Hope everything's alright comrade, looking forward to the report of all the FUN!
Doubledee
joined 3 years ago
When I wade up to my neck through a dizzying array of tables wondering why the hell we're going on about releasing capital, only to emerge on the other end and have Engels explain that he thinks most of that was not necessary and that Marx was probably unhelpfully fixated on that. 
Seriously though that was probably the least engaging part of the reading to me so far.
Anyone disagree with Engels? It's kinda interesting to see the editorial note in the text. If anyone thinks he misses the mark though I'd love to have it explained, because I also missed the mark if so.
"Owner is one of the people "
The people: 
Do you like the outdoors? Are you physically fit enough to work 8-12 hours moving things around? If so, and you live near almost any major American city I can almost guarantee you USPS is hiring any warm body that tries to get work. The process takes a long time sometimes but they're desperate (where I am the rumor is that they've completely stopped drug testing to fill vacancies).
It's unionized, it's got okay wages if you're not in a HCOL area, the benefits are fine and you're prettymuch guaranteed plenty of work on the carrier side. Clerks are more hit and miss, rural carriers are their own bag of worms, but once you make regular you get a 401k type thing and there is still a pension, even if it's less good than it used to be. It also looks respectable to other organizations and (this is my perspective) feels like you're actually doing something helpful for real people in your community. Only job I've had that I've been proud at all to tell people I do.
That said, management is shit, will treat you carelessly, and you'll be expected to learn how to protect yourself from contract violations because the work culture is insane. There's a lot of maladjusted people and old people with extremely backwards ideas, and your experience depends pretty heavily on the office and people in it. With your background and training you might be able to make the jump into the computer/programming end too, I wouldn't know how to help you there though.
I'm not sure if this would be hope or Joker makeup. I think a lot of people who work for USPS alternate between the two. 
I'm here, I just didn't want to skip anyone so I figured I'd stay out until it was closer to my turn. 
Getting back into Dwarf Fortress so I'm ready to contribute to the Hexbear collective fort!
That and Enshrouded with a friend, when they're around.
I think hatches could do the job fine too, just place them down and lock them. I frequently use hatches secure tunnels into the deep.
Just poking around looking at the children, discovered that I relate to this child.
On a more serious note, for whoever succeeds this year, pay attention to the kids. We have some infants developing antisocial urges because they're experiencing trauma and other inconveniences, this can become a big problem if left untended.
EDIT: I would HIGHLY recommend either taking children off of chores in the labor menu, or at the very least keeping them from things like hauling refuse, burying bodies, and cleaning. We don't want them to get formative bad memories, that's how you end up getting ticked off all the time.
Yeah I was floored at how quickly steel is rolling in. I need to download the files and take a better look around.
the guy on the far left
Probably got got in the caves. Or water. Both are frequently culprits for disappeared people.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
The Subterranean Central Planning Committee hereby commends your service!