by the end it doesn’t feel like a nightmare so much as a consent form everyone signed without ever reading the fine print haha

the scariest part isn’t even the tech itself, it’s how reasonable the whole thing looks on paper
Harmony keeps asking “how much freedom would you trade for a world where you never get hurt again?”

was reading it while my phone kept nudging me to stand up, drink water, breathe, “take care of yourself 💕”
at some point it stops feeling like support and starts feeling like this very gentle, pastel-colored control system that’s completely convinced it’s doing the right thing

we’re drowning in mental health talk and kindness campaigns on every platform, so stepping into a universe where that logic gets scaled up into an operating-system-level form of governance feels way more suffocating than any loud, gunmetal dystopia

and the wildest part is how casual it is about humans basically being nicely packaged stacks
personal identity stops looking like a “soul” and starts looking like version control with really sloppy commit messages haha

reading it while my watch is live-tracking heart rate and sleep like it’s quietly drafting specs for my next sleeve
at some point it stops feeling like “far future SF” and starts feeling more like an OS update rolling out with terms of service absolutely nobody read

threw on my DIY sideburner jacket
the flame was super calm before, but the chimney effect just sends it straight into overdrive
kinda proud of this one

but yeah, it’s an aluminum-can build, so durability’s questionable
the structure works, so i’ll remake it with a real material

tiny 4g carbon felt stove
so small it fits inside a pocket stove
built-in felt chamber keeps the flame steady
runs 10min on just 5ml fuel and still brings 350ml to a boil

put it next to the Evernew and it looks almost toy-sized
runs 10min on 5ml fuel and still gets 350ml rolling boil
no stand, no windscreen needed
pretty solid lil stove setup tbh

so yeah
alcohol stoves aren’t something i buy anymore
it’s just fun making small parts and seeing how far i can push them

didn’t plan it, but the chimney effect made the flame stronger
even a carbon felt stove burns almost like a Trangia now
didn’t expect that tbh

used an aluminum can again
not exactly tough but stupid easy to work with
if i ever find a stainless one in the same size i’m testing it immediately

still not great against wind—hole shape and placement need a bit of tuning
but the whole thing’s like 11g total which is kinda ridiculous haha
still burns super steady tho

only 4g
burns around 7 min with 7mL — enough to boil 350 mL of water easy

can hold up to 15 mL but anything over 8 tends to go thermal runaway lol
next tweak’s probably the jet layout or height or something