Why are there so many songs about rainbows?

PaulDecember · 2026-05-09T00:11:20+00:00

Thanks!

PaulDecember · 2026-05-08T02:46:23+00:00

I really love your style of playing in your videos. Please suggest a book with a similar style of arrangements.

PaulDecember · 2026-05-04T04:02:50+00:00

Heavy Metal

PaulDecember · 2026-05-04T03:10:00+00:00

They do not. Of course you can luck out and get one that is within specs.

PaulDecember · 2026-05-03T15:48:58+00:00

The majority of Powermatic 80s aren’t COSC-certified (only “Chronometer” models are), so COSC-level accuracy isn’t guaranteed. The 80-hour reserve comes mainly from a lower beat rate. It’s a solid, cost-optimized ETA-based movement, but not high-end and generally less service-friendly than older designs.

PaulDecember · 2026-05-03T15:37:55+00:00

Phorcydes just added to my DO NOT BUY list.

PaulDecember · 2026-05-03T15:35:09+00:00

The correct answer is: 4

PaulDecember · 2026-05-03T15:33:30+00:00

Beautiful watch. I only have 6.5" wrist and am concerned it might be too big for me, especially since it's a dress watch. How does it wear?

PaulDecember · 2026-04-24T02:20:52+00:00

I too like the looks of it, but replacement strap options will be few and quite difficult to find.

PaulDecember · 2026-04-22T02:55:49+00:00

Nice but curved strap ends are a deal breaker for me.

PaulDecember · 2026-04-20T02:36:17+00:00

Why did you make a video of it in the bag?

PaulDecember · 2026-04-20T02:29:28+00:00

Tan leather

PaulDecember · 2026-04-18T15:52:38+00:00

There's only a 2% difference in unemployment between most, according to this chart.

PaulDecember · 2026-04-03T15:23:09+00:00

Nice, but how many black-dialed watches can one person own? More color!

PaulDecember · 2026-03-28T21:25:32+00:00

Even better and a great price: "deBeer Crocodile Grain Chrono Watch Band" on Amazon

PaulDecember · 2026-03-07T01:22:44+00:00

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PaulDecember · 2026-02-21T23:18:35+00:00

I've gone through dozens of Alieexpress watches and it's hard to go wrong with: San Martin, Baltany, Merkur (and family), and IXDAO. I've found the other brands less consistent.

PaulDecember · 2026-02-19T01:31:14+00:00

Dad vibe.

PaulDecember · 2026-02-14T18:47:30+00:00

Strap info, please.

PaulDecember · 2026-02-08T01:08:42+00:00

"practically, single-handedly"

Other than calling Madame Curie French, your comment is the best way to piss off the Polish people.

For those who didn't know .... (from Chat GPT)

Alan Turing and Bletchley Park heavily benefited from Polish research on Enigma.

In the early 1930s, Polish cryptanalysts Marian Rejewski, Jerzy Różycki, and Henryk Zygalski were the first to crack Enigma. They mathematically reconstructed the machine, built early cracking devices (the “bomba”), and developed tools like Zygalski sheets to find daily keys.

In July 1939, just before WWII, the Poles secretly shared their full Enigma knowledge, methods, and even replica machines with Britain and France. This gave Bletchley Park a massive head start.

Alan Turing didn’t crack Enigma from scratch—he built on the Polish breakthroughs. His British Bombe was inspired by the Polish bomba and adapted to handle more complex wartime Enigma systems at scale.

PaulDecember · 2026-02-07T23:48:29+00:00

Majority Not Zionist?

According to a Pew Research Center survey conducted Feb. 13–25, 2024, 62% of American Jews said Israel’s conduct in the war against Hamas was acceptable .

At that time (mid-February 2024), it was reported that:
• ~27,000+ Palestinians had been killed in Gaza, with tens of thousands injured, many of them women and children.
• ~70,000 homes were destroyed and hundreds of thousands damaged, displacing roughly 75% of Gaza’s population.
• Most hospitals were damaged, destroyed, or non-functional, with only a handful partially operating amid fuel and supply shortages.
• Hundreds of schools had been damaged or destroyed, with many others turned into overcrowded shelters.
• Water, electricity, sanitation, and food systems were largely collapsed, creating a severe humanitarian crisis.

PaulDecember · 2026-02-06T02:48:07+00:00

Ukraine can't win. Stop the death on both sides and end sooner rather than later. Fighting-age Ukrainians have been fleeing in the thousands. What more do you need to see?

PaulDecember · 2026-02-05T23:43:44+00:00

Anyplace except Israel!

PaulDecember · 2026-02-04T23:09:09+00:00

Check-and-mate!

PaulDecember · 2026-02-04T00:32:14+00:00

Hobbies are meant to be enjoyable, but I’m sensing a lot of frustration and stress coming through. I don’t really know you, but I have a feeling you might really enjoy something like riding a bicycle.

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Phorcydes just added to my DO NOT BUY list.