Morrowind map

The following is a fantastic map of Morrowind. It uses GoogleMaps.

http://www.uesp.net/maps/mwmap/mwmap.shtml?centeron=Pemenie&

great explanation of nib sizes

According to:

http://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/reference.php?id=5

• NP (needlepoint). A very small point to give an extremely fine line. Sometimes referred to as XXF or EEF (extra-extra-fine).
• EF (extra-fine). A nib that will give a line width of around 0.4mm. Suitable for those with very small writing.
• F (fine). A nib that will give a line width of around 0.6mm. Suitable for those with small writing.
• M (medium). A nib that will give a line width of around 0.8mm. Suitable for those with average-size handwriting.
• B (broad or bold). A nib that will give a line width of around 1.0mm. Suitable for those with large writing or for signatures.
• BB (extra-broad). A nib that will give a line width of around 1.2mm. Suitable for those with very large writing or for signatures.
• BBB or 3B (extra-extra-broad). A nib that will give a line width of around 1.4mm. Will give large flowing lines and usually good variation between down-strokes (wide) and side-strokes (less wide).
• OM, OB etc (oblique). A nib ground so that the tip slopes to the left, rather like your left foot. Designed for those writers that either rotate the pen anti-clockwise or hold the pen at an unusual angle. Note that oblique nibs do not normally give more line variation than a standard rounded point unless specifically stated otherwise.
• ROM (reverse-oblique medium etc). A nib ground so that it slopes to the right, rather like your right foot. Sometimes suitable for left-handed people. Sometimes confusingly called right oblique. Uncommon.
• LH (left-hand, eg Pelikano and Lamy). A medium nib but with the point shaped so that it may be more suited to left-handed writers, particularly those who hold their above the line of writing ("over-writers").
• MK (rounded medium). A special nib made by Lamy with a more rounded point such that the orientation of the pen relative to the paper is less critical than a standard point and therefore easier for beginners. The designation is no longer used but the current Lamy medium nib is made to the same specification as the MK.
• A. A rounded point made by Lamy for the abc school pen. Between fine and medium.
• Italic (eg IM, IB, 1.1mm 1.5mm etc). A nib ground so that the tip is flat instead of rounded. Designed to give extreme line variation between wide down-strokes and narrow side-strokes in the manner of a calligraphy pen. Often specified in terms of width (in mm). Most factory-produced italic nibs are actually stub- or cursive-italics meaning the corners of the nib are rounded so allow continuous writing unlike a proper calligraphy nib that requires much greater care.
• Stub. A more rounded, gentle version of an italic nib such that good line variation is produced. Like italic nibs, these are usually specified in terms of width (in mm). Less demanding in terms of angle to the page than an italic or stub-italic nib.

places to get Lamy nibs / sections

• swisher store : sells stand-alone nibs, converters (if link doesn't work, select "Lamy" button, then "Safari collection)
• Lamy USA : sells Safari sections, although they don't have orange!
• The Writing Desk : sells nibs

link: A Simple Guide to Keeping Your Counters Clutter-free

http://zenhabits.net/2009/06/a-simple-guide-to-keeping-your-counters-clutter-free/

OmniOutliner annoying binding

When I try to use Meta-Ctrl-< in Emacs while there is some text selected, OmniOutliner pops up and tries to insert the text as a "Default Clipping", which is terribly annoying, to say the least. After some looking around it seems to be a "Service" that can be turned off:

You need to remove the OmniOutliner Professional.service file from ~/Library/Services If you want to use OmniOutliner, you can changed the clipping shortcut through the OS X keyboard prefs or using some other app that will modify service shortcuts for you.

and also

Yes, I did restart after deleting the .service file. I did however find a .plist file (as your colleague suggested) related to OmniOutliner somewhere and once that was gone I am now rid of error messages as well.

Links:

• http://forums.omnigroup.com/archive/index.php/t-9800.html
• http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.20/20.12/OSXServices/index.html

fountain pens

Went on a "fountain pen bender" this past weekend. Found tons of interesting things. Here is a bag of them:

• http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=8175 : index of pen reviews
• http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=39354 : index of ink reviews
• http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=58316 : fade test of inks
• http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=11808 : Fountain Pen Network FAQ
• http://www.richardspens.com/ : Richard Binder's fountain pen site
• http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/anatomy-vac.htm : Anatomy of a Vac.

Lamy Safari pics:

• http://www.flickr.com/photos/36829683@N04/3452679206/ : orange
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/animalsoup/2045291870/in/set-72157610232874613/ : white
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/dowdyism/3019460841/ : lime green