It still drives me crazy that this was written in 2014
yeah i’m just gonna add the quotes that really struck me:
It’s telling that the latest two more relevant articles I’ve read about digital impact on our lives are not even from last year. Besides the one from 2014, linked above in the reblog, consider also this one from March 2023, that hits pretty hard today. It comes to show that since its public launch, the AI propaganda included a quote of doomerism as part of their selling arguments. “It’s scary how fast you’ll be obsolete, so you better jump on, or be left behind!”
Don’t fall for the “everything is changing so fast” narrative so easily. Indeed, the more patiently we look, the more online culture seems to have stalled in everything but its most superficial aspects. But if you listen very closely, you’ll hear a single thing breaking the silence, this sort of weird, anxious breathing. It comes from the investors and con men who wait for an unprecedented, infinite reward for hyping such a big piece of nothing all this time.
worry not my lord, allow me to unscrew that jar for you. i would not want for you to strain your hand or break a nail. alright. hmm. HMMMM. HNNNGRGHHHHHH. HNNGGHHHH HRRRRRGHHH. AAAAAARGHHHHHHH fucking. squire fetch me my grippy gloves
I can never overstress the importance of a mockup for your costume!
Also called a toile, this is the first draft and sometimes pattern for your garment! It’s especially important if your costume has abnormal seam placement or you don’t fit neatly into commercial pattern sizing (and let’s face it, most people don’t!) Making a mockup can save you so many headaches later: you can check the fit of your pieces, make rounds of adjustments, and not worry about messing up your nice and sometimes expensive final materials.
A mockup should also use material that emulates the hand, drape, and thickness of your final material. For example: on my Black Widow bodysuit, I used a super cheap stretch knit, because my final fabrics were all stretch neoprenes. For my Astarion breastplate, the final was going to be veg tan leather, so I mocked up in craft foam (I have also used felt as a leather mockup material!)
Mockups can be lengthy processes; I often end up doing 2-3 rounds of fitting and alterations before I’m happy with the final pieces. It’s frustrating at times to work through the fitting challenges, but ultimately I have always regretted the times I didn’t do a mockup, and I know my final costume will be better for having taken the time and care!
You make soup in a big bowl. You serve it in a smaller bowl. And then you convey it, using a spoon, to your mouth. But what is the spoon? Simply a smaller bowl still
