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Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?

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Post by fsloth »

kaybe wrote: post #17

- Noise-cancelling headphones (Sony 1000X-M3) are totally saving the rest of my productivity in home office. (The bluetooth does not work with my current Linux version, but I will not update that until my work is done just in case something else stops working. It does however work with my 10-year-old Nokia phone. But hey, there is an audio cable which also works fine. The next time I will probably buy Bose, but only…

Can agree the Sony 1000X-M3 is fantastic - the most comfortable earphones I've ever had and sound great. And yes, critical part of home office with kids and other noises.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?

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Post by ad404b8a372f2b9 »

gjstein wrote: post #116

Philips Hue lights. I had wanted them for a little while for the novelty of it, but upon buying a couple my wife and I converted nearly all of our small apartment (except the bathrooms) to use their color-changing bulbs. Being able to change the light color and temperature has been surprisingly nice and has made our home much "cozier" under quarantine. We change the lights to dim reds and blues during movie nights or…

My roommate changed all our bulbs to Philips Hue. The connectivity was really nice at first but they are so dim! It completely changed the mood of the flat at night.

I'd advise people to check their current bulbs and make sure the lumen rating is the same before replacing them, if I recall correctly most connected bulbs are around 1000-1200 lumens, and top out at 1600.

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Post by busterarm »

tomcam wrote: post #37

1999 GMC Savanna passenger van (seats removed) for use as a farm truck. It’s huge inside and easily holds 4x8 sheets of ply. Here in Seattle it gets wet a lot so I never have to worry about transporting or storing in the rain. Has 8 cylinder engine that will last forever and is easyish to maintain. I get an surprising amount of sheepish interest/envy from dudes who had the same idea but who bought pickups (which seld…

Former '99 GMC Safari owner here.

Watch out for (common) front axle failures & other wheel problems. Replacements are near-unobtainium now and after two times having to do so in short succession we finally put ours in the junkyard.

Miss the hell out of that van though. Drove it fully loaded across the country 10 different ways a couple dozen times. Ran that thing to dust.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?

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Post by Aachen »

More RAM. I've got 20GB now (4+16) and it's just never an issue anymore no matter how much I've got open. Sure, I can fill it up if I tried but... if I'm not purposefully trying, it doesn't happen. Previously on 8GB I'd have to quit a few applications to run a big Factorio map, or my browser might run out if I didn't restart for browser updates in a few weeks.

It's one of the few nonessentials I've spent more than a few tenners on (I actually initially bought 2x16, but asshole lenovo decided it was a good idea to fixate one of the two slots to 4GB...). It was fairly cheap, not sure if that's still the case or if you need to wait another six years until prices reach 2020 levels again (iirc in 2013 you needed to wait five more years to get the same amount and speed for 2012's prices).

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Post by flyinglizard »

Naim Uniti Atom streamer/amp combo. Great sound, good looking, good app. Removed a lot of clutter from my living room.

Philips Hue, been using them for more than two years but finally bought like 14 of them for all around the house and can’t imagine living without them.

Biggest impact is an height adjustable desk. Got 4 heavy duty legs and rigged an IKEA top plate for a 3m long, 1.2m corner desk which has both my workstation and electronics (oscilloscope etc). I spend most my day standing and it changed my life.

Fox Flexair shorts. Got them for mountain biking but they were so comfortable that I have a few and practically live in them.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?

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Post by gordon_freeman »

It's got to be my Apple Watch (S5). Since I bought it the gamification of closing the rings and monthly challenges has definitely improved my physical health. It also keeps sending those nudges during the day to stand or to go out and finish the rings etc. Which I feel are helpful in reminding me not to keep sitting for longer and move around. I definitely would like folks to try an Apple Watch to track and improve their fitness.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?

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Post by contriban »

fisherjeff wrote: post #140

Easy: * Oxo Compact Cold Brew Maker[0] * Rad Power RadWagon[1] [0] https://www.oxo.com/categories/coffee-tea/brew/coffee-makers... [1] https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/radwagon-electric-car...

$30 for the cold brew machine seem reasonable, but I’ve been pouring coffee in plastic bottles to make my cold brew. $0, I don’t even filter it as it just deposits at the bottom, but I don’t know whether the machine is somehow better.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?

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Post by wyldfire »

BozeWolf wrote: post #110
kaypro wrote: post #30

Kobo Forma. I'm an avid eBook reader so the little things add up. Going from the Kindle to the Forma was a huge upgrade. Font rendering, warm light, larger form factor, and Pocket integration amongst a host of other little niceties make it pretty much a perfect experience for me. https://us.kobobooks.com/products/kobo-forma

I love my kobo libra! I didnt buy a forma, which i regret, because that would have been even better. Was sceptical at first, because I thought kindle’s OS was better. Turns out: kobo’s OS is great! Two other things i bought last year, use daily and really like: - This santoku knife https://www.meesterslijpers.nl/takamura-vg-10-santoku - Airpod pro’s

Can the kobo's be rooted easily/at all? If not, can you sideload apps or books?
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