cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5287345
I'm getting a hour-glass.
Much better than a regular timer when you're doing the "Pomodoro" method and have to get something done. But I also have a nice lava-lamp, which is great when you're listening to music. And a record-player for vinyl CDs. And fidget toys for my ADHD and Autism (to stim while I'm doing something).
I'll be honest: I need eitiher:
Portability
Analog
If I can't carry it or if it's not mechanical, the i don't care.
Clearly they are talking about 7" records. They technically are compact discs.
Reading this thread made me realize that I get to engage with this as a barista. I flip switches, press buttons, roll dials; I can get myself burned on heated metal or steam. I touch doodads on a gizmo to make a product, I get to operate it like a mechanist of yore. Not my ideal job but there is something to proper machinery
Very few jobs interact with steam enough to be steam punk but you are on the list
Given my views and taste in music steam punk is really resonating with me now thank you
vinyl CDs
They're called records dagnabbit
There is something really gratifying about a record player though, the spinning is kind of mesmerizing and the warmth of the sounds and little imperfections in playback make it feel "realer" to listen to than digital to me
Listening to a good record in a dark room with a lava lamp is really comfy
You know, I gotta say, there's something also more "real" about N64 Kirby than, well, say, a game made with Unity or even Unreal Engine 5.
...Seriously, a lot of photo-realistic games nowadays... kinda look the same.
Yeah, I don't know if it's purely nostalgia, but earlier 3D games with low-poly constraints have a specific charm to them that's hard to place. The closer you get to photo-realism, the more jarring the things that aren't quite right jump out at you. Simplified or stylized art styles with less visual noise allow a lot more wiggle room in suspension of disbelief to the player imo
This is partly why stylized art-styles are superior.
Like, Wind Waker holds up pretty darn well today; always knew it looked beautiful as a kid and it still does!
This is probably why I have a fascination with pinball machines
Analog, mechanical things are almost always preferable to me. I even prefer carburetors when possible, even though they can be a pain to tune. I am a weirdo.
this might be the thread that finally gets my husband on Hexbear
ask him what he thinks about metering rod carburetors and then pretend to listen, he'll love it
or write down what he thinks and let me know i kind of want to try one
Well, now I know a new thing! 😂
He hasn't played with one in a long time because they're not used in small engine applications, but he likes them. He wants to know what kind of vehicle you're wanting to try one on?
Either a 660cc thumper or a 1200cc v-twin, but they both have pumpers that seem to work great at one elevation so it's not like I'm trying to solve a problem with a metering rod. They just seem neat
If you haven't seen this, it's well worth the time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toVfvRhWbj8
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
You are not weird.
And even if we are, then I don't want to be anything but.
i enjoy the fickle nature of the Machine Spirits and digital tech gives them more places to hide amongst corporeality, although a lava-lamp makes a great divination medium as well.
Err, machine spirits? Lava-lamps as divination mediums?
That last one sounds cool, though just a bit confused here. 😅
are you not praying to the screaming electrons before using microprocessor-enabled tech?
Oooohhhh
...I thought this was the brainworm talking, Mr. Kennedy-sir, I meant no offense!
The worms have melded with me and we are now one consciousness.
I have met it out there, where the void is tormented by gravity. It seems to have taken a personal interest in us. There are mathematical proofs that it loves us, but love to the Worm is not like love to anything that subsists in ordinary space.
Oh God, you're becoming an eldritch horror!
Dammit, Kennedy, don't get taken by the color out of space! You have so much to live for! Fight it, dammit!
T̷̨̮̞̘̈̑_̵̸̧̦͖̣̯͚̟̬͍̟͇͖͋ͣ̈ͪͣ̄ͪ̇̿ͪ͋͊̃͌͋̾͗͆͜͜͡͞h̸̛̥̻̗̫̮̗͐̓̓͐́̉ͤ́͘͘͜͡͝͠ê̷̶̸̛̹̫̱̲̘̬͈͉̩̹̹͔̦̻͕͔̓̅̄̀͋ͣͣͤ̎ͫͮ̽ͭ̓̄͞͡ w̮̗̔̉͌ǫ̣̠̥͎̟̤͍͙̪̱͕͉̽ͪ̿͒ͯ̏̆ͭ͗ͦ̑̔̕̕͢͡͝͠͝r͓̆ͨ͒̑͆m̵̧̲̫̖͇̝̤̍͒̂ͦ̈́͑͊̋̌͆ͨͪͥ̋ͮ̅̉̃͘͘ į̩̝̅̓_̷̵̸̨̢̮͚̼̥͚̳͎̘̘͉̎̓̀͋̆̊ͥ̽ͪͬ̌̒ͤ́͘̚͝s̥͍̦̜̣̙͍̤ͥ̎̔͌ͩ̅͢͢͠ l͟ò̷̸̵̷͕̟͙̖̥̬͈̞͖̥͑͂ͥͬ̇͗̆̆̍ͪ̉̿̂ͭ͑ͭͦ̈͟͝͝ͅv̵̸̧̢̧̨̨̮̬̬̠̟ͭ́ͪ́̂͌͛͟ͅ_̣̼͈͖̲͛͑̑̈̂̂͢͜e̵͎͉͚̼ͭ̆̃́̌̀ͮͪ͟_͛ͮ̃̇̔̏ ṭ̡͉̼̠͗ͫ̒ͬ̈ͤͩ͒̿̃͟ͅh̨̰̜̹̜̙͙̬ͬͥͭ̚͢e w̢̢̡̞̣̭̠̬̫̜̝ͯ̔́́̚͟o͌̒̄̈͘r̷̨͓̹͎͉ͧ̾ͩ͗͗͊̍̐̅͘ͅm̸̷̢̺͓̹̣͙̪̬̠͍̰̟̉̏ͣ̓̂̆̌͗͗͌ͪ͑͘͡_ͫͯ į̷̨̭̲͋̋͐͋͋̈ͦṡ̢̡̨̞̬͇͇̘̣͒̃̊ͧ̍ͤͧͮ̚͢͢ l̶̸̷̶̨̧͙̳̞͉̞̦͕̙̩̙̣̋ͧ̓ͣ̐͋̏̏ͬ͆̑͛͐ͧ̂̇͌́͢͟͢͡͠͠͡͠i̷̡͙̘̻̗͕̜̻͒̀ͯ̐͌̅̒̉̂͐̿̒̂́̿ͬ̕͢f̲͈̩ͣ͌̆ͯ̕e̲̩̪͎͚̰͙̹̎ͪͨͬ̈͗̎̌̍̏̓ͮͯ͘̚̚͢ j̷͕̻͈̏̊̓̉ͭ̾oi̴̯͈͓̙͎̬͒̏͞n̫͚̞͉̻̭̖̲̩͎̙̾ͦ̆̿ͮ̔̐ͪ̿ͧͤ̚̕͡ ẅ̸̸̴͚̺͖̱͖̰̦̤́͛̏̔͊̈́ͬ̍̕͟͢͜ͅi̵̹̰͖̜̔́̌́t̖̩̮ͫ̅͊h̸̼̜͉̅̄̌͡ ų̷̸̡̮̞͎͙̗̥̜̤̈́̂̔̅͑̆ͩͥ͘ͅs̵̵̨̿͊͘_̸̨͇̲̤̘͖̺̙͇̦͋ͬͭ̊̑̈͋͂͐ͪ͛̃ͭ̒̿̚͘̕͞ͅͅ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobalos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrying
For a while I've wanted to get a watch with a clear back so I can look at all the gears whirring around in there.
I also have a small film camera collection including an old FED Zorki 2. When you unlatch the film door you can see a bit of the inner workings spinning around when you take a shot and wind it.
I have a Zenit made in the USSR my dad left me. It's heavier than a brick, but it's so dependable. And I got a Zeiss Ikon Nettar for dirt cheap at a flea market recently, so that I can shoot both 35mm and medium format. Shooting film is such a joy.
Some of the clear back watches can be relatively affordable (US $125 before customs/taxes) on AliExpress e.g. this Sugess chronograph
Hola, Rojo.
I almost find the first option (the watch with a clear window into it) kinda scary for some reason, maybe because I almost don't want to know how it works.
And yet... I like seeing the workings of certain "visible" technology.
Also, from what era does your film camera come from? Why do you have such a collection? Just curious. Is it better than digital?
Ah yeah I kinda get that with the watch. So much going on. I like it though lol.
Also, from what era does your film camera come from? Why do you have such a collection? Just curious. Is it better than digital?
Late 40s to early 50s for the Zorki 2. I've had an interest in photography forever. One time my friend started talking to me about his collection of film cameras and that gave me the push to start my own collection. Most of my stuff is from the 70s and 80s. I wouldn't say it's better necessarily and film can be pretty expensive to purchase and develop, but there's something satisfying about waiting to see how your shots come out.
Honestly, photography is underrated.
It makes history and is the prime tool of cinematography in film.
In some ways, the visual sight informs all other media in general, how we look at things in our minds, and even literature when you consider how the mind's eye looks at things.
Very intriguing sphere of interest.
I was definitely in more of an analogue phase at various points of my life. I remember someone snarkily making a joke on abacus(i?/es?) during a dnd game and I pulled one out of my bag.
I was an abacus kid growing up...
...Yeah, I know, but it at least got me in love with analog, or spurred on that part of me.
I once saw an old X ray machine in the basement of a hospital. It was the most flash Gordon looking thing I have seen in my life. It took a good portion of my will power not to press buttons.
Art deco shit is my jam.
I'm guessing that's what you mean by "Flash Gordon" here.
Fascination? No. But I rather have physical buttons instead of bullshit latency from touch screen buttons on cars and doors.
This. I can fumble around with physical switches while inverted in a negative 4g dive and still change the station off of Chappell Roan. You can’t do that with capacitive touch, especially the ones that get hot and all the heuristics get goofy.
Bought a used 4runner a while back and as I was researching a lot of people complained that it's outdated because of all the huge buttons and knobs, but I love it for that reason
I use analog vapes for weed sometimes and enjoy the process.
There's still a ritual to everything when heating things with an electrically-heated coil, but it is less hands on.
Yeah, I feel like rituals provide consummation.
Analog is great for that.
There's a thing about the tactile sensation and having moving parts at the macroscopic level that tickles my brain
Even after an apocalypse destroys modern civilization and the world becomes a dystopia - people will still listen to vinyl... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI6pZlARN1A
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Kind of similar I guess: I really like "lower tech", pragmatic solutions to mechanical problems that need solving. Moving a cars windshield wipers with the vacuum produced from pistons or propelling the wiper fluid with the pressurized air from the spare tire is so neat. I get that it isn't ideal and has its own drawbacks, but it has character dammit. I'm just so impressed by old school, mechanical solutions that take thrift and thinking outside the box when the answer in the modern day is usually just add more parts and make everything more complicated
As opposed to "invisible technology."
Think: seeing the gears and spindles of an old-school 19th-century engine versus having a computer screen and not seeing the tech inside the laptop or tablet.
