So this is where I’m confused because if I (an American citizen and resident) move to Japan, I can still vote. If I move to Puerto Rico, does that mean I can no longer vote?

I know someone who has been living abroad for 25+ years and he still votes in every election. I’m not sure if there is a time limit, but it seems to be long if there is.

It would make more sense to move to Ohio or Pennsylvania to try to swing them back to Blue.

This is the opening to John Scalzi’s Starter Villain. Great book for anyone interested in a humorous look at late stage capitalist supervillains.

Is a zombie considered conscious?

I was a low level IT guy many years ago and had worked for the company for about 4 years. There was a sales guy also named Bob that I would help out a few times a year. It was a small company, around 50 employees, and every year at the company Christmas party sales guy Bob would come up to me and say “I don’t think we’ve met, I’m Bob”.

That pissed me off, but it is the only time I can remember where I was upset someone didn’t remember my name.

Awesome! Now do it to keep the cops from being able to force you to unlock your phone under duress.

I used to get sick all the time when I was in school. And then when I moved out on my own and had a full time job (providing over the phone tech support) I was sick quite often. I’ve also had periods in my life when I would go years without getting sick, but then about a year ago I’ve started using sick days again.

All of the periods of time when I was getting sick coincide with me not wanting to go to the places I’ required to go (school, crappy workplaces, etc), and the periods of time when I wasn’t sick I was enjoying my job and the people I worked with.

Can? Your maple syrup comes in cans?

Do car registration fees scale with car value in your area?

Kinda… it’s based on the age of the car and the original MSRP, so it isn’t exactly based on the car’s actual value, but an estimate of what the value might be.

https://www.in.gov/bmv/fees-taxes/vehicle-registration-fees-and-taxes/excise-tax-information/#Passenger_Vehicle_Excise_Tax_Fees

How do you tax assets that aren’t worth anything until sold?

I have to pay property taxes on my home and car each year. These are assets that I’m not selling, yet I’m still being taxed on their value. It’s amazing that they’ve figured out a way to do it for the working class but not for the ruling class.

That’s not how rumors work.

When Shadowheart licks the spider meat and starts to get turned on, Karlach says “Do I smell beef?”

One I’ve literally used more than once: “If I die, I’m going to look very stupid”

I’m also fond of: “There’s only one way to find out”

Nature.