Quote from: Caleb Frenibuerg on March 22, 2022, 09:21:44 PM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on March 22, 2022, 06:25:03 PM

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil on March 22, 2022, 01:13:29 AM
If we could have some sort of Talossan louis digital wallet, this would be way easier, but I feel like micronational cryptocurrency is just too far down the rabbit hole of Internet Shenanigans (TM)  ;D

I don't want yet another cryptocurrency to watch bounce around like a bad tech stock.  The BTC crash already gives me a stomachache when I think about it.

Quote from: Caleb Frenibuerg on March 22, 2022, 06:13:39 PM

Quote from: Caleb Frenibuerg on March 22, 2022, 04:47:34 PM

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil on March 22, 2022, 01:13:29 AM
If we could have some sort of Talossan louis digital wallet, this would be way easier, but I feel like micronational cryptocurrency is just too far down the rabbit hole of Internet Shenanigans (TM)  ;D

I think I've sorted something. There is an app called Wise. I have used it before. You can set up Virtual bank accounts in different currencies like USD, EURO, GBP, etc etc. Will need to get more details, but if someone could message me in regards to this it would be much appreciated.

Do we have a Company Registry? I'm assuming not since we don't have any services to offer.

Not sure what that is, but there is a way to register corporations in the country, complete with articles of incorporation and a public listing.

I see. Would the National Lottery be classed as a Corporation? I think I may need documents to prove that I'm actually selling services... I've buggered this up well and truly I think.
Could I register the Talossa National Lottery as a business?
I'd need confirmation from the proper officials stating that I am the owner of the Talossa National Lottery and that it is registered in Talossa.

I think you could register it as a business and corporation under Talossan law, but it's probably not a good idea to do it in any other jurisdiction.

Good call -- we don't even have an M3!  I claim my seat, as well.

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil on March 22, 2022, 06:35:10 PM
...And AD would know, given that he has the only incorporation under Talossan law to date, if I'm not mistaken :P

How did you even know that?

I would do it.  I would also note this is a symptom of the dreaded Talossan Disease, where you get hooked and keep inventing new ways to get involved and do things.  I hope for an epidemic.

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil on March 22, 2022, 01:13:29 AM
If we could have some sort of Talossan louis digital wallet, this would be way easier, but I feel like micronational cryptocurrency is just too far down the rabbit hole of Internet Shenanigans (TM)  ;D

I don't want yet another cryptocurrency to watch bounce around like a bad tech stock.  The BTC crash already gives me a stomachache when I think about it.

Quote from: Caleb Frenibuerg on March 22, 2022, 06:13:39 PM

Quote from: Caleb Frenibuerg on March 22, 2022, 04:47:34 PM

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil on March 22, 2022, 01:13:29 AM
If we could have some sort of Talossan louis digital wallet, this would be way easier, but I feel like micronational cryptocurrency is just too far down the rabbit hole of Internet Shenanigans (TM)  ;D

I think I've sorted something. There is an app called Wise. I have used it before. You can set up Virtual bank accounts in different currencies like USD, EURO, GBP, etc etc. Will need to get more details, but if someone could message me in regards to this it would be much appreciated.

Do we have a Company Registry? I'm assuming not since we don't have any services to offer.

Not sure what that is, but there is a way to register corporations in the country, complete with articles of incorporation and a public listing.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on March 22, 2022, 02:35:28 PM
I also notice that most of their programme is things they could do themselves of their own private initiative. They don't need to get elected to issue cookbooks and run a lottery.

Um.  Sometimes things are just what they appear, not some sort of hidden campaign promise.  Breneir made a cookbook because he likes Talossa and doing Talossan things, and he thought it would be fun.  I like the idea of a lottery because I like Talossa and I like doing Talossan things, and I thought it would be fun.

It's actually okay to just do fun stuff, I promise.  No one's going to get upset at you.  You might even have a good time.  Talossa is supposed to something you enjoy doing, not an "annoying, onerous chore" like you've said it's become for you.  You used to like doing language stuff... maybe pick something fun to translate and mess around with it?  Geek out on diacriticals like Tafi and Iac like to do?  Or you make music: you could make some music about Talossa.  You could join our tradition of Berber-themed musicals, for that matter.

Do something fun!

We do have a programme, though, and I'm happy to post it.

• We will issue ID cards for everyone.  Have a piece of Talossa to hold in your hands  -- and maybe even to show off to friends and family who might be interested!
• We will be open with the Talossan people when government officials are not able to perform their duties.  When someone can't do their job, we'll let you know.  If there's some particular difficulty, we'll let you know.  We will remember that we work for you, not the other way around.
• We will remove officials who fail to perform their duties so that we don't have large moribund pieces of government.  A lot of things can come up that get in the way of executing complex or even simple duties, and everyone understands that.  But things still need to get done.  While being kind and understanding, we'll still focus on results.
• We will provide regular updates to the nation on our efforts to address the crises of immigration and inactivity.  The Government should be transparent about what it's trying to do.  Some things won't work out and may not happen, and that's fine, but no one should be left wondering what's happening in the country as it tries to solve its greatest crises.
• We will set up TalossaWare so people can order Talossa-themed goods again.  Citizens should be able to purchase flags, shirts, and coffee mugs.  It's a way to show off our patriotic pride, it can earn a small amount of revenue for the state, and it provides a talking point for potential new immigrants.
• We will get the Zuavs active to honour and promote achievement.  It's an organization devoted to promoting and recognizing activity, and that's just what we need.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on March 22, 2022, 02:35:28 PMcut red-and-green tape to make the Talossan Government less labour-intensive, boring and annoying;

You've been making this excuse a lot.  I'm not sure it holds up to any scrutiny.  You may have missed where I responded to this repeated claim elsewhere, but again I'm happy to help:

The Free Democrats promised to do a bunch of things when they took office.  Very few of them happened.  Some of the ones that did happen, like the redesign of ID cards or the New Citizen's Information packet, happened just because citizens started trying to work around their own do-nothing Government.  Could you tell us which restrictions you're talking about?  What needs to go in the "bonfire?"

Which restrictions prevented the Government from running any sort of advertising campaign?  This seems like a pretty obvious priority... what "red-and-green tape" got in the way of making this actually happen?

Which restrictions prevented the Government from creating any kind of memorial, including the promised stamp, for Art Verbotten?

Which restrictions prevented the Government from firing inactive ministers, as repeatedly and explicitly promised?

Which restrictions prevented the Government from being honest about the Seneschal's inactivity?  The guy was understandably unable to do his job, so why did the Government explicitly keep announcing that he was still very active and busily running things?

Which restrictions prevented the Government from relaunching TalossaWare?  Not even flags can be purchased right now, nor anything else.

Which restrictions prevented the Government from reforming or moving on from the database?  I don't think there were even any attempts to find a Talossan (or non-Talossan) who could devise a replacement.

Which restrictions prevented the Government from doing anything at all with the Zuavs, as promised?

Which restrictions prevented the Government from using the Talossan Job Centre at all?  Which restrictions prevented the Government investigation and appointment of a registered agent for Talossa?  Which restrictions prevented the Government from creating new learning materials for our language?  Which restrictions prevented the Government from creating tournaments, gaming streams, a "battle of the bands", or online quizzes?  Working more on their official state history?  Creating a formal military awards structure?  Reviving BHAID?  Setting up a Landing Pier?  Creating ambassadors?  Raising funds for charity in the GTA?

I think some of these things were good ideas, and some were not.  But they're all things that this Government promised to do, yet they never happened.  And I don't think the problem was any sort of "red-and-green tape."

The problem is that you tried to take a step back this past term, since you said you wanted to see if the Free Democrats were a "real political party or just a Miestra Schiva fan club."  That didn't work.  So you basically had to do most things yourself, and you're just one person, and you mostly focused on remaking the laws the way you want.

Quote from: Caleb Frenibuerg on March 21, 2022, 08:28:31 PM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on March 21, 2022, 07:12:29 PM
It would be fun to make it Talossa-themed somehow.  Like the total numbers could go to 59, a number with mystical Talossan significance.  Each person can buy a number -- as many as they wish, in order.  If no one has that number, the total rolls over to the next lottery.

Ah yes, I see your point. Would multiple people be able to buy the same number? And split it evenly amongst the correct pickers (if any)?

I don't know, what do you think?

It would be fun to make it Talossa-themed somehow.  Like the total numbers could go to 59, a number with mystical Talossan significance.  Each person can buy a number -- as many as they wish, in order.  If no one has that number, the total rolls over to the next lottery.

Don't try to console me after killing my dream of starting a Talossan Mafia supported by a sprawling gambling empire.

There's no law against games of chance in Talossa!  I love the idea.  Participants would need to check to be sure that their country of residence doesn't have laws against it, though.

Wow!  It's been a month of Sundays since the last video ad in Talossa.

Unless I'm mistaken, it looks like he is actively moving them to a new thread right now?

Quote from: Açafat del Val on March 18, 2022, 12:50:04 PM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on March 18, 2022, 12:45:08 PM

Quote from: Açafat del Val on March 18, 2022, 12:25:29 PM
What is the latest news in reform of the bar? Or even the Corts generally? For such a small country as Talossa, our legal code, legal system, and legal everything are embarrassingly labyrinthine, Kafkaesque, and opaque.

I think it's great you're back to Talossa, but in fairness to Miestra, she has been the author of a huge amount of legislation to simplify and reform the way things like the criminal code and a bunch of other parts of the law work.  She incorporated the input of others and worked hard to make it happen, and it really improved things.  It has been a bright point of this Government.  You're coming in really hot and worked-up, but a ton of improvement has already happened, much of it over this past term.

There's more to do, especially with the bar, but credit where it's due.

I don't mean to diminish any accomplishments of the incumbent Government – led, no less, by the party to which I am a member – but I felt it fair to ask for an update on bar reform. The law should be accessible, but isn't; judges should be more active, but aren't; and if someone wanted to seek justice under Talossan law at this very moment, they wouldn't even know how.

Fair enough.  I'm the Clerk of Courts -- I guess maybe I can help by being sure the procedures stuff is all updated?  Might be one way to make it more accessible.  I'll have a look.

Quote from: Açafat del Val on March 18, 2022, 12:25:29 PM
What is the latest news in reform of the bar? Or even the Corts generally? For such a small country as Talossa, our legal code, legal system, and legal everything are embarrassingly labyrinthine, Kafkaesque, and opaque.

I think it's great you're back to Talossa, but in fairness to Miestra, she has been the author of a huge amount of legislation to simplify and reform the way things like the criminal code and a bunch of other parts of the law work.  She incorporated the input of others and worked hard to make it happen, and it really improved things.  It has been a bright point of this Government.  You're coming in really hot and worked-up, but a ton of improvement has already happened, much of it over this past term.

There's more to do, especially with the bar, but credit where it's due.

Quote from: Açafat del Val on March 18, 2022, 11:01:33 AM
I asked elsewhere, but having read through this thread, I am still wondering if there is a purpose to these cards other than having them?

They'll be cool to have, but also a promotional tool to show to others.  And you never know what might happen in the future once we get this sort of thing going :)