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Ctrl+Shift+ESC opens the Task Manager directly. It saves you whole seconds!

Edit: task manager obviously, not team manager.

Since the site keeps getting the hug of death, here's a transcript.

We are joining a lawsuit will challenge the President’s unchecked authority to impose tariffs. We will not stand idly by while our livelihoods–and the livelihoods of thousands of small business owners and contractors in the US, along with the customers whose pursuit of happiness we hold dear–are treated like pawns in a political game. Like many tabletop publishers (import code 9504.90.6000*), we started print runs of products before the President took office, and now we face an unprecedented $14.50 tariff tax for every $10 we spent on manufacturing with our trusted long-term partner in China. For Stonemaier Games alone (a US based company in which all 8 employees are US citizens), that amounts to upcoming tariff payments of nearly $1.5 million. If the tariffs are damaging your business as well, please contact me at jamey@stonemaier.com and I will connect you with the law firm. There is no cost to join the lawsuit. I try to lead with compassion and empathy, so legal action is very low on my list of ways to handle difficult situations. But with this new norm of a 145% tariff imposed by the President on all exports from China to the US–including products that have been in the manufacturing process for months–we are compelled to take action. Of course, this isn’t the only action we’re taking, as we have 200,000 units of reprints and 50,000 units of Vantage (plus 57,000 other Vantage accessories) ready to ship out of Shenzhen in a few weeks. Here’s what else we’re doing in regards to these fully manufactured products: We’re selling to other countries: Around 35% of our annual sales are to distributors, retailers, and consumers outside of the US. We ship directly from China to those distributors and fulfillment centers, so the tariffs will not impact our prices in those regions. We’re storing the US quantities in China: For now, we will pay for warehousing in China store most of the US-bound products in the hopes that the tariffs will decrease by the time we need that inventory to replenish our supply in the US. We’re sending out-of-stock US quantities to the US: Finspan is out of stock in the US, so we are proceeding to send the restock as scheduled. We will eat most of the tariff cost (which more than doubles our costs) to minimize the impact on distributors, retailers, and consumers. We’re sending direct-sale Vantage to the US: I’ve spent too long trying to make this game affordable that I’m not going to let one person with unchecked power get in the way of me serving my customers. The tariffs may have a slight impact on the US price, but the plan is to largely keep our direct price the same and give customers the option to cover the tariff cost at checkout. The plan to release Vantage to US distribution and retail may need a delay–the lack of margins there have a bigger impact on a new game than on reprints. Again, these strategies are focused on products we have already manufactured, as the tariffs did not carve out a grace period for such products. We are fortunate to have a buffer at Stonemaier Games to weather this storm, and my heart goes out to the many other small businesses–in the US and beyond–who invested their resources in products that they can no longer afford to bring into the US. *There is an article circulating that states incorrectly that tariffs on tabletop games are only 20%. The (unfortunately) correct number is 145%.

Ireland isn't bad from a basic survival perspective - massive food surplus and plenty of water - but if we wanted to maintain current living standards, I think we would fall down on power as it stands currently. Plenty of natural wind and tidal power resources that are underutilised.

The Man in the High Castle has a pretty good take on this.

Out of interest, when's the last time you tried? So many games now seem to have Linux compatibility because of Valve's push for the Steam Deck (and Machine). I'm in the same boat as you though, still haven't taken the plunge.

You should read Semiosis, a sci-fi book about a planet with a lot of bamboo.

What have you been playing?

Blue Prince! I've been trucking away with this for a while because it's very possible to play using the controller while holding a baby - no quick reflexes required! I've hit a bit of a wall with progress in it though and have reached a point where it feels more like luck than skill/puzzle-solving is needed to tackle my current objective.

Great post. The personal touch reminded me of the articles on Rock Paper Shotgun.

No. See the recent example of Meta blocking Careless People from being publicised and the book's subsequent position on the bestseller list for reference.

I use it and find it really good. I have it running in a Docker container on my media server rather than a HomeAssistant add-on.

The interface is a bit clunky, but that's my only real complaint. There are some third party apps available that ease the pain of this a bit - I use Ensemble on Android.

The main strength is the ease with which you can add multiple different sources and have them work side by side. I do get some duplication, but that's usually because the Spotify version of an album is the deluxe or something along those lines.

HomeAssistant integration is great. You can easily automate playing tracks/albums/playlists - I have a wireless button under the kitchen table that triggers my choice of playlist on a double press and my wife's on a single press.

Sendspin is fantastic - it's practically effortless to have multiple players with different protocols playing in sync. Really looking forward to this protocol developing more, since the unfinished version is so good!

I don't understand what the image is trying to convey anyway (though agree with the premise of Amazon-fucking).

I'm really hopeful about how MusicAssistant will improve after reading this. I've got the voice blueprint set up, but am personally not wild about needing to use OpenAI for it to work well. I'd love to see some built-in intents for it. I have to say that building automations with custom sentences is very cool and relatively easy.

How do you access an RSS feed of a user's posts? I'd love to do this.

So many hours sunk into this game...

It was our grain that they were taking. The potatoes were attacked by fungus.

For me it was the wire trap.

This is a common theme across all medications on occasion. Maintaining a global supply chain is tricky. I've never seen a shortage of sertraline before, but it wouldn't surprise me. They're usually short-term, but you may want to talk to your doctor about an alternative to bridge the gap.

E-LIM-INATE!

I like the windows fizzing into existence, how did you accomplish that? Also, what's the rainmeter-esque "Guess what" background component?