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[–] [email protected] 181 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (35 children)

Bidet attachments for your toilet are about $30 and you can install it yourself with zero skills in 30 minutes.

Wouldn’t you pay $30 to never have to wipe shit again? Just dry off and that’s it. Greatest thing imaginable.

[–] Byereddithellolemmy 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any recommendation? EU based ideally.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not sure about EU specific but I'm currently using a Tushy brand bidet and it's extremely simple and wonderful and their website and manuals are full of shitty puns! Also, consider one with a feminine setting as I've heard they're extra helpful.

[–] HoustonHenry 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also, don't bother with heated bidets - unless you have to worry about the device freezing. My parents installed one in an older house and it would draw quite a bit of power, the lights would noticeably flicker lol

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[–] lemmefixdat4u 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you aim the bidet stream just right, you can also give yourself a mini-enema for an extra clean feeling that lasts all day. And bear down a bit when you wash. It causes the anus to relax, helping to get the bits that get stuck in the folds. The only folks who need to be careful are hemorrhoid sufferers. If you hit an bleeding 'roid with the stream, it's butt-clenching painful. Use the gentle spray setting on those bad 'roid days.

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[–] [email protected] 114 points 1 year ago (8 children)
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[–] zecg 60 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Many older and/or casual gamers who've stopped following gaming and are living under the idiomatic rock would absolutely love a steam deck. And a significant portion of those would find it an upgrade over their laptop for Office and shit.

[–] random_character_a 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Old linux gamer here. Got steam deck asap when it came out, because my old tabletop for office and shit had an ssd failure.

Loving it.

Although newest AAA games will be too much for the steam deck quite soon, but as a linux gamer I've been without newest AAA games before, so no biggy.

Less hardware demanding indie games are on the rise.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe dumb questions, what is so special about the steam deck? Isn't is just a portable console like the switch? What makes it so much better than a PC

[–] zecg 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It is a pc, it's gaben maintaining your arch. And it has officially supported replacement parts. And the thermals are great and power usage almost optimal. And it's a kickass console as well that you don't have to re-buy games for and can run emulators and still use all input as you like.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

It is essentially a full fledged PC. It uses the same AMD APU (CPU with built in GPU) as the PS5 and Xbox, has expandable storage. There are other similar and more powerful competitors but the steam deck has the best price and has out of th box support for a shit load of games using Steam. It also user serviceable.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I switched my laptop for a desktop a long time ago since I always work from home anyway, but yesterday I had to go the city my company's office is in and thought: "I can work with the steam deck for one day". It worked perfectly well.

Today someone asked me if I was really working on a PSP.

[–] echoplex21 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I actually recently got an ROG Ally cause I have prepaid GamePass and felt I was just watching TV instead of playing. I felt so guilty wasting my subscription and watching good games come and go. But once I got the Ally, I've been playing more than I ever been since I was a kid. Even when the wife is watching her shows I can just chill with her playing games.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago

I don't know but if I did I might buy it

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Vertical mice. I had occasional wrist pain from using a computer, which was annoying since then I'd had to take a break from the computer for about a day to recover. Got a vertical mouse and haven't had any issues since. Took maybe a day to get used to it too.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Likewise trackballs. Took me all of a day to get used to using a thumb ball (Logitech MX Ergo), my wrist pain cleared right up and I haven't looked back.

Yeah, they're not great for twitch gaming, but on the flip side it's highly amusing to watch people's brains crash when they try to push it around like a mouse.

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

A vertical mouse saved me from carpal tunnel syndrome. A few years ago I started developing wrist and elbow pain in my mouse arm along with the numbness. It was getting so bad I would take frequent breaks to ice my wrist and would wear a brace at night. I started looking for ergonomic mice and decided to try out a $15 Anker one from Amazon. I felt relief the day I started using it and within a few days the symptoms were gone entirely.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not exactly sell but Linux tbh. I feel like most people would agree with all the justifications I have but am too drunk to type for not using Microsoft or Apple but simply are not aware of how much these monopolies of the tech market encroach on their privacy. More people need to be aware and take action

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

And if more people wanted Linux, Linux laptops could actually be a thing sold in normal stores instead of being a niche item only found online. I think a lot of the casual user concerns with Linux stem from lack of OEM support. You have to worry about any particular hardware driver not being supported. Beyond that, Linux vs Windows or OS X work pretty much identical for the average casual user who just wants to browse the web.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Honestly USB C adapters. If you EDC a portable power bank it's worth looking into a USB C to micro and thunderbolt adapter. It's a lot easier than carrying around multiple cords and an easy way to help out friends and coworkers.

I think I got mine for a few dollars on Ali Express

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (5 children)
[–] Someguy89 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Insert Frank Reynolds... "I've got a guy."

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

I tried Soylent, it wasn't that good.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Good flashlights. You can get a great one that's rechargeable and super bright for something like 30€. At the same price you can get a crappy one at your local hardware store which is the options most people choose.

[–] geno 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Genuinely curious, because it's quite apparently about lifestyle in general: how often do you need a flashlight, especially a good/bright one? I mean, a bright one is nice to have, but it's not like I'd need one. Basically I can understand why people just pick whatever they happen to find from the first store they walk into, and they're happy with their purchase.

Currently, I don't even own a flashlight. I rarely need one and when I do, I've just used my phone's flashlight and it's been just fine for whatever I needed to do.

[–] mipadaitu 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Literally carry one every day. 90% of the time, when it gets used it's not a need, but it was really nice to have. If you drop a screw or something small, you can either crawl around looking for it for 5 minutes, or you can shine a flashlight across the floor and see the shadow in 5 seconds.

I watch literal doctors and mechanics try to finagle their phones with the light on into weird places and I have no idea why more people don't carry a flashlight.

Sure, not everyone needs one, but if your job depends on needing extra light on a regular basis...

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Your car's extended warranty.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Sugaring over waxing. No infections, way less pain, same smooth results.

[–] Donjuanme 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This sounds like either fashion advice or cooking advice, and I don't want to know which is is! I'll ask the wife if she's tried "sugaring" over waxing and see how she responds.

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

It's skin advice, lol. If you're looking to rip hair out, sugaring is the far superior choice. I get a Brazilian sugaring done ever 5 weeks, and I pop right out of my appointment without pain or any of the other waxing ill side effects.

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[–] TheLameSauce 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Elmlea plant based double cream

We've been drinking heavy cream/double cream/whipping cream in our coffee for years but started trying out some plant based alternatives to a lot of our foods a few years ago. The only one we kept going with was this cream. Exact same cost as the dairy version, and tasted exactly the same.

I wish I could speak towards other brands, this was the only one we tried and stuck with it. I think it might be UK only though...

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

Does it cook the same as regular cream?

[–] TheLameSauce 7 points 1 year ago

We used it for things like cheese sauce. Never tried actually whipping it, but for savory meals it did the trick just right

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

For anyone in Canada I use Silk Half and Half same kinda idea and tastes like 10% cream to me

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[–] Protoknuckles 20 points 1 year ago

Cheap Steam games? Maybe the Steam deck?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The pc game Wuppo

Its a frickin amazing and super cheap indie game.

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[–] halo5 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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