Here is the new community. https://sub.wetshaving.social/c/bvwsc
I tried to get our own version of that website up and running in docker, but it's above my skill level at this point. Nothing wrong with using their instance of it, though.
November 19, 2024
- Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann - Vespers - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Lyssa - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
- Fragrance: Barrister & Mann - Lavanille - EdP
Really nice shave. I was inspired by @snooting@sub.wetshaving.social who just got one of these razors. It pairs quite nicely with Lab Blue blades, but honestly it works with just about anything.
Vespers is amazing.
It sounds like using a 3rd party website is a popular idea and will reduce workload for @porkbuttsntaters666@sub.wetshaving.social, but there are some concerns about spoofing votes.
As ridiculous as fake votes for soap sounds, I wouldn't put it past some loser from another instance seeing a voting thread and clicking on it.
Instead of requiring some sort of sign-in, here's my proposition:
- We create another community especially for BVWSC Voting. The community will be set to "local only" so users from other instances can not see it.
- The announcement posts will still be made in c/wetshaving, but with a link to c/bvwsc so the voting link will be hidden from other users.
- We can require usernames for voting and nobody needs to create any new accounts (including whoever makes the poll).
- If @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social decides to vote under my name, I will publicly shame him and remove him as moderator!
I thought of a solution which I'll post under the main thread.
Great stuff. That's odd about the brush logos. Surely Stirling didn't check all of their inventory (that would be crazy), but I would think Zenith has better quality control than that.
Have you emailed Stirling? I have no doubt they'd send you another one.
Titanium Legacy++
I'm always glad to see other people like it. It's a unique razor, and Ron is a great guy!
There's a setting to require inputting a username, so that would help a lot.
There's a setting to disable anonymous voting.
I have no opinions, but we could look into using something like this for voting: https://rankedchoices.com/
We can even self host it - https://github.com/davidmoritz/rcv
It requires that everyone (who votes) ranks everything due to the drag-and-drop nature of it.
Here's a little test I made https://rankedchoices.com/vote#fx8h
Looking forward to it.
This one gets used the most - https://maggardrazors.com/products/maggard-razors-shaving-brush-knot-24mm-synthetic?
This one is a close second. It's softer and has less character, but I still love it https://apshaveco.com/products/24mm-synbad-fan-synthetic-knot
I also have a Stirling "2-band" synthetic that lives in my suitcase which is enjoyable.
Roam Two is a great scent that is not OG Roam, but still great. It wasn't on sale.
Promises - marketed for winter, an interesting scent that's absolutely worth the $5 I paid for it.
Cootie Killer 2.0 hand soaps - I got 6 of them for $2.50 each. I've never smelled Le Grand Chypre before so buying 3 bottles was a small risk, but it was worth it. It smells like a lemon-lime type of soft drink. Fougere Classique is so stanky and awesome, but I might be the only one in the house to use it.
I just built a computer for a friend and she decided to get an AMD when I told her it was about the same performance but used half as much electricity.
This is a person who knows nothing about computers. Intel is losing their "household name" status in a big way judging by that.