Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by vsskanth » Sun, Jun 28, 2020, 3:08 PM UTC

I moved to the US from a developing nation. For the first 5 years I was not aware of the dishwasher in my apartment (was using it to store utensils). I was familiar with washer dryers though.

One day one of my friends told me what it actually does and taught me how to use it.

Mind. Blown.

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by 65934 » Sun, Jun 28, 2020, 3:08 PM UTC

codq wrote: post #10

We just had our first child, and at multiple friends' recommendations acquired a Snoo bassinet. It's such a revelation that I can't imagine raising a newborn without one.

Googled it, Genius product.

They should probably make an adult version of this

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by Foivos » Sun, Jun 28, 2020, 3:08 PM UTC

chromecast or in general any device that lets you use your phone as a remote for streaming services.

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by omarhaneef » Sun, Jun 28, 2020, 3:09 PM UTC

Computer

Smartphone

Smart watch for step tracking

QC35 noise cancelling headphones

Kindle paper white

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by FugeDaws » Sun, Jun 28, 2020, 3:09 PM UTC

KVM Switch - i used to pull all my cables out and swap monitors and have 2 mouse and keyboards on the desk now i just flick a switch. Actually started to get infuriation switching between my mac and pc for work

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jun 28, 2020, 3:09 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by pwesner » Sun, Jun 28, 2020, 3:09 PM UTC

umvi wrote: post #6

- Audible/Overdrive/LibriVox (I get through a lot more books per year listening to audio books as I do the dishes, etc.) - Trash poker (Neighborhood/hiking trails are so much cleaner now, since I bring it with me wherever I hike and pickup trash)

Never heard the term trash poker. Is it more than carring a trash bag and collecting trash? Sounds very promising, I‘ll give it a try.

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by copperx » Sun, Jun 28, 2020, 3:10 PM UTC

hereisdx wrote: post #8

WinRar (Just kidding)

I know that's a Reddit meme, but not buying software that you use shouldn't be a joke. Especially if you're a developer.

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by bitcurious » Sun, Jun 28, 2020, 3:10 PM UTC

Vitamin D. Totally changed my life. Haven’t had a real bout of depression since I started taking it.

Re: Ask HN: Most life changing things that you bought?

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Post by mw6621 » Sun, Jun 28, 2020, 3:11 PM UTC

A document scanner.

I had many years of old paper tax returns, and I wanted them in PDF format. Paid $400 for an Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1500 and absolutely love it. Put a stack of documents in the top, hit "scan", and a PDF appears on my computer. Zero hassle.

Anything that I get in paper form gets immediately scanned, backed up, and shredded.