is my own project and to my knowledge myself and none of the actors are union, I feel that doing any work on this podcast beyond creating budgets and Patreon rewards is crossing the picket line, something I refuse to do.
More news about the podcast will be coming 5/6

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**cass.forest** @cityboundforest@computerfairi.es · May 20, 2023, 14:30

**cass.forest** @cityboundforest@computerfairi.es · May 20, 2023, 14:30

May 20, 2023, 14:30

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as well as to make sure that the advent of AI does not remove writers' rooms from productions across the nation. I also stand with SAG-AFTRA (the actors' union, including voice actors) in their negotiations with the AMPTP should they choose to strike. Even though this podcast 4/6

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**cass.forest** @cityboundforest@computerfairi.es · May 20, 2023, 14:30

**cass.forest** @cityboundforest@computerfairi.es · May 20, 2023, 14:30

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cass.forest @cityboundforest@computerfairi.es

for those who would like to fund and support the podcast.
The second reason for the pause in production is related to the current #WGAStrike. I am standing with all of the members of the WGA (the writers' union) in their strike to get better pay from streaming services 3/6

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**cass.forest** @cityboundforest@computerfairi.es · May 20, 2023, 14:30

**cass.forest** @cityboundforest@computerfairi.es · May 20, 2023, 14:30

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cass.forest @cityboundforest@computerfairi.es

The first is financial. I've been crunching numbers for how much money would be needed to pay everyone involved to produce a season of the podcast and I currently do not have this money, so production cannot move forward. However, I am looking into possible Patreon rewards 2/6

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**cass.forest** @cityboundforest@computerfairi.es · May 20, 2023, 14:30

**cass.forest** @cityboundforest@computerfairi.es · May 20, 2023, 14:30

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It's been a couple years since the first episode of #TheFourWoodsPodcast dropped, but the team behind the production of the podcast (that is, me, Cass) is getting ready to return to production.
However, we won't be starting anything anytime soon for two reasons. 1/6 🧵

**cass.forest** · May 20, 2023, 14:08

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**Effin' Birds** @effinbirds@mastodon.social · May 20, 2023, 14:08

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**stux⚡** @stux@mstdn.social · May 20, 2023, 12:57

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In the US, hospitals are confident enough to print ‘39.95’ on the bill for holding your newborn

They are so sure about their system they don't mind explicitly spelling out that they charge $40 for literally handing over the baby and waiting for a few minutes

Because they don't even consider that absurd anymore

I got news for you.. it’s ABSURD!

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**Dungeons** @dungeons@mastodon.social · May 18, 2023, 04:33

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Gameplay Tip

Challenge Rating (CR) roughly determines the difficulty of a monster. It can range from 0, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 - 30, higher meaning more difficult.

Maximum monster CR scales with the character's xp (not level), reaching the maximum CR of 30 at character xp of 355000. Any CR below the maximum may also appear.

In general, characters are on equal footing to monsters with CR of character level / 3.
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**cass.forest** · May 17, 2023, 00:10

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**Laurie Voss** @seldo@alpaca.gold · May 17, 2023, 00:10

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It is extremely techbro that there is a focus on the world-ending potential of AI when the much closer and demonstrable risk is that marginalized groups become victims of automated discrimination and the reason is because tech bros aren't going to be personally affected by that.