Look, I'm an idiot. I know that, you know that, and the man on the moon knows that. Let's not get into why I'm an idiot; let's just accept that I have my peculiarities and you have yours. My idiocy is a quest to make sure all my portable electronics can recharge using USB-C. Modern smartwatches are tiny and they do a lot. As a consequence, their battery life is generally poor. The industry's…
  • GissaMittJobb@lemmy.mlEnglish
    17·
    5 days ago

    Honestly, it’s baffling how good some of the stuff you can get off of AliExpress is, especially when taking the low price into account.

    My ~$100 N100 server is a testament to that. Just need to score some additional storage for it

    • Bilb!@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      4 days ago

      I just ordered a shitload of little soldering projects for $1-4 to practice soldering and have been quite satisfied. The instructions are only in Chinese and minimal, but easy enough to translate with a phone camera and the lack of hand holding sorta encourages learning.