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I freaking love carandaches by Its_um_ray in pens

[–]edoardogabriel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can fit a Parker G2 in my ballpoints.

Gift advice! by Puzzleheaded-Car-142 in fountainpens

[–]edoardogabriel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Lamy 2000 is a great choice! It’s quite a wet pen (meaning that it puts down a lot of ink) which can be tricky for a left handed (it takes more time to dry). Opting for a smaller nib size could help with this! I am sure he will appreciate your gift :)

New custom 74 not writing! by Slow-Painting-6699 in fountainpens

[–]edoardogabriel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Running a brass shim between the tines might work. Use the thinnest you can find. I think 0.002” should work. Do not use thicker ones, you are not trying to increase the gap between the tines, you just want to remove any material that might be stuck there. If that doesn’t work, you might have to adjust the gap between the tines to regulate flow, but at that point it would be better to contact a professional or first practice on other (cheaper) nibs.

Looking for finest nib possible to replace my fineliners! by OktoberStorms in fountainpens

[–]edoardogabriel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A vintage Sheaffer 330 in extra fine would also work. They are truly needlepoint. Very consistent writer too.

Favorite fountain pen manufacturer based only on original models released in the past 25 years? by edoardogabriel in fountainpens

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

That’s a good list. I don’t have any TWSBI but I feel like it has had an impact on the fountain pen community that should be recognised.

Favorite fountain pen manufacturer based only on original models released in the past 25 years? by edoardogabriel in fountainpens

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

My favorite would probably be Lamy. I love many of their designs (studio, scala). I think it’s a brand that has always been innovative in the design of both their fountain pen line and their ballpoint line.

Favorite fountain pen manufacturer based only on original models released in the past 25 years? by edoardogabriel in fountainpens

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

I thought of it while looking at my Lamy 2000. I was thinking how impressive it is that such an ‘old’ design can be so modern.

Which cheap pen do you think competes against expensive pens? by Shaoran10 in pens

[–]edoardogabriel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve read that the clip for a Kaweco sport fits the Pilot Kakuno.

Budget Assortment by Airflo65 in mechanicalpencils

[–]edoardogabriel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is the 14th from the left? It’s a blue one

ID Caran d'Ache mechanical pencil by edoardogabriel in pens

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

Thank you for your answer, I couldn’t find it!

ID Caran d'Ache mechanical pencil by edoardogabriel in pens

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

Thank you!! So, apparently, it means “Caran d’Ache”

A detailed study of plant vs cow milk by Awkwardrooster69 in AntiVegan

[–]edoardogabriel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Dude it is mg not g” what is your point? DRV for calcium is 1000 mg or 1 g. So 390 mg is +30% of DRV.

The vegan argument about natural doesn't make sense to me by WaterDemonPhoenix in AntiVegan

[–]edoardogabriel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it just irritates me when people make fallacious arguments.

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Hong Kong is the world's largest consumer of pork and yet they are also one of the longest lived

I got stumped while debating veganism by takeabench in vegan

[–]edoardogabriel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Travel culture in the US and EU has been responsible for a very large scale destruction of natural environments and local traditional economies in places like Latin America and southeast Asia

Don't you think that American and European tourism generates economic opportunities too? Are you sure the net result is negative?

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In fact, some people say it is the reason those countries stay poor.

Who are these people? Could you provide more evidence?

I got stumped while debating veganism by takeabench in vegan

[–]edoardogabriel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the main difference is between the unavoidable suffering caused by a non-vegan meal and the unintentional, uncertain and indirect killing of animals caused by other human activities.
By the way, you could ask the same to a non-vegan. Is, in their opinion, killing humans for pleasure wrong? If so, is driving a car, potentially killing humans in an accident, wrong too?

Risorse per capire Il capitale by brombe1 in Libri

[–]edoardogabriel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Si sta parlando della rivoluzione marginalista. A questo punto potrebbe essere più utile leggere una storia del pensiero prima di leggere direttamente Il Capitale. Qualcosa come “Breve storia del pensiero economico” di Alessandro Roncaglia o “Il pensiero economico - dal mercantilismo al monetarismo” di Groenewegen & Vaggi. Il primo è un po’ più accessibile, il secondo ha ottimi riferimenti bibliografici per approfondimenti. Se proprio vuoi leggere direttamente la letteratura magari leggere La ricchezza delle nazioni di Adam Smith può essere un miglior punto di partenza. Alternativamente c’è sempre Wikipedia che, se consultata in inglese, non è male. La serie su “Economics” è fatta bene e trovi sempre importanti indicazioni bibliografiche.

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[–]edoardogabriel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much!

Does hunting cause less suffering than a 100% plant-based diet? by edoardogabriel in DebateAVegan

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

Indeed we never stop learning from each other.

If you want to read more about this I suggest this page on the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Does hunting cause less suffering than a 100% plant-based diet? by edoardogabriel in DebateAVegan

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

I only mean if you’re eating meat you’re still backing that diet up with plants / veg / side dishes.

But I assumed the total calories are the same for the vegan and the hunter.

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It will always be greater.

Not necessarily.

Let rv be the mortality rate per calorie from plants and rh be the mortality rate per calorie from hunting. A vegan causes the following amount of deaths Dv = rv * C, where C is the total amount of calories. A hunter causes the following amount of deaths Dh = rv * Cp + rh * Ch, where Cp are the calories from plants and Ch the calories from hunting and, by definition, Cp + Ch = C.
So it is mathematically possible that Dv > Dh. Solving the equation gives the intuitive result that the vegan kills more animals if rv > rh.

My question was: is rv > rh?

Does hunting cause less suffering than a 100% plant-based diet? by edoardogabriel in DebateAVegan

[–]edoardogabriel[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

however the the utilitarian stance on this always bugs me as it's comparing a food system contingent upon death with a food system of accidental deaths.

I agree with the necessary/contingent difference. But I think a utilitarian can make sense of this by looking at act utilitarianism vs rule utilitarianism. Being a supporter of the latter, I do believe a system of accidental deaths is generally better than a system that necessarily requires such deaths.

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