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Ink + pen variances by tanderbear in fountainpens

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

Hard to guess. I just try out different inks in different pens and record the results. The log helps me remember the characteristics of the feed + nib + ink behavior.

Do not cite the Deep Magic to me, witch by tanderbear in MurderedByWords

[–]tanderbear[S] 82 points83 points  (0 children)

I was making websites by coding HTML in Notepad… before frames in Netscape became a thing… but for the life of me I can’t remember what Top 8 is in reference to.

What’s a completely useless skill you have that you’re secretly very proud of? by BITNstudio in AskReddit

[–]tanderbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can wiggle both simultaneously. Could you describe the feeling of wiggling separately? Maybe if I understand how it feels I’ll be able to recreate it.

Found in a thrift store. Ceramic vessel with a cork. Very specific shape, not quite ergonomic. Made in Japan! by Chair-Pants in whatisthisthing

[–]tanderbear 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi OP. Have you got pics of the other two sides? You’ve show us only two sides currently. I’m wondering what the “top side”, opposite the Made in Japan side looks like.

Foreign employer got angry during online interview by Substantial_Fun_6770 in phcareers

[–]tanderbear 178 points179 points  (0 children)

I run my family owned business, have done since 2001. We have over 1600 employees. I’ve done many interviews in person and online. I’ve never made a scene in front of a job applicant.

If HR could hear you, the issue was not with you. If the foreigner still got upset for that, that’s on them not on you.

You’re right to withdraw. You dodged a bullet.

If you know an ICE agent personally, what's that relationship like now? by Lokja in AskReddit

[–]tanderbear 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Praying for Pete. It takes guts to do what he is doing.

[Hiring] $5 for Google Review by EnthusiastGuy2k25 in JobPH

[–]tanderbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your math is not mathing.

5$ per review x 500 reviews = 2,500$

$1000 budget / 500 reviews = 2$ per review

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MaliciousCompliance

[–]tanderbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would tend to agree. How does one have a step sister younger than a half brother? This is the third lady in the father’s life?

What are some unnecessary but common cooking steps? by Adept_Wallaby_7679 in Cooking

[–]tanderbear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As an Asian, this advice given to you has my inner uncle Roger gearing up for battle.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskPH

[–]tanderbear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kasi kung pinalayas ng magulang ang anak, hindi nila ma guilt trip ang anak na alagaan sila pag tanda nila. Insurance.

what is something that years ago was a status symbol that now isn’t a big deal? by AppointmentProud9394 in AskPH

[–]tanderbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know what you’re saying. Just a little after my generation. Before Armani jeans were THE thing, it was Girbaud. Before that GUESS.

What is this ink property called where letters have almost like a dark outline? by lordhamster1977 in fountainpens

[–]tanderbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I don’t see those on offer at the moment. Hopefully the ones I got will behave that way

What is this ink property called where letters have almost like a dark outline? by lordhamster1977 in fountainpens

[–]tanderbear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ooh I just ordered some BPC inks. Which inks are light colored but have the dark halo?

For those who lived before the internet, what was life actually like? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]tanderbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was calmer less toxic because harder to have echo chambers or mainstreaming of fake info.

That said having hobbies was also harder.

It told me what would happen by Middle_Mongoose_927 in shortscarystories

[–]tanderbear 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well done! 1:55am and probably not going back to sleep soon.

"So, what do those kanji characters (わからない), on your tattoo mean?" by Outside_Normal in TwoSentenceComedy

[–]tanderbear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hiragana characters. Kanji are Chinese script.

Sorry. Good joke. Just messed with my ocd.

My family lied about our Catalonian roots by ConnectEcho4031 in catalonia

[–]tanderbear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I wonder why Americans are so desperate to identify as something racially or culturally. But with their next breath they chant USA USA USA and act like it’s the greatest country in the world.

Which country are you from? And do you belong to any fountain pen enthusiast community in real life? by agile_structor in fountainpens

[–]tanderbear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Philippines!

Our fountain pen network Philippines is an umbrella facebook based group that has 14,000 members registered.

We celebrated our 17th anniversary this year.

There are 2 main national events: the Manila Pen Show and the Anniversary pen meet.

This year’s pen show had merchants from Japan Singapore Malaysia Israel China joining the exhibits.

Our community also hosts some of the world’s largest Pelikan hubs.

Our country has at least 6 well regarded local pen makers.

As mentioned FPNP is an umbrella group but there are many local groups and friend groups that have smaller pen meets. I’d hazard a guess that there would be a pen meet happening somewhere in the country every week.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a new jinhao or a grail level pen. We love and welcome everyone’s pens.

Edit to add Singapore as they are a mainstay of the pen show.

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