Quote from: Oliver the Second on November 10, 2025, 08:16:21 AMTwo Hundred and Fifty years ago

whazzup, chief.... are you digging Borderlands 4? i haven't played it but i play the first one occasionally when i wanna reminisce about the "good ol' days"....

Quote from: deadskinmask on November 10, 2025, 08:21:45 AMwhazzup, chief.... are you digging Borderlands 4? i haven't played it but i play the first one occasionally when i wanna reminisce about the "good ol' days"....

Nope, still stuck with my PS4. Want to get a new console but damn they're expensive.

Right now I'm playing CrossCode on PC, it's a pretty interesting game. RPG, platforming, tons of puzzles and big bad boss fights. It's sort of what you would get if you threw Zelda, Mario Brothers, Myst and Dark Souls into a blender and hit puree.

Quote from: Oliver the Second on November 10, 2025, 08:37:50 AMNope, still stuck with my PS4. Want to get a new console but damn they're expensive.

Right now I'm playing CrossCode on PC, it's a pretty interesting game. RPG, platforming, tons of puzzles and big bad boss fights. It's sort of what you would get if you threw Zelda, Mario Brothers, Myst and Dark Souls into a blender and hit puree.

i think theres a rebate for a ps5 on the playstation store.... and i think black friday will be big for consoles as well.... good luck....

I almost forgot, thanks for reminding me.

Ten years ago today

 

The IRS has closed its Direct File service that allowed taxpayers to file their taxes for free.

A Treasury report found that 0.5 percent of 146 million tax returns for tax year 2024 were filed via the program.

Quote from: DKG on November 11, 2025, 10:01:32 AMThe IRS has closed its Direct File service that allowed taxpayers to file their taxes for free.

A Treasury report found that 0.5 percent of 146 million tax returns for tax year 2024 were filed via the program.

I don't understand why it isn't done automatically. Why do we have to fill out a bunch of forms giving them information that they already have? Just figure it up and send me a copy along with a check or payment voucher.

Quote from: Oliver the Second on November 11, 2025, 10:11:58 AMI don't understand why it isn't done automatically. Why do we have to fill out a bunch of forms giving them information that they already have? Just figure it up and send me a copy along with a check or payment voucher.

For a basic return, yes.

Quote from: Oliver the Second on November 11, 2025, 09:50:14 AM

It's Rememberance Day.....we observe a minute of silence at eleven am.

Quote from: DKG on November 11, 2025, 10:20:12 AMFor a basic return, yes.

My wife and I had union deductions, RRSP deductions, charitable deductions, and some years educational and professional expense deductions. How would the IRS or Revenue Canada know that?

Quote from: Brent on November 11, 2025, 12:31:16 PMMy wife and I had union deductions, RRSP deductions, charitable deductions, and some years educational and professional expense deductions. How would the IRS or Revenue Canada know that?

If you don't claim it, they don't know and you don't get those deductions.

My folks told me about this back in the day in Ukraine USSR.

Quote from: Herman on November 12, 2025, 09:08:36 PMMy folks told me about this back in the day in Ukraine USSR.

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Have the Brits finally had enough of mass immigration from the third world?

The British government has created authoritarian hate-speech legislation to prevent civilians from questioning the state's actions. They smear those who disagree as dumb, racist idiots. And they have eliminate symbols of national solidarity and pride.

Government-impersonation scams cost Americans more than $400 million in losses last year, according to the FBI.

A new government-imposter scam is targeting Social Security recipients via fake emails, letters, or texts, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Social Security Administration (SSA) said in a Nov. 12 statement.

According to the watchdog, fraudsters send targets emails with the subject line "Alert: Social Security Account Issues Detected" and an official-looking attachment titled "Suspension of Social Security Number Due to Criminal Activities," using fake SSA OIG letterheads.

"This high-pressure scam claims the recipient's Social Security number will be suspended within 24 hours and their case referred for criminal prosecution, listing several charges," OIG said. "The attachment is stamped 'Official Document' and 'Official Government Communication,' urging recipients to immediately contact the OIG using the provided number."