Dragon Mommy

I came to Canada in 2010, and my experience with the healthcare system is much like yours with a family member. From serious illness to palliative care, and then gently into oblivion at home. Is not without its issues. I've been fighting all hard to get my own medical issues managed. Waitlists and a low number of doctors are among the highest. I have plenty of criticism, and I think it's important for the system to improve to never get bogged down in 'at least we're better than the US'. But having grown up at the poverty line in the US where healthcare is a luxury, I cannot overstate how even our imperfect system is such an improvement.

Let it be known that once my last name is visible across the forums, I regret nothing.

I immigrated out of the US in 2010, and it was a long and expensive process to become a permanent resident of Canada. I do not regret it at all. I would say the biggest advice I would give someone is to look at what skills and options they have and then open themselves to several country options, and then see about working in a country for 6-12 months if possible. Many countries offer 1-2 year working visas, allowing people to determine if it is a good fit. One of my best friends ended up settling in Estonia due to that.

While I can't say how many SL users will take to 2FA, I hope most don't discount how valuable it is. People think they don't need it, until they do.

Back before it was purchased by GameStop, ThinkGeek was an online store of random nerdy knick knacks. I never gave it much thought until they came out with their own line of bags, including the Handbag of Holding which was a neat grey shoulder bag made of canvas in the perfect size between purse and laptop bag. It had amazing construction for an everyday bag and I used mine for the last decade before finally, the hardware and canvas began to go. I loved that bag and I've yet to find a replacement that really does everything it did. It was understated enough to blend into offices while also carrying my laptop to and from work. It made conferences a breeze because I could so easily slip in a knitting project alongside a small pharmacy of medication and all my essentials. It fit perfectly under an airline seat and went on more than 50 flights with me for work. Sadly it was discontinued about 6 years ago, and later on ThinkGeek was absorbed into GameStop entirely and closed their website. I still have my bag, and I might someday recycle the D20 zipper pull or interior hardware.

If you trust Elon is going to be enforcing 'free speech' on Twitter with this acquisition, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

I've been to ones at roleplay sims when characters were getting married. None for actual folks having a virtual wedding.

The only person making the claim that you, as a white straight male, have it completely easy is you. I'm genuinely sorry that you went through that, that is terrible. But your suffering shouldn't be used to diminish the suffering of others. Nor should theirs be used to diminish yours. A group saying 'we are facing hardship' is not an invite to a competition of who has it worse. It's not a cry to ignore injustices and pain other people in the world might be facing. Don't use your pain to push other people down. We all have to treat others better than how we've been treated if we want there to real change in the world.

My bingo card runnith over! I won't address your fallacies directly. I'll just make the following point; Somebody requesting to be treated decently is not someone taking away your rights. You can still choose to be a jerk, as you have signaled you would do. Social spaces, workplaces, private businesses, social groups, etc can all choose to enforce standards they agree upon. If part of that includes respecting people's chosen identities, you are free to choose other spaces to occupy.

If I tell you my name is Janice Smith and you call me by that name, then later I get married and it becomes Janis Porter, and you then call me by that name, congratulations. You're participating in validating my identity as someone who changed their name because they got married. It is no different in referring to someone by the pronouns they choose. If I told you I go by she/her and you continue to refer to me as he, because you 'feel' that's the right choice, you weren't supporting me in being who I want to be. You're actively choosing to apply your version of me. And if you're immediate emotional reaction was to say that I should accept being called he/him... I'm a cis female.

"Hi. I would like some basic human rights and decency, please." "Oh so you mean you want to force people into camps and brainwash them!?" I'm so tired of this. Tired of this argument. It's not an argument at all. It's an insane strawman with 0 basis in reality.

The 'there are bigger problems /children starving / injustices across the world' argument as a reason why we cannot be decent human beings and respect people's identifies at home is a tired one.

Given how uh... Bizaare some bento mesh heads can look when trying to smile or even have subtle changes in expression, I'd almost want to see a feature that read and tracked my face via webcam just for the nightmare fuel it would create in world. But that's a lot of work for something I would use once and then be bored of.

This is one of the most harmful and inaccurate takes AND is often used to justify why Homosexuality should be outlawed. Major yikes.

You don't need to. That information is provided by either PayPal or your card itself. If you buy something on the internet lots of your info is available to the processing company for tax purposes and in case you dispute the charge.

The billing address of your credit card. This is standard for every payment gateway. Tax is charged based on that. If you don't update your address with your bank you might see taxes from your old location being charged.

You will likely want to handle passing the funds yourself then to be sure they reach the right people.

Where they charge sales tax is dependent upon where the government charges them. LL can't slap a tax on the Marketplace and label it your regional sales tax without drawing the ire of the IRS. Remember they don't profit off that tax, it gets reported and paid to the state. They can slap any other fees on they want, but I don't think it's worthwhile to doom and gloom speculate about. It happens or it doesn't. Currently the Linden Dollar isn't taxable. But the next ten years are gonna be real interesting in that regard with Crypto currency throwing a wrench in the works of how countries define the value and taxability of virtual currencies. Where they draw those lines will determine if $L is lumped in alongside Bitcoin or not.

Would you be making your own logos or using fanart others have made? Generally speaking, you don't use someone else's work without permission. Wikipedia isn't really a good source for legal advice.

What tax landowners will pay will be determined by their state specific laws. It's important to remember the Wayfair supreme Court decision gave states the ability to choose to apply tax to purchases made online by their residents, not made it mandatory. IIRC, most states have already drafted and put into effect their own laws on this, but you'd need to look into your specific state to know what taxes do and do not apply. Unfortunately they can't make it easy or clear, because... Well. US taxes.

Exactly this. Most of my clients (ecommerce) have moved to passing that cost onto the customer. These are not small stores, many of them are in the upper hundreds of millions per year in profit. But it's incorrect to completely categorize this as just a company passing on the fees that they make more money. Freeing up extra funds can usually be allocated to another project, additionally it's actually a little more work for your accountant (or accounting software...) if you are rolling the tax into each transaction total. Far easier to just tack it on afterwards. Other countries are likely to, eventually, implement rules similar to the Wayfair case. If you're in the United States and shop online regularly then you've already seen the results of this case as part of the taxes that you face in stores based in a state other than your own.

I've been harassed by a creator for leaving a review they didn't agree with. It was a 3 star review due to issues with the script they refused to resolve. I imagine that might be why that sort of change might happen.

Being over deep water. Boats. Water I can't see the bottom of. I struggle with severe hydrophobia. I had some trauma as a kid. Baths and showering are ok but I don't actively enjoy them. It took years to work up to being able to let water run over my face to wash it. I still have to fight my brain sometimes telling me I'm actively drowning. Therapy has helped... Somewhat. Discovered the game Sea of Theives can trigger my phobia mid PVP ship battle once. That was ... Interesting.

I have that house and the very same dilemma. I love that house so much, but it's so big that I find myself unsure of what to do with it. I don't wanna be alone in it. I say give the extra rooms and a few prims to people you like. Make it feel more homely.