"battlestation thread #323123" - Anon

Gadgets

Except for your computer, a large selection of fun gadgets can be acquired. Prioritize equipment for your hobby. Buy these on pages like Aliexpress if you want to, but never cheap out on anything related to power supply. Chinkshit PSUs and batteries will burn your house down.

• Radio scanners are great fun to play with. Some countries forbid listening in on emergency frequencies. If you accidentally stumble upon one, you'll surely tune away and forget what you heard, r-right? Look up RTL-SDR as well.
• Speaking of which, you're allowed to talk on certain bands without a license. CB being a wide-spread example.
• Get an amateur radio license, buy a Baofeng handheld and speak to people around the world via a relay.
• If you have money to spare and like to tinker, Raptor has some truly amazing completely FOSS-powered workstations. These aren't your classic x86-64 architecture though. You've been warned.
• Get an ebook-reader. No, not a Kindle you goddamn brainlet. You'll find some on Ali, avoid ones with SIM cards at all costs. Have your library of tech books handy without having to steal a shopping cart. Books can be sourced from your local bookstore, Humble and other places *hint hint*
• If you want to LARP as an agent, you'd be surprised how even the smallest microphones can help you listen to individual conversations in a crowd. Grab some cheap headphones and monitor to your heart's content, people will think you're listening to music on public transit.