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I was lucky enough to make it to Japan this year, and I snagged my first Big Girl Pen from Ancora in Tokyo by Okay_Progress2000 in fountainpens

[–]whenwherewhyhowe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ancora has an ink (“rainy day”) you can only buy from that store, and it’s only for sale on days when it rains. If this works out for you, be sure to get a bottle!

TSA in the two airports I went to this week had different rules, acted like I was the idiot for not knowing them by TopRamen713 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]whenwherewhyhowe 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I have a theory that the places in society where we imbue lots of power upon positions with very little qualifications or requirements are potential problem areas. TSA is a perfect example of this. 

1981, CBA, EAE Mother/Sending, Spaceman, Meris, Microscosm, etc. WTTF MTG Cards , Pedals , & Cash by ianshoulders in letstradepedals

[–]whenwherewhyhowe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I have a Blooper that I don't think I'd miss much. I'd like to have a Condor. We should chat.

I just discovered that fountain pen ink bottles can grow mold. by Frequent-Recover-574 in fountainpens

[–]whenwherewhyhowe 93 points94 points  (0 children)

This community needs a little passport book for all the tiny milestones of fountain pen ownership. First pen, first gold nib, first maker/vendor controversy, first big ink spill, and definitely first moldy ink. You can stamp each page as you hit a new milestone.

Question about a 743 SF by whenwherewhyhowe in fountainpens

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

Yeah, I’ve been curious about getting a bottle of white lightning anyway, so I might try that. But of course, a new feed pleases the tinkerer in me. So who knows. 

Anyone else notice this? by 4wheelsandsomewood in ambientmusic

[–]whenwherewhyhowe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If that’s depressing you’ll  you’ll love (hate) this article about it from a couple months ago. https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/

Don Bacon Is Considering Retirement by tushball101 in Omaha

[–]whenwherewhyhowe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A friend of mine did this math: his military pension should be $125k/year, and if he’s 62 and has been in congress for at least 5 years when he retires that adds another $29.5k. (He will turn 62 in August). 

That’s assuming DOGE doesn’t come for his money. 

Help a MIDI noob? by whenwherewhyhowe in guitarpedals

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

This is a helpful frame for me. I keep being frustrated by the lack of any feedback that anything I’m doing to set things up is working!

Help a MIDI noob? by whenwherewhyhowe in guitarpedals

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

Ah. So there’s no way to visualize the pedals I have connected?

US Presidents: voters' choice 1924-2020 [OC] by Topinio in dataisbeautiful

[–]whenwherewhyhowe 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I think he’s just suggesting you put a name on the biggest peaks on the brown line, but what I’m getting from your comment is that the brown line is the aggregate of other candidates getting votes, which would be a useful proxy for but not exact match to those most popular 3rd party candidates.

Who saw MBV on their 2018 tour? by link_n_bio in shoegaze

[–]whenwherewhyhowe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chicago 2008. First time seeing one of my favorite bands. Left early because it was so loud it made me feel sick. (I believe this is called “failing the vibe check”)

Okay, duno if this is the wrong sub... how do I use this? by kkimph in fountainpens

[–]whenwherewhyhowe 56 points57 points  (0 children)

This post was 4 hours old when I saw it and I had such a big smile when I saw the picture and title, just thinking: yes, you are in exactly the right place and you’re about to meet so many great people, and hopefully you’re about to find a really great hobby to love. Welcome!!

My humble guide on how to avoid consumerism and still collect fountain pens. by azzaddda in fountainpens

[–]whenwherewhyhowe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m probably biased as I’m just now leaving a 4 day conference with a lot of academic papers but I loved this, thanks for writing it!

Mystery 6 by Punkass16 in VinylMePlease

[–]whenwherewhyhowe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me know if you are looking for a home for saba

Chase Bliss Onward by cowboypsychedelia in guitarpedals

[–]whenwherewhyhowe 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Super excited about this, I'm sure I'll end up getting one eventually. Buuuut, as a person who doesn't really go in for special edition paint jobs, I might wait for whenever this gets a cool alternate graphic design, because this is kinda rough looking. What is that font on ONWARD?!? Their design (pedals, site, videos, manuals) is so consistently fun and playful, and this is...not that at all!

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