Comments for Alex Eames' personal blog

Comment on Ink Testing for Canon Pixma MP640 printing photographs by snaz pizaz

snaz pizaz — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:08:24 +0000

I found that the IS magenta from Octoink is prone to coagulation which causes clogging issues with my printhead. I got fed up with dealing with it so have swapped it out for the fotorite magenta based on the test here:

https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/dye-ink-fade-test-ocp-vs-is-vs-ir-vs-fotorite.7865/

I’m fine with all other IS colours – just the magenta constantly causing issues.

Comment on Best and worst feedback from 2016 both in December by William Hide

William Hide — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 11:58:43 +0000

Sadly Alex there have always been people like this and social media gives them a an easy, instant, no responsibility outlet.

His grammar may be up to scratch, but his reasoning is way out. When I first watched the video I assumed the screen was a no-cost item as the laptop was dead and the cost was for other items. It still seems that way to me.

I know you did not post this looking for praise, but I must say that I have found your projects on Kickstarter that I have backed have contained high quality hardware and very helpful support.

Keep up the good work!

Comment on Best and worst feedback from 2016 both in December by alexeames

alexeames — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 11:34:38 +0000

In reply to Matt Hawkins. That’s the thing. The comment seemed quite literate and grammatically correct. Also notable that it was edited within the first hour as well. I wonder what was amended/corrected? Maybe inserted the S-word into the penultimate sentence an extra time for comic effect? There really was no other way to react than to laugh.

Comment on Best and worst feedback from 2016 both in December by Matt Hawkins

Matt Hawkins — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 11:28:33 +0000

I think the first guy is going to be really disappointed with the internet in general. If he doesn’t like free content then he can opt to stop consuming it. It’s easy. He could read a book or something.

Comment on Should Crowdfunding Sites Allow Campaigns To Extend Past Their Initial Deadline? by EP

EP — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 21:09:37 +0000

I haven’t had any direct experience with IndieGoGo but from what I’ve read about it I’d say safety is the better part of valor.

Comment on Should Crowdfunding Sites Allow Campaigns To Extend Past Their Initial Deadline? by alexeames

alexeames — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 07:33:49 +0000

In reply to Julian Nicholls.

The plus side of taking the money at the time of pledging is that backers can’t pull out. The downside, probably from IGG’s point of view, would be that if a project fails they may still have some transaction fees to pay, so they have an incentive to get projects across the line.

I quite like the way KS does it. It allows backers to change their mind, but it can be open to abuse. At one time there was a mystery £5k contributor to various Pi projects who was doing it just to be an a’hole. They wouldn’t be able to do that on IGG.

But the whole point here is that both of the above are known about in advance by both backers and creators and are the same for everyone. Extensions are not.

Comment on Should Crowdfunding Sites Allow Campaigns To Extend Past Their Initial Deadline? by Julian Nicholls

Julian Nicholls — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 21:57:29 +0000

I was surprised when the NexDock got a 30 day extension on IndieGoGo. I am not affiliated with the product but I have contributed to it. There is a difference with IndieGoGo in that they take the money when you pledge, and you get it back if the project is not fully funded.

I’m not sure how I feel about it getting an extension. On the one hand, it does mean that I will get one, assuming that it reaches its target at the second attempt, but I’m slightly worried if it only just makes it and they haven’t quite done their costings right that I won’t get one, but I also won’t get my money back.

Comment on More Red Veined Darters anyone? by Chris Bradbury

Chris Bradbury — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 00:07:12 +0000

These are all Ruddy Darters Sympetrum sanguineum

Comment on Ink Testing for Canon Pixma MP640 printing photographs by alexeames

alexeames — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:38:52 +0000

In reply to Don Collins. I haven't found them too bad, but like any inks they will fade with time. I stopped using them because sadly my Canon died about 2 years ago :( I was feeling stingy at the time and replaced it with an inferior Epson SX535WD

Comment on Ink Testing for Canon Pixma MP640 printing photographs by Don Collins

Don Collins — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:24:17 +0000

Alex. I have read your review on the fotorite and octoink, so I have tried both but I find photographs fade very quickly in normal day light not in direct sun light. Have you found the longevityof these inks very short. Regards Don Collins