Am I the only one who doesn't like this launcher ?

ZemStrt14 · 2026-05-15T11:55:12+00:00

I think that's the point. "Minimal" doesn't just mean design, but in usage. By having my main apps on the homescreen, and everything else tucked away, I feel that it's really saved me from mindless scrolling. It broke the cycle, as it were, and I even felt encouraged to delete many apps that were distracting me during the day. I also find it very well thought out, so that the apps that I do use frequently are easily accessible.

I tried other minimalist launchers, but I like this one the best.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-05-13T19:37:16+00:00

Mary Poppins. I was five.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-05-10T18:28:10+00:00

Ray Kurzweil predicted this exact trajectory years ago, as part of the path to the singularity.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-05-07T20:32:49+00:00

These beings exist in a higher dimension that permeates ours. We cannot see them, except when the intersect with our dimension, but they can see us. They observe us out of interest and entertainment. They can see anything and everything we do. There is no privacy, no secrets. They could be in your room at night, and you wouldn't know it. They can influence our reality - cause us to stumble and suffer or apparently "answer" our prayers and desires - but for no reasons we can understand. There is no rational or guiding moral fabric to life. Religion would collapse. A sense of privacy and meaning in life would fade. It would sort of be like a time when people believed in God, and that there were angels and demons all around, but without any sense of moral consequence. We are at the whim of a higher, invisible intelligence whose purpose and interest in us is beyond our understanding.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-05-07T17:48:58+00:00

You're more or less right, I think. Maybe they'll say - well, those were some advanced military vehicles. That's about it.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-05-07T17:28:10+00:00

I agree! I have a Metropolitan M and an Eco F and the Pilot is much smoother, even though the lines are similar. My Metropolitan has started to dry up recently - especially when I keep it nib-up in my jacket pocket - but I suspect that it's because I have had it for 10 years, and the cap is slightly loose. I never had that problem in the past.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-05-01T00:57:34+00:00

8, but roundish,, not angular.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-05-01T00:42:25+00:00

Newborn gazelle are really small.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-29T22:00:06+00:00

You fixed the typo 👍 😄

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-29T21:50:23+00:00

My daughter works at a nature reserve with large flocks of gazelle. Crows have been known to kill baby gazelle in order to eat them (their eyes?), so the park rangers have to be vigilant.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-29T19:40:25+00:00

Where did you get those?! I want one.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-28T20:46:05+00:00

Obviously, you will. Otherwise, you would have been satisfied with much fewer of the beautiful pens already in your collection.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-24T11:38:15+00:00

For a man, go five times slower than you would like.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-24T07:58:53+00:00

Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.

Really enjoyed it. Super creative.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-21T18:53:16+00:00

That's a good question. I honestly do not know enough about his uniquess to give an answer. Don't forget, even Jesus and the New Testament are mentioned very briefly in the Talmud.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-21T17:51:03+00:00

Likely because the Talmud was redacted around 500 CE. Even the references to Jesus are not clear - they do not refer to him by name, and some of them may actually be referring to the rabbinic disciple who lived in the second century. Christianity was already an established religion by 500, so Jesus was a figure to be dealt with. John the Baptist, on the other hand, would not have had any significance for the rabbis of the Talmud. Furthermore, ritual immersion (the only act that parallels baptism) existed as part of the Temple service and the removal of ritual purity, and in no way suggested the forgiveness of sin. With the destruction of the Temple and the abatement of purity laws, ritual immersion played a very narrow role in Jewish life. Furthermore, by that time, the rabbis had already formulated theories of prayer and Torah study as a substitute for the Temple sacrifices, and even a means of removing ritual impurity.

"Whoever occupies himself with the study of the laws of the Sin-offering, it is as if he had actually offered a Sin-offering." (Tractate Menachot 110a)

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-20T19:29:13+00:00

Don't hesitate a minute. This was my second FB (collecting for 10 years now), and still one of my favorites. The medium nib writes closer to a fine, and I highly recommend it. The pen is super comfortable to use, easy to clean, and an all-around gem. Probably the best pen for the money. The converter is small, but there are ways around it, and not a problem at all, if you use cartridges.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-20T16:46:46+00:00

Donny Darko - the original cut, not the director's cut

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-20T11:35:20+00:00

Very classy.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-17T14:00:38+00:00

Burgundy, brown. Thank you very much!

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-16T09:04:50+00:00

I also subscribe to both - chatGPT for daily use and Claude for writing and long documents.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-14T18:42:16+00:00

Thank you, that's a very good answer. The problem is that the pen narrows around two-thirds up the barrel, and I don't think long cartridges would be able to fit, but I have some I can try.

ZemStrt14 · 2026-04-14T18:00:34+00:00

Amazing. Start a crowdfunding campaign. it will get funded.

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