I don't use DDG, but below your article was this one saying they discontinued their tracking agreement with Microsoft:
https://www.digit.fyi/duckduckgo-ends-microsoft-tracking-agreement/
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. ☹️
Done-zo. Viva Lemmy and @[email protected] !
These things are definitely worth a donating to, as I do with my Mastodon instances.
"Akshully, we meant to say Hitler bad!"
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.
Here. Lemmy seems to have reached the tipping point of having a big enough community to have interesting conversations. Bye, Reddit!
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.
Yeah, I get it. I'm sorry it's that way. Indiana is great, except for where it's not - and where it's not great is really bad.
If you live near Ann Arbor, and like board games and game development, join us at Washtenaw Community College for Protospiel July 7-9
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.
Indiana has made efforts to lure remote workers from big cities in states such as California. Families described what enticed them to leave.
"Family bribed incentivized to move to Indiana"
Oh, good Lord, now I'm embarrassed. 😂 I keep wanting to write a prequel for the Beetmonger's Journal where I'm not forced up against a deadline. The first half of it is pretty good and polished. The second half was rushed by the contest I was entering. So, if you play the first half and like it, stop there! 😂But the concept was weird and solid - imagining there was an ancient secret society of beetmongers (like freemasons) what would they be like? I also had fun playing with the traditional perspective of IF games, and instead of 2nd-person, I made it in 3rd person (with a present narrator) and 1st person (wrtiting in a diary).
I also love the Gostak - and I was one of the playtesters for that one before its release, back in ancient times!
Nowadays, my time is taken up by board & card games - I've designed a couple, illustrated a couple. I'm also a part-time magician which takes care of most of the creative stuff, and magicianing actually turned into a positive cashflow hobby-side-hustle. (Thus, my moniker.)
Well done. Please tell her to keep up the good work!
@seahorse I'm getting a "has expired or has been deleted" error when clicking the link.
Cool! What interactive fiction is your favorite? I'm an oldster, so I love the old Infocom stuff, but I also programmed my own back in the 90s-00s.
If you are into board game development, and live in the Midwest - this is for you! AMA
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!
Cool, nice to meet you, @feidry! What sort of games do you develop?
I primarily design board and card games, but I've got a game I've been working on for Alexa / smart speakers to teach myself JavaScript.
One great part of living in the Midwest is the sheer number of game design conventions that go on during the year. Next month I'll be attending one of the Protospiels in Michigan to show off my works.