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#772Earlier quoted context omitted.
I recently purchased one after a few months of research. I was also impressed at the amount of engineering that went into this bag. Recently, I had someone notice just how well the bag hides how much stuff it is holding without looking bulky.
Mission Workshop Transit and their other stuff is also great https://missionworkshop.com/collections/shoulder-duffle-bags...
Too pricy for me.
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#773U.S. Constitution Eiffel Tower Bosendorfer 214CS piano 1986 Fender Performer guitar 1959 Fender Stratocaster Yamaha YBL 321 trombone Yamaha Q series alto sax Any Zojirushi rice cooker Vitamix Sony SRF-M37w radio Golden Gate Bridge (walk it) Any Porsche 911 Toyota Sienna minivan Any MacBook Air Duluth Trading Longtail T shirts web2py C89 Visual Basic 3.0 Turbo Pascal 3.0 Visual Pascal Vim Eggs, bananas, bell peppers,…
The Constitution? You do realize that it specifies a nearly impossible editing mechanism. Outdated and stupid. Doesn't include voting guarantee. Missing many important rights. Cripples America.
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#774Norton Commander back in the DOS days. It was soo fast to use. Which is why I use Total Commander today.
FAR Manager back in the Win2k/XP days. Actually nowadays too.
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#775Logitech MX510 and MX518 Mice: https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Performance-Optical-Gaming-M... For some reason, these mice are awesome for me. Neither are made any more, and I will cry when mine finally die.
I can't stand those, they don't fit my hand at all. Vastly prefer the M500.
Re: Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
#776The ancient microwave in my first apartment. It had two knobs: one for time, one for power. It's immediately obvious how to cook something for how long, how to add more time, etc. All other microwaves that I've used I had to have someone explain to me what buttons to press in what order to do even the simplest things. And I've never seen anyone use all of those fancy buttons.
The household has been stove-shopping since late November. I've discovered a few things:
1. A major manufacturer and appliance dealer have managed to deliver 3 DOA appliances.
2. There are no gas stovetop/oven combinations which don't have electronic controls. Certainly nothing for less than $3,000 (and the budget is about 1/6 - 1/2 that).
3. It is oh so easy to screw up a design with a simple oversight. The GE oven that has no externally-activateable oven light. Range tops which lack a center-cross support -- this limts the minimum-sized pot you can use, including the oft-cited-here Moka pot, which sees more use than any other cooking utensil in the house.
4. Manufacturers are apparently putting zero thought into how they package their products, both in terms of styling and shipping. The model we've looked at (otherwise among the better ones available per numerous ratings) has a thin sheet-steel back behind which, at a depth of 5. Solid-state touch controls work ... until they don't. All are placed either directly above the oven, or directly above the oven exhaust. I'm curious as to what thermal-cycling protection or durability is engineered into these.
This for something whose basic conceit is to get hot when you want it to.
I'm thinking through where stoves reached their apex. I'm thinking that electric spark-light gas range was about it. Everything since has added to complexity with very, very minor increases in delivered utility.
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#777Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm Finn, coming from the land of Fiskars and axes. And I have to disagree with Fiskars. The axes are very good for chopping wood, but that's it. If you are serious backpacker, craftsman, carpenter etc, you wan't to use your axe in different ways too. The biggest "chopping" axe from fiskars is too short for building a fire that would keep you warm for the whole night. All of their "splitting" models have unnecessaril…
local "pros" tell me that stihl has been good or that the more expensive models are still good. but many are said to migrate to husqvarna. i personally don't like all the plastic parts on newer stihl's. like "easy-to-use" cover holders which previously where solid screws.
There have also been new (mostly stupid) legislation, at least in EU that has forced Stihl and others to make worse products (cutting down emissions, and at the same time power).
I only recommend Stihl Professional series (with metal bodies). Husqvarna's are usually equally good (it is mostly that Stihl has the best model in some class, while Husqvarna has a better model in some other class). Partner Chainsaws were also pretty respected, but Husqvarna bought them. New Stihls may feel a bit plastic, but in practice they do their job pretty nicely.
What comes to power tools, Hilti is the one to look at, although I did go with Bosch power tools (Bosch is pretty average in every sense, but also trustworthy). It is easier to buy Bosch (Blue Series) than Hiltis. I also do like the stackable Sortimo L-BOXXes that Bosch uses these days: http://www.sortimo.com/products/cases-boxxes/.
Re: Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?
#778The ancient microwave in my first apartment. It had two knobs: one for time, one for power. It's immediately obvious how to cook something for how long, how to add more time, etc. All other microwaves that I've used I had to have someone explain to me what buttons to press in what order to do even the simplest things. And I've never seen anyone use all of those fancy buttons.
All those buttons and not a single one to mute the microwaves beeping noises. It would really be handy when others are sleeping.
As a rule, my first step when installing a new appliance is to disassemble and mute the piezo buzzer using some foam and electrical tape. You still hear the signals but not at the obnoxious default of ~120db.
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#779Zojirushi fuzzy logic rice cooker. I've owned it for more than a decade and made maybe hundreds of pounds of rice. Always perfect. Cast iron skillet. Lodge makes cheap, very high quality, pans that just work, forever (there are many brands, several are great).
I'm not really sure what the benefit of a rice cooker is over cooking it in a pan.
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#780The Microsoft IntelliMouse 1.1a. It's a shame it's no longer on sale.
Had one of these for years, great mouse, it was in my office for all of my PhD, only downside was it got dirty easily. Since replaced with a Logitech M500.