some trunking that is flexible enough to be shipped on a roll, I might just buy it locally.

Dont think there is much to be saved...

>>107114911
A small low power setup is basically what I'm looking for. I'm not hoarding data, but I need something so I can watch movies on my tv using jellyfin for example + other small-ish stuff.

>>107114891
there's shit beyond 1GB wired and 5GHz wireless, but all your other shit has to support it
ISP ones usually come with pre-configured closed firmware so it's plug-and-play, but you won't be able to flash it with something like OpenWRT for more functionality and microservices

>>107114501
Iirc studies say yes, but you need very powerful lamps to actually get the benefits from it.

I have no idea if it's placebo or a real thing, but in winter i really like to use one of those light alarms (I have a really old phillips (I think?) one) that floods your entire room in light getting progressively more intensive to wake you up.
Seems to help me a lot with wake-up when it's still dark outside.

>>107114972
The only reasonable solution is to turn your property into one of those booby-trapped meth houses so you kill the delivery guy before he can claim you "weren't there", thus leaving the package behind.

I don't know why I joined the business account thing. I am not businessmansan. I don't buy in bulk. The prices aren't better. Why was it even offered to me.

>>107116268
Don't do this.
The trucks start piling up and it becomes a mess just driving out of the house.

>>107116370
We're introducing an evolutionary selection algorithm anon. Those delivery drivers that wait and actually deliver the package get to survive, live on and reproduce, thus eventually training the population to satisfy this new trait.
It's for the betterment of the species and eventually no more trucks will arrive that don't satisfy the conditions.

>>107113924
all the
small things

>>107114545
just look on lowcostminipcs.com/ for sale stuff
otherwise beelink is the best you can get on Ali that I've seen

>>107116351
i clicked out of it. i don't want any supplies fleas

>>107114973
>trunking that is flexible enough to be shipped on a roll

have you tried searching? thats how most is sold on aliexpress

>custom chink mousepad of my waifu arrived
>smells like unseasoned couscous (not bad, just kinda weird)
>also way too big for my desk
Guess I'm going to IKEA then.

>>107112281 (OP)
Who the fuck that's the hit for coin discounts. Ali or the seller?
I understand that it would be Ali if it's up to 10% as they could just take it out of the market fee, but when some completely random item is 75%, that can't be true.

>>107117669
seller takes the hit. i read that they use coins to feature their listing on the discount finder section especially for the top 3 listings which are highlighted
this is just the cost of doing business. take a few losses to get their store followed and get repeat customers or cut their profit margins really close

Any recommendations for ice cube trays? I bought some big silicon cube trays but they freeze to eachother through the silicon and the tray smells funky which I feel like makes the ice in turn a bit funky. I'm not looking for ones you make balls with, that shit is too much effort.

>>107117839
silicone is an easy breeding ground for mold spores when it's not in the freezer. white vinegar is supposed to cut into it and kill spores but only bleach works for me but obviously bleach and food stuff isn't great
my fridge came with soft plastic trays which bend well. rigid ice trays will snap.

>>107117669
It's a loss leader like the first anon said but also I think one thing sellers use coins for is to get rid of stock for whatever reasons.
Maybe cosmetic damage that won't sell at regular retail price in physical stores in China. Maybe simply excess stock that costs more to warehouse. Maybe QC fails (ya I know lmao QC amiright). There have been a lot of USB hubs on coin discount lately of absolutely shit quality.
I've bought 18650 holders that are slightly the wrong size. But for like a few bucks for 10pcs who cares. They still work.
It's basically the bargain bin section.

>>107114677
I don't understand why people buy these chinkwares. eBay is loaded with used gear like thinkcenters and enterprise gear.

>>107114677
Check Amazon instead

>>107117976
why would i want overpriced old shit someone has had running nonstop for years when i can have something new and cheap

>>107117976
i know these can stretch its n150 processor to play 4k vids on youtube and local vid files (barely)
if you stick it behind a tv you can turn it into an android box, media server or emulation machine. other than that, if you're buying one to use as a main pc or to give to your kid i would just grab an optiplex and slap a low profile card in it
i hear an rx6400 does pretty well in these

>>107117976
>>107118047
An N100/150 mini turd uses less power on average than any desktop equivalent CPU assuming mostle little to no CPU utilization. The moment you hit it with any load is when you see how shit it is compared to a desktop chip since it can take ages outside of using intel quick sync.

>>107118047
depends on why you want one. if space is an issue or portability then sure, but if you're going to use it for anything slightly power-needy these things are pretty much DOA

>>107118047
I bought an old Thinkcenter P510 for around $120 couple of years ago. Upgraded the CPU to a 28 core CPU for like $20. It's been on 24/7 for 4 years now, and I've only ever shut it down maybe 2 or 3 times. Still working fine for all my server needs.
But sure, you do you.

>>107117917
>my fridge came with soft plastic trays which bend well
I have one of those but it's a bit small for my liking

>>107117839
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOopCZB

>>107118074
This. The 6W meme is a scam. Under full load it rams up to 35W. Yeah, intel has had 35w cpus for over a decade. N100 performance is comparable to i5 4570t performance and that shit came out in 2013, both 35w. FUCK INTEL SCAM COMPANY

>>107114788
Rpis, even a 3b are great for low load stuff. Dockers, low priority seed boxes, gits, etc. they're worth having one running on your network as long as you don't expect performance out of them.

you're all trash

>>107118490
You're calling people who spam chink vidya games to get free 99cent items from China trash?

>>107118490
why

>>107118419
huh what do you know, my usff thinkcenter also maxes out at 35w. i know that the idle is around 5w.
i take a peek inside the case and honestly the components are pretty much the same as any mini pc

Any recommendations for a cheap hard case to store my sex toys in? Preferably non-transparent and with a lock?

>>107119075
I don't think they sell cases big enough

Us/mexico anon here I wanted to know if there's a decent but basic soldering kit. For a beginner are the recommendations in the wiki still solid options?

Colour ereader any good? Coming from kobo forma.
Mostly manga but some YA and classics.

>>107120223
Wiki options are still relevant.
Which one of those you want depends on budget and use case.

>>107120603
Even the counterfeit Pinecils sold on aliexpress?

>>107120433
Contrast on the Kaleido panels is a MAJOR setback from the Carta panels like the one on your Kobo. Like, the "white" is so gray it quickly becomes uncomfortable to read on without the front light. Also the way the color pixels are laid out causes annoying rainbow gradients on grayscale images due to how dithering is handheld. The colors are very muted and not worth the sacrifice imo.
Haven't tried any Gallery panel but I haven't heard much better things about them.

>>107120692
Shame, I'll look at something else. Colour isn't a big deal but looking at whats for sale, android would be way more convenient having dealt with kobo and old kindles OS.

>>107120223
The guide is more up-to-date than the wiki

>>107120646
What exactly are you asking? If those are worth it? Then the answer is no. Either get the real deal or if you want to save the money get one of the cheaper options, at least with those you'll know what you're getting.

>>107120702
For what it's worth I find Android+KOreader to be really convenient, I'd just stick with the b&w panels. My comparison comes from owning both a Boox Go 10.3 (grayscale) and Go Color 7. I think I'm gonna flip the smaller one and buy its grayscale counterpart, I like the portability but the panel's flaws are irritating once the gimmick wears off.

What's a decent compact mouse to keep in my backpack?
I'd prefer it to be tri mode, apart from that my only real requirements are compact size and an average sensor that doesn't skip around every few seconds

>>107120804
>>107120702
>I'd just stick with the b&w panels
Different anon, but I'd agree. I don't really get the big deal with colored panels, I just don't usually post about it because I never owned a colored e-ink device so I don't want to talk out of my ass.
If you think about it, color e-ink adds a bunch to cost to the device and frankly, when do you want the color?
For books color rarely matters. For browsing the e-ink refresh rate is too low to actually be enjoyable.
Leaves tachiyomi/mihon.
Most manga is black and white to begin with, the amount that are colored you can count on one hand (you'll miss out on cover pages I suppose).
The only medium I know that is consistently colored are webtoons and manhwa/manhua, and due to the way those are made to be written (continuous vertical scroll) the refresh rate fucks it up anyways.
So for the one use-case where I want color, I also want refresh rate anyways, so why not read those on my normal android device to begin with.

Maybe I'm just missing some very specific comic subtype with discrete pages and consistent coloring, but I certainly don't consume any.

>>107121153
Most of the color e-ink devices out now also uses color filters, which greatly darkens the display so they have to rely on a frontlight anyway, negating the benefits of eink.

>>107120433
If you want color there's no decent alternative besides oled.
I've switched to reading textbooks and manga on an oled tab and really couldn't go back to my forma, which i'm still salty doesn't have expandable storage.

Just saw a 600$ item on Aliexpress and I don't have an account nor have bought anything from Aliexpress before. They claim if this item is my firs time purchase I will get 300$~ something off.

This can't be real. What is the meme here?

>>107122013
Consider that the sex doll might have issues in customs depending on your country.

>>107122013
The meme is that the item almost certainly isn't worth 600$.
You can get decent deals as a first time buyer (they don't want to profit from those purchases, just gain a new customer so you'll order from them in the future), but certainly not -300$ deals.
Consider any "-X%" deal on aliexpress to be inflated, how much depends on the listing. They aren't total scams in that sometimes they are cheaper than market rate, but the exact numbers are using a lot of "creative freedoms".

>>107122013
if you post the link here we can tell you how much it actually costs without the new account discount, cause like >>107122035 says it probably doesn't cost $600.

>>107122055
To be fair the listing might actually be -300$, it's just that it's inflated compared to market rate.

>coupon doesn't work because it doesn't reach the minimum price
>coupon doesn't work because items aren't compatible
>coupon doesn't work because single item limit

>still drastically cheaper than anything local

>>107114545
If you're sure a NUC is what you want, Ali is a fine place to get one.
I've heard good things about Topton. They do some fanless N100 mini PCs with 2/4 ethernet ports for about £100.
Ultimately I decided I actually didn't want a NUC though.

Anyone got any advice on purchasing China LEGO? Brands I should look out for, what I should check when buying, what a fair price for a set is. Also interested to hear about any cool sets you are aware of.
I know nothing about Ali LEGO or actual LEGO.

all sorts of bike tools
love it. would've paid myself sick buying from west.

>new event, $10 in gems over 100 days
it's ok
>qualified for the watering game prize draw
>150000 liters
again it's ok. might go for the umbrella after this water bottle

>>107122882
Do you people really install random apps and spend hours just trying to get coins or whatever playing games?

>>107122935
lols i am not even the top10 game fiender on this gen
dudes have been stacking coupons and gems years before me

>>107122013
> order has been cancelled due to suspicious activity
That's how I got meme'd.
I never got to claim the first time purchase discount.

>>107122013
I thought France banned the Shein pedodolls

>>107122567
Knockoff or original stuff?

>>107123568
They did that's why I need to get them from China directly.

>>107122030
It's used and have been in the state before so it should go through a second time.

>>107123665
Knockoff. I should have been clearer. I think they call it MOC, right?

i haven't visited csg in like 7 years
what are the new meme items

>>107123754
shitting dog calendar, penis lamps, chastity cages, tweezers, but discussion seems to center mostly around weird game apps that earn discounts.

>>107122567
https://es.aliexpress.com/item/1005008982221103.html
I bought this one and it was really good, would recommend. Guessing other stuff with that 12GO branding is good but i've only tried this set

>accidentally click on a few tracked links from /csg/
>this is now my front page.
At least it's better than it thinking I'm a black woman looking to buy wigs and plus sized underwear. And every now and then it does tag something I might be interested in.

are those fake crocs on aliexpress actually comfortable?
is it some overbrown meme or are they actually good? wearing plastic shoes sounds kinda dumb

>>107123974
even original crocs aren't that comfortable.
t. bought some after an injury and it just feels like sticking my foot into cheap packaging material.

>>107124005
loafers arent crocs

>>107124011
DO YOU THINK I PURCHASED ORIGINAL CROCS ON ALI, RETARD?

>>107123865
I'm not a foot guy, but those ankle belts really are something else.

any good noncloth mousepads?

>>107123974
i love my fakes. foam on the top and foam rubber on the bottom.
buy one size bigger for slipper mode and once you strap the back they'll fit to your shoe size

>>107112281 (OP)
i want to buy a xiameme pad 7, when is the best time to buy it out of ali? now it's at 300 usd for the 8/256 variant

>>107123754
less memes these days. You can check the guide maybe
The last one was the Mechanic tweezer clones I'd say
Not the same scale as the shark SD cards from years ago for example

>>107124996
probably 11/11 next week

>>107122567
https://old.reddit.com/r/lepin/comments/1bwtm7v/the_starter_guide_v20/
Counterfeit sets have been nerfed hard on Aliexpress for some time now, you basically have to go to 3rd party websites nowadays

>>107123731
>I think they call it MOC, right?
What? That's not what a moc is. MOCs are fan made creations, whereas a knockoff is when someone copies an official Lego set to sell it for cheaper.

>>107125180
This is helpful. Thank you. It is a bit more complicated than I thought, and I didn't realise there was so much copying of official LEGO sets. I naively thought these sets on Ali were designed by the companies, and just copied the general bricks concepts.
>>107125241
You're right, of course. I figured that out between when I posted that and now. Ali sellers use the term "MOC" at the beginning of a lot of fake LEGO listings. That's why I made that mistake.

>>107125264
There's a mix of knockoffs of official lego sets and original stuff on ali. There's also sets that are MOCs that people made and chang stole the instructions for them and sells all the blocks you need to make them. I guess it's kinda confusing if you don't really know much about Lego.

I think i'm nearly over it with the game grinding. I can't take it anymore.

>>107125402
Just do uber eats or something an hour a day instead, you'll gain way more purchasing power

might pull the trigger on a shitty battery powered air compressor for car/motorcycle tyres. Talk me out of it

>>107125617
I've got a crappy portable battery thing with the crappiest compressor in the world I've used to fill up tires occasionally, if you're happy with waiting 10 minutes to hit 30 PSI it'll probably work.

>>107125716
0 -> 30 PSI, and literally 10 minutes?

>>107125783
Yes, and those were small wheels. It'll probably do in a pinch if you get a random flat and need to move it, but I wouldn't be using any of those tiny compressor units any more than I have to.

>>107125617
I like mine.
Won't seat a bead, but for works for anything else.

sale is trash even meme kodak sdcards are overpriced now

is it retarded to buy
>copper
FEP/Silicone insulated wire on ali?

>>107112542
>all countries or just a few?
i still get plenty of results, although none with choice shipping

>>107123568
yeah
>>107115811

>>107125810
>>107125911
Thanks guys. Still can't decide but that's just because I'm an indecisive cunt.

>>107125617
batteries degrade over time
this is what I got instead
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005005992748367.html
it works but gauge is not so precise, I would like to find an analog one but not with meme American units

>>107126239
>batteries degrade over time
Don't we all.

>>107126239
>https://aliexpress.com/item/1005005992748367.html
>chang has made a good looking car lighter pump
huh
how noisy and good in general it is?

>>107126272
very noisy to me, but I have hyperacusis so…
it's fine otherwise

>>107126239
Baseus is pretty respectable.
Typically the smaller the unit the louder it is. I use mine for my bikes but it also helps with cars when temperature changes.
It's even inflated an f150 after putting a rope plug in the punctured tire.

>>107127049
also exists in cement edition!

>>107127069
Would cement dry your mouth out similarly to when you eat powdered cinnamon?
Only one way to find out...

>>107127097
Doesn't cement get really hot when curing? or am I thinking of something else?

>>107125376
Makes sense. I understand a little better now.
Now that you've given me a bit of info, and other anon gave me that reddit link, it makes sense. It's a bit opaque to look into these gray market legos without the in though. I never would have known the keyword was "Lepin".

>>107127178
It's exothermic, but I think it gets really hot because usually when we pour concrete it's a shitton of it. If you had like a tbsp of powder in your mouth I doubt it'd do much more than get warm. Probably the least of your problems in that moment.

>>107127208
Do people care about whether or not something is lego/moc/bloc whatever more than they care about the model itself?
I've been eyeing the Saturn V, Lancia 037, and R1250GS models but I fear I simply don't have the shelf space or probably time/patience to put them together.

do chinkies sell pc speakers worth a damn or should you not even bother looking?

I hope chang meant mm here

>>107127333
>Do people care about whether or not something is lego/moc/bloc whatever more than they care about the model itself?
Never got into the lego tism, but the two big things I can imagine mattering are:
dimensional cross-compatibility - some of these aren't cross compatible with lego, meaning you can't build with your already given bricks which is kind of the whole point
color accuracy - they use different color hues which might annoy the more intensely tism-cursed anons. "the bluish gray tones don't match" type of people.
The brand beyond that shouldn't matter. If anything lego is a downgrade there, as the real competitors (bluebrixx, pantasy, funwhole, cada, Insoon...) usually offer more quality (better color consistency, prints instead of stickers, better designs, more interesting models) for less money. Especially funwhole with their glowing bricks are doing creative shit.

>>107117839
your ice is funky cause your freezer probably has smelly things in it.
you're looking for an ice tray with an air-tight cover. i'd probably see if a local store has them in stock because the chinks probably use lower grade sillicone for the ones they sell.

Was looking for a new amp to drive some higher impedance cans and I'm a sucker for tubes so I bought a Juson JTA100. Good for up to 600ohm cans and the 200w drives my Polk bookshelfs wonderfully. Has Bluetooth, ToS, RCA, and phono. It has some nice features like a countdown at cold start to prevent feeding cold tubes and some dumb shit like a mechanized volume knob that moves when you use the remote. The only downside has been the subwoofer out which is clearly just a full spectrum mono output. To negate that I'm going from DacMagic Pro to Denon AVR 3805 using it's output to feed the Juson and a Samson Servo 200 for subs.

I really hate this site. Every time I had over there I do genuinely find interesting shit that's just cheap enough to throw away almost immediately after opening the package.
>>107127433
I might buy whatever is the second cheapest Soyuz R7 variant available. If it turns out to be shit I won't be too salty about it.
Does anyone have any list of coupons currently like a few threads back?

>>107127208
Lepin is only a defunct knockoff brand which was of equal quality compared to Lego and very popular before its factories were raided by the police

>>107127658
I know. Still, a lot of this stuff seems to band around that name online.
>>107127333
I don't.

>>107127607
>USCD07
>spend two more dollars.
>Get $7 off.
Who eats the $5? Is money real?

>>107127872
ali does but they're fucking loaded
apart from aliexpress the parent company also does web backend sort of like aws

>see something for 99 cents
>log in
>$2.50
>>107112281 (OP)
>>>107083907(Cross-thread) - The eternal "violent fan" discussion is back
what makes them bad?
i was looking for cheap options but the only one people recommend is wolfbox's $80 duster
but even then it seems to be worth it to save money over time on compressed air cans

>>107112281 (OP)
Bought this mystery meat c02 sensor from aliexpress for 20 dollars. It's clearly been used before. I don't have high hopes it will function but we'll find out soon.

>>107127938
Hello friend. Use is only for testing for quality before sending.f

used the $5 off 10 from the lootbox event and another $5 from shopping credits
bought it from the play and earn section and got 9300 gems back, so after everything it came down to 8 cents

>>107127964
Bro it was covered in dirt. I had to clean ot up. I'm pretty sure they took it out of a scrapped car then re-purposed it as a c02 sensor to sell to retarded western pig

>>107127938
You should have gone with a Winsen MH-Z1**, for not much more
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005001947070873.html or /item/1005005800877108.html
(there are counterfeits so just buy from the Winsen store)
Some docs here https://revspace.nl/MH-Z19B
And https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/101281455/#q101316590 (Me)

is it just me or is ali getting worse lately
seems like theres more stores with fake shit popping up, along with the aislop products and other nonsense

>>107128565
Wow lmao wish you posted that documentation before I just did the most scuffed cable splicing I've done in my entire life


But wow thanks anon O_O good to see a sensor enjoyer here
Why is the Winsen MH-Z1 better?

>>107128565
Also do you have a dust sensor you could recommend?

decided to look up fleshlights on Ali today and there are barely any showing up for Germany.
is anyone else experiencing this issue where sex toys and other sex related things barely show up or don't show up at all, even if you enable adult products or write word for word what you are looking for in the search?

>>107128752
kek

>>107128696
I dunno man, the more I use it, the more they edge me to spend on useless shit, they're nailing my interests, no AI slop for me. I might get this, and while Ali and other Chinese storefronts are notorious for their low quality bootlegs, the reviews make it seem legit since they include photos

>>107128772
sort of. i used to get results from "sex toy" or "masturbater" but now it's like under training toy or tenga or silicone egg and etc
the stuff is probably still on the platform you just have to find the right keywords

>>107128772
looking around, it seems like aliexpress.com has been mostly scrubbed clean of any and all sex toys, regardless if you are logged in or not.
the only place where I was able to find the expected amount of sex toys was aliexpress.ru which serves Russia and CIS.
has no one noticed the complete drop in sex toys listings on Ali?

>>107129013
its not just that, whole stores on the site which used to have pages of listings for sex toys are just empty now, only thing remaining being the categories for listings.
hell, if you order a sex toy, it won't even show up in past orders now.
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1103509210
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1104457106
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1104952202
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1103740962
try and open these links and then try again but replacing .com with .ru
they have tons of listings on the Russian version, the very same listings that used to be on .com

>>107129061
this is what happens if i try and open any of the listings from these stores on aliexpress.com

>>107128772
>>107129061
>>107129074
could this be related to that Shein shitshow in France about "sex dolls that look like kids"?
apparently all the big chink platforms got dragged into this, including Ali and Temu.

>>107127598
Nice, very cool

With all the great cheap IEMs, Why don't they make speakers?

>>107112281 (OP)
I think we got like 4 twink/femboys in these threads. I wanna get clothes for the one that wore sweatpants, and the one that showed his legs with stocking sitting on the bed.

>>107129262
Speaker drivers are big. It's objectively harder to source big drivers that already have a super high set price than small shitty chink ones that all iems use.

>>107127178
It's very alkaline so it will burn you chemically as well.

Recommend me the best budget compact speakers, NOW. Just in time for 11.11

I'm about to buy the KSGER C210 (PD210) and some Anker PD charger to go along with it.

>>107129644
how compact?

>>107130127
4-5 inches

>>107130127
recommend me the few you know of, keep them all samll to medium sized

>>107127390
never heard about anything worthwhile, given the bigger footprint they'd probably rather focus on meme IEMs. If you want something small just get the Creative Pebbles, if you want something big definitely go with something from a reputable brand.
But I'd be happy to be proven wrong by some other anon

>>107127909
Alibaba also owns Alipay, which alongside Wechat (owned by Tencent) handles basically every single money transaction happening at any moment at the consumer level in the entirety of China. Really massive company indeed

What's this world tour bs that AliEx introduced?

Managed to score a $5 diamond reward
Going to have to spend as soon as 11.11 hits

>>107130140
>>107130318
Creative Labs is probably the best sounding, in that size.
Edifier has some small size speakers, but I haven't tested it. I just know the cheaper they are the shittier they sound. Even their expensive speakers sounds average at best.

If you want to go a bit bigger, 5.5"(W)x8"(H)x7"(D) then Swan OS10 is nice. It's what I use.

>coin gacha game
they keep roping me back in by taking advantage of my gambling addiction, lads

>>107128752
>Why is the Winsen MH-Z1 better?
Well it's not a "mystery meat" refurbished sensor for example?
Sensirion SCD41 is even cheaper on Aliexpress
https://dronebotworkshop.com/co2-sensors/ (always a good resource that website)
>>107128765
I don't, what I usually do is search online (or on Github specifically) with "+Arduino" so there are example codes/a library of people who already have dissected the datasheets before. GP2Y1014AU0F, DSM501a, SDS011/SDS021 and more come up with "dust sensor Arduino".
I'm not super proficient in electronics, I come from software, nowadays I try to minimise the risks on the hardware side I don't master.

Speaking of speakers if you are itching for some /diy/ look into the Mechano23, I plan to try and build a pair in the near future as it seems like a really fun project

i have never soldered

>>107131232
it's super easy, basically you just touch near the soldering spot with a hot iron and then let some tin melt on it, buy tin that already has flux in it

Niggers would rekt this in minutes in America. Might as well not even unbox it.

>>107131524
I don't think that's intended to be deployed outdoors.

>>107131574
You could put it inside a bank vault, won't matter

>>107131574
I regret to inform you that n-words have discovered the use of doors

>>107127918
>what makes them bad?
Cheap motors and thin turbines/fans (the internal part, not the casing). This means one of two things:
It breaks itself apart with use, or it's throttled do not produce much thrust.
The real issue is that it's basically impossible to know which is which (from the cheaper ones) because afaik some which are decent and some which suck ass use the same case but different internals.

>>107131586
>>107131593
Well I mean nobody is going to install one of these in a pissy hallway in a project. The only place in the United States where I have ever seen vending machines dispensing frozen foods (not ice cream) was in a break room at a place where I worked. Now the Ice Cream machines I'm very familiar with from family road trips were vandalized. But that was due to a methamphetamine American rather than the basketball variety:

>Michigan State Police said he stole goods and money from a vandalized vending machine at the Clare County Welcome Center. Investigators said the profits from the machine benefit the blind. (Video Courtesy: Michigan State Police)

>>107131232
>>107131266
Until you get into smd and bottom contacts it's quite easy to do. Don't be afraid of it, read picrel or watch a video on it and get started, you'll figure stuff out as you go.

Since we’re on the subject of
>>107122567
> China LEGO?
What about
>China LEGO technic?
I don’t have anything against models like
>>107123791
Or legos offering, but there’s two issues, when seeing them as kids toys:
You don’t really learn much about (mechanical) technology with modern stuff. Prime goal is looks and if there are any working details, they’re wells hidden.
And the target audience is AFOLs with more money than brains. Seriously, most (((18+))) LEGO models actually actively kill your brain cells, they’re so dumbed down.
What about those various “STEM” sets on AliExpress? That seems like a good thing to get a technically minded kid.
Just not sure if the manual isn’t in Chinese. Pictures still work, but I’d love to have some explanation on the underlying gears and stuff.

Bought some cheap shit from Ali:
Replacement pads for Sennheiser HD 201 or 206, quality is practically as original = https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000688684037.html
Some double-sided 3M adhesive pads, they hold pretty strong = https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003784157497.html
Simple aluminum headphone holders, can hold heavier headphones even with provided 3M pad (first link L-shaped, second link C-shaped) = https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003714518983.html, https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001064192668.html

>>107131686
>You don’t really learn much about (mechanical) technology with modern stuff. Prime goal is looks and if there are any working details, they’re wells hidden.
The absolute state of modern lego man, wasn't that the whole fucking point of technic? I remember that technic models often had a engine or something where you could see the cylinders move (in a rudimentary manner) when you spinned the wheels.
>And the target audience is AFOLs with more money than brains. Seriously, most (((18+))) LEGO models actually actively kill your brain cells, they’re so dumbed down.
Maybe give https://cada-bricks.com/collections/stem-educational a look, they have some cool stuff (a motor where each part moves, also a mega cool robotic arm you can control).
Bit expensive for /csg/ stuff, but pretty cheap compared to lego (not that that's an achievement)
>What about those various “STEM” sets on AliExpress? That seems like a good thing to get a technically minded kid.
I'm an uncle to four nieces who I rarely see, and I've gotten in the habit of gifting them small stuff when I visit that inspires them to like stem more.
If you search ali for "wood stem toy" you get an entire category, usually in the sub 5$ range.
They aren't the kind of gift you give and they play with, you have to sit with them and explain stuff (depends on their age of course), but those make for cool "that's neat" moments. You can explain to them some scientific explanation (oscillations, electrical circuits, how a crane works, how night and day work, what a generator is, how a magnetic field is built around a conductor), they get to build stuff, and you can go into as much depth as they are ready for with the explanation. Gotta adjust the difficulty of the concept to the age of course. Some of these are better suited for it, some less.
Semi related, wooden block are nice to explain geometry/math (e.g. how a*b can be seen as a 2D grid and a*b*c builds a cube).
But you seem to ask about a older sub-group.

>>107128882
Prize figures are generally legit, I'm the figure anon that posts here from time to time.
I just got two other ones that should be here in a week or so.
Pro tip: if any of the reviews mention it coming in a styrofoam box then it's 99% legit.

>>107131818
>>107131686
mfw I just realized the kit you posted is cada (or a repro of cada) kek. Nvm.

>>107131818
> wasn't that the whole fucking point of technic? I remember that technic models often had an engine or something where you could see the cylinders move (in a rudimentary manner) when you spinned the wheels.
Yeah, this. The combination of education and a fun toy, that also can be rebuilt to be anything was really fantastic!
I specifically was asking about the STEM-don’t call it LEGO!-things. Those wooden ones seem nice too, but for wood, I’d rather take my kids in my workshop and teach them stuff there, with legos is specifically love the fact that you can build anything with them, without tools, and then go back to building along the manual, if you feel like it.
>>107131830
>cada
I have heard good things about cada, so that seems like a safe bet! Or maybe this one. They’re into space too.

>>107128097
He was joking by replying to you in a typical Chinese seller making excuses style.

All of a sudden I have items not available at your location. Whats going on?

>>107131818
How old are your nieces? I could be interested for my niece and nephew but they are maybe too young for that.

>>107131574
It's more for office workers.
Our office has this little cardboard box with a cardboard open top box where people just leave money.
Everything is $1.50 and people are always reaching into the box to get change. At any given time there's $50-$100 in that box.

The 11/11 event has arrived. The one for my region at least.
It's a coin version of the pinball thing in Play & Earn.
No diamonds at all.
Other pinball prizes are product prizes. Impossible to win obviously.
Not available to US, Mexico, Brazil, UK, and more.

>>107132391
replying to myself
It seems this event is not good if you already have a large coin hoard. The 6-month coin expiry still applies. So whatever you collect now will not be used during this sale. Unless you plan on depleting your coins.
Pretty much you're hoping a pinball lands on a product prize or a coupon prize.
So basically it's a dud event that offers nothing for long term game grinders. It rewards those who have no coins banked.

any good rainproof ponchos?

anyone got experience or protips about cheap chink humidifiers?

>>107132728
My only experience is with an ultrasonic one leaving dust everywhere despite using purified water out of a bottle.
I've since moved to the simple wicking type but they're large and bulky, though considerably quieter.

>>107122882
>$10 in gems over 100 days

good luck redeeming them
another sales another shit
miss the days of FIFA and before where you could get good deals.

botched delivery anon here
Ali will only refund me half. fucking sucks.
So from $50 I will only get $25 or so.
Hopefully this is my final straw for stopping with ali, first time it happened in years so i dont want it to happen again.

>>107132728
yeah, they just work. i bought a 500ml one from ebay 10ish years ago and it sprays its load over 8 hours and mists up my room which is 4x5 meters

>>107132880
seems that me not living in na/eu means that the shopping credit pool is less competetive. i've always been able to grab the $1 and $5 (touchwood).

>>107132391
>>107132506
when it started i saw people winning the magicube projector. those prizes are most likely all gone.
i only want the xiaomi smart band which i've been wanting to buy anyway, but it looks like only the coupons (15-5 and 8-3) are active for now.

Any of you ever bought speaker spikes? Did it make a difference?

>>107132282
4-7 but they are very bright for their ages (especially the younger ones, as younger siblings often develop faster to catch up to their elder siblings). I don't get each one the same set, I try to adjust it to their age and capabilities. Doesn't always work, I once got the swing one where you create a circuit and the lorenz force makes it swing with a magnet and that was far too complex for them to understand, so I just told them what a circuit is and that this circuit makes the swing move.
If they're younger you just have to help them more, given the scientific aspects I don't think they make for great "just build it yourself" sets. Doesn't help that we aren't an anglo country, so they can't read the instructions themselves (no matter if english or chinese) so I have to be there to guide them anyways.
>>107131926
>I specifically was asking about the STEM-don’t call it LEGO!-things. Those wooden ones seem nice too, but for wood, I’d rather take my kids in my workshop and teach them stuff there, with legos is specifically love the fact that you can build anything with them, without tools, and then go back to building along the manual, if you feel like it.
Check out the other brands mentioned in >>107127433 too then, though afaik they aren't technic based but rather normal bricks
>Or maybe this one. They’re into space too.
While I don't have the brick tism, I do watch a german creator who does, and he is always talking very positively about cada and bluebrixx especially, the others too but apparently sets there are more hit or miss.

Say, what's the DL on 11/11 so far? Any good ongoing deals? Been thinking about getting a Ruixin 009 diamond sharpener kit and some simple Sofirn light

>>107133041
11.11 sale starts on 11.11
So not sure yet.

>>107132935
nah I am eu and unless I wake up 8 AM when it refreshes I am not able to grab them otherwise.

>>107114545
I recommend sff mini computer. corporates sell them for pennies after few years, I have dell optiplex and it's good enough, I trust it more than some random chink

>>107132840
>>107132923
hmm k thx some stuff i'll keep in mind

are the chinkshit safariland holsters decent? I want a holster that doesn't have release close to the trigger. Also some way of mounting it on both belt and leg so it doesn't move and point at my leg. I read they don't hold well without light, and I don't use a light, I don't mind rattling just it shouldn't fall out from a little of movement

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007750476418.html

Time to get these as I love riding my bike but the frigid air kills my fingers while the rest of my body sweats, the price for these can be insane but literally just a wire that heats up is all I need
I'll pick up a small battery locally since I only need a few hours of runtime tops and ordering batteries means they'll arrive after winter passes

>>107133926
What about heated grips? You could just hook them up to the bike's battery.

>>107133941
>bike's battery
my boy is analog and will continue to be analog
plus I can be warm anytime as long as the powerbank works

>>107134044
I mean, even a combustion bike has a battery, not talking about eletric bikes here.
>I can be warm anytime as long as the powerbank works
Fair I guess, just thought your fingers only got cold while riding since you mentioned the rest of your body is sweating.

>>107133926
leather covered gloves maybe. there's no insulation on the wool here and the heat will dissipate into the air instantly

>>107130896
Ah I see kek we have almost opposite approaches I just buy random junk then figure it out afterwards. You are making me think I should be more prudent about the way I buy sensors :3

maybe I'll do some proper research on a dust sensor before I just yolo some of these guys

>>107115021
I would go for the n100 itx boards like the ASUS Prime N100I-D D4(1 m.2 1 sata) or the ASRock N100DC-ITX(1 m.2 2 sata). Much more flexible in the long run.

>>107123754
cloned Engineer SS-02 solder sucker.

>>107134193
PMS5003 is the industry standard here.

What happened to Comfy? RegOP?

>>107114914
I am changing my internet in a month, and ISP is giving me TCL LINKHUB 5G HH515L, is it worth getting openwrt one? I don't know if I will be needing any extra setting honestly

>>107134898
Well wait and see? Personally I recently bought the GL.iNet Flint 2 (recommended everywhere) to replace my garbage ISP-provided router, but I've only had headaches with it, it's still not working properly for me.

>>107134939
that's what I was worried about, I don't want to spend 200$ for something that will give me no additional value. I will be paying for that so I was asking if I should cheap out and not ask for router and only get one that I would be actually using

On the subject of lego:

been watching styropyro and now I want to get a chinky laser pointer strong enough to fry bugs at home.
Also a portable black light thingy to check for fake bills and also charge my glow in the dark chink tape that I got ages ago. Recs?

Is there a guide on what to buy to give me my happiness back?

>>107135654
won't it just fry your walls then as well?

I wanted a hangar to go over my bedroom door but foolishly ordered one sized for cabinets instead.
over 3 dollars... wasted....

>>107135776
>won't it just fry your walls then as well?
it's rented idgaf
I guess I also need recs for eye protection kek

>>107135654
>Also a portable black light thingy to check for fake bills and also charge my glow in the dark chink tape that I got ages ago. Recs?
See >>104950889
Was a meme a bit ago. Sucks batteries dry like a motherfucker and makes your life worse by showing the filth in your home, but it charges fluorescent stuff really well.

>>107135842
A lot more things are fluorescent than piss grool and cum.
But retards will always assume.

>>107135898
It looks nasty. Nothing more, nothing less.

>>107134193
>>107134564
PMS5003 needs correction algorithms to bring the sensor readings in line with actual value. Don't just raw dog the value that comes out the sensor. Search for Purple Air and EPA correction algorithm. You'll need humidity readings as part of the equations.
It's the most common particle sensors but it's also not that good. Basically the lowest performing one ranked by many research papers. It can be improved to better quality with math buried in research papers. It's the low cost for reasons.
I don't know off hand what's a better off the shelf device. I can't be assed to read through papers again. Maybe the sensiron ones.

>>107135788
Just bend the metal until it fits

Looking for clothing, more specifically warm pajamas / incel home wear. any recomendations that size well and aren't asbestos lined?

Review of Olight Oclip Pro max that I bought from recommendations ITT.

Nice quality, style and UX.
The drawback is that it's not that bright for the money. china lights for about half the price are a bit brighter. So, the brightness is a little disappointing, they could have made it 1000lm at least until it overheats. "turbo mode" doesn't work/is the same brightness as "high".
The plus of this is that it feels very high quality and has a nicer user interface though.
Charges with usb C-C cables and PD chargers, unlike cheaper devices that only charge with USB A-C cables (no PD)

>>107134564
>>107136051
OK I yolo'd this guy
why is it so cheap? last time I looked at this thing it was 34 dollars oh well probably getting scammed

thanks for the algo tip too, I'll deff look into it but alot of my sensors are corrected with humidity and temp anyways, sometimes even magnetic field.

>>107136431
i have that mousepad. 2mm, 800x300mm for $1.79 and i use it as a workmat

>shadowbanned from merge boss with +1 gem rewards
what's the charge?! for enjoying a relaxing phone game???

>>107136240
I don't have a crucible in my garage man, how am I supposed to heat up steel to the point where I can bend it?

>>107136870
can't you just use your smartphone?
(heh heh)

>>107136870
Try cold forging or ask basedbot to help if your withered hands are too weak to hold pliers.

>>107136431
Seems large. is it at least able to decently illuminate a 50x50cm work area hanging from a shirt collar?
I've gotten far too used to just biting on my mini 2 while working on odd things in dark places.
On an unrelated note, does anyone know of a source for tritium tubes? The one on my keychain is approaching the 12 year mark and barely glows(I'm pointing a 365 black light at it). I'd like to keep the housing but want to replace the tube.

>>107137157
......anon, uhh...

>>107137205
I'm not going to post my keys.

>>107134564
No reason to buy it when 7003 is the same price, but slightly more accurate.

Also I should probably build an enclosure already, it's working like this for a couple of years already I think

dumb horny chinkshit arrived. $10 maid outfit. I rate it 2/5, got what I paid for. Extremely cheap polyester fabric. all the bowties are just sewn on extra bits, and the arm collars have their buttonholes sewn shut so you can't even use them. It also came with a neck collar but it's also extremely cheap and not nearly frilly enough. Welp, still jerked off while wearing it, it's cute overall. The panties and stockings were separate buys, and I can actually recommend those. the stockings have some silicone so they stay up, and have nice lace tops on them.

>>107137157
>>107137475 failed the upload, duh

>>107137479
>Welp, still jerked off while wearing it, it's cute overall.
fucking hell

>>107137479
we really didn't need that level of detail, trannies are already sufficiently disgusting by themselves

>>107135153
do they double as fidget toys

>>107135153
>>107137605
kind of neat actually
might help a smoker cut his addiction by letting them go through the motions

any night stand lamps that are decent?

i want to buy a tablet for me mum as a christmas present

anyone here bought one for themselves?

>>107137819
Yes.
Got myself a mi pad 6. Love it.
Might be overkill for what your mom wants/needs, consider looking into the mi pad SE instead. Also for some reason samsung has some fairly competitively priced tablets sometimes, no idea why, worth a check.

>>107137794
Buy this locally at a second hand store for a few bucks

>>107137866
Thank you, I'm looking into the SE, pretty tempting. as you said samsung is strangely cheap at the moment so I'll have to make up my mind

>>107138013
I have a mi pad 5 and it's great. I bought a cheap Samsung to use as a movie player for my father with dementia (keep him entertained in the car) and it was fucking horrible. I had to pick specific encodings and anything 4k was too much for it to handle. You have to really limit your expectations on cheap tablets.

I bought a Sofirn HS21 headlamp on the recommendation of a torch autist on here a little while ago, and I got to try it out last night.
I have to say first, it is incredibly bright. I've had some torches from China before that were hailed as very bright, and they were good enough, but this torch has a really big projection and flood, so it's really bright in the centre point where I'm facing and all around nearby me.
The red light is also pretty cool. It's meant to disturb wildlife less but it did seem to wake up a ton of birds as I walked past. They were going crazy. Maybe unrelated. It is definitely easier on human eyes in the dark.
The functions are easy enough to wrap your head around, though I can see myself forgetting some of them in between uses. I kept the manual for that, which is clear enough.
So yeah, good torch. Beasts tremble as you walk the earth past them. Men fear you and look on in said fear from their windows. It's bright.

>>107137819
I got a cheap samsung S6 off ebay for my mom, and got my dad my old A7.
They both fight over the S6. Biggest issue really is the disappearing chargers and cables. I don't understand where they go. Last time I visited they were trying to charge the A7 with a 5V2A power brick that I have no clue where they got it from.
>>107138077
It's nice, isn't it? I just love both moonlight modes when camping.

this coin event made me realize that i don't really have a use for them. i only buy what i need usually and as a semi-minimalist, promotions where you have to spend some to save some are almost pointless to me since the incentive is never enough to actually make me spend as opposed to actual freebies like the world cup stuff

>>107137453
Are you growing pot o_o

>>107137157
Try mixglo

>>107138354
huh what coins event?

>>107140157
>>107139923
that was not the picture apologies

>>107136835
Anon you got scammed

>>107140157
Link?
Asking for a friend.
That friend is me.

>>107140224
Based anon being friends with himself

Gonna pick up one of those mystery meat SSDs for 11/11
They seem to be ok

>>107136868
i talked to customer service and they said they "fixed it". i reinstalled the app and it seems that my coins section now gives the full discount (85-95%) as opposed to the 35% capped when used on my tablet.
as for the gems it might go back to 100 after midnight. we'll see.

i do not let the aliexpress coin events and games get to me. i simply just avoid them.

>>107135776
>won't it just fry your walls then as well?
if he's got white walls he's more likely to fry his eyes
>>107135816
already on it I see, still be careful anon

>>107136852
Haha yeah it's pretty good for the price.
>>107137157
>Seems large.
I think it's plenty small.
>illuminate a 50x50cm work area
Absolutely.
>hanging from a shirt collar
I've found the best is clipped to a chest pocket on a jacket, awesome like that and nicer than a headlamp in many ways. For your shirt collar it depends how floppy it is.

anyone tried chink raingear? any recs?

>>107140858
At that price it is only slightly cheaper than raingear from Decathlon.

>things that give you cancer
>things that give your computer cancer
>literal garbage
I don't understand this thread at all

>>107140953
>Everything is already from China
Its about cutting the middle man out.

>>107140970
if the middle man stops you from getting cancer i think that's worth a little premium

>>107140953
if you buy directly from china, you get cancer, which is why you must buy the same crap from local retailers that got their stuff from china too but resell it to you for a huge price markup, f.e. I bought an alarm clock to have in my bedroom and found the exact same one on Amazon for 3x the price
so anything bad for their profit, is called cancer to you

time to go boomer mode

>>107140979
What are you even on about lmfao

>>107140997
the local retailers have presumably ensured that the products meet bare minimum american (or euro) safety standards. and if the product gets you sick, there is somebody domestic you can go after rather than xinwang91239 from nanking province

this is even ignoring the knockoff problem where you see "the same" product on aliexpress as in a local store but it's made by a different company with substandard materials

finally received and built the venator
few missing pieces but nothing important
pretty good for 1/4 the price of the original lego

>>107141067
This, you can actually hold local american/euro retailers responsible for what they sell, whereas its much harder withs Chang. This makes it so they only sell products they know are at least okay, but it also means you pay extra taxes and also whatever profit margin the local retailer takes

Buying straight from china always involves more risk, but that risk also lets you get a discount

>>107141129
Damn that's big

Anyone find any good deal for 11.11

any chink chairs that can spare me from spending $1000 on herman miller?

>>107123675
>They did that's why I need to get them from China directly.
You do realize they're currently inspecting Shein packages? Might start to inspect other shit as well soon.

>>107141193
3 days to go

>>107141129
man this thing is retard huge

>>107140460
you like living on the edge

>>107141379
Buy the Aeron second hand, retard. Mine was 250 bucks, and after 20 years I needed to replace the mesh because it started tearing, which cost another 150 bucks.

Is it me, or has AliExpress algorithm became even worse?

Basically no matter how I search it keeps finding the same results. That's bad especially for clothes, because usually it finds clothes missing size charts, or obviously tiny. I'm not fat or tall, but I have hard time finding anything since last 11.11.

>>107141736
cheapest I see is $500
I could spent $250 on a 2nd hand item like that, but maybe there's some new chink shit with that price? they just copy everything

>>107141736
>>107141889
for example, this /item/1005009295341201.html
on aliexpres

>>107141909
Did you even look at the shipping cost?

You can probably get something that's alright for 500 bucks. I just don't see the point when you can buy a decent chair made of mostly cast aluminum for the same price, and with a brand name chair you'll have spares available for decades.

>>107141941
free shipping, baby
idk how chinks do it. probably ccp finances this crap, so it drives western production into the ground

It's been a long time since I bought a chink knife but I got my eyes on this one and it was really cheap on sale.
SANRENMU 7315, paid 11.35€ last week.
Some details
>Sandvik 12C27
>7.4cm blade
>slipjoint
>easily removable deep carry clip
Feels really solid and I'd say it's a steal for this price and probably the best price/quality slipjoint you can buy, being a SAK the only alternative I would consider, but this one can easily be disassembled.
If you want something to carry around and don't dig the tacticool look, or simply can't carry locking knives in your country.

>>107141815
They changed it a while ago so that they mix stuff on the second page with stuff isn't actually your search results

>>107122663
not just tools, I've been buying all kinds of bike components from ali. Cranksets, pedals, lights etc.

>>107142198
I've been avoiding getting anything safety critical, but stuff like carbon seatposts, lightweight saddles, replacement clipless stuff, titanium bolts to replace my rusting ones, even shimano components have all been cheaper from aliexpress.

>>107141889
merryfair wau 2- it's good, but if you can get usedherman miller for 500 I would just get it, I bought wau 2, becauase I couldn't find any used herman miller in my country

>>107142215
I still buy tires from continental but that's it. Ali brake pads are universally trash as well, but I buy consumables from a local shops anyway.

>>107142234
>if you can get usedherman miller for 500 I would just get it,
I've just learned the one I was looking at is $500, but from 1997 and that there are classic and remastered versions. Remastered ones are minimum $800 and the classic ones are old

>>107131686
That tank is probably super simple mechanically, one motor for each track (Tank steering is much simpler than wheel steering) and just a motor with 2 gears for turret. Looks fun though.

>>107123791
>You don’t really learn much about (mechanical) technology with modern stuff. Prime goal is looks
Agreed. It's sad what lego has become. Used to be about doing things with the builds and then rebuilding into all kind of different things. When I was a kid every lego set almost no matter how small had a "just imagine" page with 3+ pictures of alternate builds for the set.

Your pic looks pretty good but one thing that really dumbed down lego technic is when they went from technic bricks (left) to "beams" (right) and then all kinds of one-use panels just for design. With technic bricks building is much more flexible and solid.

>>107142286
Remastered is junk, they cut costs over the classic version and made the chair generally worse, the only improvement is arm rest adjustment. But half the parts are now plastic.

As long as the mesh is in good condition, it'll last you 10 years minimum. Mine was already a bit frayed when I got it 15 odd years ago, it still took a long time for those frays to become tears, and it was still a cheap fix.

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>>107143080
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