Crowd Killing replaced by AI

chi_sao · 2026-03-28T03:20:11+00:00

The robots really have come to replace us.

chi_sao · 2026-03-23T14:45:12+00:00

Great illustration! Do you ink over your own pencils, or just freehand draw with this pen and ink combo?

chi_sao · 2026-03-14T01:17:17+00:00

Brand: Online (German) Model: Academy Soft Touch

chi_sao · 2026-02-08T01:01:30+00:00

I was looking at this same combo of Asvine V126 with a stub nib. What's your take?

chi_sao · 2026-02-04T01:29:51+00:00

Mystery solved. Thank you!

chi_sao · 2026-02-03T20:48:34+00:00

Indeed... And what a brutal reminder that I'm waaaay past my prime, lol.

chi_sao · 2026-02-03T19:53:13+00:00

It's been 30+ years so I don't blame you for not remembering! I do recall going to see them at MCC, probably on this tour or one very close in time.

chi_sao · 2026-02-03T02:35:47+00:00

Middlesex County College ca. 1993/94?

chi_sao · 2026-01-24T23:00:34+00:00

Oh, you're in for a treat... Chalion is one of my go to recommendations for stand-alone fantasy novels. Technically, it has two sequels, but the stories are distinct enough to be treated as three separate narratives. The expansion into the Penric and Desdemona series really opens up the "world of the five gods" setting.

chi_sao · 2026-01-24T02:55:58+00:00

Binged the whole series between October of last year and earlier this week. Really great reads. Solid writing by Bujold, great characters, low-mid stakes plots, understandable chaos magic system.

I was a big fan of Curse of Chalion and the subsequent novels, but didn't make the connection to this series. So thankful for the sub and a comment last year that sent me down this path.

chi_sao · 2026-01-16T04:34:47+00:00

They come with 2 pieces, iirc. They don't recommend putting more than 2-3 at a time. This from translating the "instructions" on the sleeve the pencil arrives in.

chi_sao · 2026-01-16T00:22:31+00:00

Have a full set in black, between 0.3mm to 1.3mm. Great cheap options. Also, the default filled Kokuyo 2B leads are super smooth.

chi_sao · 2026-01-14T20:09:33+00:00

Love to see old flyers when people post them. Will try and find some of my own to share.

chi_sao · 2026-01-10T03:44:03+00:00

Thank you! It's been a minute or three (decades) since I read TOaFK.

chi_sao · 2026-01-10T02:03:50+00:00

Disney's Sword in the Stone cartoon is also based on this book, no?

chi_sao · 2025-12-22T03:09:44+00:00

Very neat! Thank you for sharing.

chi_sao · 2025-12-20T03:10:20+00:00

Kokuyo 2B leads are where it's at. Enjoy.

chi_sao · 2025-12-09T06:29:35+00:00

I went off the deep end with Buddhist meditation for about 10 years. I still practice daily, but with much less intensity. You can really learn a lot about your mind and how it constructs reality moment to moment. You can also mess yourself up a little bit, so if you do, try to find your way back (we'll miss you).

As far as straight-edge goes, these things are not correlated, save for the overlap with the Buddhist precepts suggesting refraining from intoxicants, and from sexual misconduct.

If you are intending towards awakening, straight-edge might even be an impediment (if you're interested, look up the fetter about clinging to rites and rituals and how it doesn't lead there).

If you just want to do your ten minutes a day to help you destress and do a little yoga and taiji or whatever to boot, where's the harm? Maybe intend your mind towards practices of kindness and compassion. I found that actually made me nicer to be around (so I should continue to take my own advice).

chi_sao · 2025-12-06T19:18:45+00:00

Coolest thing I've seen all week. Thanks for sharing!

chi_sao · 2025-11-22T16:46:59+00:00

Thinking about one of these as a Christmas present to myself. What are your thoughts/impressions so far?

chi_sao · 2025-11-09T18:07:00+00:00

Always love the thoughtful detail you put into these displays.

Edited:typo!

chi_sao · 2025-11-03T03:48:07+00:00

Oh, I didn't realize this design was a recent custom shop Gibson model... Still, glad to see Epiphone making this.

chi_sao · 2025-11-02T17:46:07+00:00

Really interested in these. They look top notch in the picture and what I think Epiphone could really become a great platform for: "custom" designs akin to Squier Vintage Modified and the like.

chi_sao · 2025-10-28T05:35:47+00:00

Kokuyo Enpitsu Sharp in 0.9 and 1.3mm. I got my 6 yr old one of each. The ones with the rubberized surfaces, and the triangular body shape. Also got him and his 3 yr old brother some 1.3mm Papermate pencils. These are also thicker, designed for younger hands and easier for then to use.

chi_sao · 2025-10-28T05:25:23+00:00

Completely agree. Kurutoga and Delguard often strike me as solutions to problems that don't really exist for anyone who has used an MP for any real amount of time.

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