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Re: The Cost of Having Employees

Nate — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:13:14 -0000

Thanks for posting, Alan. I've just converted my LLC to an S Corp and am now in the process of setting up an ES account with WA State. It's disappointing to find out that I now have to pay SUI tax, Labor and Industry Tax... ect.. Do you have a calculator that includes all the necessary employee tax expenses for an employer? I'm trying to figure out if the savings on SS is worth paying myself as an employee. Thanks, Nate

Re: The Trouble With Tumblr

Richard Luck — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:18:30 -0000

Possibly.

To be sure, the adult industry does not have the enforcement arm that, for example, the music industry has. If we were talking about using Tumblr for posting songs, the RIAA would have long-ago stepped in.

Re: The Trouble With Tumblr

Tumblr — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:46:16 -0000

Expense? (To answer your last question about serving c&d on tumblr's users.)

Re: Dynamically Referencing Named Routes in a Helper

Chris Habgood — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:15:11 -0000

Cool, man.

Re: 5 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me (about starting a company)

Dennis Hettinger — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:49:22 -0000

Terrific post with great advice.

Re: The Future of the ePublishing

Deyun — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:10:48 -0000

Richard - I can’t agree more that ePublishing is not just about format. Actually format is a technological barrier for publishing. There was a time when paper was almost the only and universal medium for distributing your work. Now the digital era by its inherent flexibility offers many ways and a large diversity of formats to publish contents.

To reach a large audience the format is a key variable in the ‘ePublishing equation’. Web technology through your preferred web browser is one answer because the content is reachable by everyone and allows interaction between writers and readers. It already exists a ‘universal’ format that allows everyone to communicate over the internet and it’s… HTML. The very same language used by blogs, forums is also the underlying ePub (the eBook open standard) format.

In current eBook formats and eReaders the online (or connected) component is missing. I believe that eReaders will evolve and become more powerful and eventually become tablets running a decent web browser (iPad is the first example). Then everyone can read eBooks in a browser base application and more importantly interactive communication.

Browser based publishing will open the door to ongoing publishing where writers will be able to publish their work chapter by chapter (or even paragraph by paragraph) and get immediate feedback from followers or even interact in real time using chat. That’s the paradigm we are embracing at BookieJar. We support the most popular eBook format for now and we look forward to adopting new technologies to enable more connections between readers and writers. .

Deyun Wu
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Re: Suddenly, Everyone is an Expert

also anon — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:20:16 -0000

FWIW, those nut-jobs are the ones getting all the publicity and they don't want you to have an opinion if you disagree. The idea of the Tea Party wasn't so bad, but it's already been hijacked, way worse than the Republican party was hijacked by the right-wing zealots. You are right that the Tea Party *was* self-organized, but that is becoming less and less true. And you may think your opinion matters, but if you elect one of those nut-jobs, you'll be sadly mistaken.

What ALL the parties need is solutions, not whiners and some of the biggest Tea Party names are just whiners -- Palin and Beck come to mind. The Tea Party isn't even worse than the organized parties there. And, back to the comparison with OSS -- the OSS movement is about solving problems, not complaining. I respect OSS people, even when I disagree with them, but I can't respect people who just complain.

Re: Why Bother Starting a Company?

Richard Luck — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:10:38 -0000

Lisa - glad you liked it. Best of luck to you in your endeavor!

Re: Suddenly, Everyone is an Expert

Richard Luck — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:07:01 -0000

Wow - really? Really?!. How much AM1090 do you listen to?

I think the fundamental thing I've learned from everything I've read, seen and heard about this movement is that it's comprised of self-described members. And (fortunately or unfortunately) there is no central "vetting committee." Unlike the Republican or Democrat parties which require me to "register" to participate in their caucuses, there is no party with which to register if I want to participate supporting a Tea Party candidate.

I agree with you that there are some nut-jobs self-associating themselves with various TP organizations around the country - but to say that these few typify the entire movement would be akin to saying that William Jefferson typifies the Democratic party, or that Tom Delay typifies Republicans.

It's rather bigoted to take such a broad brush to an organization comprised of individuals, imho.

While I may not admire the rhetoric of some (in the same way I find some OSS completely useless), I do have to admire the way in which this self-forming force has come to be. In this very way, it is akin to OSS: individuals deciding they want something different and creating the foundation upon which they can self-deliver that difference.

Re: Suddenly, Everyone is an Expert

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:12:00 -0000

Interesting theory, but wrong. OSS, for all its flaws, is about enabling people and it's about enabling everyone. Fundamental to OSS is the idea that everybody is allowed their opinion.

The Tea Party movement is about disabling everybody except a small minority or rich white heterosexual fundamentalist Christians. It's not about more possibilities, it's about less -- you won't be allowed to be gay or Muslim or Jewish or a liberal Christain or -- god forbid -- an atheist. Fundamental to the Tea Party is the idea that nobody who disagrees is allowed their opinion. They want to use our government to enforce their bigotry.

If you're looking to improve our government, this isn't the way, and it's certainly not glorious.

Re: Why Bother Starting a Company?

Lisa — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:26:54 -0000

Thanks for the reminder. Now, on days when I wonder why the hell I bother, I'll re-read that last full paragraph.

Re: It’s Alive!!

Marcelo Calbucci — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:01:30 -0000

Congrats guys. I can feel the energy.