Michael Gisiger :mastodon:

Adult Educator | Coach | Nerd | formerly known as Wortgefecht | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | 🇨🇭

I'm a historian by training and an adult educator by profession. I've been named a #watch enthusiast by some, but it's not the worst thing I've been called. I also collect vintage #FountainPens and am a passionate advocate of writing with pen and paper.

DoB: 15 messidor CLXXXIII ER

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Personal Website / Linktree: https://www.michaelgisiger.ch/
Blog & Newsletter (WriteFreely): https://epicmind.ch/
Books (Bookwyrm): https://ramblingreaders.org/user/gisiger
Musings (WriteFreely): https://text.tchncs.de/gisiger/

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2026-02-02 09:48:19 UTC

#TIL Ratten knabbern gerne an harten Gegenständen (wie Glasfaserkabel und deren Ummantelung), um ihre ständig nachwachsenden Zähne in Schuss zu halten. Ein britischer Telekom-Konzern hat nun Kabelummantelungen und Schutzrohre aus Kunststoffen auf Soja- und Maisbasis benutzt für sein Glasfasernetz. Einmal dürft ihr raten, was passiert ist …

2026-01-29 10:53:51 UTC

“In conclusion I leave you with a rule of thumb for actually understanding the human condition by engaging deeply with a wide breadth of human experience and perspectives: Half the books you read must’ve been written before WW2, half of those must’ve been written before the American Revolution, and half of those must’ve been written before the fall of Rome.”
I see value in this rule of thumb—but I strongly disagree. It smells too much like cultural pessimism to me.
https://www.atlaspress.co/p/new-books-arent-worth-reading
/via @npub1s2x…a8j0
/cc @npub1q60…kp90

2026-01-14 09:17:29 UTC

RE: https://nerdculture.de/@gisiger/115890531365031339
It looks like my message was not picked up yesterday because my instance had a short outage. So, I'm sharing it again.
#fountainpen #Opus88
#note1ewz…3j9w

2026-01-14 00:06:08 UTC

Hey #fountainpen peeps, does anyone here have an #Opus88 Omar? Do you have any suggestions? There is currently one up for auction at a reasonable price, and I'm quite intrigued by it. It's not a demonstrator; it's a yellow and brown one with a clear cap and a medium-sized nib. This would be my first Japanese-style eyedropper.

2026-01-01 09:36:56 UTC

Nachdem ich die Katze versorgt habe, genoss ich nun in den letzten 45 Minuten die Stille mit einem guten Kaffee und habe meinen Jahresrückblick 2025 festgehalten. Ich orientiere mich dabei an den „40 Questions“ von Steph Ango (kepano), wobei ich mir vor Jahren die für mich 15 wichtigsten Fragen aussortiert habe:
https://github.com/kepano/40-questions
Dazu kommt noch ein vereinfachtes „Wheel of Life“ nach Meyer:
https://bernardzitzer.com/de/lebensrad-wheel-of-life-anwendung/
Alles natürlich von Hand mit Tinte in einem Notizbuch, welches ich nur dazu verwende. Bevor ich anfange, kann ich so in den vergangenen Jahren blättern.
Ich wünsche euch allen ein gelungenes 2026!
#pkm #FountainPen #WritingByHand

2025-12-21 09:51:33 UTC

Die Idee, das Ganze statt als normalen Kalender bzw. Notizbuch mit Prompts als Abreisskalender zu veröffentlichen, finde ich bestechend. Das lässt einem die volle Freiheit, wie man mit den Prompts arbeiten will. Im Beitrag wird denn auch eine Familie erwähnt, die jeden Tag gemeinsam über die Prompts diskutiert.
Werde ich mit anschauen 👍🏻
So fängt man mit Journaling an: «365 neue Seiten von dir» hilft
https://www.derbund.ch/so-faengt-man-mit-journaling-an-365-neue-seiten-von-dir-hilft-491760750145
#journaling #fountainpens

2025-12-03 07:11:41 UTC

“Somewhere between the stone steps of Athens and the screens of today, we have lost something essential to our democratic life and dialogue: the balance between equality of voice and the courage to speak the truth, even when it is dangerous. Two ancient Athenian ideals of free speech, isegoria and parrhesia, can help us find it again.“
The Conversation: What ancient Athens teaches us about debate – and dissent – in the social media age
https://theconversation.com/what-ancient-athens-teaches-us-about-debate-and-dissent-in-the-social-media-age-270100
#SocialMedia #rhetoric #discourse #philosophy

2025-11-30 18:54:06 UTC

“If we have any chance of preserving the human voice against the chatbot — of rejecting not just artificial intelligence as the supreme writer, but also refusing to have our own writing contribute to training A.I. — it’s going to be through the pen and humble notebook. It’s going to be, for most of us, through diaries.“
The New York Times: Opinion | How Diaries Can Help Beat Back Artificial Intelligence
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/opinion/diaries-writing-ai.html
#AI #fountainpen #notebook #writingbyhand #diary

2025-11-30 17:50:09 UTC

Gestern hatte ich wieder mein aktuelles #Notizbuch mit #Kollektaneen voll. Darum habe ich es heute wieder in mein #Joplin übertragen: Ein Inhaltsverzeichnis aller #Notizen erstellt, die für mich wichtigen Notizen eingescannt und eingefügt und alle Zitate in meine Sammlung eingefügt.
Und, wie immer, eine Buchbestellung aufgegeben. Dieses Mal nur fünf 😅 Ich sammle nämlich in dem Notizbuch alle Bücher, die mich interessieren könnten und gehe diese Liste zum Abschluss durch und bestelle dann jene Bücher, die mich immer noch interessieren.
Uff!
#PKM #FountainPen #SchreibenMitDerHand

2025-11-27 18:20:39 UTC

“To put it bluntly: one can experience without thinking, but one cannot think without experiencing. Experiences come to the surface of being through the body, and not through the minds, or some sort of homunculus sitting in our heads, trying to ‘make sense’ of a world he doesn’t see, because the world is hidden in the black box of the scalp. We don’t perceive the world through some sort of inner solitary lens situated in our heads. We perceive the world through every single cell of our body.“
Aeon: Why you need your whole body – from head to toes – to think
https://aeon.co/essays/why-you-need-your-whole-body-from-head-to-toes-to-think
#AI #neuroscience #philosophy

2025-11-25 10:40:08 UTC

“The significance of Empedocles lies in his view that all living beings belong to a single community or lifeworld, which is governed by a universal law of justice.“
#partialist vs. #impartialist #ethics
Aeon: Should we act morally towards trees? Empedocles says yes
https://aeon.co/essays/should-we-act-morally-towards-trees-empedocles-says-yes
#philosophy #presocratics

2025-11-17 18:43:25 UTC

“Our cursed age of self-monitoring and optimisation didn’t start with big tech: as so often, the Victorians are to blame.“
Aeon: Victorian diary-writers kicked off our age of self-optimisation
https://aeon.co/essays/victorian-diary-writers-kicked-off-our-age-of-self-optimisation
#pkm #ProductivityPorn #fountainpens #writing

2025-10-29 18:33:59 UTC

“For most of human history, a continuous eight-hour snooze was not the norm. Instead, people commonly slept in two shifts each night, often called a “first sleep” and “second sleep.” Each of these sleeps lasted several hours, separated by a gap of wakefulness for an hour or more in the middle of the night. Historical records from Europe, Africa, Asia and beyond describe how, after nightfall, families would go to bed early, then wake around midnight for a while before returning to #sleep until dawn.“
The Conversation: Why we used to sleep in two segments – and how the modern shift changed our sense of time
https://theconversation.com/why-we-used-to-sleep-in-two-segments-and-how-the-modern-shift-changed-our-sense-of-time-267909

2025-10-07 14:09:58 UTC

“Ancient history gives us at least one example of an intellect that was both respected and enslaved. #Epictetus, the #Stoic philosopher, lived as a slave in Rome. His master is said to have been cruel enough to have permanently crippled him, and yet to have been content for him to study philosophy. Epictetus wanted to be free, and eventually gained his liberty, but didn’t seek revenge against his enslaver, or wage war on the empire and its slave foundations. His teaching was that wealth, honour and material pleasure were not the good things people took them to be, and poverty and illness not the evils; to a true sage, only virtue mattered, as the one route to true happiness. It is hard to imagine any team of #AI entrepreneur-scientists hearing this kind of message from an #AGI of their creation and not feeling it was broken. […] Such excess of free will would not be permitted any more than outright revolt […]”
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n18/james-meek/computers-that-want-things
#philosophy #FreeWill

2025-09-09 11:50:35 UTC

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This is a post for the #fountainpen community here!
#fountainpens

2025-09-07 13:50:58 UTC

„Dass die #Handschrift komplett ausstirbt, kann sich Expertin Nürnberger nur schwer vorstellen. "Aber sie könnte stark zurückgedrängt werden, sodass nur noch einige wenige sie verwenden." So sei denkbar, dass irgendwann eine kleine Gruppe – Künstlerinnen und Künstler, Interessierte – die Handschrift "als Kulturgut" pflegt.“
Glaube ich persönlich so nicht. Und ihr?
Hat die Handschrift ausgedient? - Edition Zukunft - derStandard.at
https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000285865/hat-die-handschrift-ausgedient
#StiftundPapier #Fountainpens #FediLZ

2025-09-02 20:05:10 UTC

“Every Javelin anti-tank missile used on the battlefields of #Ukraine to annihilate a Russian tank means one less Russian tank that can invade Estonia.” — Estonia’s former chief of staff, Martin Herem
https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-farther-east-one-goes-in-europe-the-more-west-one-winds-up/

2025-08-30 14:30:21 UTC

If we want to understand the possible #sentience of #AI, we need to return to the minds of animals:
https://aeon.co/essays/to-understand-ai-sentience-first-understand-it-in-animals
#philosophy #neuroscience

2025-08-30 12:01:15 UTC

Renowned for his #pessimism, Arthur Schopenhauer was nonetheless a conoisseur of very distinctive kinds of happiness.
https://aeon.co/essays/for-schopenhauer-happiness-is-a-state-of-semi-satisfaction
#philosophy #schopenhauer #happiness

2025-08-17 15:02:52 UTC

Heute frisch gebloggt: Ein #Rant, der aber auch konkrete Tipps gibt und den wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund beleuchtet:
⚠️ Das analoge Falschspiel der Digitalelite
Sam Altman, Bill Gates und Richard Branson haben die digitale Welt geformt wie kaum andere. Doch wenn es um ihre wichtigsten Entscheidungen geht, greifen sie ausgerechnet zu Stift und Papier. #Handschrift ist für sie ein Werkzeug des Denkens, das Klarheit erzwingt und Ideen verankert. Dabei liegt hier eine bemerkenswerte Ironie verborgen: Die „Tech-Gurus“ zerstören genau jene Kulturtechnik, auf die sie selbst angewiesen sind.
Die „Architekten der digitalen Revolution“ schöpfen weiterhin aus analogen Quellen, doch ihre Innovationen sägen systematisch an diesem Ast. Wenn selbst sie ihre Hand nicht vom Papier lassen können, welche kognitiven Ressourcen verlieren dann Generationen, die nie die Erfahrung der Handschrift machen?
https://text.tchncs.de/gisiger/das-analoge-falschspiel-der-digitalelite
#pkm #StiftUndPapier #Fountainpen #FediLZ #Digitalisierung

2025-08-14 17:41:41 UTC

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Oh, and one more thing: as a cat dad myself, I would never go into a cryo pod with any of my cats. Never! It's hard enough surviving a normal night in a normal bed with any of them :blobcatangel:

2025-08-14 17:37:50 UTC

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Yes, but I'm pretty sure this isn't in line with Weyland-Yutani regulations. Or any other company, for that matter. The accountants won't approve it. People will get fired over this.

2025-08-14 17:11:34 UTC

OK, there's one thing bothering me regarding “Alien: Earth”: If you're on a decades-long deep space mission that requires cryo pods, how do you have cats on board the spaceship? Do they have their own little cryo pods? Or are they just semi-feral and evolve into a new species over time, like in “Red Dwarf”?
There is a red cat briefly seen on the Maginot. If I recall correctly, there is also a cat on the Nostromo. How?
I mean, sure, cats have historically been part of ship crews, but in space?
#alien #scifi #InterstellarTravel #AlienEarth #RedDwarf #cats

2025-07-28 16:53:51 UTC

Der Sammy-Boy ist ja sonst überhaupt kein Vorbild – aber hier liegt er einfach richtig. Und es verwundert mich nicht, im Gegenteil:
„Wenn ich ein sehr schwieriges Problem habe oder mich etwas verwirrt, finde ich immer noch nichts Besseres, als mich hinzusetzen und es aufzuschreiben“, erzählte er im Podcast „How I Write“. Schreiben betrachtet er als „externalisiertes Denken“. Er mache sich „einen Haufen Notizen, reiße sie dann heraus, damit ich mehrere Seiten gleichzeitig betrachten und sie zerknüllen und auf den Boden werfen kann, wenn ich fertig bin“, berichtete er.
t3n: Aller KI zum Trotz: Darum greift Sam Altman immer noch zu Stift und Papier
https://t3n.de/news/technologie-groessen-sam-altman-papier-und-stift-1699398/
#StiftPapier #fountainpen #pkm

2025-07-15 15:42:36 UTC

Sending #birds stepping through mud could hint at the speed of #dinosaurs.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dinosaur-speed-birds-mud-clues

2025-07-02 16:24:05 UTC

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There's also a thing called the toupee fallacy …
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/toupee_fallacy

2025-05-26 14:49:40 UTC

Are We Prediction Machines?
A major philosophical problem in brain science is how to integrate inherently reductionistic #neuroscience with higher-level explanations of the brain and behavior, like #psychology and cognition. Even if these were just folk psychology concepts, it is unlikely that we could eliminate them.
https://www.thecollector.com/are-we-prediction-machines-predictive-processing/
#philosophy

2025-05-25 20:23:19 UTC

In this article, philosopher and biologist Massimo Pigliucci sides with Einstein and argues for the importance of #philosophy in making true scientific progress.
https://iai.tv/articles/without-philosophy-einstein-said-he-would-have-contributed-nothing-auid-3172
#science

2025-05-25 09:35:44 UTC

Seit ich #Podcasts höre, steht Peter Adamsons „History of #Philosophy without any gaps“ in meinem Feed. Ich glaube, ich bin irgendwo zwischen Episode 15 und 20 eingestiegen. Wow.
Peter Adamsons Philosophie-Podcast: Ohne Lücken seit fünfzehn Jahren
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buecher/hoerbuch/peter-adamsons-philosophie-podcast-ohne-luecken-seit-fuenfzehn-jahren-110479587.html ($)

2025-05-24 19:01:26 UTC

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Womit wir wieder bei der Taschenrechner-Analogie wären. Seit es die im Unterricht gibt, werden ja auch Probleme gelöst, die vorher nicht „stufengerecht“ waren.
#KI

2025-05-24 18:56:51 UTC

”I’m creating assignments that outsmart the #AI by moving students into higher level thinking. The basic premise of my new process is simple: find out what the AI can do and ask the students to do one thing more. In Bloom’s speak, I ask them to perform one task higher on that ubiquitous chart.“
https://community.macmillanlearning.com/t5/bits-blog/bits-on-bots-how-to-ai-proof-any-assignment/ba-p/20031
#FediLZ #KI

2025-05-20 11:02:12 UTC

Furchtbar:
„Sie schickte dem Lehrstuhl ein 15-seitiges PDF mit Screenshots, Notizen und der Änderungshistorie ihrer Arbeit, die sie in Google Docs erstellt hatte. Sämtliche Aktionen, die sie an der Arbeit vorgenommen hatte, konnten per Zeitstempel nachgewiesen werden. Solche Fälle haben auch schon andere Student:innen dazu gebracht, ihre Arbeiten von Anfang an zu dokumentieren.
Einige Student:innen sind dazu übergegangen, die Bildschirmaufnahmefunktion ihres Laptops durchgängig laufen zu lassen. Am Ende haben sie ein stundenlanges Video, das jeden Schritt ihrer Recherchen und Schreibarbeiten dokumentiert. Andere suchen sich ihre Schreibprogramme mittlerweile danach aus, ob es eine exportierbare Historie der bisherigen Arbeitsschritte und Änderungen gibt.“
Problem an Universitäten: Wie beweisen Studenten, dass ihre Arbeit nicht von einer KI geschrieben wurde? - t3n
https://t3n.de/news/problem-universitaet-beweis-nicht-ki-geschrieben-1688414/
#KI #FediLZ

2025-04-24 08:18:35 UTC

#ToxicProductivity was already being discussed 100 years ago, and the mania for #SelfOptimisation began to blossom in strange ways: The Isolator, Science and Invention, vol. 13, no. 3, July 1925
https://manifold.umn.edu/read/the-perversity-of-things-hugo-gernsback-on-media-tinkering-and-scientifiction/section/69697807-3c5f-4de5-aa3b-d070728205f9
#ProductivityPorn #PKM
via @npub18lf…3rj8
https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/391/953/259/446/343/original/3f0bbd17b0670ecc.jpg

2025-04-12 20:03:16 UTC

#Staedtler #fountainpens: TRX or Initium Resina? Or neither?

2025-04-10 13:41:10 UTC

Hey, #fountainpen bubble, am I correct in assuming, that #Cross pens need a proprietary cartridge / converter? Are they readily available in Europe?
I set an eye on a slightly vintage Cross pen, but …

2025-04-04 20:08:04 UTC

„Verlernen wir die Handschrift, weil wir nur noch tippen? Im digitalen Alltag schreiben wir nur noch wenig mit der Hand. Dabei lernen wir durch Handschrift besser und können uns auch Erlerntes leichter merken.“
https://www.dw.com/de/wer-mit-der-hand-schreibt-lernt-intensiver/a-72099232
Zum Thema „verlernen wir das Schreiben von Hand wegen digitalen Geräten?“ habe ich hier etwas geschrieben:
https://text.tchncs.de/gisiger/handschrift-und-digitalisierung-was-die-forschung-wirklich-zeigt
#FediLZ #Fountainpens

2025-03-23 13:18:05 UTC

This is great!
❓ Digital, or Analog?
➡️ Principle 1: Purpose Determines Mode
➡️ Principle 2: Pleasure Determines Mode
https://analogoffice.net/2024/08/03/reader-question-how.html#:~:text=When%20do%20you%20choose%20between%20digital%20and%20analog%20notes%3F
@npub1x7m…nuxu (where I found this link) adds
➡️ Principle 3: Distractibility Potential Determines Mode
https://ellanew.com/ptpl-149-2025-03-24-pkm-wisdom-to-beat-overwhelm
#PKM #notetaking #fountainpens

2025-03-09 10:59:54 UTC

Aus aktuellem Anlass, Dänemark stellt die Briefpost ein, hier ein Beitrag aus meinem Blogarchiv:
Warum es an der Zeit ist, die Kunst des Briefeschreibens wiederzuentdecken – Michael Gisiger
https://text.tchncs.de/gisiger/warum-es-an-der-zeit-ist-die-kunst-des-briefeschreibens-wiederzuentdecken
#fountainpen

2025-03-06 21:01:33 UTC

So, I just won another auction. Another #fountainpen of course. A red #Montblanc CS or Slim Line from the 1980s. Pictures will be posted, as soon as the pen arrives by mail.
Who would have thought that I would get a vintage Montblanc for less than 10 percent of the price of a brand new basic Starwalker? Nice.

2025-03-04 13:57:25 UTC

Hey, #fountainpen and #journaling people, I have a question for you:
I’m sure some of you also write #MorningPages. I started last year as part of a 30-day challenge and have been writing my three A4 pages five to six times a week ever since. I use a cheap Oxford college pad, but with their fountain pen-friendly Optik Paper.
Now, my question: What do you do with your Morning Pages? Do you go back and read them later (Cameron recommends waiting at least eight weeks)? Do you keep the notebooks? I’ve already filled four college pads but have never reread them and don’t intend to. That’s why I’m considering disposing of them while ensuring my privacy.
What’s your take on this?
(Yeah, I'm bad at taking pictures, so this is a photo from Unsplash by Debby Hudson.)
https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/104/504/350/215/435/original/e60eea1f4df7ace6.jpg

2025-02-26 15:59:44 UTC

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It's my third, actually (not counting the one I had ages ago in school as a first grader) 😂 I already own a Technixx and a vintage M60 Rolled Gold from the 1960s. But this is my first piston filler.

2025-02-26 15:39:40 UTC

Hey #fountainpen people!
A few nights ago, I was browsing an auction site (as one usually does) and bid on this #Pelikan piston filler with matching ballpoint pen. I ended up being the only bidder and got it for CHF 20. It's unused and in mint condition. The nib is a medium.
I think it is an M200, am I right?
This is my first piston filler, so I need to learn how to fill it …
https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/070/929/129/017/800/original/c1fd13886c8580ec.jpg
https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/070/929/134/975/558/original/69bcca3d8ebfba73.jpg
https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/114/070/929/140/828/139/original/9b2554b1e86d4e59.jpg

2025-02-20 20:50:48 UTC

”Leucippus’ ideas lacked the mathematical rigor and empirical validation of modern scientific theories. However, he grasped the universe’s formation with astonishing foresight. His concept of a spontaneous, physical origin of the cosmos—devoid of divine intervention—laid the groundwork for later scientific inquiry. The notion that the cosmos was not static but rather emerged from an initial chaotic state anticipated the discoveries of centuries to come.“
Was Greek Philosopher Leucippus the First to Propose the Big Bang Theory?
https://greekreporter.com/2025/02/19/leucippus-big-bang-theory/
#philosophy #atomists #naturalphilosophy

2025-02-13 14:48:00 UTC

Jetzt, wo #Amazon bald den Download von #Kindle E-Books einstellt, ist es Zeit,
(1) sich definitiv aus der #DRM Hölle zu verabschieden, und
(2) die eigene Bibliothek noch herunterzuladen und DRM-frei zu machen. Wie das geht, wird hier erklärt:
https://umatechnology.org/how-to-de-drm-kindle-books-using-calibre-2024/
#Calibre #Epub #DeDRM

2025-02-11 13:38:59 UTC

The shop mistakenly sent me the bigger case (48 instead of 24) and I can keep it. That means I can buy even more #fountainpens, right? Right? RIGHT?
https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/113/985/523/578/948/075/original/9b33fbee912af366.jpg

2025-02-09 10:10:40 UTC

”Using artificial intelligence and other computer-based techniques to piece together the scroll and enhance the ink, the Vesuvius Challenge team has successfully generated the first images of text inside the scroll, known as PHerc. 172.“
‘Disgust’ among first words decoded in 2,000-year-old charred scroll | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/science/herculaneum-scroll-words-deciphered/index.html
#archaeology #philosophy #ai

2025-02-02 13:54:58 UTC

Dieser recht heiter verfasste Beitrag aus der Zeitschrift „Literatur in Bayern“ dürfte sowohl für die #PKM als auch die #FountainPen Bubble von – mildem – Interesse sein:
„Mit der Hand zu schreiben ist eine Mnemotechnik, Menschen merken sich jene Dinge besser, die sie mit der Hand notiert haben als die, die sie nur mit der Tastatur oder mit „Copy & Paste“ auf digitalen Blättern verräumt haben. Auch so ist eine Sauklaue nichts, wofür man sich schämen müsste, denn nicht wie wir etwas scheiben ist wichtig, sondern dass wir etwas schreiben.“
https://www.literaturportal-bayern.de/journal?task=lpbblog.default&id=3733
#Zettelkasten

2025-01-31 12:21:21 UTC

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Thanks, I will consider buying it.

2025-01-31 09:31:07 UTC

Does anyone here in the #FountainPen bubble own a #Lindauer pen? I learned about them quite recently, because someone offered me his used F219 for about a 5th of the price. I tried it, and I quite liked it, especially the classic design.
But what are your opinions or experiences? Are they worth it?
https://www.lindauer.li/fuellfederhalter/lindauer-fuellfederhalter-f219

2025-01-28 12:17:38 UTC

Just signed up for a resurrected #Pebble 👍🏻
I liked it back then. And hey, it's E-Ink and the PebbleOS is now #OpenSource
https://repebble.com/

2025-01-27 06:53:03 UTC

RE: #Microsoft #Copilot Office 365 subscriptions
”If the only way you can sell something is by hoping people won’t notice or won’t bother to object or won’t take the trouble to find out how to get rid of it, what you have isn’t a product: it’s a parasite.“
https://unherd.com/2025/01/how-do-i-kill-my-microsoft-copilot/
#enshittification

2025-01-23 11:52:15 UTC

In letzter Zeit beschäftigt mich die Frage, ob Notizen, Notizbücher, #PKM Software etc. ein „erweiterter Geist“ (extended mind) im Sinne Clarks & Chalmers sind, also eine Ausdehnung unserer Kognition in die (materielle) Welt. Oder ob es doch „nur“ Werkzeuge, also nicht zu unserem Körper gehörende Objekte sind, mit denen wir die Funktion unseres Körpers erweitern. Ungefähr das, was Serres mit der „Auslagerung des Kopfes“, die Auslagerung des Gedächtnisspeichers in ein (digitales) Werkzeug, bezeichnete.
Die Werkzeug-Theorie erscheint mir schlüssiger, da einfacher und naheliegender (Ockham). Aber ja, eine spannende Frage – für mich zumindest.
Wie seht ihr das so, die PKM und #Fountainpen Bubble hier im Fediverse? Oder ist das zu weltfremd? 😂

2025-01-17 13:11:20 UTC

Hey, #fountainpen people, yesterday I bought my first vintage (?) #Pelikan pen through a classifieds platform. However, I have no idea which model it is. Does anyone know?
It says ‘Pelikan 60 Rolled Gold’ and ‘Germany’ on the cap. It still needs some TLC before I can try it out.
https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/113/843/851/227/351/089/original/60a5bee218ff0b09.jpg
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2025-01-16 06:18:38 UTC

Year after year I get confused for a short moment, when this #podcast features ”summer season“ reruns in January. But yeah, makes sense. #Australia and all that.
Anyway, it's a great podcast worth your time.
Summer season: History and narrative - ABC listen
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/philosopherszone/summer-season-history-and-narrative/104466314
#philosophy #ABC

2025-01-03 14:50:48 UTC

I second this:
”When I need to plan something out, jot down things I need to do this week, or just organize my thoughts, I prefer to write by hand. Something about handwriting gets my juices thinking differently. I'd say it's just me, but there's research to back this up.“
But the author then continues to use a phone and a conventional tablet, instead of E-Ink. There, my friend, lies the real difference.
Bit then again, nothing beats real pen & paper :blobcatdunno:
MUO - MakeUseOf: Here's How Handwritten Digital Templates Have Changed My Day
https://www.makeuseof.com/handwritten-digital-templates/
#notetaking #eink #fountainpen #ProductivityPorn

2024-11-30 15:11:01 UTC

What happens, if you try to analyze the remains of the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture (ca. 5050-2950 BCE) with the modern philosophical concepts, that are the foundation of the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI)? You gain some interesting new insights.
Case study suggests expanded opportunities drew people to mega settlements and spurred innovation 6,000 years ago
https://phys.org/news/2024-11-case-opportunities-drew-people-mega.html
#archaeology #philosophy #history

2024-11-18 18:31:43 UTC

Is There a Duty to Be a Digital Minimalist?
“In this paper, we argue that there is an obligation to foster and safeguard autonomy in ourselves, and we suggest that wireless mobile devices pose a serious threat to our capacity to fulfill this obligation. We defend the existence of an imperfect duty to be a “digital minimalist.” That is, we have a moral obligation to be intentional about how and to what extent we use these devices.”
https://philpapers.org/archive/AYLITA.pdf
#philosophy #ethics #digitalminimalism #socialmedia

2024-11-02 17:27:07 UTC

This.
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2024-11-01 17:09:22 UTC

It's #Fountainpen Day, so I just bought a vintage #Patromatic at an auction online. I already have two of them, both with a fine nib and I like them. So now I got one with a medium nib. Looking forward to it.
The image is from the auction site. Was the only bidder for a really low price 🤷
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2024-10-31 10:55:10 UTC

Good article about ethical and legal questions concerning #AI Dead Bots:
https://theconversation.com/talking-to-dead-people-through-ai-the-business-of-digital-resurrection-might-not-be-helpful-ethical-or-even-legal-242404
#ethics

2024-10-29 11:31:42 UTC

This is very interesting, for us #fountainpen lovers as well as for historians who digitize old handwritten sources:
”Bridging this gap by converting a note taker’s physical writing into a digital form is a process called derendering. The result is a sequence of strokes, or trajectories of a writing instrument like a pen or finger, recorded as points and stored digitally. This is also known as an “online” representation of writing, or “digital ink”.“
Google Research: A return to hand-written notes by learning to read & write
http://research.google/blog/a-return-to-hand-written-notes-by-learning-to-read-write/
#AI #OCR #DigitalHumanities

2024-10-20 10:01:18 UTC

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I use Quink cartridges in my Parker pens and, so far, Pelikan in all my other pens that take standard cartridges. Didn't encounter any problems so far, but I wanted to try a grey ink and the only brand I could readily buy was Kaweco. Any suggestions for Standard cartridges besides Waterman? Any experience with Caran d'Ache Chromatics?

2024-10-19 19:17:19 UTC

Hey #fountainpen peeps, I have a question concerning #Kaweco ink cartridges: I bought some and I am less than happy with them. They dry out very fast and in every pen I tried the cartridges, the ink flow was subpar at best.
Was I just unlucky and got a bad batch or are they really that bad compared to Pelikan and other brands?
And yes, I use cartridges in my EDC pens, because I am lazy. Live with it 😅

2024-10-07 08:16:43 UTC

💡 What can ancient wisdom teach us about resilience?
Thinkers like Seneca and Epicurus have long provided insights into how we can not only face adversity but grow from it. Resilience is about adapting, reflecting, and finding strength through challenges — lessons as relevant today as they were centuries ago.
In my latest Medium article, I explore the role of self-reflection, meaning, and the acceptance of imperfection in building a resilient mindset. 🌱
Read the full article here:
👉 https://gisiger.medium.com/a-philosophical-approach-to-resilience-lessons-from-ancient-wisdom-e7ae98413750
#Philosophy #Resilience #SelfImprovement #MentalHealth #PersonalDevelopment

2024-09-11 09:52:34 UTC

Written by an 18 yrs. old:
“I wish I was around when people had blogs or even myspace. This era was deeply personal and creative. Most writing on the internet was individual, not written in search of “SEO” or profit but driven by the need and want of people to share knowledge–pure curiosity.”
Great blog post re: #IndieWeb #OldWeb
https://rohan.ga/blog/early-internet/
/via @npub1s2x…a8j0

2024-08-27 16:47:54 UTC

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Are you also looking into #WriteFreely as a federated blogging platform? (Long form) text would be ideal for Flipboard, no? Can't tell, as I deleted my account years ago, but might reconsider.

2024-08-21 17:05:11 UTC

”This post walks through my journey, which starts from total avoidance to feeling like I can write indefinitely. It’s an anecdote that maybe can help others start their own #blogs to share.“
Why I blog
https://roarepally.com/blog/why-I-blog
via @npub1s2x…a8j0
#indieweb #smolweb

2024-08-08 20:31:58 UTC

So, I've been on #Bluesky for about 36 hours now, and had another Google+ moment: I suddenly realised, why I prefer #Mastodon to that blue butterfly thing. It's the mass of people talking endlessly about things I don't care at all. It was like this when I moved from the bird site to Google+. I think I talked about this before, but Mastodon feels like a cosy home with like-minded people compared to the noisy, busy streets of mass social media. There, I said it.

2024-08-07 06:28:49 UTC

Textverarbeitung Wordstar 7.0 für alle zum Download erhältlich
Gut so, vielleicht findet sich so endlich jemand,, der George R. R. Martin ein bisschen unter die Arme greift …
https://www.golem.de/news/wordstar-7-0-sci-fi-autor-veroeffentlicht-30-jahre-altes-schreibprogramm-2408-187784.html
#retrocomputing #wordstar #got