whats something weird you own, but never use

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ViperXX

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My Orion SpaceProbe 130ST Equatorial Reflector Telescope. I put it outside and wrapped it in a tarp (protect it from the elements) hoping that the convince of it being outside would help me use it more. So far I haven't, but it's freaking balls ass cold outside.
 
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NutBucket

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i have gigantic martini and wine glasses that are impossible to drink from. also, a dvd-audio/sacd player/dust collector. somewhere in here is a single round of 7.62 yellow band of unknown origin or current location.
More info? Been kinda sorta wanting to get one.
 

SP33Demon

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The motorcycle rear fender was won as part of an auction that I won for $2. It had tons of crap like mugs, barbies, glasses, old books, stuff seen on TV. Nobody had a truck except me so noone bid. I sold a bunch of the stuff on ebay for about $100, but nobody wants an old motorcycle fender. Also VW car parts. lol
 
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More info? Been kinda sorta wanting to get one.

denon dvd-2900. a very good player, with some serious drawbacks by design:

mp3 playback is inexplicably limited to i think 5000 tracks. after that, no more mp3 (i don't use mp3, but this is just terrible).

hi-def audio is analog output only, because no matter how much you spend on this stuff you're still a dirty thief. later models would offer extremely locked-down proprietary digital hd out (modified firewire).

however, the biggest weakness of all is still the dvd-a/sacd format war and its lack of survivors. content is extremely limited, and production may have well stopped.

disc longevity are another issue - my copy of Tommy deluxe edition has a gold back and has stopped working in my player. all my others are silver backed and play fine.

conclusion - get this instead:

debutcarbon_2.jpg
 

Red Squirrel

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4800 watt electric heater. Used to be needed to keep the crawlspace under my garage from freezing up, but I since insulated it.

I keep it around as an emergency heater if my furnace was to fail. It could at least help at keeping the pipes from freezing if I direct the air flow well enough.
 

davmat787

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The motorcycle rear fender was won as part of an auction that I won for $2. It had tons of crap like mugs, barbies, glasses, old books, stuff seen on TV. Nobody had a truck except me so noone bid. I sold a bunch of the stuff on ebay for about $100, but nobody wants an old motorcycle fender. Also VW car parts. lol

Do you know the make/year/model of the fender? Some of those go for decent money if they are and original part from an old Triumph or Harley for example.
 
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NutBucket

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denon dvd-2900. a very good player, with some serious drawbacks by design:

mp3 playback is inexplicably limited to i think 5000 tracks. after that, no more mp3 (i don't use mp3, but this is just terrible).

hi-def audio is analog output only, because no matter how much you spend on this stuff you're still a dirty thief. later models would offer extremely locked-down proprietary digital hd out (modified firewire).

however, the biggest weakness of all is still the dvd-a/sacd format war and its lack of survivors. content is extremely limited, and production may have well stopped.

disc longevity are another issue - my copy of Tommy deluxe edition has a gold back and has stopped working in my player. all my others are silver backed and play fine.

conclusion - get this instead:

http://www.project-audio.com/inhalt/bilder/debutcarbon_2.jpg[/IMG[/QUOTE]
Analog outputs wouldn't bug me since my music receivers are completely analog anyway. Obviously lack of content is a big drawback but the wear issue is definitely something I was not aware of.

So in short, I'll stick with LPs. SACD was nothing more than a curiosity anyway.
 

jumpncrash

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I have a large-ish collection of P2 processors and motherboards...can't say they're incredibly useful.

I have tons of useless crap really
 

tcsenter

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I have a large-ish collection of P2 processors and motherboards...can't say they're incredibly useful. I have tons of useless crap really
Me, too, except they're all Socket A, Socket 754, and a few Socket 478 era boards, approx. 15 in all, along with a bunch of CPUs (and HSF coolers) to go in them. Many are NIB, never used. A couple combos I intend to keep just to have a legacy box if I need one for a DOS/9X game, if I ever get the nostalgic urge. Also a bunch of DDR and DDR2 modules, DIMM and SO-DIMM. And some other stuff, too. I've been meaning to unload them one of these days for whatever I can get before they're next to worthless.
 
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Me, too, except they're all Socket A, Socket 754, and a few Socket 478 era boards, approx. 15 in all, along with a bunch of CPUs (and HSF coolers) to go in them. Many are NIB, never used. A couple combos I intend to keep just to have a legacy box if I need one for a DOS/9X game, if I ever get the nostalgic urge. Also a bunch of DDR and DDR2 modules, DIMM and SO-DIMM. And some other stuff, too. I've been meaning to unload them one of these days for whatever I can get before they're next to worthless.

you are way too late. somewhere around here is a massively expensive EDO memory stick that was made into a keychain. who's going to want a computer from 1999?
 

Wyndru

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Waste of money, more work than it's worth to brew beer this way. And I got convinced into buying 2 of them for "seamless 2 stage brewing".
 

pontifex

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why are people posting guns? how are guns weird?

some other posts of things that aren't weird....why can't people read the subjects on threads?
 
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nanette1985

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Boxes and boxes of unused 80 column IBM punch cards. I figured the kids could use them for crafts or something.