• 7bicycles [he/him]@hexbear.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    2 years ago

    Bicycles

    I’m not proposing nobody knows about bicycles or anything but it’s sort of odd how often I come across some type of [scenario perfect for bicycle] post that asks whatever they should do

    • boogetyboo@aussie.zone
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      2 years ago

      Good point. During lockdown in Australia, everyone went absolutely nuts buying bikes. While I don’t watch free to air tv, even Foxtel shows ads, and there’s obviously all the advertising online you’re exposed to - and I don’t recall seeing any actual advertising for bikes. Weird.

  • Corroded@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    2 years 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

  • Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    2 years ago

    It wouldn’t be everybody’s cup of tea, but purely from a “not enough of even their target audience knows about it,” I’d have to say the CharaChorder One.

    CharaChorder makes chorded input keyboards to increase typing speeds (chorded input is when you press a couple of keys simultaneously, and it autofills a whole word mapped to that key combo - great for long-but-common words).

    The CharaChorder One version (as opposed to CharaChorder Lite) actually has a completely different format, and almost resembles an arcade machine’s controls if every finger on each hand gets one or two joysticks to control. This obviously nets it a steep learning curve, which is probably a major reason it hasn’t picked up steam, but it’s great for normal issues like carpral tunnel, or accessibility issues where you have limited hand movement. It also has an ambidextrous mode where you can set all the normal keys to one side of the keyboard, which is, again, great for accessibility, but also if you want to have your free hand on a mouse or… something… else…

  • Elise@beehaw.org
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    edit-2
    2 years ago

    My mind was blown when I found this little plastic ball in a sports store which you can put between your back and a wall and you can massage yourself. It works wonders within even seconds of using it. It’s only a few euro and I used to waste hundreds of euro on massages. And you can take it anywhere because it’s small and light.

    • Samus Crankpork@beehaw.org
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      edit-2
      2 years ago

      My doctor prescribed me a lacrosse ball for a bad shoulder once, for exactly what you described. It’s slightly rubbery but really dense, and it’s apparently the perfect thing for tight muscles.

      • Elise@beehaw.org
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        2 years ago

        The one I have has soft spikes all over.

        Edit: FYI don’t run it over yer spine.

  • whatisallthis@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    edit-2
    2 years ago

    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.

    • Knightfall@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      2 years ago

      I know it’s ignorant, but all I can imagine when using a bidet for the first time is shooting my corn hole with a jet of cold water, not knowing how clean it is back there, and using a towel to dry off only to find watered down shit on the towel.

      • Mlemm@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        2 years ago

        I was reluctant to get a bidet because I couldn’t hook it up to a warm water line, and was pleasantly surprised when I realized buttholes really aren’t that temperature sensitive. Even in the dead of winter, cold well water shot straight up the butthole doesn’t feel cold or shocking at all. Probably impossible to believe unless you try it yourself.

        Also, don’t be a monster and dry your butthole with a towel. Just use a little bit of toilet paper so if you’re still dirty, it’s okay. It’s not like your whole rear-end gets soaked, it’s a very thin steam of water that targets just your butthole, with maybe a tiny bit of spray on the surrounding area

    • Driftking@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      2 years ago

      Problem is that it is aimed at socially awkward and inept individuals who do not like to engage with one another. I try to start conversations but the only reactions I get are from pissy communists

        • juliebean@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          0
          ·
          2 years ago

          i mean, the developers are communists (hence why they went with the .ml TLD on their instance), so i think it is a trend that predates any significant reddit migration. also federated social media has kind of always been full of communists and anarchists. i reckon it kind of goes hand in hand with the distrust of the big corpo sites.

          anyways, go touch grass, please.

      • OceanSoap@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        2 years ago

        Wax sticks to the top layer of your skin, so when the hair is ripped away, so it the top membrane layer. This leaves you more susceptible to infection, also, it fucking hurts. Sugar just sticks to your hair and leaves skin intact.

        Wax uses paper strips, so much more waste. You use the same sugar for the whole appointment, no paper is used.

        Wax uses a higher heat point to work, which is why so many people get burns when waxed. Sugar uses a much cooler heat point, so it won’t burn you.

        I just don’t see any pros to waxing over sugaring. Some people claim sugaring lasts longer, but if it does, it’s not enough of a noticeable difference, imo.

        • TurdFerguson@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          2 years ago

          Your esthetician should be dusting your skin with powder so that it doesn’t take any skin off at all

          • IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            2 years ago

            When I’m not struggling to stay awake tomorrow I’ll put to rest all the anti-wax myths OP just perpetuated, but sugaring is far more risky than waxing. If they they have good enough results sugaring themselves then that is great, but coming from someone in business, sugaring is a growing trend that is hurting people in their most sensitive areas. I’d be open to an AMA on the subject of aesthetics and hair removal as well because the amount of myth surrounding it is super high. There’s a reason people see professionals.