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Great write up, will be curious to see if Astro sticks around. It seems like all the static site gens last a few years then fade away - Jekyll, Hugo, Gatsby, etc.

This feels right, I can’t think of any consumer product where AI is providing value today.

I assume, like me, most consumers have been saturated with AI, tried it a few times, and found it doesn’t deliver on simplifying/improving anything. They tried it, it hasn’t helped and they’ve adjusted their mindset accordingly.

It actually never jammed I was just afraid that it would! It's just a generic micro servo, I think from Adafruit probably.

Haha yes, I'm still not used to people knowing so much about my projects, thank you for watching!

It was the AMOLEN Color Change PLA. Sadly I just took a quick look and don’t see it available anymore, but I might be missing it.

Fun fact about Hanafuda - you can still buy Hanafuda cards from a specific Japanese manufacturer who has been printing them for over 100 years and the more fun part is that that manufacturer is Nintendo! They still print traditional decks along with ones using newer IP like Mario and Kirby themes.

I own one of the original style decks and it's beautiful. Koi-Koi, played with a Hanafuda deck, is a great poker-style game that makes you feel very smart for knowing how to play even though the rules are pretty simple.

There definitely are but, perhaps by definition, items soft enough to dampen sound are often easily damaged so they aren’t great fits for most commercial locations.

They are also out of vogue as was mentioned, unless you’re a coffee shop then these “cozy” items just aren’t as common right now.