Childhood nickname due to bad handwriting and I’ve known one of the guys there since before I joined and he kept calling me Doc and I guess it caught on
@d0c40r0@Humpleupagus@GabeLakmann FWIW you have handwriting that betrays a healthy mental state at least. Maybe just a little self-centered, but most do when you can tell it’s impossible to read for anyone but them
@GabeLakmann@Humpleupagus@d0c40r0 We had a book in the library about graphology. Devoired it a few times as a child, so most is lost to time today. But the fact that it’s clean, forward leaning, and relaxed bodes well. You want to see consistency, no screw ups crossed out or abruptly changing course. There’s something about the fwd lean being a trait of optimistic, forward-thinking people, too.
Even as a kid I knew it was ‘pseudoscience’ but darn it if it doesn’t have some use over time. Most millennial men have awful writing, though. Lots of basket cases, drug addicts (functional) and all, but more than anything we just don’t get a lot of practice writing.
Being self-centered is my own take,it’s not in the book IIRC. If you have poor penmanship a selfish person takes it as a matter of fate. An outward-looking heart makes you say “ah, nobody likes seeing this, I need to get better at this so it’s pleasant for my readers!”
Can’t find a pdf link for it, but it’s a good plane read if you’re curious. Probably one of the best books to have read as a kid, when I think about how often I use it as a kind of fortune-telling lark
@GabeLakmann@Humpleupagus@d0c40r0 I’d grab some varsity fountain pens, that really helped mine. Doesn’t need force to write, so it flows easier and calmer.
I have no drawing abilities and virtually visual memory even. I'm purely auditory and a musician. Would it be fair to say that people who don't properly pronounce their words or sing in key are selfish? Seems like the same theory. 😏
Yes. It’s about identifying things you do that are unpleasant for other people. I’ve corrected stuff like that in myself, because that’s the golden rule. I don’t like making others undeservedly miserable when it just takes work on my part to put them at ease.
People have been overcoming impediments and habits forever, only now is it this outlandish, unthinkable idea to better yourself for the comfort of others.
I didn't realize this until I was looking for another Fisher Space Pen but there are some crazy expensive fountain pens, ink, and specialty paper out there for people into that stuff.
I'd kinda like to get a nice one to sign the more important documents in my life like marriage certificates, birth certificates, etc.
@GabeLakmann@Humpleupagus@d0c40r0 Yeah, you can get crazy with it but my faves are just the Pilot Varsity line. They’re cheap, disposable, and you can keep them running by refilling them. I’ve gotten to the point where I need to change mine out and I bought the big pack about 10 years back. A lot of mileage for something that’s a buck fifty each.
@kuon@Humpleupagus@GabeLakmann@d0c40r0 It’s not insurmountable. People used to re-train their speech impediments all the time. Still do. Unless it’s embedded in your nervous system it’s a matter of re-mapping the way your mouth moves, the habits you make as you make phonemes.
If you’ve ever tried to get really good at imitating somebody you’re just doing that in reverse. It’s like lifting, or working out. Just another form of self-improvement
That sucks. You could learn to write backwards like some monks used to do when they used the plough man's method. They wrote left to right, then right to left, alternating each line.
A real fountain pen worked best, i.e. one you have to dip, not the cartridge type.
I've thought about trying that before but never actually put any time into it. It seems like it would force you to think more about what you're going to write too so maybe you'd end up writing better content as well.
I guess I'd have to find a special quick drying ink or write right handed since I'd probably smudge it all up if I used normal pens and ink with my left hand.
I did write with a fountain pen for a while. My handwriting was a little better because of the angle compared to a ball point. Still pretty bad though.
@GabeLakmann@Humpleupagus@d0c40r0 I know an art guy who’s fairly successful in the industry, (job w/ benefits) and he’s a lefty who trained himself to draw and write right-handed. Not impossible, but gets tougher as you age
@EJM77@Humpleupagus@GabeLakmann@d0c40r0 Maybe I’ll try some of those. I’m actually surprised at the survival rate of my varsities after all this time. THey outlasted all the better metal fountain pens I got. Had a few of the pilots, some reddit picks, etc. Only the varsities remain
Sailor has been around for a while they have been putting out a lot of nice pens lately. I would definitely start off with some cheap pens, often I’ll find them on some web site then look on Amazon and find them cheaper. There are a ton of pen stores on the internet “of course” . I’ve used this one before
I'll have to look into those. There were some by a brand called "Sailor" which looked nice but I don't think they were left handed friendly or as easy to use as the pilot ones you all have mentioned.
Some of the Sailor ones were over $1,000 I think and that is why I remember the name, because they were so expensive. The one I wanted was right around $300 which isn't too bad for a special occasion pen that you could hand down to your family.
I used to enjoy drawing and stuff but I wasn't a super great artist. I imagine you could probably learn to do art left handed and not smudge stuff like you do when writing left to right as a lefty.
My Grandpa told me they tied his left hand behind his back to get him to write right handed and nuns would slap his left hand with a ruler if they caught him using his left hand. I've heard MANY old timers say that this stuff happened to them.
I'm honestly convinced that left handed people are discriminated against more than negros or any other race.
@GabeLakmann@Humpleupagus@d0c40r0 I usually dislike lefties because they never shut up about how things don’t work for them. From how non-functional they pretend their right hands are, you’d think they have a bunch of prosthetic hook hands.
Righties practice shooting offhand, we fly stuff from the wrong seat, and row a gearbox w/ the non-dom all the time w/o complaint. It’s like a victim mentality is instilled in them from birth so everywhere they look they see insurmountable problems.
I imagine I'll eventually get a decent mid level fountain pen and some good ink along with some fancy paper and mess with it for a little bit and then save it for signing important documents and writing letters. Who knows, maybe I'll find another hobby haha.
It's the historical factor that I think I like and it also seems more sophisticated as well.
I know I've said that I'm all about being practical but I also think people should retain some of the things that make us sophisticated such as things like this and dressing well because it sets us apart and gives us a higher standard to look up to. Some things are pretentious but I don't see these subjects as being pretentious.
@GabeLakmann@EJM77@Humpleupagus@d0c40r0 One of the best parts is that they really do wonders for handwriting, it glides on and lets you be a lot smoother. Also harder for people to steal - every time they borrow it you keep the cap so they can’t just pocket it and walk away
In my brief research I read that Pilot makes great stuff for the money so after hearing your testimony I can safely say that it is fact now.
I think maybe I will try the left handed friendly Pilot pen first and then move onto a nicer left handed friendly "Sailor" or equivalent if they even make them that is.
I'd like to see men writing more hand written love notes to their girlfriends/wives and vice versa and maybe this is one way to get people into doing that.
In my opinion, hand written notes mean a lot more than a text message and I'd bet the women who may be reading this would agree with me as well.
@GabeLakmann@EJM77@Humpleupagus@d0c40r0 Girls really like it when you drop little post-its in places. Hide them in her stuff to find throughout the day, leave them on her driver’s mirror if you walk by her parked car at school, etc. That’s mid-relationship stuff but they like having little trophies proving they’re loved
Cheap pens are fun, no big loss if they suck or you drop them. Pilot makes really nice cheap nibs, some write better than my more expensive pens. I like the varsities also.
@GabeLakmann@WashedOutGundamPilot@Humpleupagus@d0c40r0 I was favoring my left hand when I was young. My dad trained me out of it. I honestly wonder if some of my clumsiness as I grew older might have been due to my subconscious mind constantly thinking like a lefty
@reloadedAK@GabeLakmann@Humpleupagus@d0c40r0 Some kids are in that thing. That’s why you have to knowingly train it, have to put conscious effort into training just like physical therapy, you can’t expect it to come completely natural
Good point. I had someone try and keep one of my black "rite in the rain" pens with a "space pen" cartridge when I was in the military and after that I carried two pens. One for me and one to loan out.
@GabeLakmann@EJM77@Humpleupagus@d0c40r0 I still have a whole box filled with my old relationship stuff like that. Kinda wracks me with guilt when I think about it, there was one girl that did some really sweet, thoughtful stuff like that. She was the one that taught me about the post it thing. She’d sneak them all over my room to find when she was away, sometimes she’d admit things she couldn’t write out loud so I’d find it and it would describe something hurtful I did while describing how I made up for it with something sweet later - a whole post-fight arc that I’d never even know happened.
Which seat does the "Pilot in Command" usually sit in? It seems like they sit in the right seat but I don't remember.
I used to hear people say that they worked with other units by describing it as "working left seat right seat" with them and I always assumed that military slang came from pilots but it was never made clear which seat was for the more experienced person or group.
@GabeLakmann@Humpleupagus@d0c40r0 Left is the captain’s, in small aircraft it gets the better avionics, so the good stuff is over there and the comms are on the right. So kids train in left seat, then transition to right when they instruct, then work as a first officer on the right. It’s got a rhythm to it. Doesn’t really make a diff though, I like flying from either side, it’s only retards who wring their hands over it
I bet I can do things right handed better than right handed people can do things left handed though.
I never really complained about it, I just always found a way around it and this is one reason that I think left handed people seem to be over represented (per capita since I think roughly only 10% of people are left handed) in the higher end career fields and things that force you to find creative solutions for problems.
I feel like the advantage I've gained mentally was well worth dealing with graphite smudges and ink smudges on my hands.
Thinking back, the very worst problem I had being left handed was using those shitty plastic "child safe" scissors they give you in grade school. That and people not understanding the difference between hand dominance and eye dominance but then that caused me to be able to switch hit in baseball and play soccer better than the others because I was better than they were no matter which foot I used.
I usually shoot (in video games, not IRL because guns are too loud) rifles left handed or right handed, pistols left or right handed, and shotguns right handed if it is shooting clays.
@WashedOutGundamPilot@Humpleupagus@GabeLakmann@d0c40r0 i seriously think you cant be a leftoid without having at least a little bit of victim complex Hell i was shitting bricks that time my boss told me to use the forklift to move around some electric panels even tho i had never used a forklift in my life yet i still did it without fucking up image.png
But then I thought "what if I did it the other way?" And closed my right eye and the picture was partially blocked as well. Does that make me cross eye dominant?
@reloadedAK@GabeLakmann@Humpleupagus@d0c40r0 You might just be thinking about it, too. You have some control over which eye you prioritize, (at least I do) so you may be looking for a problem that isn’t there.
It should be like needing glasses, where it interrupts your shooting often enough that you notice something is wrong.