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

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iMac 27" Retina, 7 cores, 32 gig ram, 2 TB drive.

This is, bar none, the best computer I have ever owned. Finally, a zippy and powerful workstation that is a pleasure to use.

My old Mac Mini served me well for 8 years, but after a couple of OS updates, it had become laggy and nearly unusable.

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

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- 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…

Agreed. My Bose Noise Canceling 700 headphones have possibly been my favorite purchase ever in terms of day to day use and also quality of life increase. Absolutely essential while having a toddler and working on the road.

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

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Maybe my FCC license and boafeng. I dont use it much now since it was mostly something for me to do on my commute. Possibly the malts I buy for making my own beer. I would say the MM3 grain mill, but that was actually free. I just had to build a bracket and hopper for it. That thing flys through malt, which is good because I have about 60 lbs to go through. Possibly the bass guitar and Rocksmith. I don't get much tim…

You can now purchase your FCC amateur license? Back in my day, I had to go to an FCC field office and take a test. Times have changed.

You have to take the test, but the test administrator (approved club) charges for it ($15 ish).

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

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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

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