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Definitely. Avoiding noise used to be very expensive, now it's available to all.
Public libraries have always been an option
lively household -> public libary?
ASK HN: What’s a small thing you’ve purchased which has made your life better?
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How does Apple Watch perform here? I have a Whoop 4.0 which I don't really like that much and was thinking about getting an Apple Watch as soon as they release a new one this fall. I assume it'd have superior data and Apple health integration but haven't used one since the original series.
From what I understand, you need to use an third party app "Athlytic" to access your HRV data
You can view HRV data recorded by the Apple Watch directly in the Health app—there’s no need for a third party.
Re: ASK HN: What’s a small thing you’ve purchased which has made your life better?
#113Proton visionary membership (Mail, Calendar, Drive, VPN, Pass) and a custom domain.
Re: ASK HN: What’s a small thing you’ve purchased which has made your life better?
#114- Split keyboard saved my wrists fifteen years ago, still do every day
- Sleeping mask with eye padding so I can open my eyes without my lids touching anything and only see total darkness. Took some getting used to, but it's amazing for getting better sleep
- standing desk setup with footstool and taller chair so I can just slide off to stand up. Makes it easy to switch so I do it more
- quality earplugs with a keychain case so they are always with me
- injinji ankle high hiking toe socks. I wear these every day now, so comfortable
- instant pot, almost all of my cooking is in this
- old cast iron skillet from a garage sale, if it's not in the instant pot it's in this
- floss holder, saves a lot of floss and is easier to use, so I floss a lot more
- bidet for toilet
- a great pair of four way stretch workout shorts. I got a Lululemon pair at a thrift store that has a hip phone pocket. I've worn them for thousands of miles of hiking and they look brand new. Love these shorts so much.
- Sun hoodie, because I'm basically a ginger and can't take that sun. The hoodie keeps me from burning.
- ultralight umbrella, fantastic for hiking in the sun or the rain
- music lessons, I wanted to learn violin and it's easy easier with a fun teacher
- bone conducting headphones (shockz). They are awesome for hiking since you can still hear everything (unless it's raining, then they are annoying). I love wearing them in the shower, music while I clean. Since they don't cover my ears, I've worn them for several days without noticing. They are very comfortable
Re: ASK HN: What’s a small thing you’ve purchased which has made your life better?
#115Fire extinguisher.
As for the reason, I'll just say I still have a family because of one.
Re: ASK HN: What’s a small thing you’ve purchased which has made your life better?
#116More ergonomic peripherals are a good suggestion: A good trackball instead of a mouse. (I love my Elecom Huge). Non-standard keyboards where you can uses your thumbs (e.g. ZSA's moonlander) are a significant improvement over keyboards which retain an impractically large spacebar.
Word of warning if you have smaller-than-average hands.
ZSA Moonlander is really not great or even very ergonomic for us. If you tent the keyboard, the thumb cluster has to be tilted down. In this case, the thumb keys are very hard to reach. If you put the cluster up, this improves only slightly, and now you can't tent the keyboard.
I stuck with mine for a few weeks but eventually gave up.
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#117A Trackball mouse. No seriously. I had awful wrist pains, its always commented on that us developers / people who use computers a lot run the risk of getting CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) and I was basically worried I was headed that way at 26, so I looked around at what my much more senior co-workers were using, and about half of them had trackballs. So I bought one, then I bought an ergonomic (Microsoft) keyboard. I…
Which trackball mouse, and how did you choose?
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#118Wiha 2mm driver, used to strip countersunk or button head M3 hex heads often but no more. A few of my hobbies involve M3 bolts.
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#119A retractable USB-C cable and a 3M one. A backpack that's also a bike pannier (Ortlieb Vario PS). This is great for shopping. Bicycle gloves, for colder days. The Decathlon midrange model is good.
Long cables are a luxury in general. It's such an indulgence to sit on the other side of the couch, or hand my phone to someone while it's charging.
Lots of appliances now come with annoyingly short cables, too.
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#120- Split keyboard saved my wrists fifteen years ago, still do every day - Sleeping mask with eye padding so I can open my eyes without my lids touching anything and only see total darkness. Took some getting used to, but it's amazing for getting better sleep - standing desk setup with footstool and taller chair so I can just slide off to stand up. Makes it easy to switch so I do it more - quality earplugs with a keych…
Okay you made my credit card itch.
Couple of questions:
Earplugs: did you get custom-fitted ones? I'm using foam ones at the range with 32db suppression. Wife suggested the custom-fitted ones. Thoughts?
Ankle hiking socks: how do they wear? I get Darn Though because of their lifetime warranty which I've used 5 times per pair already.
Cast Iron skillet: Please test this thing for lead. PLEASE.
Shorts: I don't wear brands. But my workout should be as nice as possible. So it's all Lululemon. If only they had a better lifetime. Shorts of 2 years old start to fray.
Headphones: How do they work with iOS (if you use that?). I've used all kinds of headphones, on Android, PC and iOS and I find the only one with some form of stable connection are iOS ones with the H1 chip.