I bought three wireless phone chargers/stands, one for each of the bedside nightstands and one for my desk. Having a phone that's always charged and not having to fumble with charger cords has been amazing.
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#132Merino wool T-shirts. Cost about 30€ instead of previously used 3€ cotton T-shirts. Can wear one for about 3 weeks without washing, with no body odor. Much more pleasant to the skin, even for doing sports, driving, etc. Also, warm in winter, airy in summer. Plan to switch most clothing to merino wool.
For the record, I buy from this Romanian maker that also sells internationally via Austria (no affiliation): https://www.merino-shop.at/en/
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#133Kagi search engine subscription is easily my top choice ( https://kagi.com ). I'm really glad something can finally, truly replace Google search and be just as good or better (neither Bing nor DuckDuckGo were good enough when I tried them). If we're talking physical products, I'd probably go with the Apple Magsafe wallet. It's a little thing but I love not having a separate wallet to keep track of every day.
Would you say Kagi has escaped the Google SEO deterioration? Google has essentially gotten so bad for me that DuckDuckGo, without noticeable improvement, is now on par with Google.
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#134- Air fryer - Ultrasonic cleanser - used for pretty much anything including my invisalign retainers - Sodastream - Massage gun All these things have made my life a lot easier.
Why massage gun?
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#135NanoVNA
OWON scopemeter
FlipperZero
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#136Bluffworks Chinos. I travel a lot for work and these are the first slacks I’ve owned that look professional rather than tactical/adventurous and actually travel well.
On the more technical side of things, an Evoluent vertical mouse. Has made a massive improvement in my hand fatigue/pain.
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#137As silly as it sounds, this water warmer for baby bottles: https://a.co/d/hhJzLBn
Nothing's worse than trying to mix the perfect water temperature at 3 AM while the baby is screaming, waking up the rest of the family. (We use pre-boiled water for the baby's bottles, so it's not as easy as adjusting a tap.) We bought this after we had our second baby and it's made feeding the baby slightly less stressful.
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#138Ordering frozen croissants online. Before going to bed you leave one in the oven. Wake up, turn oven on, hit the shower. When you come out, it's ready to eat = cafe experience at home, coffee and a croissant while checking the news.
Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022
#139Kagi search engine subscription is easily my top choice ( https://kagi.com ). I'm really glad something can finally, truly replace Google search and be just as good or better (neither Bing nor DuckDuckGo were good enough when I tried them). If we're talking physical products, I'd probably go with the Apple Magsafe wallet. It's a little thing but I love not having a separate wallet to keep track of every day.
I think we really will need more details here! Could you elaborate a bit? What would I learn if I spent 25 min researching kagi?
Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022
#140Ordering frozen croissants online. Before going to bed you leave one in the oven. Wake up, turn oven on, hit the shower. When you come out, it's ready to eat = cafe experience at home, coffee and a croissant while checking the news.
Costco has tasty and cheap frozen croissants