![]() They don’t do a better job than my one blade safety razor from the fifties. Secondly: 5-blade razors are one of the biggest marketing-scams ever. It almost feels like the flow of the ink gets me in a flow-state as well.įirstly because otherwise I don’t get this stubborn hair out of my face :) ![]() It is totally different to pencils or ballpoints. ![]() The last months I gout into fountain pens and I really like the sensation of using them and the way my brain works with them. So I would buy the DVD and sell it again when I don’t need it anymore. Some movies cost half for the (new) DVD than the stream. The only exception would be: if there is a resale value. Getting rid of all those CDs, DVDs, Books, Game-Boxes is great and convenient. Listening to Vinyl for example has no use to me, so I don’t do it. Yes I use pourover coffee - because it tastes better and I have a greater choice of flavors. Since I started out with my first Atari VCS 2600 Videogame. I would describe myself as a digital pilgrim or something like that. I am 47 and just found back to the fountain pen after parting from it with the end of German elementary school 35 years ago :) It's quite rare to find someone that chooses the most efficient path for every single action. I do believe the average person has some assortment of slowdown habits/hobbies though. Oh oh, I also have a whet stone to sharpen my knives with. I do make origami and kirigami at times though, especially little ornaments. I also like walking and taking public transit and very much hate driving. And does anyone miss the analog clock face that used to be in Windows 7 when you clicked on the time? ): I don't wear watches anymore, but I have never wanted a smart watch. I do highly prefer paper books, but I don't balk too much at ebooks, and I'm a huge pirate for textbooks.Īnd I definitely write cards and letters! Those are my monthly highlights honestly. I drink tea, but it's more about temperature than anything else in my book. They're a wealth of information most of the time, and most of them are thrilled to see a new person interested in the hobby and therefore more than happy to talk to you as long as you let them. If there is, see if you can hang around for a few meetings and absorb some of the experience and knowledge from the old timers. My experience (with the ARRL books in particular, because they read like a textbook) may be a bit different from a lot of others' experiences because of that.įinally, see if there's a ham club in your area. However, it's worth noting that I'm a third generation ham, the son and grandson of electrical engineers, and I'm a mechanical engineer myself- I grew up around this stuff and my brain works a little differently than a lot of people's. For me, it was 6 of one and half a dozen of the other I liked both for different reasons. If you want something a little less in depth that just shows you the question, the answer, and gives you an explanation of what you need to know for that particular question, Gordo's stuff is for you. If you're more a fan of in-depth, textbook style reading, the ARRL books are the way to go. Both are good, but they are very different and which works better for you depends on how much you want to get in the weeds. I'd poke around on r/amateurradio for up to date suggestions if I were you.Īs for more traditional study materials, I've used two types of book- the ARRL study books for tech and general and the Gordon West book for extra. I would give some suggestions for software, but I haven't studied for a test since 2016 and there are probably better options out there than I used- others would probably have better, more recent suggestions. I took the real tests when I could reliably pass the practice tests with an 80 percent or better. Back when I was studying for general and extra, I used an app that let me practice on my phone wherever and whenever I could squeeze in an extra few minutes. The question pool for all three elements (technician, general, and extra tests) is publicly available, nothing on any of the tests is in a "secret until you show up" category.
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