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couchdive

67 karma · joined September 10, 2013

I fall on my face, I am the leader of the pack, I fall on my face

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/couchdive; my proof: https://keybase.io/couchdive/sigs/_NXIPD6qP-k7S4B_y7KViPpJCrG9JqCaDCjSr-kzG4g ]

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couchdive··on AI companies are shredding rare books
Do they? scope out their federal tax liability in 2025.

https://insidethemagic.net/2026/04/new-report-shows-that-the...

couchdive··on Accessibility Issues Are Often Usability Issues
Is it just me? or does this image and all the links not have the most basic element of accessibility. Image and Link naming
couchdive··on Show HN: If you lose your memory, how to regain access to your computer?
3 months of non-use is the lowest term available before it will enact. That's too long for most situations except maybe probate court
couchdive··on Zohran Mamdani wins the New York mayoral race
most importantly he made this 100 yard dash immediately after winning the primary, not when met with congressional objections as president elect.
couchdive··on Nearly half of drivers killed in (Ohio County) crashes had THC in their blood
in other news, half of Ohio county not dead in auto crashes, also test positive of THC
couchdive··on Hunter S Thompson's death to be reviewed more than 20 years later
might be life insurance as well
couchdive··on Did "Big Oil" Sell Us on a Recycling Scam?
but... but... the all new ipad pro is 2 microns thinner!

You can fit 2 of them under the bathroom door at the same time stacked, (DONT ASK)

couchdive··on Coinbase says hackers bribed staff to steal customer data, demanding $20M ransom
wait, coinbase has staff?
couchdive··on Reasons to fight cashless contagion
all good points.

But, we are forgetting the unbanked, underbanked, the day laborers and migrant farm workers paid cash, the LexisNexis tracking leading to unbanked.

Check cashing places are slimming, buts that's more due to entry level jobs offering prepaid debit cards as payment of salary. Yum Brands I believe does this. But of course, prepaid debit cards cant be used everywhere. (Hotels, deposits, some gas pumps, etc)

couchdive··on Photos from the SpaceX Debris Field
everything doesn't have to make sense. Like 12 day old accounts that signed up to jock elon musk.
couchdive··on Photos from the SpaceX Debris Field
honestly, this is all to plunder the solar system further. Mining asteroids, etc. Of course the R&D is tax payer publicly funded and the future profits privatized. This is the way it has always been.
couchdive··on Photos from the SpaceX Debris Field
needed that 420 launch date bro. Seriously, it comes down to that.
couchdive··on Apple CEO Tim Cook requests and receives a 40% pay cut
ah, isn't the bulk of compensation in stock anyways?
couchdive··on Why do new cars look like wet putty?
I feel like the "militarization" look of consumer vehicles is being overlooked by many.

From the color, to matte, to huge grills or sleek looks.

couchdive··on Court Says Using Chalk on Tires for Parking Enforcement Violates Constitution
But infrared pictures of your license plate ran through private corporations databases are not.

The future is grand

couchdive··on 5G Is Likely to Put Weather Forecasting at Risk
be sure to research and laugh at e-rating windows and the 5g range.
couchdive··on Verizon says to shed 10,400 jobs by mid next year
An acquantance was offered this. he was offered 2 years salery upfront. after the end date, it reverts back to 1 year salary.
couchdive··on Verizon says to shed 10,400 jobs by mid next year
verizon 5G is a joke right now

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-12/at-t-ceo-...

https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/2/17927712/verizon-5g-home-...

couchdive··on IRS Notification
Correct but slightly off.

Although the IRS considers it property, it also allows capital gains and losses on such due to its widely fluctuating price. This means filing cost basis and net gross and loss when the crypto was spent, sold, created (mined), given to another person, etcetera.

here is document Notice 2014-21. In which conditions for crypto IRS conditions are explained in an easy to understand fashion. It's widely interesting to me. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-14-21.pdf

I filed for gains for three years, losses for one year. But im out of it, everything is to hot for me.

more info on filing losses. It is the same as declaring losses on stocks pretty much. Cost basis when received, bought, created, or given to you on commerce and then consolidation when that crypto is sold, traded in commerce, etc.

http://fortune.com/2018/01/29/bitcoin-taxes-cryptocurrency-i...

https://medium.com/the-litecoin-school-of-crypto/how-to-tax-...

couchdive··on Rhode Island legislature considering $20 fee on accessing online porn
And also very legitimate purposes for calling girls over to drink whiskey with them? It was good whiskey though!
couchdive··on Rhode Island legislature considering $20 fee on accessing online porn
the police drinking whiskey in the squad cars watching porn are gonna have to figure out how to get around this!
couchdive··on IRS Notification
I think you are right, by law any other security or commodity or group would normally disclose any known profits or interest made.

It's a capital asset and you must disclose any realized gains or losses on a cost basis. And long term and short term gains rates apply.

The only difference here is that unlike a stock, I can go sell bitcoin on the street and it would be hard to trace.

IRS will have to go after exchanges or somehow get savvy enough for people to post proof of ownership on addresses to show they didn't liquefy their holdings or deal with those who said it got stolen...etcetera

I mean, I understand people don't like paying taxes, but laws in 2014 made it pretty clear you need to claim for crypto in the US. Some will argue that the feds don't make your local coin shop file if you pick up silver all the time in small batches, but if you went and sold 50k in silver to the shop, you better be ready to claim it on your taxes. (unless it sank on your boat of course)

couchdive··on Growing a company that sells miniature construction supplies to $17k a month
sheets use to be at cost with free shipping, but the dang card churners killed everything related to this site.

They would buy monsterboxes of coins of various monies on credit cards and turn them back into the bank and pay the bill for perks.

They eventually changed the Merchant category codes to cash advance, and then raised the prices. :-(

couchdive··on Grammarly shared its tokens with all websites
not sure, but they just lost a customer.

My annual sub end March 1st which is about perfect timing since they were trying to double the annual rate without proper notice, in my opinion.

couchdive··on Three national corporations control nearly all of San Francisco's live music
um, is this link correct?
couchdive··on China Escalates Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Trading
After 4 years of this back and forth Chinese crypto news, I'm starting to think China is shorting and buying based on their announcements.
couchdive··on 3,500 Occult Manuscripts Will Be Digitized and Made Freely Available Online
Aleister Crowley is dancing a jig
couchdive··on Why Netflix Was Less Outspoken on Net Neutrality This Time
or.......it could be they saw the writing on the wall and have already been paying for better bandwidth since 2014....

https://news.avclub.com/netflix-to-pay-comcast-for-bandwidth...

couchdive··on Statement on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings
thanks for the more detailed and accurate info!
couchdive··on Statement on Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings
and probably requiring Accredited Investors only at some point, which probably 90 percent of crypto folks aren't, myself included.

Accredited investors must make 200 to 300k annual (dual income allowed) and/or have 5 mill in tied up assets and/or a net worth of over 1 mill.

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