tty5

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[–] tty5@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Planar magnetic headphones that start around $200 (monolith m1060) will do that

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

More expensive bourbon tends to be more interesting but not necessarily more pleasant to drink. In my case it quickly becomes too fancy for my taste buds around 2-3x the price of the cheapest one. Whiskey is a bit more complicated.

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

In my experience the vast majority of cheap knives can't hold an edge at all. The super budget stainless used is just too soft. At the same time I can find many in the $70-100 range that do considerably better in that regard - I sharpen them 3-4 times less frequently.

I prefer to spend a little more on the 1-2 that get the most use.

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

One exception: I wouldn't buy a noname filter claiming to e.g. be a hepa filter or having high MERV rating - I wouldn't trust a brand that might not be around long enough to be penalized for false advertising

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I've just discovered a new game: start posting how you love windows, meat and Elon, place bets who will attack you first

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

She'd lose battle of wits against a stuffed iguana. She's essentially unarmed

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

A rehabilitated convict turned prison cleric actually

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I was on a night train, alone in the compartment, when a door opened around 2am letting in a very tall guy built like a fridge. I'm above average in height and build and he dwarfed me. He had a face to match including a long scar going from his eye to the jaw bone. Think Marv from Sin City, but more grim and less charming.

He nodded, took off his coat and that's when I noticed a clerical collar.

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The problem with that is it would be an aluminum radiator, so you'd get electrolytic corrosion with copper blocks / fittings (vast majority of the market) gunking the whole thing up fairly quickly

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I've got a redneck engineering version of this that is arguably better: 4 480x120x45mm radiators mounted on a generic 20 inch box fan - even at the lowest fan speed it has no problem keeping 2 high end PCs (daisy chained) VERY cool and is almost completely silent. I've added a frame from $10 worth of aluminium flat from a hardware store and used metal screws to attach extended feet directly to the frame of the fan so it doesn't fall over - I've only used a hacksaw blade and a drill to make it, I've lived in a condo at the time and that's all I've had available.

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Even at double the price you still end up paying under $0.10 per shave - maybe $25/year - and that's if you pay full price. A small fraction of what you'd pay for cartridges or disposable razors.

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (3 children)

This. I bought 500 feather blades for $40 (which is more of a steal than a deal) in 2013 and they will last me many more years

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