Here in France I don't think we have a deposit for plastic containers as that's what I'm talking about: I don't throw away glass bottles or metal ones (and BTW by metal I meant those reusable water bottles thermos-like, not those one use aluminum cans that I refuse to use, I may have made that clearer ;). As much as I can tell, we're asked to throw those plastic (and even the metal cans) in the dedicated 'recycling' booths/bins that are collected and recycled... at least that's the theory.
Libb
joined 2 years ago
France. I love cheese and baguettes but I don't drink wine (I prefer tea) and I do not wear a béret.
No need to be. It's OK to disagree... It may even be an unexpected opportunity to start an interesting conversation ;)
BTW, I had to check the definition of 'contrived' as I was not sure of its meaning (my English can be lacking, which may explain a lot).
Edit: sorry for the lengthy reply. I did not realize until after I posted it :p
For the longest I would only allow myself to use pens, as I liked the flow of ink (ballpoint sans gel so I guess I would hate monte blanc stuff cause I heard it’s buttery smooth)
Montblanc does both ballpoint pens and fountain pens. If you're refering to fountain pens yeah, they can be buttery smooth but there are smoother fountain pens and also less buttery smooth ones out there... Despite being a ballpoint and a pencil user, I'm kinda into fountain pens too ;)
I wanted to fight my perfectionist tendencies by taking away the ability to erase things.
Something I can relate too. And a method I can definitely relate to ;)
but revisitng pencils felt like meeting up with an old friend. I like that with a single pencil and some mindful technique you can do quite a variety of work.
Pencils are true overlooked wonders. One could do anything with just one pencil.
The pencils came with the sharpener (believe it or not) and I figured might as well have a meet b. Before I was hacking at stuff with an xacto like an animal.
Beside my portable sharpener that I never use despite it having a neat container to keep the pencil shavings, I use a single side razor blade to sharpen my pencils. It takes a little practice but it’s great (not to be put in kids hands, though as it’s a real razor sharp blade)
Your design is much cleaner and minimalist as compared to mine (although we have parts that meet for sure).
Thx. Would be curious to see yours but if understood you correctly it's a bit too late?
I swear, I started with my design sort of open face sandwich and when I added that flap to enclose the whole thing it all came together and I loved it even more. I like your design, and it probably isn’t that thick, (…) All space counts in that situation.
Indeed. This one is not thick unless you want it to be. Here it is, holding 10 or so cards in its central section (more than I need in one typical session). Next, it’s wide open, and below you can see the folding thingy and holding a bunch of cardboards. I wanted something that would weight nothing and could be used one-handed (book+holder in one hand, the other holding the pen)
I actually secretly love a mean blunt pencil, it glides really well
Nodding approvingly.
I don’t remember how I got a hold of these things when I was younger, but I had a couple of carpenter pencils (I haven’t used them in years, I should give them a go again)
They’re great. And you get two colors in one pencil ;)
The reason why I need that mean sharp point is because I like to doodle little fine details and they’re hard to get without something you could spear a fish with.
That’s why I like fountain pen for sketching, they can be thin as a needle, while being great for general writing too. Magic ;)
I totally want to join this journaling er…instance? I just literally don’t know how and my brain is too sleepy-dumb to figure it out.
I’m afraid I won’t be able to help much in that regard. I even had to check what that piefed was.
I journal on the regular, in a half-composition book because I am fancy like that. I have a friend who bu-jos like a boss. I gave it a go and realized I need my journal to be sloppy, because I want it to hold space for me. As in, if I am regulating heavily (which I think bullet journals are) then I am afraid that I will BE afraid to put the things I am honestly thinking and feeling on to the paper and hence will not get the things I need to get out, out. I think if I make it more of a organized reflective process it might just become the flossing of writing and I just don’t think I need that in my life personally. However, it’s damn near impossible for me to find the things that I have sprawled out on the pages like the organized folks do. So you know, it’s more of a splatter piece and that does have its downsides as well.
I hope you’ll be able to join, pretty sure we could discuss a lot of topics and techniques ;) Also, the more experience we share, the better it is to inspire other people to experiment with their own stuff.
One little tip that may interest you: I index my journals. Not every single page, mind you just the pages I think maybe useful. Some context: I’m a Zettelkasten user (hence me using index cards for note-taking) and I store everything I read and write (and want to keep) is stored in those cards save for my journal. So, for whatever idea or passage I want to be able to quickly find in my journals I will add a reference to it in my Zettelkasten index. Doing that, I can always instantly find back whatever I want.
and just in case you wonder what is a Zettelkasten?. Mine is analog (using index cards) but I know most younger people are into digital ones, using an app of some sort.
I love Muttley, he’s such an ass! Hahahaha! I mean, idk if you’re an ass - you don’t seem it, but damned if that guy isn’t a little cheeky bastard.
Not me at all :p
Speaking of cheeky bastards, have you ever seen the movie Harvey? Cause it sounds like you might like Trickster characters, and while it’s got some bits of its age I absolutely love this film.
Nope, I have not but will watch it. Thx.
I showed it to my gal, who hates “old stuff” and she ended up bewitched by it and just knowing that puts a smile on my face.
I love ‘old stuff’ but I’m an old stuff myself so this may explain :p
To be honest, and I feel so damned ashamed saying this - I think if I were translated into a cartoon character I’d end up being like Mr. Peanut Butter from Bojack.
I don’t know it but don’t be surprised: my spouse and I have not owned a TV since the very early 00s and we’ve kinda stayed out of the loop.
Either way, it’s been an incredible pleasure to have “met” you and regardless of if we can figure out the link thing or not I thank you very much for all this fun conversation =)!
Pleasure is all mine :)
I try to use metal/glass bottles as much as I can but when I drink from a plastic one I will squeeze it when it's empty (and put the cap back on) so it will waste less space in the recycling bin so we can (me and other people) can put more stuff in the recycling bin.
Exactly like I will flatten packages I want to throw away.
Connais pas. à l'occasion je jeterai un oeil ou, au moins, une oreille ;)
Je supposoe que c'est sur YT?
Snore
Are you snoring? There are workarounds and some treatments, at least that's what I've heard.
Or is that what my answer makes you feel? For that I apologize, as that was not my intention by sharing some personal consideration. But don't worry, I'm pretty sure you'll soon get a new set of emoji in a next update on your phone that will enlighten your days and make your existence so much more exiting than having to read my silly comments :)
That was a great read, and I think an important one too. Thx a lot for sharing it with us. I hope it reaches more devs and people that are able to impact the way Linux is made.
I'm not blind myself but I've enough serious health issue that I've know for quite some time that I may become blind, anytime. I don't know what I would do when/if that happen. I really don't want to move back to Apple as a user, but I'm also not a hacker at all. I won't be able to do all what you did, nor go through all that.
I'm a 50+ years old user that is so not technically proficient that I realized it was simpler for me to try various distros up until I found one on which I was able to... connect my Airpod because I could not get them to work on the distro I was using back then, despite dutifully reading all the docs, forums and blog posts I could put my hands on. So, yeah, blind I would be completely lost and without much help to count on I would probably not have much choice but to quit using Linux.
BTW, if anyone is wondering, Mint was the distro that 'Just Worked' with those stupid Airpod. It worked great out of the box and it still works great a few years later and has been working so with anything I've thrown at it so far. And, yep, since Mint I also have completely quit switching distro. That being said, I have no idea how great it would work as a blind user... I think I'll have to check that asap.
Once again, thx for sharing your experience, as well as your emotions on that. I don't know about others, but I do think emotions are at least as important as facts when we're considering users. I also think it would help Linux a lot to realize how this lack of care you mention is a real issue, if not the main issue. I mean it at every level, not just with potential deal-breakers situations like what you're faced with. And, yeah, I say that as a most-of-the-time happy Linux user myself.
Chaque fois que j'aperçois ton nom et ton avatar, amical petit robot, tu me fais penser à Ulysse 31.
Ce dessi-animé c'est pas juste un vague souvenir, pour moi. C'est LE dessin-animé de mon enfance. Littéralement, j'ai adoré ce dessin-animé plus que j'ai aimé aucun autre de l'époque. Et depuis, les seuls dessins-animés pour lesquels j'ai éprouvé des émotions comparables, à côté de 'Ghost in the Shell', ce sont les productions Ghibli. Pas seulement leur gros succès. Tous. Sérieux. Il y en a qui m'ont moins enthousiasmés, mais chacun est... unique, même ceux que j'ai moins appréciés, et tellement humain.
Bref, Ulysse 31. Enfant, c'était ma drogue et mes parents on vite pigé à l'époque que c'était le seul truc qu'il ne fallait surtout pas m'empêcher de regarder à la TV, générique compris. Chaque épisode était diffusé en tranches de 5 minutes chaque soir à 19h55 sur FR3 (France 3, aujourd'hui) et en entier le samedi, si je me souviens bien.
C'est Ulysse 31 qui a démarré ma passion, inaltérée toutes ces décennies plus tard, pour la mythologie et pour l'histoire de la Grèce antique et puis, pour Rome. C'est une des raisons aussi qui m'a fait aimer la lecture comme un fou furieux. Pas la seule raison, mais pour une belle part quand même: je voulais tout savoir sur ce type, Ulysse, et sur ces dieux cruels.
Un truc qui n'a pas vieilli du tout dans le dessin-animé (je le regarde encore, de temps en temps) c'est sa musique. Pas juste le générique, les morceaux d'ambiance joués durant les épisodes, genre la malédiction des dieux. La playlist complète (?), pour les fans ou pour les curieux ;)
Bah... Me voilà tout nostalgique c'est malin, et c'est entièrement de ta faute, Nono ! Mais c'est pas non plus déplaisant. Du coup, voilà pour te remercier. Ne mange pas tout d'un coup ;)
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You have a point. It's not a personal gift, as I was not a person before being gifted it. It's still an amazing gift.
I hesitated to add a pencil sharpener pouch myself (next to the holder) and I still could but I seldom sharpen that red pencil—the blunter (is this a word?) it is the better it is to quickly underline—so why bother with carrying one? Always that laz... I mean that practical consideration sparing me extra-work ;)
On the other hand, I've started considering adding a closing thingy to help keep those cards neatly tucked inside...
I think it’s nice to have a little portable sketchbook you made, it makes you feel connected to it.
Indeed. It makes it unique and ours.
I tend to work with individual papers too, as I find an entire blank journal to be quite intimidating
Yeah being able to handpick the paper you like (even more so for sketching and watercolors but also for writing) is really nice. BTW, if you're into journaling allow me to promote our very small journaling community. I don't have as much time available to make the community as active as I did for the last 6 months or so but hopefully people will stat posting more without needing my encouragements ;)
I think we might be the same person, so you might as well take off your Scooby Doo mask and reveal it =P!
We might very well be but I don't wear a Scooby Doo mask... If I had to be a an anime, I would be Muttley but I'd much rather be Calvin's best friend (& plush tiger): Hobbes ;)
I don't know who is full of what or who hates who around here, but reading your comment I realize I would not like to be filled by what you seem to be so full of yourself it's pouring out of your mouth every other word.
(Saying that as a non-religious person myself and as someone that has been happily living with his wife for the last 25+ years and counting, I mention it in case this helps you spare some insults but I doubt it will change a thing)