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Generally I've been absolutely thrilled with Wirecutter's recommendations ever since their inception.
Admittedly, there were a few occasions where long-term usability and reliability were issues; the sorts of things you would expect reviewers to miss because it's simply impractical to expect them to use a product on a daily basis for a whole year or something like that.
A company accused Wirecutter of being pay-for-play, based on how how heavily affiliate revenue (allegedly) factors into Wirecutter reviews. [1] The Wirecutter responded here. [2] I wonder if this was part of the reason that the Honeywell unit was recommended. 1: https://www.xdesk.com/wirecutter-standing-desk-review-pay-to... 2: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/our-response-to-nextdesk/
If true, this explains the awful towels we bought at the WireCutter’s suggestion.
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I find it inexplicable that a humidifier that doesn't automatically shut off when the tank is empty can get a perfect score in the "convenience" category.
It might be that you'd like to finish drying out the wick so it doesn't mold? And use up the last of the water? I seem to recall Technology Connections also complaining about the auto shutoff in his videos...
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Previously discussed on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22141719 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16729408 I still use The Wirecutter, but in combination with other sources. I try to ask myself the question: do there appear to be competing products that wouldn't provide the affiliate revenue and therefore potentially be left out of the recommendations? If I'm just deciding between a bunch of stuff on Ama…
This is what makes the internet fun. You want to research something, but then you have to research the trustworthiness of the sites your are finding in the search.
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Friendly reminder: If this is not the internet you want, please try to support indie content producers whose work you think is decent and who take tips/Patreon/et al. And if you can afford it, subscribe to online newspapers and the like (because journalism is in a world of hurt and it is negatively impacting minor little things like freedom and democracy). I blog and I take tips and Patreon and I sometimes hit the fr…
> The world can decide it values good writing and that writers deserve a decent income It has decided. The sad truth is just that “good writing” just isn’t that valuable (as can be seen in how much people pay) if you don’t have some killer content to back it up. Good writing is requisite but not sufficient. Just because something is a sustaining profession for a few people doesn’t mean it should be for everyone who d…
I often get messages from readers saying that they depended on the content I write and read it like the bible. They used it to start a business or get a residence permit.
There's a donation button under every post, out of 100k visitors, around 3-6 will donate. I get more emails with extra questions than I get donations. When I patiently answer those, maybe half will donate 5-15€, and only since I added a line about it in my signature.
By comparison, affiliate income pays roughly 100x better if you stay neutral. If you can't get paid to sell your content, you get paid to sell your audience. This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
I want to be uncompromisingly helpful, but the incentives are often at odds with this. It's also not surprising that many websites get greedy and fall apart.
If the maintainers of critical open source projects have to beg for enough money to keep the lights on, I don't think the problem is the lack of value, but the expectation that digital content is free.
Last winter I installed a whole house humidifier and I couldn’t be happier. Very little maintenance, marked reduction in dry nose and cracked skin. Easily handles the whole house. As a DIY project I would rate it’s difficulty as moderate.
Does this increase the risk of mold growing in external walls and around windows during winter?
After years of garbage humidifiers, I made my own. It cost a tiny fraction of the high end models, has huge reservoir, easy to clean, easy to modify and repair. It's a food grade 5 gallon bucket ($3) with a bathroom vent fan ($15) mounted to the lid with a pvc pipe section ($2 maybe) for adapting the fan the wick, a flour sack cloth towel (pack of 10 for $5). A couple of holes in the lid, some creative testing for ho…
I've made my own aswell.
After years of garbage humidifiers, I made my own. It cost a tiny fraction of the high end models, has huge reservoir, easy to clean, easy to modify and repair. It's a food grade 5 gallon bucket ($3) with a bathroom vent fan ($15) mounted to the lid with a pvc pipe section ($2 maybe) for adapting the fan the wick, a flour sack cloth towel (pack of 10 for $5). A couple of holes in the lid, some creative testing for ho…
To everyone experiencing mold issues, there's an easy way to avoid it. Simply let the wick dry out between tank fillings. I have eight of these Honeywells running in a couple of vacation rentals. I let guests know to run them till dry before refilling, and I make sure they don't sit wet between guests. I also run a large Holmes wick humidifier at my home. I've run the Honeywells for several years now, and the large H…
Sat in a damp London flat, with condensation permanently dripping down the windows (despite the dehumidifier running virtually 24/7), I struggle to relate to a world where you would deliberately want to put moisture into the air.
And as someone who lives in Brisbane Australia I’m right there in confusion with you! We run our aircon on the de -humidify setting haha
Also because our winters never get cold enough to freeze all the moisture out of the air - I experienced that when living in an alpine village that turned into a giant ice box over winter / early spring (Arthur's Pass), but that was a village of 37, the rest of NZ is not experiencing that.
Heck, I used to run two dehumidifiers in a previous house of mine during winter, just because the amount of condensation and dampness we got was ridiculous and very unhealthy.