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Sign-up and vote!","body":"Hey folks!\n\nNo joke, it's time again for Ludum Dare!\n\nTheme Voting has kicked off! To keep things simple, we're doing 2 rounds (instead of 3) plus a final \"best of\" round. If you haven't already, sign up and cast your votes!\n\nInvitation code: `Time4LD57`\n\nCome back Tuesday and Wednesday\/Thursday for the next round. \n\n\n## :heart: YOU ROCK :heart: \n\nI owe the LD and GameDev community a HUGE debt of gratitude. Admittedly I've been struggling will bills and finding work. I was terrified by some upcoming expenses [and began cancelling the April event](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/$398871\/taking-a-break-2025-events-cancelled) so I could focus, but before I could finish announcing the cancellation, many of you showered me [with support](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/support). It's been a difficult few months for a lot of us, but the communities generosity and love made a world of difference for me. Thank you all so very much! :heart: \n\nI've never been comfortable [asking for money](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/support) for what I do here, but it really is appreciated. Admittedly I've made things harder on myself trying to find remote work that isn't game development, military, or a grift (i.e. crypto, AI debauchery). System development, tooling, graphics coding and low level work is _my jam_ (hacking away at the Webkit browser and buggy Linux GPU drivers has been fun). 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To keep things simple, we're doing 2 rounds (instead of 3) plus a final \"best of\" round. If you haven't already, sign up and cast your votes!\n\nInvitation code: `Time4LD57`\n\nCome back Tuesday and Wednesday\/Thursday for the next round. \n\n\n## :heart: YOU ROCK :heart: \n\nI owe the LD and GameDev community a HUGE debt of gratitude. Admittedly I've been struggling will bills and finding work. I was terrified by some upcoming expenses [and began cancelling the April event](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/56\/$398871\/taking-a-break-2025-events-cancelled) so I could focus, but before I could finish announcing the cancellation, many of you showered me [with support](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/support). It's been a difficult few months for a lot of us, but the communities generosity and love made a world of difference for me. Thank you all so very much! :heart: \n\nI've never been comfortable [asking for money](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/support) for what I do here, but it really is appreciated. Admittedly I've made things harder on myself trying to find remote work that isn't game development, military, or a grift (i.e. crypto, AI debauchery). System development, tooling, graphics coding and low level work is _my jam_ (hacking away at the Webkit browser and buggy Linux GPU drivers has been fun). Fingers crossed I have better luck with my job hunt in the coming days. :fingers_crossed: ","title":"Get ready for Ludum Dare 57! Sign-up and vote!","wayback_source":{"timestamp":"20251001134039","url":"https:\/\/api.ldjam.com\/vx\/node2\/get\/415617+415382+409986+408423+406512+398872+386731+375341+368643+363776?author&parent&superparent"}}