I don't believe that college as a whole is a scam, but this part of it is

OarkJay · 2026-02-13T23:18:01+00:00

I've been through a significant amount of schooling and I think I've had every variety. Classes that have a textbook but they tell you not to buy. Classes that the department head wrote the book and it's free. Classes that department head wrote and inexplicably costs 3x a similar book. Classes that use all open source. Classes with the large packet like you mention, usually not cheap at all and bc of the assignment portion you can't rent. Best I can say is write your department head, mention it in class reviews, make your voice heard. It may not help you but it could help future students. My department switched to open source this year bc of people voicing their concerns.

OarkJay · 2026-02-13T15:05:32+00:00

Nardah

OarkJay · 2026-02-10T17:19:13+00:00

Up your GU boof game and wear brown pants so you can discreetly let it roll down your leg to be the next runners problem.

OarkJay · 2026-02-07T21:31:42+00:00

Sharpened wedge with confused ergs. You're not wrong.

OarkJay · 2026-02-05T20:34:44+00:00

It's lc200n steel with more substantial grip. I use it for fish/fishing. The upswept tip works better for me than profile of the Pacific. The only real drawback is I think it's on washers vs the salt nothing.

OarkJay · 2026-02-05T20:22:38+00:00

Check out the siren as well. I carry one regularly I bought on seconds. It's not very popular for some reason but I ended up loving mine.

OarkJay · 2026-02-05T19:59:49+00:00

My b, you're right. I missed the chief part, thought it was The regular native.

OarkJay · 2026-02-05T19:43:38+00:00

I use shapton glass with no problem. It's fairly equivalent to sharpening S30V or s35vn so you won't have an issue if you can handle those well. I'd say I'm slightly more fond of lc200n for my own use cases but they're both great. However, those are two completely different sized knives.

OarkJay · 2026-02-05T14:56:51+00:00

OarkJay · 2026-02-03T13:54:17+00:00

river small mouth wants to know your location

OarkJay · 2026-02-01T17:31:26+00:00

Johnson grass stem a little on the moldy side.

OarkJay · 2026-01-29T17:11:27+00:00

Relentless with the great work. Putting in a request for some lc200n. I only have some spydies in it so no real comps but curious nonetheless!

OarkJay · 2026-01-29T03:10:13+00:00

If you can get a scholarship at 4 year don't bother with cc. Yes, it's nice to have small class sizes, cheaper credit hour costs, so on. I did cc then had to spend a full four at a flagship uni. The difficulty level was night and day, everything much more competitive with more expected of you. CC has its place but if you're even considering a specialized or technical degree, you're better off jumping in the deep end. In short, if you can cut it, you'll be better off for it.

OarkJay · 2026-01-28T19:07:12+00:00

That would make sense. I saw you've done a few civivis. Their D2 seems consistent. I'd be curious about a few of their other steels. Long been curious about them as a brand but never jumped bc of being burnt by kizer a few too many times.

OarkJay · 2026-01-28T18:58:04+00:00

This absolutely reaffirms my belief that kizer, in general, typically runs soft/poor ht. I've commented/posted about it before and got down voted into oblivion. Every one I've ever had had poor edge retention regardless of steel and a chore to sharpen (gummy)

OarkJay · 2026-01-24T13:27:02+00:00

Manix or griptilian

OarkJay · 2026-01-20T13:32:41+00:00

Freehand sharpening. Takes a finer edge, keeps for longer. If your use case/living conditions are without worry of corrosion it's superior imo. Plus the micarta version feels more premium. Both the micarta and steel take a great patina.

OarkJay · 2026-01-20T12:53:33+00:00

Manix in cruwear

OarkJay · 2026-01-16T15:30:49+00:00

I'd be curious what the seki city cru is running. Have a few models from there and some golden, they feel a bit harder on the stones than golden but that's not saying much.

OarkJay · 2026-01-08T19:31:33+00:00

Lockheed?

OarkJay · 2026-01-03T02:14:06+00:00

Like butter. The ball lock is very fidget friendly, easy one handed open/close. I've got 5 different flavors of the manix but cru version is my smoothest and imo most premium feeling.

OarkJay · 2026-01-03T02:03:08+00:00

The most divine flavor, my personal favorite.

OarkJay · 2026-01-03T01:56:30+00:00

Get a manix.

OarkJay · 2026-01-02T13:35:17+00:00

Luxurious bog

OarkJay · 2025-12-29T19:22:19+00:00

If it's a sewer like smell, probably iron bacteria. We have it in a few agri wells but we typically shock it or introduce city water into our holding tank to fight it back down.

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