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Worker owned things will have much better time existing when people will understand that “the rich/capitalists” doesn’t mean “anybody who gets paid (slightly more than me) for their work”

play time's over!!

Suspending Erin Biba, a Jewish woman for this skeet is nasty work. Between this and intentionally misreading Link’s use of a meme as a threat, bsky mods are more than willing to ban based on the Spirit Of The Law for *some* posters but never Jesse Singal.

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actually our AI programs are like people so its racist to say you don't like them. anyway would you like to buy one

The 2008 Great Recession was a wealth transfer of tens of thousands of dollars from every Black and queer family in the United States to the largest banks.

No, seriously. A study afterward found the average Black family lost *50%* of their wealth. The average queer family lost 12% of their wealth.

TONIGHT at 8:30 PM EST, it's The Dovecote with @seaexcursion.itch.io! Tune in as we discuss Caro's wonderful and influential games, ttrpg news and more!

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A composite of pictures of Absurdia’s four stretch goal guest writers. Top left is Samantha Leigh sitting cross legged on a cozy chair, smiling cheerfully and looking slightly away from the camera. Top right is a headshot of Kendrick/Kendo Smith standing in front of a blue sky and cloud backdrop, looking pensively up and away from the camera. Bottom left is a headshot of Irving Benitez against a neutral backdrop, his face tilted slightly with a small smile, hands resting together beneath his chin. Bottom left is Elliot Davis standing on a sidewalk beneath some scaffolding, hands in his pockets, smiling and looking at the camera. All pictures have a fuchsia filter on them.

Absurdia Update: meet the guest writers!

I’m beyond excited to announce Elliot Davis, Irving Benitez, Kendrick Smith, and Samantha Leigh as our stretch goal guest writers!

At $25k, this wickedly talented cabal will put together a kaleidoscope of ready to play one shot scenarios for Absurdia 👁️

I like making more physical type trackers but along those lines for ttrpg character stats.

Hopefully the whole Bari Weiss thing and Ezra Klein thing starts waking people up to the fact that corporate media is mostly populated with mediocre people who have made millions and gained unbelievable influence because they threaten nothing and tell wealthy people exactly what they want to hear.

Ephemera, perhaps? I could also see it as a “pack” of some kind when on its own. How about calling it a toy box?

bluesky: community moderation! we're all about community moderation! we want you to moderate yourselves! we are giving you the tools to do it yourself!

one of the biggest and longest running community mod lists:

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border “We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

#LandBack is a way forward.

I believe if the metal is flat and has no edges or points from which the electricity can arc, it can be fine? I’d double check for sure though lol

Papercult is still up and running and thriving, which is something I *should* periodically remind people when the owner of this site isn't crashing out, but especially when they are: papercult.club

surprise! the real challenge was always getting us to recognize the humanity of other humans! we can anthropomorphize the fuck out of wall-e but genocide is "really complicated"

say it again

KILLER breakdown of the liberal urge to capitulate. Beautiful chaser to the confusing and mildewy flavor of the coates-klein interview

The thing about robot slurs reminds me of the thing about my views on "racism stand-ins in fantasy RPGS".

You can't be racist against a fictional people.

However, that your description of the fictional people is 1:1 match to the descriptions of marginalized people in real life is actually racist.

Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.

Rodney Taylor still needs our help!

He’s still locked in an ICE camp.

He’s still going without his new prosthetic legs.

He’s still facing deportation to Liberia.

He’s still having necessary disability accommodations ignored.

Please keep sharing his story. Public pressure works!

So, a month ago, Crunchyroll got virtually jumped on here for using AI for their subtitles, just for them to recently replace the AI they were using with another AI that's from AN ISRAELI COMPANY.

It's bad enough you was using AI but now you're using AI that came from ISRAEL?!

Delete your account

Just so we’re clear

Everyone understands that EVERYONE that produces a GenAI product, advertises a GenAI product or utilizes a GenAI product, to varying amounts, maintains builds and exacerbates the White Supremacy agenda, right???

Just want to touch base so everyone is clear on that

Restating this: you charge these rates not only for fair pay or averting disaster from one small mistake/act of god, but to maintain infrastructure:

* order fulfillment
* percentages to partners
* wholesale to retailers
* reprints
* the next project

...without dipping into outside money

Burger Becky, a trans elder in game development, was recently diagnosed with cancer. When she sets up the inevitable fundraiser to help pay for treatment i hope people will consider giving.

Hey y'all! Nova and I need like... Q lil bit of money to buy some games for Screamtacular this year.
Very specifically we need at least 70 bucks to get Silent Hill f lol

we've put up a handful of our games for a HEAVY DISCOUNT! So toss a few bucks our way for charity!

There are a few games we really want to play this year that need to be purchased, so we've put together a bundle of our spooky, haunted, and weird games to help cover the costs!

Any funds we raise over our goal will be donated to Fund Texas Choice during the stream!

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The “just leave” stuff is bizarre when every single country has absurdly draconian immigration laws. The states is worse, because we’ll abduct and torture you, but it’s not like every other country on the planet isn’t just as determined to keep the “wrong people” out.

I’m not talking about the “AI “actress”” thing because it is so clearly an astroturfed non-story which only benefits from people taking it seriously, even as outrage / distaste. It does not exist. It *will* not exist, at least as executed by these people. I refuse to fall for it.

SPINE is in the top spot for Popular games in the Physical Games category on itch.

Thanks everyone for your interest in SPINE, which is currently in the top spot for physical games on itch.

It's not so impressive for a game that's currently free, but I am happy to see so many folks take interest in it. Thank you.