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Re: Random Thread
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2025 5:49 am
by Raphael
keenir wrote: ↑Sat Apr 19, 2025 4:31 pm
Hey, if it brings in more taxes, why wouldn't regional borders get wibbly-wobbly? Imperial Rome would be proud.
Oh, the Roman Empire seems to have had mostly consistent regional borders. The
Holy Roman Empire, on the other hand...
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2025 7:26 am
by WeepingElf
Raphael wrote: ↑Sun Apr 20, 2025 5:49 am
keenir wrote: ↑Sat Apr 19, 2025 4:31 pm
Hey, if it brings in more taxes, why wouldn't regional borders get wibbly-wobbly? Imperial Rome would be proud.
Oh, the Roman Empire seems to have had mostly consistent regional borders. The
Holy Roman Empire, on the other hand...
Well, the Romans changed the administrative divisions in their empire several times. But the general idea which parts of the empires were
Italia,
Gallia,
Hispania and the like, did not change. After all, they could not change mountain ranges at all and the courses of major rivers not much.
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:01 am
by kosen444
WeepingElf wrote: ↑Sun Apr 20, 2025 7:26 am
Raphael wrote: ↑Sun Apr 20, 2025 5:49 am
keenir wrote: ↑Sat Apr 19, 2025 4:31 pm
Hey, if it brings in more taxes, why wouldn't regional borders get wibbly-wobbly? Imperial Rome would be proud.
Oh, the Roman Empire seems to have had mostly consistent regional borders. The
Holy Roman Empire, on the other hand...
Well, the Romans changed the administrative divisions in their empire several times. But the general idea which parts of the empires were
Italia,
Gallia,
Hispania and the like, did not change. After all, they could not change mountain ranges at all and the courses of major rivers not much.
And what’s interesting is how those stable geographic boundaries ended up shaping cultural identities long after the empire fell. Places like Gaul and Hispania eventually morphed into France and Spain, but the regional divisions still echo Roman lines. Even modern infrastructure and trade routes often follow the same paths Roman engineers laid out
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2025 8:20 am
by Raphael
What on Earth is happening in Spain and Portugal?
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c9wpq8xrvd9t
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 4:40 am
by Ares Land
That must have been scary. I've tried finding out what the cause was, but it looks like they still haven't figured it out.
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Sat May 03, 2025 11:39 am
by rotting bones
This line caught my eye:
All the organs of the state become ears, eyes, arms, legs, by means of which the interest of the forest owner hears, observes, appraises, protects, reaches out, and runs.
I like it.
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 7:52 am
by Raphael
OK, people, I'm about to try to make sense of my taxes. Wish me luck.
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 8:45 am
by Raphael
Raphael wrote: ↑Thu May 08, 2025 7:52 am
OK, people, I'm about to try to make sense of my taxes. Wish me luck.
Update: I've now gone through the forms and written down all the parts I don't understand. My next planned step is that, tomorrow morning, I'll try to call the tax office to ask them about the things I've written down.
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 8:45 am
by xxx
another one trying to attack Voynich...
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 10:30 am
by keenir
Raphael wrote: ↑Thu May 08, 2025 7:52 am
OK, people, I'm about to try to make sense of my taxes. Wish me luck.
i wish you good luck and good fortune. keep safe - paper cuts are dangerous, and being on hold tries the patience of all of us.
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Thu May 08, 2025 10:33 am
by Raphael
Thank you! The forms are online, though, so the risk of paper cuts is reduced. I'm still using some printouts and a note-taking piece of paper, though.
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Fri May 09, 2025 2:47 am
by Raphael
Raphael wrote: ↑Thu May 08, 2025 8:45 am
Raphael wrote: ↑Thu May 08, 2025 7:52 am
OK, people, I'm about to try to make sense of my taxes. Wish me luck.
Update: I've now gone through the forms and written down all the parts I don't understand. My next planned step is that, tomorrow morning, I'll try to call the tax office to ask them about the things I've written down.
Next update: the tax office is updating their software and doesn't take any calls today. I'll have to try again on Monday.
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Sat May 10, 2025 7:18 am
by Raphael
On a lighter note, I just discovered this at Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lists_of_lists
List of lists of lists
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"List of lists" redirects here. For a non-comprehensive list of Wikipedia lists, see Wikipedia:Contents/Lists. For all lists on Wikipedia, see Category:Lists. "LoLoL" redirects here. For the Chilean town, see Lolol. For the internet slang, see LOL.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
This list of lists of lists is a list of articles that are lists of other list articles. Each of the pages linked here is an index to multiple lists on a topic.
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Sun May 11, 2025 8:48 pm
by Man in Space
Tired: Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Wired: Dumic and Xšalad at Akana
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 6:47 am
by Raphael
Raphael wrote: ↑Thu May 08, 2025 7:52 am
OK, people, I'm about to try to make sense of my taxes. Wish me luck.
I
think I'm done.
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 8:15 am
by lëtzeshark
Raphael wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 6:47 am
Raphael wrote: ↑Thu May 08, 2025 7:52 am
OK, people, I'm about to try to make sense of my taxes. Wish me luck.
I
think I'm done.
Yay, tax declarations. At least you only had one to wrangle... I had four this year, and it was "fun".
Netherlands, because of emigration; Luxembourg, which was optional, but refund; US federal, because I have a US passport; and North Carolina state, because I'm domiciled in NC per US law (though while not obligatory, I still file the NC return for legal reasons).
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 11:45 am
by Raphael
doctor shark wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 8:15 am
Yay, tax declarations. At least you only had one to wrangle... I had four this year, and it was "fun".
Netherlands, because of emigration; Luxembourg, which was optional, but refund; US federal, because I have a US passport; and North Carolina state, because I'm domiciled in NC per US law (though while not obligatory, I still file the NC return for legal reasons).
Ouch! Commiserations. OK, technically I did two different taxes - income and turnover - but they're handled by the same agency, and I did them through the same online interface, so it wasn't that different from doing one tax.
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 1:08 pm
by Travis B.
doctor shark wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 8:15 am
Raphael wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 6:47 am
Raphael wrote: ↑Thu May 08, 2025 7:52 am
OK, people, I'm about to try to make sense of my taxes. Wish me luck.
I
think I'm done.
Yay, tax declarations. At least you only had one to wrangle... I had four this year, and it was "fun".
Netherlands, because of emigration; Luxembourg, which was optional, but refund; US federal, because I have a US passport; and North Carolina state, because I'm domiciled in NC per US law (though while not obligatory, I still file the NC return for legal reasons).
Aigh! That sounds "fun" for sure...
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 10:41 am
by hwhatting
Raphael wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 11:45 am
OK, technically I did two different taxes - income and turnover - but they're handled by the same agency, and I did them through the same online interface, so it wasn't that different from doing one tax.
Turnover? So you have a business?
Re: Random Thread
Posted: Thu May 15, 2025 10:52 am
by Raphael
hwhatting wrote: ↑Thu May 15, 2025 10:41 am
Raphael wrote: ↑Tue May 13, 2025 11:45 am
OK, technically I did two different taxes - income and turnover - but they're handled by the same agency, and I did them through the same online interface, so it wasn't that different from doing one tax.
Turnover? So you have a business?
I have a
hobby that German tax law classifies as a business, because it involves (very small amounts of) money. I've self-published a book of short essays, and, so far, got paid the princely sum of 22 Euros and 5 cents for it. And since there's apparently no legal minimum for turnover tax...