nostr:npub1ljxatuq2vwxgx5rrvk9nqk4n6m36e2rqy2tvszmmjaumgghf7l4qef6czd nostr:npub1h3h9ejc3884hnxrz4sy8q0c3lpfxssqy68f3sfqkhf92ckyhecmsucn9yh not so sure the 14" MacBook Pro with M1Pro beats a 15" M2 MacBook Air, at least for writing (as a developer tool the pro is superior, but for my needs the lighter but bigger Air would need better. OTOH the M2 Airs didn't exist when I bought my ProBook).

nostr:npub1q2u2afqm22e4k9kt4rxvl205pks6zmxuwq5dkuzgc6g8rp3x6cqqevtv7q The longest thing I've written longhand in the past decade is an address on an envelope. First drafts get the Keychron K5/27" retina iMac treatment.

Erdinger urweis in a sunny beer garden in Berlin

nostr:npub1ges0enlhjtfrl5q75ecapazc53wg5ng2qm2cfv6vm478ld2tenxsgz4775 No, but you can't play Baldur's Gate 3 on your grandpa's fountain pen either.

nostr:npub178pczksd63kf38vfz2t8tjc0054ed7v73n8l8lpswf5ym3qvw85s4rv34p nostr:npub12exj2wn5szqhk2yqqpcnfam9jfak98ay8l0kqpc6yqw6wux8s7lqj7g22v That's cheating you gotta buy the matching puff pastry extrusion machine it's real easy to use, just tip in flour, water, and their proprietary pre-packed cubes of frozen shortening (with embossed QR code so the machine knows how to roll it) ...

Coming next month: the matching cartridge-fed sausage-making machine!

nostr:npub12exj2wn5szqhk2yqqpcnfam9jfak98ay8l0kqpc6yqw6wux8s7lqj7g22v nostr:npub178pczksd63kf38vfz2t8tjc0054ed7v73n8l8lpswf5ym3qvw85s4rv34p Of course, making the puff pastry first is the hard part ...

nostr:npub1wkdhcl0a3933jzl0a437mhdy9mr6g7xcvdftjr24z9wqa92artnstetfg2 nostr:npub1v33m3t5p7desh6r0yg090uj942ng42yyk0js5ak45u3sdkk97rdqjpj8ka For me it's: timepiece, cardiac health monitor, music remote control, weather monitor, phone notifications relay, and so on. (If I had the 5G model instead it'd be my music player and phone-away-from phone as well.)

nostr:npub1dxpwy9mlvdpl2904x50j4xjk3cmx8g8cecr8k96sww3dp93sshxsrk8ylu nostr:npub1dtxg4q2lwqf0j342ua5205qalguzpj4lq3s0zm99z7ftpjgt269sfcahel This would be useful advice IF I WANTED A PEN.

Newsflash: I want pens to be obsolete.

nostr:npub1v33m3t5p7desh6r0yg090uj942ng42yyk0js5ak45u3sdkk97rdqjpj8ka I have an Apple Watch 6, 44m, basic model. Watch Ultra looks nice but doesn't work with my (UK) cellco who I am sticking with (Because Reasons). Might consider a Watch 10 eventually, or an earlier replacement if it dies/breaks/is stolen. But watches and pens are purely functional artifacts for me, not adornments.

nostr:npub1dtxg4q2lwqf0j342ua5205qalguzpj4lq3s0zm99z7ftpjgt269sfcahel nostr:npub1dxpwy9mlvdpl2904x50j4xjk3cmx8g8cecr8k96sww3dp93sshxsrk8ylu I had a *really* nice Tombow fat rollerball that was comfortable for me to write with, but the CTO at my last dot-com startup chewed it leaving dents and can I just say yuck (also getting Tombow refils in the UK was like collecting unicorn shit at the end of the rainbow)

nostr:npub1dxpwy9mlvdpl2904x50j4xjk3cmx8g8cecr8k96sww3dp93sshxsrk8ylu And I repeat, physically holding a pen—a small diameter, rigid, tube—is *painful*.

nostr:npub16an8vgldvt27lqaledzpx94gm8zqy04f4cr5yuw3dectaet9xmgq98k5y9 nostr:npub16qat87sffpcf832e298xzx6xn4zuxzt6ggfvxhxqjf3fmqnp5d3qgg7a4r About 18% of people in Scotland vote Tory. Which wouldn't be a problem except the other 18% who vote Labour are happy for their party to get into bed with the Tories ...

Fash with multiple factions are if anything worse than unified-and-obvious fash.

nostr:npub1dxpwy9mlvdpl2904x50j4xjk3cmx8g8cecr8k96sww3dp93sshxsrk8ylu I'm a leftie and I write with my hand above the line and bent 90 degrees. Being forced to use a fountain pen at school (yes, I am old enough the school desks had inkwells for dip pens) was *torture*.

nostr:npub1vu7uztz0rtxpejd095nl7k78kangchcu58s7cpnt05un5l2n9rsshgnmuv Been there (bought the travel coffee machine there!), not buying pens or other shinies. Anyway, it's Sunday: shops are closed.

nostr:npub1aj6hcate6dh2nu6wpkkr7kl2d5q2gxna7xmeem44d2hgn55gylcszw9glf nostr:npub1fwqkm8p99m2plj0cd2sqxtdtwlfvk9unsjdgl2a05xm0eqrssets9w0dns Downside of compulsory peerages for those earning over £100K: they get to vote in the House of Lords (so can effectively edit and/or delay legislation). Maybe abolish the HoL at the same time?

nostr:npub1vu7uztz0rtxpejd095nl7k78kangchcu58s7cpnt05un5l2n9rsshgnmuv To add to the fun try telling Americans about Scrumpy, aka rough cider: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrumpy

(The running joke is you can tell the difference between scrumpy and farm cider because there are no floating bits of drowned rat in scrumpy—the rat has completely dissolved.)

nostr:npub157gjc6jdewjd82kmv56nxtxhr6hmzyh8a3x4ywc37dpfzt788p7s0gpx2w I also have Airpods Max but they're massive overkill.

nostr:npub12r5382x8wu7gvpe737qm4g7kpm7eveevs05xywk3pq5534zgynmqxdacx7 nostr:npub18yl523aft0stkww4vr3dqxxafwjve6x3vrvsfa4hla698zp8gdqqy0pegw I was once eight hours late on a three hour trip on CrossCountry Trains in the UK. (Don't ask.)

Well, we're moving again, and the aircon is working. (Fitfully. To both.)

nostr:npub1f2wn6x7jhtex3np5cp79t0vuexetyuf54qlztat2ge8hp2hd7m3saqpyqy I'm also doing an event in Berlin next Monday if that's more convenient?