I think the worst way to sum up his channel is that he reviews MP3 players and bad headphones. You’d really just have to see it, he’s very funny.

Yeah, she definitely crossed the line that time. It was probably the most mad I have ever seen her. I can’t remember if that was also when she slapped me, or if that was something else. But really, those were the worst instances and the other 98% of my childhood was very good. And we really do have a very good relationship today. I don’t think I deserved it, or any child would deserve that. My schooling was just a hotbutton issue for her, and I pushed it really hard that time.

My mom was very strict with me as a child, but I don’t think it was narcissistic. She was very focused on my education. I had to do well and get a good job. But it was because she wanted me to have good health insurance as I have had chronic health issues from birth. I have a good job now, my student loans are paid off, and she was right about me needing good health insurance. Our relationship is lovely now. But I’ll probably always remember the time that I skipped a homework assignment and she spit in my face.

Shingles. That was just awful.

I hope so. 3 was awful, I didn’t even finish it.

I love monster of the week episodes. Those are my favorite X-Files episodes, too.

The appeal for me is that mine is solar as well. So, it requires zero maintenance for years and years until that capacitor or whatever dies. It’s also basically indestructible.

I have metal brackets that screw into the resin body so it takes regular nato straps, so I don’t need to worry about replacement straps. I’ve basically dipped this thing in paint on accident before, and it just peels off the resin. I wear it to the beach, where I have previously gotten sand under my rotating bezels.

I wouldn’t say it’s a particularly good looking watch, but I love it for dirty, abrasive, impacting, tough situations. Situations where I’d scratch a metal watch or crystal.

Makes me think of the jet song in The Green Hills of Earth.

Yeah, the only mouse I have that does this I’d my Logitech T-BB-18 when I take the ball out.

I still haven’t beaten FO4. I lost interest. But I started 3 over again! And it’s still just as good as ever. And it’s been so long since I’ve played it, I’ve forgotten a lot of it. It’s pretty awesome.

Nothing, I guess I just never needed any spiritual support. I grew up an atheist, my parents never took me to any church or prayed or told any religious stories of any kind. Then suddenly, in high school, I decided to tell them I was non religious they were surprised. They said we are Methodists. Well, that’s news to me. Maybe you are, but I was never baptized or anything.

Funny thing, I also never got “the talk.” I managed to figure things out for myself there, too.

It was! I have hundreds of dollars in company apparel that my current company just gave us. Polos, fleeces, a Carhartt coat, a Weatherproof jacket, a 50 qt Coleman cooler. We’d get something every Christmas. So, paying for your own company merch seemed weird to me, but I still wanted some. I’m glad it worked out.

At my previous job, once a year they had a catalog of company merch. Nobody ever got it, because it was kind of over priced. Well, I had a good year and wanted a jacket and a zip up fleece. It was like, $160. My order comes, and I love it. I give the person in charge of said orders a check. Next day, she gives it back, saying they were having an issue cashing it internationally, or something. Because the company is headquartered in Canada. So, a week goes by and I ask if it was sorted out, or should I pay a different way. She said she’d let me know. Then, she quit. I was there another year, and nobody ever hunted me down for my $160. Then I quit. Free jacket and fleece.

I do have a small collection of parts that were manufactured or ordered incorrectly. They’re useless, and too small to be of any scrap value. I like them because they are so drastically different from the prints, it’s funny. Like, what were they thinking when they made these? I’ll probably bring them back ans toss them in the scrap bin before I leave this job.

Brook has had an adapter like this for several years now, and it also works with Dual Shock 3 so you can use the pressure sensitive buttons. But it is $40 compared to the $25 of this one. It’s worth it to me, I love those buttons for Ace Combat.

They definitely are. In Ace Combat 4, R1 is thrust and it is pressure sensitive.

Fusion 360 looks like it has some nice surfacing abilities. That makes sense to use nib units. I don’t think my Adventurer 3 can print the small, fine threads of a nib unit, so I’m opting for an old school grip section you friction fit the feed and nib into.

I’ve been working on my model this week and instead of the stud filler, I am going for a Conklin style crescent filler. Just one more piece to design, and I’m ready to do some test prints. Ink sacs are in the mail.

We have similar goals. I am not so concerned with having it modifiable, I’m working in NX and am not going to be making .prt files available. This pen is for me, and if others like it, so be it.

But making it almost entirely printed is also my goal. I’m using a Jinhao #6 feed, and a Fountain Pen Revolution #6 nib. No saying you couldn’t use a JoWo, or a Jinhao, or a Bock #6 nib, though. I thought about cartridge converters, but thought it might be too difficult to print the connection interface. The Pilot Con-B squeeze converter could be a good option though, I think that has a bigger hole. I’m going with a latex sac because it seemed easiest to me.

I, also, hate pen kits. The all look identical, with their skinny little grip sections and tiny nibs blown out to a huge body. The nibs are always cheap, and the pens are always heavy.

What software are you using?

I’m going to try the PLA a bit more, before I go ordering any more clear filament I think. Thanks for the suggestion though! If you end up getting some and it turns out well, maybe you’ll persuade me. What kind of fountain pen things are you trying to print?

Thanks, I picked it because he got me a WWI trench watch as a project. That watch should probably get a post of its own at some point.

Swapped the 300 MHz Pentium III for my 233 MHz Pentium II. The computer was very unhappy with this situation. Mine loved it, and I ran it all the way to 2006.