My fellow VXers,

Over the weekend, I attended a small VX conference in Ottowa. It was a lovely time, and I got to mess around with some cutting-edge Hormann Ebulators (the hype is real).

But I also saw something concerning - something I have seen elsewhere, and online - which I feel like poses an existential threat to this beautiful passion we all share.

The damn GATEKEEPING.

Like, listen, I get it. VX should be gatekept, because hotshot newbies account for ~2/3 of VX related deaths (excluding deaths from Sherrin's Affliction, because that's still speculative). I understand the empathetic need to make sure that someone you're sharing ideas and tech with really knows what they're doing.

But man, some of the brightest and most innovative VXers I've had the privilege of talking to were at this thing, and they were practically sidelined by how cliquey and stubborn so many of entrenched VXers are. I think we are on the brink of a crisis. Kids these days have so much they can be entertained by, we should be cherishing those who wish to learn more about VXing. Embrace Gen-Z or Gen-VX will be Gen-RIP.

Just because they call Cross-Tympanic Propagation "Proppie" doesn't mean they don't take it seriously. Just because they are 3D Printing their Rhobus Valves doesn't mean they don't know to double them up when working with sub-freezing fuels. Just because they're documenting their Hydrostatic Potential changes with voice-to-text doesn't mean they can't take notes...

I mean, what draws us to VXing if not the quest for efficiency? Even if that means pushing your Wooley's Orb bloat to max levels before de-bonding them, you're still trying to do it *best*. Well, these kids are too! They're learning from the screwed-up world around them, yes, but they're applying the things they grew up with to the timeless art of VX.

What did Bollings-Creamer say? "Those who reject modernity are destined to be mourned in silence." Now, he was referring to the adoption of the ill-fated nylon line-feeder sieves, but philosophically he was correct.

I'm not saying we need to champion VX-Tok, or allow a baby VXer to play with volatile semi-plasmas, but please, for the future of VX, don't push them away just because they were born after the Wilshire Event.

Thanks for your time. Stay safe out there!

Wait, how did this company get approval to start selling VX tech? I thought Dr. Hoffenström patented these devices...

https://airestech.com/pages/tech

https://preview.redd.it/v51xbzth2fee1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=63df4082adb77db407de4cd0fa16c7f24167023b

Yeah... turns out the ambient jay field at the center of the earth is a lot higher than it is at the surface... if anyone knows how to rewind a LXPJ amplifier please tell me

I just bought a cheap dingle-arm off Amazon, and I'm getting tons of side-fumbling! I know the classic way is to use marzle vanes, but this one didn't come with any. The instructions are all in Chinese, and the pictograms don't make sense.

Is there a way I can salvage this project without having to buy a new one? They're expensive! Maybe some aftermarket aerator for the water input?

No, you don’t need activated moscovium cells for every single ontokinetics experiment.

No, organic superlube isn’t going to make iron nano fusion possible.

No, an untethered wainshaft attached to a 3-6-9 Marzel array isn’t going to magically throw Tibbs’ law out window.

I love this field but it really is tiresome chasing after all the dumb memes, lore and fads.

GTD-2567 - The disqauntization of more that 0.72 milliliters of unfiltered quartz distillate now requires the explicit authorization of at least 4 of the 7 key members of the Terra-Zedtronics (TZ) board. Failure to receive authorization is subject to a fine of up to $1000 per 0.1 milliliters and/or the confiscation of all mono-fiber nucleic disquantizers.

GTD-2568(II) - Photolyzers are now limited to a maximum of 247 megawatts for all non-commercial applications. Violation of this regulation is subject to a fine of up to $5000 per incident.

I think the ramifications of these new regulations are clear, especially in the realm of auto-puaq'wong crystalization. This is obviously just meant to put a the independent VX community behind a wall while the private sector leaps ahead yet again! Does anyone know what the new workaround will be?

Dont's ask, lol. The usual..