They made it 1/10th of a century. So far, so good, right?
Near the bottom, this article says the exact opposite of its headline - that Reddit is restoring deleted data, even if it should be legally deleted. ☹️
Replace the abortion issue with guns and you get another set of voters who will vote Republican regardless of what they might personally feel.
The funny part is, Trump suggested to take away guns first, and do due process second - and these 2nd Amendment goobers still voted for him.
Being in jail does not disqualify him, unfortunately. Only an impeachment would do that, and Republicans would stand fast against that.
Done-zo. Viva Lemmy and @seahorse@midwest.social !
These things are definitely worth a donating to, as I do with my Mastodon instances.
Alternative question: Do you feel that a household making the median income as "poor"?
We currently have a $2.8 Trillion surplus, but that will run out around 2034 unless something is done. Well, if we get past the Baby Boomer generation, Generation X is much smaller, and will strain the system less, letting the fund build back up. But you're right - something needs to be done in the next 10 years.
One easy way to fund Social Security forever is to raise or eliminate the cap on social security tax.
Currently, with the cap, people making more that $160k are paying less of a percentage of Social Security Tax than poor people.
The tax burden of Social Security tax should be the same on rich and poor alike, even if the rich don't use it much. Remove that cap - instant funding, and Social Security works forever. The only thing stopping it is our priorities in DC: apparently we want the poor to pay & suffer more the rich.
Let me get this straight. You don't consider 3 or 4 times the national median household income "wealthy"? National median household income is about $62k.
It's pretty rare for a couple to have two specialized degrees like what you're mentioning.
Ironic that they have several social media feeds down at the bottom for following the site, but no links to the Fediverse.
I'm turned off by his positions, him being an anti-vaxxer, and a general conspiracy theorist. What a loser, who sullies the legacy his last name.
Protospiel is the premier game development convention hosted at several places in North America. The longest-running one is definitely Protospiel Michigan. The event has been showcasing "games from the future" in Michigan since about 2004 or so.
What you'll find at Protospiel are a few dozen game designers who have their latest creations ready to spring on the public. If you have designed a game, or dreamed of designing a game, this convention will give you the boost you need. Some of the best games at Protospiel go on to being published.
If you have any questions, please let me know. I'm not associated with the convention other than being a happy customer. I've made a pilgrimage to Ann Arbor almost every year since about 2006 for Protospiel.
Hi there, folks. For the last ten years I have been part of a game design community called Protospiel. I'm seriously addicted, so I thought I'd reach out and spread some of the joy. I've linked to the next event I'm going to, near Ann Arbor, Michigan, but there are many more available.
Protospiel is a series of board game designer conventions which have appeared across North America. The original event took place in 2001. It was designed as a not-for-profit gathering of tabletop game designers who tried to elevate the art of game design. The idea spread, and the Protospiel "brand" has franchised out with permission of the originators under a set of rules. As a result, there are about twelve per year at different cities in the US and Canada, at my last count. Many of the conventions are clustered the Midwest US, but there are a few outside of that. There's even a Protospiel Online which has more of an international audience.
Basically, they are peer testing game design projects - rather than end-user playtesting. This will mostly be playtesting by a bunch of other talented game designers. Designers will give very specific feedback on game mechanisms, salability of games, rules advice, and so on. Unlike normal players, designers tend to find what buttons to push to try to see if your game is breakable. It isn’t done to be malicious, but instead as a tool to help clean up your rules.
There is a "Protospiel Golden Rule" ethos at these events. Basically, most of us try to put in as much time playing others' games as we play our own.
If you have any questions, feel free to AMA. If you're around Ann Arbor next month at Protospiel, drop by and say hi!
Yes! That would be awesome!
Hi there, folks - I'm Scott Starkey, a software developer and part-time magician living in Indiana. I'm not a big fan of the stuff that Reddit is doing, so I thought I'd explore other options.
I'm also available on Mastodon with a bevy of accounts:
We seem to be lacking some communities that I'd like to see on Lemmy, specifically #Magic, #Esperanto, #GameDevelopment, and maybe #Freemasonry. Maybe I'll volunteer to set those up, once I figure out all the stuff.
Edit to say, I found an Esperanto forum: !Esperanto@sopuli.xyz
