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Twins-Red Sox postponed due to curfew and potential for riots -- nm - stim-mie Apr 12, 11:12
Fascinating video regarding how the cruise industry was shut down and what happened afterwards. -- (link) - Mop Apr 12, 11:11 [youtube]
Indeed. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 12, 11:09 2
- I was shouting it 45 minutes ago listening to that presser in MN -- nm - mud Apr 12, 11:14
- Plenty of people said police reform or reform the police. That just got rejected for various reasons. -- nm - Inigo Apr 12, 11:14
Celeb BDays: Saoirse Ronan (27), Claire Danes (42), Shannen Doherty (50) -- nm - stim-mie Apr 12, 11:08 2
- FMK -- nm - Jovian Apr 12, 11:09
- Don't forget Jennifer Morrison! -- nm - Max Apr 12, 11:09
"I meant to use my taser not my gun" really isn't a defense -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 11:07
oh, really? -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 10:52 18
- oh, so easy, peasey. I know we can all sock away 6 grand a month -- nm - decline Apr 12, 11:02
- I see these "I paid off my debt in a year" tips articles and the common themes are: make six figures, have parents give you property, sell 2nd car - Max Apr 12, 10:56 7
  - "Your Faberge Egg habit might be hurting your retirement!" -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 11:18
  - Drug Dealer or Escort Service helps -- nm - stim-mie Apr 12, 11:03 1
    - onlyfans - decline Apr 12, 11:03
  - Oddly, the pandemic really helped with our paying off our debt in a year plan. - Edward Havens Apr 12, 11:02 1
    - It's just that there's a huge asterisk with these articles, which make it sound easy. - Max Apr 12, 11:05
  - Or, "I moved in with my parents and ate their food and drove their car and it was easy to save all my money!" -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 10:58 1
    - I see this all the time, and laugh at every one. -- nm - MDH Apr 12, 10:59
- "Whether you’re 20 or 40" um.... -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 10:55
- Just my thoughts, but for someone my age, I think this number is correct, or low. -- nm - MDH Apr 12, 10:55 5
  - It says right in the tweet 'if you are 40'! -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 10:56 4
    - I'm mid-thirties. Not that old yet. -- nm - MDH Apr 12, 10:58 3
      - It rounds to 40. - ty97 Apr 12, 11:04 2
        
        Actually, I'm still under 35, o I'd round down. -- nm - MDH Apr 12, 11:11 1
        
        sorry, 32 and up round to 40 -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 11:16
- Sh!t, I need $5 million to retire now? *goes back to his spreadsheets* -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 10:53 1
  - Congrats on retiring when you are 235! -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 10:55
Got my shot, and it's J&J! No second dose for me! -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 10:50 11
- well done. -- nm - mud Apr 12, 11:15
- Excellent! -- nm - zunk xometimes Apr 12, 11:02
- Awesome. I dream of that day. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 12, 11:02
- Hooray! When does the wi-fi kick in? -- nm - Edward Havens Apr 12, 10:55
- nice -- nm - decline Apr 12, 10:55
- 💪💉👍 -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 10:55
- Nice! -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 10:54
- wonderful -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 12, 10:54
- 👍 -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 10:53
- Yay! -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 10:52
- Nice 8-) -- nm - JD Apr 12, 10:52
USPS: I dropped a package off at the PostOffice it needs to be delivered from. Still went back to Regional Hub before being returned for delivery -- nm* - stim-mie Apr 12, 10:34 6
- At least they delivered it. I've been waiting two months for West Elm and UPS to find a package I never received. -- nm - Edward Havens Apr 12, 10:58
- (not being snarky) couldn't you have just dropped it at it's destination? -- nm - decline Apr 12, 10:47 2
  - Good Point. Destination closed, don't need Porch Pirate snaggin the goods -- nm* - stim-mie Apr 12, 10:50 1
    - gotcha -- nm - decline Apr 12, 11:15
- That’s been standard for a while, I thought. I don’t think post offices do local sorting anymore. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 10:36 1
  - Yup. Packages or letters. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 11:14
Moby went away for a while, now he’s back I guess. -- (link*) - znufrii Apr 12, 10:29 9
- Moby? Entitled alcoholic and drug addict? I am shocked -- nm - Edward Havens Apr 12, 10:52
- Play is such a great album and everything else he’s done is meh to bad. -- nm - Tim Apr 12, 10:33 1
  - i haven't listened to Play in years, loved it though. Maybe today. -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 10:40
- Well, we know it wasn't so he could get hair transplants. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:33
- Nobody listens to Techno! -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 10:32 3
  - My soundtrack for this morning is "1 hour of Zemo dancing" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 10:42
  - I listened to this album a lot last week and on the weekend. it's really so good. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 10:34 1
    - I was just spitting out an Eminem lyric because it's the first thing that came to my mind. -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 10:51
- ARGH! -- nm - Ahab Apr 12, 10:31
Chief Tim Gannon of Brooklyn Center Police .. believes the officer meant to pull out a taser when they shot Daunte Wright. -- (link) - mud Apr 12, 10:27 12
- Honest mistake -- (link) - decline Apr 12, 10:51
- cause the officer was hoping it would stop the car? that excuse is so weak that even the MLB instant reply folks cant screw it up more than - tRuMAN Apr 12, 10:38
- That's the Fruitvale Station story too, right? -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:38
- more -- (link) - mud Apr 12, 10:33 1
  - there'a video and you don't wanna see it. -- nm - mud Apr 12, 10:49
- Right. - znufrii Apr 12, 10:31
- I've poured orange juice into my cereal instead of milk more than once, so I guess that could happen. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 10:30 5
  - Officers wear them on the opposite hip of their service weapon, the heft, feel, and grip are all different between the two and the gun is dark, the - TWuG Apr 12, 10:33 4
    - Agreed, muscle memory doesn't flip like that. (I was being facetious) -- nm - Max Apr 12, 10:36 3
      - aren't your milk & OJ in totally different containers? Were you hungover? geez -- nm - mud Apr 12, 10:39 2
        
        Look pal, I don't get warmed up until noon. Everything before then is a blur. -- (link) - Max Apr 12, 10:42 [youtube] 1
        
        mmmmm...Sally Kellerman -- nm - mud Apr 12, 10:44
2021 politics in two posts... - David, Horny New Guy Apr 12, 10:26
Hey, you know those credits for electric cars? How do those manifest? That is... is it just a bottom line discount on the total price? - Mop Apr 12, 10:21 32
- Current program is a tax credit. It maxes at $7,500 against owed taxes. If you owe less you don't get the extra in cash. - TWuG Apr 12, 10:28 23
  - Hmm... if I understand my tax credits (and I don't!), a $7500 tax credit does NOT equal $7500 in your pocket nor does it equal a $7500 discount on the car's price. Yes? No? Maybe? -- nm* - Mop Apr 12, 10:30 21
    - It’s a non-refundable credit, so cannot exceed your tax liability for that year in combination with any other non-refundable credits. - znufrii Apr 12, 10:44
    - appar I didn't understand this either. I can't believe you have to owe at EOY to get credit. I have no idea how I could structure my life - amanda jeans Apr 12, 10:32 19
      - It must be the difference between 'you had a tax liability' for the year, not balance due on that liability? -- nm - Max Apr 12, 10:38 4
        
        everyone here is saying credit against what you owe, not against liability. if this is true, there's kind of no incentive because the vast majority of - amanda jeans Apr 12, 10:43 3
        
        It’s a credit against liability just like any other credit. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 10:55
        
        It helps wealthy people who owe taxes because they have taxable liability for things other than wages. Sales of stocks, property etc. It's not for - jnine Apr 12, 10:47
        
        Everyone here is probably either mistaken or using ambiguous terminology. It’s a non-refundable credit, so cannot exceed your tax liability. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 12, 10:45
      - I would think you need to plan ahead. Change your W-4 withholding for the year you plan to buy and reduce it by the credit amount? -- nm - decline Apr 12, 10:36 8
        
        but I can't underwwithhold by $7500. I mean, my employer wouldn't let me. it's not physically possible. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 10:38 7
        
        "For instance, if you bought an EV eligible for a $7500 tax credit and your total federal taxes for the year came to $8500, you would owe only $1000 - amanda jeans Apr 12, 10:41 6
        
        just claim ~ 15 dependents and you'll be all set -- nm - decline Apr 12, 10:46
        
        I think you found that at this link. Read down further - TWuG Apr 12, 10:44 4
        
        That’s poorly written. “What you owe in taxes” should mean your total tax liability, not what you owe when you file. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 10:48 3
        
        Yeah, that's how I read it. I think you have to manage your withholding. You just can't get it back if your total tax obligations (including - pmb Apr 12, 10:57 2
        
        It has nothing to do with withholding. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 10:59 1
        
        Right. -- nm - pmb Apr 12, 12:17
      - This is correct. If you don't owe taxes, no credit. -- nm - TWuG Apr 12, 10:34 4
        
        so I would need to underpay my taxes all year (have my employer underwithhold)? this makes no sense at all. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 10:37 3
        
        You're right. It doesn't. Say I have 10,000 withheld and don't owe anything April 15th, but you had 10,000 withholding and still owe 10000, you get th - zunk xometimes Apr 12, 10:47 1
        
        That’s now how it works. -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 10:55
        
        That's how the initial program was structured. It's an incentive, but not the best incentive. The new program may be different - TWuG Apr 12, 10:40
  - if you owe less or if your liability is less? -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 12, 10:29
- You claim it on your tax return. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 10:22
- IIRC, it was a tax credit -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 10:21 6
  - So when I get my tax refund the following year, it's a check of several thousand dollars more than usual? -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:22 5
    - I don't think so. I'm pretty sure it's a deduction that you can claim, therefore, your end refund could be more, I guess. - JaxSean Apr 12, 10:28 2
      - To get the full current credit, you must owe that much in taxes. - TWuG Apr 12, 10:38 1
        
        When I got my Camry hybrid, they were already down lower (since Prius' had taken them for a few years). -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 10:42
    - Yes but you have to buy it. if you lease, you'll get it in the price of the lease (monthly) -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 10:25 1
      - Oh, that works too. Thanks! -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:28
Saw my first Mustang Mach-E in the wild yesterday. Man, that's a nice looking vehicle -- nm - decline Apr 12, 10:21 18
- I took a test drive of one last month. I absolutely wished it could work for my situation, but the back trunk space is two inches too small to... - Edward Havens Apr 12, 10:55
- Besides the VW ID.4, the Volvo X40 Recharge, and the Mustang Mach-E, am I missing any other plug-in electric SUVs? -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:32 11
  - Mercedes has an awesome all electric minivan. But it's $80,000... and only available in certain parts of Europe. -- nm - Edward Havens Apr 12, 10:56
  - Munro has an ID.4 that he'll probably be doing a tear-down on. Check his videos. - TWuG Apr 12, 10:56
  - I guess the Tesla Model X fits in there, too. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:42 1
    - Model Y -- nm - TWuG Apr 12, 10:47
  - Rivian and Cybertruck -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 10:41 3
    - Rivian is building an SUV, though probably not this year. Cybertruck is not an SUV. -- nm - TWuG Apr 12, 10:52
    - Now you're just making stuff up. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:43 1
      - you totally need a Cybertruck -- nm - decline Apr 12, 10:44
  - isnt there a new kia or hyundia? -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 12, 10:40 2
    - Yes. The Niro is both PHEV and full EV I think. -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 10:48
    - you could get a plug in minivan (pacifica has that option right?) -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 12, 10:41
- I have a carvana search posted for either a Kia Niro (PHEV) or RAV4 Prime in Blue with sunroof. Should be an interesting process as my wife really - oblique Apr 12, 10:26
- I think they're fugly, but not sure I've seen one in the wild -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 10:22 1
  - I thought it was a Maserati SUV when I first saw it - decline Apr 12, 10:24
- I'm pretty determined that this is the car I'm getting when my lease expires in December. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:21 1
  - I am also interested, but my lease has another 2 years I think (which I'm glad about because I think it takes some time to get the kinks out of these - pmb Apr 12, 10:23
Amanda: HQ will be in the city. - ty97 Apr 12, 10:15 1
- I'm going to New York City - zunk xometimes Apr 12, 10:26
The longest commercial passenger flight in the world is Singapore-JFK. 13 crew members on the plane. 11 passengers today. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 10:14 10
- They'll probably still run out of overhead baggage space. -- nm - LMS Apr 12, 10:23
- I imagine either those tickets are insanely expensive, or that flight is losing money on fuel. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 10:19 1
  - flight is undoubtedly losing money with 11 passengers, hopefully there are more passengers for the other direction JFK-SIN -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 10:25
- I know they didn't pay for it but I don't understand not just pulling everyone up to J for the flight and leaving the main cabin closed. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 10:19 2
  - the plane would flip over and break in half with all the weight up front :) -- nm - oblique Apr 12, 10:28
  - I think the plane for this route only has business and premium economy (no regular economy seats) -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 10:27
- Pull all the seats and put in a dozen full sized mattresses. -- nm - Max Apr 12, 10:17
- How long a flight? -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 10:17 2
  - 19 hrs give or take. - spamlet Apr 12, 10:19 1
    - Each passenger should claim an hour. -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 10:23
Thanks all for the answers on B2 - helpful! -- nm - JenBro Apr 12, 10:14
Lucy Liu has been cast as the villain Kalypso in SHAZAM 2 -- (link) - stim-mie Apr 12, 10:12 1
- I'll allow it. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:23
To clarify, after the CW bailed on Netflix, its parents - basically Paramount/Viacom and WarnerMedia - agreed to bring its content to HBO Max. - Mop Apr 12, 10:12 3
- "Netflix circa 2015 looked like a convenient way to monetize recent back catalog, in 2021, the platform is now more of a problem than a solution" -- nm - David, Horny New Guy Apr 12, 10:32 2
  - Netflix was at least smart enough to spend to build a library of their own content. They had to know that this type of thing was on the way. -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 10:35 1
    - Yep. What ever AI is running Netflix at this point is psychic. They were planning for a rainy day long before anyone saw it coming. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:37
My theatre reopened two weeks ago, limited to 25% capacity, then expanded to 50% capacity last Monday... - Edward Havens Apr 12, 10:11 5
- We'll be in theatres this weekend if someone locally picks up the Wolfwalkers re-release. -- nm - spamlet Apr 12, 10:14 1
  - Such a good movie. Shame it's going to lose to Soul. -- nm - Edward Havens Apr 12, 10:59
- Are they calling you back into work? -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 10:13 2
  - They've already called me back... (spoilers) - Edward Havens Apr 12, 10:51 1
    - Ugh. That sucks. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 11:12
Introducing an industry first Auto-Converting, Interactive, Programmable, Voice Activated, Mobile Controlled - Optimus Prime Robot -- (link) - JD Apr 12, 10:07 1
- $700......umm, no thanks. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 12, 10:15

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