u/Agile-Cress-2218

I’ve been on the hunt for a truly portable power bank for everyday carry. My current one from ugreen cost me around $60 and honestly feels like a brick. Its bulky, heavy and thicker than my phone. It gets the job done but it ruins the slim lining of my bag and just feels like overkill for quick top-ups.

Now I’m stuck deciding between a magsafe style power bank like the Iniu P73 or Anker MagGo Qi2. MagSafe looks super convenient but I’ve heard they charge slower and don’t hold as much power. On the other hand, pocket-sized wired ones seem more efficient but not as clean or easy to use when you’re walking around.

Ideally, I want something small enough to fit in a waist bag, USB-C friendly, and capable of at least one solid phone charge. I just don’t want to carry another mini brick.

Would love to hear what’s been working best for everyday carry and maybe catch some deals while we’re at it!

I made the mistake of asking my family which glasses I should buy which I am never doing again.

I had narrowed it down to four pairs and sent screenshots in the family group chat expecting like a 2 minute decision. My mom liked pair 1. My sister immediately said pair 1 is a no and pushed for pair 3. My brother said all four looked identical. My dad somehow started talking about how glasses used to be way cheaper in the 1990s. Nobody agreed on anything. Like not even slightly. At one point my mother and sister were genuinely debating which pair made me look more responsible and I was just sitting there watching this escalate like how did we end up on that?

The only reason I didn’t completely lose my mind is because I had actually discovered virtual try on feature for the first time. I’d never used it before but I was like okay let me just try this instead of relying on my family’s opinions. So I tested all four pairs on there, sent the screenshot of Pair 2 in the group and kind of quietly decided that would be it regardless of what the group decided and that’s the one I ended up buying even though literally nobody voted for it.

Somewhere in the middle of this, the conversation began into my mom saying I’ve stopped including her in important parts of my life since college which turned it into a whole emotional thing I did not sign up for. Like mom, it was just glasses.

Anyway, pair 2 won. Peace was not achieved but I got my glasses. Honestly one of the most unnecessarily dramatic decisions I’ve made.

My list of practical graduation gifts that new grads can genuinely use and enjoy without spending a fortune:

1. A graduation survival kit filled with useful items like a coffee tumbler, quality water bottle, snacks, notepads and pens.
2. A portable power bank for long commutes, job interviews, travel and everyday life after graduation.
3. A gift card to a favorite coffee shop, bookstore or snack corner is always appreciated.
4. Wireless earbuds or headphones for studying, commuting and remote work.
5. A desk accessory such as a laptop stand, desk organizer or small desk lamp for their new dorm/ study table.
6. A personalized tote bag or backpack organizer that's both useful and memorable.
7. A subscription gift (1–3 months) for a music, learning or productivity service.

What practical graduation gifts under $50 have you seen students get excited about?

I wasn’t even shopping for a monitor originally. I was planning to upgrade my GPU first but then I realized my current TN panel is probably the weakest part of my setup now.

I saw a monitor earlier this week and the OLED display with the robotic arm is the thing that stuck with me. Ok to be fair OLED wasn't the stand out point (too many already in the market), it was the arm but the OLED should be fine for gaming? The robot terminal stuff looks fun, but I wouldn't consider it if were not an OLED.

I mostly play visually heavy games and I care way more about immersion than esports performance. Stuff like Alan Wake 2, Witcher 3, and Ghost of Tsushima. My current monitor makes bright scenes look fine, but nighttime scenes lose all detail and atmosphere.

For anyone here who switched from older LCD panels to OLED, did it actually change how games felt visually or is the difference exaggerated online?

I'm pretty new to bicyling and touring and still figuring things out, so I’m sorry if I’m asking a very dumb question.

I do understand that longtail cargo bikes aren’t really ideal for this. They’re usually less agile, also kind of heavier, and not as stable or efficient as traditional bikes, especially once you get off paved roads.

But hear me out. I want to get a longtail bike and use it for my tours because I think it will help me carry more stuff than my normal bike, which kind of made my only two trips a nightmare. Like, a literal nightmare. I really underpacked and was shivering in the cold on one of the trips. So I think with these longtail bikes, that issue might be solved. Besides, I don’t think they are that bad for bicycleto?

I might get a tarran l1 m with 100Nm motor, so I think it would be able to handle small bikepacking trips, if not the big ones. And to be honest, I’m not even planning long routes with the little experience that I have. Also, with side panniers, expansion mounts, cooler bags, and front and back MIK racks, it would make it so much easier for me to bikepack comfortably.

I know these bikes are mostly designed around carrying kids or cargo in daily life, but if you just look at the setup itself, ignoring the “family use” angle, could something like this actually work for bikepacking?