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721.
by scurvy 11y ago
Europeans (DHH for example) constantly brag about what great social safety nets the European countries provide for their people, and that US style charities are a waste. Implying charity money should be given to the government as tax money
722.
by scurvy 11y ago
I doubt that this will ever change. They're been herding passengers like this even after several check-in counter/queue terrorist attacks in the 60's and 70's.
723.
by scurvy 11y ago
Isn't there a TSA fee on every ticket issued in the US? How are they claiming budget setbacks then claim that more people are flying? Shouldn't more people flying mean more revenue / budget for the TSA?
724.
by scurvy 11y ago
It's a 3% penalty on the difference between what you owe and what you've paid. It's a pretty minor amount, but there is a penalty. http://www.inman.com/2012/06/08/dont-sweat-quarterly-tax-dea...
725.
by scurvy 11y ago
There's not much difference between an American style public equity option and private equity option. Both can be exercised at any time. Perhaps you're thinking of European style options, that can only be exercised on a fixed date
726.
by scurvy 11y ago
I previously wrote software at a major market maker. I can't say (NDA) what they use, but most professionals consider Black Scholes to be mickey mouse. If you're using it in the public market, you're not going to fare well on
727.
by scurvy 11y ago
If you get a 3921, use what's there; the burden of accuracy is on the company. I worked at a place that didn't issue 3921's (in the .com go round). I had a hell of a time reaching someone still at the company who could give m
728.
by scurvy 11y ago
There's almost never a timeliness clause in the right of first refusal (ROFS) section. They can simply choose to ignore your request...indefinitely.
729.
by scurvy 11y ago
Many (if not most) early stage companies won't allow you to do this. They claim that the "legal costs" are too high. When asked how much it is and offered to cover them, I've been met with blank stares.
730.
by scurvy 11y ago
It depends on what the actual market value of your stock is upon exercise, not just 409A. Sure, it might be the 409A value, or it could be the last sales price on something like SecondMarket. If there's a secondary private market, that
731.
by scurvy 11y ago
Options valuation is derived from your 409A valuation...and heyjon used Black Scholes to derive present option value. The two are related. Black Scholes is considered to be massively flawed by the larger public options market, but it's
732.
by scurvy 11y ago
One thing to keep in mind is that you might not have until next April 15th to pay your taxes after exercise. If the exercise benefit is large enough compared to your typical income, you might owe estimated taxes that quarter.
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by scurvy 11y ago
You can do 409A however you want which is why I said it was a joke. I've worked in 2 places that based it off of last round after accounting for full dilution. You can use black Scholes, last round, or your finger in the air it doesn&
734.
by scurvy 11y ago
Actually, it depends. In Uber's case yes it would be the 409A as there is no secondary market. If there were a secondary market, it would be the last sales price from the day you exercised, not 409A value. The IRS guidelines say the sp
735.
by scurvy 11y ago
For sure, AMT is much worse than regular income tax.
736.
by scurvy 11y ago
Louisiana's oil industry can't fall into the same bucket as the others. Tourism and seafood/agriculture have been larger than petroleum for the past 35+ years. Most of Louisiana's oil is offshore which means the state go
737.
by scurvy 11y ago
With Intel backing this, it's almost doomed for failure. Their track record with most things entertainment related is terrible. Think about all of this various smart home, smart TV, IP TV streaming, media hub things that Intel made spl
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by scurvy 11y ago
Average rental price of $1700 is still pretty high compared to most of the US.
739.
by scurvy 11y ago
btrfs isn't a requirement nor really a recommendation for production ceph clusters. It was really only there for weirdo benchers. Bluestore and rocks DB really changes the back-end story altogether. No more POSIX filesystem junk with j
740.
by scurvy 11y ago
Makes sense. Thanks for the reply! As to spreading the vaults around the DC, it sounds like that's more to prepare for ToR switch failure -- its sounds like an ATS handles your PDU and power circuit failover. Yeah it sounds like you&#x
741.
by scurvy 11y ago
It's mainly cost savings due to the simplicity of 25gbps ethernet vs 40gbps. This article has a good run-down: http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/feature/25-Gigabit-Et...
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by scurvy 11y ago
> If we do a full pod swap for a blank, we are disk / CPU limited in the rebuild, not 10 Gbit/sec limited Wow. This is pretty shocking TBH. My basic ceph nodes will crush a 40gbps link doing a rebuild/rebalance. What'
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by scurvy 11y ago
FYI, 25gbps ethernet is gaining in popularity much quicker than 40gbps ethernet. Mostly from cloud/scale-out stuff.
744.
by scurvy 11y ago
Any reason on 60 drives instead of 70 or more? At that depth, there are several OEM designs that with that many drives (70). No 25/40gig networking? It's nice to point out the depth issue, as older racks are shallower than the new
745.
by scurvy 11y ago
So what exactly is the priority of San Francisco, it's DA, and police department? I ask because I haven't been able to figure that out in 20 years of living here. From what I can tell, the police are good people, but the DA's
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by scurvy 11y ago
Most people will just concede to tipping with cash and it will be the new norm.
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by scurvy 11y ago
#2 is going to change for you soon. As part of a lawsuit settlement, Uber is going to allow for tipping, and the drivers will be allowed to ask for a tip in cash at the end of the ride. It's going to be awkward and a real shock to earl
748.
by scurvy 11y ago
What about VAT fraud? A couple of shell companies and not only have you evaded the tax, you've now profited from it.
749.
by scurvy 11y ago
I had heard this in the past but forgot it. Thanks for the story!
750.
by scurvy 11y ago
Would these people happen to be air traffic controllers? Also, most people in DC just call it National. Probably because the other airport also has a one word name (Dulles).

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