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China continues trolling the US with new videos. Here’s one - “US sweatshop factory”
April 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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CircleDC 2025 historical boardgame convention wrap from @fortcircle.bsky.social including survey results. Fantastic job hosting, Kevin!!! ludorum.substack.com/p/circle-dc-...
Circle DC 2025 Wrap
Our latest convention is in the books.
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April 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Steve Jackson Games posted this to their blog and the post is getting so many hits their site is effectively crashed but the point is worth repeating
" On April 5th, a 54% tariff goes into effect on a wide range of goods imported from China. For those of us who create boardgames, this is not just a policy change. It's a seismic shift. At Steve Jackson Games, we are actively assessing what this means for our products, our pricing, and our future plans. We do know that we can't absorb this kind of cost increase without raising prices. We've done our best over the past few years to shield players and retailers from the full brunt of rising freight costs and other increases, but this new tax changes the equation entirely. Here are the numbers: A product we might have manufactured in China for $3.00 last year could now cost $4.62 before we even ship it across the ocean. Add freight, warehousing, fulfillment, and distribution margins, and that once-$25 game quickly becomes a $40 product. That's not a luxury upcharge; it's survival math. Some people ask, "Why not manufacture in the U.S.?" I wish we could. But the infrastructure to support full-scale boardgame production – specialty dice making, die-cutting, custom plastic and wood components – doesn't meaningfully exist here yet. I've gotten quotes. I've talked to factories. Even when the willingness is there, the equipment, labor, and timelines simply aren't."
April 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This Is How Tesla Will Die
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This Is How Tesla Will Die
The vultures are circling the tech giant.
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March 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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December 5, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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(peasants discussing economic situation five years after the black death) wow, our wages have sure been going up! can't think why
qjurecic.bsky.social Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · Oct 18
my theory re the reason people don't really address this in political commentary is that the people writing the commentary also don't want to think about covid
dhnexon.bsky.social Dan Nexon @dhnexon.bsky.social · Oct 18
COVID was such a collective trauma that people have literally suppressed a lot of what happened in 2020, which is one reason that we're on the brink of a fascist takeover of the country.
October 18, 2024 at 2:07 PM