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[–] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Bidet attachment for your toilet bowl. Trust me, you’ll never go back.

[–] milkisklim@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Agree, but splurge and get one that has a water heater. No one wants cold water sprayed there.

[–] TheRealKuni@midwest.social 4 points 2 days ago

Eh. Cold water is fine. I’ve been using cold water for years.

Warm water is nicer, but cold water is fine.

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[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Electric kettle.

Bone conduction headphones.

Rechargeable head lamp.

Nice EDC knife.

Driving gloves.

A really good insulated cup.

French press.

Digital kitchen scale.

Slow cooker.

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[–] moonburster@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Some chifi buds and a (Bluetooth) dac.

I have a pair of kz prx (planars, 37 bucks) and a hiby w3II (good enough over by and oké over cable, 40). If you don’t need by I will recommend the trn black pearl as it has the same parts as some of its more expensive counterparts

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[–] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 63 points 2 days ago (8 children)
[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can confirm. Lemmy suggested it. I got it. I hate going anywhere othet than at home.

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[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 12 points 2 days ago

Bidet gang represent

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[–] Gelik 56 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Blackout curtains in combination with a sunlight alarm clock to fall asleep more easily and wake up gentler without my phone.

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

For me it’s a sleep mask, but I also understand that that misses the gentle wake up part. But I love that I can bring my sleep mask anywhere which you can’t do with curtains

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 days ago (10 children)

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.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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.

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[–] rwdf@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago (8 children)
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[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 37 points 2 days ago (3 children)
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[–] Owlboi@lemm.ee 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was gonna say an OLED monitor but then i saw the 100$ or less

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago

There are other kinds of monitors that come pretty close, but definitely not for under $100. For example, the Nebula display on some Asus laptops, or the Nixeus NX-EDG34S (which is no longer available, but I assume there are equally good monitors available using the same tech).

[–] gegil@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

For me, literally game changing item is a game controller. For the games with native controller support it is awesome. Its easier and more confortable than mouse and keyboard. Of course it is not comparable with mouse and keyboard, especially in games heavily relied on mouse, but for anything else, on my opinion, it is a better option. My controller is quite cheap, but works well. I bought a controller to see what it is and how different it is for gaming, compared to mouse and keyboard. At first it was difficult, as i did not have an experience with controller, but now i enjoy it.

[–] Gelik 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Good one, a controller is really a game changer. I enjoy it too, and think it's even much needed one for some games, like Dark Souls. 4 years ago I bought the used Xbox controller from a co-worker, as he got himself the new version. Paid him $10-15 IIRC. This year I bough a new wireless USB-Dongle for $15, as the old one got wonky. Very much worth it.

[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

What is it with those USB dongles? Mine also just died after a while. But yeah, the Xbox controller is great and since it uses regular Bluetooth, the dongle isn't the only way to connect it.

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[–] monovergent@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Low-profile noise-cancelling earbuds. Lived with a snoring roommate for some months, don't know how I would've slept without those.

[–] Benaaasaaas@group.lt 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

CPAP for the roommate and sleep issues for both of you sorted.

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[–] Nusm@yall.theatl.social 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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.

https://a.co/d/4VSmebm

[–] lemsip@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Nusm@yall.theatl.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s not. The post says $100 or less. This is definitely less.

[–] lemsip@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)


Sorry, $100 aud, not freedom units. But that's about 64 freedom units, which also seems crazily expensive.

[–] PacMan@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Shows 29.99 USD for me

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[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Noise canceling headphones. Yes, they exist for under $100, maybe not the best, but they’re a godsend.

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[–] Gelik 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (23 children)

Eyeing a rice cooker, it's really not a need-to-have but I might go for it... Edit: went for it and got one from my local asia market. :)

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[–] SteposVenzny@beehaw.org 15 points 2 days ago (8 children)

Shower curtain with pockets. Never again will you knock bottles off of those inadequate shelves.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My bathroom has a sliding glass door and I hate it even more now.

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[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago (5 children)

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

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