keltex
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Comment · 1 year ago
C# supports the "using alias" like this:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-ref...
Comment · 1 year ago
When you say "VAT" I assume your are in Europe? Aren't there ETFs in Europe that allow you to own gold that wouldn't required VAT payments?
In the US we have GLD and others that let you do this.
Also apparently in Europe and the UK there are "investment gold" coins that are exempt from VAT:
https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/932...
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/investment-gold-coins-and-vat-no...
Comment · 1 year ago
They are trying to close the de minimis exception which is a, "100-year-old tariff loophole that Trump wants to close."
https://www.theverge.com/news/605483/shein-temu-amazon-trump...
Comment · 1 year ago
For example, you used to receive 100,000 static map embeds per month for free. Now it's 10,000.
Comment · 2 years ago
The biggest one I've run into is GDI support (Graphics Device Interface). This covers things like two-dimensional vector graphics, imaging, and typography. So simple things like transforming or drawing images are no longer supported.
There are decent third party open-source libaries like SixLabors/ImageSharp that have stared to fill the gap.
Comment · 2 years ago
In case you're curious what this costs: "In Canada, participants get invited through a local dealer and pay about half of the $20,000 cost to attend but the trip includes a plus one. Dealers often pick up the other half of the cost as a reward to a client for years of business or as a way to firm up future business. In the U.S., the cost is $14,500. It includes the full day of ice driving, two-night accommodations at Hotel Sacacomie, all airport transfers and meals. "
https://driving.ca/car-culture/speed-performance/lamborghini...
Comment · 2 years ago
You used to be able to deduct any consumer debt. But that stopped in 1986. The reason was "Congress believed deductions for personal interest encouraged people to consume and stifle savings."
https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/worcester/2007/03/...
Comment · 2 years ago
Well written ORMs let you express queries without the operations happening in the business logic. For example C# and Linq. You can express pretty much any query using the linq language and that's then converted into SQL automatically.
Comment · 2 years ago
If you just have W2 income, there's no reason you can't fill out the regular 1040 form yourself. Sure might take you an hour or so, but no software to purchase. Just costs a stamp to mail it in!
Comment · 2 years ago
There are new operating modes for Blazor in .Net 8 that don't require Web Assembly. There's the new "Static server" and "interactive server" that don't require WASM.
Comment · 3 years ago
There's also Social Security, Medicare and SDI (State Disability Insurance)
Comment · 3 years ago
Perfect example of this is google analytics. The depreciated Universal Analytics on 7/1/2023:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/11583528?hl=en
But the API to access the replacement GA4 data is still in Beta: (for dotnet / go / python and node):