A yoga mat.
ASK HN: What’s a small thing you’ve purchased which has made your life better?
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#52Re: ASK HN: What’s a small thing you’ve purchased which has made your life better?
#53One of these
http://www.swisstechtools.com/proddetail.aspx?PID=5
I take it with me everywhere and its saved my butt many many times
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#54I resolved to purchase no single-use items. Mostly succeeded. So no cute toys, which is sad but lots less clutter!
Just use your toys more than once!
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#55Leatherman Wave+
I picked up a Leatherman Wingman years ago. It was 80% of the Wave at 1/2 price (~$36 CAD vs $80) when I got it.
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#562nd Monitor, mechanical keyboard, Pocket pussy, well cushioned office chair.
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#57When we moved to a different city I spent $10 to buy a jar filled with loose screws, nuts, bolts, washers and small assembly elements leftovers from a local small hardware store.
These little things served me so well over the last 25 years!
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#58Elitedesks with Ryzen (G4 I think) - a few of them run my desktop k8s cluster, one a minecraft server for my kid, one a family server with ownlclound and other goodies, one runs Netflix, YT and so on, and another one runs Lakka and a ton of retro games. One cost me around €200 which is an excellent value for money.
(Yes there are newer models but they are more expensive and some of them much larger which makes the whole deal unattractive.)
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#59I know HN skews largely male so this might not be interesting to many, but an Ethnotek crossbody purse. It's the most well-thought-through bag I've ever used, especially for travel. Everything has a place and is secure (so I don't worry about pickpockets), but is still easily accessible when needed. And it's expandable for a water bottle or jacket but rolls up small when empty.
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#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
driving with headphones, especially noise-cancelling, is pretty concerning. you might be blocking an ambulance making lots of "annoying noise," (and yes, they do take the highway) so maybe invest in better seals for your doors and windows?
No, you won't be blocking the noise of an ambulance with noise-canceling headphones, that's not how noise-cancelling technology works. They only block persistent sounds, which an ambulance siren isn't as it changes pitch rapidly.
It's illegal to drive with headphones on let alone noise cancelling ones in many states. Some have exceptions for one earbud being in for phone calls. One notable state with no exceptions at all is of course California. See also Ohio, Maryland, Louisiana and more.
edit: this makes me wonder about deaf drivers... what is the intent of the law here?