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May 17, 2026A long, long time ago I had an idea for a silly joke. Exactly when it hard to pin down, but the seeds were planted in the mid 1990s, in a file called bands.txt. This was a collaborative list of random phrases uttered by people we knew, that had been taken out of context on … [Read more …] [...]
February 1, 2026As the Rainbow Headcleaner project actually starts coming to a head, one thing I want to do is write a little bit about each track on the album as I finalise the version that’s going on the tape. I’m starting with the easiest one, Beaten Eggs. [...]

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Dresden replaced the frame happily and we had a chat about isopropyl alcohol! I'm mainly surprised that this took so long to happen. The staff member I spoke to didn't think the colour dyes would make a difference in how vulnerable the frames might be so it's just weird "luck" that my newest frames were the first time I encountered this.

That's assuming it was IPA that did this, of course, and not just a random manufacturing flaw in this one set.

Anyway I know to be more careful with my glasses when doing electronics stuff now!

I put my glasses on, walked out of the room, looked at my phone and realised I couldn't focus properly on the screen. Thought maybe I'd put the wrong pair on and then realised that the frame had cracked in two places and both the lenses had fallen out.

🙃

Good thing I have plans to be in Collingwood already tomorrow. I'm going to be dropping in at Dresden with a few questions.

Blue glasses frame with cracks under the lens area and two lenses on the table next to it