This is a good one. I went with the AS-D2 for a year, then got the Phoenix copper DOC for something more aggressive and more beautiful. Been using that ever since. The Feather was great to learn on though and now my kid learned on it and uses it. I’ll probably have to get another for the younger one when he’s ready.
These are some items which I have purchased. which I’ve gotten alot of practicality and enjoyment out of
oculus quest 2
alliexpress h61 lga 1155 motherboard
aoc gm500 mouse
stadia midnight blue controller
i7 3770
macbook air 2012 4gb
They’ve served me well especially that little old but still gold quadcore and the motherboard highly recommend it to anyone looking to build a gaming beast would combo well with 16gb,rx 570
Proper leather boots. I got the red wing irons rangers. Took 3 months of to break them in but it was worth it. Now I have boots that will last me half my life if I take good care of them, plus they fit like a glove!
Proper chef’s knife and vegetable cleaver. Most of my military surplus clothes. A vaccuum sealer. Second hand books. My Traynor YBA-1. Some good boots. There’s definitely stuff i forgot, i don’t really buy items anymore.
Proper mop bucket like heavy duty on wheels. Mopping takes minutes now, nothing has worn out in years, very little waste.
Proper broom, not plastic. Got tired of all the waste from plastic ones wearing out so quickly. I got one of these and it is an amazing buy it for life kind of thing.
Bidet
An IDGAF pocket knife. All those times when I was young and just needed a vaguely knife-shaped piece of metal but dad was like “don’t hammer that knife into that rock you’ll damage the blade” or “don’t hammer that knife into the can of beans” or “don’t hammer that knife into the deer skull you found” well now IDGAF. Sturdy, cheap, doesn’t matter it it holds an edge or stays clean.
A Dremel. I don’t have a lot of space and this thing is great for cutting random things I don’t have real tools for.
Respirator and impact goggles. Originally bought for going to protests but I’ve found they’re just fantastic around the house. Don’t want to breath in murder chemical while cleaning an oven? Or microplastics from sawing your latest art project in half? What about “This Dremel blade might explode if I use it like this and I don’t want to lose my eyes”?
Yak tracks, they work. I’m getting too old to fall on ice and walk it off.
The right shoes for the job. Walking shoes, climbing shoes, hiking boots, brown leather heels for construction work, eight inch black leather stilletos for getting attention, blue suede boots for getting attention, six inch pink platform boots for getting attention, blue gogo boots for getting attention. They’re all crucial to my day to day.
Cats. They keep the sad away, works great.
Jars everywhere. You can store spices, leftovers, paperclips, q tips, an array of rocks for making minis, paints, pepper ferments. They are so versatile and easy to clean I have maybe 150 or so of them currently.
Air fryer. Didn’t think I’d like it but I’m a convert now they’re great.
A growing collection of glues. I don’t know why but the ability to properly fuse shit together unlocks so many possibilities. This is a new discovery for me.
A growing collection of solvents. Like the reverse of glue the ability to clean things in specific ways is great.
Metal wire shelves. They’re versatile, sturdy, relatively cheap, easy to break down and transport if you’ve been averaging a move a year for ten years.
A small sewing kit. Great for small repairs. I’ve added years to some of my dresses by catching weak points early and doing 10 minute fixes.
Proper electric toothbrush. Even the fanciest ones are cheaper than dental work.
Lastly, a bin of compost in your living room because you live in a city and don’t have much access to dirt. Feed it very slowly so it doesn’t rot. Keep roly polies in there, they’re cute, and springtails to prevent mold, they’re also cute. When you feel sad about living in a cement and steel environment just crack that thing open and pretend you’re looking at a forest floor. Dig around a little see how the worms are doing. Bother your nesting partner by grabbing fistfuls of it and loudly exclaiming “dirt smells great today really earthy!”
Edit to add, how could I forget this? I just got home and in my entryway there is an 18 unit locker like the kind you would find during a Bed Bath going out of business sale and they’re getting rid of everything including the employee lockers in back, you know the ones. I’m poly so each of my partners and my nesting partner’s partners get to pick their own locker to keep overnight supplies in. There are unclaimed lockers for guests to store small things, and some that are effectively house mandatory junk drawers. Also serves as a lost and found when like partners leave phone chargers or whatever else behind. Great purchase.
Yeah I didn’t realize quite how much of a difference they’d make in my life until I was like 27. Can’t live without them now makes a lot of things much easier
I’ve been told I’m very me. I think mostly I have too much going on to give one hot fuck about what other people are thinking of me so I end up being a top tier goblin
Bidget, I’m a pretty large man (450 pounds) and I always have trouble reaching under to wipe. I would go weeks without wiping and just let it build up like fondu on my ass while I sit in my gamer chair and argue with Redditors (my karma is over 10 mill btw). My hygiene got so bad my pants were decomposing because of all the caked shit. One day as I was moderating r/mademesmile I noticed an ask reddit thread that was talking about bidgets. They were saying how great they were for blasting your butthole clean and how much you save on toilet paper so I asked my mother for some money to buy an attachment for my toilet.
I ordered it off Amazon for like $100 and I got my mom’s boyfriend to install it and oh boy was this thing a life changer. First time I used it it didn’t do much because my ass was full of dried shit but eventually with the help of a paint scraper my butt was cleaner than the Shinano-gawa (that is a Japanese lake) but then I noticed that when the water hits a particular spot under my balls my uuuhhh yeah. So even though I can’t really see anything because it’s so small I could see the semen oozing down my leg. That’s when I realised I can jerk myself off useing the bidget. I would bring my gaming setup into the bathroom and play Genshin impact while the bidget sprays water under me until I cummed. I eventually had to throw it away because it rusted from constant use but I am saving up for one of those Japanese smart toilets so I can install it in my bedroom.
Small foldable bathtub. When I say small, I mean still big enough to drown myself if I wanted to.
Along with that I also bought a suction cup phone holder for cars that I put on the wall. Hands free YouTube videos while soaking in almost boiling water.
Foldable bathtub? Then why limit yourself with watching YouTube on phone? Put the foldable bathtub in your living room and watch YouTube on your TV instead.
You can always use a garden hose to siphon the bath water out though, just like siphoning out gas from a car’s fuel tank. Just be careful not to accidentally drink the bath water if you use your mouth.
A decent blender. Not anything industrial like a Vitamix, it’s a Magimix which was about half as much but still durable and has replaceable parts. It’s fine for what I need and is lasting much longer than the pile of crap I had before.
Vacuum pack bags for clothes is another one. I like to keep my wardrobe seasonal but I don’t have much space, so packing it down helps.
Also anything reusable: PTFE/silicone baking sheets, rechargeable batteries, reloadable floss handles. All of these have saved recurring purchases, money over time and reduced waste (which made me feel good.)
How much is a Magimix? An entry-level Vitamix is “only” $300, but when I compare that to the amount I spent on my Ninja and various other sub-$100 blenders that I’ve burnt through or broken down in the amount of time I’ve owned my base-model vitamix, $300 is a fucking bargain.
Ah, it might be a regional thing. In the UK, the cheapest Vitamix is almost £400 where the Magimix was about £200 at the time. They might be pretty comparable but the prices don’t quite work out the same here.
Totally agree though, I was getting through a £50-75 blender each year for really silly breakages with no spares available.
I grabbed this Vitamix 3600 plus at a thrift store a couple years ago. I’m not sure how old it is, somewhere in the 50 year range I believe. Best blender I’ve ever owned and you can sometimes find them for like $30usd. https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/66ef65e6-d834-480a-916b-d7e93509e798.png
Bedjet. I have constant nightmares which make me soaking in sweat. This thing keeps you and your sheets dry all night. Keeps me cool in the summer and warm in the winter. And the quality is something I have never seen before
sometimes knocking yourself out when you have sleep issues/night terrors can just leave you trapped in the nightmare. 0/10 would not recommend. there’s also a non-soporific med for nightmares that can be prescribed, but its original purpose was a blood pressure med, so it can cause fainting and dizziness :/
Never tried. I have nightmares all my life, got used to it. When I was younger I was scared to fall a sleep, I tried to stay awake as long as I could. I am still sleep deprived though. Some weekends I sleep 15hrs straight.
Yes it is good, that’s why I put it in this topic. But only if you don’t bother a little breeze going over you. You can set the fan very low, you won’t feel it but it still works.
I occasionally have to change the temp. But that is user error, when you’re cold going to bed, you tend overcompensate to warm up and fall a sleep.
There are buttons with different built in timers. Max hot only runs for 10min at 45c. That’s a good thing.
They are expensive, but I would buy again.
You can also make temperature curves when it automatically changes temp over a set period of time.
Yes. I have used it. It is only necessary when not set to heating so you don’t get cold feet. Otherwise it will blow on your feet. I currently use it without the sheet.
Doesn’t help that the official one is on aliexpress with a bunch of knock offs. But the actual pinecil works really well with the same 60w charger I use with my pixel 4a.
I can use the same wall plug or portable battery for my laptop, phone, and soldering iron, and it has a bunch of nice qol features.
There’s an accelerometer built-in so it can detect when you put down/pick up the iron for sleeping the heater and also for orienting the display. The new version also has Bluetooth so you can monitor/control the iron from your phone/PC.
The heating element is in the tip so you are less likely to burn your fingers and it’s also far more efficient so it’s able to heat up very quickly and handle large pads for its size.
It can draw up to 85W through a barrel jack or USB-PD.
I paid $25 for it and have gotten a ton of use out of it.
I put away my expensive soldering iron and use this one exclusively now because it’s just more convenient to use.
I would definitely recommend it for new or experienced users, it’s a great value for the price.
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