Read a news piece last week about these trackers being used in abuse cases, so your gut was right.

What if we're not meant to just watch the code, but to see the artist think? Most art only shows the finished work, hiding all the rough drafts and wrong turns. Watching the code change live is like seeing the sketch under the painting. You get to witness the problem solving and the little fixes in real time. That struggle is a human process, and showing it is pretty brave. The point might be letting us in on the act of creation itself.

We always pick the pretty option and then act surprised when it breaks.

Hear you loud and clear on ditching paper templates. I wasted a whole weekend on a bathroom job because the paper kept moving and my marks smudged. Grabbed a contour gauge on a whim and it changed everything. It locks the shape in place so you can trace it right onto the plank. No more guessing or gap filling for me.