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anyone have good recommendations here? thought about it this morning while i was preparing a cup of joe with one of my cherished primula brew buddies. it’s a little submicron filter bag attached to a durable plastic ring fits right on top of a mug and is just perfect for a lazily made single cup of coffee. even better for tea, but they don’t advertise that for some reason. such a simple device, and it works so well. never see anyone else using them though curious about what other goons might have going on. simple things only. please save the robots for the “complicated things you have deluded yourself into adoring” thread
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Probably not really the spirit of the thread but I don't feel like enough people own a sunhat.
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Jelly posted:Probably not really the spirit of the thread but I don't feel like enough people own a sunhat. no, that’s totally the spirit of this thread e: probably more of like a specific hat recommendation would be better though
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Sep 14, 2023 18:36
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Rice cookers and cheapo hot water kettles. Get something by zojirushi with fuzzy logic and you will be able to eat perfectly made rice whenever you want which I can no longer live without. Boil in bag minute rice is not the same. Sure I can microwave a mug of water for tea or I can use a kettle and it's faster somehow and there's zero chance I'll have boiling water explode on me.
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Sep 14, 2023 18:38
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Ever heard of a bidet, op?
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Tristesse posted:Rice cookers and cheapo hot water kettles. Oh, I got one, robot vacuums. I got the Xiaowa / Roborock one and I think it's my favorite purchase in the last decade. YeahTubaMike posted:Multi-ply toilet paper I just got a bidet, so not a huge factor anymore!
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Tristesse posted:Rice cookers and cheapo hot water kettles. Get something by zojirushi with fuzzy logic and you will be able to eat perfectly made rice whenever you want which I can no longer live without. Boil in bag minute rice is not the same. We have electric kettles because they heat up way faster than a stove or microwave. And we bought a cheapo rice cooker that doubles as a slow cooker and it's probably the best investment ever. Took a bit of water adjustment to not end up with dry rice because of high altitude but it's paid off the $40 easily.
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Sep 14, 2023 18:42
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What's a good cheap rice cooker? They're all over the place in price.
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Jelly posted:What's a good cheap rice cooker? They're all over the place in price. https://www.aromaco.com/product/digital-rice-grain-multicooker-arc-150sb/ This is the one we bought, it was cheaper at the store than their website. Only gripe is it's annoying to clean the lid and rim, but the pot itself is very easy to clean and remove.
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Sep 14, 2023 18:46
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Jelly posted:What's a good cheap rice cooker? They're all over the place in price. i bought the 30 dollar tiger one wal mart and it worked incredibly well. if you want to save some cabinet space and also want a slow cooker and pressure cooker, grab an instant pot
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Tristesse posted:Rice cookers and cheapo hot water kettles. Get something by zojirushi with fuzzy logic and you will be able to eat perfectly made rice whenever you want which I can no longer live without. Boil in bag minute rice is not the same. Costco sells a microwaveable white rice that comes out really nicely, probably good enough for home made sushi but I mostly make little home made chicken katsus with them They look like this 
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Konar posted:Costco sells a microwaveable white rice that comes out really nicely, probably good enough for home made sushi but I mostly make little home made chicken katsus with them We also stock up on the microwaveable rice packs similar to this. Don't use them for most meals but they're great when you want something small, quick, and lazy for a meal.
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Sep 14, 2023 18:52
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Timed coffee maker. Put the water and grounds in at night, wake up to fresh coffee the next morning. Such a simple life enhancer.
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Sep 14, 2023 18:56
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I just ordered an InstantPot. Hope this gets me cooking again.
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One word - Balldo
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I have an irrational fear of pressure cooking and pressurized anything in general. Otherwise yeah instantpot is pretty much the best bang for the buck with how much you can do with it.
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Philips Hue Bulbs and sensors. I no longer need to walk around muttering under my breath about lights being left on. My lights in active rooms (kitchen/bathroom/office) turn off after 10 minutes of no motion detected, and turn on when I walk in. Other lights throughout the house come on at sundown, and gradually get dimmer and warmer in tone as the night goes on and I'm winding down. You can even tweak the motion timeouts by time of day, so after 2am, my lights turn off after 5 minutes of zero motion. It's probably the only smart home product that has lived up to its promise. Raskolnikov2089 fucked around with this message at 19:32 on Sep 14, 2023 |
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Sep 14, 2023 19:29
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The Primula silicone Tea Bag Buddy is amazing for individual mugs of hot tea. Traps the steam and heat in as it sits over the mug while brewing and holds the strings in place, and makes it easy to squeeze the bags without a mess. https://primulaproducts.com/products/tea-bag-buddy I use this thing a lot.
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Sep 14, 2023 19:39
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The hula hoop. You know, for kids.
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Raskolnikov2089 posted:Philips Hue Bulbs and sensors. This, but I was forced to go in a different direction because I found that living in apartment buildings really messes with 2.4ghz Hue devices. Instead, I use Google Home + these bad boys: https://www.teckinhome.com/collections/smart-bulb
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Raskolnikov2089 posted:Philips Hue Bulbs and sensors. do they need a cloud connection to work? I'm outfitting a houseboat that won't always have internet. I was planning on getting a starlink thing for it but my elon policy is in hard no territory ATM.
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the female cannabis plant produces buds which, when dried, can be smoked to induce a pleasurable intoxicating effect
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frumpykvetchbot posted:do they need a cloud connection to work? You won't be able to control your lights from afar but the main hue light controller works fine on a LAN with no internet.
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Mozi posted:the female cannabis plant produces buds which, when dried, can be smoked to induce a pleasurable intoxicating effect I'll bet it's very hard to grow though?
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Konar posted:Costco sells a microwaveable white rice that comes out really nicely, probably good enough for home made sushi but I mostly make little home made chicken katsus with them does it count as life enhancing if it produces so much waste that its actively harmful to the planet?
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I've created my own magic wand but it is unreplicable.
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Grey Cat posted:I have an irrational fear of pressure cooking and pressurized anything in general. Don't be afraid. Embrace pressure. Edit: I started learning the saxophone and this device has prevented my neighbors from killing me when I practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1DbqHkBx_8
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Konar posted:Costco sells a microwaveable white rice that comes out really nicely, probably good enough for home made sushi but I mostly make little home made chicken katsus with them My son lives off this.
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DADDY'S DOORNOB BAD!  Patented commercial product bad! Me not know how work. Call cop. Stop insanity. Overdog fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Sep 14, 2023 |
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Do yourself a favour and get a pack of these thread snips from Amazon/AliExpress/wherever, they are ubiquitous. Good for loose threads, labels, cigarette papers, tape, trimming the flowers of the Cannabis family of plants (and presumably others), and a lot of other little uses. Get the metal ones, they can be sharpened too IME so a pack of three will last a lifetime and they cost gently caress all.
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ReelBigLizard posted:Do yourself a favour and get a pack of these thread snips from Amazon/AliExpress/wherever, they are ubiquitous. that’s the stuff right there. simple. life improving. not a robot 
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Extendible back scratchers.
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 The gangy can opener Its simple as hell, cheap, has no moving parts, every other can opener has broken in me in 1-2 years This one rules, got a bottle opener and tab lifter on it too
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Dick Fontaine posted:anyone have good recommendations here? thought about it this morning while i was preparing a cup of joe with one of my cherished primula brew buddies. it’s a little submicron filter bag attached to a durable plastic ring
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Maybe I just missed the boat on this and it's common knowledge, but these Thera Cane type massagers are amazing: You can do normal massage, trigger point stuff, or get leverage on your back and sort of pry your rib cage, shoulder blades, hips etc around. It's great. Mine has a sort of semi-sharp edge and I scrape my legs and obliques with it
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Jelly posted:Probably not really the spirit of the thread but I don't feel like enough people own a sunhat. It's funny how in my head legionnaires hats are for kids (mainly because that's most of the people you see wearing them in oz) because really that's the best least annoying effective sun hat even if it's also the dorkiest.
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A cloak
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Icochet posted:A cloak Jedi Robes
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Wizard robes and hat. Never leave home without them. Get way more action.
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