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Re: Ask HN: What $500-2500 product improved your 2022

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Post by namnnumbr »

technics256 wrote: post #98
dtran wrote: post #34

I'm an avid runner and take recovery seriously, but was always skeptical of the price tag of compression therapy like the Normatec Legs recovery boots and similar products. Finally pulled the trigger last year during a sale ($700), and wow, I can't believe I didn't buy these much, much sooner. I use them multiple times a week. They're surprisingly super relaxing to wear while working or watching something, and defini…

A bit unrelated, but I've been a runner my whole life and have been injured the past few months from plantar fasciitis. Curious if you have any recommendations there.

I had chronic achilles tendonitis and ended up getting shockwave therapy from my orthopedist, who mentioned it's also frequently used for plantar fasciitis if PT does not help

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Post by awillen »

escapedmoose wrote: post #11

I spent a few hundreds dollars lining 2/4 of my office’s walls with tabletops to make one huge L-shaped desk. Lovingly deemed “mega-desk,” it greatly improves my ability to work on multiple and/or large projects. It is also the envy of every WFH person or crafter who enters my house.

Well that's not feasible for me, but I have been meaning to upgrade to a larger desk (I'm still on the first one I ever owned - the cheapest one from Ikea). You've inspired me to do it. Just ordered a new one.

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Post by awillen »

swat535 wrote: post #75

I bought an Ecovacs DEEBOT X1 Omni. I no longer have to care about vacuuming or mopping. It auto cleans, auto water refills and has hot air drying. It runs on a schedule and I only have to clean the dirty water tank about once a week. It never gets stuck and does a good job so overall it has been a huge time saver.

This is exactly how I feel about my Roborock. What made you go with Ecovacs?

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Post by lampington »

40" Dell U4021QW UltraSharp Curved Monitor. It's a great monitor, but what really makes it amazing is the built in KVM. My personal machine is a Linux desktop with displayport, but my employer gave me a Mac laptop which I have to use for work - lovely machine, just not my preference.

The keyboard and mouse plug in to the monitor, the Mac plugs into the monitor by USB-C (which changes it, drives the display, and routes the keyboard and mouse there), and the desktop plugs in to the monitor's USB and displayport connections. I can switch the full screen between machines, with keyboard and mouse following, or do picture-in-picture or split screen stuff with the input routing switchable through a reasonably decent on screen menu. It works really well.

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Post by karmakaze »

j_crick wrote: post #178
karmakaze wrote: post #174

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It was a gift and not all that expensive, but I love my Fostex T20RPmk3 planar driver headphones. Works really well with the quad DAC in my LG G8 phone. They also make closed (T40RPmk3) and semi-open (T50RPmk3) models with different shells. I'm also on the lookout for replacement earphones with clear midrange/vocals and neutral but lively sound and extended but non emphasized bass/treble. I have some discontinued JVC…

Didn’t expect somebody here to mention LG phones regarding audio, but they are surprisingly nice indeed. Good stuff! Don’t know about replacement for the phone, but maybe a discreet player would work for you? Some old multibit Hifiman or a small but punchy Fiio could be fun and maybe even really cheap, depending on your location etc. As for the headphones, did you consider Hifiman Sundara? It’s not an upgrade too exp…

Thanks for the tip about the Hifiman Sundara they look very interesting. What I was immediately looking for though, were hifi isolating (non-noise cancelling) earbuds rather than full-size headphones. There are many very expensive ones but I'd rather pay for something I appreciate as much or more than they cost :-)

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Post by antisthenes »

gtvwill wrote: post #142

12kg direct drive LG washer. 2nd biggest you can get. Washing for the house has gone from an unmanageable 7-9 loads a day to 3 tops. Life changing. Hercules 500 mixer and an Omni turntable. Been flogging myself as a one man band MSP the last 2 years. Got this for a self bday prez last year. Been using it to wind down and have some hangouts w my stepkids. Music is great for breaking barriers and DJing im finding is a…

What in the world is going on in your house that requires 7 loads A DAY? Is everyone in your house a germaphobe? Do you run a hotel?

It just blows my mind. I run maybe 1 load/week, tops, sometimes every other week.

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Post by digianarchist »

ajkjk wrote: post #67

I'm not the only person saying this: getting an espresso machine was the biggest QoL improvement from one purchase I've ever had. Although you do have to enjoy and be excited about manually making espresso. For me I specifically wanted to go through the process (grinding, tamping, etc) since being able to vary the result, pick the coffee, etc is part of the enjoyment, so a machine that uses Nespresso pods or the like…

That’s exactly my setup. I swapped out the pressure valve and added a temperature PID controller. It’s a great unit.

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Post by charlieegan3 »

SudoAlex wrote: post #151

Sony ZV-1, Elgato Cam Link 4K, and a few other minor accessories (eg. lighting). A huge amount of time is spent on video calls these days, and although there are more advanced webcams out there these days - a camera which is geared towards video (the ZV-1 is aimed at vlogging) will produce significantly better video for any calls you're on. Spending a little bit of time optimising your setup so that you're the one in…

I have the same setup and find that I can’t use my cam link through my Caldigit element hub as the video freezes. Do you connect the cam link directly to your computer? It seems the cam link needs an entire bus bandwidth to function. :(
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