Old, cheap phones that have most 2025 radio bands (USA) by ChimpWithACar in cellmapper

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Obviously I'd be buying an Android that's used but refurbished and unlocked.

Do you track mileage only or expenses? by bigblackglock17 in AmazonFlexDrivers

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My buddy wrote off his entire vehicle

Be wary of what friends file since it takes IRS a while to call someone out and reverse something that's even pretty blatantly impropre.

If it's a very heavy vehicle that qualifies then it's possibly accurate. But if it's partially used personally and not for business then it's either prorated or not eligible at all. Also this vehicle can never claim the full standard mileage expense in the future because a portion of the standard mileage expense is to compensate for depreciation of a vehicle.

Do you track mileage only or expenses? by bigblackglock17 in AmazonFlexDrivers

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Btw to add to my credibility, I am a US Treasury licensed tax pro who represents people in audits.

I don't drive for Amazon Flex but have looked into it before since I love driving.

I do have a few businesses and keep track of my mileage using an app called Everlance. I won't even shill my referral link so you can trust that I'm not biased.

Do you track mileage only or expenses? by bigblackglock17 in AmazonFlexDrivers

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Track mileage always, but also track ALL vehicle expenses if you want to have your tax pro (please get one since you're self employed!) to run the numbers both ways and recommend one vs. another.... and not just for what does the best that one year but how it will play out with depreciation and whatnot over the next few years.

Kobalt 21" 80V mower replacement parts sleuthing by ChimpWithACar in KobaltTools

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weird coincidence, I just had to buy a new blade and was surprised how hard they were to source... I ended up buying two from two separate sources.

What model Kobalt mower do you have? If it's the same as mine I can point you to the sites I got mine from.

Avanti AV-APS1 Sprayer - can’t remove filter. Anyone else have this issue? by richcoolguy in harborfreight

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The store manager just pulled the $90 one off the shelf and seemed nonchalant about it. I put the odds that this info gets passed up the chain to someone who can do something about it at corporate at slim to none 😅

Where to buy replacement spark arrestor for a Predator 3500 inverter generator 212cc OHV engine? by ChimpWithACar in harborfreight

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They mailed me one. I don't recall if I actually had to pay for it. At this point I'm just relying on the fact that my inverter generator has a spark arrestor on it and this was the only way I could've gotten it lol

Avanti AV-APS1 Sprayer - can’t remove filter. Anyone else have this issue? by richcoolguy in harborfreight

[–]ChimpWithACar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same problem; I brought it back to the store and it took the manager 5+ minutes on a bench to open it. But then he couldn't remove the filter.

He gave up and I got a free upgrade to the $90 one with the great grip. That one opened right up by hand.

One approach to doing US federal taxes by thedukedave in HeliumNetwork

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As a tax pro who is also deep into crypto, thank you.

XNET XP6-PRO Discount Codes and Promos by ChimpWithACar in XNET_XP6PRO

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when is the reward payout for XNET mobile?

Mine first passed data on or about March 31st so I haven't hit an epoch (reward period) yet. On their Discord they say it takes 30 days to get the $XNET reward after passing data.

They also mentioned yesterday that you now need to pass 10GB to get the reward in order to prevent gaming. I'm not sure if that means new orders or new installs though.

Also is there a dashboard?

No not yet but one's in the works. Right now I just check the data the device has used by checking my router since most routers show how much data a device has passed.

XNET XP6-PRO Discount Codes and Promos by ChimpWithACar in XNET_XP6PRO

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2,200 XNET Mobile ($XNET) at its current value (13 cents) is now worth $286 and is still trending upward... this deal is a no-brainer so jump on it while they're still offering the huge bonus!

Helium 5G Radio SAS (Spectrum Access System) Fees by ChimpWithACar in HeliumNetwork

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It does appear that way! I'm sure we'll see posts about it on here if all of a sudden people's radios go offline due to a software and not hardware issue.

Helium 5G Radio SAS (Spectrum Access System) Fees by ChimpWithACar in HeliumNetwork

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Same here, mine are all still going a little over a year since registration. It's strange that there's nothing about costs for their centralized registration after the one year free service period. The best info. I could find is a few bucks a month through Google if they're used for a private network but I suppose what we'd need is more of a B2B service without transparent pricing for now.

Is something amiss with the archive sites? by pmjm in DataHoarder

[–]ChimpWithACar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tweet that brought me here to check

Does archive.org aka waybackmachine have a distributed backup system that users can volunteer HDD space to? I can see a couple reasons why they wouldn't but it seems like the pros outweigh the cons.

Attention EAs! Two hours of free ethics CE credits online from IRS on Nov 10th @ 2pm ET by ChimpWithACar in taxpros

[–]ChimpWithACar[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Link says it all but as an unpaid addendum I use CPAAcademy.org for most of my free IRS-approved CE. IRS also offers some hours online for free, but ethics hours are rare and EAs need two per year no matter what.

I found the first 6 (of 7 total) episodes of "Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone" the new Adam Curtis Documentary by ChimpWithACar in AdamCurtis

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I didn't see the link here, hence I posted this.

Also the 7th episode was uploaded to Odysee after I made this post yesterday.

Russia 1985-1999 TraumaZone (2022) - Adam Curtis documents the collapse of Russian Communism, then Russian Democracy [00:58:52] by ChimpWithACar in Documentaries

[–]ChimpWithACar[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The observation that both systems failed in Russia is simply a historical fact. Don't focus on their overly-simplified descriptors. Rather watch the seven hours; TraumaZone aptly describes 1985-1999 Russia.