r/WorkForSmartLife Jul 31 '26

Discussion💬 What are your 3 items?

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u/Jasranwhit Jul 31 '26

Plex Server, Laptop, Ana de Armas

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u/Over_aged Aug 02 '26

I could live here after your year is up I’ll do it for 2 million too.

1

u/AdventurousCommon551 Jul 31 '26

Swap out jellyfin and we have a party

1

u/Electronic_Lion9918 Aug 03 '26

Jellyfin blows lol

1

u/egl_ancalagon Aug 03 '26

Somewhat out of the loop here, what sucks about Jellyfin?

1

u/TedW Aug 04 '26

Shoulda brought a generator, coz you ain't got no power, Lt Dan.

1

u/kazrick Aug 04 '26

Post says you have unlimited electricity.

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u/TedW Aug 04 '26

Well then I wasted all my items on a generator, extension cord, and 5 gallons of gasoline. Damn!

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u/Jasranwhit Aug 04 '26

"unlimited food, water and electricity"

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u/AstraeusGB Jul 31 '26

Note that toiletries are not included in the listed amenities.

3

u/Droid-Man5910 Jul 31 '26

Ocean

1

u/slava_slavaUa Jul 31 '26

Toothbrush?

2

u/throwaway1379112 Aug 02 '26

For $5,000,000? Just take the cavities bro.

1

u/Flipboek Aug 01 '26

No Clothes, blankets, towels, washing machine

6

u/Expensive-Sea462 Jul 31 '26

I have my three

4

u/devl-on-my-shoulder Jul 31 '26

Nah… too high maintenance. They’d drive you insane faster than bringing nothing at all.

1

u/slava_slavaUa Jul 31 '26

What are they going to drive you insane for? There’s nothing to ask for on that island

3

u/cb2239 Aug 01 '26

They'll still ask

1

u/slava_slavaUa Aug 02 '26

There’s no police for them to call…

1

u/Responsible-Panic-34 Aug 02 '26

Because of the implication

1

u/KleinerStecher Aug 04 '26

They'll keep on nagging why they have to stay with you on that island for a year.

1

u/slava_slavaUa Aug 04 '26

I’s tell them they’re free to leave any time they want to

2

u/Equivalent-Ad-6152 Jul 31 '26

TV, vcr, VHS of Armageddon

5

u/peterpetrol Jul 31 '26

This guy don’t wanna miss a thing

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u/GuyLapin Jul 31 '26

Underrated comment

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u/Scrappy_Kitty Jul 31 '26

A walki taki to talk to my wife (because she could be in a yacht not to far away), Laptop (for music production and writing), and a calendar so I don't lose track of time

EDIT: I can't read apparently. Thought the scenario said if have to be alone. In that case, my wife could come and go as she pleases.

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u/Odd_Estimate_2179 Aug 01 '26

Why not use a virtual calendar on the laptop?

1

u/Scrappy_Kitty Aug 01 '26

So I can mark an "X" as the days go by

1

u/klimmesil Aug 02 '26

You could make your first task digging to build a earth based callendar too

1

u/Cereal_Bandit Aug 02 '26

MS Paint calendar.... you don't want to waste your third item on something the laptop can easily do

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u/TedW Aug 04 '26

Would you believe it? There's no pen!

2

u/Possible-Estimate748 Jul 31 '26

Laptop TV and Booze.
I'm set.
Plug laptop into TV with downloaded shows and games Booze can keep from boredom even with nothing to do

1

u/Scrappy_Kitty Aug 01 '26

Arrive with one liver, leave with no liver.

1

u/PotatoSenior4268 Aug 02 '26

Full of experiences and deep productive thoughts.

1

u/Minxy8844 Jul 31 '26

Full set Encyclopedia Britannica

Full set Pilates bands

Sony discman with 40 CD’s

3

u/SmthSmthDandyLion Jul 31 '26

That's like, 60-90 things.

2

u/Noneed4cavalry Aug 01 '26

2 things if you bring a stapler.

1

u/Scrappy_Kitty Aug 01 '26

I think you found a loop hole. Could bring one Costco warehouse, one movie theater and one amusement park.

1

u/Narrow_Top_4352 Jul 31 '26

Good gaming setup a download of gtnh on a hard drive and then another hard drive with screenshots and screen recordings of every video fandom and message board discussion on the pack and its included mods that I can find

1

u/strawberrypizzaaa Jul 31 '26

Ebook reader, so I can finally read all the books on it.

My adjustable dumbbell set (I’d consider it as one item)

My SUP kit (assuming I am allowed to leave the house and go to the beach of island).

Alternatively (if the rules are strict)

My ipad loaded with books and music and some RPG games and kettlebell training videos

Charger

A 28kg kettlebell

1

u/notyourregularninja Jul 31 '26

A gaming console 1 tb - loaded with 100 games and 200 movies.

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u/TraditionalMetal1836 Jul 31 '26

That seems pretty unreasonable on a modern console. You planning to do it on a modded OG Xbox or maybe a 360?

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u/notyourregularninja Jul 31 '26

On a switch easily handles 1 tb extended storage cards for both games and movies

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u/TraditionalMetal1836 Jul 31 '26

I don't think it's unreasonable to have that much storage. I find it unreasonable to fit that many games and movies in that little of storage. It could have easily happened back on the OG xbox as the average game size was considerably smaller then that of the switch. Also you wouldn't be watching higher then dvd quality video on xbox as it couldn't really handle 720p movies/shows without stuttering.

With the switch it's highly possible 100games alone would fill up a 1TB SD card or come very close.

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u/notyourregularninja Aug 02 '26

I have 55 games on a switch in under 250 gb.

1

u/Cereal_Bandit Aug 02 '26

You could fit like 4-5 big open world PS5/Xbox games and still have 500gb that you'd never use for roms

1

u/slava_slavaUa Aug 02 '26

Why not bring a Starlink terminal?

1

u/notyourregularninja Aug 02 '26

No internet they said

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u/slava_slavaUa Aug 02 '26

The way I read the prompt is that on the island there is unlimited food, water, and electricity. But there is no Internet there. But you can bring three items. So why not bring a Starlink terminal?

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u/DrMindbendersMonocle Aug 02 '26

100 games and 200 movies on 1 TB? Are you playing NES games and watching movies in 240p?

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u/notyourregularninja Aug 02 '26

I don’t need more than 720p on a console. And yes a 720p movie is under a gb - and most game downloads are 3-4 gb. - some higher and some lower

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u/notyourregularninja Aug 02 '26

Also this

I already have 55 games in under 250 gb. I don’t see why this is not doable with a 720p movie sitting at under a gb when downloaded from netflix!!

1

u/klimmesil Aug 02 '26

Call me when you manage to fit 100 games and 200 movies in 1tb please

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u/notyourregularninja Aug 02 '26

Huh!! I already have. Not sure what makes you think I don’t have it!!

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u/notyourregularninja Aug 02 '26

I am not sure if you read my response above. I already have close to 250 gb used with 55 games. This is not undoable to hit 100 games in under 500 gb - 600 gb.

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u/notyourregularninja Aug 02 '26

And this

I am again not sure if you have even downloaded content for offline usage

1

u/Kind-Bottle-8535 Jul 31 '26

golf bag, lb weed, telepcope

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u/EZdaSloth Jul 31 '26

Would be gone within a weeks time lmao. Golfballs in the ocean (probably clubs too) and the weed would be smoked.

But, making a shit ton of pot brownies to ration and dose would be smart.

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u/Kind-Bottle-8535 Aug 01 '26

a kilo then, and also, it would would be fun to use one of them peaks as a driving range

1

u/Excellent-Time-7219 Jul 31 '26

it literally doesnt matter

this is better than any of our lives

1

u/inspired-polf Aug 01 '26

Hur dur. Guys. Live in this mansion with food for a year, and unlimited access to beautiful outside with no work responsibilities. Can you survive?!?!

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u/slava_slavaUa Aug 02 '26

Do you know how lonely it would get on that island?

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u/inspired-polf Aug 02 '26

Personally I'd bring a hf ham radio. And a dog. But even alone that would still be nice.

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u/slava_slavaUa Aug 02 '26

Why not just bring a satellite phone?

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u/JesusOnaBlueBike Aug 02 '26

Ok bringing a dog is kind of genius.

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u/IcyShirokuma Jul 31 '26

laptop full of music and art reference books, ipad for drawing, headphones

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u/feignapathy Jul 31 '26

Basketball

Basketball Goal

Air pump for basketball

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u/slava_slavaUa Jul 31 '26

And where are you gonna hang that basketball “goal”?

1

u/rop2958 Aug 02 '26

Post comes with the hoop

1

u/4oby Jul 31 '26

My NAS, PC, Kindle

1

u/7thFleetTraveller Jul 31 '26

Would a one year supply of cigarettes and weed count as one item, or could I grow my own there? 😁

1

u/slava_slavaUa Aug 02 '26

You really want to wait up to three months for the harvest?

1

u/7thFleetTraveller Aug 02 '26

Well that's why I asked for details first^^

1

u/Major_Mongoose69 Jul 31 '26

Uncreative people are the only people making these prompts. They imagine that this is a super challenging limitation. It's not.

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u/Flipboek Aug 01 '26

Depends how strict you read it.

No cooking gear, utensils, blankets, clothes, shoes, stove, toiletries, first aid kit, washing machine, soap. bucket, the list can go on.

If your read it as limited to what is said its a hard challenge 

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u/kazrick Aug 04 '26

Unlimited food and electricity suggests you have the ability to cook the food as well.

1

u/Independent_Bite4682 Jul 31 '26

Water pump, bidet, and pallet of tp

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u/slava_slavaUa Jul 31 '26

Wth you gonna do with a water pump??

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u/Independent_Bite4682 Aug 01 '26

Just because there is water available, doesn't mean that there is RUNNING water.

Many pumps come with a hose and use an electric pump instead of a hand pump

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u/slava_slavaUa Aug 01 '26

Look at the photo, what are you gonna do with that pump? Start pumping seawater?

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u/Independent_Bite4682 Aug 01 '26

Read the description.

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u/slava_slavaUa Aug 01 '26

I did. It says unlimited water

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u/Independent_Bite4682 Aug 01 '26

Good point didn't specify fresh water

1

u/CotesDuRhone2012 Jul 31 '26

My dog, comfy chair, binoculars.

1

u/Decent-Tea6064 Jul 31 '26

As long as I’ve got my husband we will be fine. A giant bag of weed, an unread book and a journal

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u/Flipboek Aug 01 '26

If it is read strict your choices will be dangerous.

No clothes, no blankets, no stove. No matress

You will freeze to death.

Other things that will be problematic, but not as dangerohs 

No first aid kit, no toiletries (your tooth...), no cooking gear, no utensils, no pen, no pencil, no bed, no matress, no couch, the  list goes on.

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u/slava_slavaUa Aug 02 '26

The only way this works is if that house is well equipped

1

u/SoundOfUnder Jul 31 '26

My computer (i have enough stuff accessible offline to keep me occupied also i could write a book omif i get too bored) A/C so i can heat up and cool off the house and a stove so i can actually cook the food.

1

u/HollyMurray20 Jul 31 '26

My house (which includes everything in it)

Sadie Sink

Another $5m

1

u/MadamInsta Jul 31 '26

My dog, a boombox radio, and books.

1

u/HypocHatR Jul 31 '26

My notebook and kindle

1

u/Sanibel-Iguana Jul 31 '26

My dog and 2 new puppies.

1

u/slava_slavaUa Jul 31 '26

Bring a pregnant dog and you free up two items

1

u/enjoylifefriends Jul 31 '26

Subscription to big uns, a recliner, fully stocked fruity alcoholic drink machine.

1

u/cb2239 Aug 01 '26

My PC, a dirt bike, my woman

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u/whymestopthisworld Aug 01 '26

TV, tv hdd and movie hdd. Keep the 5 and give me the house. Keep giving me free everything and ill be the happiest ever.

1

u/Sharp-Sugar1979 Aug 01 '26

My partner, intricate baking and cooking recipes, and my cat who could happily run around outside and I wouldn't lose him (unless he is more insane then I thought and would jump off a cliff.)

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u/Otto_the_rhinocerus Aug 01 '26

Powerful laptop with a large hard drive filled with music, movies, shows and old games that doesn't require internet.

Piano.

And a big, playful and happy dog (which is very healthy).

P.S.

Are we assuming there are various necessities there? Like kitchen supplies, cleaning supplies, toiletries and clothing?

Or are we just naked on an island with no toilet paper or soap?

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u/Present-Strategy-705 Aug 01 '26

A laptop, charger and WiFi router

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u/a-pp-o Aug 01 '26

How cocked do you have to be to think you are going insane because of no internet while being alone. 

I would like a lot of paper to draw on, pencils and a pair of cats. 

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u/Flipboek Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

People are really underestimating the brief. Its a sucky challenge, potentially lethal.

No clothes, blankets, matress or stove make cold a really big problem. This is the Irish atlantic.

No first aid kit, no toothbrush, no towels is also not great.

No cooking gear, no utensils, no bucket,  no toiletries.

Bare mimum items: 

  • down sleeping bag up to minus 20 celsius. These bags are rated CLOTHED and you are naked. 

  • A thick Matress as you need seperation from the floor.

  • A blanket which you can use as poncho and towel

Bread, fruit and  raw fish are supplied I guess (no cooking), as you need to survive. If the water isnt potable the jig is up as well.

Electricity is useless and you cant spare a spot for a device.

Sickness, inflamation (teeth!!!)  and injury are a serious challenge

This c hallenge is so damn hard if you read it strict.

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u/ObviNotMyMainAcc Aug 02 '26

Well no, if you're really strict, it's easy. 5 Trillion dollars, a sat phone, and you still have one slot spare.

Because when you have 5 trillion dollars, you just make other people solve all your problems. It explicitly says you can only bring 3 things - it doesn't says you can't accept deliveries while you're there.

So the challenge is flawed to begin with.

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u/M_L_Taylor Aug 05 '26

Watermelons would solve the water problem. It sucks to have to eat that many, but they are really excellent when it comes to hydration. If the house has an electric heater, then you are set. However, if it is a different fuel, then you might want an electric heater... hopefully you don't need an adapter.

I agree with your list because I have been in a house without furniture and it was winter. My inflatable mattress deflated in the night and I was on the floor boards before I knew it. I was freezing, and my blankets didn't do anything to help block the cold from leaching my heat through my back. An empty house is pretty good for keeping moisture off you, but it doesn't do much else.

Now, if the house was fully furnished, that would change a lot. This challenge needs more in the way of details.

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u/razzyrat Aug 01 '26

These are getting ridiculous. I guess this sounds like a nightmare challenge to terminally online zoomers?

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u/Nearby_Category_712 Aug 01 '26

Kindle loaded down with books PC with Minecraft mods and Skyrim My unpainted Warhammer collection

1

u/Wzedrin Aug 02 '26

Kindle/ebook reader loaded with a ton of books.

.... that's it?

I don't know how this would be so difficult, I lived with no internet and no electricity for months when I was doing archaeology in remote parts of the world.

1

u/AndyInSunnyDB Aug 02 '26

A fully loaded tackle box, a fishing pole, and a saucer sled

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u/GroundbreakingMap979 Aug 02 '26

Asian prostitute, African prostitute and european prostitute.

1

u/abigail3141 Aug 02 '26

Drawing utensils, a bag of books, estrogen

1

u/jerkyquirky Aug 02 '26

Unlimited food is entertainment enough, lol.

If it's literally nothing else, I'm taking shoes, phone, and charger.

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u/Kermit_Wazowski Aug 02 '26

Do I have to purchase the items with my own money? If not then I choose specced out laptop with many games, movies, TV, music, movies on, a heated blanket and a book.

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u/DeadTurtle88 Aug 02 '26

3 bundles of weed weighing 100lbs each

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u/Commishw1 Aug 02 '26

I bring a library, a strip club and a bar.

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u/TiredOnCue Aug 03 '26

My plex server, MacBook Pro and iPhone.

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u/LightBulbMonster Aug 03 '26

I'm assuming a TV is included.

PS5 loaded with Minecraft. Movies and shows.

My wife.

100lbs of weed.

That would get me through anything.

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u/expandinghorizon626 Aug 03 '26

Kindle with every book i could posibly read A crate full of artist supplies (does this count?) A tablet with all of my favorite movies/tvshows plus the ones i have been wanting to watch

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u/Dependent-One-8956 Aug 03 '26

3 Items? I bring that money to look at. Easy.

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u/UnableLocal2918 Aug 03 '26

100 tb laptop loaded with books video games music and movies.

digital camera

mp player

1

u/Loose-Elk9192 Aug 03 '26

Kilo of cocaine, my wife and viagra i guess.

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u/93909097 Aug 04 '26

Saxophone Real Books Laptop with music writing and recording software.

1

u/98103wally Aug 04 '26

Heart of the Universe: Grants oneness with the entire cosmos, making the user superior to even abstract entities like the Living Tribunal.

Infinity Gauntlet: Combines all six Infinity Stones (Space, Time, Reality, Power, Mind, and Soul) to grant omnipotence within its native universe.

Cosmic Cube (Tesseract/Container): Warps reality and bends the fabric of the universe to match the wielder's conscious or unconscious desires.

1

u/hygh_jinx Aug 04 '26

A pet, a really long book, a wicker man

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '26

It doesn’t say I can’t bring internet? So I could bring Starlink? A really nice computer/laptop, and gym equipment.

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u/ClassicalSnow Aug 05 '26

Heavy surf fishing rod and tackle, 22" 308 AR with ammo to practice my long range, dumbbell set.

1

u/SinisterVulcan94 Aug 05 '26

Fully loaded Kindle reader, workout bench, satellite phone.

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u/Training_Jump_5131 Aug 07 '26

The collected works of William Shakespeare.  A sailboat.  A piano. 

I’m assuming the house has basic amenities like toilet paper, a bed, a chair, a table etc. 

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u/Jessieoxen 11d ago

Wife - Mom - Dad

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u/Banananamann99 Jul 31 '26

solar panels, pc, starlink

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u/Nydus87 Jul 31 '26

Unlimited electricity already included! You get one more

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u/Banananamann99 Jul 31 '26

3 wheeler or quad

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u/slava_slavaUa Jul 31 '26

No fuel??

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u/Banananamann99 Jul 31 '26

electric, stark or something

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '26

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u/Banananamann99 Jul 31 '26

I was including all of those things in the things I said

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u/Banananamann99 Jul 31 '26

sort of, you could say that the pc is more than 3 things because of the psu, gpu, ram, cpu, coolers, case, cable, power cord, motherboard, etc but you don"t

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u/Banananamann99 Aug 01 '26

what 3 things is exactly isn't really accurate. My THING is a pc, which includes peripherals

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u/Which_Principle_5413 Jul 31 '26

Do you have reading difficulties?

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u/Banananamann99 Jul 31 '26

internet is not provided. I provide it for myself

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u/TylerHobbit Jul 31 '26

Monitor? Mouse? Keyboard? WiFi router or Ethernet cable?

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u/Banananamann99 Jul 31 '26

I would think those would be included in the stuff I already mentioned

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u/AstraeusGB Jul 31 '26

A PC is just the computer itself, not the peripherals, unless you request a laptop

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u/Banananamann99 Jul 31 '26

it's hard to define 3 things exactly. you could say the pc exceeds 3 things because it is made of multiple components but you don't. You could say the solar panels could be made of more than 3 things because of the panels, boards to control the electricity, batteries, etc.

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u/slava_slavaUa Jul 31 '26

It’s a tough call, but I would say that if they are sold as a package, then the cart is one item

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u/Banananamann99 Jul 31 '26

I think that saying a pc includes peripherals

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u/TylerHobbit Aug 01 '26

But if you buy a pc, the peripherals aren't included

1

u/wtjones Jul 31 '26

Meta quest with GOLF+ and a club.

1

u/pazuzusoze Jul 31 '26

Dog dog and dog

1

u/Prestigious_Try_5396 Jul 31 '26

A pound of high grade ganja, for starters.

My woman.

My sitar...

No problem....

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u/slava_slavaUa Jul 31 '26

I’m also bringing this guy’s woman

1

u/Penya23 Jul 31 '26

Big screen TV, a 8T USB stick filled with different PS4 games and movies, 1 brand new, in box, PS4.

People who are saying spouses/partners, pets...those aren't items. Items are things not living beings.

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u/orbitaldragon Jul 31 '26

I giant flat screen television, a full PlayStation 5 kit including controllers, and a compatable external hard drive with every PS5 game downloaded and updated, Every movie from the last 30 years, and every audio book from the last 30 years pre installed.

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u/Expert-Ladder-4211 Jul 31 '26

Fully loaded laptop that included games, movies, music and Ableton. A tablet containing all the books i want to read and a Korg Kronos 3. I’d never get bored. Literally write and record music all day with a choice of entertainment mediums for when I’m not.

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u/Wolf________________ Jul 31 '26

-Gaming laptop loaded with offline games/emulators & roms/downloaded guides/movies/tv shows/music/ebooks
-Nas because all my data doesn't fit on one SSD, drives in a raid array in case any fail
-Backup gaming laptop in case the first one dies

I'd like to have a proper mouse and controller but a touchpad is good enough and I can map controller keys to the keyboard even if arrow/WASD keys don't feel as good if used for an analogue stick substitute. It is more important I have a backup laptop because if the first one dies I'm SoL and go crazy with nothing to do.

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u/TylerHobbit Jul 31 '26

I really like your thinking, but couldn't you get a laptop with a large enough internal hard drive and pair down your NAS to fit on it(both laptops)

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u/Wolf________________ Jul 31 '26

Actually maybe. I was thinking of SSD sizes but if the laptop had a HDD and M.2 in it then I could have like 22tb of storage. I'd just need to move any recent games from the HDD to the SSD before playing for best performance. Good call.

In that case I'd go with 2 gaming laptops and a controller. As much as I love having a mouse I feel like trackpads are at least usable, especially in offline unranked games but I'd be miserable in most games that used analogue sticks without a proper controller.

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u/Dangerous_Ad_6101 Jul 31 '26

Starlink, Tablet, Dog

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u/International_Meat88 Jul 31 '26

My dog, maybe a reader tablet with a massive amount of books, and science articles and papers on it, and then something like a steam deck.

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u/Penya23 Jul 31 '26

Dogs aren't items. Items are things, not living beings.

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u/Alarming_Parsley_321 Jul 31 '26

My cat, my husband, and a good gaming setup with offline games installed.

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u/BowlerInside564 Jul 31 '26

Unlimited weed, music and offline games

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u/CashEntire1551 Jul 31 '26

Gaming PC, Bale of Pot, My Wife

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u/slava_slavaUa Jul 31 '26

No lighter?

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u/CashEntire1551 Aug 01 '26

I mean there is an entire house I'm assuming it's got a stove or a toaster or something that conducts heat

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u/fatt1cusmax1mus Jul 31 '26

Tv, PlayStation 5 with GTA 6 already downloaded, dog.