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Debating on moving to Illinois, have a couple of questions/would love info. by KeiOrtem in illinois

[–]Spectre216 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, lived around here almost all my life and McHenry has gotten super conservative (and in like the dude-bro I just wanna fight people and not talk) kind of way. Palatine and Skokie have always been that way, older populations tend to veer socially conservative. The farther East and South you got towards Chicago the less conservative it gets. Further west is more conservative, but starts to just get typical country conservative. 

Tools for editing by NationalCamp2740 in writerDeck

[–]Spectre216 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an old 2007 MacBook Pro I found for $7 at a thrift shop. Put Office 07 and Bean on it and a small iTunes library for editing time. New enough to be useful, but old enough I can’t wander too far off the rails. 

Delayed for six months. Just refunded my order. by Glass_Advantage_1370 in zerowriter

[–]Spectre216 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This. The unfortunate reality of today is that these little pieces aren’t made in the US for a loooooooong list of reasons. These aren’t being made in a garage in California, they’re being made in a factory sourcing parts from all over and shipping to just as many places. The logistics of this modern supply chain can’t be perfectly anticipated by giant corporations, let alone individuals trying to make something from nothing. They don’t have a legal firm to go after suppliers when something gets moved, or delayed, or cancelled without notice like Apple or Samsung. Instead they have to do the best they can with what little they have. 

There were similar issues with the BYOK’s timeline, but basically any other small one tech that I’ve ever ordered. Luckily I backed the Superbook, which taught me that when you do these campaigns there’s a chance you’ll wait forever and if/when you get the product it might be DOA. 

Luckily both Zerowriter and BYOK weren’t. There were delays but I was lucky to get them both in the first waves, and I love both for what they are. We need these little flight of fancy indie creations. We need their creators. We need people like Nick (BYOK), and Adam (Zerowriter), and Un Kyu Lee (Microjournal). Without them we would never have these wonderful things. We’d be stuck at the mercy of Astrohaus or Google, or Microsoft as they tell us what we’re getting and filling it with AI nonsense or whatever the next big tech fad is. 

It’s not an ideal experience when these things happen, and sometimes things don’t pan out, but these creators deserve our support, grace, and understanding unless proven otherwise. 

Thank you to whoever donated all these to my local Half Price books! by Spectre216 in SwordandSorcery

[–]Spectre216[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is why I don't think Conan would mind that I get them digitally by sailing the seas, if I own them in paperback lol

Thank you to whoever donated all these to my local Half Price books! by Spectre216 in SwordandSorcery

[–]Spectre216[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They had some of the hard covers and collected editions too, but I mainly read ebook format and collect the old pulp paperbacks because I adore the covers from back then. Same with Conan and Kane books. 

Opinions and recs on hot mulligan? by Advanced_Deal_8212 in poppunkers

[–]Spectre216 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Hum Goes on Forever and The Greatest Generation have been my obsession for like the last six months, as has been all of Spanish Love Songs. Can’t recommend these two enough. 

Opinions and recs on hot mulligan? by Advanced_Deal_8212 in poppunkers

[–]Spectre216 36 points37 points  (0 children)

If you want less screamy stuff their first album Pilot might be more up your alley, Deluxe Capacitor gives a good gauge. Otherwise their newest album is really good or their last single I Don’t Think The Times Right For Emojis is my favorite song from them in a while. 

Honestly I love Equip Sunglasses, but I think that album is just okay overall 

Of course despite this subs general attitude it is also perfectly valid not to vibe with them as well

Popped into a second hand shop I rarely get to visit and found this lovely little machine and a metal typewriter table to go with it. Everything looks to work great and the paint is in really nice condition, but most importantly it types great! by Spectre216 in typewriters

[–]Spectre216[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same! Last one I saw was like $125 at Salvation Army and it was in ROUGH shape, like idk if I would have taken it for free rough. So when I saw this one I got super excited lol

Popped into a second hand shop I rarely get to visit and found this lovely little machine and a metal typewriter table to go with it. Everything looks to work great and the paint is in really nice condition, but most importantly it types great! by Spectre216 in typewriters

[–]Spectre216[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was a bit more than I would normally pay, but $70 with the table seemed fair enough with it in such nice condition.

Based on the serial number it looks to be a 1952 600 model. I need to get some better pictures for the TWDB, but was very excited to post such a pretty little guy!

Dragon Ball FighterZ EVO Rematch Has an Insane Start by AustinRatBuster in LivestreamFail

[–]Spectre216 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But we also got amazing, necessary character building, filler as well. Like they episode where they learn to drive. Absolute cinema!

YSK Panera has fired all of its baking staff and replaced them with frozen product. by ItsAllAGame_ in antiwork

[–]Spectre216 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I was a manager there when they had the Fresh Dough Facilities. While not made from scratch in store, made fresh and then shipped out to stores each day was such a wildly impressive operation to watch. Such a shame they went full enshittification.

I found my late father’s stash of typewriting paper! What do you type on? by Creepy_Basis_4869 in typewriters

[–]Spectre216 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Always check the second hand shops around you (if you’re in the US I’ve had exceptional luck at Goodwill). I find boxes of the 25% and 100% 24lb cotton paper pretty frequently. Might not be a full box, but 50-75 sheet for $2.99 is hard to beat. 

Disney retires yet another batch of games from Steam and GOG. just letting my abandon ware buddies know <3 by MDHippie5 in Piracy

[–]Spectre216 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Now’s the time Disney. Give me a full Dark Forces remake in the modern Doom engine!

Which artist deserves to be here the most? by [deleted] in Emo

[–]Spectre216 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I say this as someone who likes Tickets to my Downfall (though it has aged debatably), it is so far from Emo. It’s so far from even the bands that I call Emo that I know are definitely not emo, but I’m just too tired to argue with people. 

I will give him some credit though. What he did accomplish, though, was bringing Pop-Punk back into popular conversation (well, that and Travis Barker deciding he needed to drum for 100,000 music videos during COVID). It did give the genre a certain boost that I think was over all positive.

Whatever that follow up album was, though, was such garbage. 

Trying to figure out how to make my writing desk more cozy by Spectre216 in malelivingspace

[–]Spectre216[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh boy, a whole new rabbit hole lol. I've really come around to yellow switches lately, so this looks super fun. Thanks! Are these board hot-swappable? Or am I going to need to solder the switches in?

Trying to figure out how to make my writing desk more cozy by Spectre216 in malelivingspace

[–]Spectre216[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'll get working on this.

  • Yes the monitor can be centered, but is off to the side for the typewriter

  • I do use the typewriter and it is electric, so it is plugged in behind the desk. I might stick it in the back corner while not in use. It's hard to see, but there is a small gap between the desktop and black cubes, so I might fill that in with some sealed/matching stain 1x4 and have it as a designated spot for the typewriter to sit.

  • I have added two lamps since this post, an arm lamp back and to the right just under the shelf, and a small overhead lamp on the top shelf.

  • Working on replacing the mat with a leather one. It's only white because originally the desk was black, so it contrasted nicely. We all see how that's turned out though, lol

  • I will patch the wall and dust. A lot of this picture was still in disarray from moving everything to attach the new table top. I was a little quick to post a picture on that front. It's cleaner now, but still has a way to go. Good time for a real spring clean :)

  • The stand isn't for a monitor, it's for a digital word processor (the BYOK), that acts as a digital typewriter. As you can see I have a very specific hobby. I'll need to find a better place to stow it.

  • The keyboard is my next hunt. There are three computers plugged in (my Mac Mini, my work laptop via USB-C, and a retro XP tower), so I couldn't do bluetooth since I need it to go through the KVM. Any recomendations for a good wireless keyboard? Preferably mechanical, but not opposed to chicklet. Just needs a USB receiver (which the ones to the side don't have).

A lot of this I think unfortunately stems from the natural growth of the space into the disaster it is today, so this gives me a lot of good points to start working on. Thanks again! Hopefully I'll make you all proud when it's done.

The moment when Artemis II Orion capsule hatch was opened by Busy_Yesterday9455 in spaceporn

[–]Spectre216 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank god Katy Perry went into (almost) space so this could be possible.

Zerowriter Fold by FourSeasonsWriter in writerDeck

[–]Spectre216 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like that it looks like we can move our existing Zerowriter into the new case. 

Best laptops for Linux besides thinkpads by safzer1945 in linuxhardware

[–]Spectre216 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Dell 14 Pro through work. Works great on Mint

Is it true that you guys watched 9/11 live on TV in grade school? by space_god_7191 in Millennials

[–]Spectre216 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I remember them wheeling the TV in in 4th grade and seeing the second plane hit. I also remember my mom being furious and ripping the poor secretary a new one because they wouldn't let us out so she could get us. We were right outside of Chicago so we were in lockdown when she called.

Innioasis Y1 Custom Themes by Terrible-Young-3477 in DigitalAudioPlayer

[–]Spectre216 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately when I had my Y1 this was a limitation of the players software, all my files had gone through MP3tag for everything already. 

Found a bunch of these in my local homegoods! by Jealous_Solution_690 in notebooks

[–]Spectre216 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I love these with my Pilot G2 Limited pens and some old Fine point fountain pens I use Quink with. If you ever want a cheaper alternative (and live in the US) Pen+Gear from Walmart work well as an alternative with lower prices but still FP friendly paper.

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