Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?

#1

Post by ayberk » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 3:55 AM UTC

It can be either hardware or software. For me,

1) Apple Watch. I have been moving a lot more since I got my watch. I also check my phone less often now. 2) Vari standing desk. Replacing my old IKEA desk with a sturdy standing-desk has been great.

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#2

Post by mparis » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 4:14 AM UTC

Fun: Rossignol black ops gamer 118 skis. They shred.

Coffee: Kalita 185 pour over coffee maker. Inexpensive, high quality coffee. Also the porlex mini burr grinder.

Software: IntelliJ Ultimate/Clion for rust dev. Historically a VS Code guy but jetbrains products are great when you have enough horse power to run them.

Speakers: UE mega boom 3. Waterproof & great sound.

Book: Victor Frankls man’s search for meaning.

Food: Eggplant for this parm https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/bas-best-eggplant-parmesan

Charity: Donating to Wikipedia. We need them.

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#3

Post by mraza007 » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 4:50 AM UTC

Remarkable Tablet. It has allowed my save paper and definitely worth buying it.

It just makes things so much easier such as taking handwritten notes and sharing it

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#4

Post by mojomark » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 4:52 AM UTC

mparis wrote: post #2

Fun: Rossignol black ops gamer 118 skis. They shred. Coffee: Kalita 185 pour over coffee maker. Inexpensive, high quality coffee. Also the porlex mini burr grinder. Software: IntelliJ Ultimate/Clion for rust dev. Historically a VS Code guy but jetbrains products are great when you have enough horse power to run them. Speakers: UE mega boom 3. Waterproof & great sound. Book: Victor Frankls man’s search for meaning. Fo…

Enjoyed reading. Asside from staples, mine are...

Remarkable 2 - maybe it's first because I just got it 4 weeks ago, but it's amazeballs. I'm a paper notebook monster and I've replaced them all.

Udemy Course: Artificial Intelligence Reinforcement Learning in Python (by Lazy Programmer)

Elixir accoustic guitar strings 0.13

I made many other purchases, but as you state, but for better or worse, the charity makes me truly feel the best, so my wife and I donated to.

Wikipedia Humane Society local college radio station A small zoo Movable Feast My alma mater

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#5

Post by jelliclesfarm » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 4:57 AM UTC

Tractor. Another one.

All I wanted for 2020 was autonomous farm machinery..an Ag robot for small acreages. Maybe in 2021.

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#6

Post by mech422 » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 5:02 AM UTC

I guess for me, it would be: ODroid H2s - I love these! Artillery Sidewinder X1 3d printer - just got this but having a ball with it!

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#7

Post by axaxs » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 5:09 AM UTC

Air Fryer. I was always the pessimist...it's just a convection oven afterall, right. Finally bought one and am a convert. We use that thing almost daily.

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#8

Post by brudgers » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 5:13 AM UTC

Brompton H6L with -12% gearing.

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#9

Post by ramenstor » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 5:22 AM UTC

Monitor arm. Provides great functionality and flexibility for my computer usage.

Surface Pro 7. Such a lovely piece of engineering. Great lightweight laptop, although the tablet mode of Windows 10 needs some love and care from Microsoft.

Nvidia Shield. Great device for streaming media. There were always limitations with using the LG WebOS and the Shield made all of those go away.

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#10

Post by adiM » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 5:28 AM UTC

Boox Max 3, 13.3" eInk tablet. Bought just before the pandemic started and has been super useful in reader PDFs and writing notes, and even attending zoom calls(!) without any eye strain.