Notices by GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital), page 20

GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Monday, 24-Apr-2023 05:36:43 JST GabeLakmann
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- Chet
The BF-109 with its blocky canopy looks purpose built and tough, which I think it was.

As far as planes that have canopies that end at the rear firewall go, it's my favorite out of those.

It was a good plane but I don't think it was much better than the FW190 performance wise and the FW190 was easier to fly. They were both easier to service that many aircraft made by "Allied" powers which is odd to me because they thought about servicing in the field and didn't take steps to have an assembly line mass production of them like the USA did with their aircraft.

I understand the German ethos of building things by hand and making them the best you can but sometimes you have to push stuff out that is "good enough" just to have numbers and that is what the USA excelled at. If the USA didn't have the mass production facilities and experience from Automobiles and stuff we'd have surely lost.

German WW2 pilots are likely going to be the best fighter pilots to have ever lived since the situation they found themselves in will not happen again most likely and as AI/drone piloted stuff takes over humans will have less chances to prove themselves.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Monday, 24-Apr-2023 05:36:43 JST GabeLakmann
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- Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks
- Chet
I rank my top 3 as:

FW-109
P-51
BF-109

I just don't like canopies that end with the rear firewall of the aircraft. Tear drop style canopies just look right to me. It's why I don't care for most of the Spitfires.

As far as too long, I think maybe you're thinking of the FW-190 Dora/ta152 variant when you say it is too long.
The first image (if they appear top to bottom in the order I attach them that is) is the regular FW190 and the second is the FW ta152 with a MB inverted V12.
The ta-152 is definitely a "long boi" as the youth say.
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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 09:15:39 JST GabeLakmann
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Check to see which eye is your dominant eye. You might be cross eye dominant like I am. Do you know how to do it using the "triangle hand" method?

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 07:45:23 JST GabeLakmann
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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.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 07:45:22 JST GabeLakmann
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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.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 07:30:43 JST GabeLakmann
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All of the ones I've been with save that stuff in a shoebox or something. You can't really do that with text messages.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 07:28:30 JST GabeLakmann
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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.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 07:20:05 JST GabeLakmann
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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.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 07:18:59 JST GabeLakmann
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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.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 07:17:44 JST GabeLakmann
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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.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 07:09:26 JST GabeLakmann
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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.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 07:09:17 JST GabeLakmann
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- Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks
- Dr. Sex, Ph.d, Esq.
I wish I hadn't sold what I sold but it was to a family member and they promised to never sell it and that I could buy it back anytime I wanted so I felt a little better about the deal.

It wasn't an heirloom or anything though. I really only have one or two "heirloom" things I can think of and I'd never sell them. One of them is 100 years old and works as well, if not better, than any of it's modern versions.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 07:02:54 JST GabeLakmann
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- Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks
- Dr. Sex, Ph.d, Esq.
I do the same thing dude. It's what is right to do in my opinion.

I've sold something to a family member under those conditions and I hope they honor our deal when I am ready to buy it back.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 06:46:17 JST GabeLakmann
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- Woggy's Zeonic Frolicks
- Dr. Sex, Ph.d, Esq.
I actually know of someone who inherited a 60s Gibson and a 1950s Fender amp from his Grandpa. Since he didn't play guitar he let an asshole friend talk him into selling it and the asshole friend pocketed a lot of the profit from it.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 06:42:11 JST GabeLakmann
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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.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 06:42:10 JST GabeLakmann
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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.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 06:16:08 JST GabeLakmann
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- Santa Noodle ☦️
I thought I was right but wasn't 100% for sure about it and I figured you'd know exactly what I was talking about.

I didn't even know about the designs until I looked it up a few years ago after using some for an ant problem. Nature is really cool most of the time.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 06:16:04 JST GabeLakmann
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- Santa Noodle ☦️
What is that powder make of ground up crustaceans that you can put down which cuts their exoskeletons when they crawl across is?

I want to say it starts with a "D" and I bet some of you smart folks out there will know what I'm talking about.

Diatamacous Earth maybe? I know the spelling is likely wrong.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 06:14:58 JST GabeLakmann
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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.

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GabeLakmann (gabelakmann@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Sunday, 23-Apr-2023 06:07:44 JST GabeLakmann
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I'm not in law school yet but my handwriting has suffered slightly from having to take notes in a similar fashion for a similar reason.

Since my handwriting was already so bad it couldn't get that much worse though haha.

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