• 1 Post
  • 639 Comments
Joined 2 years ago
cake
Cake day: June 13th, 2023

help-circle








  • I would suggest that the Dixon Ticonderoga is the most reliable, most cost-efficient, and easiest-to-use writing utinsil in the history of humanity.*

    Each other option has more points of potential failure and additional complexities over the Ticonderoga. While more complicated tools may net you some improvement in writing style or sharpness, they are massive trade-offs in more basic areas.

    This would be much the same question if it were “what car would you drive for the rest of your life” between fancy ones like Ferraris and Lambos to cheaper, more reliable ones like Corollas and Civics. Everyone likes the look of the Ferrari – but the only car for the rest of your life? It’s got to be reliable, or you’re going nowhere. You want to be able to keep driving.

    The Ticonderoga guarantees you can keep writing.

    *intentionally overselling it for humor. But it is a nice, simple, good-quality pencil.




  • Many modern devices can “float” between 110-220v as well as 50 and 60Hz.

    In practice, it means you don’t need older style, larger adapters which actually change the voltage and frequency for you. You can just use the cheaper adapters which only change the plug.

    To be sure, just read the little print by the power area on whatever device(s) you’re bringing. The ranges will be listed.

    Done it many times.