ICE MAKER

Infinite ice whenever you want, uh, yes, add to cart

Even KINGS never knew such luxury

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    12 days ago

    there is a pocket star trek novel i can’t find a physical copy for less than 100 US dollars called “a stitch in time”. for some reason they won’t reprint it (they released an audiobook recently but i don’t personally like reading books that are not physical paper books).

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      TIL those are out of print and valuable. Most of mine were ex-library copies bought for 50¢ each. I guess I should have kept getting them more diligently, since it sounds like now it would be difficult for me to complete my collection.

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    12 days ago

    My wife wanted an ice maker. Thought it a silly idea but indulged her nonetheless. Well, turns out I freaking love it. Well worth the investment in my opinion

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    12 days ago

    A well designed back yard with a gardener to help keep it nice and tidy. I fucking love flowers and landscaping, but I just can’t do it myself.

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    Watches, sadly. There some beautiful pieces, and somehow the industry figured out how to ask for a house’s worth of money for some of them

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      11 days ago

      I got this for $70 online. It’s from china and probably isn’t well made but I absolutely love watching the little wheel go back and forth

      it’s sooo pretty!

      (I messed it up the 2nd timezone when daylight savings time happened lol)

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        10 days ago

        It is indeed pretty! :) Is it mechanical?

        For 70 bucks, though, i would be hesitant. I just can’t imagine finding a mechanic to fix it if need be, or what kind of shortcuts they had to make to create it.

        Is that a moonphase display on the top there though?

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          10 days ago

          It is indeed pretty! :)

          thank you :)

          Is it mechanical?

          uhhh I know there is kinda some different definitions for the word “mechanical” so I’ll describe what it does.
          It needs to be winded, but there’s a little weight on the back that spins as you move your arms. As the thing spins it winds the watch automatically
          IIRC that feature is called “automatic”

          For $70 I don’t expect to wear it for years and years, but I haven’t had any issues yet. When it eventually breaks I’m gonna try to fix it myself and probably fail haha

          The moon thing just shows approximately how long the sun will be up, it doesn’t have the full cycle :/

          but I got it for mostly looks and it definitely fulfills its purpose :)

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    12 days ago

    Is an icemaker an absurd luxury? Practically ever fridge I have ever owned has come with one, except like when I was a kid in the 70s.

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        12 days ago

        Fair, though I feel like most do nowadays? And I’m not living in some McMansion or anything, I’m on the poor end of things, but still I can’t think of a house I’ve lived in in the last ~30 years that didn’t have it.

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          In my case, the house I bought had been renovated before I bought it, but so poorly that it was considered a “fixer-upper” anyway. Technically, the kitchen has a refrigerator water supply, but the layout was so awkward that I ended up putting a cabinet in front of it and putting my refrigerator on the other side of the room.

          I eventually ended up getting a countertop ice maker for ~$150, which is less convenient than a built-in one would be, but is also kinda nice because it makes relatively fancy, chewable “nugget” ice.

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    A swimming pool. I love swimming, but I don’t have the courage to swim in public. I was able to rent a pool by myself a few times and had an absolute blast.

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        12 days ago

        This is an efficient method, yes, but it’s doable without money: If you fly enough you rack up enough bonus points to upgrade for free.

        Source: Done it plenty of times. If the flight is four hours or more, that’s when I consider spending my points.