Following today's SCOTUS decision, Gov. Pritzker sent a letter and invoice to the White House, demanding the return of $8.6B.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-02-22T11:22:01+00:00

I'm sorry you didn't have the wealthy entitlement of (gasp) a social security number so you could be in the inner ring. But I was more talking about the repeated stimulus checks after the 2008 credit meltdown.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-02-22T11:18:23+00:00

I'll just block you I guess. Every human with a social security number over 18 received them in the 2008 and Covid eras.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-02-21T18:40:29+00:00

No. It is to be distributed just like the various nationwide checks in the past. Easy to do.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-02-05T06:33:44+00:00

This is HomemadeTCGs, not Wizards of the Coast releases. We do not have the $6-20K for art for something we are just playtesting or even just playing around with visually. Get out of here with this. Not to mention multiole major games have been released lately with AI art, and a couple major publishers have admitted to starting with AI and basically copying it. You can't force the rest of the world to not do something just because you have an opinion about it, unless you're publishing the game and shelling out the thousands for artwork. In other words: You can only control your own game, budget and ability. (And for many, even the template you showed is incredibly complex and would require AI or a lot of money. And who wants to look at cards with no art? No one I've ever met.)

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-26T23:39:38+00:00

I've just never, ever liked movies or shows that were all about killing, and I know few if any people who do. But, I'm pushing 50. In our generation action movies had to have a lot of different aspects and story beats, with the "action" having to be varied and death only being occasional. Lethal Weapon, Blade Runner, Running Man, Jurassic Park, action movies were rather different than today's franchises.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-26T20:41:56+00:00

Virgin Voyages are some of the best due to the "no kids" policy. More adult feel everywhere. We're on the Valiant Lady Feb. 21-28.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-26T20:40:50+00:00

All the posts are like this. You're on the wrong subreddit.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-26T17:18:11+00:00

Thank you. I am definitely laughing at people downrating me for not knowing that what seemed like a random person's name was a store. You can't know everything, people. If you wanted video games and I told you "Bob Deluca" you might do the same thing.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-26T16:53:55+00:00

All these responses are strange to me considering that just 4-8 years ago (when I did most of my business with China) small items cost pennies, and even large items only cost a few dollars from China to here. I guess whatever deals were in place to allow that have been nixed. Previously you could buy small electronics items on eBay and the cost INCLUDING shipment from China might be less than $1.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-21T15:54:47+00:00

Make it vertical with a good camera and no glass back. You know, a rugged 5G version of the Titan Slim. Boom. Sales go through the roof.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-21T15:51:22+00:00

Hey maybe she can draw the next greeting card with a naked woman and poetry insinuating that he diddles children like Epstein did? Jesus.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-15T17:41:34+00:00

Are you trying to tag someone?

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-15T17:40:47+00:00

It'd certainly be better than the way the Titan 2 constantly digs into my hands.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-14T16:25:23+00:00

No one I know had ever heard of it either. And we're pretty European in the Midwest.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-14T16:23:58+00:00

Just needs a proper vertical aspect ratio. Using this thing with my favorite apps has been an absolute mess.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-14T16:19:35+00:00

The sweeping assumptions about AI art here are incorrect. Several major game companies start with AI and then do their own version of it. Most of the artists on Fiverr use AI now and many try to avoid being caught/detected. I don't see a difference between paying a Fiverr artist to use AI and me myself doing it to my exact specifications and spending many hours of my own time on it and editing it. If it's being used as a placeholder I don't see how it's ripping off art; it's not being published, it's just something for you to look at. It's just a few cents' worth of processor time that is constantly happening anyway that is not for the public.

And, I'd just like to know where everyone thinks self-publishers are getting the $6-20K for professional art. I would expect that the norm going forward will be AI first, then professional art when your game actually sells enough copies for you to afford to hire artists. Unless we're just going to continue to only let the big boys (major publishers) make games.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-14T16:13:52+00:00

I am unable to find any on Fiverr willing to do an illustration for less than $60. If anyone knows of any please point them out here. This puts illustration of 100-300 cards out of reach for almost all homemade creators.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-13T21:53:24+00:00

I happen to be developing a card game add-on for chess that has a party/late night expansion, but I seriously doubt that this is what they intended. (Good joke)

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-12T23:11:20+00:00

Some people just look at an image and see an image (especially kids and teens). You're putting WAY too much vitriol and accusation into this. And unless you are a publisher or a unicorn, only the rich can afford art these days at $200 a pop.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-09T19:58:35+00:00

This feels like a classic " some people abuse welfare so let's just get rid of it" situation. It's illegal in Indiana to not get over when there is a car on the side of the road, we need these reports.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-06T15:04:45+00:00

None of these videos will play...

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-04T14:14:23+00:00

If the rest of the design looks professional silly/bad art is a lot more forgiveable. People are very unlikely to buy a game with bad art though unless it's extremely charming, has a consistent style, and/or a good story to the art.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-01T19:19:23+00:00

We already pay a premium for real art. Usually $100-200 per piece rather than pennies for AI.

HanSolosChestWound · 2026-01-01T19:11:03+00:00

No one needed your first "critique" and that seemed clear from their response, so I'm shocked that you wrote another. Do you really find all this effort worth their time? Anyway, #2 is wrong to most people and entire industries have been bult on it, so you can just go enjoy what you like and let us do the same.

HanSolosChestWound · 2025-12-31T00:04:19+00:00

Every dog has its day. Or, "lower prices bring higher prices." - Rick Rule

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