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by niggler 14y ago
"all traders will have the same latency" Still not the case. The state-of-the-art networking technologies are expensive (300K+/yr per data center plus inter-facility connectivity running into the 1-5M/yr range)
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by niggler 14y ago
One of the main reasons PHP is still kicking is because it's still easier to get things done with PHP.
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by niggler 14y ago
"MongoDB is how we store things" Is mongodb really a good solution for storing things? IIRC one concern about coinbase (YC) is that they used mongodb for storing financial information.
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Apple segment revenues in context(asymco.com)
2 points by niggler 14y ago|0 comments
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by niggler 14y ago
" a company that turns a blind eye to unaccredited investors participating, and as a result captures a huge lead in the market." There's a profound difference between a copyright violation (for which DMCA gives some cover for the site) and
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JOBS Act won’t go into effect at least until 2014(digitaltrends.com)
1 points by niggler 14y ago|0 comments
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by niggler 14y ago
The parts that apply to accredited investors (like hedge funds advertising) are supposed to be in effect come summer, but the parts pertaining to crowdfunding won't be in effect until early 2014 To explain why, Mary Shapiro has left and the
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by niggler 14y ago
Did you read the examples? In many of these cases, tax fraud isn't the primary factor: "On September 18, 2012, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Larry Lough, of West Chester, Ohio, was sentenced to 24 months in prison, three years of supervised release
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by niggler 14y ago
The one I was thinking about when I wrote this was http://sideshowhq.com/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5372680 If you are looking for an easy way to get HN data, the people who maintain the search mechanism have an API: https:/
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by niggler 14y ago
I'm waiting for the 'Show HN: Curated Newsletter of "Curated Show HN Newsletters"' joke aside, I remember seeing quite a few of these recently
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by niggler 14y ago
"The IRS doesn't put anyone in prison for making a mistake. You have to willfully try to cheat on your taxes, multiple times, before you're even close to the position of facing jail time." You only really face jail time if you do something
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by niggler 14y ago
"Worst part is that we have to pay US taxes as well local taxes even if we don't live or make any money in the US." You can resign your citizenship. I remember hearing reports of people doing this last year (going to Singapore)
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by niggler 14y ago
What's actually right about Yahoo's purchase of Summly: we are still talking about it, and are still reminded that Yahoo exists. The marketing was great (the video is really well-done), and to be honest yahoo really could use some marketin
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by niggler 14y ago
I'd change the default displayed price, even on a free game, to be something other than $0.00 (and for those people who type 0.00, it should directly take you to the link).
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by niggler 14y ago
To clarify, the vast majority of US taxpayers that are compensated via W-2 or 1099 are eligible to file under 1040A or 1040EZ, both of which are much simpler and easier to deal with (and, incidentally, all of the major tax preparers like H&
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by niggler 14y ago
"look at the annual reports they file" only applicable for public companies or those with enough shareholders that they have to issue public reports. For small startups it doesn't apply. FYI: Just did the biannual report for NY state (for
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by niggler 14y ago
I don't think you are asking the wrong questions, but I also don't think you will get the answers you want. "-I worked at a place for 4.5 years without a single raise." Did this place have solid revenues? They very well may not have earned
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by niggler 14y ago
'when the day comes that we have employees and all that jazz, I do care about "cultural fit" and I would prefer to bring in people who want to be in that kind of environment.' When the day came when I had to hire a few people, I didn't want
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by niggler 14y ago
"you should work towards removing that separation as it will likely improve your life as a whole" ... and possibly destroy your business. It's hard enough to fire a person, but now imagine having to fire someone you spend your off-hours wi
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Pick a License, Any License (2007)(codinghorror.com)
1 points by niggler 14y ago|0 comments
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by niggler 14y ago
Relevant: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/04/pick-a-license-any-...
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by niggler 14y ago
You know, it's not necessarily a bad thing. I and many others like some separation between "work life" and "personal life"
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by niggler 14y ago
You will never get a straight answer to any of these questions: "-Do you do performance evaluations / raises?" Yes, we do performance evaluations and raises. (We haven't actually issued a raise yet, but there is a plan at one point in the
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by niggler 14y ago
Have you been through an audit? They don't just arbitrarily ask for all your records; they have questions about a specific number or set of numbers on your tax return and they ask you to substantiate it.
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by niggler 14y ago
I think "Will they laugh if I quote something from Office Space?" suggests something different, more about the levity of the team.
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by niggler 14y ago
"* How much money is in the bank, i.e. how long can they go until the next investment round?" Is there any way to verify this information? Anyone can say anything, and even if they show you the bank balance you don't know the expenses et
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by niggler 14y ago
You are looking at a group of a small percentage of that (at most a few million people) who make enough that they are not eligible for 1040A/1040EZ (the 1040A cutoff is roughly 100K) yet don't have particularly complicated tax situations.
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by niggler 14y ago
I am a salaried employee and receive W2s
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by niggler 14y ago
I am a contractor and receive 1099s
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by niggler 14y ago
I get K1s or other forms from entities where not all of the revenue and expenses are reported to IRS by counterparties

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