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Post by dzhiurgis »

barrkel wrote: post #243
moltar wrote: post #234

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Could you please share a link for the hammock? Thank you.

https://www.nonomo.de/en/babyhammock There are a lot of them on the market. I can't speak to the pros and cons of other makers. The Nonomo was recommended to us by a friend. The Nonomo has the mattress in an insert into the cloth hammock, so there's no risk of the baby getting wedged between the mattress and the hammock - that was the cause of a US recall of one make of baby hammock. Nonomo are also good about gettin…

Is this ok to sleep? My understanding babies need to always sleep flat - that's why they only recommend to use car capsule 1-2hrs max.

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Post by whateveracct »

Vacuums in general. Eufy robot vacuum, Eufy stick vacuum, and an inherited Kirby. The robot vacuum does a great job, and the stick vacuum is so versatile for both spot-cleans and doing entire floors. The Kirby is the heavy-duty one. Does a great job on carpet, and it had a carpet shampooing attachment that is great to do for spring cleaning.

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Post by angrais »

windowshopping wrote: post #229
Nextgrid wrote: post #168

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> A good wardrobe. Started getting compliments on how I dress all the time. I never cared about this very much, and that made me unaware that other people did care. Any advice for someone that doesn’t care about this? I’m currently in this boat - I dress “fine” in the sense that it’s functional but is otherwise pretty plain and boring. Every time I try to improve on this I give up after being overwhelmed by the parad…

Yeah, absolutely! Let's see. I experienced the same thing with paradox of choice. Unfortunately the solution was just to spend a lot of time on it, trying different things and researching options by asking people and doing internet searches and browsing malls and outlets. Going from "no good clothes" to "all good clothes" took me a full year of off-and-on effort. Most important thing is finding things that fit. I did…

A TL;DR of OPs post: start simple. Visit /r/malefashionadvise and follow the basic starter guide, i.e. chinos, white oxford shirt, and leather shoes.

You DO NOT need to spend 2.5k to look good: aim for 100-200 from ASOS.com and you'll look fabulous! You can order multiple sizes of the same product and return those that don't fit. Fit is key!

Check eBay for good quality shoes if cost is an issue (e.g. Meermin, etc) as imho that's generally the large cost in the wardrobe.

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Post by therealdrag0 »

chubot wrote: post #58

High quality floor standing speakers, although I would say the average person can get almost the same QOL improvement from $500 bookshelf speakers. I use them for music, movies/TV, watching videos on YouTube including technical ones, and even occasionally video conferencing. Wearing headphones for more than 30 minutes is fatiguing and uncomfortable for me. Listening to people's voices on tiny laptop or iPad speakers…

Re headphones: is it possible you haven’t found a pair that fits well?

I’ve tried many many (highly rated) cans over the years and most hurt my years after some time. But now I have Bose QC and the way they fit around my ears without touching them is awesome. I wear them constantly even without audio playing. It’s almost a comfort object now lol.

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Post by wavepruner »

torvald wrote: post #28

A robot vacuum cleaner. «I» now vacuum every day, the the flat just looks overall better. There is barley any dust on the shelfs anymore either. https://us.roborock.com/pages/roborock-s5-max

So it decreases dust levels in the entire house, even far above the floor?

That would suggest a major source of dust on counters / shelves is the floor. Seems counterintuitive!

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Post by tck42 »

rozab wrote: post #256
martindbp wrote: post #178

Kindle - had one or another model for many years, but in terms of utility to price ratio, it's still one of the highest. Youtube Premium - I realized I was spending a ton of time on Youtube, both for education, entertainment and podcasts. Removing the annoyance of ads and not being able to just listen to a video while out walking is worth it to me.

For those who don't want to fund youtube, Youtube Vanced is a hacked version of the official client that provides all the features for free (no root required), and there are also various open source clients available.

I am completely seriously asking and 100% ignorant - isn't there a risk of getting your account banned? I assume Google can detect this, and also know who you are (since it's on Android)?

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Post by wollef »

rozab wrote: post #256
martindbp wrote: post #178

Kindle - had one or another model for many years, but in terms of utility to price ratio, it's still one of the highest. Youtube Premium - I realized I was spending a ton of time on Youtube, both for education, entertainment and podcasts. Removing the annoyance of ads and not being able to just listen to a video while out walking is worth it to me.

For those who don't want to fund youtube, Youtube Vanced is a hacked version of the official client that provides all the features for free (no root required), and there are also various open source clients available.

Isn't youtube without ads exactly the business model we should be encouraging?

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Post by jamesjguthrie »

amelius wrote: post #185
k__ wrote: post #158

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It's more hygienic Also, buying and carrying toilet paper is not really practical.

Embarrassed to say but I use a normal toilet and sometimes I try to flush skid marks away using the shower head (from my bath-tub) in strong jet mode. However, this is often quite difficult, which makes me believe that the bidet isn't all that hygienic ...

My diet is terrible sometimes. I use my bidet (retrofitted toilet seat adapter) and then a quick wipe to ensure cleanliness and to partially dry my bum.

+1 for bidet.

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Post by frank2 »

wavepruner wrote: post #265
torvald wrote: post #28

A robot vacuum cleaner. «I» now vacuum every day, the the flat just looks overall better. There is barley any dust on the shelfs anymore either. https://us.roborock.com/pages/roborock-s5-max

So it decreases dust levels in the entire house, even far above the floor? That would suggest a major source of dust on counters / shelves is the floor. Seems counterintuitive!

A dust particle in the middle of the room takes many hours to settle on the floor or other horizontal surface. During that air time, it frequently changes direction and rises and falls many times. Every time someone walks on a dusty floor, lots of dust is put into the air. Most will eventually settle on the floor again, but some ends up on other horizontal surfaces. But the dust that ends up on the fllor again is likely to put in the again by people walking.

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Post by paledot »

amelius wrote: post #214
tannedNerd wrote: post #203

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Not to be too nosy but I’ve noticed that tends to happen if you don’t have a very healthy or balanced diet. Since I’ve started eating better and making sure I’m getting enough greens and fiber it’s rarely been an issue, unless I have a few too many drinks.

Yes I appreciate your concern. I'm aware of potential causes, and I believe these issues are quite normal really, if they are not frequent.

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