AmpBenzScientist @AmpBenzScientist@qoto.org

@TruthSandwich @freemo @Pat That's not necessarily the case. It is true that a fountain pen is highly likely to leak as it is to not write or otherwise disappoint.

The ball point pen really became popular and available around the late 50s and early 60s. They shouldn't leak ink but when the ball is depressed when in contact with clothing, the ink will come out continually due to capillary action of the fabric. They do have caps and ways to protect the tip but it only takes one unprotected insertion to ruin a shirt. They are also not distrusted like the fountain pen and this leads to a perfect scenario where it can Exon Valdez a shirt.

@TruthSandwich @freemo @Pat I've seen a Mathematician mock students for using calculators. He went on to point out how hilariously bad the slide rule was in comparison. He concluded by saying that calculators are superior and that the slide rule was more heavily utilized than the modern calculators. IE he implied that the use of calculators helped to decrease reliance on calculations that were now more commonly done by hand.

There's something unique about Mathematicians pointing out how things used to be and how they are currently. The unique thing is that they usually despise both. Calk was an instrument and it left a large mess. Dry Erase markers work well when it's the second or third one that one grabs and the solvent hasn't evaporated. Points to the floor and points out how it's like chalk but not airborne. Then uses a digital board and mocks how inaccurate the stylus is even after calibrating it several times.

@Pat @freemo @TruthSandwich I use a pocket protector. One of my Mathematics Professors got me into them by demonstrating that one could take it out of the pocket. All the pens and pencils stay in the chastity device upon removal.

So use of a pocket protector serves as a means to remove pens with ease and to save a shirt from a leak. It seems like something this wouldn't be needed but a dress shirt can easily go for 80 dollars.

I can also deflect attention from the pocket protector to my Zebra Pens like my F-701, F-401 and F-301s. I'm not an Engineer so the eraser on the M-301 mechanical pencils is sufficient as I keep a pentel eraser in my pocket.

I usually keep a Cross pen in my pocket protector too in case I have to deal with a "professional" that needs a pen to write with. Yes it is a fancy pen and that's real Gold but such elegance isn't needed. I only hand over a Zebra pen to someone I trust. Very fine point black ink that is very dark and dries quickly. I use a G-2 1.0mm, very bold, for Hanzi and that's all.

Every tool has a purpose and I believe that to be true with pens and pencils. With around 6 pens, 2 pencils and a permanent marker I believe that the pocket protector is worth the trouble. It's much like a face tattoo except it screams science instead of Xanax.

@thor They could be broken up into that size so parallel operations could be used and then recombined. Mathematical wizardry can still be the answer.

@skyblond I'd recommend a custom template or browsing templates used by different Universities and researchers. I remember having to make a Mitre Attack graphic with Tex.

The templates aren't too difficult to make but it is likely that many people have encountered the same problem. There's likely a template from a University that fixes it.

@skyblond There was a similar problem with AMS and some other package I had to use. I believe they both go in the beginning of the tex and \beginpackage should work. If it doesn't it might need to be nested or the \endotherpackage needs to precede it.

@skyblond Living in Spain without the S.

I also used TexMaker because I would need two failures before I couldn't make a document or presentation.

@freemo I believe if one gets offended, they likely need to be offended.

Politics are both the distraction and the fifth column.

@skyblond I had to learn it as a Mathematician and it was a nightmare to get right for a while. TexStudio made it easier.

@skyblond The most difficult part about using \LaTeX is getting the text to line up correctly. Tix and Beamer are great.

@thor There should be stats of the stream but I don't remember how to get it. If I recall correctly they have local servers and the data flow can be observed. I'd guess it's a server that is begging for mercy.

@lore Oh wouldn't that be fun. So there's definitely some DSP action with this FPGA. I'm still checking it out. I can see why they are popular.

@lore That would be due to the isa and feeding a complex operation into a single clock cycle right? It is a powerful chip but it lives up to the reputation of being a pain to work with.