Antonio Giamberardino

Father of 3. I have lots of hobbies on the shelf and go to Mass on Sundays. #chesspunks #fountainpen #squash #badminton #nhl #cfl #coffee #Ottawa, Canada

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2026-11-09 20:06:08 UTC

Turns out the #fountainpen I was gushing over on YouTube videos was the COBRA, not the Viper. And yet after some confusion I bought the Viper anyway. Too many damn snakes! 😂
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2026-10-10 17:12:17 UTC

Just wondering how many of my #fountainpen nerds have had #carpaltunnel issues as well?
#Journaling became a big part of my mental health and self-care routine, including letter writing and trying to work on short stories. I can dictate emails and reporting letters for work just fine and I don't give a shit about not putting pen to paper but I refuse to do that for my creative endeavors as it just feels too sterile. I would love to be able to dictate creatively but it just hasn't happened for me (I will also take any suggestions on how to do this as well). The quality produced when I sit down and turn off electronic distractions is so much better.
Anyway I had my big ultrasound-guided cortisone shot on Monday and even now writing anything more than a greeting card seems to make my right hand go numb. Just wondering if any of you folks have had success with anything (different pens, exercises, stretches) or if it's really surgery or bust for me. There are a lot of big life things where rehabbing my wrist isn't ideal but at a certain point I need to look at that as well.

2026-09-30 23:28:34 UTC

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at the risk of a stupid question: how would he get caught?

2026-09-25 17:16:21 UTC

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this was one of the first inks I bought when I was pen-abled. I really don't like it in my pens. I find it comes out much more metallic than I would like. I wanted a very deep lush purple and this wasn't it.

2026-08-06 21:42:56 UTC

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the real test of the fanboy is whether you defend the magic *mouse*. I can at least see a justification for the keyboard. 🤣

2026-08-06 21:07:06 UTC

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the magic keyboard is a bit too mushy for my liking. I don't know how anything that thin could feel good, though I'm intrigued.

2026-08-05 20:23:46 UTC

I figure mastodon is a good place to ask about #opensource software. What do people use for e-signatures? Is there a free platform or am I beholden to my Adobe subscription?

2026-07-25 01:28:47 UTC

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like most things, I guess it depends on your definition of "fascism," but I don't see it. For one thing, there doesn't appear to be capitalist financiers the government is beholden to. Nor the overt militarism.
David Graeber likened the Federation to the Soviet Union, in the sense of the government apparatus being very bureaucratic; you almost never, save a few glimmers in DS9 and DISCO, show politicians meddling in the hierarchy of starfleet.

2026-07-02 17:29:18 UTC

I bought my Lamy Safari EF two years ago on Victoria Day as a stress/retail therapy purchase.
After hearing how much hate these pens get, or at least how divisive they are, among the community, I was astounded at how beautifully it writes. It is not my most aesthetically pleasing pen but it is possibly the best writer I own. #fountainpens

2026-06-25 18:16:27 UTC

I don't post about #fountainpens on here much because, well, I haven't been writing much. My carpal tunnel has been kicking my ass and my hands keep going numb. I finally decided to splurge on a spiffy looking Majohn A1, on the advice of a friend who suggested it was a better place to start than a VP. I've never owned a clickey FP before.

2026-04-18 19:08:40 UTC

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omg, my ex is right, the kids *did* get it from me...😩

2026-01-27 14:43:54 UTC

So this is the sort of thing I used to use Facebook for but here goes nothing...
Anyone in #Ottawa #Nepean have recommendations on a #Radon tester? A friend from church sent me a CBC article about developments in detecting levels in the human body and I'm genuinely spooked. Particularly as I have a home office in my basement.