Hello! Uh, we were at college together many years ago. Sorry I didn't know you were onsite, otherwise I'd have tracked you down to say hi! Glad it was a positive experience overall, despite wibbles.
Re: the badge, fwiw I'm confident that if you'd asked pretty much anyone there they'd have been happy to either help or point you in the direction of someone who could! I understand that it can be hard to ask, but being able to help out other people is one of the joys of being there, and they put a lot of effort into trying to sustain that culture.
Concerning the last question: try any of (1) get better scissors, (2) just pull the metal clasp off (this will wreck the tamper-evident fabric part), (3) apparently scoring the clasp and dropping some gallium onto it works - I've not tried this because gallium is too much fun to play with and I just get distracted. However consider also (0) don't - keep it on as a reminder of a fun time; if you ever spot someone else with one then it's an instant conversation starter. I find you can have up to about six on the go at once before it starts to get unwieldy.
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Re: the badge, fwiw I'm confident that if you'd asked pretty much anyone there they'd have been happy to either help or point you in the direction of someone who could! I understand that it can be hard to ask, but being able to help out other people is one of the joys of being there, and they put a lot of effort into trying to sustain that culture.
Concerning the last question: try any of (1) get better scissors, (2) just pull the metal clasp off (this will wreck the tamper-evident fabric part), (3) apparently scoring the clasp and dropping some gallium onto it works - I've not tried this because gallium is too much fun to play with and I just get distracted. However consider also (0) don't - keep it on as a reminder of a fun time; if you ever spot someone else with one then it's an instant conversation starter. I find you can have up to about six on the go at once before it starts to get unwieldy.