an old campervan. a few months before Covid. Now we travel when we want, where we want. Wake up next to the ocean, changed our lives.
Ask HN: What did you purchase that measurably improved your quality of life?
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#522AirPods Pro and Sony WH-1000XM3 for some great sound and (more important) some peace and quiet as a city apartment dweller. Sometimes I just keep them in/on without music.
Other than that, proper rain apparel and a Fender Vintera 60’s Modified Stratocaster / Boss Katana 100 combination.
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#523Definitely have to say a pair of blue light glasses. I have a terrible habit of reading articles or watching videos on my phone before bed. Not to mention the fact that I'm looking at screens all day anyways.
These glasses have dramatically reduced strain on my eyes and improved my sleep.
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#524A kindle. I finished 26 books in this year so far and more inclined towards ebooks. I was reading on android Kindle app and then decided to buy a kindle.
It makes a huge difference, I wasn't aware what I was missing until I read on the kindle screen, It is very much like paper. I love it and sending articles and other stuff too to kindle and reading them there.
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#525A 16 kg kettlebell and a speed rope. I got a MTB two years ago and managed to stay in shape during warm season but I was lacking something for the cold wet weather. When you combine a speed jump rope, a kettlebell and some body weight exercises you pretty much have it covered. I'm actually in better shape in the winter now but still the bike is super fun when the wood roads are dry.
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#526I improved considerably my life by stopping to purchase things and living with very few possessions, eating organic wild food as much as possible
"Everything you own end up owning you!"
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#527Electric toothbrush: gets the job done quicker and results in less awkward conversations with my dentist (we talk about travel stories instead).
My dentist recommended SonicCare several years ago. It's a total game changer. No cavities since.
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#528High 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…
I have a power speaker that goes on a big tripod, but I only use it for Karaoke or when I need to crank loud music outside. The JBL Flip 4 I have used for just casual music in the garden.
I'm using same JBL bluetooth speaker for my laptop for everything, I use it all the time, now when on Linux BL sometimes stops working automagically, I can't believe that I was using laptop builtin speakers, before I've got that JBL speaker.
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#529This Kohler showerhead: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-shower-h...
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#530Earlier quoted context omitted.
I use uBlock Origin and PrivacyBadger (which are both free). Does Adguard work better/differently to justify the cost?
Don't use both. Use uBlock Origin. Never, ever use 2 ad blockers in a single layer (here, browser). Privacy Badger also changed how it works. Making it just another adblocker. So stick with uBO
I’m curious, why should you not use 2? I use Privacy Badger and ublock and haven’t had any problems that I know of.