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Coffee And Pie posted:That’s not a Bic? Nah I like the Staedtler better; writes smoother. Also it's shorter, and the clip starts at the top of the cap, not the bottom of the cap, so it doesn't poke out of a pocket as much. Josh Lyman posted:Pilot G2 ink smears like a mofo That's because it's a gel pen. Regular biros use a paste that dries almost immediately. Gel and other "roller ball" pens smear like all gently caress. 3D Megadoodoo has a new favorite as of 18:08 on Jul 25, 2018 |
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Jul 25, 2018 18:08
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I've never bought a pen, I merely absorb the pens of others
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Jul 25, 2018 18:18
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I've been using a Fischer space pen for almost 10 years now. I haven't had to write underwater, upside down, or in freezing temperatures in a while but at least I have the option.
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Jul 25, 2018 18:27
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SpartanIvy posted:I've been using a Fischer space pen for almost 10 years now. I haven't had to write underwater, upside down, or in freezing temperatures in a while but at least I have the option. I've never had to write literally upside-down but a lot of regular biros will give you trouble if you're trying to write against a wall, for instance. (Something which is very common in certain trades where you have to sign for things in environments with a distinct lack of tables.)
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Jul 25, 2018 18:31
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I have a fisher I keep in the car and it’s terrible. Uneven garabage writing utensil.
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Jul 25, 2018 18:39
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I have gotten into turning pens and quickly becoming that guy who pulls out a binder of hand crafted pens of varying styles when someone asks "Do you have a pen?"
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Jul 25, 2018 18:42
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SpartanIvy posted:I've been using a Fischer space pen for almost 10 years now. I haven't had to write underwater, upside down, or in freezing temperatures in a while but at least I have the option.
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Jul 25, 2018 18:52
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Solid Cake posted:So you get three tickets a week to see whatever you want - can three different people go see the same movie together? Or are these tickets only good for one person? I was interested in signing up for this when it was announced but I'm not really sure what the limitations are. It rules. Three a week including IMAX and 3D and whatever else minus Fathom. It only works for one person but what I like is if you want to bring another person you can buy their ticket at checkout at face value. My girlfriend has it too so we just coordinate for now until there's a family plan. Saw Incredibles last night just because we could. You can book not just days but weeks out so if there's a big opening night release you're looking forward to, not a problem. My friend told me Moviepass has surge pricing, can't see the same movie twice, you need to take loving photos of the tickets, and need to buy them in person aka I have no idea why anybody would still use Moviepass over this. AMC also not only has the financial backing but also pays way less for a movie ticket than Moviepass which pays face value so unlike Moviepass this won't go out of business in two months.
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Tim Whatley posted:
goddamn that's the killer feature for us then. thanks for the info.
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Bottom Liner posted:goddamn that's the killer feature for us then. thanks for the info. For sure. The only thing I think which I have to clarify is it might take up one of your weekly reservations until the movie. For example, it resets every Friday. This week I booked Incredibles, Mission Impossible Thursday and then Mission Impossible IMAX on Saturday, and it said I had no more movies available even though MI IMAX on Saturday was obv on a new week. Not a huge huge deal, but worth noting. Point being, you can more or less book your Friday night tickets the minute they go on sale even on Monday and be fine.
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It’s still twice the price of MoviePass. Or more, I paid $7 a month or whatever it was back in November. Also there are are no AMC within hundreds of miles here so it’s not like I have a choice.
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One movie ticket where I live is still roughly $12-$13 without 3D or IMAX so I'm fine with $20/month for basically 12 movies a month if I was that hardcore. There's also Sinemia (not limited to AMC, which I understand is obviously a limitation for AMC) which has diff plans here and lets you buy in advance and through an app because it's 2018: https://www.sinemia.com Not sure how long Sinemia or Moviepass will be around though since both are buying the movie ticket at full price without any real long term plan. Moviepass also has surge pricing now for Friday movies so you do pay more for those, apparently. Tim Whatley has a new favorite as of 19:41 on Jul 25, 2018 |
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Jeza posted:I've never bought a pen, I merely absorb the pens of others About 99% of the reason I do this one big conference every summer is to supply myself with about a year's worth of cheap pens from the publishers' room freebies.
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TheManWithNoName posted:It’s still twice the price of MoviePass. Or more, I paid $7 a month or whatever it was back in November. Also there are are no AMC within hundreds of miles here so it’s not like I have a choice. With peak pricing movie pass is going to end up being 25-30 a month each for us so this is a no brainer. Moot if you don’t have AMC of course.
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Josh Lyman posted:Pilot G2 ink smears like a mofo  Tim Whatley posted:My friend told me Moviepass has surge pricing, can't see the same movie twice, you need to take loving photos of the tickets, and need to buy them in person aka I have no idea why anybody would still use Moviepass over this. AMC also not only has the financial backing but also pays way less for a movie ticket than Moviepass which pays face value so unlike Moviepass this won't go out of business in two months. I usually see movies at AMC theaters anyway, but not always, and the AMC thing is twice as expensive. I'll keep using MoviePass til it dies, which yeah, may be pretty soon considering that they're bleeding money.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:
They're doing (or rather just did) some sort of high ratio reverse stock split in a desperate attempt to stay listed, and still managed to tank today by like 40%. An excellent short.
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Pentel RSVP or bust
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mystes posted:Uniball power tank does all this better for cheap. Finally the right pen opinion! Uniball 4lyfe
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ReidRansom posted:They're doing (or rather just did) some sort of high ratio reverse stock split in a desperate attempt to stay listed, and still managed to tank today by like 40%. An excellent short. I was really rooting for them a year ago, hoping they could use collective bargaining to get a discounted ticket rate for themselves to make it profitable at $90/year. But the writing is on the wall and if a bunch of venture capitalists lost a ton of money (who cares) and all we got was every major theater chain coming out with subscription models so the end result is us getting cheaper tickets than we used to, I'd say MoviePass did a great job.
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I stopped going to the theater 7-8 years ago and stick to streaming and iTunes rentals so I’m way out of the loop but man, movie theaters have had a rough time recently haven’t they? I don’t think I realized how messy it all got.
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Theater ticket sales have actually been on a pretty big upswing recently. Theaters are doing just fine charging obscene prices for concessions and trying to force you into a premium viewing such as 3D
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I like going to the movies now that I can drink and sit in a recliner. Solo was almost bearable after four rum and cokes.
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Kilometers Davis posted:I stopped going to the theater 7-8 years ago and stick to streaming and iTunes rentals so I’m way out of the loop but man, movie theaters have had a rough time recently haven’t they? I don’t think I realized how messy it all got. All the theaters around me have gotten massive upgrades in the last couple years, the seats are much nicer now. Theaters are at least trying there best to get you to come in. My theater I go to has $5 tix on tuesdays with free popcorn so I go semi-frequently.
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I was completely done with going to movies until I learned of the local Regal that has reclining seats with footrests, and, more importantly, reserved seating. That's a gamechanger.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I was completely done with going to movies until I learned of the local Regal that has reclining seats with footrests, and, more importantly, reserved seating. That's a gamechanger. Yeah the reserved seats is nice.
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Pen chat: Precise V5 'til I die.
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Solice Kirsk posted:I like going to the movies now that I can drink and sit in a recliner. Solo was almost bearable after four rum and cokes. You could always drink in a movie theater.  (content: bought 2 tickets to the local Laemmle theater for ant man. It was exactly what I expected.) $18 total because it was a weekend evening ticket. A matinee is like $6/ticket. Uni-ball vision 0.7. It puts low weight crummy paper in its place.
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NewFatMike posted:Pen chat: Precise V5 'til I die. I was on this team for years until... H110Hawk posted:.Uni-ball vision 0.7. It puts low weight crummy paper in its place. ...I found these. Much more durable (the skinny nib on the Precise bends super easy), writes slightly smoother (particularly on crappy paper), and has (theoretically) water proof ink. I've also come to prefer the heavier .7mm line weight.
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Lawen posted:I was on this team for years until... Way back in the 90's I realized pens didn't have to hurt to hold like a bic or be scratchy garbage with tiny tips. Never looked back. It does mean only writing on one side of the paper in a crummy spiral notebook.
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H110Hawk posted:You could always drink in a movie theater. Just sneeze when you open your beer. Very slick.
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TraderStav posted:Just sneeze when you open your beer. Very slick. Flasks make no noise.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I was completely done with going to movies until I learned of the local Regal that has reclining seats with footrests, and, more importantly, reserved seating. That's a gamechanger. I get really anxious about movie seating, especially when friends are meeting me and we have to get in a line. Reserved seating is SO NICE. Luckily (at least for now) I see movies in the middle of a weekday so it's been fine.
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Honestly wish they'd bring back a mid-movie intermission for a piss break and a refill on snacks and drinks. That'd get me spending more and attending more movies.
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Mu Zeta posted:I like beer though. No one cares what you are drinking in a movie theater. Bring whatever you want.
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RCarr posted:No one cares what you are drinking in a movie theater. Bring whatever you want. For real, movie theaters are so lax about everything, no one cares if you bring in drinks/snacks, no one cares if you want to make it a double feature.
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ROCK THE HOUSE M.D. posted:For real, movie theaters are so lax about everything, no one cares if you bring in drinks/snacks, no one cares if you want to make it a double feature.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:I've done double and triple features for the price of one so many times over the years at a couple of the local multi-screen AMCs. No one gives a poo poo. Just make sure the times sync up and you're good to go. I used to just walk by the Usher tearing tickets at the front and tell them I work there if they ask for my ticket. That was almost 20 years ago.
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