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Water spider, water moccasin - can't be too different, can they? :D
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Water spider, water moccasin - can't be too different, can they? :D
and fill out in paper, then mail it in. It takes longer for them to process, but it gets it done. You can also print the forms directly from the IRS site. Generally all you need is the 1040. The 1040 will tell you any other forms you need, and then the IRS site search will find them for you.
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
and fill out in paper, then mail it in. It takes longer for them to process, but it gets it done. You can also print the forms directly from the IRS site. Generally all you need is the 1040. The 1040 will tell you any other forms you need, and then the IRS site search will find them for you.
www.irs.gov/e-file-provi... I'm not sure what 'closed' means, but I've never tried to access these sites except February - April. Anyway, if this reopens, it's what I've used. Years ago, public libraries had the tax booklet that contained the normal forms. You could pick it up for free.
Free File Fillable Forms | Internal Revenue Service
A few "must knows" for taxpayers to learn before starting the Free File Fillable Forms program.
www.irs.gov
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
www.irs.gov/e-file-provi... I'm not sure what 'closed' means, but I've never tried to access these sites except February - April. Anyway, if this reopens, it's what I've used. Years ago, public libraries had the tax booklet that contained the normal forms. You could pick it up for free.
I use the one linked right on the IRS website. Free File. In the past I used Free Fillable Forms, which I notice doesn't have a link, and the Direct File link doesn't go anywhere - not good signs! www.irs.gov/filing/indiv...
File your tax return | Internal Revenue Service
You can file your Form 1040 tax return in 4 ways.
www.irs.gov
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I use the one linked right on the IRS website. Free File. In the past I used Free Fillable Forms, which I notice doesn't have a link, and the Direct File link doesn't go anywhere - not good signs! www.irs.gov/filing/indiv...
It was! Very good. So cinematic. Oscar really chewed the scenery but the monster was compelling and I wanted to know more about it.
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
It was! Very good. So cinematic. Oscar really chewed the scenery but the monster was compelling and I wanted to know more about it.
I'm going to watch it in an hour. I'm excited!
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I'm going to watch it in an hour. I'm excited!
What's the thing in the background? A backpack? A dead Ewok?
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
What's the thing in the background? A backpack? A dead Ewok?
I worked for a corporation that had a 12 month destruction policy for all email - after 1 year, all internal communications automatically purged. They wouldn't say why, but we all knew it was so any discovery lawsuit couldn't find anything.
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I worked for a corporation that had a 12 month destruction policy for all email - after 1 year, all internal communications automatically purged. They wouldn't say why, but we all knew it was so any discovery lawsuit couldn't find anything.
Well, it has cats on it. Of course we have to support it!
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Well, it has cats on it. Of course we have to support it!
To me, one of the funnier understated bits of Desire, Technically, was that Murderbot thought it was a great hacker because it had a list of all the default passwords and that was all it needed to get into all the systems it had encountered before it ran into Gurathin. :D
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
To me, one of the funnier understated bits of Desire, Technically, was that Murderbot thought it was a great hacker because it had a list of all the default passwords and that was all it needed to get into all the systems it had encountered before it ran into Gurathin. :D
Only in my fanfic.
(and certain other people's fanfics, I assume, but to be honest I've never seen it except in mine and that's weird. Now you have me thinking!)
(and certain other people's fanfics, I assume, but to be honest I've never seen it except in mine and that's weird. Now you have me thinking!)
October 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Only in my fanfic.
(and certain other people's fanfics, I assume, but to be honest I've never seen it except in mine and that's weird. Now you have me thinking!)
(and certain other people's fanfics, I assume, but to be honest I've never seen it except in mine and that's weird. Now you have me thinking!)
And from what she described, her boss couldn't fathom it, was, 'You're never going to get anywhere in life with that attitude' and I told my daughter, 'joke's on them. Just don't list it on your resume and you're good.' I think it was a great lesson for my daughter. Walking *is* an option.
October 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
And from what she described, her boss couldn't fathom it, was, 'You're never going to get anywhere in life with that attitude' and I told my daughter, 'joke's on them. Just don't list it on your resume and you're good.' I think it was a great lesson for my daughter. Walking *is* an option.
Right. My daughter (in HS) got a min. wage job at Sonic and when the supervisor became abusive, I told her to walk. Just quit. Right then and there. So she did. Her supervisor was freaked out. I was very, 'you have absolutely no reason to stay in a job that's making you cry. Quit, focus on school.'
October 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Right. My daughter (in HS) got a min. wage job at Sonic and when the supervisor became abusive, I told her to walk. Just quit. Right then and there. So she did. Her supervisor was freaked out. I was very, 'you have absolutely no reason to stay in a job that's making you cry. Quit, focus on school.'
Another problematic aspect is when you have to surrender rights to use the product/service. 'Use of this product means you consent to arbitration instead of other legal remedy' or 'use of this service means you forfeit your right to participate in any class action suit against us', etc.
October 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Another problematic aspect is when you have to surrender rights to use the product/service. 'Use of this product means you consent to arbitration instead of other legal remedy' or 'use of this service means you forfeit your right to participate in any class action suit against us', etc.
$90 is the going rate for hemming pants? Dang. I've done 2.5 in the last few days (nearly done with the third). I was wondering what it went for as it's been tedious and time-consuming. I'm doing it by hand, though.
October 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
$90 is the going rate for hemming pants? Dang. I've done 2.5 in the last few days (nearly done with the third). I was wondering what it went for as it's been tedious and time-consuming. I'm doing it by hand, though.
How much is it, though? Like, how much of the US economy is currently tied to AI right now?
October 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
How much is it, though? Like, how much of the US economy is currently tied to AI right now?
I have had good luck with setting my phone to record (Voice Notes) so I have the actual audio in addition to my notes.
October 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I have had good luck with setting my phone to record (Voice Notes) so I have the actual audio in addition to my notes.
Hello! I love this story and read it for the second time today. Would you consider this to be set in the same 'universe' as The Murderbot Diaries? It uses many of the same concepts - interfaces, AIs, stations, human diaspora, mentions augmented humans, etc.
October 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Hello! I love this story and read it for the second time today. Would you consider this to be set in the same 'universe' as The Murderbot Diaries? It uses many of the same concepts - interfaces, AIs, stations, human diaspora, mentions augmented humans, etc.