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Jinhao X750 Review, Bonus Goulet 1.1mm Stub Nib

Written on: 07 Jan 2016

Tags: fountainpens review

For my second review, the Jinhao X750! This was not my second pen, but rather a pen I am letting go to another home, so I had to review it before I sent it off. This is an interesting pen, similar to the Pilot Metropolitan, it offers a lot of value for your money.

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Pilot Metropolitan Review

Written on: 26 Dec 2015

Tags: fountainpens review

Although I first received my first fountain pens in 2014, 2015 has been the year I have really gotten into the fountain pen hobby. And what an addiction it turned out to be! I am still really interested in mechanical keyboards but with my future move out, it makes a lot more sense to be carrying a bunch of fountain pens than a bunch of mechanical keyboards. And so begins my reviews of my fountain pens.

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Stream Functions in a JPA Entity?

Written on: 26 Feb 2015

Tags: programming

A quick little post on a random issue I ran into today. I don’t exactly have a good explanation for this as of yet but here’s a quick tip if you run into this problem.

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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Hype

Written on: 22 Jan 2015

Tags: games

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Logo

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RE-400 Waterline Unboxing and First Impressions

Written on: 19 Oct 2014

Tags: peripherals review

More product unboxing and quick review, even though I am not qualified to review. Previously I have owned HiFiMan’s RE-0 IEMs and now HiFiMan now has the RE-400 as the, what I would consider, successor to the RE-0. Currently, my audio setup to compare with would be using the Fiio E17 Alpen DAC/amp, Cowon J3 player, AKG Q701 headphones and VSonic GR06 IEMs.

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