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  1. Feng_Li

    Fountain Pen Illusions?

    It all depends how you look at it. Part of the experience of searching for the "new and innovative" is the thrill of discovery and learning about things that function in ways that are unfamiliar. We know all about mobile phones, for example. When the newest phone comes out, what is different...
  2. Feng_Li

    A defining moment in American History

    June 30, 1948:
  3. Feng_Li

    Fountain Pen Illusions?

    I refer to most ballpoint pens, especially cheap ones. That said, I have a Lamy that takes ballpoint cartridges and it has never been less than perfectly functional. I have that pen too! :) Someday I shall have to upgrade, but for now, it's almost a good thing, as it forces me to write...
  4. Feng_Li

    Fountain Pen Illusions?

    I honestly think that's one of the causes of my poor handwriting. Using ballpoints in school taught me to press down as hard as possible. Can't do that with a nib.
  5. Feng_Li

    Fountain Pen Illusions?

    Manny alleged conveniences are exaggerated. I for one love having to run a pen against a scrap of paper or my shoe for five minutes to get it to write.
  7. Feng_Li

    Photo Captioning CONTEST - Prizes!

    "Man, I dunno who that guy is, but he looks kinda like the jack of clubs..."
  8. Feng_Li

    Vintage Phones

    The big brown truck came today... And brought me these: An Automatic Electric model 40, late 50's vintage A Stomberg-Carlson model 1543 Both of these were repaired by Steve Hilsz. His website is a bit of a mess, but he does good work. When I got these phones, most of the guts were...
  9. Feng_Li

    Big Business sinks lower and lower

    That sounds like the premise for a B SciFi/Cyberpunk movie...
  10. Feng_Li

    What did your grandparents pack for personal protection in the Golden Era?

    I do believe that is the funniest thing I have read today! lol
  11. Feng_Li

    Disney Bans Smoking In Movies

    There was a good cartoon in the paper about that... Two boys are sitting in front of the TV; the parents are presumably elsewhere. first boy: So, did you get a gory movie or a sexy one? second boy: Nah, it isn't one of those. But everybody smokes!
  13. Feng_Li

    Operation: Movie Smoke

    I defend smoking in movies on artistic grounds. It's one of the best dramatic props ever devised. While film may often influence the beginning of a trend, the trend takes a life of its own in greater society. I don't think movies make smoking cool anymore, I think people smoke in movies...
  14. Feng_Li

    Rebranding Berlin (In search of the 1920s)

    Answering my own question a bit... From his own website, he says "Berlin is an ideal location to create and produce fashion," speaking at the opening of a fashion week at the Parisian Square. From a news article, he claims "Berlin has a future as an immigrant-city," perhaps viewing New York...
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    Rebranding Berlin (In search of the 1920s)

    There's quite a bit of history left in Berlin, although most of what I saw was Cold War history. Berlin has a lot going for it, especially with all their renovated infrastructure, but it will be interesting to see what industries they hope to attract. Tourism helps, but a city that size...
  16. Feng_Li

    Could you survive?

    I'm a high school teacher, German and History. I could probably find work in my field, but in 1937, I'd do a lot better for myself if I found a government or military career, especially as I'm of fighting age. Being a German speaker and also a third-generation immigrant (and therefore probably...
  17. Feng_Li

    Another 40's Vintage Suit Acquisition

    Rule three is the third of the Four Rules of firearm handling. I am glad to hear that you performed a chamber check on both firearms before taking the pictures, but a person seeing only the photo has no way to know that. I am a firm believer in modeling safe gun handling, and I encourage...
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    Another 40's Vintage Suit Acquisition

    :eusa_doh: Rule three! Rule three! That aside, what a great suit!
  20. Feng_Li

    They've gone too far.

    In that case, perhaps the larger cartridge frame may be helping to stretch and therefore spread/smooth your skin. Decreased pressure from additional blades shouldn't be creating that effect, as your skin would still be free to bunch in front of the blade and be nicked. What brand of blades...
  21. Feng_Li

    Why do I hate the 1970s so much?

    And when this attitude disappears, Marx will have finally been buried. I cannot wait.
  22. Feng_Li

    They've gone too far.

    When the blade cuts the hair, it also deflects it slightly. The rest of the blades, in theory, continue to whittle down the remainder, as it springs back once the first blade passes. Shavers who use a single blade typically perform at least two passes, but they reverse directions, which is...
  23. Feng_Li

    Dog Fighting? Good God Almighty.

    Seconded. As bad as it is to wind up in judicial court, the court of public opinion is even worse.

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