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Comment Re:Heat tiles flying off? (Score 1) 70

I don't think it was the tiles, rather Starship seemed to have a spin the whole time it spent in space, and it kept spinning on re-entry. If you look at the video, you'll see the plasma cloud even on the non-tiled side before losing contact.
Still, it was spectacular, seeing the tiles starting to glow red hot from atmospheric friction, and then the plasma cloud developing and starting to gently wobble, all while siting in front of my 4k TV, is something no other human generation could have enjoyed but ours. A good reminder that we still live in amazing times.

Comment Re:We welcome America (Score 1) 56

Here's an example from the country I live in (Italy), where we had online tax filing since over a decade.

Most fields are already filled-in, since your employer already deducts taxation from your salary and pays it in your stead.
You can confirm the pre-filled values, or modify them if something is off. I haven't had to touch anything for the last 7 years now, the system is very precise.
Tax declarations are itemized and you can clearly see how much goes to the state, and how much to the local institutions.
Deductibles are automatically filled-in since they're associated with our equivalent of your SSN, i.e. medical expenses, passive interest on a mortgage, VAT on residential real estate purchases, etc.
You can decide to devolve part of your taxes to a church, NGO or political party.

School taxes are paid only if you have children that attend, and they're calculated on your family income, with the poorest not paying anything.

Municipal services (street cleaning, trash collection, etc.) are paid based on how many members your family has, and how big your house is. You just need to declare it once and the municipality will send you a yearly bill.

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