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Washington state progressives strike big business tax break from 'millionaire’s tax' in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] pineapple_pizza@piefed.social 1 points 10 hours ago

Thanks for the explanation.

Really don't like all of the legal ambiguity. Of things like this, feel like the courts have too much power these days. Let's just put it on the ballot and vote lol

Washington state progressives strike big business tax break from 'millionaire’s tax' in c/news@lemmy.world

[–] pineapple_pizza@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Please correct me if I'm wrong. But my understanding is that income taxes are illegal in WA so this would require a constitutional amendment. Is this that amendment? Or some law that's going to pass just to be struck down by the court and waste everyone's time?

Acer and Asus halt PC and laptop sales in Germany amid H.264 codec patent dispute — Nokia wins patent ruling, forcing tech giants to license HEVC codec in c/technology@lemmy.zip

[–] pineapple_pizza@piefed.social 15 points 2 weeks ago

Am I missing something? The title mentions h264(AVC) but the article talks about HEVC which is h265

Looking for a good 2 or 3 in 1 coat for commuting in c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net

[–] pineapple_pizza@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

I like my fjallraven 3 in 1. More of a 2 in 1 though, the shell is a bit big by itself