u/Subject-Effective-21 — reddlx

moving to missouri city, which internet provider should i go with?

i've been using optimum for a while and despite having problems here and there, they have been solid and had grear customer service when i needed help. now i'm moving to missouri city and optimum is unavailable there. i know there's xfinity but i've heard nothing but horrible things about them so i'm reluctant to give them a try. at&t only has the at&t internet air plan, ezee fiber and frontier is unavailable for my address, verizon also only has 5g home, same as tmobile. the only other option aside from xfinity seems to be kinetic fiber, but i haven't heard too much about them. is there any other option that i should know of. i really don't want to use xfinity i heard it's a nightmare to reach them.

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u/Subject-Effective-21 — 7 days ago

▲ 850 r/fountainpens

Finally found my dream Ink swatch tool!!

I've been hoarding a bunch of inks and was contemplating HARD on which layout I should go for in my ink swatch journal. Went on Xiaohongshu and I loved how all the fellow artists and ink enthusiasts on there swatch inks in a stripe, I feel like it shows ink properties amazingly and I also loved the uniform look of it. I figured out they used some kinds of spatula to swatch, but spatulas aren't able to transfer all the inks onto the paper which was a bummer, someone else on there used a Speedball steel brush nib that wasn't available anywhere, so I was over at the calligraphy subreddit and was suggested some poster nibs and this automatic pen, which I got in the size A4, which is about 9.7mm. Finally got it in the mail today and I'm so happy it worked exactly how I hope it would. I figured I should share this because there might be someone else with the same problem I had and might find this helpful, and I'm just excited to show this ink swatch of J.Herbin Cacao du Bresil.
If anyone has a nib holder already, poster nibs are more affordable and work the same!!

Edit: Hi everyone, the pen is called Automatic Pen, I got it from Paper & Ink Arts. So sorry for the confusion I definitely should've been more clear!! It's a whole pen so not just a nib, but its nib is basically just a type of nib called poster nib and are wayyy more affordable if you just buy the nibs and pop them in a nib holder if you already have one lying around! Some brands I've looked up and contemplated on getting were Brause Plakatt nib, Hiro/Leonardt Poster nibs, and Manuscript poster nibs
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u/Subject-Effective-21 — 14 days ago

▲ 2 r/Pixiv

canceling fanbox subscription at the beginning of the month

I decided to unsubscribe from an artist at the beginning of the month (Aug 2nd), and I haven't been charged for August yet. I know the automatic renewal on fanbox is from the 1st to the 5th of the month, so when I saw that I still haven't been charged, I decided to just unsubscribe. However, as it's the beginning of the month, it's showing under my plans that my payment is being processed, so I wonder if they'd still charge me for this month anyway, despite me already canceling the plan. They had locked all of this creator's posts from me too since I haven't paid the subscription, obviously. But if they charge me because my payment is already being processed, I'd rather still get access to the posts this month, and emailing them seems quite tedious.
I'm just anxious and I know I'll have the answer in a few days when they charge me for this month plan (I'm still subscribed to another creator), but I just wanted to ask if anyone has done this, and if you've been charged when you cancel at the beginning of the month when it's showing "your payment is being processed". I'd hate to have to email them if I'd be charged because I have no idea how long it usually takes them to reply. Thanks for your help!

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u/Subject-Effective-21 — 20 days ago

▲ 12 r/Calligraphy

Similar to Speedball's Steel Brush?

I've finally found a tool that I need for my need which is the Speedball's Steel Brush nib in 1/2". Unfortunately it looks like it's been discontinued. Do you know any pens/nibs or tools that are similar to the steel brush, or could produce the same effect? I know the Mitchell Witch Pen does pretty similar thing but its biggest size is only 6mm and I'm looking something bigger, maybe 10mm. Thank you.

u/Subject-Effective-21 — 22 days ago

▲ 7 r/notebooks

Is Midori B6 paper cover for Midori B6 slim notebook?

I'm planning to buy the paper cover for my B6 slim and for some reason Atlas Stationery only carries the B6 paper cover (Midori doesn't have a B6 notebook as far as I know?). So is it supposed to be the B6 slim cover but they just labeled it wrong?

u/Subject-Effective-21 — 2 months ago