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Ish

Member since: Oct 16th, 2006

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Engadget's recession antidote: FreeAgent Go hard drive for your Mac!

Apr 2nd 2009 2:02PM (Engadget)
Can't we just restore from a previous save-point?

I'll take Freeverse games for $300, Alex

Jun 24th 2008 8:20PM (TUAW.com)
Judging from the screenshots, they dumbed down Jeopardy into a multiple choice quiz game =(

Redesign giveaway: HTC's new Shift UMPC

Apr 10th 2008 5:59PM (Engadget)
Having a very expensive alarm clock.

BBB rates Toys 'R' Us "unsatisfactory" amidst reports of Wii bundling shenanigans

Dec 1st 2006 4:35PM (Joystiq)
My local Toys R Us (Sunnyvale, CA) forced a bundle on me. It was two games (which I would likely have bought anyway), and a $40 warranty which I would have never bought. I tried returning the warranty a few days later and they wouldn't let me. I wrote an e-mail to TRU Corporate, so hopefully with that and the memo, we'll get some resolution.

Taxing Second Life [update 1]

Oct 16th 2006 5:59PM (Joystiq)
"In another example, citizens pay taxes on real-world capital gains -- profits shown only on paper when an investment value rises -- but in-game capital gains policy and enforcement are unclear. "

Not quite. In the United States, unrealized capital gains ("profits shown only on paper") are not taxed. A capital gain is taxed only when an asset is sold. That is, if you own shares of a stock and the value of your holdings jumps $10,000, you don't pay any tax on that gain until you sell the stock. You could imagine the logistical nightmare if they taxed you based on just the value of the stock you held without selling. One year the value of your holdings could surge $10,000, and the next year it could drop $15,000, at which point you would have a $5,000 capital loss.

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