A Herman Miller Embody. It was too much money for me, but I can’t go back to cheap chairs now. My back is messed up after diving off a boat many years ago. I could sit in my old chair for about ten minutes before it started giving me searing pain. I can sit in the embody for about an hour before I need to get up and stretch, but my back doesn’t hurt from sitting in it at all. It was a pain to configure, plus it needs RMA work, but I can recommend getting a nice chair if your back pain is interrupting your work.
What things did you purchase that enhanced the quality of your life in 2022?
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What’s the best thing about it?
- You don't have to rebuy games for a premium if you already used steam before - Synced saves with your PC if the game supports it - Great performance for a handheld with a solid battery - Great variety of inputs, and almost everything can be customizable (if you don't fancy the official button layouts there is a community coming up with custom ones) - You can turn it into a regular computer if needed - It is big eno…
Wonderful - mine’s just over a week away :) Been waiting months!
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#123A used manual typewriter. So far, I have written ten three-page letters to friends and family, including a few people I hadn't written to in maybe 40 years. I love the noise, the unavoidable mistakes, the way the finished letter looks, and the low cost of sending international mail from Japan (~$1 USD).
What year was it made? Do the hammers get jammed?
It's an Underwood 315, made by Olivetti … looks like '70s. No problems yet. Luckily in excellent condition, and it was refurbished by a shop before I purchased it. One thing that surprises me: no exclamation mark/point. Another is that there is no "one" key – you use a lowercase "el" for that.
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#124Water filter for my tea water. Our local water is quite hard and there is a stark taste difference. Walking treadmill for my desk. Usually sit all day and would then try to get in some movement in the evening. I now walk around 7k steps during meetings and other non-focus periods of my work. Also great when playing some games in the evening. Setup Homeassistant paired with smart wall plugs which measure usage and tur…
I purchased a water fountain (the kind you can find in an office) and 4 5 gallon drums and it's been one of my most used purchases ever. Mine is a bottom loader and I think that's important to the usefulness of it. It's been so successful I know of several other people who have also made such purchases after experiencing it. It's kind of an odd thing, but so so nice to have. It even heats water, although we turn that…
Might make sense if you're exclusively drinking it from the fountain, but we use the filter only for tee. Our water quality is generally exceptional. Just for tee it's a bit too hard.
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which walking treadmill did you buy if I may ask?
Second that question, I'm seriously considering getting one as well
The Kingsmith R1. As far as I know, it's a Xiaomi brand. It'd caution against getting a foldable treadmill however. Stability doesn't seem to be an issue but you do always notice the gap between the two parts. Most walking treadmills are light enough to be moved and the reduced size doesn't make massive difference.
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#126A french butter cup! It works by pouring a bit of water in the outer cup and the inner cup that holds the butter, fits upside down. Keeps it fresh without oxidation. I love real spreadable butter on my bread and together with my bread slicer, I’m a happy man :)
pleasae tell me about the bread slicer. For me, and 2020 not 2022, a used bread machine. Fresh multigrain bread with only natural ingredients early in the morning, smells wonderful, and makes you want to get up. Also does pizza dough, the kids make all kinds of chocolate bread, cloud bread, etc, etc. All stuff that's really just a bit too much hassle for a busy family to do manually, requires handling a hot oven, etc…
If you want a bread slicer and are able to find it in your location, I'd recommend Graef. They're an old German company and have produced bread slicers since the 1950s. Still super good quality and you can buy different blades to finely cut cheese and meats as well
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#128A good winter jacket. I live in a place where winter lasts for at least 4 months and always wore bad insulating jackets. Now I can stay outside with just 1 jacket and be comfortable, not sweating or freezing my a* off.
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#129A cheap 4k 50" TV mounted on the wall over my desk to replace my multi-monitor setup. This was an epiphany I had not long ago when I noticed the price of these cheap 4k TV's. I was running two 27" monitors previously, but the large 4k is a game-changer because it's large enough that I can actually take full advantage of those pixels and nearly double the usable screen space of my old monitors.
Does it cause eye strain staring at the tv screen so up close for long periods of time
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#130I didn't "purchase" anything - but I upgraded from a "cleaner" to a "housekeeper". What's the difference, you might ask? My wife and I are both working parents and we commute to London at least twice a week, leaving very little time for things like laundry and general tidying up. We have an absolutely fantastic lady who comes in 3x a week, and rather than only doing the usual cleaning, i.e. mop the floors, clean the…
Rather than a bonus consider bumping her hourly rate if your wife and/or you get a pay rise? We did this with a child minder a few years ago and it felt really right to share our positive financial situation with the person who was playing such an important role in our family. Although I note you're in the UK so a pay rise might not be on the cards.