Got an unsolicited email from Bandcamp last night telling me about the "new, improved Bandcamp app".

So it begins.

@c0debabe totally unrelated, but that "Inspirational Spaces" sign is totally giving off mild dystopian vibes.

Product placement really starts to eat away at later season Netflix shows huh

@ritualdust love me some maille. I've got so many chains and patches just lying around. I keep meaning to get back into it.

@ritualdust it's a great headspace. open, close, open, close, etc.

I've got this patch of a really small and dense 4-in-1. It's fun to pick up from time to time. It's got satisfying heft. Maybe someday it'll turn into something other than a patch.

@ritualdust a while back I made a maille pouch for my monome grid, using rings at this scale. I was pleased with how it looked, but it turned out to be very impractical for travel. Not only was it always flagged by the TSA (too dense), but it was also quite heavy (stainless steel).

@neauoire sheltered and wishful thinking but: we need to get used to paying more for electronics. The current price expectation has been artificially subsidized to be cheaper. Consumers have such an irrational aversion to paying for hardware that's even slightly more expensive, like they are getting ripped off or something. When really, we should have much more of an aversion to hardware that is cheap. Honest hardware built with quality and integrity should be more important than how much it costs.