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ThegenericskierFountain pen kits grind my gears. Nothing says you’re a bad maker like buying and “turning” a fountain pen from a kit

cyphersmeh people gotta start somewhere. my first 3d printer was a kit, def wouldn't have been able to scratch build one if i didn't learn from the kit. same with electronics, i think pretty much everyone started out with practice PCBs or snap circuits and shit before they built their own projects

cyphersmeh people gotta start somewhere. my first 3d printer was a kit, def wouldn't have been able to scratch build one if i didn't learn from the kit. same with electronics, i think pretty much everyone started out with practice PCBs or snap circuits and shit before they built their own projects

Thegenericskierya i get that, my first 3d printer was like that as well given it takes infinitely more skill to build a kit printer than turn a kit pen. kit pens to me seem like a lazy way of making a pen as the kit supplier does 95% of the pen leaving the "maker" to glue and turn a diameter on wood/plastic. using them as a way into pen making isn't bad but the part that really throws a wrench into my day is seeing people selling their "handcrafted" kit pen for a gajillion dollars despite them playing lego and a little bit of lathe work for a pen that has gross proportions.

ThegenericskierFountain pen kits grind my gears. Nothing says you’re a bad maker like buying and “turning” a fountain pen from a kit

ThegenericskierFountain pen kits grind my gears. Nothing says you’re a bad maker like buying and “turning” a fountain pen from a kit

-skian-Well, guess I am a bad maker lol. Was gonna reach out and see what it takes to get one of your bad boys.

partyandBSdang thats wack. how much are they buying a kit for? then how long does it take to build it? and how much is the upcharge for the complete?

ThegenericskierThe poor makers are the ones selling their kit pen for 5x the cost of a kit despite it not being their own design
if you want a pen I can get you right I’ve got a few of pen version slims ready to ship out next week, or if you’ve got a specific color way in mind I’m planning on making a few more pens next week

-skian-Gotcha fair enough. I just made mine for me, bloodwood and gold fittings. How much do yours go for?

ThegenericskierMost kits are

Young_pattyHeavy rant on my end- just need to yell into the void that is NSG, so skip it if you don’t care:

Been noticing so many friends and family rave about AI writing lately. Low key though,
if you can’t write something without AI in the language that you speak- you’re borderline retarded.

“but Patty it saves me so much time!”

should have never taken that much time G
And you’re only doing a disservice to yourself by not doing it yourself. Writing an email shouldn’t take more than 2 minutes, writing an academic essay shouldn’t be that hard either- you literally speak every day, just write it down- it isn’t hard.

“But Patty no one can tell the difference!”

Naw bro, as someone who’s spent hundreds of hours grading essays and other writing, I can promise you it’s painfully obvious when someone is using AI. It’s like calling up customer service and getting a computer instead of a real human on the other end. "Please hold” music and all, it’s pathetic.

“but Patty no one can tell I use it compared to my own writing”

Yeah bro, if that’s the case then they’re on your level. If your coworker or boss can’t tell the difference between your writing and AI- and you had any dignity- then you’d feel insulted by that.

“But Patty everyone does it anyways”

Afterschool special ass response. Millions of people do lame shit every day. AI has lots of uses- replacing your ability to communicate and think as a human being shouldn’t be one of them. I can promise you it impacts so much more than your writing. Think of the most shallow person you know and then imagine them translating your ideas for. And every time you use chat GPT to write something you become more like that person- slightly, but it ads up over time.

at the end of the day you can disagree with me- idc. But imma remind you that 54% of Americans read and write below a 6th grade level- and are functionally illiterate. Being unable to communicate your thoughts is a one of the lowest forms of intelligence. And if you’re ok with being just as stupid as the bottom ~50% then that’s on you. Couldn’t be me though.

/rant

GayWolf420Just want to blow off some steam. My Girlfriend likes me still and we had a chat about getting more serious, life plans, if getting married/starting a family is something that's on my radar and it absolutely is. Long distance really sucks not being close to each other and being able to see eachother regularly though I'd be willing to make that move myself. It's just my issue is I'm stuck with no college degree, no actual "big kid" job, and that her goals are stability, marriage, and kids eventually for herself and isnt dating to date which I am too.

Realistically I'm a broke ass ski bum who works seasonally and jumps from job to job and I'm worried I wouldn't be able to provide that if I keep it up and shit is pretty bleak around here in terms of good paying jobs/schooling/etc. And thats been fucking with my head for a while and makes me kinda sad. Im starting to be less of a "Fuck it, let's go skiing" type of person because when you get home, life and reality is still there.

But I do need to get my shit together at some point and I don't know what the right way is.

**This post was edited on Mar 10th 2025 at 9:06:45pm

maaatttMy upstairs neighbors should be imprisoned

GayWolf420Just want to blow off some steam. My Girlfriend likes me still and we had a chat about getting more serious, life plans, if getting married/starting a family is something that's on my radar and it absolutely is. Long distance really sucks not being close to each other and being able to see eachother regularly though I'd be willing to make that move myself. It's just my issue is I'm stuck with no college degree, no actual "big kid" job, and that her goals are stability, marriage, and kids eventually for herself and isnt dating to date which I am too.

Realistically I'm a broke ass ski bum who works seasonally and jumps from job to job and I'm worried I wouldn't be able to provide that if I keep it up and shit is pretty bleak around here in terms of good paying jobs/schooling/etc. And thats been fucking with my head for a while and makes me kinda sad. Im starting to be less of a "Fuck it, let's go skiing" type of person because when you get home, life and reality is still there.

But I do need to get my shit together at some point and I don't know what the right way is.

**This post was edited on Mar 10th 2025 at 9:06:45pm

GayWolf420Just want to blow off some steam. My Girlfriend likes me still and we had a chat about getting more serious, life plans, if getting married/starting a family is something that's on my radar and it absolutely is. Long distance really sucks not being close to each other and being able to see eachother regularly though I'd be willing to make that move myself. It's just my issue is I'm stuck with no college degree, no actual "big kid" job, and that her goals are stability, marriage, and kids eventually for herself and isnt dating to date which I am too.

Realistically I'm a broke ass ski bum who works seasonally and jumps from job to job and I'm worried I wouldn't be able to provide that if I keep it up and shit is pretty bleak around here in terms of good paying jobs/schooling/etc. And thats been fucking with my head for a while and makes me kinda sad. Im starting to be less of a "Fuck it, let's go skiing" type of person because when you get home, life and reality is still there.

But I do need to get my shit together at some point and I don't know what the right way is.

**This post was edited on Mar 10th 2025 at 9:06:45pm

TOAST.Dang, Southwest airlines really trying hard to become irrelevant. First assigned seating and now paying for checked bags.

TOAST.Dang, Southwest airlines really trying hard to become irrelevant. First assigned seating and now paying for checked bags.

maaatttThe unassigned seating was why I never flew with them. Entitled couples thinking they can have an empty middle seat between them on a full flight

maaatttThe unassigned seating was why I never flew with them. Entitled couples thinking they can have an empty middle seat between them on a full flight

RparrI smoked my hip a few weeks before a trip to CO that I booked 6+ months ago. Now I don't even want to go, the thought of sitting in an airbnb or ski hill lodges for 8 days while my friends ski sounds absolutely terrible. I figured I've wasted the money on the trip regardless since I can't ski

partyandBSwhere in co? ill come hang for a day lol

RparrI smoked my hip a few weeks before a trip to CO that I booked 6+ months ago. Now I don't even want to go, the thought of sitting in an airbnb or ski hill lodges for 8 days while my friends ski sounds absolutely terrible. I figured I've wasted the money on the trip regardless since I can't ski

VTshredder69Just did this to my shoulder 10 days before my CO trip.

Hip is a whole different animal but find some amino acids, fish oil (GNC)) and if you can, peptides ----

BPC-157,
AOD-9064 + HA
GHK-Cu
Collagen peptides

Peptide Therapy: 5 Best Peptide Restorative Treatments of 2023 – THRIVE Hormonal Health and Wellness

Bond Peptides BPC-157 + TB-500 Vial Blend 10 mg – Direct Health Shop

No joke peptides have helped me heal multiple injuries from the gym, hockey & skiing.

Consult your doctor first before using but they've helped me immensely.

Did you get MRI? Hope you feel better soon.

maaatttWe've restructuring a bit and are no longer allowed to do work orders without a job document. it takes our planning team fucking ages to simply print these things so I can't get ahead and now I gotta rush through a part that's due today

And the order for this came in an actual week ago

RparrI almost took bpc 157 for another injury years ago, it's interesting stuff. I don't think it would help much here, I think I've torn my labrum in my hip and my understanding is that it's avascular and doesn't heal on its own. Should be able to get an MRI in a few weeks

TOAST.The old "we want to track everything and not get anything done on time" a tale way to common in manufacturing.

ModMommyHow tf do meth heads get pregnant so easily but i can be doing everything right in good health and can’t. I’m getting really sad about a late period and negative tests wtf

ModMommyHow tf do meth heads get pregnant so easily but i can be doing everything right in good health and can’t. I’m getting really sad about a late period and negative tests wtf

ModMommyHow tf do meth heads get pregnant so easily but i can be doing everything right in good health and can’t. I’m getting really sad about a late period and negative tests wtf

fdWEARerwent to doctors today. fell my first day snowboarding and hurt my wrist. this was 6 weeks ago, and another 10 plus falls on same wrist. I thought i was jus being a wuss, i could pull things, put not put any pressure on pushing . and I thought it was just tweaked or sum. nope fractured scafliod and i most likely need surgery now, ts sucks, I guess I'm Mr. tuff guy for not getting it checked out until 6 weeks after i hurt it, but damn. hopefully recovery after surgery isn't too long. anyone know anything about this? they have given me no info about recovery time

Jemswould be so awesome if there were less religious war history fans. every time you see a social media post regarding ww2 there’s always a mf with a crusader profile pic advocating for nazism or saying the most wild shit.

Jems

like cmon man

RparrThe scaphoid is a crummy thing to fracture because it can actually die from lack of blood flow. In which case it can become necrotic and a threat to the rest of your hand. Are they fixing the scaphoid or removing it entirely?

RparrThe scaphoid is a crummy thing to fracture because it can actually die from lack of blood flow. In which case it can become necrotic and a threat to the rest of your hand. Are they fixing the scaphoid or removing it entirely?

Jems

like cmon man

Jemswould be so awesome if there were less religious war history fans. every time you see a social media post regarding ww2 there’s always a mf with a crusader profile pic advocating for nazism or saying the most wild shit.