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Re: Ask HN: Life-changing purchases since 2020? (Under $100 and under $1000)

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Post by qup »

theshrike79 wrote: post #48
morkalork wrote: post #17

I used to be utilitarian and had the minimal amount of everything around the house but I caved in and started buying duplicates. 1/2 cup measuring cup for pet food? I no longer use the same one as baking, I just bought another and now it lives in the container/bag of food. Measuring spoon for supplement powder? Same thing, it lives in the jar now. For under $100 you could buy every duplicate you'll need around your h…

I have the same policy for most cheapo stuff. Like measuring tapes. My good one is always Somewhere(tm), so I just bought a dozen cheap ones from Ikea. They're good enough for random "does this fit there" -measurements and there's enough of them so that it's impossible to lose them ALL at the same time :D I also have so many screw drivers, torx bits and 10mm sockets that it's impossible to lose them all. Are they the…

> I also have so many...10mm sockets

Give me three minutes in your garage.

Re: Ask HN: Life-changing purchases since 2020? (Under $100 and under $1000)

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Post by EasyMark »

DarmokJalad1701 wrote: post #203

Under 1000: - Robot vacuum (with mapping+LIDAR): Major game changer. I should have bought this years ago! The tech is now good enough that it basically never gets stuck unless you leave cables lying on the floor. It costs about as much as it would to hire a cleaning crew for a day. And this will do clean your house every single day! - Bidet Seat (Heated) - Chest freezer: Unlike the anti-car people on Reddit, I don't…

As far as the electric toothbrush all you need is a $30 braun with a 2 minute timer (30+30+30+30 seconds in each quarter of your mouth) and you will be fine. I haven’t had a cavity or issue in the 15 years since I switched, brush twice a day, switch to nano hydroxyapatite for extra credit.

Re: Ask HN: Life-changing purchases since 2020? (Under $100 and under $1000)

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Post by idk1 »

DarmokJalad1701 wrote: post #203

Under 1000: - Robot vacuum (with mapping+LIDAR): Major game changer. I should have bought this years ago! The tech is now good enough that it basically never gets stuck unless you leave cables lying on the floor. It costs about as much as it would to hire a cleaning crew for a day. And this will do clean your house every single day! - Bidet Seat (Heated) - Chest freezer: Unlike the anti-car people on Reddit, I don't…

Which Robot Vacuum do you recommend?

Re: Ask HN: Life-changing purchases since 2020? (Under $100 and under $1000)

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Post by idk1 »

Octplane wrote: post #252

(lovely thread!) Under $100 - Ember Mug, same as many folks here: 4 years of service, 2 use of their customer service, bought another one for my wife. 100% will reshop when my current mug stop working or is not replaced anymore by their amazing support. - A memory foam pillow: Had to iterate to find the right one, but once you've it, you know it. You sleep better, less pain in the back/neck/shoulder - A vasectomy: ju…

If you got the vasectomy ealier you could have saved ~$1000 on the Babboe Curve e-bike. :)

Re: Ask HN: Life-changing purchases since 2020? (Under $100 and under $1000)

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Post by Izkata »

6510 wrote: post #452
shiroiushi wrote: post #390

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really don't see the point of a dumbphone: it seems a lot like buying a ham radio and trying to use that for your daily life. Who am I going to talk to with a dumbphone? No one actually does "phone calls" any more using voice calling, at least in my corner of the world. (They do for work, but I'm not in a customer-facing job so I don't.)

There seems to be a hole in the market for a dumb phone that does sms well. Perhaps we can even get rid of phone calls entirely and just have an sms device with a camera.

That's pretty much what the Sidekick was: https://www.t-mobile.com/devices/sidekick

It was branded as a smartphone but it was from around 20 years ago and it's unlikely anyone nowadays would call it such.

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Post by dyauspitr »

nixosbestos wrote: post #543
dyauspitr wrote: post #538

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Women this and women that. I’m not going to have surgery and close off a bodily function permanently and irreversibly (essentially) when the woman can just stop birth control whenever she wants. Not to mention extreme responses happen in a small fraction of women. Around 30% have mild reactions and around 4.5% have extreme reactions.

>Women this and women that. Ah, I see, this isn't actually a remote concern to you, for obvious reasons. > I’m not going to have surgery and close off a bodily function permanently and irreversibly (essentially) Oh, dear, could you be more ignorant? > In addition, nearly eight out of ten women who used contraception said they had experienced two or more side effects. literally first result > Overall, one quarter of f…

You have contradictory stats. Is it 8 out of 10 or 30%?

Re: Ask HN: Life-changing purchases since 2020? (Under $100 and under $1000)

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Post by dvfjsdhgfv »

syabro wrote: post #403
dvfjsdhgfv wrote: post #207

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Unfortunately, a few bacteria strains can survive the process.

And can’t regular frying?

There's a very interesting article on this:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9313622/

In short, if you want to be 100% safe, you should combine it with other techniques to make sure all bacteria have been eliminated.

Re: Ask HN: Life-changing purchases since 2020? (Under $100 and under $1000)

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Post by Izkata »

jareds wrote: post #111

Under $100 Wireless cooking thermometer https://store-us.meater.com/products/meater-plus Since I'm blind this allows me to cook with out worrying I'll eat under cooked food. Under $1000 Meta Ray-ban glasses. https://www.ray-ban.com/usa/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses I find using them as headphones to be a better option then transparency mode when using my phone. The Meta AI is also pretty good at recognizing flavors of b…

Related to this, I bought an oven thermometer a while ago - turns out my oven claims it's done pre-heating about 15 minutes before it actually reaches the target temperature. And it's a pretty new oven so this isn't an age thing. Food has come out more consistent since I've started giving it more pre-heating time.

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Post by badpun »

sva_ wrote: post #465
Cilvic wrote: post #106

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Which ones did you get?

Bose Quietcomfort Headphones They sadly only support the old SBC Bluetooth codec, but their wearing comfort is extremely high which was an important factor for me, and ANC is very good. They do seem to support SBC-XQ though.

Are they hot? I have the Sony wh-1000xm4 and they're amazing, but unfortunately, because how tightly the seal off my ears, they regularly get too warm and uncomfortable.

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Post by fellowniusmonk »

eberdna wrote: post #556
fellowniusmonk wrote: post #493

Edit: Oh I completely forgot my favorite piece of software rcmd paired with mapping my capslock to right command. Deterministic app switching is amazing. After years of changing up workflows to be grid, spaces, etc, based I finally have my perfect workflow that works on single and multi monitor setups. DE razor. Bidet. Squatty potty. Morning breakfast is now hulled barley (ground to powder) porridge, the beta glucan…

Can provide the amounts of barley & water that you use for your daily breakfast? Thanks.

I just eyeball it and make sure the water is incorporated into a well mixed slurry, you have to watch it because it expands quite a bit while microwaving and can overflow a bowl if your bowl is too small.

If you have too little water before microwaving it, it won't expand but you'll need to mix in more hot water afterwards otherwise the texture will be subpar.

Barley is cheap, I'd just start with less than a quarter cup ground powder and go from there.

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