I don’t necessarily mean adult as in NSFW.
I’d probably bring in my RG280V. It was my first handheld emulator. I had emulated games on my phone in the past and even used a Bluetooth controller but playing on it felt different. More real in a way.
I grew up with the Game Boy so the idea of having thousands of games on the go is pretty neat to me.
I’ve since moved on to the RG405M.
What about you? Do you have anything neat or special to you that you could talk about for a couple minutes?
Would love to see photos as well
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My Bad Dragon collection!
Wait, how adult are we talking?
It’s really important you demonstrate the ‘show’ part to everyone, but I’d be impressed more on the tell. I.e., is using a toy like this more strength focused (dragon bonk feel good) or dexterity focused (filthy dexterity user)?
I was about to answer that I don’t really have anything to bring, but the many pointy bits of metal I’ve stuck in keyways and the many hours I’ve spent watching defcon talks actually has me ready to give a whole presentation on security
I’m bringing my lockpicks and showing how easy it is for someone to rake a standard kwikset lock. Be aware of your security’s limitations. Even if you have the best lock on the world, you do not have plexiglass windows. If you don’t have a security system beyond a simple lock, and there are a lot of break-ins in your area, it’s time to invest in an electronic security system, and then put a sign out front advertising a different system.
I’d like to bring a tall ship sailor. Preferably from the 18th or 19th century. I bet they’d have some interesting work stories to tell.
I own a sextant. I have other cool stuff, but that’s the one that probably has the most universal appeal.
This has been a very cool thread.
I’d bring my Split ergonomic keyboards I’ve built/am working on.
I’d love to get others into the hobby or crowd source help in coding QMK from those who are already in it. Online forums are a great resource but for some there’s no replacing an in-person teacher.
I’ll hopefully come back and edit this post when I get home to share a picture.
If we could go outdoors I could probably bring my bootleg pelican case full of ham radio equipment, deploy an HF station and try making some contacts while explaining how each of the parts works
my laptop so i can show off gnome and emacs (and my trackball!)
I’d bring my Moog Theramini. Nothing like playing the air waves! It’s magic science!
I’m an antenna engineer. I’d bring an antenna because after hearing a lot of adult show-and-tells I figure people could probably use some sleep.
99% of audience dozing off, 1% fascinated by the mystical art of antennas and radio waves. I know the science behind it, but I still don’t know how you guys came up with some of those designs.
To be honest, we learn about the basic antenna designs, and there are many, and then usually new designs come from altering some idea to fit a new need, until there is nothing of the original idea left. LOL. Usually, we’re asked to size reduce but it’s just not physically possible to do what is often asked of us. There is a running joke in the industry that customers always want an infinitely small antenna with infinite gain. Usually we start with something like a monopole design and change the physical parameters until we can no longer meet the spec. Hopefully the antennas fitsb in the required space. At least that how did it. Necessity is the parent of invention, after all.
Do you still use nec2, or do you have some sort of proprietary thing?
Never used that myself. There are many programs we use depending on what property you are looking to calculate. I’d say the main tool is HFSS. I personally used CST mostly because when I was learning all of the licenses were usually in use and CST was always available since it was not as well known. But seriously, I’d estimate there are literally dozens of programs plus programs that each of us writes, usually in Matlab.
Matlab
That might be the barrier. I seem to remember NEC2 was the only game in town for amateur use, which is why I have it installed. It’s the only thing I’ve used that still expects punch cards.
Probably either a Ken Payne bronze called The Trail of Change or my Ibanez s521 guitar with the ocean fade paint job.
Inherited it from a family member who loved southwestern and native American culture and history they shared with me so it’s some sentiment along with an interesting statue.
Most of what I own is minimal and function over form but I just think it looks awesome and is fun
That’s one of the coolest guitars I’ve ever seen!
I’ve got one of those guitars too! Super light, really fun to play, looks awesome.
I’d bring my best girl Laika, because she’s awesome and I don’t have any interesting junk.
I used to paint back in college but I haven’t touched the brush ever since. I just don’t have the drive for it I guess.
I quite like that very much.
Those are amazing!
I’d bring an amateur radio. Fun device that gives you access to an alternate method of communication. They’re old fashioned, but amateur radio gets used here and there in emergencies. I think it’s more of a precautionary thing from a practical perspective, but it’s still cool.
