DomeGuy

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[–] DomeGuy 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Thats not really what happens, unless you're so toxic that old-twitter would actually ban you.

Bsky has a "nuclear block", that essentially removes you and the target from even existing on the version of the site each other see. If you're ok with just talking to folk who are on your side of a "no, shutup" line, like "trans women are women" or "trans is a mental disorder" you'll be fine.

The issue is that a bunch of folk who abscribe to the second apparently just want to troll the first, so they get blocked by their targets, have no fun, and then complain to reporters still on twitter.

[–] DomeGuy 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Nbcnews linked to a report by the college board, that look like it tracls the relative cost of college all the way back to 1994 - - ten years after Regan's fuckery, and at least 20 yeara too short to show a real drop. And the drop they show is over only about 4 years.

Today's students were raised by a generation who lived through crippling debt, and see no reason not to expect tuition to skyrocket over the nexr few years.

Not to mention "tuition and fees" ignores the absurd cost of housing.

[–] DomeGuy 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ignoring Bernie for the moment, "against the working class" is usually a dogwhistle for "poor whites have racial nervousness and i want to exacerbate that for political gain.". You wont find real examples because, generally, professional democrats arent against anyone. (even nazis, apparently.)

Bernie's specific crtique was a slightly tone-deaf critique that the dems were largely silent on the economic nervousness of the working class, and instead spend political capital fighting for racial and gender equality. Since the white male working class is not oppressed by race or gender, or in a position to really oppress anyone, they often feel unrepresented.

[–] DomeGuy 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What's your alternative?

Do you have a ready-built national organization that can be successfully co-opted to supplant the DNC i dont know about?

DNC isnt just a sunk cost, its an established civic investment. Unless you think the whole system is going to collapse overnight, a takeover of an existing party is the quickest way to get real change. And if the DNC is rotten and needs to go, we can best do that from the inside.

Every "third party" either merges into a major party or devolves into a vanity party, because the only positions that matter electorally in a winner-take-all system are "i suooort the current person" or "i want them out of office."

[–] DomeGuy 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Do you show uo at your local DNC meetings? Did you endorse, donate, primary, or run for anything?

If not, PLEASE DO. The smart dems are reeling, and the ones who arent deserve to be primaried.

[–] DomeGuy 6 points 2 weeks ago

The phrasing I've settled on personally is "the only choices were Harris, Trump, or Either."

In a winner take all election, anything but a vote for the runner up is an endorsement of the winner.

[–] DomeGuy 22 points 2 weeks ago

To rephrase this: they take the time to block out labels to ensure there is a reason for the brands to pay.

[–] DomeGuy 6 points 2 weeks ago

Nancy Pelosi also said that we have enough votes to take the house.

I'll consider listening to her again if and only if Hakeem Jeffries is Speaker.

[–] DomeGuy 12 points 2 weeks ago

I think you're underestimating how deep the pay gap goes.

"women's work" jobs are so consistently paid less that mere career choice is a huge part of the pay gap.

[–] DomeGuy 35 points 2 weeks ago

Please understand that "nothing" means the built up surplus runs out and there will be not enough money to pay all benefits.

The smart and easy fix would be to raise the cap on ss taxes while flattening the "you deserve more money because you made more money when you were working" weirdness.

Instead, they'll likely either do nothing and force the dems to fix it in four years, play with benefits to make the poor suffer, or try and replace it with a phased in 401k style stock market scam.

(that last option, btw, is killing social security.)

[–] DomeGuy 5 points 3 weeks ago

If you can figure out how to have anonymous and secure ANYTHING over the internet you'd win a nobel prize.

For the moment, claims to do all three either lie about one part or are as sci-fi magic as sapient AI or faster than light communication.

[–] DomeGuy 2 points 4 weeks ago

Depending on your state that's probably true... Unless, like Georgia (or maybe Texas soon) you have an even where a Red-controlled state goes Blue by a thin majority and the NPV keeps special attention away from them.

I can honestly see Texas republicans joining the NPV if they go POTUS-blue just once. Especially if there's any downballot effect.

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by DomeGuy to c/pathfinder2e
 

First house rule from my P2e remaster game, offered for your review.

Spell Slot Heresy

Since Pathfinder is balanced at a per encounter level, per-day limits on daily abilities are largely only kept around due to tradition. And tradition is just peer pressure from strangers, I don't see a good reason to follow it.

Any spellcaster can recover spent spell-slots with a one-hour activity, as noted below, while characters with focus points can recover them during combat.


Recover Magic

Traits: concentrate, exploration, manipulate
Requirements: You have expended a spell slot or used some other once-per-day activity

You spend one hour to recover your expended magical power.

During such time you may not work on any other activities or actions or be treated for wounds. At the end of the hour you regain spell slots or once-per-day abilities as per your daily preparations. If you have cast spells from a wand or staff, the item also regains any expended uses or charges.

If you are a prepared spellcaster such as a cleric or wizard, you may not replace what spells you have prepared for the day.


Refocus (1A)

Traits: concentrate, flourish, manipulate
Requirements: You are missing at least one focus point.

You take a moment to perform some deed to restore your magical connection, such as touching a talisman, speaking a phrase, or simply taking a breath. Doing so restores 1 Focus Point at the end of your turn.


EDIT: For the record, please presume the above is all released under the ORC license as a derivative of Player Core 1.

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