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   SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 03:37:48 JST SuperDicq

   I need help because I'm a car guy, Lego guy and RC guy.

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     Lina Inver?e (lina@eientei.org)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 03:46:12 JST Lina Inver?e

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     @iska @SuperDicq weeb guys?
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     Iska (iska@catposter.club)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 03:46:14 JST Iska

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     @SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo you forgot camera guys and computer homelab guys

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     Iska (iska@catposter.club)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 03:49:08 JST Iska

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     @lina@eientei.org @iska@catposter.club @SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo pretty much anyone with a hobby that can cost money (i.e not collecting trash)

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     dick (dick@annihilation.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 03:49:53 JST dick

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     • Iska
     @lina @iska @SuperDicq some weeb guys will be fine with just downloading anime but some will be doll guys who want plastic dolls that cost a lot of money
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     Lina Inver?e (lina@eientei.org)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 03:49:53 JST Lina Inver?e

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     @dick @iska @SuperDicq >doll
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 04:34:13 JST SuperDicq

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     • Iska

     @iska@catposter.club Homelab isn't that expensive to acquire but it's more like "Why is my power bill suddenly 300 euro a month?"
     
     And yeah camera guys are pretty bad sometimes. Also very easy to upset by saying "a better camera won't let you make better pictures"

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 04:36:50 JST SuperDicq

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     • AngryWraith

     @AngryWraith@poa.st definitely the shittiest here. All the other hobbies you at least do something with and don't just collect for the sake of collecting. Shoe guys don't even wear their shoes. It's just funko pops with a less neckbeardy audience

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     AngryWraith (angrywraith@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 04:36:51 JST AngryWraith

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     @SuperDicq >shoe guys
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 04:38:40 JST SuperDicq

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     @AngryWraith@poa.st I mean there's also idiots who just collect Lego and never open any of the boxes to build and play with it because muh collector's value.
     
     I'm definitely not one of those types of Lego fan.

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 04:41:46 JST SuperDicq

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     • Iska

     @iska@catposter.club Actually car guy has a similar pitfall. Shitboxes are very cheap to acquire, but then you have to buy double the car's value worth in parts to get it running.

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     Iska (iska@catposter.club)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 04:46:33 JST Iska

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     @purple@nya.social @SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo @iska@catposter.club I have a dual E5-2682v4 rig under my desk running this instance. I wanted to get a second one (with 97A's instead) or upgrade to Epyc Rome. But I realized that I'm wasting too much money...

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     purple 👊✊💨 (purple@nya.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 04:46:34 JST purple 👊✊💨

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     • Iska

     @SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo @iska@catposter.club as a homelab enjoyer, mine is mostly made out of laptops and SBCs that sip power.
     
     "better" equipment costs about the same on the used market, but it is loud as fuck and if you really suck at picking stuff out can easily run up your power bill. i have two pieces of rackmount gear like this and they do not run 24/7

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     purple 👊✊💨 (purple@nya.social)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 07:53:58 JST purple 👊✊💨

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     @lispi314@udongein.xyz @SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo @iska@catposter.club yeah, any gear i "retire" is given away to other nerds in need. if something legitimately breaks, i scrap it for parts (which also often go on to someone else if i don't use them to fix other junk laying around)
     
     moooost tech isn't very recyclable but it is incredibly reusable and repurposeable.
     
     playing the long game with hardware is hella rewarding 👍

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     LisPi (lispi314@udongein.xyz)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 07:54:00 JST LisPi

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     @purple @SuperDicq @iska No need to throw them away, just keep them for later.
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     Iska (iska@catposter.club)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 07:54:02 JST Iska

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     @purple@nya.social @SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo @iska@catposter.club I'm also trying to throw away some low end computers I keep gathering... Like my previous catposter server

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     Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem: (tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com)'s status on Friday, 26-Jul-2024 23:15:56 JST Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:

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     @SuperDicq Motorcycle guys also belong in that image. :blobfoxgooglycry:
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 00:06:28 JST SuperDicq

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     @tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com Aren't motorcycles relatively cheap and simple compared to cars?

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     Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem: (tk@bbs.kawa-kun.com)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 00:07:19 JST Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:

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     @SuperDicq To a degree, sure, but they can turn into money pits for enthusiasts just like cars. :blobfoxgoogly:
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 00:18:45 JST 翠星石

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 03:40:23 JST SuperDicq

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     @varyag@udongein.xyz I like watches but only a specific kind, Casio F91Ws. So that's very cheap.
     
     Sim racing is a big one that I don't understand. If you're gonna spend 6k on a simrig why not just buy a real car instead and go to your local track?
     
     Plastic models has a big overlap with RC, because RC building is literally just plastic model building but you add expensive electronics and mechanical bits to your model.
     
     I was a little into fishing when I was younger but I never thought that this cost a lot of money. Not that I bought like top end gear or anything.

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     Varyag (varyag@udongein.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 03:40:25 JST Varyag

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     @SuperDicq watches, gaming, simracing, (or sim flight), plastic models, tabletop gaming, fishing.... why does almost every "thing" ends up as a mony hole!?
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 03:47:58 JST 翠星石

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     @SuperDicq >If you're gonna spend 6k on a simrig why not just buy a real car instead and go to your local track?
     You don't need to.
     
     You can just install speed-dreams-2 or vdrift on your computer and use the keyboard, or pickup cheap a cheap sim-wheel and pedals second hand.
     
     That is much cheaper than purchasing a 6k car and having to pay track fees and the maintenance costs caused by driving such kind of mid-range vehicle very fast - plus you can't damage your computer now matter how badly you drive in the simulator unlike in a real car.
     
     Flightgear and the keyboard or cheap second hand controls is much cheaper than a real plane too.
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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 04:08:25 JST SuperDicq

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     @Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com I know suckers who spend like a thousand Euros on just iRacing "content" each year lmao

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 04:11:13 JST SuperDicq

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     @Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com but yeah a second hand wheel and pedals are fine. I have a Logitech G27. More expensive stuff is definitely better but I'd rather spend money on something else.
     
     You can't play racing simulators with a keyboard however. You need analog controls for all the pedals and the wheel (in a real car it would also be very problematic if the throttle or brake only had a on or off position, same with steering wheel left/right)

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 04:12:34 JST SuperDicq

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     @octozaky@mk.absturztau.be I actually do own a Lego RC car as well. In my experience it kinda sucks because every time you hit something or go over a bump parts will fall off. Rather have a real purpose build RC car.

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     OctoZaky (octozaky@mk.absturztau.be)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 04:12:35 JST OctoZaky

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     @SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo Build a car with legos that you can radio contol. That way ur spending on 1 thing that combines ur hobbies

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 05:12:25 JST SuperDicq

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     • OctoZaky

     @octozaky@mk.absturztau.be Speaking of sort of RC Lego related stuff. Model trains is another expensive hobby.
     
     Lego trains are also expensive, but still not as expensive as real model train stuff

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     OctoZaky (octozaky@mk.absturztau.be)'s status on Saturday, 27-Jul-2024 05:12:27 JST OctoZaky

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     @SuperDicq@minidisc.tokyo Oh wow I didn't know lego RC-s are a thing. Understandable though