Lemniscate Blue posted:

My desktop computer case has a very poorly placed set of buttons for power on/off and reset, notably right where a cat can jump on top of the tower and put a hind foot directly on them. I do want to keep them connected, because the power button at least occasionally comes in handy. I currently have a piece of cardboard taped over it but would like a more permanent solution like maybe a hinged button cover about an inch to an inch and a half square. Plastic would be fine.

I can't seem to find a combination of search terms that doesn't get me something designed for a light switch, or that is huge or tiny, or for buttons on clothes. Anyone have any suggestions?

Vegetable posted:

Anyone got a nice glass teapot to recommend? I’d like something that looks sleek and isn’t awful to use.

Rolo posted:

I think I'm falling down the mattress rabbit hole. Do we have a thread or is the advice just down to "go to SleepLikeTheDead"?

I thought my Zinus memory foam was fine until I spent September in a brand new Homewood Suites and slept on a hotel bed better than my home bed. Half of me wants to be the guy who calls them and asks for bedding details.

Rolo posted:

Yeah I know, I was asking if there’s a “best place to talk about them.”

Stalizard posted:

we're trying to find a decent office chair for my wife, she's an accountant so in the springtime she basically lives at her desk full time.

do they make a decent desk chair that holds up to long term sitting for ~$250 new? i'm pretty sure that her only hope is to troll fb marketplace for a steelcase or a herman miller and her only response to that idea so far has been "ugh can't i just go buy one at a store."

if you guys have any other ideas i'd love to hear em

Dick Trauma posted:

baram. posted:

what's the recommended router nowadays? i'm getting tired of the poor 5g range on my current one.

Trabant posted:

We do have a boots thread so you can ask there as well. And yeah: the more detailed you can be about what kind of boots you want, the better. Style examples will also help.

I will warn you though: sub-$200 for something that'll last years and years is going to be very tough, short of a really good sale. Some people have good luck with Thursday Boots in that range, others not so much. I'd pitch Red Wings, but that's in the $300 range. Post over there too, others might have better ideas.

Rolo posted:

Merrell Moab 2.

Futaba Anzu posted:

depending on how staunch of a vegan they are, kombucha is made from yeast for what that's worth

Snowy posted:

Now I wonder if anyone records podcasts to tape so they can listen on a Walkman

Trapick posted:

Is there anyone still making/selling BPA-full plastic stuff? Specifically water bottles and ice cube trays. I want indestructible ones and I'm not concerned about leaching (I'll avoid hot/acidic things and not use them to feed infants, which I think are the biggest risks).

mystes posted:

I don't think anyone is selling water bottles with actual BPA anymore but polycarbonate (which most hard clear plastic stuff is made of) still has other very similar chemicals that are effectively the same thing. You could just YOLO it but if you specifically like the feel of polycarbonate and want something like a nalgene water bottle, you might also want to try tritan which looks/feels similar but doesn't have bisphenol plasticizers in it.

I don't think any ice cube trays are made of polycarbonate so they won't have BPA or similar chemicals (a lot of other types of plastic are pointlessly labelled as BPA free when they never had it in the first place)

Other types of water bottles like soft LDPE bike water bottles or bottles made of translucent HDPE like most rubbermaid stuff also never had BPA in them.

C-Euro posted:

Looking for a handheld microphone and speaker combo that can be paired with each other over Bluetooth. The speaker doesn't have to be big, and preferably something that can be bought on Amazon so I can smoke some store credit. If a combo doesn't work, then just a handheld mic that can be paired with the little Bluetooth speaker that I already own (but I'd prefer a pair that are already set up to work with each other).

Brother Tadger posted:

Also, is there a dedicated thread for bike-related gear I should try instead?

coleman francis posted:

I'm going to be getting a new cell phone soon and I don't think any newer models have audio jacks anymore? The way I listen to music/podcasts while driving is plugging my phone into my cars audio jack. My car has bluetooth but only for calls.

Can anyone recommend a good bluetooth receiver that I can plug into an audio jack?

I bought one from a brand called Scosche but there is a noticable crackle when the music is loud that is not present when my phone is plugged in directly.

Thanks!

Inzombiac posted:

Are there any quality bone-conducting earbuds that are below $100?
I'm not expecting extremely good bass or anything but I'm fine so long as things aren't super tinny.

It'd be mostly for podcasts while I work, anyway.

tribbledirigible posted:

Are you thinking of duck canvas? Like this: https://www.grayers.com/products/mercer-sueded-cotton-blazer-biscotti