Ah yeah, I don’t read the marketing literature as much as I’d like to. I’ve this weird thing where when unboxing something, I like to keep everything as it was. I guess I don’t touch the clip except when writing with it?

Great write up. I like the things you printed to keep it in place.

How’d you notice that the clip retracts? I’ve played with (and occasionally written with) these for years and never knew.

I’ll second inconsistent nibs. I had one that did not improve with time and was sent in to Lamy, where it returned better but not great. I was going to have it tuned anyway so sent it in as-is, and it’s been perfect since. That said, no excuse— a dud nib can happen, but I sent it in and got a still flawed nib back. Their nibsmith was point of contact by the end and detailed some of the adjustments so I know they didn’t just swap it out or barely touch it. Masuyama fixed it completely, so what went wrong the two times at Lamy?

I love Dialog 3s, the twist is so satisfying. Not too great as writers but they’re fun enough to make for it

How fucking stupid.

“Resorts World Las Vegas is dedicated at all times to ensuring a safe, secure, and comfortable environment for all of our valued guests,” the statement begins.

Resorts World said the latest policy was established “in light of recent events in Las Vegas, and the increasing ransomware threats to casinos and hotels on the Strip,”

Hard to see this absurd invasion of privacy as being for anything but that last bit. Hope this results in significantly fewer guests, but it feels like the vote-with-your-wallet part of capitalism stopped working some time ago.