was a checkerboard pattern in black and white. When reached for comment, the leading scientist on the project had this to say,
"Pick it up, pick it up, GO!"

You should be STROPPING the razor every time you use it. If you have to hone it every time, you are doing something wrong. A properly honed razor will not need to be honed again until it has given months of shaves. If the blade does not maintain it's edge with only stropping to freshen it, across multiple shaves, the blade is inferior steel. You should not need to strop during use either, having to do so indicates an improper blade/skin angle or a blade with inferior steel.

I have 8 razors I cycle through and although whichever blade I shave with must be stropped each morning, collectively I only have to hone them (with japanese water stones, barber hones, and finally paddle strops pasted with chromium oxide) about twice a year. When I was first starting out I only used one razor and it had to be re-honed after three dozen shaves or so, a little over a month. Even then, the honing is more of a minor blade refresh (start out on a 15000 grit stone and move up) than a proper honing. Once the razor is sharp it is inclined to stay that way unless misused.

Stropping, strictly speaking, isn't honing at all (unless a pasted strop is used, and that's still more akin to deburring than actual honing) it's more a straightening of the edge; the steel along the edge can become wavy after use, this is amplified by poor shaving technique. Myself and several of the others on Straight Razor Place have undertaken many studies of razor's edges via microscopy and there is a general consensus as to what makes a razor sharp and what makes it dull. I'd invite you to head on over to the website and learn and ask questions. From the sound of your experience it sounds as if you've been given one of the metallurgically deficient blades from China, perhaps a Double Arrow or similar, and have erroneously concluded that razors have to be honed every time they are used, which is very much not the case with a correctly tempered and hardened blade (over 60 rockwell) that will hold it's edge.

If you have any further questions or misconceptions please ask, I'm happy to evangelize on the subject :)

That's another indication that the person has no idea what they are doing. Most new production razors are very much inferior to razors you find in antique stores that are 50-100 years old. A serious straight razor enthusiast will have bought most of their razors on the cheap and restored them.

There are at least two demographics at work here: the hipsters you describe, and another group sometimes referred to as "young fogeys." The latter group tends to be interested in things of yore because they were better, and not just because they are old, e.g. writing calligraphy with a good fountain pen on nice paper, mowing the lawn with a reel mower because it leaves nicer edges, and yes, shaving with a straight razor because it gives a better shave.

In addition to the superior performance (at the admitted cost of vastly increased hassle) there is a sense of pride in learning to do something inherently difficult and potentially dangerous. For more information check out my tutorial videos on youtube, username = jockeys41

I'll also add that it's easy to spot a strait razor poser as he/she will only have one razor, whereas someone who actually shaves with them every day (as I do) will have at least half a dozen in rotation to reduce the honing burden.

much, MUCH smoother. caveat: you have to do it right, and that's really not easy. takes years of practice. Straight Razor Place is the /. of the shaving world, check them out. For some tutorial videos on honing, stropping and shaving, check out my youtube channel username = jockeys41

And also an episode of The Venture Brothers (Goliath Serum)

no, the nun is actually a unit of length, but can be used in conjunction with currency to describe the traveling efficiency of a vehicle.
for instance, I find that my truck generally gets about 9.83 kiloNuns/pound sterling, what with the high prices for gas recently.

If you don't know where your keys are located, it's because you know too much about how fast they are moving.

not really, most typewriters aren't set in Helvetica, and what kind of hipster uses any other font?

Try the Bump application for smartphones. Does exactly what you are describing. Only downside is that is has to be installed on both phones. DISCLAIMER: I'm not affiliated with Bump, except that I use it and like it.

Mr. Bucket had a job at the toothpaste factory screwing lids onto tubes of toothpaste. A shitty job. One day, they bought a robot that did the same thing, only betterfastercheaper and so Mr. Bucket got the sack. So what did he do? He learned how to fix the machine, and thus got a job fixing the machine that paid better.

What is the moral of the story? If your job is in danger of becoming redundant because a robot (or piece of software) can do your job, you'd better start educating yourself so that you can get a job fixing the machine (or piece of software) that does your old job. Humans need to focus on work that humans are good at, and not try to compete at tedious repetitive things (screwing lids onto toothpaste, parsing long contracts with fixed logical rules) which machines (and software) are inherently better at.

Sort of. Grapevine is a suburb of Dallas and Ft. Worth, right next to DFW Int'l Airport, and the standard of living is a bit higher than many of the surrounding suburbs. According to Wikipedia, median income is around 76k. I've lived in the area and a decent apartment is going to set you back the better part of 1k/month, if not more.

however, there are other places in DFW within commuting range that have a much, MUCH lower standard of living.

I don't disagree that experience is the PRIMARY value of a senior dev, but it's not enough. There is always something new you haven't tried, and you can always do something to make yourself a better developer.

Being a senior developer does not excuse you from learning all the hot new techs. If you aren't getting better, you're getting worse. If you wanted a field where you aren't always learning new stuff, may I suggest barber college?