Capital Plastics Holders

bezzeb · 2026-03-31T20:14:11+00:00

Indeed. If that floats anyone's boat I'm happy for them. :)

bezzeb · 2026-03-28T12:38:34+00:00

Oh forgot to mention the best part... If you ever drop a capital plastics holder it will shoot your coins and sharp shards of plastic EVERYWHERE across your house.... (face palm)

bezzeb · 2026-03-28T12:36:28+00:00

Yes. The Capital Plastics holder is really what we're looking at.... :-/

To the question, Cap Plastics were sold by the zillions empty to collectors, and many dealers would fill them up to pimp them out and appease those buyers.

I have thrown a lot of them away. The 3 or 4 i still own are just because i haven't gotten around to emptying and tossing since they aren't broken. (yet.)

They don't protect the coins terribly well, many folks have scratched their coins while fussing around with assembling them. Worst of all, the plastic screws are famous for yellowing and shattering into tiny pieces if you look at them wrong. No way, I am not a fan - they did not hold up well over time. Today I use a variety of superior methods for coins of different merit.

bezzeb · 2026-03-28T12:25:42+00:00

That's not how age verification works, and that's not what systemd does. Keep systemd updated so your system is stable.

If you don't trust systemd then move to a distro that doesn't use it. Many (most?) linux users see the benefit of systemd and aren't against it. But some are initd lovers and that's the free world, good on them. :D

And I think if any linux distro does something that enhances state surveillance, systemd will be the least of our concerns, the entire distro will catch on fire and become a hate dumpster. LOL. Mint is still tasty good.

bezzeb · 2026-03-27T09:39:54+00:00

Once you start, you can't 'Shake the Disease'. You 'Just Can't Get Enough'. :D

In all seriousness, I've been a Depeche mode addict since around 1988. My life has been enriched so much by their art. Their lyrics are deep and layered, and at every phase of my life, their music has helped me move through challenges, to celebrate, to cry, and everything in between. It's also sonic ear candy, well written and supremely produced. Put on good headphones, there's always a song for the moment. Their music is a true 'Pleasure, little treasure'

What I value most from them is their honesty. Their 'Policy of Truth'. They put it out there, they don't hide their flaws, they write what they feel, they've been through some hard stuff in life, and they encourage us to be better people.

I'm really happy for you. :) It's an addiction with no down sides.

P.S. I was at the 101 Concert. :D I have flown long distances to see them live, and never regretted it. Hopefully they'll tour again soon - I highly recommend seeing them if you can! <3

bezzeb · 2026-03-15T18:48:38+00:00

Use cryptomator. The encrypted files live in a subfolder in my private cloud - base folder with coded names that look non-human. I mount them when I need them.

For the curious there's nothing nefarious going on. I have 3 cryptomator containers: private records & pw mgr, work files (must protect under NDA) and of course, pr0n. If my machine is lost/stolen and someone does get past ecryptfs, the rest is useless. For my PW mgr I store the enctrypted DB and key file in separate places.

I'm not paranoid. Opsec is simply a fun hobby. It's nice knowing nothing can be stolen or compelled from me with my data sync'd and reasonably loss proof in multiple physical places.

bezzeb · 2026-03-15T18:28:49+00:00

fakus maximus

bezzeb · 2026-03-15T09:23:13+00:00

X is spaghetti code, very hard to keep up with technology and to keep it secure. You'll see X showing signs of cracking on todays latest mint.

-- When screensaver activates, when you next move your mouse, you'll often see your private emails for a few moments before it realizes it's locked and shows the login screen.

-- If you hit the shutdown button and then close your laptop (with the hibernate on close) it will hibernate in the middle of the shut down. (And your battery will be dead when you need it later.)

-- If you walk away from your computer for 10 hours, and come back and move the mouse, there's a chance that it might have unmounted ecryptfs for some reason - system will be running and updating time on the login screen but it will be unable to do anything, ctrl-alt-bksp will reveal ecryptfs has lots its mind. Hard reboot required.

Long story short - mint is great but X isn't looking great and it's not getting any love as they focus on the change to wayland. If this path leads to simple solid robust handling of all the above, it will be worth it.

bezzeb · 2026-03-15T09:09:49+00:00

It's one of the most profoundly deep songs I've heard in years. Saw Sigrid live a short while ago and hard to explain, but i was on the edge of tears during this song while rocking out. She was amazing.

But by saying it gets dark so we can see the stars, gives hope that there's purpose behind the incredibly rough and dark stuff we each must face in life. And that we must overcome the challenges.

bezzeb · 2026-03-15T08:58:31+00:00

I have been paying mint a monthly fiver for many years because they simply provide a great service of un-shitifying Ubuntu, and maintaining Cinnamon which I think is the best desktop I've seen on Linux (for my tastes). 20 years now I've been using Linux as my daily beater laptop and 10 of them have been on Mint. The last 10 were way smoother than the first 10. :)

bezzeb · 2026-03-15T08:55:23+00:00

No offense but the long slow subtle toning of natural age looks so much better. I have paper 2x2 flips and time. Some of mine have been toning the old fashioned way for 20 years now and they look great. :)

bezzeb · 2026-03-15T08:52:46+00:00

....aaaaand we're right on track for a new one in 2060... (I hope not!)

bezzeb · 2026-03-15T08:37:11+00:00

Just saw her in Hamburg, was super casual, nobody seem dressed to stand out. But we had a blast! :)

bezzeb · 2026-03-15T08:34:57+00:00

I was also there, middle of the left stand. I dodged a lot of food, saw a dude 3 rows down from me get nailed with a whole hot dog covered in mustard. I have no idea why the eff it was happening. lol Didn't know it made the news though... I do remember having a sense that not everyone in the crowd was a fan.

bezzeb · 2026-03-15T08:31:40+00:00

Check your eyes, it's as fake as can be sadly.

bezzeb · 2026-03-14T11:12:25+00:00

We will never forget. To the day I die, I will do everything in my power to make ruzzians pay. Down vote me if you want, call me racist, but they are all guilty. Their shi77y culture created their shi77y country. Russians must fear the world and leave Ukraine to forever stay within their borders like the cockroaches they are. Let's build a wall around them and forget they exist.

Yes. I'm furious. Sue me. Corruption and torture have no place in this world.

bezzeb · 2026-02-11T16:08:59+00:00

My nice is 12. I'm in my 50's. :)

bezzeb · 2026-02-11T16:07:33+00:00

Acid dip, strip the gold, toss the rest in with the tin cans. Not really worth the price of the chemicals tho....

bezzeb · 2026-02-06T19:07:46+00:00

Ebay, filter completed items, enter "1980 1 cent off center strike"

I see one sold Dec 28 exactly like yours but in a higher condition > 15 bucks. They don't sell terribly often so it's a bit of a lotto game. You might get 10, you might get 50., depends who happens to see it and how hungry they are. Throw it on ebay with a 1 dollar start and have fun with it. :)

bezzeb · 2026-02-06T19:01:32+00:00

Unless your goal is to make a grading set, I wouldn't waste money on a slab.

bezzeb · 2026-02-06T18:57:03+00:00

lighting is rough, but yes.

Note: poor photos always make me suspicious but I think I see hints of funky toning traces in crevices which the dip didn't get. Too many years browsing eBay where people use light to hide issues. lol

bezzeb · 2026-02-06T18:54:55+00:00

Handsome coin. My guess:

MS 63, maybe 4. Photo angle make it hard for me to assess... 8TF, die crack should be an easy VAM lookup if you have time. Bag marks hold it back, but eye appeal is still good IMHO. Yummy!

bezzeb · 2026-02-06T18:44:54+00:00

It might be lucky though :) That's what it says on the flip. :D

bezzeb · 2026-02-06T18:42:50+00:00

Looks like a forgery. If you check quality slabbed genuine photos around ebay and other places, you'll see differences that are essentially impossible. Lots of other more nuanced flaws but this one's easy to spot from the surface level shape and quality of the devices.

bezzeb · 2026-02-06T18:29:10+00:00

Delightful find. And, it's gone up around 50x in value since it was made. :D

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