@indigo Oh we're long past that point! Only reason I'm here is because the university ties with Cambridge for linguistics.
// @matigo
Estimated 2 hours until whatever happened gets fixed.
At least this last support call got the issue escalated to the billing team for compensation.
12 hours.
Right. Called support and it's a problem affecting the entire area.
Which is just ridiculous.
Apparently Virgin Media's Hub 3.0 gives a flashing green light when it's searching for updates.
Unfortunately, I didn't choose for it to update.
And now I have no connection.
Morons.
Oh for fuck's sake. "You can't sign in because your account was disabled for security reasons." I really, really despise iCloud.
Picked up my dip pens tonight, just for fun. I used to find the Nikko G a really lovely nib to write with, but now it feels absolutely impossible to use. Likewise with the Gillott 404. Then I put the 303 in and realised: those nibs are too stiff.
Weird. They're all at least as flexible, if not far more so, than any fountain pen nib. But there's something amazing about the 303, at least with the way I write. Effortless line variation.
Not that I do anything fancy. I just find that flex nibs are less tiring to write with, and a whole lot more fun.
Ordered an Ah-So a few days ago. This must be their idea of a Christmas special. Good god, the thing only cost 15£…