thegreatgazoo

thegreatgazoo t1_je9ryy7 wrote

There were a bunch that weren't even questionable. /r/jailbait comes to mind, and I know there were worse out there. It wasn't quite as blatant as Usenet used to be/still is (there were/are such lovely groups as alt.binaries.pictures.erotic.preteens, .early teens, and .boys). I haven't been on it in 20 years, so I have no idea what it's like now. I wouldn't even want to look because I'd presume it's all honey potted at this point (basically if you go there, everything you do is logged)

That said, the only reason Reddit banned them was that they were embarrassed in the press .

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thegreatgazoo t1_je81m6q wrote

skip the chains.

Try something like FreeTaxUsa.com. It's free for federal and something like $15 for state.

If you're getting chemo, you might be at the threshold where you can start deducting medical expenses.

Have you paid any taxes along the way, file and pay your quarterlies? I presume he had taxes withheld?

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thegreatgazoo t1_j6wui9a wrote

I live near Atlanta. It has been dubbed the "city in a forest", as there's about a 50% tree canopy.

Other than the pollen, people killed and power outages caused by falling trees, and dealing with loblolly pines (they are basically 80 ft/20 m tall weeds) they are great.

That said, it only works because Atlanta had mostly low density housing. For instance I have a suburban tract house with around 20 mature trees. As the housing density is bumping up, we are losing tree canopy.

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thegreatgazoo t1_j6i8puh wrote

The range is only half of the picture. Current airplanes can refuel quickly and easily and get back in the air. A battery powered airplane would need either multiple charge points or swappable batteries.

Then there's fire suppression unless a battery that is much less flammable than lithium ion batteries are used.

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thegreatgazoo t1_iwpqklg wrote

I doubt that an extended stay hotel costs $300k/unit.

The benefit of tiny houses is that if one gets trashed, they are a lot easier to swap out with a new one, especially if they are mass produced. Though I'd think that they could be put into a frame with multiple floors and walkways on one side and forklift access in the back to allow them to be easily swapped out with quick connect power, sewer, and water lines.

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thegreatgazoo t1_iwlvnpf wrote

The Veterans Community Project currently does this.

San Francisco on the other hand has spent $60,000/year/tent "supporting" the homeless and nothing has improved. After sitting on a $1 billion bond issued to build housing for the homeless for 10 years, Los Angeles has started building them at $300k to $600k/unit.

It shouldn't be rocket science to build cheap and safe housing.

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