the need: hello i'm tristan and i want to know some things about being a biologist (preferably a marine biologist) who does field work
the actions: would u be willing to dm/or email with me while i ask you some questions and get some pointers on where to do more research??
the Reward: i am poor But i can draw (digital&tradish) and i can make jewelry! i would be rly excited to work out a labor exchange for ur knowledge
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anybody who tells you otherwise is selling you something.
@typhlosion Maybe give the "weird neighbor kid" character some real power for once! Lead character says something generally accepted as funny but is actually terrible to other people? Crickets.
re: D&D game
@paladin Oh! Sorry about that. It'd be nifty, but I won't be able to. It's a bit early, and scheduling's wacky here on weekends. Thanks for the offer, though!
@hystericempress The whole fall damage thing in that game was bullshit. Especially for a User.
@hystericempress NOLF, then of course, TRON 2.0.
@starkatt For a while I had a semi-ritual of turning the lights way down (usually dark red, hooray for Hue bulbs), getting stoned, putting on headphones, and sinking into a new album. I should get back to that.
D&D game
@paladin Are you serious about the times in UTC? As in, 10:00–14:00 PDT? Usually folks want to run games way late in the day when my focus meds have pooped out. Hmmmm....
If anthro birds were like real birds they would keep their beak open while they talk and make all of the plosives with their syrinx. Imagine how weird that would look. #thoughtfortheday
Seattle pol, Uber/Lyft minimum wage, +
"The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a minimum pay standard for Uber and Lyft drivers on Tuesday, the second city in the US to do so."
"The law, passed in a 9-to-0 vote, is modeled after one passed by New York in August 2018 that caps how many ride-hailing cars from services like Uber and Lyft can be on the street. Seattle's law will require drivers be paid at least 56 cents per minute and $1.33 per mile driven while transporting passengers."
Amusingly, it also notes:
"In crafting the ordinance approved Tuesday, Seattle commissioned two well-known economists to determine how much drivers actually make, while Uber and Lyft quietly commissioned researchers from Cornell University who came up with very different conclusions.The city's researchers found that drivers made an average of about $9.73 per hour, while the ride-hailing companies' researcher put the number at $23.25."
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https://www.cnet.com/news/seattle-approves-minimum-wage-for-uber-and-lyft-drivers/
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