@hchavers That’s a great idea! They keep our office around a balmy 62F. That would be more subtle than the 12” diameter analog patio thermometer I was thinking of getting.
@phendrick@Tadlem43 LOVE Talking Heads. I don’t understand why. I used to listen to them all the time even though their music was hugely different than just about everything else I listened to. Great stuff.
@catthegreat@jouest@phendrick Some of them were available from American Science & Surplus occasionally, but alas, they closed on September 15th. I have posted Blame to the Goat thread.
@hchavers I got it at Kohl’s along with a small version with a keychain. I don’t see them there any longer, but if you search for “dumpster fire punchkin” you can find them online.
@macromeh@pakopako This set would appear to be more entertaining and possibly educational, but I get the feeling that playing with them might be a bit risky. Wouldn’t want anything to happen to mom’s crystal egg.
Klein bottle (https://www.kleinbottle.com/), plasma sphere, plasma disc, spaceships, droids, cars, Feel Flux (https://www.feelflux.com/), binary clock (actually BCD, if you’re geeky enough), persistence of vision clock, a hard drive platter (good mirror), hard drive magnets (don’t get your finger caught!), a Sonic Screwdriver screwdriver, Sith Lord pen holder, tiny computers, Rasperry Pi’s, books, tools, knives, oscilloscope, signal generator, soldering/desoldering gear, more knives, tiny toolbox, Vectrex game system, piles of paperwork I should do something about…
Galileo Thermometer
@hchavers That’s a great idea! They keep our office around a balmy 62F. That would be more subtle than the 12” diameter analog patio thermometer I was thinking of getting.
@hchavers @tweezak
I’ve wanted a good one of those for years
A set of hallmark christmas ornaments based on classic looney tunes cartoons
@ironcheftoni picture!
@catthegreat
I have marc Anthony and pussy foot one too but pussy foot keeps breaking off. Those tiny paws are delicate.
Paper clips. You can create all sorts of things with them, and their usefulness is endless.
@Tadlem43 Indeed. They make a great quick substitute for a blown fuse in a pinch.
@Tadlem43 @tweezak only if you have fire insurance.
/youtube talking heads burning down the house
@Tadlem43 @tweezak .22 long rifle is better than paper clips, there’s an audible alert when it blows.
@blaineg That 15A circuit should have a 17HMR to stay “close” to the circuit rating. Remember, safety third.
KuoH
@phendrick @Tadlem43 LOVE Talking Heads. I don’t understand why. I used to listen to them all the time even though their music was hugely different than just about everything else I listened to. Great stuff.
@blaineg @kuoh Those look a little short. I think .22 magnum would be a better fit.
I have a very nice engraved brass Chelsea Chatham clock I got when I left my previous employer. It’s no Rolex but I like it.
Tavern puzzles
@phendrick oh damn, I used to get an amazing paper catalog if this kind of thing. (bonus points if anyone knows what I’m talking about)
@jouest @phendrick yes i remember it, it was like newsprint. “no soap radio” or something??
@catthegreat @jouest @phendrick Some of them were available from American Science & Surplus occasionally, but alas, they closed on September 15th. I have posted Blame to the Goat thread.
Call me a traditionalist, but I like the classic Newton’s cradle.
/giphy Newton’s Cradle
@werehatrack
@RichSPK That is a very strange choice for a Newton’s cradle.
/image Newton’s cradle
@RichSPK @werehatrack These can be fun.
@werehatrack I agree! It’s not what I expected.
Something useless that can make you look busy.
@2many2no the RED phone!
“Hello Dimitri?”
/youtube Dr Strangelove hello Dimitri
Red Swingline stapler.
@Pony I believe you have my stapler.
@hchavers @Pony If you could just pack up your stuff…mmmkay?
KuoH
I have a small collection of various dumpster fire tchotchkes. It’s our mascot
@heartny Where can I find this?
@hchavers I got it at Kohl’s along with a small version with a keychain. I don’t see them there any longer, but if you search for “dumpster fire punchkin” you can find them online.
@hchavers Here you go!! But then I saw the Deez Nuts one and figured you’d get both
https://a.co/d/6OvkjO3
My desk has a laptop, second monitor, and coaster (which occasionally has a cup of tea on it).
They’re all paperweights.
@macromeh I must be buying from the wrong places. Exactly which desk store do we get those from?
KuoH
@kuoh @macromeh well, I’m sure there’s a different set of Newton’s junk resting atop that table.
@macromeh @pakopako This set would appear to be more entertaining and possibly educational, but I get the feeling that playing with them might be a bit risky. Wouldn’t want anything to happen to mom’s crystal egg.
KuoH
Klein bottle (https://www.kleinbottle.com/), plasma sphere, plasma disc, spaceships, droids, cars, Feel Flux (https://www.feelflux.com/), binary clock (actually BCD, if you’re geeky enough), persistence of vision clock, a hard drive platter (good mirror), hard drive magnets (don’t get your finger caught!), a Sonic Screwdriver screwdriver, Sith Lord pen holder, tiny computers, Rasperry Pi’s, books, tools, knives, oscilloscope, signal generator, soldering/desoldering gear, more knives, tiny toolbox, Vectrex game system, piles of paperwork I should do something about…
That is both work and home, so it’s not as bad as it sounds. Mostly.
@blaineg I like this the best.
Stress balls. Speks.
Rubber bands!
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_bird
Barring having enough running water to set up a Japanese deer-scarer
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishi-odoshi