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

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Post by enobrev »

Headphones: While Working at My Desk: Bose Noise Cancelling 700. Life-changing for me. While Working with Powertools: The ISOTunes SafeMax. Absolutely excellent for protecting my ears and they sound great when playing music through them.

Slippers: Gecko-Man. The arch-support was very necessary. Turns out spending an entire year in regular slippers was bad for my feet.

Bread Book: "Flour Water Salt Yeast". I've baked everything in this book at least twice and some things tens of times. Almost every loaf and pizza pie has been excellent and my sourdough is going strong at around 2.5 years old.

Chair: Herman Miller Embody. High Quality, super-comfortable, with a 12-Year Warranty - costs about the same as buying a new chair every two years.

Mouse: Logitech MX Master 2S. Excellent all-around. The scroll-wheel is my favorite part

Keyboard: WASD with the Cherry MX Brown switches. Never a problem, always great.

Office Fan: Vornado. Tiny and powerful. A bit loud, but for the price, it's excellent. Great as an outdoor fan as well.

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

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Post by baby »

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…

It’s nice but it quickly becomes gimmicky I found (besides the ability to easily say “hey google turn off the lights”)

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

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Post by p00dles »

JacobDotVI wrote: post #89

Roost Laptop stand + bluetooth keyboard and trackpad Enormous impact on my posture when I'm using my laptop away from my desk. The stand collapses into a stick so it's easy to toss in my backpack. https://www.therooststand.com/collections/roost-laptop-stand...

Just bought one with your recommendation - thanks!

Those things are going like hotcakes. Looks like they are perpetually sold out. Their "Limited Daily Stock" - released daily at 9am MTN time - went from 7 to 3 by the time I finished my purchase.

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

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Post by trutannus »

happynacho wrote: post #182

Will probably get hated on but I bought a dog (yes not adopted, there wasn't this breed available). Made WFH much better. As for material things: * 4K monitor (BenQ PD2700U) makes everything much sharper and my eyes are less tired. *Ergonomic chair (Steelcase Leap) my back definitely appreciates it.

You gave a dog a home. That's an overall net good. It's not like all breeders are puppy mills. Sometimes specific breeds have specific temperaments, and that's a reason to specifically look for one.

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

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Post by maccard »

mrfusion wrote: post #60
cyberbanjo wrote: post #28

Aeropress, coffee maker.

Wow I’m tempted to order one. It almost looks like a gimmic but it would be cool to get the counter space back from the coffee maker. How do you heat the water though? Does it taste like cold brew?

In the UK, electric kettles [0] are in every household, and even the puniest of ones boil 4 cups of water in about 3 minutes.

[0] https://www.dualit.com/products/lite-jug-kettles

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

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Post by Random_Person »

hairofadog wrote: post #154

* Shoes: VivoBarefoot Magna Trail II FG ( https://www.vivobarefoot.com/us/magna-trail-ii-fg-mens ). If you enjoy barefoot shoes, these things are fantastic. * For the table saw, this sawdust bag ( https://www.homedepot.com/p/Bosch-Table-Saw-Dust-Collector-S... ) does a surprisingly good job for $11, and this set of Dado blades ( https://www.homedepot.com/p/DIABLO-8-in-x-12-Teeth-Stacked-D... ) has saved me a ton of t…

Thanks for that bag link! I bought one that doesn't have a zipper and I hate it.
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