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August 31st, 2022 at 3:33:20 PM permalink
Gandler
Member since: Aug 15, 2019
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Quote: rxwine
Using an artificial intelligence computer vision system developed by French IT firm Capgemini, the French tax office (often called "Le Fisc") has identified 20,356 residential swimming pools that had previously gone undeclared. According to The Guardian, this has opened up 10 million euros in additional tax revenue, leading the way to the government taxing other undeclared architectural features such as annexes or verandas.


I think this will be more common. This general tactic is already used by Assessors even if manually going parcel to parcel on Google Maps. And, then people are like , "No I don't have a pool", when on Google Maps they have a massive pool.... I would guess this can be automated soon as this company is already doing.

(And, probably only a matter of time before it can be done for exterior improvements to the actual structures themselves)....
August 31st, 2022 at 5:38:01 PM permalink
ams288
Member since: Apr 21, 2016
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Could the “red wave” just be the GOP bleeding out?

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Breaking: Mary Peltola (D) defeats Sarah Palin (R) in the #AKAL special election.


Why is a Dem winning this seat in Alaska in this economy?

ROEvember is coming.

LMAO
“A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman
August 31st, 2022 at 6:31:39 PM permalink
missedhervee
Member since: Apr 23, 2021
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O.J. had "The Dream Team," but Donny has "Moe, Larry and Curly" defending him.

Hello, bottom of the barrel...

I guess there's some things even a lawyer won't do for money, and that surprises me 'cause I was a lawyer.
September 1st, 2022 at 3:12:15 AM permalink
AZDuffman
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Texas sends buses of migrants to Chicago for first time, dropped off at train station

This might be the smartest political play of this century. Liberals keep saying how illegal immigration is not a problem and we need to welcome them. So Texas is giving them the chance to welcome them.
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength
September 1st, 2022 at 11:01:00 AM permalink
rxwine
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
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I get the feeling, even if you're not in a hi-rise building, there still seems to be some probability you will fall out of a window in Russia depending on who you are.

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The chairman of Russia's oil giant Lukoil Ravil Maganov has died after falling from a window in a Moscow hospital, Russian state media reported.

This is the sixth incident involving high-profile Russian energy executives dying under murky circumstances this year.
"Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.
September 2nd, 2022 at 2:58:25 PM permalink
rxwine
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
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So it turns out all the theories of how Egyptians moved those big blocks to build pyramids might have a much more ordinary explanation.

A little forensic work by scientists.

By tracking ancient pollen, scientists discovered a branch of the Nile that disappeared thousands of years ago.
Researchers have uncovered a now-dried-up branch of the Nile that came right up to the great pyramid complex of Giza about 4,500 years ago.
"Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.
September 3rd, 2022 at 4:30:46 AM permalink
terapined
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NBC News: The nation's poorest state used welfare money to pay Brett Favre for speeches he never made.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/nations-poorest-state-used-welfare-money-pay-brett-favre-speeches-neve-rcna45871

Mississippi. You get what you vote for.
Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World"
September 3rd, 2022 at 5:24:28 PM permalink
missedhervee
Member since: Apr 23, 2021
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Kiwifarms.net has been blocked by Cloudfare; called "unprecedented."

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/cloudflare-provided-security-services-kiwi-farms-blocks-website-rcna46219

https://blog.cloudflare.com/kiwifarms-blocked/

Heck, and I thought some of the Trumpies were wild: they can't hold a candle to the tranny-haters at kiwifarms.net apparently.
September 5th, 2022 at 4:48:15 AM permalink
terapined
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-calls-fbi-vicious-monsters-090152024.html
Is Trump trying to lose
Hmm
Calling the FBI "vicious monsters" will win more voters?
Looks like he just wants his small base and no other voters. Talk about campaigning to lose :-)
Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World"
September 5th, 2022 at 6:01:54 AM permalink
DRich
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
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Quote: terapined
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-calls-fbi-vicious-monsters-090152024.html
Is Trump trying to lose
Hmm
Calling the FBI "vicious monsters" will win more voters?
Looks like he just wants his small base and no other voters. Talk about campaigning to lose :-)


You are missing the point. He does not need to win, he just needs for his moronic voters to overthrow the government.
At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a deterrent.