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Forum: Social Studies 16 June 2013, 08:20 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 1,829
Posted By lord_feldon
Well, it's a small downside, but if the server...

Well, it's a small downside, but if the server has a cash wage less than minimum wage, not tipping (and I'm not saying to do this) does take away the portion of the tip that the owner is allowed to...
Forum: SLC 15 June 2013, 08:48 AM
Replies: 486
Views: 17,294
Posted By lord_feldon
This California government page...

This California government page (http://www.dgs.ca.gov/dsa/Programs/progAccess/accessfaqs.aspx#faq10) says only ground floor apartments have to be accessible if there's no elevator.
Forum: Business Bytes 14 June 2013, 09:52 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 2,943
Posted By lord_feldon
And in some of those states, a retailer who...

And in some of those states, a retailer who illegally includes the tax and sells something for $5 will owe taxes on the full $5, not $4.67 or whatever it was.
Forum: Business Bytes 14 June 2013, 07:23 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 2,943
Posted By lord_feldon
How was the final amount that you owed...

How was the final amount that you owed communicated to you? You're not "supposed to simply know about it" and then pay it based that knowledge. It's supposed to be included when you're given the...
Forum: Rantidote 14 June 2013, 01:47 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,145
Posted By lord_feldon
Some of them made up a fake "civil" or "peace"...

Some of them made up a fake "civil" or "peace" flag for the US. It has vertical stripes, with blue stars on a white canton. I think the use of the real flag (or "war" flag) is proof to them that...
Forum: SLC 13 June 2013, 05:38 AM
Replies: 486
Views: 17,294
Posted By lord_feldon
The article doesn't address all wind-related...

The article doesn't address all wind-related building regulations, just ones related to tornadoes specifically. (Although the winds in the average tornado are low enough that I think they'd be...
Forum: Rantidote 12 June 2013, 07:13 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,380
Posted By lord_feldon
I think a crime in progress is an emergency...

I think a crime in progress is an emergency because it requires attention right away. For me, a non-emergency would be something that could wait without any serious consequences. A criminal escaping...
Forum: SLC 12 June 2013, 07:45 AM
Replies: 486
Views: 17,294
Posted By lord_feldon
Wood is cheap. According to this article...

Wood is cheap.

According to this article (http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/0523/Joplin-Missouri-Why-are-there-no-tornado-building-codes-in-Tornado-Alley), tornadoes are so rare (at a specific...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 02 June 2013, 08:13 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,941
Posted By lord_feldon
How much more does a cross-country letter...

How much more does a cross-country letter actually cost? Flat-rate letters came about because it was found that long-distance letters weren't really more expensive, IIRC. Almost all of the cost was...
Forum: Social Studies 01 June 2013, 05:36 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,424
Posted By lord_feldon
It's apparently not the whole thing, but not...

It's apparently not the whole thing, but not every place requires pictures of the face.
Forum: Social Studies 31 May 2013, 01:41 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 3,424
Posted By lord_feldon
A lot of cameras use sensors in the pavement,...

A lot of cameras use sensors in the pavement, though. Radar detectors were completely oblivious to the speed cameras my city installed. (But they weren't hidden. There were signs on each one, as well...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 30 May 2013, 07:25 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,941
Posted By lord_feldon
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-09-21/busine...

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-09-21/business/9309200577_1_postal-service-first-class-mail-couriers



I don't know if they've done that at all in the 20 years since then, though.
Forum: Soapbox Derby 30 May 2013, 06:28 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,941
Posted By lord_feldon
AFAIK, they're not. IIRC, if a particular post...

AFAIK, they're not. IIRC, if a particular post office doesn't have enough customers, people just get PO boxes.
Forum: Soapbox Derby 30 May 2013, 09:46 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,941
Posted By lord_feldon
The USPS has an actual, enforced monopoly (not a...

The USPS has an actual, enforced monopoly (not a de facto monopoly) on letters. There's a minimum price for letters carried by private carriers.
Forum: Soapbox Derby 30 May 2013, 09:22 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 2,941
Posted By lord_feldon
The pricing is mandated by law. It's illegal for...

The pricing is mandated by law. It's illegal for UPS or FedEx to charge what the USPS charges.
Forum: Automobiles 27 May 2013, 01:59 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 16,025
Posted By lord_feldon
If you admit to needing corrective lenses, what's...

If you admit to needing corrective lenses, what's the point of the eye test? I thought that's what the eye test was for.
Forum: Social Studies 23 May 2013, 08:53 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 3,486
Posted By lord_feldon
The Texas constitution bans the state from...

The Texas constitution bans the state from recognizing relationships "similar to marriage." Is cohabitation similar enough to be nonexistent in the eyes of the state?
Forum: Soapbox Derby 23 May 2013, 07:03 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,320
Posted By lord_feldon
Why would they do that, and how would it have...

Why would they do that, and how would it have anything to do with Obamacare if they did? They could switch to mini-coverage (or no coverage) before the Affordable Care Act.
Forum: Police Blotter 23 May 2013, 07:07 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,588
Posted By lord_feldon
I think that's why same-sex marriage in the UK...

I think that's why same-sex marriage in the UK will explicitly exclude non-consummation as grounds for annulment.
Forum: Business Bytes 17 May 2013, 11:06 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,896
Posted By lord_feldon
It might be....

It might be. (http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddganos/2013/05/15/north-carolinas-threat-to-tesla-likely-unconstitutional/)
Forum: Business Bytes 16 May 2013, 06:30 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,896
Posted By lord_feldon
They do sell them online, and this bill would...

They do sell them online, and this bill would make that illegal too.
Forum: Politics 12 May 2013, 07:04 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 35,849
Posted By lord_feldon
In Ohio, you register as a member of a party by...

In Ohio, you register as a member of a party by voting in that party's primary. Being a "registered Democrat" just means that the last time you voted in a party primary, it was the Democratic primary.
Forum: War, What Is It Good For? 11 May 2013, 11:36 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,997
Posted By lord_feldon
http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c...

http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=4746357&ct=5571239
Forum: SLC 09 May 2013, 10:27 AM
Replies: 1,001
Views: 55,960
Posted By lord_feldon
The Australian PM doesn't have to be natural...

The Australian PM doesn't have to be natural born, but is essentially banned from being a dual citizen. (Ministers are required to be a member of either house of Parliament within three months of...
Forum: SLC 08 May 2013, 03:50 AM
Replies: 1,001
Views: 55,960
Posted By lord_feldon
The person named in Canada's constitution as its...

The person named in Canada's constitution as its chief executive has never been born or even permanently resident in Canada. The person that actually exercises that power (the Prime Minister) has no...
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