Overkill objects for everyday life • Hacker News Board

Re: Overkill objects for everyday life

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Post by Grustaf » Sun, May 30, 2021, 7:46 PM UTC

villasv wrote: post #12

notatoad wrote: post #4

I love to use professional-grade items where i can, but sometimes "overkill" means a worse product. like the professional-grade fan - it's not just designed for a high duty cycle, it's also probably designed to be operated in an environment where people regularly use hearing protection, so quiet operation is not a consideration.

I agree. “Worse” considering the scenarios where your needs are not exactly the ones that guided project development. A simple example would be gloves. What would be the pro version of a glove? The ones used in steel mills? If you want a glove for riding a bike, you’re better of with regular biker gloves. If it’s a glove for winter, maybe skier gloves and so on.

In the 90's wearing road construction worker gloves while skateboarding was the cool thing in Sweden, works pretty well. And now I use insulated carpenter gloves while bicycling in the mild Danish winters.

Re: Overkill objects for everyday life

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Post by mahathu » Sun, May 30, 2021, 7:46 PM UTC

goatinaboat wrote: post #257

lucb1e wrote: post #255

This started off as a fun article about "what's the most overkill way I can get this?" and then looking for second-hand fighter jet seats just for the shits and giggles. I like that. But then it goes south from there, the author seems to believe that anything that isn't from the USA military must be crap: > Made in the USA from military grade [...] preferably a military supplier [...] This is the real thing, used by…

“Military grade” means “made by the lowest bidder” in reality

Like the $7.63 a piece earplugs by 3M that turned out defective: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/jury-finds-3ms-earplugs-cau...

Re: Overkill objects for everyday life

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Post by jrockway » Sun, May 30, 2021, 7:46 PM UTC

dsr_ wrote: post #120

JJMcJ wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fans - did some work on a 19 inch rack mountable system. Had four I think 12,000 RPM fans. The fans were about 1 inch on a side but between them they sounded like a fully loaded 747 spinning up.

The test units for the first generation of AMD Opteron 1U servers we bought were immediately named pratt, whitney, rolls and royce.

GE feels left out!

Re: Overkill objects for everyday life

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Post by nraynaud » Sun, May 30, 2021, 7:47 PM UTC

goatinaboat wrote: post #257

lucb1e wrote: post #255

This started off as a fun article about "what's the most overkill way I can get this?" and then looking for second-hand fighter jet seats just for the shits and giggles. I like that. But then it goes south from there, the author seems to believe that anything that isn't from the USA military must be crap: > Made in the USA from military grade [...] preferably a military supplier [...] This is the real thing, used by…

“Military grade” means “made by the lowest bidder” in reality

French military takes the second lowest as a rule. So much better.

Re: Overkill objects for everyday life

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Post by jlkuester7 » Sun, May 30, 2021, 7:47 PM UTC

Grustaf wrote: post #252

jlkuester7 wrote: post #227

I am a huge fan of highly durable equipment, but one thing to watch out for is that comfort/ergonimics are often sacrificed for the sake of simplicity and duribility. Ask anyone who has spent time in a military vehicle. Those things can take a beating and are made to be repaired quickly and sent back out for more. But a quite comfortable ride they are not.... Sometimes that no-compromise toughness is exactly what you…

For me that's one of the selling points. Modern life is so ridiculously over engineered to be comfortable, we can all use some rough edges.

For the most part I totally agree with you. That is why I enjoy leaving the comfort if my home to go backpacking in the mountains or something. Sometimes challenging yourself can make you feel more alive!

It is just that from personal experience, a road trip with small children has enough rough edges that road/engine noise so loud that the kids can't sleep does not have to be one of them...

Re: Overkill objects for everyday life

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Post by Grustaf » Sun, May 30, 2021, 7:48 PM UTC

amelius wrote: post #49

whoisburbansky wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was surprised that the App Store would take a cut of charity donations, so I looked it up and pretty much every forum post I found says that you’re actually forbidden from collecting donations using in app purchases, and have to do so through out of band methods to get through App Review? [1] Kind of difficult to take a cut of payments you explicitly don’t allow on your platform, isn’t it? https://apple.stackexchan…

Yeah, that's Apple's excuse as it is very difficult to set up out-of-band payment methods on an Apple system.

It's extremely easy. The controversy is about not being able to mention it in your app.

Re: Overkill objects for everyday life

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Post by evil-olive » Sun, May 30, 2021, 7:48 PM UTC

pimlottc wrote: post #166

bonestamp2 wrote: post #65

I use restaurant glassware at home. It's nice, yet minimalistic looking (to match any style restaurant/home), relatively cheap, very durable: https://shop.libbey.com/collections/beverageware/products/ba...

+1 for restaurant supply stores. You can find at least one in any reasonably sized city and they have just about everything you could possibly need, from tableware to cookware to appliances to bulk dry goods to cleaning and safety equipment. No frills and competitively priced.

I've ordered from [0] several times and can recommend them as an online option.

Only major downside is that shipping is expensive (unless you join their Amazon Prime equivalent, which is $99/month and doesn't really make sense for a household). I think my last order was around $30 s&h on a ~$200 order.

My workaround is that I save up a big wishlist and then order from them about once a year, and get friends & family to tack on any items they want as well.

0: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/

Re: Overkill objects for everyday life

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Post by Denvercoder9 » Sun, May 30, 2021, 7:48 PM UTC

lucb1e wrote: post #255

This started off as a fun article about "what's the most overkill way I can get this?" and then looking for second-hand fighter jet seats just for the shits and giggles. I like that. But then it goes south from there, the author seems to believe that anything that isn't from the USA military must be crap: > Made in the USA from military grade [...] preferably a military supplier [...] This is the real thing, used by…

The irony here is that anyone who has actually served would gladly tell you that half the military grade stuff they had to deal with is utter junk.

Re: Overkill objects for everyday life

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Post by amelius » Sun, May 30, 2021, 7:49 PM UTC

Grustaf wrote: post #266

amelius wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, that's Apple's excuse as it is very difficult to set up out-of-band payment methods on an Apple system.

It's extremely easy. The controversy is about not being able to mention it in your app.

Exactly, that's part of what I mean by "set up".

Re: Overkill objects for everyday life

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Post by Grustaf » Sun, May 30, 2021, 7:50 PM UTC

SavantIdiot wrote: post #154

I could get behind some of these. Like that Hobart mixer. Granted, I don't use a mixer 24/7 in a bakery, but my first Kitchen Aid overheated and broke after ~5 years. I'd prefer if commodity things, like computer mice, were made to last, and not $5 pieces of cheap plastic that end up in landfills. But I'm the person who complains about the tons of cheap plastic trash sold in 0.99 stores while able to afford $500 mixe…

Many people have been known to use these Electrolux mixers for decades, I have one that's 30 years old, working perfectly.

https://www.electrolux.dk/kitchen/small-kitchen-appliances/k...