The fine lit: Jim Tully – Beggars of Life
Soundtrack: Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme OST
Tool Inspiration: Manifold Research – Antelope
The thought: Tech Billionaires Want Us Dead
The VHS: John Woo – Hard Boiled

Dear Comrades in Glitch,

Hoo boy oh boy! February is here and things at Pauper Palace are moving at a rather brisk pace with development, order fulfillment and of course PS2 modification.  As it’s an especially busy month I won’t be taking any new orders until we get through to the end of March. I greatly appreciate your patience at this time. Getting caught up and getting everyone their PS2 is the name of the game currently. What is available after the pause may come as a surprise as I move away from a number of designs in favor of what’s down the pipeline.

Been making good progress on updates to the HDK-03. It’s been redesigned in a way to allow firmware upgrades along the way. This was important to me as I’d like to implement popular feature requests as time passes. I also think there will be room for improvement upon the launch as more people get them in their hands. I also want to account for unforeseen MIDI incompatibilities as these get out in the real world. The gritty visual landscape and the layout has firmed up but I’m still parsing through some last minute changes before the subsequent kickstarter. Stay tuned!

Thank you everyone for the overwhelming support in regards to my health. I appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as I return to full capacity over here. I’ve hired additional soldering and shipping help so that there is no additional delay with outstanding orders. Will keep you posted and in the meanwhile wishing you all well.

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