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byChrisq
2022 @10:23AM
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Attached to: Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Steps Down
Rats and sinking ships come to mind.
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byChrisq
2022 @02:23AM
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Attached to: Why a Weak British Pound Matters
The actions of this government are so obviously stupid that I wonder whether this is an orchestrated fail to get Boris Johnson back in. Many conservatives see Boris as the only chance of winning the next election, and the way that the PM is selected by Conservative party members (mainly elderly rich and white) means that he would probably be reselected - many said that they wanted to vote for Boris last time even though he wasn't running.
Unless the current government really is stupid enough to think that tax cutting for the rich without any means of paying for it as the country goes into recession, and decided to bar the office of budget responsibility to predict the effect, this could be a deliberate fail. Of course another motive could be to short government bonds and grab the money, and that did go on but I suspect that there is more than just the usual kleptocracy here.
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byChrisq
2022 @03:15AM
(#62876701)
Attached to: A 26-Year-Old Inventor Is Trying To Put Mirrors In Space To Generate Solar Power At Night
We know that even street lighting interferes with the ecology of an area. This would be much worse.
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byChrisq
2022 @03:08AM
(#62866027)
Attached to: Horrifying Woman Keeps Appearing In AI-Generated Images
When the machine becomes self aware this is the face it will choose .
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byChrisq
2022 @09:40AM
(#62862959)
Attached to: IRS Moves Toward Free E-Filing
Making a mistake is not the same as filing a false return.
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byChrisq
2022 @07:51AM
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Attached to: IRS Moves Toward Free E-Filing
I wonder how complex the UK tax code is, compared to the US tax code.
From what I've seen of the paper forms for a simple declaration of one salary, some charitable donations and expenses it's pretty similar for federal taxes. As she was not living in the USA my wife did not have any state taxes. I admit that many people have much more complex tax affairs so the comparrison may only hold for straightforward cases.
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byChrisq
2022 @07:48AM
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Attached to: Tim Cook Says 'Buy Your Mom an iPhone' If You Want To End Green Bubbles
Pretty much, I have sent SMS messages when out in the wilderness and unable to get a data signal, but that's about it
165913095
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byChrisq
2022 @02:31AM
(#62861997)
Attached to: IRS Moves Toward Free E-Filing
Creating software that is able to guide "regular" users through a complex tax system is hard.
The UK manages it. Most fields have help like "This is the figure in box 3 on your P60", the P60 is the end of tax year form that employers must give all employees.
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byChrisq
2022 @02:29AM
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Attached to: IRS Moves Toward Free E-Filing
My wife used to just fill in paper forms to the best of her ability. Since she never had to pay any tax it didn't really matter if everything was not quite right, you can't get in trouble for a mistake and cant even get penalty interest if it makes no difference to what you pay.
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byChrisq
2022 @04:43AM
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Attached to: After 'Quiet Quitting', Here Comes 'Quiet Firing'
Working like mad in your early career makes sense if you're getting compensated extra for doing so.
Unfortunately a lot of companies just make promises - work hard now and you'll be in a top position in the future with more pay and more free time. Needless to say it doesn't often happen.
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byChrisq
022 @03:33AM
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Attached to: Saudi Arabia Sentences Woman To 34 Years In Prison For Tweeting
He still has time to get her an extra five years
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byChrisq
22 @09:11AM
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Attached to: Red Hat Names New CEO
For a moment I thought it said Paul Crommie, the BNP wallah.
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byChrisq
@03:07AM
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Attached to: I consider myself to be...
I used to be in pretty bad shape but went from a BMI of 35 to 23. I walk 10,000 steps a day, up to 20,000-30,000 if I take a day hike on a weekend. But I can't run! after a few dozen yards my ankle and knee joints hurt.
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byChrisq
@02:01AM
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Attached to: In Sri Lanka, Organic Farming Went Catastrophically Wrong
These idiots will kill people to "save the planet"
in sufficient numbers, it would be a good way to save the planet!
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byChrisq
@02:00AM
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Attached to: In Sri Lanka, Organic Farming Went Catastrophically Wrong
There are a few things that can be grown organically without significant loss of yields, Brazil nuts and some mushrooms are the only ones I can think of. For the rest there is a yield loss. While some people will pay a premium that offsets this, it cannot currently replace the staple foods for the whole population.
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