Taxes

hmph. My total income was less than 20K last calendar year, but I still owe the IRS money -- nearly three hundred dollars. Am I crazy to feel that if my income was below the poverty line, I shouldn't have to pay any taxes?

Much of that income, btw, was from unemployment benefits.

Hmph. Grr.

But, now I must to bed. night night world.

diet drinks

Can anyone tell me where they buy their Diet Rite and Diet Hansen's?

I've been getting the latter from Trader Joes, but they only sell in six packs. :(

No idea where to go to get my hands on Diet Rite.

Physics geeking

Will widening or thinning the energy gap in a semiconductor make it a more or less efficient solar cell? That is, is part of making solar cells more efficient the quest for a semiconductor with a larger or smaller energy gap?

Or, how could one make a solar cell more efficient? So far the only method I've heard is adding a fresnel lens to capture a larger amount of sunlight.

also on diet drinks...

Those of you who keep splenda-full drinks in your household...

Do you make an effort to keep your consumption of them to a limit (say, one can a day), or do you just drink 'em when you want 'em? If you have a limit you try to stick to, what is that limit?