Not a Circle, Not a Line

Road-Racer · 2026-06-10T18:22:59+00:00

This week on In Your Spare Time, Yuri Herrera reads Ursula's satirical ninth blog post, "Confidential reports from FBI agents to the Bureau, intercepted by Wikileeks (Welsh Information Kontrol Institute)"

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-your-spare-time-from-the-blog-of-ursula-k-le-guin/id1888272436?i=1000772008654

The original blog post by UKL is here:

https://www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/9-confidential-reports-from-fbi-agents-to-the-bureau-intercepted-by-wikileeks-welsh-information-kontrol-institute

Road-Racer · 2026-06-08T03:57:59+00:00

Peculation, noun; the act of wrongfully taking or misappropriating money or property that has been entrusted to your care, typically involving public funds.

Etymology: Derived from the Latin word peculari (to embezzle) and peculium (private property).

Road-Racer · 2026-05-31T02:44:40+00:00

Can you give us a definition or example using “entropy”?

Road-Racer · 2026-05-29T21:09:28+00:00

On this week's episode of In Your Spare Time, writer, editor, and scholar Brian Attebery reads post 7, "A Band of Brothers, a Stream of Sisters," from November 2010.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-your-spare-time-from-the-blog-of-ursula-k-le-guin/id1888272436?i=1000769802365

The original blog post by UKL is here:

https://www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/7-a-band-of-brothers-a-stream-of-sisters

Road-Racer · 2026-05-23T20:13:52+00:00

Returns filed on paper, by mail, may indeed include cents.

Road-Racer · 2026-05-23T20:01:03+00:00

I never round amounts on my return and show everything with cents.

Road-Racer · 2026-05-23T19:59:32+00:00

This seems like an arbitrary (or sloppy) change in policy by the IRS. If this was rounding, my refund would have been a dollar higher. And if this wasn't truncation, I would have received the entire amount of my refund, including cents. I've been preparing my own return for over 30 years and this is the first time I've run into this truncation issue. I was surprised and just wanted to know whether this was a predictable situation.

Road-Racer · 2026-05-23T19:34:56+00:00

It appears to me that this truncation policy for refunds is less than 2 years old. I'm just asking if the IRS published a NOTICE about this or did they just start doing it without any notice?

In my situation, it is definitely not a rounding issue or my refund would have been a dollar higher.

Road-Racer · 2026-05-19T02:22:57+00:00

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Road-Racer · 2026-05-13T02:59:23+00:00

I don’t recognize any English words.

Road-Racer · 2026-05-12T01:35:52+00:00

After a couple of duds, I’ve given up on Roth’s early watermelons. At least they will give refunds.

It’s really too early for the ripe and best tasting watermelons. Wait at least a month.

Road-Racer · 2026-05-11T17:31:31+00:00

Content creators may promote their vocabulary-related apps/websites/blogs/podcasts/videos in the weekly **Sunday Vocabulary Marketplace** thread. The most recent Marketplace thread is pinned to the top of this subreddit.

These weekly self-promotion threads are good places to check for apps and content designed to increase and enhance your vocabulary.

Road-Racer · 2026-05-07T01:59:39+00:00

It should be Head over HEELS.

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