krische

krische , 9 months ago to moviesandtv in Rupert Murdoch steps down as Fox and News Corp. chairman

Kendall or Roman?

krische , 9 months ago to worldnews in Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description

We know a thing or two, because we’ve seen a thing or two

• Germany, probably

krische , 9 months ago to technology in iPhone 15's USB-C Port Remains Limited to Lightning Speeds

Because people would probably rather believe it’s some conspiracy by Apple to purposely nerf the cheaper iPhone.

krische , 9 months ago to technology in iPhone 15's USB-C Port Remains Limited to Lightning Speeds

People will hate it, but it’s a very logical explanation

krische , 10 months ago to worldnews in Brother of prominent Saudi scholar sentenced to death over tweets

I wish I shared your optimism

krische , 10 months ago to worldnews in Brother of prominent Saudi scholar sentenced to death over tweets

The only way to do that is to stop needing oil.

krische , 10 months ago to memes in You are free to go, I guess...

Well I’d imagine I’d go like anytime someone doesn’t follow a court order; you get jailed and/or fined in contempt of court.

krische , 10 months ago to world in Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury

A lot of the courses in Arizona aren’t using potable water; they’re using treated waste water.

krische , 10 months ago to asklemmy in What is an absurdity that has been normalized by society?

That’s my thinking.

Every large organization, private or public, that I’ve interacted has been basically just a bunch of different people in many different silos. I’m surprised to see so many people have this “well oiled machine” perspective of the government where apparently it is all seeing and all knowing.

krische , 10 months ago to asklemmy in What is an absurdity that has been normalized by society?

In all but the most niche cases, they do in fact know that you had a kid.

How would the IRS know that? The only way I could think of would be the Social Security department sharing the information with the IRS; and are they legally allowed to do that? But let’s even say that’s true; if the parents aren’t married and filing jointly, who gets to claim the child as a dependent? That’s a decision made by the parents (or local courts in case of custody battles), so not something the IRS would decide.

Basically what it seems to boil down to is that filing taxes is complicated because the tax law is complicated.

krische , 10 months ago to asklemmy in What is an absurdity that has been normalized by society?

You seem to have a very optimistic view of the efficiency of governments. I mean the IRS is basically running on a budget of table scraps after being defunded for decades.

krische , 10 months ago to asklemmy in What is an absurdity that has been normalized by society?

Sure, that would be simple enough for them to mail you a letter with like “we’re aware of these incomes from these employers” and any failure to file additional income on your part makes you liable. And of course not filing to claim any credits/deductions on your part just screws your out of your own money.

But then that also assumes the IRS knows your address. Does your employer even report your address when your taxes are withheld from your paycheck? And what if you move in the time between then?

krische , 10 months ago to asklemmy in What is an absurdity that has been normalized by society?

But that’s only really makes sense in like the simplest of cases. The government doesn’t know if you had a kid this year, or maybe you bought an EV, or maybe you started renting out a room in your home.

If all you have is a single W2 income; then by all means go to your local library, grab a 1040-EZ form, fill it out, and drop it in the mail. Will probably only take you 10 minutes or less.

krische , 10 months ago to technology in Report: Potential NYT lawsuit could force OpenAI to wipe ChatGPT and start over

But how did that person acquire the copyrighted work? Was the copyrighted material paid for?

That’s the crux of the issue, Open AI isn’t paying for the copyrighted work they are “reading”, are they?

krische , 10 months ago to technology in An Instacart customer said she discovered the app's higher prices cost her nearly $100 after accidentally seeing the store's paper receipt

I think they’ll eventually just consolidate into one company. The demand for grocery delivery is there, so the service isn’t going to disappear.