Loseit app, I'm losing weight thanks to it.
Withings scale, connects to wifi, logs my weight with zero work.
Threw out all my socks and bought new.
Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022
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#322Sodastream. 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
I came here to say rice cooker as well. I got a $15 one years ago and it's still my most-used appliance. What high end one do you have? I've been considering an upgrade given that I use it so often.
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#323Arcteryx Delta LT jacket. At first I thought it was an impulsive purchase, but it end up being the most versatile jacket I've had. Whenever I don't know what to wear or carry on a trip, I toss in the Delta LT and it ends up being really useful.
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#324The Carpio 2.0 by DeltaHub ( https://us.deltahub.io/products/carpio-2 ). It's a wrist rest, but not like you probably think. I would get severe hand pain being at the PC all day, but this little contraption completely relieved that pain. It took a couple weeks to get used to, and now I use it while working and gaming. One of the best purchases I've made in a long time.
Wow, I've been looking for this exact product for years.
Thank you!
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#325- all matching socks. No more time spent pairing. - clothes drying racks that hook onto radiators. Reduces drying time and clothes crumpling - wired mechanical keyboard. Wired is simpler than wireless. Quality ones have n-key support - bicycle fenders - digital wrist watch so that I check my phone less.
The all matching socks strategy breaks down over time. Eventually you need to buy more socks, and the new ones aren't as worn as the old ones, so you end up having to match them anyway. My solution to this is to buy a large batch of identical socks. Then when you need new ones, buy another large batch that are slightly different - e.g. grey hiking socks instead of black, or wool hiking socks that have a slightly diff…
I just buy bulk, discard ones that get holes, and when I'm too low throw them away all at once, if I can't buy the same
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#326I gave up on flaky WiFi mesh networking and connected the APs to my home's inactive cable wiring using MoCA adapters. Local bandwidth increased 4x, and I was able to achieve solid coverage throughout the house. I also replaced a rock, a brick, and a rubber wedge with magnetic door holders, each about $5. Now when we're bringing in the groceries, we can keep the door open without the rock, and it's easy to close when…
Which mesh routing system did u have that was flaky? I just closed on a home and have been thinking about going mesh. Ideally would like most stuff hardwired but I’m being lazy
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#327Airpod 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.
Isn’t there an ongoing investigation regarding an influx of tinnitus related to the ANC feature?
anecdotal, but I cannot use ANC while riding the NYC subway
the amount of air pressure I can feel in my ears when a train is coming into the station is definitely much larger than just letting the silicone tip do the little noice attentuation it can
the weird part is that it's not a sound I can hear, I normally have an ok range of hearing but this is just _pressure_
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#328A few pairs of DarnTough socks. Amazing value. Got them for $17 a pair here: https://www.mastgeneralstore.com/brand/darn-tough-socks
Tying into thread above-- they are merino wool.
So all the benefits those posts mentioned about merino t-shirts apply to these socks.
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#329Instant Pot. Can be used as a rice cooker, slow cooker, pressure cooker (mostly known for this last use) Though probably not as good for rice specifically as an actual high-end rice cooker, it greatly increased the range of foods I eat. Makes it easy to make nice one pot meals overnight for multiple days, you can make really good broth soups from chickens etc quickly, or slowly if you prefer. If you like to try tough…
Yes! we got one last year and although we use it mostly just to cook beans
(this being a mexican household) it has improved our lives enormously.
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#330A one-hour shopping session with a personal stylist, at about $175. I desperately wanted to break out of my t-shirt/blue jeans habit, but parsing clothes sizes, trying things on, and getting opinions is equal parts sorcery and torture for me. (I'd tried Stitch Fix and felt like it wanted to reinforce my habits rather than break me out of them.) After sending her details about my problems and the kinds of styles I adm…
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