What things do you use the most which made your life more bearable? Where did you get it?
this sounds weird, but I got a cheap set of active noise-cancelling protective headphones, the kind with the microphones in them so you can still hear like normal but block out the harmful decibels. And they’ve only shown me that I need hearing aids, the clarity I hear now while wearing them brought a tear to my eye, I forgot birds chirped like that.
also, PSA, protect your hearing. Just do it, earplugs are cheap.
A label printer. I put a label on every drawer and every jar with self made marmalade, it’s very useful to keep stuff organized
Currently using a human body (thanks Mom) with 1 tiny brain (thanks Dad) … without it, these ideas be floating only in other’s people’s minds.
Bet i should get those active noise-cancelling ear protections (thanks to user fog of war), so to get some more ideas to get inside 😋Is your dad not human? Does your mom still have her brain?
Even when i was young i was thinking much more like my father does. Birthing is especially difficult in humans, we should all be grateful to our moms !
Edit - - oups, in previous post ; user @frog of war ( not Fog of war ! ) … must have been thinking of the movie.
thanks for the clarification. I was part worried, part intrigued what weird things happened in your family.
My Leatherman knife - it’s with me 23,5/7 and whether I’m in the attic, at a BBQ, on my bike somewhere, there is often something to be fastened, sawed, filed down, cut, etc… I suppose too my phone for podcasts, searches, messaging, e-mail, alarm reminders, todo management and sometimes phoning.
I’d like to say my Kindle, but I don’t carry it everywhere at all times with me.
UK: “leatherman knives do not comply with the UK laws and can not be carried in public places”
It is literally a standard pocket knife length blade as part of a multi-tool. It is half the length of a dinner plate knife… That basically means zero pocket knives can be carried in the UK? I do have a bladeless version designed for carrying on flights, but it has very few tools on it. That is another option I’d opt for otherwise.
It must be 3 inches max and not have a fixator. I remember looking into the question myself, and leathermen explicitly stated they didn’t have any products sufficing the requirement at the time. I would struggle to find the link though.
Actually I checked now at https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives and that is not quite correct: It is only illegal to carry a knife in public without good reason, unless it has a folding blade with a cutting edge 3 inches long or less. This is under 3" and is folding blades.
I have an old FM radio I got off of eBay, a Hacker RP72. It’s just nice to have on as background noise and the sound quality is excellent. I can put it on and just get on with something other than sitting at my desk which was unbearable before.
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what do you do with it?
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What do you use it for?
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Is it useful or that make my life more bearable?
If it comes to useful I’d say my computer, a jean jacket with fur on the inside which is pretty warm, any of my trousers, and a pot that is pretty big and with two bottoms which makes cooking pretty great.
Life more beareable, my computer and the heather which I recently got after like 15 years of living without it which was pretty fucked up during winter.
You sure like your PC! 😃
I’d say the things making your life better are certainly also the most useful. Why have anything when it doesn’t make you happier?
Hoarding is bad. Laziness & lack of time make it difficult to go through old things.
Also “Citizen Kane” syndrome : the feeling something is lacking in life, trying to get anything and never finding until it’s too late.
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things making your life better are ((fertainpy//certainly?)) also the most useful
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Laziness & lack of time make it difficult to go through old things.
The KonMari method made that way easier for me by dividing reorganisation in small but effective sessions of work.
i am of “diy” type : used DraftSight for my home’s plans, rented equipment to dig, poured the foundations, nailed everything in place up to the roof, aprox 10% help from fellows. At the end of the work week, when it comes to reorganization and fighting laziness i develop my own strategies.
My own “Rosebud” (as Citizen Kane’s deep hidden motivation) might stay hidden until the end, possibly this makes life more interesting.
My watch. It isn’t anything special. Is just a normal rugged casio watch who has its years of service. It’s just a small thing that makes my life easier.
Is it an F91W aka the American Terrorist Apparel? 😃
Haha it me. Seriously tho its hard to beat a $10 watch with a 10 year battery life that weighs nothing and never breaks.
it’s also water resistant and you can make IEDs with just rewiring its alarm. Versatile as fuck.
I think the next best thing will be the PineTime when they finally make one with a transflective LCD :D
Your own server at home is very useful and a nice hobby.
Solar water heating can save you a lot of money and being able to take a long warm shower basically for free is very nice.
In general things that lower your monthly expenses (rent, heating, electricity, insurance etc.) are super helpful to give you a sense of freedom. Tired of you stupid bullshit job? No problem if your living expenses are very low, just quit and look for another one without any stress.
Exactly this, I think I’ve heard it being called something like “economical freedom”, and this is absolutely the best thing.
Most of western society at least for the younger generations is basically a modern form of serfdom.
Not all of it is by mischievous design, but the way western society is structured basically forces you to work and something like 80% of the returns are directly diverted to someone else’s pocket. And people are too deluded & busy to realize that, otherwise we would have had a revolution yesterday already.
My computer.
My eBook reader (Kobo Aura H2O with koreader) that unfortunately left behind on a flight. Miss you old friend.
Oh no, I’m sorry for your loss :(
What does koreader make better?
Are they still made? Can you buy one used?
I prefer koreader instead of nickel (the default Kobo interface) so heavily that I consider it inconceivable to use the latter now.
The less important reason is that koreader is just straight faster in every aspect. This includes opening books, turning pages etc. But more importantly, the default interface is centered around trying to sell you books which I absolutely despise. I don’t went to be advertised to on the hone screen of an expensive device that I bought with my hard earned money.
I bought the Kobo when I used to live in North America. They are not available in India where I am now.
I’m looking into buying a Kindle on the condition that it can be jailbroken and I can install koreader on it. But I haven’t been able to guarantee that a brand new one will have a firmware version low enough that it can be jailbroken. Also looking at other alternatives.
I think I have a Kindle 4 laying around which I have jailbroken. I don’t use it at all. If you tell me how to check the version number you need to know I can send it to you for free (just pay shipping costs if they’re not too high for you). I guess the battery is pretty dead nowadays as it’s laying around for years now and I only occasionally charge it.
You can check the version number under Settings > Device Info
Version: Kindle 4.1.3
Hmm. I would appreciate if you could send it to me. If you can DM me what international shipping services exist in your country that are close to you, I can calculate the shipping costs and let you know if we can proceed. But regardless thanks for the consideration.
Memories. The boon and bane for every human.
