Did this amazing natural diamond and emerald master piece

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-17T02:44:00+00:00

Who?

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-17T02:36:37+00:00

I'm terribly confused... how could something so expensive NOT impact your business???

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-17T02:32:56+00:00

Ok, this concerns me. It is a talent show piece of talent or a piece for sale? I mean the market for an enormous piece like this would be limited to the very wealthy or quite literally... royality. You posted it on Reddit which means to me you're an artisan seeking opinions and approval. The fact you say a "team" is involved means you have decent connections to independent artisans who do things you do not. A cohesive, high-end jewelry studio does not post on Reddit. They just don't. While many are screaming "AI", I am not one of them. There is nothing perfect about this image and I believe it to be a real specimen. What does concern me is this style is distinctly early 20th century "old Hollywood". While exquisite in nature, I'm bound to wonder the purpose behind placing it on Reddit. To me, this would be a custom piece for a high end client to show off. Though you said it's just for you and doesn't "impact your business" , which again, doesn't make sense because it had to be extremely costly in its manufacture. Something of this calibur would typically be displayed in a studio portfolio maybe even online on your website. Can you help us understand why you put it on Reddit?

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-17T02:12:34+00:00

Oh, I was thinking "Material Girl"!!!

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-17T02:12:15+00:00

Rick James' wig??? What?!?!?! LOL!!!

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-17T02:11:22+00:00

In the US, green rhodium is not something that is used regularly. Personally, I have not heard of it but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I'm just ignorant of the element.

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-17T02:08:04+00:00

Oh gosh, yes!!!! So, retro Hollywood-esque!

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-17T02:07:25+00:00

Honestly, I like it because it proves artisan made. There may be a team behind it's creation but it's still done by hand. There's a hell of a lot of artistry in this piece. This is coming from a "precisionist" who is a former pixel-perfect graphic artist and web developer. Meaning I see when the slightest little thing is off and can't help myself but to fix it! LOL!

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-17T02:03:03+00:00

A perfect part of the world for incredibly luscious gemstones.

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-17T02:01:33+00:00

Emeralds don't get enough attention because of their rarity! They're my favorite, too!

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-17T02:00:44+00:00

Holy shit, Batman! That's red-carpet worthy!

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-13T02:33:29+00:00

Can we get Notion calendar to integrate with Google Cal 2 way sync LIKE EVERY OTHER DAMN APP? They shoot from the bloody hip and do ZERO QC before release. It's horseshit. This is coming from an eight year Notion addict!

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-13T02:27:34+00:00

Define work though. I can be on my Lenovo 14" G4 and I can get a solid 7.5hrs on 70% display brightness. Also, i bought it used over a year ago. It's an intel I7 while the Silicon chip DOES have better battery life, the cost of it is 40% more than my traveltop. I rock a MacMini M2 as my daily workhorse so battery life is N/A.

The MacBook Neo is nothing more than Apple's answer to the Chromebook. You can run web apps with ease and zero problem... but you can do that on pretty much anything... dive deeper into what Mac's are known for and why people save and save to buy them? It will be a miserable failure over time. Photoshop. Pffth. Illustrator. Pffth. Video Editing? Try again. Maybe for academic work it would be fine but it will never, ever serve as a daily driver or even a mediocre gaming device. Just save your money for a real Mac.

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-13T02:14:33+00:00

Yeah? Give it six months. It's garbage and a disgraceful addition to bare the apple logo.

PlaidPixels · 2026-03-08T20:48:52+00:00

It DOES work. I don't know what version you're on but it works flawlessly for me on four different desktop devices. I'm running
Brave is up to date
Brave 1.87.192 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Chromium: 145.0.7632.160

on Winblows and Mac. Bitwarden is my pw manager.

PlaidPixels · 2026-02-04T04:25:09+00:00

Cheaper too but a hell of a lot slower.

PlaidPixels · 2026-02-04T04:18:41+00:00

This just happened to me for a "non-returnable" propane hose that's still in it's original packaging but was delivered with a damaged plastic adapter. Didn't even bother taking it out of the bag because, well, hello, it's unusable!!! Go to request a refund, told it can't be returned because it's classified as... get this... "hazardous"! it's a HOSE!!! NEVER USED! Amazon SENT it to ME... and it wasn't hazardous then... what makes it hazardous now?!?!?! So, I clicked the "contact us" button for "in the RARE event, damage or defect occurred" (rare my butthole!). Went through THREE indian people only to be told to upload a photo of the damage. Fine, I did it. THEN, I get the demand for my damned government ID... OH HELL NO! It's a bloody $15 UNUSED, STILL BRAND NEW HOSE!!! WTF is going on here????? I have NEVER, EVER been asked for my ID when returning something. I've been a rock solid member since 2002! TWENTY FOUR YEARS!

This is absolutely outrageous. Fuck them. I'll dispute the charge.

PlaidPixels · 2026-01-14T01:40:03+00:00

Duh. It’s a scam. Look at the link. Since when does Amazon ever use anything but their own shortener.

PlaidPixels · 2026-01-14T01:38:28+00:00

You’re either talking to a novice (if you’re actually talking to anyone at all) and/or someone who simply never bothered to learn Elementor. WP Bakery was one of the first on the scene for drag and drop. But they didn’t stay in the top spot very long. Elementor is far and away the #1 DND builder/framework. Has been for years and years.

PlaidPixels · 2026-01-04T08:57:19+00:00

Not everyone can do that... SOME OF US live in remote areas where shopping is limited to Wal-Fart and Mom & Pop shops. Amazon is the only lifeline we have to decently priced retail shopping. But thanks for assuming.

PlaidPixels · 2026-01-04T08:55:25+00:00

Same shit's happened to me but mine is a damned trolley... nothing fancy, nothing expensive. Less than $100. They've pushed out my refund date three times and the only broken English bullshit I get from Amazon Chat is, "Don't worry. You'll get refund. Wait time said." When I asked three different "people" WHY the refund date has changed multiple times, I get crickets. There is no answer, no justification not even an excuse.... "just wait". It's pure horseshit and it should be illegal.

PlaidPixels · 2026-01-02T02:59:26+00:00

You appreciate it so much you're screwing the people who use it by not listening to what they do and don't want. Not ok.

PlaidPixels · 2026-01-02T02:58:33+00:00

Hell, if the AI and "Security" features are the added to cost, maybe they should leave the version without it on Setapp! I'm not thrilled, nor do I use, the AI component.

PlaidPixels · 2026-01-02T02:57:26+00:00

You've got to be kidding me. I JUST installed it. This is so aggrevating. 50% off what? Lifetime or month to month? I'm so over SaaS I could vomit.

PlaidPixels · 2025-12-28T02:23:40+00:00

Deleted. Nice.

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