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They should have kept pushing for a full single-payer healthcare system as the policy platform instead of demonizing anyone who dared suggest it. Whether or not they could enact it yet, they've completely killed the momentum we had from passing the ACA by treating it like it solved everything. So now that's the best we'll ever have for the foreseeable future.

Throwing up the Republicans as an excuse is just typical blame-shifting. As you're clearly aware, they were never going to be part of any solution, so they're pretty irrelevant to the discussion.

It also gets credit for being the excuse Democrats gave for 10 years about why health care reform wasn't important anymore. IMO the harm that has come from that momentum halt completely reversed any good the ACA did. If the Democrats treated it like the stepping stone it always was, I would agree it wasn't "jack shit".

Yeah, I have no idea how to answer this. I haven't logged into Reddit once since 3rd party apps shut down, but I will still go in incognito mode via mobile browser when seeking specific information if reddit threads come up on a search. I'd say it's not a regular basis except I search for a LOT of stuff all the time. But I'm definitely not browsing Reddit anymore.

This strategy can backfire if your game gets popular enough. If both versions are counted separately and they each pass 1mil downloads and the 12 month revenue threshold then you're paying the higher per-install fee brackets twice.

To demonstrate, let's imagine a game like this has 4 million installs in the first year and uses the Enterprise plan for the best pricing structure.

Scenario A: single version

• First 1,000,000 @ $0.00: $0
• 1,000,001-1,100,000 @ $0.125 : $12,500
• 1,100,001-1,500,000 @ $0.06 : $24,000
• 1,500,001-2,000,000 @ $0.02 : $10,000
• 2,000,001-4,000,000 @ $0.01 : $20,000
• Total cost: $66,500

Scenario B: two versions priced separately, 2 mil installs each

Each one is the first four lines above, so the total cost is $46,500*2 = $93,000

In either scenario, additional installs beyond these 4 million cost $0.01 each (regardless of which game it's installed on). There's a fine line of staying below the annual revenue thresholds (or not too far above) where this strategy does save you money.

I have a pipe dream of slowly developing a game of my own, but even if I think I could eventually figure out my own homebrew engine, the whole thing is operating on my free time so that's even more unrealistic of a goal that's either gonna lead nowhere or to massive headache down the line.

So I looked around and liked a few things about Unity:

• 2D game support
• Easy publishing to consoles
• Free to develop in while I test the waters
• Plethora of training material available

I've sunk a decent amount of time into training materials already, and was starting to feel good about the whole process when this news hit. Not even gonna question it, I'm looking elsewhere. Godot looking mighty tempting to avoid any shenanigans like this. Ultimately if my dream ever realizes I'd like to be able to publish to console, but there are routes available for that with Godot and maybe the options would improve by the time I reach that point.

They used a too-generic label for tea but that covers all bases, while doing a couple very specific types of coffee that leave many bases uncovered.

What about people who like a little cream and sugar in their coffee but don't do lattes? I make mine in a moka pot, add a pump of vanilla syrup and a splash of half & half.

Not the only reason by any stretch, but Christians love to claim that no one else can use rainbows because of that myth where their god used one to apologize for one of his many mass genocides.

Option 1: Upvote
Option 2: Comment that you liked the post while personally and needlessly insulting the OP.

Why would you choose option 2?

And this is why unions are so important. A union for a former job of mine also made a big deal about not only duties beyond the job description but workload beyond normal.

Neoliberals need to get this through their head: a sizeable minority of us do not like the Democratic Party and don't believe we are represented by them, regardless of whatever empty rhetoric they spew. Sizeable enough that you can lose elections without us. We are not a long-term reliable voting bloc and you need to learn tactics other than bullying and fear-mongering to get your way.

To abuse a metaphor, Hillary Clinton and her primary shenanigans were the straw that broke my back. Donald Trump and what he represented was bad enough that I managed to muster enough energy to vote for Hillary in 2016 and Biden in 2020. But I'm tired, and if I'm able to muster the energy for 2024 it'll be the last time. I'm done voting for people that I do not want to be my president. It doesn't have to be a progressive, but give me someone I can stomach or you can leave me out of your election math.

And the tired refrain of "Biden is the most progressive president ever" isn't a consolation prize, it's salt in the wound.

"Sick of your shit as fuck"?

Easily my favorite modern comedian. His live shows are really good too.

I completely agree. My current cat is actually kind of a handful. But typically cats are much more chill as pets than dogs, and typical dogs require a lot more daily activity for a healthy and enriching life, so saying dogs are better because they "can have lazy days" is very disingenuous.

What? Cats have lazy days by default. No day with a dog should be lazy. Providing enrichment for a cat is so much less effort than for a dog. I say this as someone who has owned many dogs and cats and I love both.