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I bought a piece of 1.5 inch stiff foam to try to fix a sag in a bed. It didn't work but having that thick piece of solid foam around has been a life saver.

Need something flat to put a laptop on? Throw it on the foam. Going to be doing something that requires you to be on your knees for a while? Get the foam!

It went from stupid purchase to something I'd gladly replace if it broke.

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[–] IDatedSuccubi 88 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Mechanical keyboard. Almost had no money back then, but wanted to treat myself. It costed 100$, and I regretted it the next morning. Felt like shit, but it was so cool to type on.

After 5 years, this metal-frame keyboard managed to survive many outside gigs, long travels, literal war, and it's still with me. And I still love typing on it. Sometimes I code just to type. You can guess why I don't use code completion tools.

[–] FlyingSquid 9 points 1 year ago

I love my mechanical keyboard. I grew up on Apple IIs, so mechanical keyboards are what I learned to type on. If keyboards don't have a big chunky feel and sound, I'm disappointed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I got into mechs and bought a bunch of them over a few years, my last one being a ducky with silent reds.

3 years ago I bought a microsoft ergo keyboard and have never looked back. So comfortable.

Now, maybe what I should have bought was an ergodox, but I'm too happy to justify spending $150+ to try it out.

[–] jrandiny 3 points 1 year ago

I don't really care about the feel of a keyboard, but the fact that you can replace a broken switch is very amazing. Previously my membrane keyboard only last for about 1-2 year before I need to throw it away because some of the key stop registering. Now I can just replace the switch for <$1

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago