Greetings everybody, Today I want to talk about a technology that has had a massive impact on the sewing machine landscape: the stitch regulator. When you sew a straight stitch, the presser foot holds the fabric down against the gripped feed teeth (AKA feed dogs). The needle goes down, penetrates the fabric, and then travels below the needle plate where it does the dance with the hook and bobbin thread. Then the needle journeys upward, up out of the fabric and the needle plate, and rises above the fabric.

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I’ve been thinking about subtext in fiction writing and script writing lately and it occurred to me if you stretch the concept a bit you get a quick little insight into a worthwhile game design principle. But first, what is subtext? Essentially, it’s the dialog that a character doesn’t say. It’s the words a writer doesn’t write. Subtext can be conveyed by tone, description (mannerisms in terms of a character), or sometimes just context.

i’ve been in Tokyo since Mar 8th. why? i’ve been staging at a restaurant here called SUGALABO, run by chef/owner Yosuke Suga. it’s a fine-dining tokyo french cuisine restaurant, that’s also invite-only. If you want to read more on where i’m interning at, here are 2 links: World's 50 Best - SUGALABO, Tokyo Tablelog - SUGALABO, Tokyo i also did an episode in my vlog series on Suga-san’s pop-up in LA

Honestly, I want as many people as possible to read this entry, but it also contains spoilers for both the film and the book. Most of what I write will not actually be related to specific plot points and I don’t intend to tell the story of the film for this as, it is not marketing, but ofc in some ways it’s unavoidable! I’ve been yearning for chat about this so please, comment, share, message me about it- my ideas and opinions may change with conversation!