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*for those unfamiliar: a dump stat is whatever you put your leftover points into; your worst stat, pretty much

think of wisdom as street smarts & intelligence as book smarts

constitution is pretty much how much your body can take before it collapses (whether that be due to illness or actually taking punches)

the rest should be self explanatory

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It can be tough to love a man who keeps trying to dissect you.

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According to the company’s website, “Baking Pitchfest 2024” offers a product edition geared toward baking brands founded and owned by people of color across the U.S., and a bakery edition, which focuses on people of color-owned bakeries in the Northeast and Washington state. “Half mentorship, half competition, Baking Pitchfest is an accelerator program designed to foster greater inclusivity and creativity in the baking world by providing equitable opportunities for People of Color entrepreneurs,” the website states, adding that winners will receive financial support, mentorship, and exposure. But the initiative has generated outrage amongst conservatives online, who have blasted the competition eligibility rules as discriminatory against white people.

One X user critical of King Arthur Baking’s contest posted an email she received from the company in response to her complaining. “Helping build joyful, equitable communities that celebrate diversity is an important part of who we are as a company,” the email states, later adding: “We love baking with anyone and everyone. Our simple expectation is that everyone show respect for one another.”

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We gotta start taking "child having an absolute meltdown in public" not just as a circumstance to be compassionate about, but as the valuable opportunity it is.

I personally like to close my eyes and pretend I'm the one who's screaming.

Scream for us all, little nugget.

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If you're a Youtube creator with monetization privileges, click on the "Earn" tab right now and deal with this if you feel like its necessary. Youtube is going to start running more ads on your videos automatically without your permission, and the ability to opt out will go away in two months.

Youtube is not advertising this anywhere. Checking my "Earn" tab on my own is the first time I'm hearing about it. To me, that suggests they don't want people to know they're doing this, because they want to crank up ad frequency and make more money.

If you've ever seen what happens when you let Youtube automatically pick ad slots like this, they basically try to run an ad every 2-3 minutes. It's a nightmare.

They are going to flood their platform with ads and drive away 70% of their viewership. On the other hand, if you opt out and choose to continue showing fewer ads, you may earn the trust and respect of your viewers.

You have a strategic operative to turn this off before May 12th. If you don't do it before then, it sounds like Youtube will take away your ability to reduce your ad frequency.

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they should invent a cigarette that gives you vitamins and hrt and shit

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Anyone got that poem written from the perspective of an English teacher where they know deeply personal things about their now adult students because of the essays they wrote

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kyaaaa I'm late to vampire school *runs out while holding a dude by the neck in my mouth*

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O world that claims to have human rights, where are you? For a whole month we have not found suitable food or a single loaf of bread.

Donate to us and save us from famine here

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i can’t stop thinking about adriana smith. when roe was overturned i knew things were going to get hellish but turns out 50 years of scientific innovation means an entire new branch of soul crushing horror stories are now possible. we can’t possibly keep pretending we’ve advanced gender and racial equality when we’re using a dead black woman’s body as an incubator for a fetus. a society that does that is a failed society. fuck man im trying to hold on to some measure of hope here but its so hard.

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y’all my friend decided to investigate what was blocking their drain system and you are not prepared for the answer

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My grandma’s on and off again boyfriend that she cheated on grandpa with died today.

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the full schedule for summer games done quick 2025, benefitting doctors without borders, was just posted! it looks like the finale this year will be deltarune!

games done quick is an organization that hosts charity events showcasing video games played with top-level skill. speedruns, challenge runs, randomizers, and knocking people's socks off by playing video games wrong for some fantastic causes. to date, GDQ has raised tens of MILLIONS of dollars (USD) for charity.

there are a bunch of great video game-themed prizes to win. summer games done quick raises money for a group called doctors without borders.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) cares for people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, natural and human-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries.

from the doctors without borders website. money raised watching video games goes directly towards saving lives all over the world. SGDQ is their top fundraiser!

this is a really fun way to do a TON of good. summer games done quick 2025 will be held july 6 through july 13, with awesome stuff happening 24 hours a day, both in person in minneapolis and streaming online. literally 24/7!

in addition to the two main events of awesome games done quick (in the winter!) and summer games done quick (in the summer!) games done quick also has awesome programming alongside other smaller charity events year-round! if you like video games, check them out!

games done quick kicks ass! who else is fucking hype for SGDQ!!! which runs are you looking forward to?

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baristas deserve 100 dollars per hour

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Burger did not save anyone but the burger was there