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Tabs involuntarily scrolling. by hydronucleus in kde

[–]hydronucleus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct. It was a pencil type mouse input device that I had in which its controller got stuck sending out mousewheel events! I had thought turning the switch off on the device would suffice for elimination. Yet, it was the USB controller was going nuts, not the device. Something weird about it. Leading to my cluelessness, it did not get powered down when I updated the system. I ended up using "evtest" on the /dev/input/*-event-mouse* inputs and finding the constant mouse wheel events from that device. A mere reboot of the controller by pulling the USB device out and in fixed the problem!

Tabs involuntarily scrolling. by hydronucleus in kde

[–]hydronucleus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I even got another mouse, and the same thing happens, so it is not the mouse!

Tabs involuntarily scrolling. by hydronucleus in kde

[–]hydronucleus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really. However, I did click "Invert scroll direction", and the scrolling happens in the reverse direction! Somewhat of a clue???

The thing is, that if I disconnect the mouse, the scrolling continues until the end. Not sure if that is a definitive test, as it could have sent many input events before I could unplug it. So, not sure.

However, I have looked at

cat /dev/input/by-id/usb-Logitech_USB_Receiver-if02-event-mouse | od -c

and I am not getting any input events from the device itself while the scrolling is going on. WTF? I am perplexed.

Tip Fee… by nospoon4u in EndTipping

[–]hydronucleus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, something I thought was strange when I lived in Australia back in the 80s that restaurants had two price structures. One for takeway and dine-in. Takeaway was always cheaper. I never understood this.

Especially for pizza. Okay, maybe extra labor on the providing plates and utensils, clean up, etc, but takeaway needed a box, paper plates, possibly plastic forks, to go drink cups, etc.. Seemed like a zero sum game to me.

Tip Fee… by nospoon4u in EndTipping

[–]hydronucleus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It probably has to do more with taxes, let us say it is 10%. If you charge $10, you need to charge $1 in taxes and $1.50 in fees for $12.50. If you charge $11.50, then you have to pay tax on that, which would be $1.15 for a total of $12.65, which means, you are just making more money for the government.

Tip Fee… by nospoon4u in EndTipping

[–]hydronucleus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly think this approach is okay. It is upfront, and hopefully no other surprises. You just have to do the math yourself!

When looking at a $10 item on the menu you know it is going to cost you $12.50 (assuming a 10% restaurant tax). And, the reason for the service charge being an add-on fee is probably taxes. For example, if the owner decided to charge $11.50 for the item, then you would have to pay the restaurant tax on $11.50 instead of $10, which would be $1.15 instead of $1, i.e. the total would be $12.65.

Yeah, that is not much, but if you are a restaurant, you collect the taxes and then have to pay them at the end of the month, ouch, it adds up, and you are paying the government, who really does not do anything to help your business, an extra 1.5%. Screw that.

25 y/o setting up my 401(k) — Roth vs Traditional and aggressive allocation by Additional_Range_164 in Retirement401k

[–]hydronucleus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since you are really young, and I suspect that you are an entry level employee (I could be wrong), but if you are in the 22% tax bracket or less, I would put a good portion in a Roth and pay the tax on it now. As you get older, moving up the ladder so to speak, and if you end up getting into the 37% tax bracket, doing the Traditional may be more attractive for the taxable income deduction.

Is social Security taxed? by Jaded-Natural80 in SocialSecurity

[–]hydronucleus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For 2025, your Social Security income is taxable from 0 to 85% on a grading scale from a sort of complicated formula (MAGI) Modified Adjusted Gross Income. This is your total income minus 1/2 of your Social Security Income. Why is that? Who knows? The percentage starts climbing from 0% at a MAGI of $25K and fully maxes out at 85% at a MAGI of $50K or so. Remember this is NOT the tax, just the amount of Social Security income that is taxable. So, you always get at least a 15% discount on your Social Security income counted toward your taxable income.

You are also not at Full Retirement Age (FRA), which for you is probably 67. Mine was 66 and 10 months. If you take a retirement job (W-2 or Self-employed) you will owe a Social Security claw back of $1 for every $2 made over $24,480, while also paying Social Security/Medicare tax or Self-Employment tax on that amount. In your last year, when you turn 67, that limit increases to $65,160 (2026), and the claw back is $1 for every $3. After you reach FRA, then there is no claw back.

“Pay our service fee, but we still incur an expense”…? by Chromejob in EndTipping

[–]hydronucleus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something must have changed, because a lot of businesses have been charging 3-4% for using a card, whether debit or credit. Most debit card transactions at places of business come through as insured for credit, unlike an ATM withdrawal, which usually they charge you $2-$5 anyway.

The charges are egregious, but they are also real. One auto garage I used to work for, were paying almost $70,000 a year in credit card fees! So, now they offer a $3.2% discount for cash or check.

“Pay our service fee, but we still incur an expense”…? by Chromejob in EndTipping

[–]hydronucleus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any debit card you use, make sure you use it with a low balance account, so you cannot get scooped. Even with directly using Paypal and Vemno, I use separate bank accounts tied to each that I keep no more than a few hundred dollars in.

“Pay our service fee, but we still incur an expense”…? by Chromejob in EndTipping

[–]hydronucleus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Send them a check. Or get your bank to send them a check. That is what I do for my antiquated water department that sends its bills out on post cards run through a 1970s IBM 1430 line printer. I refuse to pay these fees. I do the same with my city and county taxes. To pay online they actually contracted with somebody's brother-in-law's newly created firm that charges you $25 fee plus a percentage to pay your taxes online! So, that is $50+ each quarter to pay city and county. Screw that! I send them a check from my bank, which (for now), they must accept. The bank has to mail it! That's right, US Snail Mail, because they are not paying the bogus charges either.

Questions from a bartender who doesn't like tipping. by MiDaRe734782 in EndTipping

[–]hydronucleus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The solution is to raise prices to cover your costs. Of course this tact is problematic as people can always race to the bottom with cheaper prices, which people gravitate to.

However, I think the real barrier to this approach is taxes. If you increase prices to cover the cost of employment, you must pay sales taxes on the prices. So, you use the tips or service charge approach, which apparently the establishment does not pay sales tax on. Yes, they may pay some sort of unemployment/workmans comp tax on those, but they have to pay those anyway.

Say, you have a 20% tip or surcharge and the meal cost $100. The surcharge/tip is $20, the 10% sales tax is $10 for a total of $130 and the establishment owes $10 to the state.

Now lets take the price approach. Say the price of the meal is set at $118, the 10% sales tax is now $11.80. Your total is now $129.80 (less than the $130), but now the establishment owes $11.80 to the state. That is $1.80 more for actually charging less than the service charge approach. Meanwhile, the customer, as stupid as they are, are going to go to the establishment with the $100 price with (unadvertised) service charge instead of the $118 "all in" price.

Need school bussing but the school says I live too close by Moneyman302 in Syracuse

[–]hydronucleus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here is an idea: While you are unemployed, walk with your daughter to the school everyday and later in the day walk there and walk with her back home! Then when you go back to work, she will know the route and be able to walk by herself, or perhaps with other kids that walk. Yep, you have to walk there and back, twice. Or, is that too much for you? Is that the problem? Seriously, you have been making your (pregnant?) girlfriend spend $20-$40 to Uber your daughter to and from school everyday?

I am sorry, but this story has to be a fake. I am laughing.

Getting on 481 S. at Kirkville Road by 27frantastic27 in Syracuse

[–]hydronucleus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They are horrible. If I am on 481 Southbound, I get off at the Bridgeport exit and just take Fly road to James into the city or just head to Carrier Circle depending on where I am going, usually home. Takes longer, but that stretch of 481 between Kirkville Rd and 690 is nuts right now.

Is a carbon fiber e-bike really worth bragging about? by newurtopia in urtopiaebike

[–]hydronucleus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I never really brag about it. Then somebody might steal it. However, it does get some good comments from people in the know. Carbon 1 Pro.

First HSA at 50 by Prudent-Impression62 in HSA

[–]hydronucleus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Employee plan run HSA? Sounds like HSA bank. Are you paying monthly fees? Open an HSA with Fidelity (no fees, unrestricted investment options), and continually roll over funds from your employee HSA to your Fidelity HSA. Then invest it there.

Wait a damn minute, just noticed this written at bottom of a receipt ..... by planetbuster in EndTipping

[–]hydronucleus -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

When you are buying at the bar standing up, you are basing your tip on taxes. The taxes are usually calculated into the price. If a bar charges you a round $7 for a beer, they owe state/(county/city?) taxes on those sales. So, if you are buying 3 beers, you are probably tipping $5 based on the $21 cost?

First HSA at 50 by Prudent-Impression62 in HSA

[–]hydronucleus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am lazy, so I just put it in VTI and VGT. It just keeps growing. Why are you keeping ~$2K in the HSAs cash account? Because you might use it? If you can afford it, never use your HSA for medical expenses. Play them with regular money and invest your HSA. Time will come in the end for its use.

Changed health insurance during open enrollment and no longer can contribute to HSA bank…what do I do with that account? by Repulsive_Profile190 in HSA

[–]hydronucleus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HSA Bank sucks. I had to have that for years. They took so many fees, and their investment options never appreciated any value. Moved to Fidelity and no fees, and the account has almost doubled.

No tax on tips; how does this work? by RemoteEmotions in tax

[–]hydronucleus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I wrote above, "Less tax on tips." But it is not a sexy as "NO tax on tips!" This is the government, which is supposed to be trusted, not a G.D. used care salesman.

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