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Open Discussion / Re: Pencils?
« Last post by Mike on August 13, 2024, 09:06:26 AM »hans you have the best esoteric interests!
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Open Discussion / Re: Pencils?
« Last post by ober on August 13, 2024, 12:35:45 AM »I don't remember the last time I used a pencil outside of a house project (marking/cutting wood). I used to care when I did some drafting in high school but haven't really gotten into it since then.
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Open Discussion / Pencils?
« Last post by hans on August 12, 2024, 10:25:59 PM »So, it's been a while but I got stuck on some pencil review videos and decided to try out a few fancier pencils. My previous go to mechanical was the Zebra but I ended up trying two others and like them both for different reasons.
My overall favorite of the bunch was the Uni Kuru Toga. It's an auto-feed and the lead rotates a bit each time to keep a fresh edge. It has a nice style and feel to it as well and fits my normal writing style.
https://www.unibrands.co/collections/kuru-toga/products/kuru-toga-elite-mechanical-pencils
The other one was the Pentel Orenz Nero. This one is super sleek. It has a solid feel to it and the blackout color is just cool. The interesting feature of this one is that the lead doesn't come past the sleeve. Instead the sleeve retracts on contact with paper and exposes just a small bit of the lead. The downside of this one is that you do need to lift the pencil more often to make sure you don't start scratching the paper.
https://pentel.ca/product/pp3005-a
Anyways, any other pencil nerds?
My overall favorite of the bunch was the Uni Kuru Toga. It's an auto-feed and the lead rotates a bit each time to keep a fresh edge. It has a nice style and feel to it as well and fits my normal writing style.
https://www.unibrands.co/collections/kuru-toga/products/kuru-toga-elite-mechanical-pencils
The other one was the Pentel Orenz Nero. This one is super sleek. It has a solid feel to it and the blackout color is just cool. The interesting feature of this one is that the lead doesn't come past the sleeve. Instead the sleeve retracts on contact with paper and exposes just a small bit of the lead. The downside of this one is that you do need to lift the pencil more often to make sure you don't start scratching the paper.
https://pentel.ca/product/pp3005-a
Anyways, any other pencil nerds?
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Open Discussion / Re: Wood woof
« Last post by charlie on April 21, 2024, 07:55:02 PM »As far as I can tell some combination of one or more of these is true, Jake:
1) You believe that youtube clip is giving you important and relevant information
2) You believe that kids identifying as animals is a thing
3) You believe kids identifying as animals is relevant to some larger discussion you don't mention
4) You believe posting a youtube clip link and some low-salience questions is a useful way to start a conversation
5) You just like trolling us
I'd say any one of those qualify you as an idiot but I am curious how many actually apply here.
1) You believe that youtube clip is giving you important and relevant information
2) You believe that kids identifying as animals is a thing
3) You believe kids identifying as animals is relevant to some larger discussion you don't mention
4) You believe posting a youtube clip link and some low-salience questions is a useful way to start a conversation
5) You just like trolling us
I'd say any one of those qualify you as an idiot but I am curious how many actually apply here.
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Open Discussion / Re: Wood woof
« Last post by Mike on April 19, 2024, 11:55:38 AM »Yeah, I have yet to see anything from a reputable source on this. I'm willing to bet it was like a small handful of kids just trolling.
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Open Discussion / Re: Wood woof
« Last post by ober on April 18, 2024, 11:03:02 PM »Really? I swear this is so fringe but people try so hard to make it a bigger thing.
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Open Discussion / Wood woof
« Last post by Jake on April 18, 2024, 03:29:52 PM »Do any of your kids identify as animals? How about in your school?
Wtf do we draw the line?
https://youtu.be/aLqKuskd9CQ?si=dUM8jiFQJ4NKozE_
Wtf do we draw the line?
https://youtu.be/aLqKuskd9CQ?si=dUM8jiFQJ4NKozE_
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Open Discussion / Re: Eclipse 2024
« Last post by Mike on April 11, 2024, 09:00:00 AM »Makes sense and a totally valid deception 
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Open Discussion / Re: Eclipse 2024
« Last post by charlie on April 11, 2024, 01:15:50 AM »Yeah see I gotta convince the fam to go so I'm just telling them Madrid.
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Open Discussion / Re: Eclipse 2024
« Last post by Mike on April 10, 2024, 07:58:25 PM »Madrid looks to be right outside the path of totality. But Palma looks to be right in the center of the path.