Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by tedmiston » Tue, Jun 30, 2020, 11:03 PM UTC

tedmiston wrote: post #140

ksaj wrote: post #138

Earlier 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…

Correction: The brand is Cascade Platinum

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by loco5niner » Tue, Jun 30, 2020, 11:28 PM UTC

PascLeRasc wrote: post #27

Possibly my Patagonia down jacket. I didn't grow up in a family that could afford nice winter jackets and always had a used ski-style winter jacket, which is really hard to move around in and not very warm. I didn't know it was possible to be comfortable in cold weather until this past winter.

Love the down stuff. Comforter (from Costco, on a deal), Jacket (from our local used gear store on a deal). Amazing warmth. My wife grew up in a similar situation as you. Could never get warm (skinny, and due to early arthritis the cold 'hurts'). Can't believe the weather she has been willing to go out in this past winter.

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by walterbell » Wed, Jul 01, 2020, 4:22 AM UTC

tacotime wrote: post #80

Reverse Osmosis water filter. It's turned me into a water snob and I never want to go back. It improves the quality of a lot of things that I cook including like coffee and pasta and it automatically/effortlessly improved my hydration because water just tastes good now. I've used Brita filters and the like and they just do not compare.

Is there a recommended model? Do you add minerals to the filtered water?

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by Raed667 » Wed, Jul 01, 2020, 12:37 PM UTC

tuesday20 wrote: post #160

Raed667 wrote: post #30

A 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?

I had the Garmin Forerunner 645: it was a nice discrete and quite feature complete watch. It doesn't support triathlons or open-water swimming tho.

Now I'm wearing the Garmin Forerunner 935: It is more feature complete but a bit less discrete and it shows that you're wearing a sports watch.

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by jablongo » Mon, Jul 06, 2020, 1:14 AM UTC

PascLeRasc wrote: post #125

jablongo wrote: post #85

Apple Watch - Allows me to view my blood glucose at any time. Dexcom CGM - This is the best way to constantly measure your blood glucose, though it is a bit expensive. Rileylink - This is an open source hardware device which intercepts BLE packets from my continuous glucose monitor and sends reverse engineered 433mhz communications to my insulin pump. This has a companion app (Loop) which tells me projected blood glu…

That's so cool. I'd love to read a longer post about the Rileylink and how you use it if you're interested in writing one.

Yea one day I’ll have to write something up with a bunch of data from Apple health. There’s all sorts of interesting gotchas w/ computerized blood sugar regulation. Loop/rileylink, now supported by tidepool, are huge achievements - bravo to their contributors.