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What are some (realistic) things you wanted to get for a while, just for fun? (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 11 months ago by user224@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I've got 3 on my list.

  1. BT-PAN Access Point - Kinda ridiculous, but I'd like to have one. I've also found a few BT-PAN-enabled dial-up modems, but I'd have no way to connect those up. Some of those could even be connected to USB printers for wireless printing. Not particularly useful anymore, I just find those devices interesting.
  2. Dot matrix printer - This one isn't even as ridiculous. I really love that sound and how the text they print looks. Sadly, if I am looking for new ones, a basic 9-pin Epson dot matrix is around โ‚ฌ200. But the ribbons are cheap as chips. In fact, often even cheaper. Just imagine casually handing out a document printed on dot matrix to someone nowdays.
  3. Nano pocket drone - Something like FQ777-124. Maybe a toy like that is a bit childish, but it still can be fun. In fact I already tried to order this one. From 4 different sellers, twice on AliExpress, twice on Amazon. I never got it :(
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[โ€“] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

An electric bike.

Always wanted one. Will never, ever happen though. The thousands of dollars they cost will always be better spent on bills/food/meds/doctors appointments.

[โ€“] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You can get kits to retro fit a standard push bike. I think you can do that for a few hundred.

[โ€“] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

every decent conversion kit I've seen has been around a grand, and still requires you to buy a decent bike to put it on, plus puts the onus on me to not fuck everything up.

[โ€“] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago

Ah fair enough. I had second hand info from my partner who was looking into it. He already had a spare bike to convert and he didn't think it was too expensive to do - favoured the option over buying an actual E bike that he wasn't positive he'd use much.

[โ€“] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

saw a setup with a dewalt drill before

[โ€“] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 months ago

I said I didnt want to pay thousands. :p

[โ€“] Jayb151@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I felt the same, so I built one for around 5-600usd. If you have a bike, you can turn it into an e bike.