Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english Subject: Re: GNU Date: 31 Mar 2026 20:35:25 GMT Lines: 11 Message-ID: References: <1rsoqz0.19zzbh71ebfb7bN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <18a11176d0ed8bfb$1717$2710841$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <1rsp93i.i0zwza16xvqdfN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <18a11b491becb6ce$558$2491104$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <1rsq78a.9hgxro1eczx2yN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10qb9df$1inu5$14@dont-email.me> <1rsr591.1ssq8oh1dihjwuN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10qc4dc$1silm$10@dont-email.me> <0cqjskp5oprp9v1utu6t3q8u0urkpnjbvs@4ax.com> <951q9mxo8p.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10qf25l$2tg1l$1@dont-email.me> <09js9mxqv7.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net LmdkMg1XYxCLwcD0xTjN0wZhJNziD7o4x9P/NKDu41BVEk2Y6o Cancel-Lock: sha1:HLSPnobYhvkWuqZQMZTAFXwsshk= sha256:vhJEGnpYE3X0JOHfI+1QKxFw98Tq527JCRFe/Bj8TcU= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:84911 alt.usage.english:1141855 On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:12:16 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote: > I remember someone whose ballpen had dried out, and wanted someone with > a fountain pen to squish a drop of ink on the tube. That would not have > worked, but they discussed yes or no for a long time. The chap with the > fountain pen became my best friend, but he died in some scuba diving > accident much later. I would sometimes use a cigarette lighter on the nib to get a ballpoint working. The last time I tried that I found plastic has replaced the brass socket on the cheap variety.