I like my glass measuring cups but the printing on them has really disappeared over time. Does anyone have a measuring cup that they love?

Any idea about a hose-style shower head? I got one at Home Despot last year, worked fine, until a couple nights ago the thread fitting to the water pipe broke and it got water all over the place. The fitting turns out to be made of plastic that is shiny plated to look like metal!

Any idea where to get one made of actual metal? Should look decent but doesn't have to be fancy. All the HD ones appear to be crap like the one that broke. Thanks.

I've had a Braun Series 5 model 8975 electric shaver for 16 years now and this thing has outlasted basically every other consumer electronic I've ever purchased. It just works. Battery still holds a charge. It's great. Sadly, Braun seems to have stopped making series 5 replacement foils and the non-OEM ones I've tried are absolute junk. I hate to give up old reliable when it still works, but sadly I think it's time look for something new. Before they stopped making replacement foils, I would have purchased another Braun in a heartbeat when this one finally gave up the ghost, but now I'm on the fence. Does anyone have recommendations for a BIFL shaver?

I'm looking to buy some cat toys that will last. I'm looking on Amazon – though I would love to avoid Amazon – and everything is terrible quality. Even if I sort by rating, everything still seems like junk.

There are some pretty sick toys, like this automatic motion activated laser that will move around the room when it senses motion. Or one of those balls that will role itself around the room. But neither seems to hold up.

I suppose I could stay away from the electronic stuff and just get some good old fashion manual cat toys. I'm looking to adopt a kitten, and I wanted to give him as much play time as he needs. I figured a few automatic toys for while I'm working could be good.

To any of you living in Europe - could I get some suggestions on good quality men's clothes shops? I know thrifting is usually a good option but the thrift shops around me aren't great unfortunately

I replaced the pads on my AKG Q701 headphones today for the 4th time. It made me realize that I've used these headphones for at least 40 hours a week for 14 years straight. I've had to repair the left side speaker solder joint a few times, but they're designed to be easily torn down and repaired. Truly BIFL headphones.

I've heard that the newer AKG K702 headphones are identical but I can't vouch for that. They go for around $250.

Yes, apparently it was made in China, but I've had this thing for at least 15 years, and it still works just fine 👍

And yes I do still have the test leads LOL!

I'm a guy with above average thighs who enjoys weightlifting and biking. Consequently, I'm wearing through all my pairs of workout shorts, and the liners are filled with an embarrassing amount of holes.

Any recommendations? I prefer shorts with liners so I don't need to wear underwear underneath while I'm working out.

Thank you in advance for the recommendations!

Nudie Jeans just phased out all its womens' skinny jeans, and now I'm at a loss for finding non-fast fashion brands that actually fit, so I thought I'd check here.

Some things I'm looking for:

-Has a 34" or 33" inseam -Doesn't fade within a year -Has blue and black options -Not mens' jeans

If you can help a geriatric late-twenties millennial who refuses to get with the times, I'd be really grateful lol.

I wanna do a minor kitchen remodel (mostly just shuffling appliances and cabinets) which seemed like a good opportunity to finally upgrade to induction.

Ideally I'm looking for a slide-in range, but I'm open to doing cooktop and oven separately given a reasonable way to make that fit in the footprint of a slide-in.

Obviously normal BIFL stuff. I don't care about or want Smart Connectivity of any kind; knobs are great, the fewer touchpads the better, screens are off-putting; the fewer electronic components, the better; I don't care about aesthetics at all, I like the simple, easy to clean commercial style.

Bridge elements would be nice, but not that important. Convection is preferred, a split oven would be nice, I don't really need the storage drawer at the bottom.

Edit: I wound up going with this model from LG. Looked like the best option in my price range.

https://weckjars.com/

Sturdy glassware with glass lids. The generic seals are easily replacable, and will be available for decades to come. They can be put in the microwave or freezer (without the seal), and obviously don't leech any microplastics or hormones into your food.

Produced in Germany since 1900.

Traditionally these are used for making jam, but the larger ones also make for good storage containers for cereal, pasta, flour and sugar etc

geteilt von: https://feddit.org/post/15945122

The link above is a translation of this German article.

The price of the speaker in question ("MYND") currently is 230€ on the company website.

The schematics can be found under this same link, under "Downloads & support".

I bought this waterproof coat and backpack, seperately, over 10 years ago and wow, they have been exactly what this sub looks for. I've used and abused both.

I actually didn't realise they are both from the same brand. I had this realisation that this coat and bag are my most used and lasting items. When I went to post this I realised they were the same brand!

The backpack has survived use on every form of transport you can imagine, being thrown around on the floor and carrying way more weight / size than you could expect it to.

I live in England so the jacket has survived a lot of rain but also, being folded / scrunched up in my backpack in case it rains, which is very often!

Best of all, last year the velcro on one of the cuff straps came off and found out that Berghaus has a repair service (https://www.berghaus.com/repairs.list). I paid for the postage to them (around £2) and two weeks later, they sent it back repaired and ready to go for many years more.

Brand doesn't matter afaik.
They are simple metal parts so they'll last forever, unlike the plastic ones.
The rubber seals and o-rings are standard parts that can be easily sourced and replaced.
Grease can help seal them, however it also attracts dirt so not ideal.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/24426181

I'm looking to get a used router on which to install libreCMC, but the list of supported hardware is quite short. I'd prefer to find something locally, and I doubt that I'd be able to find these particular models. However, I do not intend to use WiFi at all, so I wonder, are there any more recent routers that work 100% with libreCMC except for the WiFi? Preferably something with at least 4 Ethernet ports.

Thanks!

EDIT: What I want to know is which routers do not require any non-free firmware for any of the hardware other than the WLAN. Does anyone know of where to find such information, or how to tell based on the specifications of a router that has not actually been tested with libreCMC?

I'm losing my mind over this. XD

When I was growing up, my parents had ice cube trays made of solid plastic, with trapezoid shape so the cubes pop out when you twist it. Those trays lasted through my entire childhood and worked great. I want to buy ones like that (either made of thick plastic like that or metal that's flexible enough to twist like that). But I've never seen them in stores, and after scouring the internet I can't find any like that online either. Everything looks like the same sorts of flimsy materials that I know will break quickly, or is square metal so the cubes won't pop out like that. Does anyone know where I can find trays like that?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31788244

Right now I'm looking for either I think some ceramic cookware or stainless steel cookware, and I'm trying to make it a buy once cry once type of purchase, which would I think lean more towards stainless. I would just like a recommendation of how to compare durability/food safety and whatnot that isn't paid for via advertising dollars. Even direct recommendations for a brand I can look into are welcome.

Thanks in advance

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/23671247

I'm currently eyeing either an iPod classic 5th gen or a Surfans F20, but definitely want input and suggestions on getting a decent portable music player.

Basically, I'm trying to find something that has good audio quality, is not touch screen, reasonably durable, repairable, upgradable, etc. Big storage capacity is a plus. I don't wanna stream from it or have Bluetooth, mainly just wanna play audio files I load onto there and listen with my ear monitors. Totally fine altering hardware and software in order to get it to the point that meets what I'm looking for.

Any recommendations for this? Many thanks.

I hike with my dog about 5 miles every day. I recently started to use poles, which have been great for clearing debris from the trail, and fighting off unwanted attention from unruly dogs on the trail.

I have a pair of lightweight aluminum twist to lock collapsible poles, but after 12 days of use the twist lock mechanism failed on one.

I am looking for something that is going to be more sturdy. I do not need ultra light weight, as the initial thought behind using them was for an upper body workout while hiking. AMA having a little more weight to them should I need to use them as a club would be welcome.

Request: I'm looking for something with high reliability rather than high speed. It needs to support 30+ devices.

Additional information: My house is about 30m (100ft) long, and the internet comes in by ethernet at one end of it. I'm happy to use a Wi-Fi extender if needed.

Context: I've been having issues with both my current and previous routers. Devices are randomly unable to communicate over the network for several seconds at a time. Both ethernet and Wi-Fi are affected.
I live in Australia, so even the slowest router should be more than fast enough.
I have a large number of automated devices that need to stay connected at all times - even 5 second network dropouts are difficult to deal with. Internet dropouts are handled gracefully.

Any suggestions are gratefully received.

Can anyone recommend a non-Swiffer mop product for very light mopping? I live in an apartment and the only places I need it for are my galley kitchen and bathroom, which are linoleum. I've been using Swiffer Wet Jet up until now but they are getting increasinly crappy and this one broke after only a few months, so I'd like a different brand.

I have a 14lb weighted blanket, but it is too heavy. I only use it on my legs or not at all. I live in a hot climate so I want a light blanket, but the two I own are often not quite warm enough on their own, and they feel too light.

I need something in the middle and I don't know what to look for.

Current light blankets:

Sleep Number True Temp

Zonli Comfy Cooling blanket