Fancy jar of honey from the grocery store for me. Tasted pretty good.

    • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      9 days ago

      Same here, but I must say the platforming is a lot harder than I was expecting. Diagonal pogo is really messing me up. I can’t consistently get past those pogo bouncy fruit ball things and I’m stuck now. Hopefully it clicks soon.

      • Domi@lemmy.secnd.me
        1·
        9 days ago

        In case you’re playing with controller, use the d-pad. Just hold left/right and down and you will always perform the pogo bounce instead of hitting air.

  • FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    26·
    9 days ago

    My son works at a motorcycle dealer. He sends me a pic of a bike they just got in. A CBR1000RR-RSP. Well after putting on my boots and asking him if it’s for sale, they said they would sell it to me. The person who ordered it had to back out so if I could make it down there it was mine. I hopped on my 2001 CBR and headed to the store where I bought the bike. And to answer the question, YES it was definitely worth it. That motorcycle is the absolute hands down smoothest machine I have ever been on. It’s like riding a stick of butter down a teflon pan. I still can’t believe I own one as I honestly never even thought I would ever even see one in the wild.

    • brucethemoose@lemmy.world
      6·
      9 days ago

      Awesome.

      215 horsepower out of a street legal, featherweight 1 liter NA engine is ‘normal’ now I guess, but it still boggles my mind. And its low inertia! If you sent that thing back in time, engine designers’ heads would explode.

      • FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        Totally agree. The amount of hp this bike has blows my mind. But the thing like I said is just how smooth it is in the delivery and execution. The shifts are smooth and effortless, and the throttle is just smooth. You can dial in the power you want with different settings, so you can tone it down for things like riding in the rain. It’s so much different than my 01, which was just raw power and no electronic goodies other than fuel injection. I love having both, and have a ton of miles on the 01 which I am looking forward to matching with the new bike.

      • FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        That’s it. I got a 25 model, but it looks basically the same. They tweaked some internals from 24 to 25, but that’s the bike. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me, and I jumped on it. Definitely my largest impulse buy ever. I figure my friends all think I am having a mid life crisis, but it’s just a dream bike of mine that I never would have fathomed I would have a snowballs chance in hell of owning.

    • Jack Waterhouse@toot.jack.water.house
      4·
      9 days ago

      Same, just bought two rack mount SilverStone cases for my PCs to consolidate everything. Next up is a 48U Rack mount, saw one on Facebook marketplace for around $200AUD (~$150USD) - what did you get?

      • tired_n_bored@lemmy.world
        3·
        9 days ago

        So cool! I love Silverstone cases, they’re really made for homelabbers. I have a ML05 that contains 6 hard disks (2,5") in the size of a PlayStation. Spent just 30€ (35$) for one on Facebook marketplace, new.

        I recently bought some more Zigbee devices to pair to my Home Assistant: door sensors and a Methane detector

  • chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world
    20·
    9 days ago

    I guess it was a new camera bag. I didn’t need it, but I wanted it. Turns out, having a bag with a long enough strap to go cross body makes it a lot easier to lug around my camera, a handful of lenses, and my tripod for a few hours while I walk around. Totally worth it.

    • tomenzgg@midwest.socialEnglish
      2·
      9 days ago

      I guess only tangentially related but, if you like cheesecake and wine (especially fortified wines), a cheesecake with sherry is positively divine.

  • IWW4@lemmy.zip
    12·
    9 days ago

    I bought a whistle that claims to be the loudest whistle on the market.

    It is loud as shit and looks cool on my life vest.

  • thezeesystem@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    121·
    9 days ago

    Got some hot dogs at the store, was totally worth it. Hopefully I’ll have enough food for the month. (I live in the 4th world country Amerikkka, don’t judge me please)

  • Thelsim@sh.itjust.works
    10·
    9 days ago

    A small 8 inch laptop that can fit in my everyday bag. It hasn’t arrived yet, so I’m not sure if it’ll be worth it.
    It’s my usual birthday purchase impulse, the one time I allow myself to splurge for something for no other reason than “I want” :)

    I hope to use it to wean myself off of phone apps and have something that is more under my control while I’m outside.

  • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netEnglish
    111·
    9 days ago

    I bought a pint for an acquaintance at my philosophy discussion group because he was moving away and this was his last session. I’m pretty poor at the moment, so even a small purchase like this was a lot. It was definitely worth it though, because it convinced him to stay for a while longer than he would have (the group session is held upstairs in a pub, but afterwards there’s usually informal discussions that continue downstairs in the main pub).

    It felt very much like I was performing human socialisation in a deliberate, but nice way. I already told the dude that I would miss his presence at the group, but buying a farewell drink for him was a way of reiterating that sentiment.

  • dkppunk@lemmy.world
    9·
    9 days ago

    A New! Nintendo 3DS XL because I did not like the form factor of my Nintendo 2DS (also an impulse buy). I bought a bunch of cheap games and I’ve been playing Pokemon Sun a bit.

    Also bought an e-bike. I haven’t had a bike in a while and I used to walk around the neighborhood or to the store all the time. I moved to an area that the grocery store is pretty far to walk to and it’s very hilly. The e-bike is great for going up those hills. It’s a pedal assist (no throttle acceleration) and I try to minimize how much I use the actual assist so I can get a workout too. It’s been great and I’ve taken it to the grocery store and library a few times. I bought it when I did because I knew tariffs were going to affect the pricing. The company recently said they are raising prices due to tariffs, so I think it was a wise decision.

  • ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com
    8·
    9 days ago

    Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 260. Stuck Linux mint on it (because I’m a Linux noob). £170, cheap.

    It’s pretty great. I just wish I could get a consistent touchscreen experience because I like to fold the keyboard back and use it like a tablet in bed. It works like a charm on Firefox, but outside of that, the touchscreen is hit or miss. I just want it to work like an iPad or Android tablet in terms of navigation (swipes, long presses, etc.)

    Overall though I’m pretty happy with it. Excellent for torrenting and file management and mostly lightweight shit.

      • ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com
        31·
        9 days ago

        I’ve actually already tried Gnome, which definitely works the best with touch. It seems to lack the amount of system settings that the standard cinnamon DE has though.

        • CapillaryUpgrade@lemmy.sdf.org
          1·
          9 days ago

          Sure, default GNOME is pretty barebones, most people use GNOME Tweaks as well for additional settings and some amount of extensions depending on your workflow.

          In principle, i would have prefered that this was all built in, but practically, it works really well, for me at least.