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sorry my figures were slightly out and too late to edit the new flat tax rate is 42% and the $20k guy takes home $23.6k

Dont forget that with a UBI system, it is not simply that everybody is $12k better off. It needs to be arranged against tax reform so that there is an income level which stays the …

Is it really insane? That is less than 200 per day, in a city of 15 million people.. a single gang of 20 thieves could likely manage that! The real question is, how does this compa…

NetBSD has had Bluetooth for 20 years?

That is listed in the Roadmap section right at the end of the README.md file

something they didn't mention, what is in this upper stage? I'm presuming a rocket motor and some fuel is that right..? They do a calculation of energy release on impact, but I'm w…

The complexities are the problem. I've always thought a fixed term is best. Then, you can purchase a work - it says Copyright on it. Then, you know that after dddd+term the copyrig…

Since you have to book in advance, I guess you give them the number plate details. They can look it up online to see what kind of vehicle it is and can decline to book if too heavy…

Unlikely to be normal, but I have been doing it at a couple of places I park at this year, since I'm there for a while, have to park in the sun and the places are semi-enclosed (ie…

it picks it up by the tyres, so no random pressure points

His sister still calls him Alex, at least.

Farage is the current MP for Clacton. He has resigned because he is being investigated for taking massive amounts of dodgy money and not declaring it. He thinks he claimed the uppe…

sealed compartments. harness and tether for outside equipment and personnel.

The drones and missiles helped them to not lose the war, but they were significantly damaged by the initial strikes. A nuclear capability might have been sufficient deterrent to pr…

Always a good plan to fall back to the 'I was only joking' stance when you get caught

Well, now that you mention it, I'd just like to remind you that people are a lot weirder than you might think! Having incisors to be a different colour (say, a brilliant red) under…

The article did not mention compression at all.. surely it would be worth expending the space for a small decompressor in the web server, so that books stored in the device were se…

Well its funny. I remember reading years ago that the big problems in Europe would start when the Greenland glaciers started melting, adding significant cold water to the Labrador …

See also, Gunther von Hagens more recent plastination technique which, as I recall, replaces the water by acetone, then boils the acetone out which draws replacement plastic into t…

If you re-read the article, you might see that it mentions that the citations do not necessarily cover the AI summary. The linked pages do not make the claims that the AI summary m…

Surely the number of neurons is not the whole story. Human brains have approximately 86 billion and are almost definitely conscious, but there are many other animals with a lot few…

In the UK, the Department of Education guidance is that schools should be mobile-phone free. Students use computers to access the web fairly regularly. Guess that would be problema…

I just opened the developer tools, then chose 'Separate Window' from the menu. The developer tools are now on my other screen, and then I clicked Reply to your message. The develop…

This is only half-true. Normally, the bully can escalate further than you are capable of, since they are experienced at it. Sometimes they can even get their henchmen to hold you a…