Coding Blocks

It’s our favorite time of year where we discuss all of the new ways we can spend our money in time for the holidays, as Allen forgets a crucial part, Michael has “neons”, and Joe has a pet bear.

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And I’m Spent Allen’s List for the Content Creators PriceDescription $149.99Elgato Stream Deck (Amazon)$69.99TDisplay Capture Card (Amazon)$329.00Oktava MK-012 Small Diaphragm Condenser mic (Amazon)$199.99Zoom Podtrak P4 (Best Buy)$7.00Oktava WS-012 foam Wind-Screen for MK-012 (Amazon)$16.99LYRCRO Microphone Shock Mount Holder (Amazon)$274.99product (TechSmith)$26.99Kasa Smart Plugs 4 Pack (Amazon)$14.993 prong extension cables 1′ (Amazon)$29.99Toazoe Articulating 11″ Arm (Amazon)$12.99Mounting pole (Amazon)$14.99Desk mounting bracket for pole (Amazon)$199.99Elgato Key Light (Amazon)$90.00Aputure Amaran MC RGBWW (Amazon)$186.20Silverstone ATX CS380B (Amazon)$139.99Ryzen 5 3400G (Amazon)$99.99Silicon Power 32GB 3200Mhz (Amazon)$217.99WD Easy Store 12TB (Amazon)$44.99Thermaltake 500w 80+ (Amazon)$365.00ZSA Moonlander (ZSA)

Michael’s List to Pimp Your Desk  DescriptionPriceApple iPad Pro (12.9-inch, WiFi, 256GB) (Amazon)$1,079.00amFilm (2 Pack) Glass Screen Protector for iPad Pro 12.9 inch (2020 & 2018 Models) (Amazon)$12.99ProCase iPad Pro 12.9 Case 4th Generation 2020 & 2018 (Amazon)$21.99Apple AirPods with Charging Case (Wired) (Amazon)$129.00Honorable mention: Apple AirPods Pro (Amazon)$219.00Philips Hue 555334 BLE Lightstrip LED Light strip, 2m / 6ft Base Kit (Amazon)$79.99Philips Hue Indoor Motion Sensor for Smart Lights (Amazon)$38.95Elgato Stream Deck (15 Keys) (Amazon)$149.99Knox Microphone Shock Mount for Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB and Samson Q2U (Amazon)$19.99On-Stage Foam Ball-Type Microphone Windscreen (Amazon)$2.99ZSA Moonlander (ZSA)$365.00Glorious 3XL Extended Gaming Mouse Mat/Pad (Amazon)$49.99Razer Gaming Mouse Bungee v2 (Amazon)$19.99ALIENWARE AW3420DW Curved 34 Inch WQHD 3440 X 1440 120Hz Monitor (Amazon)$1,029.99Honorable mention:Dell AW3418DW Alienware 34 Curved Gaming Monitor (Amazon)n/aMicrosoft Xbox Series X (Amazon)$499.99

Castle Grayskull …

 DescriptionPriceTilted Nation RGB Headset Stand and Gaming Headphone Display with Mouse Bungee Cord Holder with USB 3.0 HUB (Amazon)n/a

Joe’s List to Make Bank

Well, first there’s *the* chair …

PriceDescription $3,299.00Cluvens Scorpion Computer Cockpit (Cluvens)

Flippa – Buy an online business, become an acquisition entrepreneur, and invest in digital real estate.

Start Engine – Invest and buy shares in startups and small businesses.

(DEFUNCT) Gratipay – An open source startup helping open source projects.

Liberapay – A recurrent donations platform. Fund the creators and projects you appreciate.

Wefunder – Back founders solving the problems you care about and help their startups grow.

Crowdfunder – Where entrepreneurs and investors meet.

Fundrise – The future of real estate investing.

Localstake – Connecting businesses and local investors.

SeedInvest – Own a piece of your favorite startups.

Resources We Like

Indoor Boom Microphones: Oktava MK-012, RODE NT5, Audio Technica AT4053b (YouTube)

The Aputure MC Video LED Light is Amazing! (YouTube)

Tip of the Week

The Docker image for Google Cloud SDK is the easiest way to interact with the Google cloud. (hub.docker.com)

Play Hades. Play it now. (Steam)

Use git log --reverse to see the repo history from the beginning. (git-scm.com)