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Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

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Merino wool T-shirts. Cost about 30€ instead of previously used 3€ cotton T-shirts. Can wear one for about 3 weeks without washing, with no body odor. Much more pleasant to the skin, even for doing sports, driving, etc. Also, warm in winter, airy in summer. Plan to switch most clothing to merino wool.

It reduced my hiking and motorcycling pack size by so much. Merino wool is a miracle material.

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- 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.

I simply stopped pairing socks 30 years ago. I have experienced no ill effects wearing unmatched socks.

I don't mind them visually non-matching, but different materials/thickness, etc. is annoying

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- 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.

I already had fenders, but not this:

https://www.printables.com/model/146449-bicycle-splash-guard

Works great. I have a segment of unpaved road on my commute. Greatly improves trousers and shoes cleanliness.

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

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post #26

Recently, I got air purifiers. I really like them so far, and I purchased a couple models from Vornado. Their air flow technology pairs really well with the air purifying. Their fans are the only ones I buy. Logitech unifying wireless mouse and keyboard. Really seamless to use between two computers and my monitor’s built in KVM while only taking up a single USB port. I even alternate between mice for ergonomics. Wind…

I got a Philips AC2889/10 air purifier because we relocated and I wanted to make sure to reduce mold spores. I discovered as a side effect that it really helps reducing dust as well.

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

#86
post #15

- Air fryer - Ultrasonic cleanser - used for pretty much anything including my invisalign retainers - Sodastream - Massage gun All these things have made my life a lot easier.

It's not possible to fry without oil or another type of grease, and that's by definition. Did you notice that to use your air fryer you need to use oil anyway? There's a fantastic debunking video on YouTube about that. Unfortunately it's in Italian only.

[https://youtu.be/kea9limMp7U]

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

#88

Merino wool T-shirts. Cost about 30€ instead of previously used 3€ cotton T-shirts. Can wear one for about 3 weeks without washing, with no body odor. Much more pleasant to the skin, even for doing sports, driving, etc. Also, warm in winter, airy in summer. Plan to switch most clothing to merino wool.

For the record, I buy from this Romanian maker that also sells internationally via Austria (no affiliation): https://www.merino-shop.at/en/

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

#89
post #29

CO2 sensors for every room in my apartment. Before monitoring the CO2 levels I did not realize the relation of tiredness, mental fatigue and high CO2 levels.

Which ones did you get? I've been thinking along similar lines recently, but they are somewhat expensive and it's hard to say which ones are even legit. So far the MH-Z19 modules are on the top of my list for pairing with an ESP or something and logging data to NAS but I've yet to order any.

I got the Netatmo Smart Indoor Air Quality Monitors. They are somewhat expensive, but I got a good deal, 69 EUR a piece. They also monitor temperature, air humidity and noise levels.

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

#90

Beats Fit Pro. My first and only wireless earbuds and it's been a game changer. (I think this is a recommendation more for a category than a specific product.)

I too bought my first pair of wireless earbuds (One Plus) last year. I'm really amazed how well these things work. Fantastic battery life, for such a tiny package. Pretty decent noise reduction. And they always seem to guess right which of the many devices they're paired with I want them to stream from.

I was, however, disappointed to discover that when in duplex mode, sound quality drops from hifi to first generation gsm quality. As I understand it, Bluetooth still has no better profile for duplex.

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