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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I used to have very bad plantar fasciitis from my time in the military. For years I suffered every step of every day. I researched possible solutions and found out zero drop shoes help it. I bought some Xero shoes and after about three months it all just went away. Now I just wear zero drop shoes.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Espresso machine, best present ever.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

there's a hidden curse here, but you will not realize it for many years.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does it come with a free frogurt?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I bought a low sided frying pan for when I make pancakes. It makes getting them out so much easier

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Welder a number of years back. Led to a whole ass career change lol

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

I don't really know for sure. Best bet is probably a ball pen when I was like 11. I've used only fountain pens until then.
It just doesn't leak and I don't have to wait for ink to dry up.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

A Linux USB (Linux was not included but it's the key thing)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A wok. It sounds insane that a simple and small carbon steel wok would reduce the time needed to cook and clean in my kitchen. It even makes my meal costs cheaper. Just make fried rice or udon noodle dishes or just cook what we get from everyplate in it and it's the best way to cook on the stove.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

An hdmi to composite converter. It allows me to connect my pc to my old crt, I can play games, watch YouTube, stream everything, it made me realize I don't really need a new TV

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

An 18 button mouse for my PC. 12 buttons on the side which I've mapped my function keys to. It's excellent for gaming, so many things you can do without even using your left hand on the keyboard.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Lots of comments already but I’ll contribute too. So I have a few:

  • A water flosser. Normal floss is okay but wasteful imo, water flossers work wonderfully
  • A flip belt for running. It’s much better then keeping stuff in your pockets
  • An instapot, I use it every time I cook. Either for rice or for actual meat
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Knitting needles.

Not only have they been essential in breaking the habit of reaching for my phone while I'm meant to be watching my TV/monitor, but I also end up with a practical, useful, personalised product at the end

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My PC, which allowed me to do more than 2000 custom ROM builds.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Proper quality in ear headphones/monitors. So nice. Proper over ear headphones hurt my neck, and you can't always turn the speakers up to a decent volume.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Water flosser + electric toothbrush combo. Water flossers are game changers.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

chatgpt. it's the perfect workaround for my weaknesses.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

May seem silly but a chamber vacuum sealer. It's so much more convenient than the suction style ones. You can place mason jars in it to seal them. I use it pretty much every day.

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