Joe

I like tech and anime. Also a freelance video editor and social media manager.

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@AdamJMatlock @MotorolaUS There's a Moto Pad?

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@chromeunboxed I mean... It could be fragmented or Samsung just might nail it and give us such a good experience that we''d want Project Aluminum OS to take inspiration from One UI 9. I'm not against this kind of fragmentation. This could be competition.

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@l2000002 @linusgsebastian @AmazingZoltan Right. I don't think even Linus would disagree that its a regressive tax. I think his point was simply that a sales tax taxes everyone without consideration for the income level.

You're focusing on the impact of a sales tax. His unhelpful point is more on the what is being taxed

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@l2000002 @linusgsebastian @AmazingZoltan Now sales tax doesn't differ based on how much you make. Everyone just pays the certain percentage that is applied when purchasing the item, right? Because of this, one could argue it's a tax that applies to 100% of your income.

It's a flawed argument imo, but not unreasonable.

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@l2000002 @linusgsebastian @AmazingZoltan Eh. I disagree with Linus's take but this is unfair. By "100% of your income", he's referring to how much of the income is taxable. NOT that 100% is taken away. After all, certain types of taxes make exemptions and such to not tax until you reach a certain threshold of income.

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@r_bow1993 @linusgsebastian @AmazingZoltan In the US, there are studies to that say more than 50% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. These people spend all their income and don't or can't save.

Now sales tax doesn't apply to all of that groups spending but...people spending 100% of income isn't that unusual.

[Joe @consumenrates]

Celebrated 4/20 today by taking advantage of @CarlsJr's BYOB for $4.20 deal. Superb deal and food was excellent like always. A score of 420 out of 10!

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@AndroidPolice There's a probably a reason why they warn you about these things in the flags settings.

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@Jason_Stapleton @FiveGuys Is Five Guys considered fast food? I thought it was more of a casual restaurant.

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@TechDaily Well, in fairness, diversifying your income is a good way to navigate life....assuming they are making that YouTube money in the first place. lol.

It's a good way to trick the "get rich while you sit on the couch" crowd though.

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@linusgsebastian Oh. It's April Fool's huh?

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@kusuriya_PR I love how well this works with Gaoshun's character. LMAO. 😂🤣

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@DigestAndroid Playstation is owned by Sony, but they've maintained enough of their identity to feel like they're their own thing. This and their marketing strategies & loyal following give them the kind of leeway that Xbox just doesn't have. That's the difference I think.

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@AdamJMatlock Is this AI or was this like a real thing?

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@DigestAndroid Well, I mean if you are already in the market for it... not a bad time to pick one up.

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@lonseidman I mean... everything has an audience technically. The proper question is whether that audience is large enough or devoted enough to your show to justify the production cost. Plenty of ways monetize this if you have the right kind of audience.

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@pepsi I'd agree but none of the restaurants or fast food places near me offer a Pepsi option... I'm stuck with the other guy.

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@AdamJMatlock Man. The Sony looks thin. lol.

[Joe @OctillionthJoe]

@SnowCainSamurai @animetv_jp Is there a difference between the two? I'm not asking to argue btw. Genuinely always just thought that sequels counted as spinoffs.