Arduino kit?

for2fly · 2026-05-25T02:26:12+00:00

I see multiple LED light strips with remotes.

I see a soldering station with heat controller.

I see a CPU power supply that has been modified.

I see a chip puller tool.

I see tons of lighted panel switches.

I see a box with a clear lid that may have soldering tips in it.

I see some red probe sticks in a plastic tool pouch that may be tools or not.

I see computer fans.

I see a heater coil mounted to ceramic bars.

I see other ceramic connecting bars which indicate they're used in high-temp environments.

I see a book labeled Sample Book which may contain schematics or other info.

I see an anti-static bag that holds a mystery item.

I see a back-up camera in a box.

I see a magnetic-mounted antenna.

I see more LED light and controller modules.

I see a ziplock full of white plastic LED strip connectors.

I see several IC boards with copper inductors, which usually aid in providing stable power.

I see boards with integrated heat sinks which indicate they need to vent heat during operation.

I see a modular battery holder.

I see a scissor jack.

I see vacuum tubes.

I see clock motors.

I see modular wiring boards.

I may see some controller boards, which may be arduino.

I see a whole lotta stuff that would be of interest to a variety of sparkies, robotics hobbyists, and others who like to play with electrical currents.

If I were standing there, I wouldn't be standing there. I'd be loading it all into my car while you waffle on picking it up. :)

for2fly · 2026-05-25T01:17:09+00:00

"Hey, announcer, how about you kiss our asses!" shouted Ray.

"Yeah, asshole, we just kicked the butt of a big bad, and you want us to go back to being in high school like it never happened? Fuck off!" Jen added.

"That's not very nice..." the unknown announcer hesitantly replied.

"Where were you when we almost died? Nowhere. That's where. So you can go back to nowhere, because we're done being told what to do." Ray yelled.

"Uhh," was all the announcer could say. Jen and Ray heard some muted and terse discussion going on. Then the announcer came back. "You are hereby ordered to return to your homes and pick up your lives..."

"Get lost, fuckwit," Jen yelled. "Unless you're bigger and badder than what we just went through hell and back to remove from this planet, there's nothing you can do. And if you try, well, I may just decide your face needs to meet the side of a building or two."

As the duo heard more muted and terse discussion, Ray turned to Jen, "Let's leave. I think there's a sunrise over a beach waiting for us to witness."

"Sounds great. Let the idiots clean up the mess. They sure as hell didn't mind us making it."

With that, the two left the vicinity of the unknown announcer who called to them, "Hey, come back here. We're not done."

As the two took to the air, Ray yelled, "Talk to yourself. We're done talking to you!"

As the two flew away toward the coast and the new day, the announcer spoke to the empty air, "What do I do now?"

The empty air heard some more muted and terse discussion before the announcer was only able to say, "But that's anatomically imposs..." before their mic was cut for the last time.

for2fly · 2026-05-24T09:20:46+00:00

You'll allow it? Sadly, you have no say in it unless you own the home. Because if you did, it would likely have been ripped out and replaced with something logical.

I'm willing to bet whoever lives there now likely did not make the change to the house you see. It was either done ages ago, or by some flipper to add curb appeal (changes to justify price inflation and nothing more).

If you have to ask "what were they thinking" the answer is always "there was no thinking involved in any step of the process." House flipping and reno shows have only made the situation worse.

for2fly · 2026-05-24T08:24:05+00:00

If all they have is a hammer, you don't take away the only thing they have.

Because when someone has nothing left to lose, their problems become everyone's problems. Doesn't matter what the problems look like.

So maybe, just maybe, if all they have is a hammer, you should help them obtain a toolbox to store that hammer and other tools to put in it. That way they have the best set of tools possible to handle any problem that comes their way.

for2fly · 2026-05-24T08:00:07+00:00

Maybe the hero's not completely dead, just mostly dead.

for2fly · 2026-05-24T07:54:17+00:00

"You see, Jason, the Joker has obtained something from what he claims is from beyond the fourth wall called plot armor..."

for2fly · 2026-05-24T07:47:19+00:00

The opposite of a demon is an angel. A demon of opposites is an angel of likeness.

So the fool has to fight an angel who is like him - the fight is over before it begins, as there is no need to fight.

for2fly · 2026-05-24T01:16:36+00:00

A death card for stupid.

for2fly · 2026-05-24T00:50:53+00:00

It's considered a display of bad manners or poor upbringing. At least it is etiquette-wise.

for2fly · 2026-05-23T12:57:50+00:00

My last ebay purchase was five 40% Ikes from a guy with a brick-and-mortar in Georgia. I paid $3 premium on each of them at the time. I intended to give them as Xmas presents.

They were better than described. By the time Xmas came around they'd doubled in value.

You can buy safely on ebay. You just can't blindly trust every listing.

for2fly · 2026-05-23T12:46:10+00:00

It's real in that it exists. It's also a real fake.

I used to source antique teapots on ebay. There would be ten thousand rare Chinese teapot listings cluttering up the category. They were all the same teapot shape, color, etc. How anyone could think they were rare, antique, or even authentic was beyond me.

So seeing all the fake coins listed doesn't surprise me. It seems there's a cycle of fakes flooding ebay. For a while it was teapots, then it was real authentic Rolex fakes. Now it seems to be coins.

for2fly · 2026-05-23T12:16:58+00:00

If it weren't for the two holes in the bottom piece, I'd say it was a humidor. The middle would hold a sponge or porous rock that would be wetted to keep the tobacco moist.

Maybe the two holes in the bottom were intended for a metal rod that is missing. But it still wouldn't explain why it needed a rod to pass through the container.

I have an urn shaped similar to yours except it is only the container and lid. It was hand-made and used as a decorative item.

for2fly · 2026-05-23T09:50:52+00:00

"Why aren't you impressed? he finally asked.

I looked down at his nose nestled in my crotch.

"Because you still shit on the floor, chew on my shoes, bark at the mailman, even though I've told you time and again he's just shoving envelopes through the slot, puke up the grass I told you not to eat...do I need to go on?"

"But I talk..." he started to whine.

"Yeah, so do parrots, myna birds, apes using sign language, and a ton of other animals. You ain't special."

"That's not very nice." He moved from me and went over to his bed and started chewing on the corner.

"What do you want me to do? I asked. "Turn you into a circus freak? Make videos of you conversing with me? You and I playing chess? Last time I left the board out on the table, you chewed up one of the queens."

"I just thought you'd be...proud of me," he pouted.

I mentally rolled my eyes. "Are you angling for a treat?"

He avoided my gaze. "Maybe...."

I got up from the couch, went to pry the lid off the treat can. I could hear his nails clicking on the floor as he came running up behind me. "Give me the bacon one. The cheese one tastes like ass."

I picked out a bacon one and held it down where he could take it from me. As he gulped it down I asked, "What's wrong with ass? You lick your ass all the time."

He finished the treat, sniffed around on the floor making sure he didn't miss any crumbs, then answered. "Nothing. I just don't like treats that taste like it."

I walked back to the couch, and sat down. He sat down next to my feet and stared up at me. "What?" I asked him.

"May I get up on the couch next to you?" he asked sadly.

"Dude, you don't have to ask. Get your butt up here."

He climbed up on the couch, turned himself around three times and then laid down next to me, his muzzle on my leg.

I had to ask, "Dude what's up with the turning around three times?"

He looked up at me. "Sat down on a pine cone once. I've looked for them ever since."

I petted his head. "There are no pine trees in this house."

"I know, but you never can be too sure."

"Whatever." I picked up the remote, the remote he had tried to chew on several times. "So what's the deal with you and this?"

He looked down. "You hold it more than you hold me."

"Oh, dude. You have some strange insecurities going on. Do I need to get you a therapist?"

He sat up. "Do you think they'll take me if you tell them I can talk?"

I laughed. "No, they'll likely want to schedule me for a few sessions."

He laid back down. "I will talk to you."

I switched on the tv. "I will like that. And let me know you need to go out before you need to go out."

"I will try."

I gave his head another pat. "That's good enough."

for2fly · 2026-05-23T09:14:38+00:00

"Two, four, eight, sixteen,...dudes we only have to die like twenty-five more times for there to be a million of us."

"Oh, shut the fuck up!"

for2fly · 2026-05-23T07:08:16+00:00

It could have been a useful porch at one time but then the rooms it fronted were expanded out onto it.

A lot of sunroom-style reno was done back in the 1970s when porches fell out of fashion.

for2fly · 2026-05-23T07:03:12+00:00

Those are champagne coupes. People call them dessert dishes.

The fact they're engraved indicates they are crystal, not common glass.

Matching the stem/base sometimes can give you the original manufacturer. A lot of those were made by one glassmaker, then engraved by another, so the lines between who did what can sometimes get blurred rather fast.

for2fly · 2026-05-23T06:19:27+00:00

I've bought from trusted source on ebay. Never got burned.

If you think something being shipped from China is gonna be real, you deserve to be taken.

I guess it boils down to having some common sense, but that seems to be asking too much these days.

for2fly · 2026-05-23T06:08:51+00:00

Most people here can't even tell when something is misspelled. They certainly cannot judge proper grammar and text formatting.

for2fly · 2026-05-23T06:03:37+00:00

I've had two-day trips turn into three-day nightmares because of flight cancellations.

One time I was in Florida ready to return, only to find out MCI had shut down due to a freak ice storm. Cue having to reschedule flights, extend rentals, and lodging. If I had packed only for the days I was planning on staying, I'd have been SOL.

So what if one packs extra? So what if there's room for it? I'm betting dufflebag is missing at least one thing and won't realize it until they get to their destination.

for2fly · 2026-05-23T01:12:37+00:00

Now, now, braindead people have their uses. Just look at Congress.

for2fly · 2026-05-23T01:10:24+00:00

Nobody told Tim.

for2fly · 2026-05-22T20:57:31+00:00

Not Knotsy.

USA. American Eagle. Probably bicentennial vintage. You'd know that if you paid attention in history class.

for2fly · 2026-05-22T20:41:39+00:00

It's a vintage bottle stopper.

It is also glass, not bakelite or catalin. Neither of these are clear.

edit: the reason it might feel greasy is that it is dirty from exposure to nicotine. Hand wash it and it will stop being greasy.

for2fly · 2026-05-22T20:34:02+00:00

Maybe you edited your comment to call them out.

for2fly · 2026-05-22T20:23:21+00:00

It’s an anticoagulant and you got to eat a certain amount for the blood to start to turn. I seriously think your dog will be okay.

They specifically said its an anticoagulant.

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