2012 Off topic thread(basketball,movies,etc whatever)

[SPX]

Literally the worst piece of business logic I've ever heard. Feet do not matter.

No but seriously thats a terrible idea. Why put something on your feet with the intention of keeping them cool while you sleep?

Double-BOL

[edman5555]

Open up a "Fat Scientist Sex Shop"

hahaha

[edman5555]

How about a Fat Scientist T shirt company. You make T shirts for actual Fat Scientists.

[Vandelay]

Literally the worst piece of business logic I've ever heard. Feet do not matter.

No but seriously thats a terrible idea. Why put something on your feet with the intention of keeping them cool while you sleep?

jeez ludo. Way to kill my idea.

I'd buy a pair so that I wouldn't sweat my ass off over the summer.

[SPX]

Why not just go barefoot?

[edman5555]

I have a question. Has anyone here ever paid taxes on their winnings? Anyone ever hear of someone getting caught for not paying?

[Svino]

How about a Fat Scientist T shirt company. You make T shirts for actual Fat Scientists.

Random fact: There is essentially no such thing as an overweight physicist. I have no idea why this is the case.

Working in a field (optical physics) where some people come from a physics background and others come from an electrical engineering background, I can often tell who came from which field based solely on girth.

[Vandelay]

Why not just go barefoot?

It's still too hot. My body goes as my feet go. If my feet are too cold, it doesn't matter how warm the rest of my body is and vice versa.

[Vandelay]

I have a question. Has anyone here ever paid taxes on their winnings? Anyone ever hear of someone getting caught for not paying?

hahahaha. and admit to the government that we gamble?

[MMA_scientist]

Never paid taxes on my winnings, not planning on it.

My physics prof was thin, so I think your hypothesis holds water. Do a study on it.

Fuck you guys, thanks for your "help". I am especially thankful for the socks that make your feet cold idea.

[MMA_scientist]

I have a good one actually. A liquor store.

One of my buddies actually made a fortune on liquor stores. It is a cash business too. He has also been shot at twice and had about 5 attempts to rob him (since he is a 270# bjj and judo bb, no one has actually been successful yet).

But I don't drink alcohol, and my family is full of alcoholics, so I don't think it is a good fit.

[Svino]

I have a question. Has anyone here ever paid taxes on their winnings? Anyone ever hear of someone getting caught for not paying?

I did not last year, more out of laziness than anything else. I definitely intend to this year, though there are a few different ways to do it, and I am exactly not sure how I will do it yet.

[MMA_scientist]

^^ curious to know what you mean. I think it is pretty clear that it is miscellaneous income, taxed at the marginal rate.

[MMA_scientist]

If I could figure out a way to pay a more reasonable rate, I would probably do it. Maybe if I keep it in my account for over a year, I can claim it is long term capital gains...

[Svino]

^^ curious to know what you mean. I think it is pretty clear that it is miscellaneous income, taxed at the marginal rate.

The question is how to deduct losses (if at all).


edit: As I understand it, you need to pay taxes separately on each "gambling session". So there is also the question of what constitutes a session. I am figuring that all bets placed in a given day can count as a session, but that's just my own uninformed guess.