vacuum robot (not a roomba a 150€ cheap but great one)
Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?
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> every type of cooking.. That's a euphemism for bad cooking, isn't it? Kidding. We have a dish washer, but actually use it as storage space for things that need to be kept cool. You're supposed to rinse things before putting them into the dish washer. We just figured, if you have to do that, you're already half-way to the drying rack. And it's always cooler than any cupboard space that we have. Even in the summer.
Actually I meant "Indian cooking".. man that stuff needs Boston Scientific class robots to clean.. Source: I am indian.
Possibly not just the "stuff" but also the containers used for cooking. When I was working overseas, I saw lots of "creamy" foods being made in these really long copper (?) pots and couldn't help but wonder how on Earth they clean them afterwards. From how they were being used, the chosen shape was pretty obvious and pretty clever, but cleaning them must have taken away from at least some of the convenience.
Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?
#153Earlier quoted context omitted.
> every type of cooking.. That's a euphemism for bad cooking, isn't it? Kidding. We have a dish washer, but actually use it as storage space for things that need to be kept cool. You're supposed to rinse things before putting them into the dish washer. We just figured, if you have to do that, you're already half-way to the drying rack. And it's always cooler than any cupboard space that we have. Even in the summer.
> You're supposed to rinse things before putting them into the dish washer. I think this is a popular misconception from many people's experience with bad dishwasher soaps. With high quality detergent and rinse solution I never pre-wash dishes and they virtually always come out clean. I use the Cascade Complete brand which is definitely on the more expensive side, maybe the most expensive, but it's still very cheap a…
Actually, I agree. I did use some additional liquid once and was surprised at how amazingly clean everything was after. But the load took hours. So we just kept up the manual ritual.
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Not intended as a criticism, but since it’s not something you can really ask in person—- Doesn’t it get tiring to listen to music all the time? It’s not that I have anything against music, but I can’t imagine myself listening the majority of my days from waking to sleeping.
Besides music I'm listening to podcasts, white noise and audio books. Sometimes I only turn on the ANC to block out the noisy surroundings. It helps me a lot to stay focused but it's different for everyone of course.
I got a pair for Christmas, and it's definitely helped a lot when I want to stay focused. Or, sometimes, to avoid family's political talk.
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#156If you live in a cold climate, a heated mattress pad is a game changer. It lets you sleep more comfortably and also reduce energy use by turning your central heating further down at night. They are pretty ubiquitous in Korea (probably from a legacy of under floor heating and sleeping on mats), but not commonly used in the US. They should be!
I want the reverse of this. I live in the South in the states, so the summers are miserable, and my roommates like it warm (like 75+), but I want to sleep cold and I just sleep so much better that way. I wish there was a way to get the opposite effect efficiently somehow.
Sadly, fans just don't do it for me as the noise bothers me; I don't like much white noise when I'm sleeping.
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#157A decent carpet cleaner. My wife and I have had dogs for almost a decade and having a carpet cleaner available to us has made things a lot easier, especially when training a new puppy. We have avoided so many carpet stains over the years.
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#158Arduino —
Makes me happy whenever I look at it and feels like I can build anything with it.
iPad —
I read all my books there. Without books I don’t know if I exist.
Car —
A car that I love and makes me feel happy and confident every time I turn the key. It’s patrol safari.
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#159Chair. Never understood why somebody would pay for a chair more than 50-60 bucks. Something you can get in staples/wallmart anywhere... My friend bought Herman Miller for ~$1000 and I called him a donkey. Then started a job where we had these chairs in the office. Noticed it. Even back when I was broke, rented a room and didn't want to buy anything that would be potentially a problem to move, I still decided to buy i…
What laptop do you have?
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#160A Garmin watch. Having your health data easily available makes healthy decisions (take the stairs, or walk a bit more, or hit the gym...) a lot easier.
Which model do you have?