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Ask HN: What did you buy or considering buying this Black Friday?

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Re: Ask HN: What did you buy or considering buying this Black Friday?

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Post by janlin1999 »

baking wrote: post #28
janlin1999 wrote: post #3

I bought a hot water recirculator. I'm curious how it'll work out, and hope that it won't leak!

Don't you need to have the plumbing in a loop? Not something you just buy. You have to put in a return line back to the water heater.

I think they use the cold water line to return water.

Re: Ask HN: What did you buy or considering buying this Black Friday?

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Post by dayjaby »

nerdwaller wrote: post #11
hyperpl wrote: post #2

Logitech G502 Hero wired mouse on sale for $30 at Lenovo to replace a dying Razer. I heard it's a good mouse and I hope I will like it.

I have had that Logitech mouse for ages (and the predecessor) and love it.

Does that mouse by any chance not make too much noise when clicking? Need to find one desperately.

Re: Ask HN: What did you buy or considering buying this Black Friday?

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Post by thiht »

re-thc wrote: post #54
vinniepukh wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I respect your self-restraint

Is it? If you need something you would have got it already. If you don't then you're just wasting money. It's more like a lack of self-restraint - not holding back beforehand.

> If you need something you would have got it already

Not necessarily, it’s common for people to wait for Black Friday for big purchases.

Re: Ask HN: What did you buy or considering buying this Black Friday?

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Post by jacknews »

smegsicle wrote: post #78
jacknews wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do electric pressure cookers cook rice? I mean do they switch off/warm mode correctly when the rice dries up, like a rice cooker, or do you have to time it?

oh right, it doesn't autodetect on the models i've seen, so that is one thing to think about, but it has seemed pretty forgiving. just remember to 1:1 the water since it's sealed if you're asian or whatever and make rice 10x times a week then a dedicated device is probably a good idea but if not then i'd think twice before getting something mechanically similar to but not as capable as a pressure cooker

Yes I hate the proliferation too - these pressure/multicookers must have a temperature sensor, and so all the program needs to do is switch to a 'warm mode' when the temperature exceeds 102-3C, ie that's when all the water has evaporated. Tempting to buy one and hack around with it.

Re: Ask HN: What did you buy or considering buying this Black Friday?

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Post by re-thc »

thiht wrote: post #86
re-thc wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it? If you need something you would have got it already. If you don't then you're just wasting money. It's more like a lack of self-restraint - not holding back beforehand.

> If you need something you would have got it already Not necessarily, it’s common for people to wait for Black Friday for big purchases.

> Not necessarily, it’s common for people to wait for Black Friday for big purchases.

That's my point though - if you can and do wait you don't actually need it. Like unless you're in some financial hardship or other edge case...

E.g. would you wait 6 months without a TV so you can buy it on Black Friday? If you can do that you don't need it. It's a nice to have.

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