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Multitool. Can’t live without.
Recently bought a leatherman skeletool. It’s so compact and the perfect amount of utility for me. And it doubles as a fidget toy.
I’ve had one of these for probably 15 years now. Excellent tool.
Blackout curtains in combination with a sunlight alarm clock to fall asleep more easily and wake up gentler without my phone.
Toss on a cheap sound machine and it’s the best.
These are just frankly necessary if you live far enough north. When I’m going to sleep at 11pm ish, the sun is still up lmao.
What the-? How far up there are you?
51° N. I’m also on the fourth floor of a building, so the horizon is farther away. I’m exaggerating a little bit. By “still up” I really mean it’s still bright enough out, twilighty, that it would affect my ability to sleep. Bedroom window also faces east, so, yeah it’s a combination of factors but still.
It would matter more for your ability to fall asleep at night if your bedroom faces West. Do you mean it affects your ability to sleep in late?
Sorry I’m just dumb, I meant that it faces west lmao.
No, not at all! Just wanted to clarify if I was misunderstanding.
I’m not op, but I’m 55° north… It’s 22:25 here and this is how light it is right now. In another 4 hours, it’ll be nearly full daylight again!
I’m 61°N, the sun barely sets in the summer. Today, sun rises at 3:51, sets at 23:14. It’s proper dark for maybe 2 hours
Went to the arctic circle for the first time. It’s crazy how bright out it is at night.
This is 12:30AM just after midnight.I feel you, I’ve got a streetlamp right outside my bedroom window! lol
I grew up 2 blocks from a train station that would start running routes every 10 min starting at 5:30 or so. Oh boy I can’t believe I slept through it as a kid, I wouldn’t be able to now without re-acclimating.
Flex Reusable Disc
Thank you for the reminder that I’ve been meaning to buy a menstrual cup.
Like a Frisbee?
i tink they were referring to rewriteable CD
I broke down and googled it and it’s a reusable menstrual cup, so I think my guess was the closest.
didn’t know you could use rewriteable cd as menstrual cups.
A period is only 1 byte, so a CD can hold hundreds of millions of them.
Are there single-use frisbees?
Depends on how far you throw it.
Yeah, like a Frisbee. 😉
House slippers.
I have house Crocs, does that count?
Bidet.
Yeah. I said it.
Hey, no judgement from my end, Mr. Clean Cheeks.
Bidet gang represent
Can confirm. Lemmy suggested it. I got it. I hate going anywhere othet than at home.
Travel bidet. You’re welcome.
That’s a Cadillac of bidets. I’ve got just standard ones on 2 different toilets in my house, and I didn’t pay more than $40 for either of them.
Suggestions?
This is not exactly like the one I’ve got, but it’s pretty similar.
It attaches to your existing toilet & seat.
LUXE Bidet NEO 185 Plus The hinges are great for cleaning.
Noise canceling headphones. Yes, they exist for under $100, maybe not the best, but they’re a godsend.
got a pair at Costco for 70$
didn’t know multiconection Bluetooth existed and they are a game changer as well. also noise cancelling is nice.
What brand did you get?
JBL Live 675NC
although I think the market is probably full of similar quality headphones at that price.
Thanks! I have a 14 hour flight coming up and I’m considering a pair as my earbuds hardly work over the engine noise.
those aren’t earbuds, they are over the head headphones
Oh yeah, what I was trying to say is that my earbuds are so bad on planes, that I want to upgrade to noise canceling headphones.
Eyeing a rice cooker, it’s really not a need-to-have but I might go for it…
I have better results with my instant pot than any of the results I’ve gotten from the zojirushi. Plus the zojirushi takes 4-5 times as long.
My mom dislikes instant pot rice and likes zojirushi rice. IDK what the difference is but she can tell. Shrug.
There’s definitely nuance to how you do it in the instant pot, depending on what kind of rice it is. Zojirushi is a little more hands-off, and fool-proof. I just never decide 2 hours in advance that I want rice with dinner.
More like 1 hour but yeah.
Quick mode ftw!
There’s a “fast” option on most zojirushis. it should take about 1 hour if you select that. Source: I’m Asian
My wife forbids me from getting any large appliances for any 1 thing, so I could never convince her to get a ride cooker. Instead we got an InstaPot that we use exclusively to cook rice. It’s way different (trust me)
If you have a microwave, there’s microwave rice cookers aswell.
I love mine. Get a cheap analogue one that works with a magnet. Perfect rice every time
Yup, for rice cookers, the cheaper the better. Anything with a gasket ain’t worth the cleaning effort
Found a nice one for $90. On second thought I better check out the models at the local Asia Supermarket.
I’ve never actually used an expensive rice cooker, but the $15 one I got at [department store] works perfectly for me. This video sold me on the beautiful simplicity of it, and it’s my favorite kitchen instrument
Of course Technology Connections made a video about Rice Cookers!! Thanks for sharing, gonna watch it when I can.
Yup, that’s the type I meant above
His video also convinced me to get one
Nice one. Gonna check out the models at the Asia super market nearby. I mean rice is a staple in Asian kitchen!
Pro tip, you can also cook oatmeal and beans in it and it’s better then any other way.
sunglasses gif guy
Nice pro tip. Cooking Lentis probably too then.
Zorirushji is amazing! You should get it
You won’t regret it. They’re such a nice thing to have and there are totally decent ones for pretty cheap.
I have the one that Uncle Roger has that plays music when your rice is ready. I wish it was larger, but that is my only complaint.
I use an instant pot and it works really well. I use it for other things too but honestly rice is probably what it gets used for the most.
I have an instant pot as well, and used that for rice too. But it is nice to be able to have beans in the instant pot and rice in the rice cooker at the same time.
A Game Genie
I see what you did there.
Or a game shark.
My partner bought me a SNES Game Genie for my birthday years ago and now I have all of the Game Genies!
Shower curtain with pockets. Never again will you knock bottles off of those inadequate shelves.
Wait, I’ve been on this earth for 52 years and somehow didn’t know they make shower curtains with fucking pockets?! I’m going to go buy one right now.
Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life.
Motherfucking pockets… in the goddamned shower curtain.
My bathroom has a sliding glass door and I hate it even more now.
Why have I never heard of this before that’s a brilliant idea. Do they grow mad mold quickly?
How would they ever dry out?
The pockets are nets.
If they’re well designed, the pockets won’t actually be sealed against the curtain at the bottom
LSD
where can I get it?
Hang around a dive bar and look for people who work in kitchens.
That’s how you get coke
If they know where to get coke, they know where to get other stuff
If you have any lake parks nearby look for someone that’s kinda hippie looking. Either that or just go to a rave, even outside of it, everyone there will know someone
Order online
thanks, I’ll check Amazon
As someone that works from home and eats a lot of sandwiches; a bread maker. Great for pizza dough too!
Does it work with gluten-free flour?
Yes they even have a gluten free mode on newer models.
😮
Oh damn, I hadn’t thought about this but that’s not a bad idea. My mom used to have one when I was a teenager and would make this potato bread that I friggin’ loved. She always said it was dead simple, maybe it’s time to look into that myself.
Hopefully, a quiet oscillating fan for sleeping. I just don’t know which one yet.
One of those flip boards for folding shirts, especially if you’re adhd, it makes it so you can neatly fold them and still see the front of the shirt so no more unfolding a bunch of things to check if it’s what you want and then just get left there unfolded
I took to rolling mine, takes half the space, quarter of the time, and no wrinkles or seems.
I simply hang all of my cloths in the closet. Shirts, pants, underwear. Socks go in a bag (which is also hanging)
genuinely curious, do most people fold shirts so the front ends up inside? I pretty much just copied the way they fold them at stores so the front is on display
My wife doesn’t just do this, she irons t-shirts inside out to protect the design, but also folds them with the design on the inside. Most of my t-shirts are black, so I have no way of telling them apart without unfolding them…
Sounds like you should spend 100€ on changing your wife then! /s
A microwave sandwich griller. I saw one recommended on another of this type thread, so I gave it a try. You can’t believe how great this thing is. When I worked in an office, I had grilled sandwiches several times a week, and I still use it at home all the time.
Why is it $100?
It’s not. The post says $100 or less. This is definitely less.
Sorry, $100 aud, not freedom units. But that’s about 64 freedom units, which also seems crazily expensive.
Doesn’t look bad at all! Seems like a nice and space saving alternative to a dedicated sandwich maker.
A functional gaming headset in a thrift shop
