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  • Sure, the more correct wording would be “neither the customer nor the company are taxed on the donation”. Assuming the customer itemizes their taxes, which a you’ve pointed out is rare.

    I’m trying to speak at the level of people who post stuff like the OP. Some of the details don’t shake out correctly but I’m not trying to get in the weeds of US tax code here if the main point holds up.



  • Ah, this again.

    The mega corporation did not receive any tax benefit from collecting donations. They are able to write off the amount of donations from their income, so that they aren’t paying tax on the money they collected specifically to be donated.

    1. Company collects $1 donation from customer
    2. Company has $1 extra income
    3. Company donates $1 to charity
    4. Company writes that dollar off of their income.
    5. Company reports the exact same profit/loss as if they had not collected donations.

  • Eh, kinda. The largest uranium reserves in the world are in Australia, and the highest grade uranium deposits are in Canada. The western US has large reserves that don’t require international trade (though they’re mostly in federally protected land so it would take a lot of government action to actually start mining it).

    That said, Kazakhstan does the most uranium mining at the moment by a wide margin and they’re not exactly a shining example of democracy. They’re responsible for 25% of US uranium imports.







  • Layers are the way to go.

    1. Long Underwear, a long sleeve breathable undershirt, good WOOL socks
    2. A sweater or other medium-thickness top garment.
    3. Waterproof snow pants and coat.

    Good boots, preferably waterproof if you’ll be in the snow a fair amount. Definitely good so you have better grip on snowy/icy ground. Thin “liner” gloves and thick waterproof gloves to go over those. A warm hat that covers your ears (I really appreciated my trapper hat when I went to Tromsø).

    Avoid cotton. Cotton is horrible at insulating if it gets wet, as opposed to wool which can keep you warm while fully drenched.








  • Patent No. 7545191

    • [Patent application date: July 30, 2024]
    • [Patent registration date: August 27, 2024]
    • Relates to a player character throwing an item at a character in the field, which triggers combat.

    Patent No. 7493117

    • [Patent application date: February 26, 2024]
    • [Patent registration date: May 22, 2024]
    • Basically an extension of the above, relating to being able to capture Pokémon in the wild rather than just in combat like previous generations.

    Patent No. 7528390

    • [Patent application date: March 5, 2024]
    • [Patent registration date: July 26, 2024]
    • Relating to being able to ride creatures in the open world.

    Note that every single one of these patents was filed after palworld was released, and they’re all awfully vague about what they actually cover.