“Peters said HOA lobbyists were making headway negotiating the bill and coming to a mutual agreement, but on June 27, the HOA language from SB 681 was added into AB 130 and passed three days later, leaving the HOA industry reeling. “As an industry, this came as a shock,” she said. “Everyone is scrambling to get a handle on the changes.” Peters said no one likes paying fines, but noted that fines aren’t a money-making tool for HOAs.”

If it’s an industry and has lobbyists, I would venture to guess that it is also a money making operation.

I really like OwlBear Rodeo. It is system agnostic simple tabletop. There is a learning curve but it’s pretty easy. It’s also great on tablets and decent on phones.

The best part is that there are a lot of 3rd party extensions to dial in your specific game mechanics. I’ve been playing Dragonbane and it has some funky mechanics that someone else made work well in OBR.

Having not read the article: probably. The magazine tube should still be fine as long as it’s a pump action shotgun because firing another round requires manually cycling the action.

Hr19@opm.gov is another viable solution, if not as directly effective.

I stand corrected.

I’ve been using FUTO which is free and open source, has pretty good gesture typing, very good voice to text, and does not connect to the internet. I’m happy with it, but I’m also an idiot and most things make me happy.

Edit: I am wrong about freedom and open source. Don’t listen to me. I still like the keyboard though.

The current argument is “you give your SSN, address, salary etc to the bank, your employer, the DMV, etc. They all want something from you. The world’s richest man doesn’t need your money, so why are you afraid of giving him all your information?”

It’s basically “if you’ve done nothing wrong you’ve got nothing to hide” but with your identity and life savings and social security.

Hahahaha fair enough. I’ve gotten so used to playing online I kinda forgot that is a thing people do in the physical realm.

I just looked that up. Sounds super cool!. I have always liked the noir / hard bitten investigative types of characters.

If you’re looking for an extra player for a play test or something give me a shout!

I just started running Call of Cthulhu games which is super fun, but the goal is to find players who want to play more narrative games and try out Spire: The City Must Fall and Heart.

Wildsea looks awesome but I want to play rather than GM it.

I also bought the Free League Publishing super pack on Humble Bundle so probably any of those. Coriolis and Forbidden Lands are currently the most attractive to me and look super fun to run.

I hear that Mutant: Year Zero is a great engine also.

So, y’know, just most games. I’m excited to play most of the games this year.

I’m a neanderthal. I barely know how computers work. I switched to Linux mint cinnamon a couple months ago. I’m a light user, mostly using word processing, internet, Foundry VTT to run games, and some light gaming via steam. I watched some YouTube videos and read some articles and just kinda sent it. It is offensively easy. I see no reason to go back to windows.

There are some things that take getting used to, but the user interface is really similar to windows and I would argue is largely more functional.

This video and this article helped a lot.

Remember, I am dumb and I did it. You can do it.

Same. When I’ve got a session coming upjwithjless than ideal prep time, I’ve used chat get to help figure out some story beats. Or reframe a movie plot into DnD terms. But more often than not I use the Story Engine Deck to help with writers block. I’d rather support a small company with a useful product than help Sam Altman boil the oceans.

Yeah, that’s straight up devil horns. The original meaning was to ward off the devil, but she doesn’t strike me as traditionalist Christian. Very strong “what the fuck is this” vibes. I’m confused.

This looks super interesting! I’m stoked to give it a shot.

You can indeed carry a gun in a national park. The law was changed in 2013.

Edit: I am wrong. It was 2010.

I have Tidal. It costs the same as Spotify but pays artists more and actively promotes up and coming musicians. Also they aren’t part of the military industrial complex, so that’s cool.

Check out startplaying.games. There is usually a cheap or free game going on if your time frame is flexible.

I also switched to Tidal after learning about Spotify’s dystopian future war AI powered killer robot plans. It’s also bullshit how little they pay artists.

I wish Tidal had podcasts, but I’m happy enough with AntennaPod.

The American Temperament Test Society tests aggression in dog breeds in controlled environment. Participants self select, so there’s that, and ultimately I think the test says more about the owners than the dogs. Nonetheless, per the ATTS , the american pit bill terrier passed 87% of the time while the Australian shepherd only passed 83% of the time.

Do you hate money but love backpacks? Then check out Hillpeople Gear. I have a Connor, but Umlindi might be up your alley. They’re not light backpacks, but they’re sturdy and the load bearing system is second to none. Super comfortable even without a hip belt.

Also check out Mystery Ranch. If you can find a used one that’s be best, but even after getting bought by Yeti they still make really good shit.