Random Thought Thread

Fonedork said:
Two random thoughts

I knew a guy who had a black belt and got in a street fight against a larger bully/aggressor. Karate guy had a karambit and the larger guy was unarmed. Karate guy cut the big guy's arm but didn't hurt him much and got charged with a felony. I think karambits are stupid.

If you want to engage in tax evasion, or develop a strategy to do so, don’t discuss it in a public forum.
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It was more like a ''how do I stop gambling? I like it too much and if I keep doing it it will ruin me''.

Kind of a statement like that.

I really do like paying taxes.

In real life not minecraft even.
 
Fonedork said:
If you want to engage in tax evasion, or develop a strategy to do so, don’t discuss it in a public forum.
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Blues said:
Where's the fun in that?
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Tax Evasion is illegal and bad. Tax Avoidance is perfectly legal, using current rules to your advantage. Surely everyone was discussing only the latter, right?
 
Fonedork said:
I knew a guy who had a black belt and got in a street fight against a larger bully/aggressor. Karate guy had a karambit and the larger guy was unarmed. Karate guy cut the big guy's arm but didn't hurt him much and got charged with a felony. I think karambits are stupid.
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Using any potentially deadly weapon (knife, gun, tire iron, baseball bat…), can result in a felony charge/conviction for assault with a deadly weapon.

People should really learn/understand what constitutes self defense vs mutual combat etc.

As for karambits; I’m a fan, but I’ll also say that they are NOT the best choice for anyone without training.
1) someone without training has a higher risk of cutting themselves with a Karambit vs a regular knife
2) without training, most people aren’t going to be effective at stopping an attacker even in a legitimate self defense situation, because Karambits tend to be used more for slashing (although depending on the particular Karambit design/curvature/blade angle to handle etc. some CAN be used to stab effectively).

In the hands of someone who’s trained specifically to use a Karambit, they’re a formidable/scary tool. As with ANY tool; they’re only as effective as the user’s skill with the tool dictates.
 
snuffle said:
It wasn't quite a public forum, but the FTX crooks discussed their shenanigans in a chat named "Wire fraud".

There is absolutely no evidence of this, but I have to believe Sam Bankman-Fried had a post-it note attached to his safe with the combination on it.
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I've met some criminal masterminds and dolts during my years in L.E. Each are fun in their own way.
 
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