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Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?

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Post by hasbot »

eknkc wrote: post #303

Robot Vacuum (Roborock S6): I always thought they were some gimmick. No. Should have bought one much earlier. M1 MBA: I ditched Apple hardware a year ago after their pretty crappy macbook pro lines. This thing is great and the hype is real. OneWheel: Always wanted to try. It is extremely fun but I’m too old to recover broken bones fast so I got rid of it.

Try an electric unicycle; similar but so much safer. I bought a Kingsong 18xl two years ago with no experience riding one. Taught myself to ride it in about 3 hours across about 8 sessions. No crashes! Took a few more hours to get really comfortable traveling at 20mph. Still no crashes.

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Post by sbradford26 »

shivam-dev wrote: post #53

Logitech MX Master, I noticed wrist pain with the prolong use of the trackpad on my Mac. Instead of getting a generic mouse, I decided to take the leap and get the MX Master 2S. The ergonomics alone is worth all the hype and money. The extra buttons, excellent tracking is cherry on the top for me.

I have the MX Master 2S as well. Recently my keyboard started getting flaky on me and I got the MX keys to go along with it and it is fabulous. I switch in between machines fairly often and the buttons to switch between computers are a life saver.

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Post by anarazel »

Jakobeha wrote: post #128

Material goods: Ear plugs (silicone). Don't waste your money on noise-cancelling headphones, I have $200 ones and they don't compare to simple ear plugs. If you live in a moderately noisy area and you want peace and quiet, get them. They basically just make everything quiet. 24 from CVS = $10. OpenMove by Aftershokz - Bone-conduction headphones. Perfect for running and just good for listening to music. They work, the…

That kind of headphones really was a significant upgrade for me. Being able to listen to something while still having environmental awareness is awesome.

I do wish the max volume for the aftershokz where higher, and they didn't have the play/pause button trigger a redial when double pushed. I've accidentally done that multiple times (Including scaring my parents with a middle of the night call, due to 9 hours time difference.)

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Random_Person wrote: post #243

Chromebook C423NA - for writing. I intentionally bought the lowest end model I could find at Walmart. I wanted it for a single task - writing - and it's perfect for that. It is terrible at most everything else. Softball glove - my kid has been playing softball and asked me to help work on some of their skills. I'm not into baseball/softball AT ALL, but I've very much enjoyed my time outside passing the ball. It's a v…

I'm at a similar decision point. What software are you using to write on the Chromebook?

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Post by wccrawford »

ultra-jeremyx wrote: post #299

Cold climate mini-split heat pumps * I live in northern New England and used to heat exclusively with wood in the winter time. Very cozy, but hard to maintain a consistent temp throughout the house. The new cold-climate models can operate at 100% capacity down to an ambient temp of -13F outdoors. One in each bedroom, the living area, and home office makes it easy to dial in the optimal temp for the space. No more loa…

A word of warning, though: Get someone to install them that is used to installing minisplits.

We didn't know the AC company we chose didn't normally do them. They told us about it, sold us on it, and then royally screwed up the installation. We had them fix it a few times, then they had to basically replace all the inside heads. And even after that, they still aren't right. Some of it is simple incompetence, but some of it had to do with knowing how to install a minisplit in particular.

We're now paying another company to completely replace it, just 2-3 years later. The manufacturer's warranty is gone (Don't buy Lennox! 2 year warranty and garbage hardware!) and the free (warranty) labor from the AC company isn't worth the time and hassle.

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Post by siver_john »

In the last year: Sennheiser 660s and a Schiit Stack (I wear headphones almost constantly while working and this was more than worth it).

iMovr sit stand desk, at the start of the pandemic I was using the desk built into my apartment wall that was probably fine for the occasional use at the family computer when this house was built in the 90s but was causing me a lot of pain using day to day.

Over Two Years, stupidest thing that has probably brought me the most happiness is a yutanpo I bought off of Amazon (also called hot water bottle?). There is something so satisfying about jumping into a nice pre-warmed and cozy bed at the end of a cold winter's day. (Though technically it was a gift so I don't know if it counts).

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Post by drewzero1 »

throwaway0a5e wrote: post #95
tomcam wrote: post #37

1999 GMC Savanna passenger van (seats removed) for use as a farm truck. It’s huge inside and easily holds 4x8 sheets of ply. Here in Seattle it gets wet a lot so I never have to worry about transporting or storing in the rain. Has 8 cylinder engine that will last forever and is easyish to maintain. I get an surprising amount of sheepish interest/envy from dudes who had the same idea but who bought pickups (which seld…

First the white collar hipsters jacked up the prices of station wagons. Then the white collar hipsters jacked up the prices of small trucks. Then the white collar hipsters jacked up the prices of fullsize trucks. In what universe is it sane to tell HN how great vans are?

Quick, somebody jack up the price of four-door sedans so I can sell mine!

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Post by paulgb »

- Apple Magic Touchpad. I used to use a wired mouse and the flexibility of a wireless touchpad (and gesture support) is much nicer.

- Dyson V7 Vacuum. Having a wireless vacuum has been great.

- Motobecane Gravel X-PRO HD (gravel bike). I'd never heard of a gravel bike until it was recommended to me, but I've gotten a ton of use out of it.

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Post by wccrawford »

lprubin wrote: post #221
ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #48

Oculus Quest 2 - despite the whole Facebook thing, coupling it with awesome games and experiences, it saved me from going mental during the autumn-winter-spring lockdown in Europe combined with the depressing weather of that time. Worth its weight in gold for that. Roborock Robovac - also worth its weight in gold since the whole lockdown WFH turned my apartment into a permanent office, kitchen, cinema and gym, the fl…

Getting an Oculus Quest 2 jumpstarted my workout regime after my gym closed during lockdown. I look forward to my workout time so much now. I got a $15 off brand silicon face cover to replace the cloth one to help with the sweat.

I've been considering a Quest 2 for exercise, but thought the sweat would be too much.

Any tips on the face cover and games/exercise apps?

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