mspencer712

@mspencer712@programming.dev

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨we are stardust⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨we are stardust⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In the US? You have to pay taxes. Don’t need to file. See Substitute For Return (SFR).

  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.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨we are stardust⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In the US? You have to pay taxes. Don’t need to file. See Substitute For Return (SFR).

  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.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I hope they explain further. Honestly I don’t think the “oh crap I need to know if it’s good or bad right now!” camp is really going to care, but it still feels a little uncomfortable.

  Are forked builds possible with third party service references neutered?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do most Americans use an iPhone?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m a professional C# developer, and I switched to iPhone in 2020. Mostly I wanted a more controlled, curated App Store for increased confidence in a safe execution environment. I’ll pay the $100/yr for a developer account if I really need to build and run my own code.

  The lack of ad block options bugs me. I also don’t use iCloud.

  I have doubts about whether this question is asking or proselytizing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I am in the US and its gotten very political but as pretty much a peon do I just tune the stuff out thinking its fear mongering? Or should I closely pay attention to it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m genuinely worried it’s yet another deliberate denial of service against our ability to detect evil. I work extra hard to only pay attention to what is actually done that seems like it could stick.

  Mostly I trust that good people in positions of trust (e.g. ACLU or EFF) will call out when there’s an opportunity for mass mobilization to make a real difference.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Water⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I couldn’t find the clip, but first thing that came to mind was the StarTalk Live with Buzz Aldrin and John Hodgman.

  Hodgman: “maybe they’ll find H 2 2 2 2 O!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't give up!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My first full time job was for Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs. I can say this: see all that fancy stuff? They built it with your money. They don’t need more of it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit is profitable for the first time ever, with nearly 100 million daily users⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Deceased users’ estates still haven’t agreed to the new terms, have they?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'LLM-free' is the new '100% organic' - Creators Are Fighting AI Anxiety With an ‘LLM-Free’ Movement⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Plagiarism should be part of the conversation here. Credit and context both matter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Raspberry Pi is now a public company⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How much stock ownership remains with the nonprofit Raspberry Pi Foundation? And will that be enough to hold off shareholder complaints that they aren’t being evil enough?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"I see you're a music fan. What do you like to listen to?" "I don't understand the question."⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Could be a MUSIC/SP reference. (No I don’t remember how to use it either. I had a letter-letter-number-number %nemomus@academic.nemostate.edu email in college though.)