C4d @ C4d @lemmy.world Posts 15Comments 139Joined 2 yr. ago
The clasps on these remind me of an MN-style strap; the nice ones are from Ericka’s Originals but competitors exist. You do need to remove the spring bars to get them on (which might interfere with Point 3) but I’ve had them for years and they satisfy your other points in full.
Some Flik-Flak watches are even machine washable at 40C
Never seen these before; JDM only?
Always had a soft spot for the way Seiko do their divers though. Thanks for posting
I don’t know.
The Omega Forums have a vintage section; they may be able to advise.
Are you sure it was automatic?
There’s ertt - easy read time teacher. Their website is here:
https://www.easyreadtimeteacher.com/
Is that them?
I came across them when looking for a watch to teach with; ended up buying a Flik Flak watch and an Oyster&Pop clock.
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There is some variation across disciplines; I do think that in general the process does catch a lot of frank rubbish (and discourages submission of obvious rubbish), but from time to time I do come across inherently flawed work in so-called “high impact factor” and allegedly “prestigious” journals.
In the end, even after peer review, you need to have a good understanding of the field and to have developed and applied your critical appraisal skills.
Yes. A senior colleague sometimes tongue-in-cheek referred to it as Pee Review.
I thought Captcha tests were being used to train image recognition systems no?
Aneurysms are not related to neurones. They’re bulges in the walls of blood vessels related to structural weakness. They can affect vessels that supply the brain and if they burst it can be catastrophic and rapidly fatal - is this what you were thinking of?
Wikipedia link for proper definitions and examples here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aneurysm
That crab mentality (crabs in a bucket) can be hard to shake but it's got to go. The Boondocks explained it nicely (short SFW extract from an otherwise NSFW TV programme here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipg4EL_JUyE)
Agree. Ideas, however heinous, never quite die out. But we can educate people so that they can recognise abhorrent ideology for what it is and avoid being radicalised.
Sadly the terrible ideas that lead to Nazi Germany and the horrors that came with it still abound.
Wikipedia link to NeoNazism:
Yes. Why go to all the trouble of doing very technical things when you can instead do moderately technical but very cunning things?
An old episode of the defunct Reply All podcast comes to mind: “what kind of idiot gets phished?”
How long before they can recreate enough of your keyboard and screen via webcam using the reflections from your glasses / eyeballs?
In terms of what I actually buy, I’m quite boring. Stainless steel, titanium at a push; have never taken an interest in precious metals or wood but have been tempted by ceramic and carbon fibre.
With the exception of solar powered variants I have a preference for mechanical rather than quartz movements. I’m not sure how to classify SpringDrive and that Bulova Accutron thing but I think they’re pretty neat.
The watch I find myself wearing the most (by quite a long way) is my white-dial Seamaster Professional.
Wooden watches make me anxious in the same way that ceramic watches make me anxious.
Sure, these materials are by now well understood (wood is literally ancient and manufacturers like Rado have long perfected ceramic cases and bracelets) but I still just feel… worried that they might get damaged more easily than steel and, once damaged, will be harder to repair without replacement cases and / or bracelets.
Aesthetically I have nothing against them.
I appreciate my views may not be wholly rational.
What is your experience with your wooden watches?