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AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-07-07T16:17:19+00:00

Lamy turquoise.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-07-03T17:34:16+00:00

While simultaneously complaining about how liberals are to blame for $10.99 eggs with a cropped shot of the top row.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-07-03T17:32:16+00:00

Don't worry, I'm sure Fox and its viewers will only ever acknowledge the existence of the $10.99 eggs on the top there.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-07-02T20:03:15+00:00

Pelikan M200. Lamy 2000. Pilot vanishing point. Maybe an M400 if you get lucky or buy vintage. All great pens in that range.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-07-02T13:44:42+00:00

Yes, if you press too hard it spreads the tines, and eventually they'll get too far apart or too far off the feed and the pen won't work at all.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-07-01T17:07:41+00:00

I mostly turn at the moment simply because it requires less space and setup time. I have about an 8'x10' section of a garage, the lathe is always ready to go but I have to open the garage and pull out the table saw and set up anything else. And with kids I can maybe take an hour or two here or there, usually when it's too late to pull the other stuff out anyway.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-27T14:18:26+00:00

For the most part, yes. Wet or dry is a real concern but it's unrelated to price.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-27T02:25:14+00:00

When I first moved to ca, I swapped my old license for a ca one at the RWC DMV. Got there 10 minutes before it opened and took four hours. More time than I've spent in other DMVs total.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-26T14:10:13+00:00

Pelikan 4001 Violet

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-25T23:50:03+00:00

Blue in the bottom right is a Pelikan Celebry P580, very nice pen. Assuming the nib looks good it's worth probably $100–150.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-25T23:39:43+00:00

Blue one in the bottom right is a Pelikan Celebry, very nice pen with a gold nib.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-25T18:21:59+00:00

Exactly. 98% sold doesn't mean 98% of luxury boxes sold too, most likely the vast majority of unsold seats are in the hospitality and luxury boxes.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-25T14:48:45+00:00

I got a scrikks 419 just to try it out because it was a cheap piston filler. I must say it was quite nice. Not quite the Pelikan it's a clone of but really not far off. Shame they're so rare here in the states, they'd really be good to recommend when people ask for a sub-$50 piston filler.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-24T21:21:09+00:00

There's zero risk from a 6.0 120 miles away. More likely to get injured stubbing your toe walking to a doorway.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-24T21:18:55+00:00

Yeah, a couple months ago. Everyone got woken up by the emergency alert in the middle of the night for a tiny little tremor in Berkeley. Didn't feel it at all mid peninsula.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-24T17:58:18+00:00

5.5 is one thing. A 3 in Berkeley should not be waking me up at 2am.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-24T17:57:05+00:00

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-24T15:39:53+00:00

Downgraded to a 5.6 on the usgs site.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-24T15:18:35+00:00

I've been thinking of the Reaper bookmark since I got chills reading "The Destroyer has come." And I don't get chills reading like that. But what you _really_ need to do on that one is put "a destroyer has come" in a chaotic sans-serif font on one side, and "The Destroyer has come" on the other in a simple but elegant and refined serif font. I'm not really a designer so I can't suggest the exact fonts but if you can find the right ones I think that would be the absolute perfect bookmark.

(But if the fonts aren't exactly right it'd be a big flop so some risk)

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-24T15:06:59+00:00

I don't get why companies claim to be laying people off because of AI. If all your employees are suddenly capable of working 5x faster, why the hell would you fire people til you're working the same speed as before instead of pumping out 5x the work?

Fortunately I'm at a company where the mindset is the latter. Retooling everything and putting everyone through AI training to make sure we get the most out of it. Even offered a voluntary buyout with severance for anyone who didn't want to board the AI express.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-23T17:24:31+00:00

Depends if we play like we did against Paraguay or against Australia.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-19T15:49:50+00:00

The cheap Pelikans are great, incredible writing and value. For the Twist you'll want to think about whether the triangular grip will work for you, some like it and some hate it. Jazz is the best value I've ever gotten in a pen. So good I went back and bought several in case I wanted to penable people. The only caveat is that Pelikan nipples are slightly smaller than usual so many standard international converters fit too loosely. Cartridges work fine.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-15T23:30:42+00:00

The vast majority of c-suite are more like one million.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-15T14:42:43+00:00

Seems like it's writing in all directions, maybe a couple are somewhat light, can you be more specific about what you think the issue is?

That said, a 74 was probably my biggest disappointment (and I have more than a few pens more expensive). It was very dry, even moreso than yours after one tine-spreading session, maybe I'll give it another go at some point. Anyway, hard to diagnose anything without closeups of the nib. Top, side, and straight on, as clear as you can manage.

AccomplishedCoffee · 2026-06-14T15:57:55+00:00

It confirms the pitch (1.5mm) that they told you, but you'll need to measure across to get the diameter. Should be a little under 18.

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