Dex @Dex@scalie.club

OK, "most of the water resistant coating coming off" was an exaggeration, it's a bit on the straps and a lot on the top right of the front

however, the bottom also has some issues ; there's some holes and the bottom likely will fall out eventually, no idea how long that may take

also you can see the damage done by my butt/tail on the back

(also the colour was just what was on sale when I bought it, and I've just noticed the issue with my work laptop's charger )

@masklayer I like the design here a lot, the pockets seem good, may have to see if I can find a UK stockist

@leafnoodle I like the boxy designs but also don't know how well they'd squish when empty! And since I'm not cycling, the style of webbing on the front of some of them would definitely be overkill

it has a lot of pockets that help you know where all your small misc. items are, there's a quick access zip for the laptop sleeve that I use less often now, and as it's a rolltop, it's easy to store items that are a lot larger than its meant to

the big problem is that actually retrieving stuff from the pockets is very difficult if the main compartment is too full

(also while some colours are currently on sale on Timbuk2's website for a direct replacement, I'd have to pay import fees)

my current backpack is a timbuk2 spire
i've had it for about 4 years, during which time it's been my work backpack, my "one bag" for international travel, and my grocery run bag
latter two functions have been supplanted by my messenger bag so i can keep work stuff separate

@Felthry the $50-70 price range is about where I'm looking - I want something that'll last a few years but not break the bank

(the bag I was looking at that prompted this thread is $210, before adding on the custom size of laptop sleeve required)

@Felthry this seems like a good brand suggestion, they've got a lot of packs for 15in laptops in my price range, will have to explore their options!

@lugh I like the subtlety of this assuming I found the right one!

still looking for backpack recommendations - failing that, tell me about your bag and why you like it, because I think I'm becoming a bag nerd by proxy

@switchingsocial @Lobst Shady for other reasons as well - they offer options to give cryptocurrency to creators, but many of those creators have not actually signed up for the service and will not do so - Brave has preemptively created donation accounts. I follow Tom Scott on Twitter, which is how I found out about this. https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2018/12/24/brave-browser-is-collecting-donations-on-your-behalf-did-you-know/

why would you make a mandatory screen component and then have it peel off like a screen protector

like in the prototype phase, sure, maybe, engineers will know not to take it off

but in the real world
in the real product
that people can buy with $2000 of real money

https://twitter.com/markgurman/status/1118575264026333185

oh dear i'm thinking about getting a new backpack* and getting distracted by the ones that are far too expensive for what i need

if you have any recommendations let me know
- must be water resistant
- must be able to fit a 14 inch laptop (preferably padded) + a fairly large lunchbox
- current bag is 30L & I like that kind of size though could go down a little with better organization

* my current one is getting kind of ratty in multiple places, most of the water resistant coating has come off

you know what the other thing is

being streaming only makes it very hard to a. verify what emulator they're using, and b. check that emulator is actually licensed for commercial use

(reminded of this due to Capcom's new thing running foul of the same issue https://twitter.com/notrevenant/status/1118340836310360065?s=21)

@squeevee I forget sometimes that sewing and knitting patterns are just source code! but yeah, it's the skill to compile them

I do think more makers are experimenting with 3D printing bases to try and do different things with them - I spoke to someone at Confuzzled last year who was doing 3D scans for measurements and printing custom parts based on those - but that was someone who clearly had access to a big 3D printer to be able to do that