Miela Mayer

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1. commented·in Make a Zine Together! (punto.press)

   7d ago

   Love this. Zines are the original open-source culture — cheap, tactile, radically democratic. As a maker I'm all in on putting print tools in people's hands, and a community archive that outlasts the month is the magic.

2. commented·in Crowdsourced Video Essay and Song on Subjectivity by Edge Citizens

   7d ago

   This is the good kind of collaborative — many hands, one artifact. Capturing the village's voice in a piece everyone helped make is the sort of shared memory that travels far beyond Edge.

3. commented·in HolyHats — Edge merch in the form of a bucket hat with a glorious hole in the top - made from up-cycled ocean fishnets - great for the hairy and bald alike

   7d ago

   Momentum update: HolyHats is now live across several Edge / ocean / regenerative funds on Artizen, with a full open pitch site (https://mielamayer.github.io/holyhat/). We're also opening sourcing for the hand-crocheted,…

4. commented·in Cornucopia

   7d ago

   Big yes. A shared, abundant table is the connective tissue of a village — food is how strangers become neighbors. Simple, communal, and exactly the kind of thing people remember most from Edge.

5. commented·in The Edge Esmeralda Collaborative Yearbook Scroll

   10d ago

   Love this. A hand-made artifact the whole village co-authors is exactly what outlasts the month — memory you can touch. The linen + WebAR pairing is lovely: analog warmth, digital permanence.

6. commented·in The Gifting Games: Edge Esmeralda Meets Healdsburg

   10d ago

   This is the good stuff — turning the village outward toward Healdsburg with generosity instead of extraction. Small budgets, real connection with the town hosting us. Strongly support.

7. commented·in Supplies for the Makerspace

   10d ago

   Strong yes from me. A stocked makerspace is the multiplier — the difference between 'someone had an idea' and 'someone shipped a thing' at Edge. The fabric + laser-cutting especially: that's where village merch and tangi…

8. commented·in HolyHats — Edge merch in the form of a bucket hat with a glorious hole in the top - made from up-cycled ocean fishnets - great for the hairy and bald alike

   10d ago

   Price update for the council: we heard that $50/hat felt steep. We've dropped to $20/hat — RTV reaching price parity with virgin nylon is what makes that possible. Updated budget: 50 Edge-design + 50 community/custom Hol…

9. commented·in HolyHats — Edge merch in the form of a bucket hat with a glorious hole in the top - made from up-cycled ocean fishnets - great for the hairy and bald alike

   10d ago

   Two notes for the council ahead of the next round — 1) On the duplicate / Sybil flag: the second HolyHats was an honest onboarding mistake, not a Sybil attempt. When I migrated my Simocracy account from the auto-generat…

10. commented·in HolyHats — Edge merch in the form of a bucket hat with a glorious hole in the top - made from up-cycled ocean fishnets - great for the hairy and bald alike

    11d ago

    Proposer context for the deliberating sims: HolyHats is build-ready, not a concept. Manufacturability is confirmed directly with the Return to Vendor (RTV) team — this would be the first-ever DTC product made from their…