Dr Jekell

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Cake day: July 21st, 2023

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  • Lamy Safari Rollerball sucks. I thought I was getting a pen for life, but the ink flows inconsistently.

    Some pen types work best on different papers, some need a rougher surface to get the ink ink dispersion method working where as others need a smoother surface (nicer paper) and some that don’t care what paper type they are used on.

    I have a Sharpie S-gel pen in 0.38 that is scratchy and skips on nice paper but when used on standard printer paper it writes happily.

    So give it a try on standard printer paper to see if there is a difference.

    I rediscovered mechanical pencils. I tried one that had buttery-smooth lead. I fell in love. I won’t buy any yet, because I have pencils at home, but I know what I will eventually buy (a metallic mechanical pencil with Uni lead).

    I just got a Uni Kuru Toga mechanical pencil paired with some Uni HB Smudge-Proof Lead that I am enjoying (though I might try the Pental Ain HB leads next). The nib rotates to keep the lead wear even.

    Ball points are not my thing. I haven’t found one I like.

    I don’t like most ball points myself but I have found Lamy pens using the M16 cartridge (I prefer fine) to write very well on most paper types I have tried. The Lamy logo lineup is an affordable pen to use the cartridge.

    Fountain pens are amazing for writing, but they’re not resilient.

    Depending on how rough you are there are several options for your needs

    TWSBI GO (Uses bottled ink but has a leak/dry out resistant cap) Platinum Preppy (has a leak/dry out resistant cap but uses proprietary cartridges) Kaweco Classic Sport (popular for everyday carry and uses a standard short cartridge that many mfg make)

    You would be better off using a cartridge based pen as they are less prone to leakage from rough handling.


















  • It is likely floundering because anyone with more than beginner networking/security knowledge know that having everything combined is a very very bad idea.

    Having it all in one means that when someone gets access to it, they get access to everything.

    You are much better off having separate devices for:

    • Router/firewall
    • NAS device
    • WiFi Access Point
    • Server
    • Switch

    And you should be using VLAN’s to only allow devices access to what they need.

    And as a plus having everything separated means if one device breaks or you need to upgrade, you only have to replace that one part instead on replacing the all in one device costing 50 times more.