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Post Your Last Purchase XXVIII
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Good to hear, I like it this far.
I waited for the Amazon days, so I think I saved 35% from normal price 🤑
Bought this for £120 and while its only a 2.1 desk speaker system it is probably the best sound i've ever had in the house. For the money its astonishing.
Got these on sale a few days ago. Came in handy for my unexpected flight I had to Detroit this week.
An OpenBSD workstation
I purchased the components together. Then I put the computer together myself in about four hours.
My previous custom computers never malfunctioned and had better CPU/GPU temperatures than Apple hardware.
The average lifespan of the computers I put together myself is >20 years and always without any defect.
It is also cheaper to assemble the computer yourself than to purchase a prebuild.
For the same performance Apple charges 3 times more money.
OpenBSD code also has fewer bugs than macOS and OpenBSD has no history of privacy abuse.
While Apple has an extensive history of privacy abuse.
I purchased the components together. Then I put the computer together myself in about four hours.
My previous custom computers never malfunctioned and had better CPU/GPU temperatures than Apple hardware.
The average lifespan of the computers I put together myself is >20 years and always without any defect.
It is also cheaper to assemble the computer yourself than to purchase a prebuild.
For the same performance Apple charges 3 times more money.
OpenBSD code also has fewer bugs than macOS and OpenBSD has no history of privacy abuse.
While Apple has an extensive history of privacy abuse.
An OpenBSD workstation
I purchased the components together. Then I put the computer together myself in about four hours.
My previous custom computers never malfunctioned and had better CPU/GPU temperatures than Apple hardware.
The average lifespan of the computers I put together myself is >20 years and always without any defect.
It is also cheaper to assemble the computer yourself than to purchase a prebuild.
For the same performance Apple charges 3 times more money.
OpenBSD code also has fewer bugs than macOS and OpenBSD has no history of privacy abuse.
While Apple has an extensive history of privacy abuse.
Please point me to the history of privacy abuse that you are referring to. Building PCs from lose components has always been more affordable than a Mac, and usually addresses very different target audiences.
I gave you a thumbs up on your build... since I'm a fan of PC builds. I've been building PC rigs for decades... as you can see a few in my sig. I'm planning a new PC rig build when Nvidia RTX 50XX series releases... 5090 for sure... but I'm a fan of all tech. I own a Mac, and use android/iOS devices... I love them all in their own unique way. Apple can be pricey, but I usually spend as much or more on my PC rigs I build... and the performance is what I need for the applications I use it for.An OpenBSD workstation
I purchased the components together. Then I put the computer together myself in about four hours.
My previous custom computers never malfunctioned and had better CPU/GPU temperatures than Apple hardware.
The average lifespan of the computers I put together myself is >20 years and always without any defect.
It is also cheaper to assemble the computer yourself than to purchase a prebuild.
For the same performance Apple charges 3 times more money.
OpenBSD code also has fewer bugs than macOS and OpenBSD has no history of privacy abuse.
While Apple has an extensive history of privacy abuse.
I wanted a white dial watch but wasn’t going to buy another Omega yet, so I bought this Phoibos for $300.
Woollen socks (well, winter is upon us), woollen pullovers (again, winter), winter chinos, a pair of jeans, and coffee.
Thermal underwear would also make my list. May they give you some warmth in the coming months.
Agreed.
However, I am already reasonably well stocked in that department, thankfully, otherwise, that, too, would have been included in my shopping of the past fortnight.
Thank you.
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Do you intend to use your fountain pen in the Moleskine ?
People seem to have mixed feelings about its fountain pen friendliness.
Yes.
This is the diary I have been buying for a number of years; portable, easy to use, a soft leather cover, and it comes with very good quality paper (for a diary). It also comes with a small sleeve on the inside back cover, - very handy when someone scribbles something down on a piece of paper and you wish to hold onto it, and ensure that you do not misplace it.
When writing in it, I tend to use either my Mont Blanc Meisterstuck (144) fountain pen, or my Mont Blanc Meisterstuck Ballpoint pen; both work well.
And I adore - just adore - the Leuchtturm1917 (A5) notebooks (I also bought one today); okay, they are not cheap, but the exceedingly good quality of the paper, the size, the number of leaves (pages) and the sheer pleasure of being able to write in it with a fountain pen - make this my favourite notebook of all time. Actually, this is a notebook that I have been using for the best part of the past decade.
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So good to hear your enthusiasm about the Moleskine, enjoy !
And yes, Leuchtturm1917 notebooks are top quality - but I find them rather pricey.
I'm about to finish my Rhodia "Webby", not so happy with its coated paper. So I'm still thinking about what to choose for my next notebook.
Thank you.
They are pricey - this was my second purchase in that particular shop, or store, today.
However, I find them superb; I love the size (A5), - perfect for carrying to a meeting - the number of leaves/pages per note-book (generous), and the exceptionally good quality of the paper (superb - and, even more important, comfortable - when writing with a fountain pen).
They have been my favourite note-book - by far - ever, and, whenever I buy my annual diary, I also buy one or two Leuchtturm1917 note-books, as I know that I will use them.
In the past, I have also used Rhodia, - they came recommended - but, to be quite candid, I found that the quality of the paper used in the Leuchtturm1917 notebook was far, far, better, and far easier and more comfortable to write on..
Yes, they are pricey, agreed, (today, there was not much change from £50 - okay, I used a card, but mentally was busily engaged in a basic bit of addition - for a Leuchtturm1917 notebook and a Moleskine diary - but, both are excellent, and are what I know I like and - of greater importance - what I know I will use), but - in my experience - they are excellent, and neither Moleskine nor Rhodia come close - nowadays (former times were different; both Moleskine and Rhodia used to produce excellent note-books) - in terms of quality of paper used in their respective notebooks.
Apple Studio Display purchased at BestBuy - they matched the discount from Amazon.
So far so good. I think I'll need to invest in a calibration device. I'm not too keen on the default color temp.
So far so good. I think I'll need to invest in a calibration device. I'm not too keen on the default color temp.
Dodgers shirts after the World Series win and some holiday decorations.
Last band purchase: Lake Green sport band and gold third party traditional mesh stainless steel bands for 41mm Apple Watch. ⌚️
Last band purchase: Lake Green sport band and gold third party traditional mesh stainless steel bands for 41mm Apple Watch. ⌚️
This is awesome... Playing Golden Eye, Street Fighter and many more old school games on the go is pretty sweet 
Thinking of switching to Kobo, how you finding it? I guess you can't compare it to Kindle but still would like to know.
I bought it so I can sign and fill in documents on my iPad mini, and coming iPads too.
Doubt that I will use it to a lot more. I had another earlier Pen, and hardly ever used it
But I must say, this pen is really good and smooth comparing to the old I had. So who knows - I really like it this far.
Doubt that I will use it to a lot more. I had another earlier Pen, and hardly ever used it
But I must say, this pen is really good and smooth comparing to the old I had. So who knows - I really like it this far.