After retirement, do you consider moving to countries where the coat of living is lower such as India, Thailand etc? $500 in social security funds can be sufficient in such countries.
Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
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Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
#552Material 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…
What brand ear plugs do you recommend? I bought some just last week on amazon (some foam ones from Howard Leight) and it was a toss-up which were good and which were bad according to the reviews and descriptions.
I’ve been extremely satisfied with Happy Ears. They are tiny and unobtrusive, and very comfortable.
Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
#553Peloton Bike. I bought it for my wife and thought, I've never been an indoor spinner person. I thoughth I would hate it, and now I ride it 240 minutes/week. I've lost 25 lbs in 4 months, I sleep like a baby and I have more energy and focus when I'm awake. The threshold energy needed to hop on the bike is much lower than the threshold energy needed to go to the gym so I just do it way more frequently. Strong endorse.
Be careful. I think Peleton recalled ALL of their bikes due to them being dangerous. Maybe you are eligible for recall. One child died. There's a video on youtube of a child getting trapped under a peloton and it keeps on running. He escapes due to luck. Google 'peloton recall, 'peloton dangerous etc. Just FYI.
Peloton treadmills, not bikes. As discussed on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26846641
Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
#554Oculus 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…
Any Quest game recommendations? I have one, but I barely use it right now.
I enjoyed Pistol Whip a lot, although I have stopped using my Oculus over time
Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
#555LG 38UC99-W 38-Inch 21:9 Curved UltraWide QHD+ IPS Monitor with Bluetooth Speakers http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01LW54S4U/donhosek It's amazing how much the extra screen real estate helps. Other than that, I've bought surprisingly little in the last two years other than food, clothing and gifts.
Also got an ultra-wide curved. Work bought it. HP brand, 43”. Not my first choice but it’s where I work so that’s what we get.
I can say unequivocal that when I eventually have to take it back to the office, a) my non software developer team members will drool, b) I will buy myself something because gaming (and everything else) is fantastic on it.
Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
#556My M1 Macbook Air is the greatest Mac I ever bought. But I was given a 2011 Mac Mini through my local Buy Nothing group and I decked it out with drives and I am using it as a home server and I have to say it's a great get.
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#557Onewheel Pint! It was the ultimate quarantine toy. I saw so much of my city I hadn't seen before and it did a great job of getting me outside in general.
How far does it go? How is the safety? Is it fun?
Super fun, but it will dump you at some point.
I sold mine and bought a better esk8, but will buy again if they ever release a new, improved model.
Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
#558Soda water, I am addicted to it.
-Got a SodaStream and immediately decided I couldn't continue paying that much for refills. Bought a 5lb adapter hose on Ebay and a tank. One use paid off the CAPEX. Recommend strongly.
-Got a Stanley Growler for bringing it around. It is indestructible. I bring it into the mine every day and it has held up like a serious champ despite the abuse. Probably going to buy a second.
Other than that my Ikea standing desk and tall-fit shirts probably take the cake for me!
Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
#5591999 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…
I always say "the best compact pickup truck these days is a Grand Caravan"
Re: Ask HN: Favorite purchases of last two years?
#560iPad Pro 12.9” 2020 model, and moving completely to #iPadOnly way. Do not own any other device, and ditched my MBP after buying iPad. Do not miss anything as a designer/developer and I’m happy as hell now. :-)
can you talk about the developer experience on iPad Pro?
I’m enjoying it.
As a VIM user I use Blink Shell connected to EC2 instance running Ubuntu. If you’re used to macOS/Linux environments you‘ll not miss anything, and with Mosh support you will be always connected. Users that don’t use VIM or want to use different approach also have an option to do so with code-server, Coder or by using native editors(Textastic, Pythonista or play.js).
In addition to Blink Shell I also use Inspect Browser, Rest, Jayson, TLS Inspector, and native GitHub client.
I recommend this podcast: https://www.workbeyondmac.com/1637893/8226779-luis-alcaraz-a... to learn more about developing on iPad. :-)