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

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Post by cbushko » Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:34 AM UTC

co001de wrote: post #113

- Pitbull Skull Shaver. I can shave my (partially) bald head without help from others.(You have to do it once in 3-4 days at least, otherwise the shaver doesn’t work well with long hair).

For anyone that is balding but wants to keep their hair very short, I have been rotating between 2 Panasonic wet/dry beard trimmers for the last 10 years.

It is wireless, adjustable and I shave my head in the shower.

I have this older model and it is great but I do not know about the newer versions.

https://shop.panasonic.com/personal-care/mens-shavers-and-gr...

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

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Post by martindbp » Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:44 AM UTC

operator-name wrote: post #836

martindbp wrote: post #379

Remarkable 2, I use it for at least an hour every day, reading, taking notes, exploring ideas etc. I had a notebook before but I just scribbled in it when I needed to think visually, but it wasn't something I'd do very often.

How are you finding the pen latency? Have you tired some other devices that you'd compare it to?

It's higher than for a capacitive touch screen (had a MS Surface in the past to compare to), but to me it's not really noticeable.

There are some flaws, but they are generally software issues that can be fixed eventually.

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

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Post by cbushko » Fri, May 21, 2021, 4:54 AM UTC

pixiemaster wrote: post #723

Kärcher FC7 hardfloor electric brush: rotating brushes with water, combining swiping, vacuum, brushing and hardwood polish in one go, perfect for picking up after the 2yr old whole avoiding sucking up Legos into the void, and polishing our wood floor.

So basically you never have to mop your hardwood floors ever again?

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

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Post by cbushko » Fri, May 21, 2021, 5:07 AM UTC

wiredfool wrote: post #83

Tech: Dell U3219Q -- 4k 32" display, USB C power delivery, builtin KVM switch to go between HDMI/USB3 and USB C, running it at a 1x resolution for a 3800x2000 logical display. It's pricey, but I can do one monitor on this and be happy. Not Tech: Rene Herse Rat Trap Pass/Nachez Pass super supple wide tires for my tandem. Boosted the average speed by ~1+mph (~16mph to 17+ mph) (with the same stoker) over 2-3 hr rides,…

I bought the 34" curved Dell monitor (U3419W) with the KVM switch built in and I am very happy with it.

Dell's Mac support is pretty bad but being able to hook 3 computers upto the monitor works very well. I use usb-c, HDMI and display port.

I found a command line tool for mac that sends the correct command codes to the monitor to make it even easy to switch machines. My one laptop has the touchbar and it is easy to add buttons to it for monitor switching.

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

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Post by tastysandwich » Fri, May 21, 2021, 5:11 AM UTC

FiiO BTR3 Bluetooth receiver.

I have a few wired headphones I absolutely love. Sennheiser HD650, Sennheiser HD58x, Oppo PM3, to name a few. I'd like to use them wirelessly, because, hey, it's just super convenient...

I clip this small receiver onto the headphone band (above the ear), and run a small cable up along the side of the headphones. Now my headphones have bluetooth!

It powers up the Oppo PM3 and Sennheiser HD58x's more than enough, and it sounds great. It's comfortable and light - you wouldn't even notice honestly.

I highly recommend.

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

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Post by tluyben2 » Fri, May 21, 2021, 5:12 AM UTC

operator-name wrote: post #851

tluyben2 wrote: post #337

Boox Note3 -> it is brilliant. Works so incredibly well and fact it runs Android helps enormously.

? Is there a reason you chose the Boox over the ReMarkable? How are you finding the pen latency?

More memory, more model choices, company with more experience, android (remarkable is more open, but android allows using Kindle, Pocket, evernote etcetc). I used it for reading books (mostly technical) and writing on everything is perfect (really fully replaced paper for me) and I do not really notice any latency for my purposes. Never tried remarkable so cannot compare that point really.

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

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Post by namelosw » Fri, May 21, 2021, 5:21 AM UTC

ornornor wrote: post #748

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…

> Just put several thick textbooks under the monitors. (my personal choice: CLRS + CSAPP + HTDP + Computer Networking + Algorithms 4th :)) It always makes me chuckle inside when a company is too cheap to buy people proper stands for monitors and instead you see people use textbooks from the office reference library… and when you add up the cost of the actual books, it costs an order of magnitude more than the actual…

Haha, this is so true. Good observation! With that said, I live in China so most of the books are translated versions so:

1. They're substantially cheaper, the total of those books should be around $100 while the monitor mounts me more than $140

2. Those classical tech books are usually translated by the same publication so the design and size are satisfyingly the same.

It is one of the small things I feel grateful for. Books in China generally cost like $6 ~ $18. The first time I see the price tag of English books it was just jaw-dropping.

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

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Post by mceachen » Fri, May 21, 2021, 5:24 AM UTC

My AMD 3900x.

So. Many. Cores.

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

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Post by pixiemaster » Fri, May 21, 2021, 5:28 AM UTC

cbushko wrote: post #903

pixiemaster wrote: post #723

Kärcher FC7 hardfloor electric brush: rotating brushes with water, combining swiping, vacuum, brushing and hardwood polish in one go, perfect for picking up after the 2yr old whole avoiding sucking up Legos into the void, and polishing our wood floor.

So basically you never have to mop your hardwood floors ever again?

exactly. and it’s like a one stop with vacuuming, incl bigger stuff like breadcrumbs.

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

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Post by chewxy » Fri, May 21, 2021, 5:31 AM UTC

My favourite purchases from the last two years:

Cleaning tool: HiZero

Transport-related: OneWheel

Work Related: My PC

All these have provided ridiculous amounts of utility. The HiZero proved itself within the first week. The OneWheel took a bit longer (3 weeks to get decent at it, still not good at it)