# What's Your New Shiny? **URL:** \ **Category:** general\ **Created:** [September 19, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462 "2013-09-19T20:23:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![ClockWorkXon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/clockworkxon/32/593_2.png) [@ClockWorkXon](https://cog.discourse.group/u/ClockWorkXon)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/441 "2015-11-01T02:27:58Z")
What recipe did you use? I just used water, flour (whole wheat), a pinch of cardamom, 1/4 tsp cane sugar, and yeast. ---
**Author:** ![Nabiki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/nabiki/32/935_2.png) [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/442 "2015-11-01T03:13:31Z")
I bought some Gold Rush sourdough starter from a local store. Mine’s been going for about six to eight months now. ---
**Author:** ![Nabiki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/nabiki/32/935_2.png) [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/443 "2015-11-05T22:00:14Z")
I funded some nekomimi (cat ear) headphones over a year ago, and they came today! I’m charging them now. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/cog/original/1X/9544dec47dfb673c7b0df17ab1450062d34ecd8d.jpg) Edit: Now that they’ve finished charging I’ve had a chance to play with them. The external speakers (the cat ears) sound pretty good for something their size. The volume controls work for the external speakers, not so much for the headphones themselves. The headphones are a bit heavy on the bass, but otherwise sound pretty good. I’m going to have to test the battery life with the lights on vs. with the lights off. The battery is supposed to have up to a five hour life, but I assume that would be less if I use the external speakers and the lights. ---
**Author:** ![Nabiki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/nabiki/32/935_2.png) [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/444 "2015-11-06T17:29:42Z")
Aaand my new AxentWear headphones are defective. I think there’s a loose connection in there someplace, since the right headphone will cut out, but with some jiggling will come back. Then it cuts out again. I should have a return label sometime next week, and a replacement in about a month. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![PadrinoFive7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df788c/32.png) [@PadrinoFive7](https://cog.discourse.group/u/PadrinoFive7)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/445 "2015-11-07T02:17:36Z")
Headphones are such a tough item to shop for these days as it’s so hard to find ones built to last (see: Aren’t plastic.) The wiring being bad is rough. Sorry to hear that. My problem usually ends up being the headband breaking due to normal use. They build them for Pinky, but I have the head of a Brain. I often find it entertaining that in order to adjust for larger heads, the earphones just adjust the speakers lower on the head, putting more pressure on the band itself. Sorry, my head is wider, not longer. My ears aren’t at my jawline. ---
**Author:** ![Nabiki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/nabiki/32/935_2.png) [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/446 "2015-11-07T02:35:22Z")
I don’t have the opposite problem, but I’m small, or would be if I weren’t over weight. I often find headphones fit me just about perfectly when they’re on the smallest adjustment. What I have problems finding are motorcycle gloves, though. X-smalls leave me with about half an inch of empty glove at the end of each finger. ---
**Author:** ![CaffeinatedNoms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/caffeinatednoms/32/3779_2.png) [@CaffeinatedNoms](https://cog.discourse.group/u/CaffeinatedNoms)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 12:27pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/447 "2015-11-07T12:27:08Z")
Heh, because of all the “mid price” headphones all turning into different Dre copycats, I’ve actually kept using a pair of £17 Panasonic’s that I bought in 2008 for an emergency university audio editing deadline situation. They weren’t the best I could have bought for under £20 back then, but now, listening to the awful cans in the shops, I think my cruddy old Panasonic’s sound better than anything in the Sub-£60 category, let alone the Sub-£20. Everything’s about the bass. Even if you specifically ask for headphones designed for a good rock tone you get a set of cans that can’t provide any sort of clarity in the mid-range at all, it’s an awful combination of tinny highs and ridiculously over the top bass that isn’t even defined all that well besides its ability to go BWOOM. I’m not being snobby over music genres. I listen to a range of things, from the odd classical hit thru punk rock thru death metal thru industrial thru electro so… yeah. The one uniting thing for all those though is their total lack of requirement of BWOOMability in headphones. ---
**Author:** ![Woodman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/woodman/32/24_2.png) [@Woodman](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Woodman)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/448 "2015-11-07T18:56:02Z")
I love my sol republic headphones. All three failure points, cable, headband, and cans, are individually replaceable. I’ve replaced the wire once, replaced and upgraded the cans once, and I’m still on the same headband. Good sound, comfortable, and I don’t have to replace the whole thing if something goes wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/road_rash/32/147_2.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/449 "2015-11-07T21:10:34Z")
Both my kids have Koss Porta-Pros. They sound good and have a generous lifetime warranty. Send them in any shape with few dollars for return shipping, and they send them back fully repaired or replaced. Which reminds me, both pairs need to be sent in for repairs. ---
**Author:** ![Darktan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/darktan/32/36_2.png) [@Darktan](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Darktan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/450 "2015-11-08T12:39:21Z")
My Fallout 4 Loot Crate showed up way before it’expected date of next Tuesday. Hoodie, messenger bag, coasters, pins and a plush Dogmeat (FYI… Gratch has declared Dogmeat is hers). ---
**Author:** ![RoadRunner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/roadrunner/32/63_2.png) [@RoadRunner](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RoadRunner)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/451 "2015-11-09T15:45:14Z")
I got [these](http://computers.woot.com/offers/sennheiser-multi-platform-gaming-headset-15) on a Woot-off… they arrived last week and they’re pretty great! Now the wife doesn’t have to hear all the gunfire, explosions, and carnage when I’m playing Halo 5 🙂 [![](https://assets.sennheiser.com/images/1630/all/square/7390/square_louped_U320.jpg) ](https://assets.sennheiser.com/images/1630/all/square/7390/square_louped_U320.jpg) Also on [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-Multi-Platform-Headset-Xbox-360-63043006306200/dp/B008VQ68C4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447083732&sr=8-1&keywords=sennheiser+u320) ---
**Author:** ![Nabiki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/nabiki/32/935_2.png) [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/452 "2015-11-09T18:41:04Z")
4 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Web Find of the Day](https://cog.discourse.group/t/web-find-of-the-day/426) ---
**Author:** ![Force10](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/force10/32/1550_2.png) [@Force10](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Force10)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/456 "2015-11-09T18:12:36Z")
[http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/consoles/xbox-one-1-tb-halo-the-master-chief-collection-bundle/122069](http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/consoles/xbox-one-1-tb-halo-the-master-chief-collection-bundle/122069) GameStop was running a deal where I also got a free controller and game in addition to everything else. Picked up The Witcher III to play once I’m done with Fallout 4. Back to Game Stop tomorrow to pick up aforementioned Fallout 4. Been playing Halo 4 in the meantime since I never played it on 360. ---
**Author:** ![RoadRunner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/roadrunner/32/63_2.png) [@RoadRunner](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RoadRunner)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/457 "2015-11-09T18:27:59Z")
Nice! I got mine earlier this year, before the 1TB version was announced. It would have been nice to get double the space, but I’ve enjoyed it. I may end up connecting an external drive to bump up the storage space. ---
**Author:** ![moufassa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/moufassa/32/41_2.png) [@moufassa](https://cog.discourse.group/u/moufassa)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/458 "2015-11-10T03:02:47Z")
I have a set of Sennheiser HD280 cans in about 2007, which cost me an arm and a leg at the time. I bought them for use with my digital piano, and they are excellent. Very clear mid-range, not (overly) harsh in the high and the bass is responsive without being overbearing. I compared them to a friend’s AKG 900 series set of about the same vintage, and the Sennies were a lot warmer and pleasant to listen to. The only thing about them is that they are closed-back design, which means you can’t hear much else when you’ve got them on… but that’s OK with me. ---
**Author:** ![ClockWorkXon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/clockworkxon/32/593_2.png) [@ClockWorkXon](https://cog.discourse.group/u/ClockWorkXon)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/459 "2015-11-10T23:57:54Z")
A Pizza Hut gift card. ---
**Author:** ![Darktan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/darktan/32/36_2.png) [@Darktan](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Darktan)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/460 "2015-11-11T12:44:07Z")
My body is ready… ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/cog/original/1X/4db7b86b1a1456ed59e8916959b55d81380ddd93.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![CaffeinatedNoms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/caffeinatednoms/32/3779_2.png) [@CaffeinatedNoms](https://cog.discourse.group/u/CaffeinatedNoms)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/461 "2015-11-11T15:47:17Z")
Fallout arrived yesterday. I would have said, but I was too busy playing Fallout. Today, the fiancé is playing Fallout and I am trying very, _very_ hard not to drop spoilers. ---
**Author:** ![Force10](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/force10/32/1550_2.png) [@Force10](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Force10)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/462 "2015-11-16T18:01:03Z")
![](http://www.thechildfreelife.com/forum/download/file.php?id=3246&mode=view) It’s a 2012 Mazda 3. Only 8800 miles. Practically new. Traded my '04 Sentra in for it on Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![CaffeinatedNoms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/caffeinatednoms/32/3779_2.png) [@CaffeinatedNoms](https://cog.discourse.group/u/CaffeinatedNoms)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462/463 "2015-11-16T18:08:57Z")
[quote=“Force10, post:462, topic:462, full:true”] It’s a 2012 Mazda 3. Only 8800 miles. [/quote] Whoa. I bought my new car in June and I’m already licking 14,000 miles! That’s a good buy! [Previous page](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462.md?page=22) [Next page](https://cog.discourse.group/t/whats-your-new-shiny/462.md?page=24)