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clarkvalentine

@clarkvalentine@dice.camp

Making TTRPGs, painting minis, and rolling dice while the world crumbles. My work has won some ENnies over the years and got a Nebula nomination once so some people must like it. he/him #TTRPG #programming #gamedesign #miniaturepainting

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Tim_Eagon, to Weather
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If I don't lose power for an extended period of time tonight, it's going to be a miracle.

clarkvalentine,
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@Tim_Eagon Things definitely looked gnarly up that way today

Tim_Eagon, to Wisconsin
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Oh shit, the Canadian wildfire smoke is back!

clarkvalentine,
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@Tim_Eagon They say it’ll stop when they win a Stanley cup

clarkvalentine,
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@Tim_Eagon I think Edmonton can hear us

GottaLaff, to random
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This is why I worry. From Threads, a convo w/ @lolgop:

jerbrad28:

But: “New polls this week served up a surprise: They showed Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential run pulling more support from Donald than from President . And even some Republicans are publicly insisting that they fear the same.”

LOLGOP:

… It's part of the ruse. Trump can't win if Biden gets over 50% and Bobby makes sure he can't.

clarkvalentine,
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@GottaLaff @lolgop I know, April polls, yes. But recent polls (as reported by 538) suggest Biden does measurably worse in PA with Kennedy on the ballot than without. And PA is essential to Biden. Kennedy is a big problem.

GottaLaff, to random
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Oy.

Via Josh Gerstein;

JUST IN: signals it may undermine more common charges as justices ask DOJ to respond to petition challenging 'disorderly or disruptive' charges v. Russell Alford. DC Cir ruled charges valid even for nonviolent protesters.

DOJ had deemed Alford's petition unworthy of a response, but today asked for one

clarkvalentine,
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@GottaLaff It would be hilarious* if SCOTUS simultaneously found that states could charge people for sleeping outside and also the feds can’t charge people for trying to overthrow the government

*not hilarious, the other thing

clarkvalentine, to random
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Hey, 40+ people: Lost in a lot of the wider discussion of college protests is that young folks having strong opinions unburdened by nuance is extremely typical? Yeah call out racism and such but in general grant students some grace in the sense of remembering you were them once.

GottaLaff, to random
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Via Melissa Murray:

She's been saying this for a long time. You're delusional if you think banning birth control is off the table.

Biden-Harris HQ:

Top Trump supporter Marsha Blackburn says Griswold v. Connecticut is “constitutionally unsound”

(Griswold v. Connecticut is the 1965 Supreme Court ruling that legalized birth control)

clarkvalentine,
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@GottaLaff Trajectory will be similar to abortion. Overturn the scotus ruling, claim to let the states decide, finally move to use comstock or similar to functionally ban it nationwide

lilithsaintcrow, to random
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So…if I were to learn a programming language (I think I once knew BASIC in fourth grade, waaaay back before Al Gore's Internet), which one would my hacker pals suggest?

clarkvalentine,
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@lilithsaintcrow I’ve been a coder forever, adding my voice to folks saying Python is a great choice

clarkvalentine, to random
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Look, the week before last I was a bridge and shipbuilding expert, today I’m a seismologist, I contain multitudes

SJohnRoss, to earthquake
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    clarkvalentine,
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    @SJohnRoss Here in central PA my wife felt it in the upstairs bedroom but I did not at my desk downstairs

    LeviKornelsen, to random
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    I think calling the multitude of playable human-likes in an RPG "species" is POTENTIALLY much better than calling them "races".

    But as soon as you do that, you're saying overtly that this is a biological grouping, and therefore that traits assigned to them are biological in nature, and you should know that.

    If you then assign cultural traits to a species without calling them out as such, you have made... Let's call it... an error.

    clarkvalentine,
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    @LeviKornelsen There are some nifty ways to do this in fantasy adventure RPGs from separating inherited biology from cultural traits to having a big list of abilities and let players pick what reinforces their character concept.

    valthonis, to random
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    Waiting for a root canal. 🦷

    clarkvalentine,
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    @rivetgeek @valthonis Paging Weird Al, Weird Al to any courtesy phone please

    montecook, to random
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    I was scrolling through YouTube and saw one of those "first reaction" videos for a guy listening to Stairway to Heaven.

    I I could think of was, "you big liar." (I didn't actually watch it, it might be true, but come on)

    clarkvalentine,
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    @montecook Maybe they grew up over the hills and far away, or was dazed and confused when they recorded the video. Clearly a communication breakdown somewhere.

    GottaLaff, to random
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    Winning back the House would be a swell idea, don'tcha think?

    "House to Take 2-Week Vacation Amid National Security Threat, Mass Shooting

    There is a March 1 deadline to avert another shutdown."

    https://www.meidastouch.com/news/house-republicans-to-take-2-week-vacation-amid-national-security-threat-mass-shooting

    clarkvalentine,
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    @GottaLaff might be essential when it’s time to certify electoral votes in Jan ‘25

    clarkvalentine, to random
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    Lots of these phone scams can be foiled by hanging up and calling back to a number in and old bill or receipt or something. I dodged a scam like that last year. Never give out info to someone who cold calls you, regardless of caller ID or what other info they have ; hang up, call the number on your bill.

    clarkvalentine, to random
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    Relying on popular understandings of elements of religions you’re not part of might steer you very wrong. For example: “immaculate conception” and “papal infallibility” do not mean what most people seem to think they mean.

    I’m certain there are more examples from Judaism and Islam than we could count.

    clarkvalentine, to random
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    Agencies that issue warnings to the public (I’m thinking specifically the US National Weather Service but not only them) should have their own fedi server specifically for that purpose.

    clarkvalentine, to random
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    Big earthquake in Japan: https://wapo.st/41JCdst (should be no paywall)

    clarkvalentine, to random
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    Publicly demanding specific actions from elected officials is fantastic, that’s a good and effective way to participate in democracy.

    You might be more effective, however, if you demonstrate an understanding of what actions those officials can and cannot legally take, and not faulting them for failing to go beyond those bounds.

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    clarkvalentine,
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    @idoubtit If I were king of the forest the NWS would have its own server for weather forecasts and warnings.

    clarkvalentine, to random
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    Boy I sure know how to party

    SJohnRoss, (edited ) to random
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    clarkvalentine,
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    @SJohnRoss Hell, I'm in. I don't typically play HTT but learning more about the craft is always a good thing.

    rdonoghue, to random
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    As I look ahead to Christmas, it continues to boggle me that D&D beyond doesn't support gift subscriptions.

    clarkvalentine,
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    @rdonoghue Whoa, they don’t? Definitely a missed opportunity.

    slyflourish, to DnD
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    tip: Provoke opportunity attacks.

    clarkvalentine,
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    @slyflourish YES THIS

    If nothing else it forces interesting choices about how to spend your reaction

    clarkvalentine, to random
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    Last boost:

    You have the right to free speech
    As long as you're not dumb enough to actually try it

    • The Clash, "Know Your Rights"
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