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Post by Aaronstotle »

jasonpeacock wrote: post #83
LaffertyDev wrote: post #78

It took me a while to get over the fear of destroying/using up nice things. Like enjoying a nice bottle of liquor, or using up a very nice notebook. Eventually I came across the idea that things are meant to be used, and now I'm much more relaxed about damaging/using up the things I own. I read once a stellar idea to help get over the fear of starting to draw in a notebook (or an art project, or a new software projec…

A similar approach I've heard (but never brave enough to do) is when you get a new car, intentionally scratch the paint yourself. Then you won't be as concerned about the inevitable dings and scratches it will accumulate.

I got a new car last August, noticed like two months in that someone lightly scratched/bumped the rear left bumper. Oddly enough it's almost a good thing because now I'm not as scared anymore

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Post by stefanu »

Had similar struggles as well. Then after few experiments with plain paper (tried A4, B6, A5 - all landscape), I switched to Midori Paper Pad, carrying it in a leather pouch. Using A5 on the go and A4 on my desk. All in landscape orientation, like slides. My output is mostly diagrams/schemas and tables, very little prose.

Advantages so far: high quality per that works with fountain pen. No fear of ruining whole notebook with an ugly note or a drawing. I can carry only sheets that are relevant to the problem I am solving right now. I can lay out the sheets in front of me to get a bigger picture. I can throw away the bad ones. It is easier to scan (using iPhone scan to PDF function).

https://md.midori-japan.co.jp/en/products/mdpaper-pad/

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Post by kayodelycaon »

JadeNB wrote: post #182
bityard wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I live in the rust belt, where cars only look new for the first 3 years or so. After that, they are 100% guaranteed to have chips in the paint from 18-wheelers throwing rocks, rust on the frame/fenders from the salt, and dings from other people parking 6 inches from your door. And if you own a prius in the midwest, it's not a matter of IF someone will key it in the parking lot of home depot, it's a matter of WHEN.

> And if you own a prius in the midwest, it's not a matter of IF someone will key it in the parking lot of home depot, it's a matter of WHEN. I live in Texas, where I'd expect such behavior before I saw it in the midwest; parking lots are awash in Priuses, and no-one seems to bat an eye at it. Maybe it's that I live in a city. Where in the midwest would you expect this?

Probably some rural areas. There was one sparsely populated area in Northern Wisconsin I was told avoid ordering food at non-chain restaurants. They would happily try to kill you or make you sick if you had a food allergy.

Having grown up in Wisconsin, I absolutely believed that. I went to high school with people like that. And they got it from their parents.

My dad heckled me for getting a Prius and buying Apple products.

It makes me really sad because they aren’t representative of the majority of rural people I know.

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Post by kayodelycaon »

One of the reasons I got a reMarkable. Effectively infinite pages. Writing can be copied and pasted or moved around. And I don’t have to worry if I’m wasting paper or ink.

I don’t think I’ve ever used the search feature.

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Post by randommuser »

vuln wrote: post #218
alanfranz wrote: post #209

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Didn’t you get the battery replaced under Apple program some years ago, I think it was 2019? I got a brand new battery for free.

They replaced it with another defective battery that only lasted ~28 cycles before it expanded. Apple refuses to do anything about it. Edit: Screenshot I submitted to Apple. https://ibb.co/jwRN1MH

What app are you using to show cpu/mem/temp?

Re: I use cheap notebooks

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Post by vuln »

randommuser wrote: post #245
vuln wrote: post #218

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They replaced it with another defective battery that only lasted ~28 cycles before it expanded. Apple refuses to do anything about it. Edit: Screenshot I submitted to Apple. https://ibb.co/jwRN1MH

What app are you using to show cpu/mem/temp?

istat menus.

https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/

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Post by hiroshi3110 »

bmitc wrote: post #222

The best notebooks I have found that meet both constraints of being cheap but good quality so as to not become frustrating are Muji's notebooks. They have several options in size and also styles between blank, lined, and graph lined and looseleaf or notebooks. They even have these tiny passport sized notebooks that I am trying to get into the habit of keeping with me to write down whatever I need in the moment. The p…

I like the muji memo pad. https://www.muji.us/products/paper-memo-pad-8a62

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Post by throw7 »

Ha. Years ago, I got a nice mini moleskin and then proceeded to never use it once (I have it somewhere gathering dust). For me, it suddenly felt like the scribblings I was to write down were there for posterity and the thought of this kept me from using it.

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Post by biztos »

bmitc wrote: post #222

The best notebooks I have found that meet both constraints of being cheap but good quality so as to not become frustrating are Muji's notebooks. They have several options in size and also styles between blank, lined, and graph lined and looseleaf or notebooks. They even have these tiny passport sized notebooks that I am trying to get into the habit of keeping with me to write down whatever I need in the moment. The p…

I’m a fan of the blank wire-bound Mujis for writing — especially the fine stuff I need to do at 0.30. They look classy and they love the rollerball.

Only downside I’ve found is the paper is thin enough that it’s not a great notebook to have at a bar, where you might get condensation dripping on it, nor for the gym where your hands might be sweaty. For the same reason it’s not much of a sketchbook, but for writing it’s my go-to these days.

I like the pens well enough to keep some around, and I appreciate all the color refill options, but I don’t think they’re “better” in the same way the notebooks are.

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