• Evkob (they/them)
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      53 days ago

      This is such a dumb comment, I love it. It honestly made me feel better about things. Everything is just star remnants trying to coexist.

  • @dwemthy
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    164 days ago

    That mantis shrimp familiar is badass.

    Do familiars count as dependents?

    • Sunoc
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      33 days ago

      Not sure about dependent tax cuts, but you might need a firearms license for that particular familiar!

  • @[email protected]
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    194 days ago

    And behold God said “You will create an arbitrary way to live that has no meaning among the rest of my creations, and you will kill each other for it.”

  • @[email protected]
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    174 days ago

    speak for yourself, yank.

    I live in a country that is in the sweet spot between me telling the government how much I owe them, and the government reaching directly into my account to pay off a debt I did not know I had

  • @LovableSidekick
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    I remember learning that most atoms heavier than hydrogen and helium came from supernovas and it blew my mind. It was explained in a book in the college library that I checked out for no reason other than it being fascinating.

    It also talked about dendrochronology - the science of dating wooden objects like boats and buildings by the tree rings in the wood. Rings from different trees of known ages have been matched with trees from other eras with partially overlapping patterns, creating timelines that span thousands of years. These can be matched up with wood used by humans, in some cases pinpointing the exact year the wood was cut down.

    There was a chapter about how magnetic particles in rocks line up with north when the rocks form. Measuring how far off they are tells us about the movement of the land they’re on, helping map continental drift.

    I’m just scratching the surface - this book covered a broad range of subjects. The jacket said it was meant to be a textbook for an introductory course in cosmology. This was all way back in the 1970s and for many years I’ve struggled to find this book again. I even physically looked for it in the library during a college reunion. No idea of the title or authors.

  • @Donkter
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    33 days ago

    Oh fuck thanks for reminding me

  • @Angelusz
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    23 days ago

    There is nothing wrong with paying taxes when you’re part of a society. You use the amenities, so you pay your part.

    Stop acting like it’s something bad. True wizards know living alone isn’t fun, nor wise.

    • @Dasus
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      12 days ago

      Ah, my friend.

      Mayhaps you’ve been hitting the halfling’s leaf a bit hard? They’re not taking about paying taxes, but filing them.

      Those 'Muuuricans need to spend a whole lot of time every year doing paperwork on shit the government already has all their info on, so their corporations can fatten even more.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj4anUL-LvY

      My guess is you might be European an we mostly use return-free tax filing systems. In that the government sends you a paper saying “this is what we’re going by, any objections?” and then you have a few months to claim tax deductions if there’s anything you’ve not deducted. Otherwise you don’t need to “file” the taxes in any way.

      But yah general sentiment against taxes is stupid.

    • @LovableSidekick
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      I’ve always done my taxes ASAP and always avoided the traffic jam to get them in the mail on the last night. One year I was particularly happy about this, then on the night of April 14 my gf called up - “Can you drive me to the post office before midnight?” So there I sat in the traffic jam with all the other schmucks. I remember postal workers with shopping carts were going from car to car.

      • @Stegget
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        13 days ago

        “no” is a complete sentence btw.

        • @LovableSidekick
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          03 days ago

          “She was worth it,” is another example of a complete sentence.

  • @Tikiporch
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    54 days ago

    Are taxes not also stardust?

  • @[email protected]
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    In the US? You have to pay taxes. Don’t need to file. See Substitute For Return (SFR). I’ve done this ever since the Bush administration.

    Intuit are quick to point out the massive deductions you’re missing out on. Until you pay for their services, and those theoretical deductions evaporate.

      • @[email protected]
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        23 days ago

        Can you still just print and mail a 1040?

        2024 was my first year married, and my wife tells me I will be filing this year.

        • @[email protected]
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          33 days ago

          Yes you can. Though given the current state of affairs, if you’re able to efile, you’re more likely to get your refund (assuming you get a refund) faster than if you paper file.