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Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2023

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Post by jacknews »

out_of_protocol wrote: post #179
0xCAP wrote: post #84

A shavette/straight razor blade: even after deciding on going 100% bald I still love cutting my own stuff, so I decided to go down the rabbit hole of self beard cutting. Never had more fun, outlining my beard has become one of my favourite pastimes ever. And I can have my beard on point whenever I need to, at no cost. Paid ~20€ for the blade holder, and ~8€ for 400 blades. (Bonus addition: hair clipper. Just make sur…

> Audiophile IEMs Or full sized cans - Sennheiser HD598 can be found for ~$100 and you get fantastic sound out of basically everything, beating many $400+ bullshit headphones

um, but these are actually $400 cans...

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2023

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Post by out_of_protocol »

jacknews wrote: post #191
out_of_protocol wrote: post #179

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Audiophile IEMs Or full sized cans - Sennheiser HD598 can be found for ~$100 and you get fantastic sound out of basically everything, beating many $400+ bullshit headphones

um, but these are actually $400 cans...

Not really? Hard to find new though, 598 is older model, 599 is almost the same and more available

https://www.amazon.com/_/dp/B01L1IICR2/ - HD599 new, $149

https://www.amazon.es/_/dp/B01L1IICR2/ - HD599 new, €115

https://www.amazon.es/dp/B07Q7S7247 - HD599 new, €101

https://www.ebay.com/itm/296053418289 - HD598 used, $88

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2023

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Post by binary132 »

cehrlich wrote: post #16

CO2 Monitor to let me know when I need to let some new air into my office. Mine is a TFA Dostmann 31.5009, but any model with an NDIR sensor should be fine, there are many choices around 70-150 EUR.

Does this actually do anything for your perceived wellbeing?

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2023

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Post by vineyardlabs »

Kailhus wrote: post #157
jmye wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Got it, thanks! That makes way more sense to me.

I’m sorry but I still don’t get it either. If it’s hot enough, you’ll know it’s ready when it starts melting whatever you use to solder. Why would one need anything more?

As a general rule, anything that uses electricity to get hot is going to need to run a PID if you want it to maintain a stable temperature. Once you've got the microcontroller in there it's trivial to add nice little features like thermal runaway detection or auto cooling/auto heating when the iron is put down/picked up, which are a couple of things the pinecil does.

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2023

#195

Post by jacknews »

out_of_protocol wrote: post #192
jacknews wrote: post #191

Earlier quoted context omitted.

um, but these are actually $400 cans...

Not really? Hard to find new though, 598 is older model, 599 is almost the same and more available https://www.amazon.com/_/dp/B01L1IICR2/ - HD599 new, $149 https://www.amazon.es/_/dp/B01L1IICR2/ - HD599 new, €115 https://www.amazon.es/dp/B07Q7S7247 - HD599 new, €101 https://www.ebay.com/itm/296053418289 - HD598 used, $88

OK, if the 599 is the same. I simply googled, and found this for hd598: https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-598-Over-Ear-Headphones...

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2023

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Post by water-data-dude »

sungam wrote: post #34

Fountain Pen: https://cultpens.com/products/twsbi-eco-fountain-pen-white Makes writing a lot more enjoyable for me

The thing that I really like about fountain pens is that you can get a WAY finer line with one than you can with other pens. My favorite is the Pilot Kaküno, which is actually pretty damn cheap (in the ballpark of $15) but if you get the version with the extra fine nib it gives you (surprise surprise) a really fine line. I personally like it more than the more expensive pens I tried out, but I also never waded all that deep into the expensive end of the product pool. Spending more than $50 on a pen would shrivel my soul to ashes.

I can’t find it on Pilot’s website (hope they haven’t discontinued it), but it’s available on Amazon, etc.

Obligatory caveat: pen enjoyability is pretty subjective. I put a lot of value on stuff like how it feels when I’m writing and a fine line (so I can write tiny in margins, and just because it looks cool IMO), but your mileage may vary substantially.

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2023

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Post by teknico »

out_of_protocol wrote: post #179
0xCAP wrote: post #84

A shavette/straight razor blade: even after deciding on going 100% bald I still love cutting my own stuff, so I decided to go down the rabbit hole of self beard cutting. Never had more fun, outlining my beard has become one of my favourite pastimes ever. And I can have my beard on point whenever I need to, at no cost. Paid ~20€ for the blade holder, and ~8€ for 400 blades. (Bonus addition: hair clipper. Just make sur…

> Audiophile IEMs Or full sized cans - Sennheiser HD598 can be found for ~$100 and you get fantastic sound out of basically everything, beating many $400+ bullshit headphones

I too have the HD598, great open headphones: you can hear environment noises perfectly well, and they sound great. When I need some insulation, I use the Audio-Technical ATH-M40X. Also sounding great, quite faithful, like the HD598. The price is similar.

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2023

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Post by theanonymousone »

In Switzerland, the public post company provides a service[0] which scans your incoming letters (i.e. their content, not just the envelope) and makes it available via the web and an app. I started using this service last December and am very happy. Kinda looks like I am forcing digitalisation upon organisations who don't want to make progress on it :D

It costs 9.99 CHF per month, hence within the limit of the post, and very much worth it.

[0] https://www.epost.ch

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2023

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Post by daft_pink »

wenc wrote: post #164
daft_pink wrote: post #155

Flow Club. Hands down the best thing I've ever done in my life.

Isn't that kind of like Focusmate? https://www.focusmate.com/

Similar. I dipped my toe in the competitors, but honestly the ease of use and interface combined with how much more productive I am after using it. I recommend flow club.

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2023

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Post by loco5niner »

theanonymousone wrote: post #198

In Switzerland, the public post company provides a service[0] which scans your incoming letters (i.e. their content, not just the envelope) and makes it available via the web and an app. I started using this service last December and am very happy. Kinda looks like I am forcing digitalisation upon organisations who don't want to make progress on it :D It costs 9.99 CHF per month, hence within the limit of the post, a…

For those in the US, the USPS (postal service) provides this for free. Yay! Probably because of theft problems :-(

https://faq.usps.com/s/article/Informed-Delivery-The-Basics

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