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Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022
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Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022
#312There's always a lot, but a few things really helped me this past year (all less than $200): - I got one of those Stagg kettles[0]. I make a lot of pour-overs, and a nice kettle neck gave me a lot more control than I expected. Coffee tastes the same, but making it is more fun. - Not Boring's "Habits" app is fantastic[1]. I've been trying to nail down a meditation practice, and this finally did the trick for me. It he…
> Salt Fat Acid Heat
Heh. Wanted that for Christmas a few years ago, somehow my mom got confused and got me the not exactly similarly named "the science of cooking", which ended up being in the same ballpark, and helped improve my cooking anyway :)
Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022
#313An air fryer. It’s really a badly marketed product. Its real utility isn’t that it uses less oil, but that it cooks incredibly fast. Essentially an oven on steroids. It’s made cooking so much easier. I usually toss some boneless chicken in with a light coating of soy sauce and cornflour. While the chicken cooks, I prep a basic Asian sauce on the stovetop. The chicken and the sauce are both done within 10-15 minutes.…
I was thinking if buying an air fryer however cleaning seems like a nightmare. Can you please share some insights on how easy (or hard) it is?
I put aluminum foil in between the grate and the tray. Makes cleaning much easier since you only need to clean the grate, which is dishwasher-safe.
Some think it affects the air fryer cooking but I haven't noticed a difference.
Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022
#314A pair of running shoes that actually fit human toe shape (Altra). Years of wearing pointy shoes gave me a Morton's Neuroma and severely limited my aerobic activity.
s/human toe shape/my toe shape/
I'm a pointy-toed runner. When Saucony stopped producing my favorite zero-drop shoes (the Virrata), I bought a pair of Altras but ended up donating them after two short runs because it felt like I was wearing clown shoes thanks to that that broad toe-box.
That said, I definitely appreciate that the running apparel market has expanded to accommodate the broad diversity of human shapes and sizes.
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#315NanoVNA OWON scopemeter FlipperZero
I've been carrying around my FlipperZero, but aside from playing with some NFC cloning haven't found much real use for it. What are some of the more fun things you've done?
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#316Airpod Pro 2 They are basically bionic ears. Headphones, headset, earplugs, hearing protection, hearing aids, extendable ears, and more. Wish they could act as universal translators, but I suppose that's still yet to come.
Do they actually provide hearing protection? Hearing protection requires a pretty tight seal, which I wasn't aware of any headphones providing aside from in-ear monitors.
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#317A bidet. We got one with heated water and seats and going to the bathroom feels super luxurious now. Not to mention all the toilet paper we save and increased hygiene.
Once you bidet you never go back to paper. I even carry a portable one when I travel.
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#318As silly as it sounds, this water warmer for baby bottles: https://a.co/d/hhJzLBn Nothing's worse than trying to mix the perfect water temperature at 3 AM while the baby is screaming, waking up the rest of the family. (We use pre-boiled water for the baby's bottles, so it's not as easy as adjusting a tap.) We bought this after we had our second baby and it's made feeding the baby slightly less stressful.
My wife and I used various warmers and threw them all out for microwaving water. 8oz is 30 seconds. 6oz is 22 seconds. It's easy, fast and reliable every time.
Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022
#319Sodastream. Has significantly increased the amount of water i drink and conversely decreased other crap being drunk High end ricecooker ended up getting more use than expected. USB KVM style switch to change mouse/kyb over between work and personal device
My setup at home is 3 monitors, and I switch between a connected laptop (work), and my home desktop machine. IT means when I finish work I have to hit the switch to change input on each monitor (and with one setup vertically, it can be awkward, and one requires going through a menu, which is annoying). I also have to swap the USB dongles for keyboard and mouse from the laptop docking station to my desktop. Would a KV…
Dell makes monitors with built-in KVM switches. At home, I have one single monitor, webcam keyboard, and mouse between my work computer and home computer, and I switch between them with a software defined keyboard combo. I highly recommend.
Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022
#320Wool sweatpants. Keeps me perfectly warm.
Bose noise canceling headphones.