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

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Post by lgreiv »

Coming from rather bulky DSLRs (e.g. Canon 7D), the Ricoh GR III was a game changer for me. The camera has a superb image quality while easily fitting in the front pocket of my pants, which allows me to carry it each and every day. That availability allowed me to take many shots I would have missed with my bulkier cameras as I would have left them at home. The development presets it brought luckily meet my taste, which allows me to skip development on my computer most of the time (I still shoot RAW and jpeg combined for the other times). The designers have put much effort in enabling one-handed handling of the camera even in manual mode.

Many current generation smartphones come with capable cameras, though, and I expect many not to see the benefit in this camera for their needs.

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

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Post by hawski »

bluGill wrote: post #528

Autonomous flowboard. I have a few different standing desks (one theirs, one vwindesk), but I don't know if any is enough better than the others - just get one I can't stand in one space for very long. But I can stand on this thing for a long time, and that is the whole point. Squatypotty. I don't think it cures cancer or any of the other supposed benefits I've seen people claim, but it is more comfortable. I actuall…

Which OS do you use with Pinebook Pro?

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

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Post by hateful »

Sohcahtoa82 wrote: post #680
namelosw wrote: post #368

I've been improving my desk accessories since the COVID breakout. Aeron Chair + IKEA IDÅSEN electric standing desk. With perfect height combination finally, I don't feel shoulder pain when typing. Unlike most standing desks, IDÅSEN is not wobbly at all. A double-decker book stand. I sometimes get distracted when I use the computer so I started to spend more time on paper-based workflow. I have serious back pain when…

> Aeron Chair + IKEA IDÅSEN electric standing desk. A good chair is a must-have for any office worker or PC gamer. And as a gamer, I tell fellow gamers to avoid "gaming" chairs and instead opt for a high-end office chair. Personally, I'm not a fan of the Aeron, but I have a nice Steelcase Think. Last year around this time, I also upgraded from a 9 year old $200 Ikea Fredrik desk to an electric Fully Jarvis.

Been looking for a new chair for a while - and I really like that Aeron allows you to NOT get the fully adjustable arm rests. All I did all day on my current chair (Arozzi) is accidentally move them when I get up from the chair - to the point where I took the arm apart and put a bolt in it.

The anxiety of this image: https://www.btod.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/steelca...

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

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Post by truth_ »

I bought a very cheap Android tablet (~55 US$). It has 1 GB memory.

It has one purpose only- reading books and papers. I have installed apps like Lithium for reading EPUB, Ebookdroid for reading paper PDFs, Adobe Reader for reading fiction PDFs, a blue light filter that supports scheduling, a lightweight, handy file manager (Xplore), and a very lightweight browser. I have disabled and/or uninstalled all apps that came with the device.

I have very happily dumped my Kindle and will never go back to it. I have been using this device for nearly two years. I love it and it is one of the best decisions I have ever made.

I read in three languages. Kindles suck at rendering languages other than English efficiently. Whenever a file has mathematical equations and figures, Kindle messes them up and renders out of place ugly equations. Kindle has no color. Difficult to read books with pictures.

Android tablet has eliminated all these problems. Only downside is its battery life. I charge it once in 3-5 days as I only read documents in it- no video or games, or even browser.

After this device retires, I will buy another cheap Android tablet for my reading purposes, and will never go back back to Kindles.

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

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Post by minimoose »

TacticalCoder wrote: post #362

Unlikely to get upvoted here but a used Porsche Panamera with an extended bumper-to-bumper manufacturer warranty. As Doug Demuro says it's cheap, really cheap. There's not a single brand new car costing, say, 75 K EUR or less that I'd have rather than that because the quality simply ain't there. The ride comfort, soundsystem, sound insulation, interior quality, how it drives superbly (and can yet be used for some spi…

no way this is cheaper than a used prius

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

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Post by bredren »

XDR Pro monitor with the stand - Quite an investment but for staring at 12+ hours a day coding / design, its simple and works very well.

6' x 6' x 8' Herman Miller A02 cubicle, walls only - Gave up my office as a baby room. Re-factored / reorganized / cleared out basement contents three times to carve out space in a corner. Threw down a cheap rug for an amazing reclamation of space.

Herman Miller Embody - Bought just prior to pandemic. Great chair. Used the warranty once due to some unwanted creaking. Service call quality was excellent.

Generic "foldable phone tablet mount holder" - Attached to bedside table, holds the Kindle Oasis to read falling asleep. Last thing I do many nights is swing this out of way.

Generic selfie light rings - Combined with USB battery packs, extremely useful to light work projects or special video conferencing events.

FLEXI New Classic Retractable Leash 16ft - Use this to walk my cat every day. Not perfect but very good.

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

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Post by mkw2k »

Oculus Quest 2: Virtual Reality has improved my life in almost every away and I love this thing. I can't recommend it enough

Asus G14 Zephyrus laptop: picked this up thinking it would be a temporary machine i'd use for a few months before building a desktop and it's so great i've had zero reason to build a desktop because it handles everything I can throw at it. Video editing, AAA games on high settings, coding, VR, etc, it's a beast of a laptop.

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

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Post by tmaly »

josefresco wrote: post #470
TacticalCoder wrote: post #362

Unlikely to get upvoted here but a used Porsche Panamera with an extended bumper-to-bumper manufacturer warranty. As Doug Demuro says it's cheap, really cheap. There's not a single brand new car costing, say, 75 K EUR or less that I'd have rather than that because the quality simply ain't there. The ride comfort, soundsystem, sound insulation, interior quality, how it drives superbly (and can yet be used for some spi…

You paid less than $30K? I've owned used-luxury cars before and everything's wonderful until you have to get it repaired. I guess with a warranty it might make sense, but what's that payment?

maintenance on a used Porsche can easily cost more than the car over its lifetime. I remember going in for an oil change and finding out I needed new breaks. That was a mortgage payment.
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