Show your latest purchase! (With pictures)

My old laptop broke (as in, it’s not in one piece anymore, or to be more precise, it wouldn’t be in one piece if it wasn’t for duct tape), so it got moved to a homeserver, the old homeserver got repurposed for a family member, and I purchased a new laptop.

Dell 15 DC15255, Ryzen 7 7730U, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Anti-Glare touchscreen, no Slopilot key on the keyboard, 15.6" (perfect size for me), running EndeavourOS of course

And I also purchased an adapter to charge it with USB-C.

Olive oil

I wonder how many gulps I’d take before I realised that was olive oil.

Bottles like this make me think I have the hoarder gene.

I know what you mean, I have quite a collection of glass bottles and jars on top of my cupboards.

I wanted, well… needed, a non-gaming keyboard/mouse combo. Since I use a controller for PC gaming exclusively, the need for a gaming keyboard/mouse was a waste, and a bit cumbersome. So I just got a Cimetech KF10 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo. Solid, works perfectly.

olive oil always in dark glass bottle

Most importantly, it matches the couch.

Um, no. This is true only premium and super-premium brands. Cheap brands have been in plastic for a while. Affordable brands are moving that way. I’m in the customer focus group for my local grocery. Recently they asked if we would still buy their house brand if they switched form glass to plastic.

A lot of cheap brands aren’t even olive oil. . . consumer fraud in olive oil is rampant. If it has been certified and has a ‘extra virgin’ label plus date when bottled it is probably legit. The dark bottle ‘i.e. glass’ keeps the nutrients from breaking down in sunlight. I buy 100% California olive oil in dark ‘green’ bottles that are process dated and lab certified. If it burns the throat with a ‘pepper’ taste and feel it is another indicator. (Brands with mixed blended olive oil from several countries can also be suspect unless certified as ‘legit’.

Rich :wink:

Thanks. It’s the something new I needed to learn for today. With that checked off the list, I can goof off now!

correct!

Terra Creta is one of the 5 best extra virgin olive oil in the world. If you could read Greek “Ελαιοποίηση σε 12 ώρες”, means something like “We collect the fruit and produce our olive oil it within 12 hours” and it’s full of polyphenols and antioxidants.


Crocs in purple are on sale, my wife could not resist to exchange my 8 years old crappy black ones.

I could ALMOST tolerate wearing crocs in purple!!

This just arrived. I’m speechless—the figure looks amazing. The figure is from the Manga/Anime “My Dress-up Darling”. It is Marin Kitagawa (Shizuku Kuroe Ver.) by Taito.



I got me a NOCPIX LUMI L35R LRF Thermal Imaging Monocular. This is used for spotting wild game in the dark.

This figure arrived from Japan today. It depicts the same cosplay character but is more intricately crafted and features greater detail. It is also a scale model (1/6), while yesterday’s figure is not.







Here’s a quick comparison with yesterday’s figurine.


Two figures arrived today. These are once again from the anime/manga “My Dress-up Darling.” This time, Marin Kitagawa is seen as Liz (a succubus) in Taito’s T-most series and as Shizuku Kuroe in FuRyu’s Bicute Dark series.



Just some stuff, work related every day carry items.
Klein Tools “switch blade” 4:1 screwdriver for smaller screw heads, also ordered it’s full size counterparts.

And a Nitecore Tiki rechargeable USB-C keychain light with a pretty bright Osram P8 LED and auxiliary UV led - in case I need to cure some UV hardening adhesives or such. Quite happy with it, pretty bright with max. 300 Lumens, 3 brightness levels for the main light, and further modes for the auxiliary LEDs.

Also a new keychain as well as some key covers for easier organization as I’m sick of looking for the serial numbers of the individual keys all the time, need some haptic separations as well as visual cues that should help me in the long term.

I treated myself to a new Fjällraven Räven wax jacket. It’s completely windproof, and since it’s waxed, it can handle a fair amount of light rain. I’m rarely out and about in heavy rain anyway. The design is inspired by the legendary U.S. Army M65 jacket. It’s a cool piece.