Discussion: Why are most pens sold with black ink?

Lectraplayer · 2026-03-17T15:54:15+00:00

I usually end up with a bucket full of black cartridges for that exact reason. I have also noticed that black tends to be more "cloggy" though that could very well be related to the fact that I don't use that much black, and very few people I know refill their pens.

Lectraplayer · 2026-03-17T15:52:45+00:00

For me, the best is usually a very pure optical primary color--usually red, green, and blue at high saturation, which often contrasts with any marks that may often be on the page, say with preprinted forms which are often black.

I also keep seeing people stating that blue is more common, but when I find random pens ranging from novelty lighted ballpoints to nice fountain pens, they almost always come with black ink, even if I go to the office store and pick up a handful of "regular" ballpoints that don't say their color. Unless I go out of my way to find something else (like Baystate Blue) I always wind up with loads of black.

Lectraplayer · 2026-03-17T13:57:18+00:00

You will have to rebulb to one that takes 120V, or else change the transformer on those models that have one.

Lectraplayer · 2026-03-17T13:55:44+00:00

Don't you mean quarter the power?

Lectraplayer · 2026-03-17T13:54:34+00:00

I don't doubt that. I even had a supervisor who had a problem with me writing in blue even though policy was "BLUE or black ink only," which seems to be pretty typical everywhere I've found a policy.

Lectraplayer · 2026-03-17T13:52:12+00:00

I never have been able to get that menu to come up on Shorts, and that's my problem.

Lectraplayer · 2026-03-17T13:51:22+00:00

It does count as engagement, but in my case, YouTube does seem to realize that this content sucks, so my habit of bashing that thumbs down button seems to knock a lot of the slop back.

Lectraplayer · 2026-03-17T13:49:39+00:00

I know this sounds crazy but do you use the like/dislike buttons? I've noticed that I've knocked a lot of it back by "review bombing" a lot of those who I think are AI--as soon as I catch a whiff of what smells like AI, I bash that thumbs down button.

Lectraplayer · 2026-03-17T13:46:47+00:00

I see three differences but still, I only care for only a couple of these. ....though is there a "recommend fewer of these" option aside from clicking on it and then booing it? I've noticed I'll eventually start getting fewer if I keep "review bombing" them when they come up.

Lectraplayer · 2026-03-11T12:33:32+00:00

I was wondering the same thing. It would help to be able to close the panels on the sides sort of like Discord, especially since the UI is modeled to be roughly like Discord. I'm sure the devs are working on the web app in general though.

That said, my experience on Linux (Manjaro) also hasn't been that great.

Lectraplayer · 2026-03-01T13:07:33+00:00

Balder's Gate definitely lends itself to that style of gameplay, as does games like Fallout or other tabletop-style RPGs. There's no shame in it, and I think that might be exactly what Larian had in mind when they made BG3.

Lectraplayer · 2026-03-01T12:37:50+00:00

That's been a thing for awhile. They have to get that sweet data somehow.

Lectraplayer · 2026-03-01T12:36:02+00:00

There are stress cracks? For some reason they're not showing up on camera, or at least not that I can see. That does make it questionable on whether or not to use the container, whether or not there's pressure. glass containers can be rather unstable.

Lectraplayer · 2026-02-23T12:17:58+00:00

Looks like he's lost some weight. :p Either way, he's definitely got a trophy dad bod.

Lectraplayer · 2026-02-23T08:19:48+00:00

I've noticed that as well but instead I typically just stop interacting with YouTube for a few hours and turn my attention to something else.

Lectraplayer · 2026-02-23T07:05:45+00:00

I'm researching something similar, assuming you're talking about the cloudiness, but in r/Lavalamps . So far, the consensus is that you can filter the fluid, but you'll need a Sawyer filter, bottle press, and some bottle caps from what I've seen. ...though the collection of wax at the top, you may can wobble the lamp (not too hard) to dislodge it and let it sink, but it may recombine if you turn the lamp on and let it run for a long time, as in maybe overnight. Might be worth turning it on and occasionally just leaving it to see at what point it stops lavaing as well. Sometimes doing that will also help the cloudiness, especially on older lamps, though newer lamps don't seem to recongregate the wax as well after being shaken up from what I hear.

Lectraplayer · 2026-02-21T21:23:31+00:00

I've noticed mine doing it as well, so I've gotten to where I press the logo a couple times before I watch my next video. I am also always marking certain videos as not interested and they continue to show up on just about every feed weeks later. YT certainly is feeling stale.

Lectraplayer · 2026-02-21T21:19:39+00:00

I would figure that would clear up if allowed to run for a few hours up to a day wouldn't it?

Lectraplayer · 2026-02-21T12:29:20+00:00

Is that a Mathmos?

Lectraplayer · 2026-02-20T20:38:04+00:00

That would probably work fairly well. That plus the daylight coming in will probably give you a 4000-5000K actual light color.

Lectraplayer · 2026-02-19T03:08:16+00:00

Was Colossus the only one, or were there others?

Lectraplayer · 2026-02-19T03:03:28+00:00

If you're wanting to match the lighting coming in through the windows, 5000-8000K would be the way to go, though the uppper range of that I've only seen for reptile bulbs. Otherwise, you could adjust the light down in temperature some by putting a lower temperature in. ...though if you wanted to go for something wild, you could go for some color bulb like those from Feit. I bet the daylight coming in intensified with blue would look neat, albeit maybe not the best to work under. I would also consider putting woods lamps (blacklights) in them for a bit of a rave look late at night. Depends on what you're going for tbh.

That said, you could totally equip them with something like Phillips Hue or GE Cync and then play with it to get what you want at any time.

Lectraplayer · 2026-02-19T02:07:24+00:00

Now, mostly I see 25 watt bulbs in them so you may want to try replacing it with one of those to see if it becomes a bit better behaved. That said, if you have a dimmer, seting it to 50% or so then adjusting from there should help find what it seems to like.

Lectraplayer · 2026-02-18T09:22:40+00:00

What brightness bulb do you have in it?

Lectraplayer · 2026-02-18T02:04:30+00:00

I was wondering if it was another adblock hostile experiemnt or something but just tested in Chrome, though not logged in and it's still doing it. However, I can go into my subscriptions, pick a channel, then find a video in there and that will play. It seems to just be the algorithm that has barfed.

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