• whatisallthis@lemm.ee
    2005·
    1 year 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.

      • Pinkletits@lemm.ee
        301·
        1 year ago

        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@lemmy.world
          14·
          1 year ago

          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

        • new_acct_who_dis@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 year ago

          I’ve bought so many from them! I have multiple bathrooms, we upgraded once, given them as gifts, and sneaky installed one at a family members vacation house!

    • lemmefixdat4u@lemmy.world
      13·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • MrShankles@reddthat.com
        6·
        1 year ago

        You speak truth that most are afraid to admit. My butthole is clean though and my hemorrhoid much more tame since forgoing the rough paper wiping. Also, it can help speed up the “endless poop” feelings that can happen on a bad stomach day, cause you know you’re empty (for now)

        People rep bidets all the time, but I don’t see many repping the detailed nuances of why the’re the shit

    • Knightfall@lemmy.ca
      8·
      1 year 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
        6·
        1 year 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

      • EssentialCoffee@midwest.socialEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        It’s only surprising or strange the first time. If you aren’t acutely aware of how the water of a shower hits your skin every time you shower, then you won’t notice the bidet more than the first or second time.

    • Samus Crankpork@beehaw.org
      71·
      1 year ago

      I’ve got one in my apartment unused. Our toilet’s a weird big moulded piece and I couldn’t get to the plastic bolts keeping the seat on…

      • Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com
        7·
        1 year ago

        Yeah, my last apartment had toilets that weren’t compatible. The supply hose going to the tank actually had a compression washer and went all the way through the tank before attaching to the valve. Like I couldn’t just unscrew the water hose from the bottom of the tank to tie in, because there wasn’t anything to unscrew. The hose just went straight through to the inside of the tank.

        I’ve never seen anything like it before or since. It honestly had me baffled, and I was left settling for baby wipes until I could move into my current place. And you’d best bet that during my walkthrough for my current place, I checked the toilet to see if it would work with my bidet. The leasing agent looked at me like I was crazy when I dove behind the toilet, but it’s a new checkbox on my list.

        • everett@lemmy.ml
          3·
          1 year ago

          I’ve read about people connecting theirs by running a hose from the sink connection to the bidet. Normally you’d only do that to get hot water into the mix, but I guess it’s also an option to get basic cold water if you’re stuck with a fussy toilet.

      • MrShankles@reddthat.com
        2·
        1 year ago

        I did have to shave some of the plastic from mine to get the toilet lid to close naturally. Not the same situation, but they do on occasion, require a little creativity

    • Elise@beehaw.org
      105·
      1 year ago

      You’ve clearly never eaten Pringles.

      Edit: I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to everyone who stumbled upon this comment and the thread that follows.

    • mister_monster@monero.town
      79·
      1 year ago

      So, how do you bidet to squeaky clean without touching your shit covered asshole? I know Indian people run water down the small of their back with a pitcher and wash that way, with their hand. Then they wash their hand. I’d like to avoid getting shit on my hands.

      • lemmefixdat4u@lemmy.world
        6·
        1 year ago

        When you’re using a bidet with the underseat nozzle, imagine you’re washing dog shit off the sidewalk, except you’re the sidewalk. You do the bidet dance - shimmy your butt side-to-side as you scoot back-to-front. Fiddle with the strength of the stream until you find what’s still comfortable, but strong enough to knock all the poop loose. The sprayer-and-hose style of bidet means you don’t have to shimmy, but you have to be a bit more careful where you aim it. Blot dry with TP. Some TP works better with a bidet because it doesn’t disintegrate as easily when wet.

        • mister_monster@monero.town
          3·
          1 year ago

          Ok I know that I have to dry my pooper when it’s wet, I don’t know why I’m getting down voted it was a serious question, my candor is abrasive maybe? I just don’t see how you can wash your ass without touching it, and I’m looking for technique recommendations so I can use one of these things.

              • Mlemm@lemm.ee
                3·
                1 year ago

                It does. It’s high pressure. Imagine a super soaker stream right on your butthole. It’s not some weak ass trickle of water like a water fountain or something

              • wild@lemmy.world
                1·
                1 year ago

                It doesn’t. Not without being sprayed so strongly it’s really painful. Just use your hand and then wash well. You’ll be fine.

    • Nix@merv.news
      26·
      1 year ago

      I’ve read these tend to cause issues with your pipes though

    • Driftking@lemmy.ml
      1242·
      1 year 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
          181·
          1 year 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.

          • Driftking@lemmy.ml
            14·
            1 year ago

            I dont want either. Communists always act like they have the high ground but they are just infantile economic idealists with no real plan of action, while ignoring past communist systems or proclaiming “no, that wasn’t true communism”.

  • zecg@lemmy.world
    601·
    1 year ago

    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@lemmy.world
      22·
      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.

    • gigachad@feddit.de
      11·
      1 year ago

      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@lemmy.world
        19·
        1 year ago

        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.

        • sadbehr@lemmy.nz
          2·
          1 year ago

          Can it play things like CSGO, Path of Exile, and Destiny 2? Does it have external hdmi + USB ports to plug in kb/mouse and monitor?!?!

          I’m actually really intrigued!

          • SailorMoss@sh.itjust.works
            6·
            1 year ago

            CSGO - yes. Path of exile - probably, IDK. Destiny 2 - Yes, but you have to install windows. It has 1 usb-c port that you can plug in any pc dock. Other than that it’s a handheld PC with Linux pre-installed and custom UI to launch games with a controller. It can play most windows PC games.

            Check protondb.com if you want to know compatibility for a particular game.

            Edit: https://www.protondb.com/app/238960

      • mub@lemmy.ml
        12·
        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.

    • Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      7·
      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.

    • MrShankles@reddthat.com
      6·
      1 year ago

      I fit this description. I’m not a pc gamer, but only due to life circumstances/comfortablility. I’ve known about the steam deck for a little while now, but didn’t understand what I could do with it.

      And now they’re selling refurbished ones with a warranty? It’s only a matter of time, but it’s top of my wish list. My conspiracy-side wonders if lemmy communities have been shilling for it. My rational side doesn’t really give a fuck, cause it looks like what I’ve been wanting without having to sit in front of a desktop, or carry around a gaming laptop.

      My favorite system in a longtime has been the switch, due to changes in life and how I am able to play. But I’d really love to have that same portability/convenience, as well as more options.

      I can’t wait to get one lol, I can already see it’s almost inevitable for me

      • GarrettBird@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        I don’t talk about products unless they’re really good. I only say anything about the stuff that’s impressively good because I think good products should be rewarded. The steam deck is okay ergonomically, I’ve had hours long sessions and no issues. The screen is big enough to avoid eye strain while keeping it portable. The screen does a great job, and I haven’t seen any flickers or tearing. The screen also responds to touch. The thumbsticks are great quality, with good snap back, and no deadzone. The shoulder buttons aren’t mushy, and respond well. The dpad is unremarkable, but works well. The ABXY buttons are maybe slightly soft, but I haven’t lost any inputs. There’s a trackpad like square that is like a high DPI mouse, and has haptic response to touch.

        The software is the real star. Its set it and forget it. Everything is easy to setup. Most games work, and all games in the store show their compatibility. Some games that aren’t supported still work fine regardless. As a bonus, the desktop mode also works well for acting as a normal PC with a good software “store” (most things are free).

        But the best part is that you can be in the middle of a cutscene, and hit the power button. The deck can usually pick right up from where it left off. Add also the fact that the steam UI can be opened from anywhere so you can rebind controls on the fly. Extra buttons are available on the back for those games that need it, you just need to bind them once.

    • CADmonkey@lemmy.world
      5·
      1 year ago

      Will a steam deck run Satisfactory? I’m wanting to buy one because it would be great fun to carry a bunch of my games with me.

      • zecg@lemmy.world
        5·
        1 year ago

        Before the unreal engine 5 update it ran great. Haven’t tried after, though, could still be ok.

      • Donjuanme@lemmy.world
        4·
        1 year ago

        I have a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard setup on my deck to run fps and 4x games, hell most of the games, and satisfactory ran great on the deck(my only reference point is a 5 year old laptop that continues to chug along, satisfactory ran as well, if not better, on the deck than it does on the laptop)

    • echoplex21@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • Ashen@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        1 year ago

        I didn’t even think about how you can “spend” time with others using handhelds. I like this idea :)

        • MrShankles@reddthat.com
          1·
          1 year ago

          It’s pretty sweet, ngl

          Or my S.O can be playing on our playstation, while I’m playing our switch. Both of our gaming has significantly changed (decreased) with age, but the switch really helped us get back into it… it was a convenience thing. Now I’ve been eyeing the steamdeck, cause that’s what I’ve honestly been wanting, but didn’t known it was so viable. I’ll always love gaming, but there’s certainly been adjustments to time constraints. Now, gaming seems to be adjusting as well, to the changes in life experiences. I’m all for it

  • Julian@lemm.eeEnglish
    551·
    1 year ago

    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.

    • TedZanzibar@feddit.uk
      23·
      1 year ago

      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.

    • noUsernamesLef7@infosec.pub
      8·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • Julian@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        Hey I think I got that same one, at least it was also was $15 and from Anker. Some of the outer plastic is rubbing off though so I’ve been looking for a new one. Unfortunate not many companies make good quality vertical mice - the only one I’ve seen that seems well built is the logitech mx vertical.

    • l4g3p5@lemmy.ml
      3·
      1 year ago

      I resorted to using my left hand to control the mouse at work, then revert to my right hand at home

      • Zink@programming.dev
        3·
        1 year ago

        I have been a left hand mouser at work for probably 15-20 years.

        An early data entry job made my right wrist prone to soreness from mouse use. I am very much right handed, but left hand mousing 90% of the time feels totally natural now. If I’m at going using the mouse on the right, it’s usually for photo editing or PC games.

  • Corroded@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    502·
    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

  • Dolphinfucker420@sh.itjust.works
    492·
    1 year ago

    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

    • CoderKat@lemm.eeEnglish
      11·
      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.

  • Elise@beehaw.org
    40·
    1 year 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
      17·
      1 year 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
        7·
        1 year ago

        The one I have has soft spikes all over.

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

  • AapoL@sopuli.xyz
    33·
    1 year ago

    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@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      1 year ago

      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@lemmy.world
        14·
        1 year ago

        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…

          • MrShankles@reddthat.com
            1·
            1 year ago

            I originally got one as a self defense tool (though the bevel is ‘supposed to be’ for breaking a window, like if you’re trapped in a car). Whatever’s clever lol

            Thankfully I never have had to use it for defense or survival, but I’ll be damned it I don’t use it for almost any reason at all, just because “I can’t see that great, I need LIGHT!”

      • Borkingheck@lemmy.world
        4·
        1 year ago

        Flashlight is essential for winter in rural places, for working on cars or lighting up awkward places. I’d rather put in place a torch or flexi torch and have it fall over instead of my mid range phone which may lead to the screen scratching. Generally too, using my phone where I need a torch simply exposes my phone to risks.

      • MrShankles@reddthat.com
        4·
        1 year ago

        I originally got a small, very bright flashlight, as a form of self-defense (the area I live in isn’t the greatest, so you have to be a little more aware). I have several different self-defense options, but the palm-sized flashlight has become one of my favorites… and not just because of self-defense

        Yeah, it can blind the hell outta someone and stun them from the sheer ‘holy fuck, that burns my eyes’, but it became most useful simply because I had it on me all the time.

        A cellphone light soon became frustratingly clunky and I still couldn’t see that great, when I just needed a quick light. It’s an S.O.S, it’s a defense tool, it’s small and way more effective than a cellphone light… I never thought I would use it as much as I do, but it just became that way because it was almost always on me.

        Now I have a little keychain light for the things I would normally pull my cellphone out for, and my pocket flashlight for everything else.

        Jumping a car battery on a dark highway?.. fuck a cellphone, I want to see everything and for everyone to see me as well (from a distance), so I don’t get run over by someone not paying attention

        You try to approach me with a weapon?..BLAM, blinded by the strobe light as I make a run for it, and you try to see again

        Is that an opossum/skunk/racoon rustling from nearby? POW, power beam activates so I can see the bushes down the block. If it’s closer to me, it’s also temporarily blinded

        Long story short: I hardly used a flashlight either, before I started carrying one for defensive purposes. Now I use it for a LOT of little reasons, and hate not being able to see (very well) because a light isn’t bright enough.

        It also has a bevel to break a window (like if you’re trapped in a car)? But I’ve (thankfully) never had to use it except for, “I need a flashlight quick”. It seems weird, but I understood it once I started carrying it

      • AapoL@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        1 year ago

        Phone flashlights are optimized for photos. They don’t shine very bright for example. You need to see even a good 30€ flashlight. Super bright compared to that. Also if you are in a situation that means you need to have battery on your phone, using the flashlight drains it a lot. Also on some flashlights you can use as a powerbank. For someone living in a city, it’s maybe not it but if you are even a bit remote or like to do hiking or something its super useful. Idk I probably have read too much r/flashlights. It’s like collecting knives man.

        • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I can see that, I just personally never have been in a situation where I felt like I needed one lol. Well, except when I need a flashlight held up and my phone keeps tripping over

      • Borkingheck@lemmy.world
        21·
        1 year ago

        It’s pitch black, below 5c, snowy and windy. I’d much rather fondle my testicles when walking the dog, instead of holding my phone out. Head lamp is the way forward.

    • agentshags@sh.itjust.works
      8·
      1 year ago

      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…

      Yes! I have been looking for a solution to use my joystick in this scenario! TY kind lemming!

      🕹️

    • muzzle@lemmy.world
      81·
      1 year ago

      I honestly can’t see anyone but an insignificant fraction of the general population ever using this.

      There are only a few people who would benefit from taking the time to learn a how to use this contraption and even fewer who would bother.

    • SILBOT006@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      I have the CharaChorder One, the Lite, and the ‘X’. The Lite is a bit problematic with having to move your hands into awkward configurations to chord. This made me realize that in order to use it, get the CharaChorder One and take the learning plunge. No more moving your hands to other keys as the One switches are 4 directional.

      It took about 2 weeks with an hour or so nightly practice, but it was worth it to learn it. Chording has still been another learning process on top of the already mentioned. Overall, a time and cost investment in my health to scale back carpal tunnel and it has helped with the amount that I type. You really have to commit to a niche keyboard, but it saves on your hands and can shortcut typing. I found it a worthwhile move for my purposes, but YMMV.

    • Donjuanme@lemmy.world
      20·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • OceanSoap@lemmy.ml
        7·
        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.

      • OceanSoap@lemmy.ml
        7·
        1 year 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
          2·
          1 year ago

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

          • IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee
            1·
            1 year 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.

        • PurpleTentacle@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          1 year ago

          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 assume that “wax”, “sugar” and “heat point” have some special definitions in this context? The melting point for paraffin wax is somewhere between 40°C to 60°C, the melting point of sucrose is around 185°C.

          • OceanSoap@lemmy.ml
            1·
            1 year ago

            I’m talking about the heat point in which they’re malleable enough to be used to remove hair. That heat point is higher for wax, but sugar is cooled way down to get to that point.

      • OceanSoap@lemmy.ml
        1·
        1 year ago

        I get a Brazilian done, so I go to a professional to do it. I know you can do it at home, and I might try my legs or pits that way. But not a Brazilian, lol. I do know it’s easy to make. Googling how to make it will show lots of results.