August 15, 2012
#1095: Crazy Straws explain

[Two people hang out with some beverages. Cueball here has a bright green crazy straw.]
Cueball: The thing to understand about the plastic crazy straw design world is that there are two main camps: The professionals - designing for established brands - and the hobbyists.
Cueball: The hobbyist mailing lists are full of drama, with friction between the regulars and a splinter group focused on loops…
[Caption below the panel:]
Human subcultures are nested fractally. There’s no bottom.