Most autistic thing you've purchased lately - c'mon feel the cringe

[Aunt Carol]

Cat whisker holder. Not this exact color, though.

 

[Rick Nekieta]

That awkward feel when your autism and your stinginess collide.

 

[XYZpdq Jr.]

a piece of trinitite
I didn't notice until after I got it home, but on the back was a little "MADE IN USA" sticker which I find really, really, funny.because it's true

 

[AnOminous]

a piece of trinitite
I didn't notice until after I got it home, but on the back was a little "MADE IN USA" sticker which I find really, really, funny.because it's true

Have you tested it for radioactivity? It's probably only a teensy bit but I wonder if it's still measurable.

 

[XYZpdq Jr.]

Have you tested it for radioactivity? It's probably only a teensy bit but I wonder if it's still measurable.

I don't have any functional geiger counters to check
I have an old Civil Defense yellow pen-sized guy somewhere in storage but I don't know if that ever worked to begin with

 

[Pierre D'Olnique]

An egg cooker. I've given up on them ages ago because I simply did not have the time or patience to sit by the pot and keep watch to make sure they don't explode (hardboiled) or end up too hard (softboiled). Now on Sundays I hardboil a batch of 10, and a pair makes it into my lunch from Monday til Friday. One the weekdays I now spoil myself with a "childhood breakfast" reminiscent of winter holidays spent in Austria ~25 years ago, emulating a fraction of what our hostess would serve us - orange juice, two softboiled eggs with a pinch of salt, and a freshly baked, crispy, buttered bread roll. Then I put on a random episode of a 90s cartoon.

 

[WinRAR Free Trial]

I bought this ceiling star projector for my bedroom a little while ago, as a little Christmas gift for myself. Anything related to stars gives me comfort, sometimes even I'll shut the lights off and stare off into the ceiling and watch as the stars go by to let myself feel at ease.

 

[hog cranking frog]

Hyper specific USB cables e.g. 6 inch with USB-A on one end and USB-B at a 90 degree angle on the other for getting the cabling on my astrophotography rig perfect. I'm hoping this cuts down on the weight a little bit. Almost every single standard of USB connector is on this rig. Its a spaghetti mess of cabling currently.

Some specific camera/astronomy specific bolts for bolting all sorts of equipment to a dovetail. My astrophotography setup cant point in all directions as the camera needs to move forward half an inch to clear the star tracker. Once I get this dovetail setup I can scootch the camera forward and get more exposures of the orion nebula. Getting almost 10 minute exposures reliably with my equipment now.

 

[𝕺𝖑' 𝕯𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖞 𝕱𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖔]

That awkward feel when your autism and your stinginess collide.

I bought one of those squeezer things for paint tubes. 10/10 purchase

 

[MTN Dew Rat]

A gift for a friend of mine; she was Rei for Halloween in 2023 (The outfit left little to the imagination )

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

Some Yummiland figurines, I just think they're cute

 

[OvercookedBacon]

A 4 TB external hard drive so I can hoard movies/shows before Netflix and other streaming services inevitably shut down.

 

[Dieter Laser]

I bought this ceiling star projector for my bedroom a little while ago, as a little Christmas gift for myself. Anything related to stars gives me comfort, sometimes even I'll shut the lights off and stare off into the ceiling and watch as the stars go by to let myself feel at ease.

Which one did you get? I just got the Govee one and I’ve been meaning to post about it.

I’ve kept mine on every night to fall asleep to and it definitely helps the Xanax work better.

Additional thread tax - renewed my 12 month Usenet subscription for $40. Best goddamn value around.

 

[WinRAR Free Trial]

Which one did you get? I just got the Govee one and I’ve been meaning to post about it.

I’ve kept mine on every night to fall asleep to and it definitely helps the Xanax work better.

Don't remember what brand exactly, but appearance-wise it's a little sitting astronaut that projects a nebula and stars out of his visor. He's very neat.

 

[Jason Wynn]

Sister’s birthday is coming up so as a gag gift I got her a Danny Devito themed coloring book

 

[Moldy Fleshlight]

I bought a mini synth. Specifically the Behringer Pro VS Mini Hybrid synthesizer. Have I ever played any kind of keyed instrument? No. Am I gonna fuck around and have fun though with this 80s sounding bullshittery? Absolutely. It seems like a fun instrument to add to my skills and ever broadening hobby list, so I said fuck it, we ball.

 

[glass_houses]

A handful of vintage sci fi novels from an op shop, as well as a couple of 80s horror pulps. I'm really enjoying all the trash reading I've been doing lately.

 

[Damien Thorne]

Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu in 4K.

 

[Doggo]

I’ve gone ahead and somehow lost my weed vape despite the fact that it never leaves the house. I’ve spent a good solid week on and off trying to find it, but I’ve given up and gone with one of these…

It’s way better than the Xmax V3 Pro that I lost. Huge upgrade for not much more than what the old one cost.

 

[Xev]

Bbq sauce from a suggestion on reddit