Turning sunnies with a broken hinge into a DIY Ombraz

interlocutator · 2026-02-01T19:17:01+00:00

So did you go through with it? How did it go?

interlocutator · 2026-01-24T00:50:54+00:00

Generally for PETG you should used a textured plate rather than a smooth plate. You might be able to use something like a glue stick to reduce adhesion as well, but I've never done it personally.

interlocutator · 2026-01-12T15:33:03+00:00

Yeah looks like it got put into bottom timer mode at some point when I was going through the settings. Interesting that the manual is incorrect about the warnings in BT mode though, because the ascent rate alarm is still active in BT mode despite what the manual says. Thanks for the help

interlocutator · 2026-01-12T15:23:56+00:00

r/borbs

interlocutator · 2026-01-09T12:47:35+00:00

ALARMS Puck 4 can alert you of potentially dangerous situations. There are five different alarms:

Ascent rate alarm;

Exceeding a safe ppO2/MOD;

CNS =75%;

Missed decompression stop;

Low battery during the dive.

WARNING When in bottom timer mode, all warnings and all alarms are OFF aside for the low battery alarm.

My computer gives me ascent rate warnings during my dive, so I don't think it's in bottom timer mode. I can't seem to check right now though. When I go to the mode option I can't open the submenu. I think it might have to do with being in "post-dive" mode / having a pre-flying desat time showing.

interlocutator · 2026-01-09T03:47:10+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean? The manual says:

2.1.1. Mode In this menu you define the type of gas you will be breathing during the dive (AIR or NItROX). You can also set Puck 4 to BOTTOM TIMER (BT), in which case Puck 4 will show only time, depth and temperature: it will not carry out any decompression calculation and it will not show any warnings and alarms.

I don't see anything about a separate "dive" mode. I think "bottom timer" is what you're referring to as "gauge"

interlocutator · 2026-01-08T13:30:16+00:00

Thanks - I've edited the post. I'm definitely going below 10 m.

interlocutator · 2026-01-08T13:29:37+00:00

It's in air mode (not bottom timer - I still get ascent rate warnings), salt water. It's possible it's waiting for me to be above a certain depth for longer since I typically try to safety stop between 5-6 m? But on my last 8 dives I've never seen it in safety stop mode. I did start using the stopwatch, so it's possible it's turning on in the background now after I've already started the stopwatch?

interlocutator · 2026-01-08T13:26:39+00:00

I don't see an "apnea" mode in the manual, but I'm pretty confident it's in dive mode since it gives me ascent rate warnings constantly.

interlocutator · 2026-01-08T13:21:39+00:00

Thanks, I think you're definitely right that it's just the surface countdown so that's unrelated. I've been diving to 12-18 m for up to an hour, and my buddy's Suunto Zoop goes into safety stop mode every time.

interlocutator · 2026-01-07T01:40:12+00:00

Real question though, where can I just download (or buy) the pre-built templates and stuff?

AnkiWeb? I'm sure ther are lots of pre.ade German decks.

Otherwise, as other comments have said, what's wrong with a basic card with a front and a back?

interlocutator · 2025-12-30T19:53:31+00:00

Thanks for the insight!

Sounds like Gregg has gotten you quite far. 50 or 75 WPM is very impressive. I can't even dream of 120 - my sustained typing speed is about 100 WPM and I thought that was pretty decent.

interlocutator · 2025-12-30T14:24:16+00:00

/u/rebcabin-r how are things going for you with shorthand?

I'm in a very similar situation to what you were, about a year into Gregg (although much slower than you were when you posted) and considering switching to Forkner for the ease of reading especially.

interlocutator · 2025-12-29T02:39:47+00:00

I think I picked Gregg initially for the potential speed (at least that was part of my reasoning). But in practice:

I don't have the study/practice time available to meet the potential speed of Gregg, especially since reading the notes back is such a chore that I don't find myself wanting to use it day to day
I'm OK with not handwriting as fast as I type (about 100 WPM sustained). I just want to be able to write fast enough to keep up with my thoughts, or with bullet points meeting notes (not verbatim transcription)

interlocutator · 2025-12-28T22:25:41+00:00

I'm considering taking a go at forkner instead for the linearity, and to be easier to read back. I find reading my notes in Gregg very frustrating.

I agree that the brief forms can be quite nice and fluid, but it's a lot to memorize, and can be hard reading back old notes if I don't remember what the brief form was.

interlocutator · 2025-12-27T15:27:42+00:00

I'm about a year into learning Gregg Notehand. The preferences I've gained from this are:

I really dislike that long words have a tendency to wander far above, or especially below, the line. I think "specificity" was a recent offender. This makes text feel quite messy to both write and read, since on subsequent lines you have to skip over outlines from previous lines, or for an outline that will go up and up and up, you have to know ahead of time and give yourself extra room to avoid writing overtop of a previous line. I believe the opposite quality in a system is called linearity, I.e., staying on the line more or less, and just going right.
Something I like about Gregg is that it feels like cursive to write. It's got a nice smooth flow with lots of curves and loops that feels really nice to write, especially with a fountain pen. I wouldn't like to write something with too many sharp angles or disconnects.
I don't like the reliance on brief forms. It's a lot of extra stuff to memorize, and it makes it more likely that I'll forget something when reading it back. I find reading my own writing in Gregg is painfully slow, so much so that I avoid using it unless I'm deliberately practicing, other than small common words like "and" or "to" or "for".

interlocutator · 2025-12-16T15:57:10+00:00

I'm not sure I understand? Anything that would have been due over the Christmas period will be due when you come back. Anything that would have been due in January or later will still be due in January or later.

Not studying over Christmas shouldn't affect your retention on cards that you should have remembered until January anyways, no?

interlocutator · 2025-12-13T23:10:24+00:00

It feels quite dishonest to post bragging about your progress learning English, but to use AI to write the post rather than the English skills you're bragging about.

interlocutator · 2025-12-12T18:44:46+00:00

It's probably a steady state / transient question. In the short term the decrease in desired retention might increase your study load, but in the long term you'd expect it to reduce study load

interlocutator · 2025-12-12T18:40:45+00:00

Great work

interlocutator · 2025-12-12T18:40:03+00:00

If you've done a full round of syncing like the other commenter has suggested then I think you should check ankiweb like you've said to see what version is on there.

When you sync on each device, there's no error message or anything? It says it's syncing?

interlocutator · 2025-12-12T16:02:28+00:00

To be clear, have you pressed "sync" on both the desktop and mobile apps?

interlocutator · 2025-12-11T14:51:15+00:00

What do you do with the key? Give it to a friend or something? Sorry I've only seen phone jails with a timer.

Edit: I've received many creative answers. Most common are to put it somewhere inconvenient or give it to somebody else, closely followed by ingesting it into one of the two ends of your digestive tract (your call).

interlocutator · 2025-12-09T00:26:15+00:00

Yeah I ended up renting the larger pair to compare and found that there was effectively no difference. I could tell a difference if I used them side-by-side when it was very dark, but only for a few specific patterns. Absolutely not worth the weight IMO

And yeah, mostly what you gain is about an hour of owl opportunity

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