Birds. I guess it doesn’t feel that niche because I know lots of people are into bird watching, but it’s my thing.
There’s this app called Merlin that I swear to god is magic. You can just open your mic and it’ll listen to and identify all of the birds you’re hearing.
And it really works! For the longest time, it kept identifying a Carolina Wren in my yard, and I thought it was just wrong. I’ll be damned if I didn’t eventually see that wren, and now it frequents the bird feeder I set up on my deck. It’s just my shyest bird. But the app knew it was out there.
I’ve learned so much about birds and identifying them from using the app. And I’ve gotten really into how, when, and what to feed birds because I want to find more different kinds, and I just love watching them on the deck interacting. I call it my cat TV haha
I’m also learning a ton about owls specifically over on the superbowl@lemmy.world community. Did you know there are owls in the desert and owls in Jamaica? Come over to the community where @anon6789@lemmy.world makes the most amazing educational posts. It’s a lot of fun.
Meshtastic long range radio systems. Off grid, user created, low bit rate but stupid long range.
i like those
I haven’t slept in a long while so I don’t have the energy or memory to infodump too extensively but please for the love of all that is holy listen to the Magnus archives. I am begging everyone who sees this comment and has even marginally enjoyed horror atleast once to immerse themselves in this masterpiece.
To give an incredibly brief description it is a 200 episode long horror audio drama that follows an archivist at the Magnus institute; an academic establishment focused on archiving paranormal events in the form of experience statements from the general public. Jonathan sims, the archivist, is tasked with transforming some of these statements into an audio format (along with every other aspect of an archivist job but he kinda sucks at it) and he starts to notice some connections.
That’s as much as I can say without spoilers. I think with this amount of information it can be enjoyed to the fullest with the maximum feeling of wonderment, fear, and curiosity. However for those of you who need more convincing and don’t mind knowing a bit more I’m gonna add a little under this spoiler tag. Nothing too major but I think knowledge of it takes a bit away from the experience.
spoilers
You ever heard of checkhovs gun? The Magnus archives is checkhovs firing squad. Everything is connected, every detail is important. Every single moment builds to its finale.
This audio drama focuses on the nature and catagorization of fear itself. Being controlled, contagion, filth, destruction, being watched, having your secrets known, darkness, being prey, your own flesh, suffocation, isolation, how tiny you actually are, war, random violence, fire, strangers, madness, death; these are all things to be feared and they all manifest supernaturally. Sometimes the blend together sometimes they are incredibly distinct but they are all just manifestations of fear. Jonathan Sims is forced to face the reality that the world isn’t as he thought he knew it and he must piece together what it all means. Between cults, books of power, people who channel the power of these fears, rituals, and names that just won’t stop showing up it becomes obvious to Sims that these events are in no way random. Should he do something about it or just continue to observe? What will he do when these powers inevitably confront him personally?
It’s fucking riveting
I hope someone here sees this and becomes as obsessed as I was. I shit you not I listened to 200 20min episodes in the matter of 2 weeks and that was my second time listening. It’s sequel, the Magnus protocol is currently releasing every Thursday and I just don’t know If I can handle e listening at that pace
I LIED I ABSOLUTELY DO HAVE THE ENERGY TO INFO DUMP
Next up on the roster is sweet home by by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan. I’ll make this as quick as I can
You like depression, monsters, tense group dynamics, apocalypse, and the constant nagging fear that you will never make it out of this shit hole of a situation? Yeah me too, sweet home has it all. Star of the show hyun is a shut in who just moved into a new apartment building after the death of his sister and father iirc. Not long after being there shit starts to get a lil weird but he doesn’t notice all that much because he’s a shut in. Eventually even he has to notice the world’s gone to shit when he starts seeing posts on the intenret about it before the Internet stops working. One look outside is all it took really. Will hyun ever get to see the finale of maria from the sky? Probably not but a man can dream.
I’ll be back to info dump some more if I still can’t sleep. You better pray I don’t turn this comment into an 8 page rant. I don’t know the character limit for Lemmy comments but I’ll fucking find it.
There’s nothing more satisfying than sticking a reverse pre.
Anime figures.
I understand how it seems like a weird and uninteresting thing but i could tell a little story about every single one i own. Sadly i decided in the beginning on a rather lewd theme for my collection so its extra hard to share.
i would love to start my own little shelf, any brands you recommend to a fellow german?
i would like to start collecting MCs from my most favourite anime. most of them are pretty mainstream, so i imagine them being farely easy to get.
I mainly shop on solarisjapan.com, sometimes amiami.com. If you dont want to do the hassle with zoll (i only once had to actually go to the zollamt and declare my package) there are also german anime sides but i do not know which to recommend. Prices aren’t cheaper either because of your beloved umsatzsteuer.
Or did you mean brand as in manufacturer? Will be tough because my favorite manufacturers produce lewd stuff and thats mostly Original Chracters or Anime Games (Azur Lane has such a giant line up).
As a site for browsing figures and merch i recommend myfigurecolletion.net They have an extensive library. I use it to log my collection (what i own, what i have ordered and what i wish for).
dear god, they get expensive quick. i guess if i buy multiple i can at least save on shipping…
i’ll also have a look at local sellers and see if i can save a buck somehow, i guess buying pre-owned can help too.
thanks for taking the time!
It really depends on the figure, some are get sadly more expensive on the second hand market but most only lose slightly in value. This also means though that you wont feel like a moron once you leave the hobby. Most money is indeed lost in shipping fees and taxes. By the way, myfigurecollection has a second hand market. When you place items on your wishlist you will get notified if this item is sold by someone. I already bought 3 figures this way.
Like i said i always love to talk about this as i rarely meet people who ade interested. So if you got any more questions feel free to ask me any time.
Shut up it’s not uninteresting
Ohh look, i do not think so either but many people could not care less. And thats fine by me too. But then you have the crowd that outright judges your whole personality based on that hobby.
Pomade. The real ones (non water-soluble) mainly. I love trying them, I love the smell and even use it on my beard.
But will it mess up my pillow if I don’t manage to remove it before bedtime?
