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welcome to clear.txt a small, self-aware, editorial scene. This is a place where people make things together and then send them out into the world.

most of you came here from metalabel, nce, yancey's writing, an email, a dm, but you're here on purpose, and so is everyone else. if you're new and reading this: the loop runs on people doing things together. show up for that and you'll find your people.

what we're making currently / recently

• clearzilla | mozilla x clear.txt sprint. running from may-august. [COLLABORATORS NEEDED / REACH OUT IF INTERESTED]
• clearcore | encrypted mesh network deployed on nyc rooftops. building.
• breadbox | licensing and protection for indie dev software & hardware.
• summer metalabel release | print, august 2026. forming.
• the rest of our current projects can be found in open-calls

how this place is laid out

talking | the casual hangout spot. chat-based for daily convo.

thinking | a feed for any of your thoughts. show a snapshot of what you're working on, what you just figured out, what you're stuck on, the random graffiti you just walked by.

open-calls | where projects find people. post a listing when you need help or a collaborator, or come here if you're looking for a project to join.

building | where projects live. anyone can build a project in here. each one will get its own section to house studio/folders/chat/etc. you must be a member of the project to enter the studio/folders associated with it. future fundraising options to come.

members | the people here with you.

readme | a reminder that you are here.

what you can do (for now)

• introduce yourself in talking
• post something in thinking
• post a project in open-calls or respond to a listing

values & what we're descended from
vice before the buyout. thrasher. adult swim's 3hr block. metalabel. k-hole. early tumblr. interview magazine. wong kar-wai. harmony korine. early stones throw. A2B2. sargent house. snowden, swartz.


~ vinny

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clear.txt
builders, researchers, and the genuinely curious. infrastructure informed by independent culture. nothing great is created alone. create more than you consume. keep things small. wear multiple hats. all killer, no filler.