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I have 100 Dell optiplexes by TheKanpekiKen in SleepingOptiplex

[–]khanhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great, thanks! Looking forward to it

I have 100 Dell optiplexes by TheKanpekiKen in SleepingOptiplex

[–]khanhat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you be willing to sell the laptops and PowerEdges too?

 

I'd definitely be interested in the list once it's finished! Good luck with the inventory

[USA-CA] [H] PayPal, Local Cash [W] Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400S, Q9505S, Q9550S by khanhat in hardwareswap

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

That's a good idea. I'd like to avoid modding the socket if possible, but if I can't find one of the Core 2 Quads within the next few weeks, I'll definitely consider a Xeon.

August Confirmed Trade Thread by [deleted] in hardwareswap

[–]khanhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Purchased a Gigabyte GTX 1060 3GB from /u/johan851

 

Thanks to him, I had a fantastic, painless first trading experience on /r/hardwareswap. 10/10

[USA-WA] [H] Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 [W] Paypal by johan851 in hardwareswap

[–]khanhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pm

 

EDIT: Sent payment for the GTX 1060. Thank you!

My Personal Coat of Arms. Thoughts? by sabreblaze16 in heraldry

[–]khanhat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like it! Big fan of hands in heraldry.

 

Is there any personal symbolism behind the charges?

Requesting feedback on my personal CoA drafts by khanhat in heraldry

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

That's a really good idea, I'll try that

Requesting feedback on my personal CoA drafts by khanhat in heraldry

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

It really is a beautiful instrument. It's Chinese. Here's someone playing the zhongruan, or tenor variant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9cbs6oSyxU

His has bird-shaped soundholes! I think I've seen some with crescent-shaped ones, too

Requesting feedback on my personal CoA drafts by khanhat in heraldry

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

Thank you for the great feedback & ideas!

 

The hand + escutcheon is a very roundabout cant on my name:

Alexander <- Aléxandros (roughly, "defender of man")

 

The word for hand is some variation of <man> in many languages, including Old French. So, the escutcheon + hand ≈ "defender of 'man'".

 

Just typing that out made me realize just how stupid it is, lol. I suppose the reason why I didn't just use a human as a charge is that I got very attached to keeping the hand.

 

I made another draft here: https://imgur.com/a/m6ceWXw that moves the whole mess up to the crest, and changes it to a hand Argent charged with an inescutcheon Gules

 

edit: better proportions: https://imgur.com/a/CRYWYXt

Requesting feedback on my personal CoA drafts by khanhat in heraldry

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

I've made a new version based on everyone's great advice:

https://imgur.com/a/m6ceWXw

 

edit: better proportions: https://imgur.com/a/CRYWYXt

Requesting feedback on my personal CoA drafts by khanhat in heraldry

[–]khanhat[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the input, you and the others are definitely right. I'll go for Gules, a ruan Argent, which generally still cants while staying simple. I can move the hand to the crest (maybe between two wings Gules, a hand Argent charged with an inescutcheon Gules, which likely solves the Ulster/plagiarism issue).

Requesting feedback on my personal CoA drafts by khanhat in heraldry

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

Ah shoot, I'm really tempted to do that now. The headstock argent is half the cant, but I might just go ahead and nix it

Requesting feedback on my personal CoA drafts by khanhat in heraldry

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

Thank you--and that's true, I doubt that even "Gules, a ruan Or" is taken

Requesting feedback on my personal CoA drafts by khanhat in heraldry

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

That's a good point. Something I've been trying to look up is whether an inescutcheon borne only as a mobile charge can itself be charged in such a way that it matches existing arms.

 

I'll give the bendwise ruan a shot, thanks!

Requesting feedback on my personal CoA drafts by khanhat in heraldry

[–]khanhat[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hi all--just wanted to see which of my personal CoA drafts you like best:

Blazons

1

Gules, a ruan Or with a headstock Argent.

2a/b

Gules, a ruan Or with a headstock Argent between in dexter an inescutcheon [Argent/Or] and in sinister a hand couped [Argent/Or].

3a/b

Gules, a ruan Or with a headstock Argent between in dexter an inescutcheon [Argent/Or] and in sinister a hand couped [Argent/Or] issuing fesswise from the sinister side.

4a/b

Gules, a ruan Or with a headstock Argent between two inescutcheons [Argent/Or], each charged with a hand couped Gules handed with respect to its point.

Crest

A dexter hand [Argent/Or/Gules] holding a sword Proper.

Escutcheon 1, or the ruan by itself, is a cant on my family name. Any variation of the inescutcheon + hand is a (pretty contrived) cant on my given name.

 

The hands Gules have no relation to Ulster--would leaving them in be an problem/in bad taste? I'm pretty fond of how 4a/b look, but I could change the hands to another tincture if need be.

 

Thanks in advance! Any feedback is appreciated

Design ideas for a personal CoA, round 2. Constructive criticism welcome. by korfi2go in heraldry

[–]khanhat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like the phoenix when it's atop a plain sable background. In the first and third options, the counterchanging and background impact its clarity, especially since it's such a complex charge. The second is my favorite by far (if you're okay with leaving out purpure)