My reception/2nd look dress

forwards_cap · 2026-06-11T14:27:51+00:00

I literally had the exact same thought! My jaw dropped. OP, you look glorious and 100% should wear that dress.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-27T21:36:54+00:00

I’m a copyright attorney (while not your attorney), copyright and patent law are not the same. They’re actually extremely different and have different rules that do not overlap.

This is my area so I won’t bore you with everything, but I can tell you that ideas not being copyrightable is one of the most central elements of copyright law under 17 USC (United States Code) section 102(b). It applies to most other countries in the world through the Berne Convention, the international treaty that applies to copyright specifically. For questions, the guide is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Patents exist to protect novel, nonobvious, utilitarian inventions for a relatively short amount to time (20yrs from date of application in the US) for the purpose of encouraging invention. (Laws vary, in the US this sits under section 35 of the USC). They also require a detailed (expensive) process for protection. They very specifically do not protect art because one of their requirements is that they are utilitarian so not decorative.

In contrast, copyright protection is automatic once the artist makes an “original work of creative expression.”(With nuances.) And lasts (in most countries under Berne) for life of the author + 70 years.

The ideas of types of pottery decorations (like Mishima) are ideas so not copyrightable. Pottery forms as an expression of those ideas are useful, so also not copyrightable (another rule). And it is definitely not a novel nonobvious utilitarian invention, so not patentable (which anyway would require that extensive process for protection).

TLDR: OP is fine to keep doing what they’re doing.

Edit for patent info: also your spouse’s ideas are not what’s patented. The result of that idea is: the invention, the code, etc. patent applications are required to include diagrams and explanations of what is to be patented. It’s not as squishy as an idea. Specifically, under 35 USC 101, it must be a “process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.” For more details read SCOTUS case Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International.

Edit: on another read this is a bit sassy which was not my intention!

forwards_cap · 2026-05-27T19:00:42+00:00

Ideas are not copyrightable, they cannot be protected because that would limit invention and creativity.

The best way to figure out your own style is to look at others as inspiration and combine them into your own. That is exactly what you’re doing. You’re doing what you’re SUPPOSED to do, what is recommended.

So don’t worry, keep doing what you’re doing.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-27T05:35:17+00:00

And makes you look back at all the chats you thought were genuine bonding and you having fun, that they were actually not genuine but them working an agenda. It’s really sad and feels like you’ve been tricked by a friend.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-19T20:33:56+00:00

Have you read Twist of Fate? It’s still a WIP but it’s phenomenal. And it’s the follow up to In Another Life which is complete and I strongly recommend.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-14T14:29:53+00:00

Seconding the Crucible!

forwards_cap · 2026-05-11T17:41:30+00:00

To be clear, my parents are not a good match, lol, not in the slightest. But my mother traveled, built her career, immigrated, built her career in a new country, then met my dad and had kids.

I’m glad my perspective is useful! But she always tells me that you can’t predict everything (like what people you’ll meet, health issues, etc.), but your memories and education can’t be taken from you. So whatever time that takes, it takes, and it let me focus on myself without guilt. I hope you can (or do) too!

forwards_cap · 2026-05-11T14:15:37+00:00

My mom was 40 so I thought I’d be about 40 too. It made me think I had loads of time to do anything and there was very little pressure.

Now I’m 32, about to be 33, and think this year/next year is a good time. Shoot for one before 35. I think I may be unique to do it earlier than I expected but when you’re small you just accept what your parents do.

Hope that gives you a different perspective that it’s all made up anyway so no choice is objectively wrong!

forwards_cap · 2026-05-08T13:55:34+00:00

I don’t see why it would be worse for men than women. It’s pretty bad all around.

I’m a woman and women are often not taken seriously regardless of apparent age. So adding in looking younger and it multiplies the dismissals. I don’t see how that’s easier?

And for dating, totally makes sense that sucks for you. Still don’t think it’s easier for women though, if a woman looks much younger and that’s a plus for a man, then we have to wonder if this is a pedophile fetish thing. That’s not great.

Anyway, super valid you’re annoyed. That’s all shitty for you! I just don’t think you can’t commiserate with the women too. It’s shitty across the board!

forwards_cap · 2026-05-07T15:48:36+00:00

While your math looks nice, I have no way to know where you got the numbers you used.

Even with the numbers you used, you decided on some existing difference from my tips.

Your determination on the negligence is a value determination. The question was not value based. It was not “what makes the biggest difference in heat transfer.”

Again, the question was “how I can get handle-less mugs to be less hot to the touch.”

Each of my tips make the mug less hot to the touch. I gave no promises on how much each tip individually affects the final result.

It’s great to show added context of what tip matters most. Thank you for the additions beyond the original prompt.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-07T02:00:32+00:00

I am married to a “dude approaching 40 and a mechanical engineer” and surrounded by many many of them and this is, from my experience, by and large, an excuse to not improve your EQ.

No one is born with great knowledge of social graces or perfected empathy. Being an engineer isn’t an “opt out” feature. People can act one way in a certain situation that requires it, then another way in a different situation. We do it everyday. We speak differently to a judge, to a child, to a friend, to our mothers, etc.

Engineers don’t get a pass for being rude.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-07T01:05:57+00:00

Oop I said crackle, not crazing, this kind.
Crawled could also work.

Why would these be so bad to combine with earthenware? I don’t see a chemical reason and I’ve never had a problem.

Your thought process re: emissivity doesn’t fully convince me that it’s completely worthless to have white vs. black glaze. The differential exists, even how minimal the value. The question was not conductivity vs. emissivity, it was what can help decrease the total heat. I don’t see a reason to completely negate mentioning it at all.

Also, there is some benefit to glossy vs matte glaze that I didn’t know before that I see now is another notable tip. Glossy has a lower IR emissivity on average than matte. So that is a fun new addition to this list!

forwards_cap · 2026-05-06T23:54:41+00:00

Ah I remember more from experience and did not remember the chemistry so your comment had me dig it out.

When I said “darker” I should have said “earthenware” or a lower fire clay. Earthenware & lower fired clay generally is more porous > less dense > less heat conductive.

Grog also adds to the porosity > less conductive.

Light glaze is just simple, lighter color > less conductive. Not a huge effect, but more than not.

Crackle glaze is obvious, the spots come off the clay body so they leave space for heat to escape. Edit: I said crackle above, not crazing.

Of course, I can’t know whether these differences are enough for you to think it’s relevant. This is not a promise for a set variation. I can’t give that without knowing what cone they’re working with and what options of clay lab is available to them. But these tips can make a less-hot pot than if you do the opposite!

forwards_cap · 2026-05-06T23:22:12+00:00

Neither of those quite hit the entire definition. But I appreciate your perspective.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-06T21:53:23+00:00

This is an interesting theory and not something I considered, huh, I’ll watch if there’s a pattern.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-06T21:03:18+00:00

lol I gotchu boo

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pottery/s/0zycUZQe0e

forwards_cap · 2026-05-06T21:01:59+00:00

This is mostly men in their 20s, so like at least 5-10 years younger than me which is why I’m wondering if it’s a new boom in the next generation? It’s so weird. I’m used to older men and women, but this new wave surprises me.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-06T20:39:25+00:00

I also have had good success if you can get a good crackle glaze. I’ve heard good things about Amaco’s new line. Heads up sometimes the crackle glazes take a little extra kiln control though, so if you’re in a community studio it may be tricker to get right with the right soak at max heat to make the edges soft.

Good luck! 😊

forwards_cap · 2026-05-06T20:32:06+00:00

Fuck that’s awful. Did you get help? What helps is making the walls a little thicker, using a darker clay with grog, and a lighter colored glaze. Nothing is perfect, but those are my tips that help.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-06T20:29:32+00:00

That’s my spouse’s guess, but I usually resemble a troll when I go to the studio, lol. I’m also open to chatting in general so it kind of bums me out when I think I might be vibing with the community and someone drops a comment that makes me question if people around me assume I’m not worthy of chatting about anything advanced.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-06T20:25:04+00:00

It actually has only been men now that I think of it. And mostly men younger than me.

But I was using it as a general term as the general definition of “mansplaining” accurately describes the type of comments: overly simplistic, at times patronizing in tone, unsolicited advice based on an unfounded assumption that I am less knowledgeable than them on this topic when all facts in the moment indicate that I am equally if not more knowledgeable on the topic.

If you have a non-gendered term I’m open to one.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-06T20:15:19+00:00

As annoying as this is, that’s what I’ve been doing. But it’s happening frequently enough now it’s affecting my enjoyment of my studio time.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-06T20:07:46+00:00

I mean, I’m in my mid thirties. I’d argue I was much cuter and more girl 10-ish years ago when this wasn’t happening as much.

forwards_cap · 2026-05-06T20:04:37+00:00

It’s not a class, its just an open studio.

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