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I have been intrigued by generative plotter art for years but never taken the plunge. The two main factors are that XY plotters are pretty bulky, and quite expensive. I’m a software engineer so the actual creating part is good and fun to me

Today I came across vinyl cutters like Silhouette Portrait/Cricut that can take pens, can be picked up super cheap, and are more compact.

Would something like this be a good way to test out if it‘a for me before committing to an XY plotter? or is too limiting?

Not really sure what I’d create exactly but I’m into minimalist stuff with cool line patterns etc to give a vague idea, and I just love the photos I’ve seen of this kind of very digital art but printed with physical media!

Just curious, I don’t live in Berlin/DE but have seen some interesting Friday ticketed events at BH.

I have not been there for over a decade due to getting old lol, but it would be fun to go back for an interesting event, but I don’t have the desire to go if there’s a high risk of rejection.

Do tickets usually mean admission (as long as you’re not wasted or super inappropriately dressed etc) or are they subject to the same selection process? Does it depend on the event? For example Dasha Rush’s live event seems cool

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I am pretty much totally new to this world but have fond memories of an airband receiver I had as a child and curious to explore what’s out there! I am not looking to spend too much as I know realistically I probably won’t get too deep into this (and if I do, I can upgrade).

I am looking for something which can receive airband and shortwave. It sounds like D-808 is a good choice? I was curious if there were any newer models I should consider or if that’s still the best choice for something all in one and reasonably priced.

Not every model is as easily available in the UK hence mentioning that, I can get D-808 here. Thanks!

Update: Amazon had an open box one for delivery today at a good price so I thought I'd strike while the iron was hot 😄 Sounds like for the price it's a good intro radio, I couldn't find anything else with AIR, SW and SSB that people seemed to regard well at that price

I picked up some Highshot Pro in the sale, I rented regular Highshot for a day this season and they seemed fine but with the Pro in the same size, I’m noticing the blue bit (is this the hammock?) seems to dig in when I wear them around the house and I cannot imagine wearing them for a whole day.

I am planning to return them and accept Step On isn’t for me but wondered if I might be doing them up wrong, too tight or something? I couldn’t find any guide to fitting them so if anyone has tips or has experienced this, I’m interested!

I'm interested in easier access bindings as my partner has switched to skiing and it would be nice not to have to faff around. Tried Burton Step On but the boots didn't feel good and ovviously that's quite an important factor!

Supermatic and FASE both seem kind of cool, I am drawn to the "closer to just step in" design of Supermatic but keep reading about how heavy they are.

Is this actually going to cause me problems when riding? If so, in what ways? I really only ride reasonably quick on piste, I'm a solid rider but only do it for a couple of weeks a year.

I'm planning to buy in to the Burton Step On system and was going to get a Custom X. I'm debating whether to get Cartel X EST Step On bindings, or some other Step On model with a Re:flex base.

This would be my main board and realistically probably the only one I'd ride, so I am focussed on the best experience for that – but also can't help thinking about how it's closing my ecosystem options.

If I were to use another board for some reason, I do have existing strap bindings that I could use (I'm assuming I could use Highshot Pro X boots with strap bindings if I needed to, if I remove the heel cleat?) – though realistically that is unlikely, as I just go for a week at a time with a single board, the only scenario I can think of is if I had an issue with my board and had to rent/borrow a stand-in.

Opinions online seem quite split as to whether EST makes a big difference. The idea of easy adjustment is quite cool but I suspect I'd use it very rarely. I had a semi-bad experience with bindings loosening on an old EST board 10+ years ago, but the screws are so easy to access that I don't mind tightening every day.

Basically my thinking is...
- If EST has reasonable advantages outside the adjustment, I'll probably go for it. If I want to switch board in future and want step in, I can always buy new bindings, it's quite unlikely.
- However, if the advantages are slight or even debatable, I will go Re:flex and get the advantage of more flexibility in terms of board

This winter I rented a Custom X with step in bindings (not EST mount but the board was EST/Channel, from what I could tell there was no Channel binding option) and twice had to stop and retighten the screws as the bindings were coming loose, which tbh negated the time saving of the boots and was not pleasant to feel your foot coming loose

Is this normal or was the mount possibly faulty?

I had a Burton EST board 10+ years ago which had this issue but I’d hope they would have solved it by now.