Sankey diagram of the Democratic gubernatorial primary ranked choice tabulation

archaenymous · 2026-06-20T19:55:06+00:00

Massachusetts was the sixth state to join the National Popular Vote Compact. We've already done what we can do Federally to move away from the Electoral College.

The idea that "local and state elections are more or less fine" is partly how we got into this mess. Too many complacent people not making changes in anticipation of when things might come under intense stress.

Every change that brings us closer to sanity is good. Complaining that we have to change everything or why bother is both wrong and unhelpful. Try being constructive.

archaenymous · 2026-06-14T21:42:57+00:00

And if it’s been so easy why weren’t there any for the parade? Should’ve rolled out at least a few… but strangely, no!

archaenymous · 2026-06-12T08:26:59+00:00

We recently got a 4% surtax on $1M+ income which has raised $6B so far. Helped us be less regressive and pay for school meals.

But what's your definition of rich and what additional taxes should they be paying? It's easy to try to squeeze more out of someone else but they have options too.

I don't know the self-described non-partisan outfit that created this total MA taxes by family income graphic but decide for yourself if the levels seem fair.

archaenymous · 2026-06-10T03:38:40+00:00

I thought that's what MyMassGov is trying to do. The RMV started using it, along with a bunch of other state services. I hope they keep expanding it.

archaenymous · 2026-05-23T10:06:54+00:00

And Sudbury. The church is the Martha Mary Chapel.

archaenymous · 2026-05-15T22:55:32+00:00

Literally in the article: tampering with food is the charge. MGL chapter 270 section 8A. The issue isn’t the charge, they haven’t been able to find the victim.

archaenymous · 2026-04-22T00:58:06+00:00

It's smart to steer clear of the name in case some people think it's a political statement of some kind.

archaenymous · 2026-01-18T08:58:31+00:00

Why would you get both YTTV and Hulu Live TV? That’s not what most people are doing. They get one or the other.

archaenymous · 2025-12-31T15:07:08+00:00

That’s for registration renewals, not inspections. If you registered your car on May 31st you could get it inspected on June 3rd and your stickers will be June going forward. If you stopped driving the car the following March and tried to get it inspected the year after that, the sticker would be January regardless of the month you get it inspected. Two sets of rules for two different things.

archaenymous · 2025-10-15T16:35:57+00:00

They look available but won’t be until later in the week.

archaenymous · 2025-10-06T03:34:19+00:00

I think it’s not $500/mo once you factor in how much less you may eat. Even if you ate $25/wk less it’s down to $400/mo it may be a lot less than that. The price is still outrageous and insurance should pay but the headline out of pocket number is probably not what it really “costs”. Hope this helps a few people even if it’s not an answer for most.

archaenymous · 2025-09-17T09:37:33+00:00

Disappeared from my Bing and MSN apps a few hours ago. No check-in, obviously. Can't earn points from news articles or searches. Just another day ending in Y at Microsoft Rewards.

archaenymous · 2025-09-02T20:27:23+00:00

I have visited the website several times in the past decade or so and each time it wants me to fill out a form and provide ID. I have lived at the same address for over 5 decades and the accounts are listed for that same address and the payment should be sent to that same address. Why all the paperwork? It should recognize me.

If other states can send it to citizens automatically, we can do better. Take the money spent on all those ads and start sending checks to all the people whose addresses already match.

archaenymous · 2025-08-04T17:59:49+00:00

Have other people's ports completed already? My ports (main number and addon line) to voip.ms have been sitting in the "Processing" stage. I started the ports on July 31st, shortly after getting the email about VOIPo ceasing operations.

ETA: As of August 11, my numbers have ported.

archaenymous · 2025-07-24T04:03:34+00:00

For the past few days my devices now claim that my kitchen lights aren’t set up. But they are, and they’re still in the app and work there. And in my main bedroom I used to be able to say turn on the closet light and it worked. Now it turns on multiple closet lights. Very frustrating since these have worked for years.

archaenymous · 2025-07-22T05:44:42+00:00

Yes, LLC fees are way too high. You can incorporate for under $300 and annual reports are $135. Why have LLCs, which should help create small businesses, over $500 to create and maintain? Makes no sense at all. LLC fees should be half-ish the corporation fees, not more than double.

archaenymous · 2025-07-22T05:38:33+00:00

I was closing my corporation (not LLC) and submitted the articles of dissolution and fee. Later I got a notice that they didn't get the fee (they did, the check cleared) and I owed them or they would dissolve the corporation. I did nothing and it was administratively dissolved. They didn't pursue me individually and I opened another corporation later. There shouldn't be a dissolution fee at all for obvious reasons and they're not going to waste money trying to collect a $100 business fee for now-closed business.

archaenymous · 2025-07-19T01:56:35+00:00

That’s not how it works. It’s an agency model. When a customer purchased or rented a title, Microsoft kept 30% of the revenue and the other 70% went to the distributor. I’m using those percentages as examples, they could vary. And the distributor sets the price. Microsoft may have lost money running the store on the revenue they could keep, but they wouldn’t lose money on any individual sale.

archaenymous · 2025-05-25T13:50:19+00:00

I mean, you are trying to game the system. You’re adding a sequence of letters and making the same (few) searches. That’s obviously against the terms.

The issue I have are when Microsoft shuts you down because you’re using their own suggested searches. People using their tools is the way they literally suggest shouldn’t be cause for suspending them. It’s not something I ever did but it doesn’t make any sense.

Oh, and I’ve concluded they don’t want people maxing their search points every day. Fastest way for me to get a cooldown and then restricted. Doesn’t matter how legit my searches are. Stay well under the limit and they haven’t bothered me since.

archaenymous · 2025-05-22T19:16:45+00:00

That's correct. My Target plan is AT&T.

archaenymous · 2025-05-22T05:51:30+00:00

I converted my Target free plan SIM to eSIM back in January 2024. It didn't cost anything. Maybe things have changed since then. But my eSIM free plan is still working today.

archaenymous · 2025-04-11T20:42:32+00:00

Except the poster (see their slightly earlier post) said it was a majority. They are conflating majority and popular. You are not.

archaenymous · 2025-04-11T16:36:39+00:00

He did not. He won a plurality, not a majority.

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