ICE MAKER

Infinite ice whenever you want, uh, yes, add to cart

Even KINGS never knew such luxury

      • @TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works
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        511 days ago

        I love the conditional love of my kibby. Conditional love is great when the conditions are easy to fulfill.
        1: feed me
        2: water me
        3: scoop my poops
        4: love me, but not too much

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      or any money at all, i can only seem to get one of the two

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        This is an efficient method, yes, but it’s doable without money: If you fly enough you rack up enough bonus points to upgrade for free.

        Source: Done it plenty of times. If the flight is four hours or more, that’s when I consider spending my points.

    • @tias@discuss.tchncs.de
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      I have a house. But it’s old and decaying. I want a well-engineered, modern house with great interior design and lots of space. I want to be able to put the couch in the center of the room instead of putting it up against a wall.

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        I see the confusion here. Your mixing well engineered with modern.

        I see houses all the time that are brand new construction or within the last 10 to 15 years perhaps all the way back to 08. The materials used are not what they used to be, regulations have gotten tighter and to cut costs contractors are building lesser quality homes. Everything creaks, is loose, cheap particle board and cheap plywood.

        There is very little pride in craftsmanship in Contrustion, Contractor Work. Raw materials are of weaker quality and higher cost. If anyone is looking for quality housing look for pre 2008 homes. While this isn’t a blanket statement, it covers 80 percent or more of modern housing that isn’t concrete.

        • @tias@discuss.tchncs.de
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          No I’m not confused about that. I have seen the problems you talk about. That’s why I felt the need to qualify modern with “well engineered”.

  • nic
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    there is a pocket star trek novel i can’t find a physical copy for less than 100 US dollars called “a stitch in time”. for some reason they won’t reprint it (they released an audiobook recently but i don’t personally like reading books that are not physical paper books).

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      Yea I bought it on a whim when it came out cause I love DS9 and Garak. I’ve seen them as high as 200. Its crazy.

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      Yeah, my copy is in decent condition, and I’ve had offers of 200 for it.

      Alas, I’m a giant geek and refuse to sell it

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      TIL those are out of print and valuable. Most of mine were ex-library copies bought for 50¢ each. I guess I should have kept getting them more diligently, since it sounds like now it would be difficult for me to complete my collection.

  • @Sonor@lemmy.world
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    Watches, sadly. There some beautiful pieces, and somehow the industry figured out how to ask for a house’s worth of money for some of them

    • ReallyZen
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      Some magnificent pieces can be had for “only” used cars prices.

      • @Sonor@lemmy.world
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        111 days ago

        The one i have and love the most originally would have cost as much as my first car 15 years ago :D

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      I got this for $70 online. It’s from china and probably isn’t well made but I absolutely love watching the little wheel go back and forth

      it’s sooo pretty!

      (I messed it up the 2nd timezone when daylight savings time happened lol)

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        It is indeed pretty! :) Is it mechanical?

        For 70 bucks, though, i would be hesitant. I just can’t imagine finding a mechanic to fix it if need be, or what kind of shortcuts they had to make to create it.

        Is that a moonphase display on the top there though?

        • @TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works
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          19 days ago

          It is indeed pretty! :)

          thank you :)

          Is it mechanical?

          uhhh I know there is kinda some different definitions for the word “mechanical” so I’ll describe what it does.
          It needs to be winded, but there’s a little weight on the back that spins as you move your arms. As the thing spins it winds the watch automatically
          IIRC that feature is called “automatic”

          For $70 I don’t expect to wear it for years and years, but I haven’t had any issues yet. When it eventually breaks I’m gonna try to fix it myself and probably fail haha

          The moon thing just shows approximately how long the sun will be up, it doesn’t have the full cycle :/

          but I got it for mostly looks and it definitely fulfills its purpose :)

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            Then it’s definitely mechanical! The main difference is if there is a spring drive in it that helps it tick away, or there is a quartz mechanism that (as it vibrates on a frequency) ticks the clock forward every second. So unless there is a battery in it that would vibrate the quartz, it is mechanical. This is the best way i can explain it.

            But it’s pretty nice it didn’t fall apart in a few months. if you had it for years, i think it’s awesome! :)

  • @JustTesting@lemmy.hogru.ch
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    A proper (CNC) milling machine and lathe, like ones you can work hardened steel with. Lots of better things you could buy for that money, but with a mill and lathe i could make those things for even more money!

    Edit: oh and a proper garage/hobby room to put them in

  • @mr_stank@lemmy.world
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    My wife wanted an ice maker. Thought it a silly idea but indulged her nonetheless. Well, turns out I freaking love it. Well worth the investment in my opinion

    • Same, I even had a fridge that included one and I never bothered to hook it up, I thought it was stupid because it took up valuable freezer space. Then one day I rented an apartment that had one and found out that boy was I ever wrong, living in a tropical country these things are an absolute godsend.