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Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 2 years ago
I agree it is different, but the jury is out on whether it is better. Banning "social media" is likely to push users to a "lite" version of it. I'm not convinced that will be better.
Comment · 2 years ago
Have you not seen people vaping at a young age now?
Comment · 2 years ago
Did you reach out to the creator? They know there are some QA issues and claim to be good at sending replacements or fixes.
Comment · 3 years ago
based on what was inside, you weren't far off
Comment · 3 years ago
Does the reader have dark mode? Or does that depend on the website’s implementation?
Comment · 3 years ago
Does it re-request contents when it reload tabs after the app is suspended? Safari makes it very difficult to read content later if you don’t have service.
Comment · 3 years ago
They seem to have used them on the Steam Deck, so maybe they'll use them again in future projects.
Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
It is very easy at LAX. You walk about 100 yards across one (admittedly very busy) intersection and get picked up for 1/3 the price. You already have to take a shuttle to even get picked up unless you have a black car, so this adds 5 minutes. It is still annoying if you have luggage.

You could also take a shuttle to a local hotel or car rental, but that is breaking some rules.

Comment · 3 years ago
Typically, tax rates are much higher on cannabis than regular sales tax. In many states, it is even taxed twice; once when the retailer purchases it from a distributor, and again when the consumer purchases it from the retailer. Some laws have changed, but, in prior years, this could lead to an effective tax rate of around 40% in states like California.
Comment · 3 years ago
Take it as you will, but the example they give is:

> For example, NPR joined with other media organizations to press the Obama administration for access to closed hearings involving detainees held by U.S. authorities at Guantanamo Bay

Comment · 3 years ago
Ok, but this thread isn't about the actual value of the taxes. This is just about the waste of time that is filing taxes.
Comment · 3 years ago
Okay, did they change their attitudes because they owed money or because they spent 20 hours filing their taxes?
Comment · 3 years ago
You still have to pay your taxes, including writing a check or getting a return at the end of the process. This just cuts out the billions of wasted hours of busywork along with the billions of dollars spent on unnecessary tax prep.

Plus, most people end up with a return, and many think they are getting money back from the government. Doesn't that counter your reminder/pain of actually filling out the forms?

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