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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many āesotericā right wing freaks, but thereās no appropriate sneer-space for them. Iām talking redscare-ish, reality challenged āculture criticsā who write about everything but understand nothing. Iām talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. Theyāre inescapable at this point, yet I donāt see them mocked (as much as they should be)
Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldnāt be surgeons because they didnāt believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I canāt escape them, I would love to sneer at them.
(Credit and/or blame to David Gerard for starting this.)
All 3 of the major Japanese manufacturers (Casio, Seiko, Citizen) have solar-powered radio sync models, but so far Casio is the best in my experience, and has the widest range of models. The Casios tend to have an auto-DST setting that relies on an internal calendar as well as the time signal. I have a chonky Seiko solar-atomic pilotās watch (with rotary slide-rule bezel!), but it doesnāt have auto-DST so I have to bounce it back and forth between time zones. And it also doesnāt seem to be as adept at receiving the WWVB signal as my Casios; it needs to be next to a window, while the Casios donāt seem to care as long as thereās not too much building mass to the east. I havenāt had a chance to try a Citizen yet, but they now have solar-atomic moon-phase watches, which is tempting.
I have an analog radio-controlled solar powered watch from both Casio and Citizen. The Casio has stepper motors for the hands, which is so cool when you see the minute hand advance 1/6 tick each 20 seconds. When the second hand is used as an indicator, the minute hand doesnāt move. It does on the Citizen.
That said, Iām keeping an eye out for a used or good deal on a GPS watch from Citizen. I appreciate the styling more.
Edit I used to be a watch nerd and I still follow the news for entertainment, but for personal use a solar powered, externally synced quartz watch is ideal.