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  1. Comment on Which board games have you been playing this week? (to 30th July) in ~games.tabletop

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    My partner and I have been playing a lot of two player Hamlet. It's such a fun little game

    My partner and I have been playing a lot of two player Hamlet. It's such a fun little game

  2. Comment on Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears in ~tech

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    Yes, removing /r/jailbait, which the current CEO used to moderate

    Has reddit made a single good change in the last ten years?

    Yes, removing /r/jailbait, which the current CEO used to moderate

    9 votes

  3. Comment on What webhost and software do you use for your personal website? in ~tech

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    I purchase and manage my domains and manage DNS through Porkbun I use Vercel to host my projects, which are a mixture of static websites, 11ty, and nextjs. I've chosen them because their free tier...

    I purchase and manage my domains and manage DNS through Porkbun

    I use Vercel to host my projects, which are a mixture of static websites, 11ty, and nextjs. I've chosen them because their free tier is generous, and they make integration and CD extremely easy. This also automates using certbot and getting SSL setup.

    The code for my websites is on github, and uses vercels CD to automatically deploy when I push changes.

    My personal site is at https://llblumire.co.uk

    I'm currently decomissioning the last of my nginx sites which are on a digitalocean server, and migrating fully over to the setup above. I've eliminated basically all of my costs (just paying for domains on most sites now)

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Women of Tildes, do we want or need a designated women's space? in ~tildes

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    I think this is actually the ideal solution. Moving ~lgbt into ~people.lgbt as well. I've also been thinking that ~local might be good thing for tildes eventually as well, seeing...

    I think this is actually the ideal solution. Moving ~lgbt into ~people.lgbt as well. I've also been thinking that ~local might be good thing for tildes eventually as well, seeing ~local.country.city as one of the big things people have vocally said they miss from Reddit. Obviously it's only sustainable as Tildes grows more, but some places (~local.uk.london, ~local.us.newyork) are probably already big enough to see some discussion

    39 votes

  5. Comment on Did money buy you happiness? in ~talk

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    I make a little over $100k, but you have to that money doesn't run as far as you think for all people. Wealth has a much bigger impact than income. For example, despite that income I'm not able to...

    I make a little over $100k, but you have to that money doesn't run as far as you think for all people. Wealth has a much bigger impact than income. For example, despite that income I'm not able to buy a house, as I don't have a large pile of savings to use as a deposit, and no significant other assets to use as collatoral on the mortgage.

    Someone with less income, but who already owns 3 houses, would likely have a much easier time getting a fourth than I my first.

    Then there's how it breaks down in lifestyle expenses:

    After my taxes, I end up with a take home pay of around $5k per month.

    $2k of that immediately dissapeares into rent, and I rent a small bungalow with no major transport links. That number would go up a lot if my partner (disabled, no income) and I moved into the city.

    Of that remaining $2k, with our disabilities, at the shops we are able to get to, a weekly shop runs us around $190, so that's $760 per month on food expenses. Due to our disabilities we aren't able to travel as far to go anywhere cheaper, and places don't deliver to us as we're out in the sticks.

    $1240 left, we have bills to take off of that. Internet, gas, electricity, water, and council tax. All of that together takes another $550 off.

    $690, now for travel. Again we have disabilities so we aren't able to drive ourselves places, and there's little public transport here, so we're bound to taxis. We end up spending around $400 in travel expenses every month.

    And with that, the two of us have $145 each to pay for everything not mentioned in this post.

    You can see how despite that massive income, owning a house is a pipe dream, and our problems are very much not solved, and that amount of money doesn't come close to "buying happiness".

    Are we more secure than a lot of people, yes absolutely. Especially given our disabilities and other circumstances. We could be doing much worse off. But that $100k doesn't run out anywhere near as far as you'd think it would for all people.

    (all numbers converted from GBP to USD at an exchange rate of 1 GBP = 1.26 USD, then rounded off)

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Taco Bell's iconic Crunchwrap goes vegan in ~food

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    Never had issues with Soy, exclusively pea

    Never had issues with Soy, exclusively pea

  7. Comment on UK to stop administering puberty blockers to adolescents in ~lgbt

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    TERFs are out celebrating more dead kids. Just another few days on normal island.

    TERFs are out celebrating more dead kids. Just another few days on normal island.

    39 votes

  9. Comment on Boris Johnson stands down as a member of UK parliament with immediate effect in ~news

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    It's basically just the current crop of Tories. They've been doing fraud and corruption for the past 13 years and it's finally caught up with them, so the country and government are in a perpetual...

    It's basically just the current crop of Tories. They've been doing fraud and corruption for the past 13 years and it's finally caught up with them, so the country and government are in a perpetual state of collapse and rather than calling a general election and letting the opposition take power (which is fairly certain at this point) they keep changing their leader every year.

    6 votes

  10. Comment on UK MPs are expected to vote on the Privileges committee's verdict on whether Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over partygate on June 29. Tory MPs will NOT be whipped to back Johnson. in ~news

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    No worries! If he's found guilty, he'll be given a suspension long enough that he'd be forced into a byelection, one the Lib Dems will almost certainly win. He could always run and win again, but...

    No worries! If he's found guilty, he'll be given a suspension long enough that he'd be forced into a byelection, one the Lib Dems will almost certainly win. He could always run and win again, but with the Tories doing so badly in the polls it's highly unlikely he would unless the party parachuted him into the safest seat imaginable, which it's unlikely they will do!

    1 vote

  11. Comment on UK MPs are expected to vote on the Privileges committee's verdict on whether Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over partygate on June 29. Tory MPs will NOT be whipped to back Johnson. in ~news

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    Full Thread: NEW 👀💥 MPs are expected to vote on the Privileges committee's verdict on whether Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over partygate on June 29. Tory MPs will NOT be whipped to back...

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    MPs are expected to vote on the Privileges committee's verdict on whether Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over partygate on June 29.

    Tory MPs will NOT be whipped to back Johnson.

    Will enough vote down any ban that might trigger a by-election? Get ready for :fireworks:

    I am told the MPs have ignored that Johnson was reported to two police forces over more lockdown breaches which he denies.

    But sources are "cagey" on the findings. It's a big three weeks for Johnson and his team. One MP says: "Boris has the fight of his political life."

    Johnson supporters see the prospect of the Conservative parliamentary party uniting and voting down any ban on Johnson. Will they take it?

    One MP ally told me: "It will be a free vote - it is a chance to unite the party."

    This might be wishful thinking but it is possible.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on Taco Bell's iconic Crunchwrap goes vegan in ~food

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    It annoys me that so many places are opting for pea proteins. My wife has a nut allergy and pea protiens can set it off

    It annoys me that so many places are opting for pea proteins. My wife has a nut allergy and pea protiens can set it off

    4 votes

  14. Comment on Introductions | June 2023, part 1 in ~talk

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    I registered my account just after this place came into existence, hence the three letter name. Now that reddit is finally fully shit I'm here.

    I registered my account just after this place came into existence, hence the three letter name.

    Now that reddit is finally fully shit I'm here.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Is there a gamedev community here? in ~games

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    I've done a few ludum dares and some gamedev in my spare time. The game is still very much in it's early design phase, but I have some friends onboard to take away a lot of the trouble of doing...

    I've done a few ludum dares and some gamedev in my spare time.

    The game is still very much in it's early design phase, but I have some friends onboard to take away a lot of the trouble of doing everything yourself. I'm in charge of mechanics and programming, but I have other people to help with story, art, area design, and things like that.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Is there a gamedev community here? in ~games

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    I'm a systems engineer by trade. Likely going to be doing some game development over the coming year. Got some ideas for an isometric combat strategy game that plays on tabletop rpg mechanics.

    I'm a systems engineer by trade. Likely going to be doing some game development over the coming year. Got some ideas for an isometric combat strategy game that plays on tabletop rpg mechanics.

    1 vote