I have always thought those little warhammer figuers look pretty fun to paint, and im sure theres like interesting backstory behind them too.
That’s how it starts… A year later and you are starting your fifth army and you haven’t finished painting the first one
Next stage is you’re writing your own backstory that somehow combines minis from different factions and games even.
You take care to walk a fine line to keep it cohesive and relatable.
You invest time and effort to bring it to life on the table.
You even spend hours play testing the rules and stats you wrote, with an eye on keeping things balanced.
“Nah man, let’s just play 40k as is, I mean your stuff seems weird”.
Me: “fucking tariffs. I’ll never an Orion O6 now. Oh well.” Amazon: “hey, we have a close enough knockoff from orange pi now. It’s cheaper, uses almost exactly the same chip, and available in the US right now.”
-glares- God fucking damnit!
So uh, what’s the use case for this thing? Why do I-… er… why would someone want one?
Asking for a friend…
I want to redo my homelab setup. I’m probably going to relent and go x86 just because parts availability sucks here but those boards have low power draw, decent IO, small so you can design your own case easier, and I like the idea of keeping away from x86 if I can.
This thing is gonna run routing traffic and downloading shit and hosting my media etc. that means it’s ideal most of the time so low power draw matters more than a gaming pc would.
I’m also hesitant to use x86 chips for anything directly exposed to LAN. The backdoors in those things are crazy and I am just not skilled enough to do much about them.
I mean, if you’re bored with life, an expensive and time-consuming hobby might be exactly what you need.
I used to want to make art
Now I just want to rest
I’m just so tired
Me when I got back into horses after 13 years.
Send help, I have an addiction for grooming supplies. I own like 4 stiff bristle brushes.
Me and selfhosting :3
Self-hosting is calling to me right now… I’ve been watching videos on it for the last couple of nights. I fear it’s too late for me.
Tbf, it CAN be pretty cheap, depending on where you live (or what you got available at home), all things considered. Might even save you some money in the long run from not having to pay subscriptions.
I have a cluster of $100 Lenovo mini PCs that I’ve been using for 5 years now. The hobby doesn’t have to be expensive.
Until you get to storage. I’ll admit, I dropped $4500 on VM and Media storage a few years back. But that should still last me a few more years before that fills up!
“Should” is doing some serious work in your last statement.
As someone with ~72 TB of raw storage… Heh. Good luck.
12 TB raw SSD and 200 TB of raw spinning rust. :D
I hope that’s enough…
Like I said, good luck
My plan is to start by turning an old PC into a Jellyfin server, just to see how everything works. Then later I might buy dedicated hardware.
Smart. One tip is if it is really old and can’t do AV1 hardware transcoding make sure to set it up so it downloads HEVC or H.264 only. I also started selfhosting this year and one thing I wish I knew from the start is about https://github.com/getarcaneapp/arcane , makes it much easier to spin up new docker containers or update them.
I’m not sure what this means yet, but I’ll try to remember when it comes up, thanks. The PC I plan on using is fairly old - a 2013 build with a 770.
fairly old
770
For a Jellyfin server.
Uses the same card as my current gaming rig…
Aww jeez. I am but a peasant in a lord’s world.
To be fair, I’m a complete noob and don’t know if what I have is too weak or overkill. I just figured that it’s a 12 year old computer and might be worse than what others are using.
Aw c’mon, let the purple guy get addicted to skydiving.
Or 3D-printing!
Psh! Unless you’re constantly buying the newest machine every year, 3d printing isn’t that expensive of a hobby. Not compared to shit like golfing or being a car guy or ATV/snowmobiling
it is when you factor in the amount of time you use it, just to let it collect dust afterwards.
Well, why aren’t you using it?
If you’re not using it, it’s not a hobby. Buying shit you don’t use is just consumerism.
Arghs, wrong community, sorry. Thought we where in an ADHD related topic, where buying new (and expensive) things just to loose interest shortly after is pretty common. This comic was posted there already multiple times.
It’s comments like these that make me realize that maybe I have ADHD… and then I stick my head on the sand and ignore it again…
So far, I have started collecting Classic Oliver people sunglasses from the 2000s. Niche fragrances from perfume houses such as Kilian and Parfum De Marly. And then theres the lego…
And I tell ya, even when you go looking for fragrances that arent expensive, you end up buying more trying to find the perfect one. And all those 20 quids start adding up fast. But the sunglasses, the fucking sunglasses. I live in Scotland, its not even that fucking sunny. The summer is like one week a fucking year. In saying that, my pride and joy right now is actually a more recent pair. Victory LA in gold with a burgundy lens. So fucking cool. It really is a shame to put them on my ugly mug lol.
Fuck, I just remembered I also collect power tools that I rarely use. Spent almost 200 quid on a purple Makita impact driver. I have zero need for an impact driver lol
I was like, “I’ll just check out Kill Team, that way I can limit it to just the starter set and a few extra teams maybe, seems fun.”
Anyway, I just need one more Eliminator Squad with a Phobos Librarian and another Redemptor and I’ll be up to 3000 points of Blood Angels. I’ll be dead before they’re all painted.
If I ever make enough money to really get into motorcycle track riding (many track days a year with a track prepped bike), I will probably not have the time for getting there and all the maintenance…
Did you know that the LD2410 can be wired directly into an ESP32 or equivalent because it operates at the 3V3 level and has an RTC GPIO that can be used as a wakeup pin? This is a huge upgrade from the LTR5-series of light sensing chips which all use the I2C protocol, because those need a UART chip on the device to handle the clock signal with a 5V open drain, despite being an easier 2-wire implementation. The send protocol of I2C slave devices are much simpler than the 1-wire or Dallas protocol used for multiplexing sensors, and relies on sending information bits in 60microsecond intervals when the clock bit is high, this ensures…
(don’t drink coffee on the train)
I wanna get into maker stuff so bad but I just don’t have the time 😭
Real talk: you will never have the time. There’s a 101 other things I should absolutely be doing but am not. I think just jump in, see where your interest takes you, and see how your life schedule evolves around it
I really need to buy a new lens for my camera. This meme explains it all for anyone who would like to ask me why I haven’t bought one yet.
Do you or is it just gas?
I have a 50mm lens that came with the camera itself. However, it’s not great for long distance shot. I need better and wider lens for that purpose.
Yeah, 50 is nice until you want to zoom. I’ve found a lot of use with a 70-300 I got cheapish a month or so after getting my first camera but the electronics are becoming less reliable so I’m looking at others in the same range now. Very easy to spend a lot of money but I’ve been having fun with some weird vintage lenses. Got a 500mm soviet one a couple of months ago and that’s surprisingly sharp, I think I spent around £30 on it.
For some cheaper options drawing, writing, reading, used guitars have been much cheaper the last couple of years, chess, fishing, meditating, retro gaming, learn a new language, hiking, try to visit all the parks in your city/county/state, discussing hobbies online, etc.
6 strings only or basses too? mine got stolen a decade ago and i haven’t had the heart to buy another
Pretty sure it’s both, reseller sites like reverb & ebay cutting out brick and mortar stores & letting individuals resell easier flooded the market, then a bunch of sellers after the height of COVID pushed it even further. there’s just not enough people looking to buy what’s already available.
woah, the ibanez i’ve been lusting over is only 250, used to be 600… i may have to talk with my wife about this.
thanks for the heads up.
Activism and community organizing is a great affordable hobby. Can’t say it’s easy on the calendar though.
