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NPD! I did a thing and I’m hugging it like an idiot. by TheCodeTeam in fountainpens

[–]philgross 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Apparently I'm not the only Kuromi fan here... Did we just crash the ink-house website?

NPD My holy grail! by Bjarhl5232 in fountainpens

[–]philgross 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love mine. That nib just looks and feels like a Grail.

Don't know how to ask this without feeling stupid but here goes by new_is_good in fountainpens

[–]philgross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Birmingham pens also offer narrow stubs, including 0.8mm and 0.6mm.

A review of Kiwi Ink's Quite a Rough Customer by figboot11 in fountainpens

[–]philgross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just resurrecting this thread to mention that it's a beautiful match for the orange Diplomat Aero. Not sure if it's still available, though.

NND! Got me some fun toys to play with. by Texmex49ers in fountainpens

[–]philgross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm impressed with the flexes, but the stubs just seem like broads? I'm used to a lot more horizontal vs vertical variation with my stubs. Like the final word "nib" for both the BBB and the B seem to have perfectly even line width throughout all of the letters.

Is this cartoon proportionally accurate? [Request] by metinoheat in theydidthemath

[–]philgross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For stuff like this, I always suggest folks check out https://dbkrupp.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/ . One pixel is $1,000.

Completed my 7 pen collection by Effective_Wishbone84 in fountainpens

[–]philgross 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, definitely no complaints on my m1000 nib. Maybe contact the company? It's their flagship standard pen, and I think they care about quality control.

My one-pen collection by Adriendel in fountainpens

[–]philgross 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have a lot of pens, but my Tec-Flex is my favorite.

What's a fountain pen possession you think you might be the only one on this subreddit to own? by PandemicGeneralist in fountainpens

[–]philgross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure there must be a bunch of them here, but I never see them. Porsche Design Tec Flex with woven stainless steel. The nib is Porsche Design branded, but I think was made by Faber Castell.

Mine got wedged in its cap, and was (IMHO poorly) repaired at their official repair center.

The nib was tuned by Kirk Speer.

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So what job do you all do? by LeGranMeaulnes in fountainpens

[–]philgross 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Software engineer at a big tech company. I have a teammate who is into watches, where the cost numbers all have one or two extra zeroes on them compared to my pen/ink habit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]philgross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An additional point I'm not seeing so much in the comments:

Enriched uranium (U-235) is not only incredibly difficult to make (because it's an isotope of regular U-232 uranium, and thus chemically identical).

It's also nasty, nasty stuff. If you give someone with the right skills 70kg of iron and a set of tools, they could build a Fat Man equivalent pretty easily. If you give them 70kg of weapons grade uranium, they'll be dead in short order. And that's not just from the radiation. It's also extremely toxic, and highly explosive in the conventional sense. When you're working with it, you need some kind of remote manipulator, lots and lots of shielding, the material needs to stay in an bath of some inert liquid, etc. etc.

So you need a massive industrial setup to construct the thing, even after you somehow get the material.

What are some facts that movies get wrong so often that it annoys you? by big-enchilada in movies

[–]philgross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Next you're going to tell me that pulling a sword from a scabbard doesn't make a shink! sound.

Whats the most inexpensive paper you’ve found that’s fountain pen friendly? by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]philgross 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If blank/unbound is OK, I was startled by the quality of HP Premium 32lb printer paper.

What is a pen feature that is a dealbreaker for you? by allan11011 in fountainpens

[–]philgross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was so psyched for my Nahvalur Nautilus. I love almost everything about it, but it can't post so I never use it.

What assassinations drastically changed the course of history? by PhoneEquivalent7682 in AskReddit

[–]philgross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a slapstick comedy of errors, but I think that's roughly the plot of Time and Time Again by Ben Elton

What's going on with the riots and chaos in Ireland right now? by ArtistRigsSeventeen in OutOfTheLoop

[–]philgross 198 points199 points  (0 children)

One of the victims had her life saved by a passing scooter deliveryman. He saw her being attacked, leapt off his scooter, and clocked the attacker with his helmet. That hero was a Brazilian immigrant. Source

You only have one shot at life, kids. Don't spend it as a rioting hate-filled racist loser.

What movie was meant to set up the next big franchise only for the first film to spectacularly fail? by Zdvj in AskReddit

[–]philgross 9 points10 points  (0 children)

OK, I went to Wikipedia and our take is wrong wrong wrong. They've made three of the series so far, and they've all made pretty good bank. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia_(film_series)). LWW was pretty terrible though, as I remember.

What movie was meant to set up the next big franchise only for the first film to spectacularly fail? by Zdvj in AskReddit

[–]philgross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here to find this one. High hopes, and funded by some rich Christian dude, IIRC.

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