The problem with IT is that skills age quick and women are particularly vulnerable to losing their edge.
I've reached the point where I have a bunch of friends with young kids. When people have a gaggle of kids, one person, usually the mother either stays home or starts working part time to take care of the kids.
If you're out of the market for 3-4 years in IT, you're screwed.
You are completely misinterpreting my post and choosing not to think about what I said.
Linux, Compiere and JBoss are completely different than a tax application....Linux is an OS that roughly cooresponds to the POSIX specs; Compiere is a general purpose accounting package; JBoss is a java application server.
Tax software has to calculate income taxes using business rules provided by the US Congress and IRS. The business rules come in the form of legislation and IRS regulations that need human specialists to interpret.
Also: - The Congress or IRS can make rule changes at any time. If the rules change on August 1, quarterly filers must comply on September 1.
- You need to be a tax specialist to know where to look for and read the regulatory changes. (Google for the "federal register" and try to figure out what that crap means)
- You need a lawyer to interpret the law for you.
- You also need costly tools to cross reference current regulation & legislation with past laws. Those tools are not "free".
So to produce an open source tax program you need a dedicated team of programmers, tax accountants and lawyers to work together for free to write software on a tight deadline. The degree of specialization required and the deadlines is really inconsistent with traditional open source development.
If the IRS issued electronic forms or released XML specs of the tax code, there'd be no problem. But they don't do so!
The IRS goes after you, but the software vendor will reimburse penalties & interest.
Here's the claim area of the website: http://answer.taxcut.com/index.cfm?svc=1 52&DocFile =http://www.kb.techknow-how.com/exports/partner_da ta/30/html/30-234881995.html
Similarly, if your tax accountant screws up, you are responsible for the error as far as the government is concerned. If the amount is significant, you sue the accountant for the damages.
Why would you trust volunteers to produce tax software? If the software miscalcuates something or the programmers misinterpret some arcane IRS ruling, you end up being liable for the mistake -- which could cost you thousands of dollars.
Now if TaxCut or Turbo Tax has a defect like that, the company agrees to assume responsibility for calculation errors.
TaxCut Deluxe is $25, and the state version is $20 with a $20 rebate. If you don't want to spend the money, you can easily use a spreadsheet & calculator to figure your taxes, and waste 5-6 more hours in the process.
Because eBay adamantly refuses to take any significant action to curb fraud on the site, because they profit from it.
People routinely run scams, and there are literally webs of fake auctions & accounts that exist solely to drum up high feedback ratings to make it easier to dupe buyers.
Why don't you read the post and think before mouthing off?
The loudmouths of partisan politics aren't speaking for any side -- they're shooting for the least common demominator. Conservatives mutter about pro-life, low taxes and self-determination and get votes, Liberals mutter about pro-choice, the end of the world (since Bush was elected) and maybe something about healthcare or education.
I respect politicians like Al Smith, Theodore Roosevelt, Robert Moses and FDR. Men who actually stood for something and actually gave a damn about someone.
Since you're running for office, you should read about the courageous and brilliant politicans of the past. Don't limit yourself to the US, the UK, Ireland, Australia, India and tons of other places have people worth reading about.
You'll notice the marked dissilimilarity between those people and the puppets in Washington and on TV.
I've conducted extensive analysis of a top-secret message board called "Slashdot". Slashdot is known to be regularly visited by employees of many government agencies, including military and espionage organizations.
Based on my expert analysis of the message traffic, I have determined:
1998-2000 - Using supercomputing VA-Linux beowulf clusters and drawing upon the grit-making skills of Natalie Portman, the NSA was doing bad things.
2000-2003 - Mr. Goatse and Tubgirl complete the VA-Linux transition to OSDN and formulate the Slashdot/NSA/CIA business plan: 1. Take distgusting pictures 2. Utilize legacy hot grits(tm) technology 3. ??? 4. Profit!
2004-present - RIAA sues everyone. The universe is safe.
Andy Grove is quoted as saying: "Every generation thinks that they invented sex"
Vocal democrats and "progressives" are echoing the same crap as they did in 1960 or 1930 or 1900. US society is full of inequities, injustices and plain stupidity, but those are things that come with all human societies.
If you think that the Netherlands, UK, Australia, Switzerland, Japan or whatever place you consider perfect are utopian societies, you are aptly demonstrating that you ARE the ignorant american that you dislike so much.
While you and your friends are screaming about Bush or the collapse of american society, you miss the benefits you take advantage of as an american.
You fail to mention your Federally-guaranteed student loans and cheap mortgages. You don't bitch about the highways that whisk you to your suburban home or the miracle drugs discovered thanks to government research.
I hate small-minded people. Particularly those who have nothing to do other than criticize and nothing to contribute over hot air. Right-wing, left-wing, a vapid windbag is a vapid windbag.
I Don't sign my cards. I write in bold letters on the back MUST SEE ID. Still only about 1 in 20 times am I asked for an ID, even when makeing a $50+ purchase.
You're an idiot. That signature panel is not there to identify you to the store clerk. Its there to prove that you have agreed to abide the provisions of the cardmember agreement. (ie pay your bill) Merchants are actually permitted to confiscate your card (which is the property of the issuing bank) if you refuse to sign it.
The purpose of checking your signature is to cover the merchant. If you don't sign your card the merchant is liable if you refuse to pay
PIN-based electronic transactions are actually considered digital signatures. The fact that you set or remembered your PIN signals your acceptance of the card agreement, and entering your PIN signs your transaction. Merchants prefer that you do a PIN transaction because it is cheaper and does not require them to store boxes of signed credit card drafts in the back for a year or more.
The signature is not a security device, it indicates that you accept and agree to adhere to the terms of your credit agreement (ie you will pay your bill).
If your credit card is unsigned and you refuse to pay, the merchant is on the hook for it.
Nobody said life was convenient. If my car is in the shop and I need to get somewhere, I can call a cab or take a bus. I cannot steal my neighbor's car.
"If LokiTorrent.com had been sued in Dallas Federal Courts, then some type of public record would appear. NO ONLINE RECORD APPEARS WHATSOEVER!"
<p>Cases are routinely recorded in different federal courts to slow down the media's access to them. A case in Dallas could actually be filed in Austin or some other nearby Federal court<p>
These viruses affect users who receive an infected RAR archive, then go out of their way to download WinRAR or some other RAR opener and unpack the executable.
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The problem with IT is that skills age quick and women are particularly vulnerable to losing their edge.
I've reached the point where I have a bunch of friends with young kids. When people have a gaggle of kids, one person, usually the mother either stays home or starts working part time to take care of the kids.
If you're out of the market for 3-4 years in IT, you're screwed.
Then why don't you do it?
If its so easy to write software to cover tens of thousands of tax laws, do it!
So Standard Oil pumped better oil out of the ground?
You are completely misinterpreting my post and choosing not to think about what I said.
Linux, Compiere and JBoss are completely different than a tax application....Linux is an OS that roughly cooresponds to the POSIX specs; Compiere is a general purpose accounting package; JBoss is a java application server.
Tax software has to calculate income taxes using business rules provided by the US Congress and IRS. The business rules come in the form of legislation and IRS regulations that need human specialists to interpret.
Also:
- The Congress or IRS can make rule changes at any time. If the rules change on August 1, quarterly filers must comply on September 1.
- You need to be a tax specialist to know where to look for and read the regulatory changes. (Google for the "federal register" and try to figure out what that crap means)
- You need a lawyer to interpret the law for you.
- You also need costly tools to cross reference current regulation & legislation with past laws. Those tools are not "free".
So to produce an open source tax program you need a dedicated team of programmers, tax accountants and lawyers to work together for free to write software on a tight deadline. The degree of specialization required and the deadlines is really inconsistent with traditional open source development.
If the IRS issued electronic forms or released XML specs of the tax code, there'd be no problem. But they don't do so!
The IRS goes after you, but the software vendor will reimburse penalties & interest.
1 52&DocFile =http://www.kb.techknow-how.com/exports/partner_da ta/30/html/30-234881995.html
Here's the claim area of the website:
http://answer.taxcut.com/index.cfm?svc=
Similarly, if your tax accountant screws up, you are responsible for the error as far as the government is concerned. If the amount is significant, you sue the accountant for the damages.
You'd be suprised.
My wife's assistant is a single mom with a couple of kids and low income (around $25k).
She went to an H&R Block place to get her 1040 and earned income tax credit forms filled out. (And paid for the rapid refund loan)
The damage? $350... for a return that took about 30 minutes to process.
If you actually have a complex return, you're nuts going to Block or some other cheeso tax company.
Why would you trust volunteers to produce tax software? If the software miscalcuates something or the programmers misinterpret some arcane IRS ruling, you end up being liable for the mistake -- which could cost you thousands of dollars.
Now if TaxCut or Turbo Tax has a defect like that, the company agrees to assume responsibility for calculation errors.
TaxCut Deluxe is $25, and the state version is $20 with a $20 rebate. If you don't want to spend the money, you can easily use a spreadsheet & calculator to figure your taxes, and waste 5-6 more hours in the process.
Because eBay adamantly refuses to take any significant action to curb fraud on the site, because they profit from it.
People routinely run scams, and there are literally webs of fake auctions & accounts that exist solely to drum up high feedback ratings to make it easier to dupe buyers.
Do you use email? I search through 4 900+ MB .pst files in seconds.
Why don't you read the post and think before mouthing off?
The loudmouths of partisan politics aren't speaking for any side -- they're shooting for the least common demominator. Conservatives mutter about pro-life, low taxes and self-determination and get votes, Liberals mutter about pro-choice, the end of the world (since Bush was elected) and maybe something about healthcare or education.
I respect politicians like Al Smith, Theodore Roosevelt, Robert Moses and FDR. Men who actually stood for something and actually gave a damn about someone.
Since you're running for office, you should read about the courageous and brilliant politicans of the past. Don't limit yourself to the US, the UK, Ireland, Australia, India and tons of other places have people worth reading about.
You'll notice the marked dissilimilarity between those people and the puppets in Washington and on TV.
Prodigy did this back in like 1989. Google rocks
Next Google will rollout the next revolution: "keywords"
I've conducted extensive analysis of a top-secret message board called "Slashdot". Slashdot is known to be regularly visited by employees of many government agencies, including military and espionage organizations.
Based on my expert analysis of the message traffic, I have determined:
1998-2000 - Using supercomputing VA-Linux beowulf clusters and drawing upon the grit-making skills of Natalie Portman, the NSA was doing bad things.
2000-2003 - Mr. Goatse and Tubgirl complete the VA-Linux transition to OSDN and formulate the Slashdot/NSA/CIA business plan:
1. Take distgusting pictures
2. Utilize legacy hot grits(tm) technology
3. ???
4. Profit!
2004-present - RIAA sues everyone. The universe is safe.
Andy Grove is quoted as saying: "Every generation thinks that they invented sex"
Vocal democrats and "progressives" are echoing the same crap as they did in 1960 or 1930 or 1900. US society is full of inequities, injustices and plain stupidity, but those are things that come with all human societies.
If you think that the Netherlands, UK, Australia, Switzerland, Japan or whatever place you consider perfect are utopian societies, you are aptly demonstrating that you ARE the ignorant american that you dislike so much.
While you and your friends are screaming about Bush or the collapse of american society, you miss the benefits you take advantage of as an american.
You fail to mention your Federally-guaranteed student loans and cheap mortgages. You don't bitch about the highways that whisk you to your suburban home or the miracle drugs discovered thanks to government research.
I hate small-minded people. Particularly those who have nothing to do other than criticize and nothing to contribute over hot air. Right-wing, left-wing, a vapid windbag is a vapid windbag.
Slaves to a system? Have you ever been to Japan?
Kids live with their spouse and families in two bedroom apartments -- and have to commute hundreds of miles.
People like you annoy me even more than the "US No. 1!" idiots.
If you hate the place so much, move. What's keeping you here?
A guy who exclusively writes his weblog/homepage in Welsh calls someone difficult to work with...
1. Buy RFID crap
2. Develop software to track everything
3. ????
4. Loan crap out for free!
No, it isn't. You can write "Check ID" on your card, but the card isn't valid unless you sign it.
c ept_mast ercard/merchant_rules.pdf
Before you label people ignorant, get familiar with the rules:
http://www.mastercardmerchant.com/docs/ac
Pay particular attention to these sections:
2.1.1.3 "Unsigned Cards"
2.1.6.3 "Obtain Cardholder Signature"
2.1.6.3.4 "PIN As Substitute for Signature"
I can't build a high-quality copy of my neighbor's car, so I'd rather just borrow his. I wouldn't be stealing the neighbor's car, just sharing it.
What's the big deal or ethical dilemma? I have to go to work and my neighbor's car is just sitting there.
You're an idiot. That signature panel is not there to identify you to the store clerk. Its there to prove that you have agreed to abide the provisions of the cardmember agreement. (ie pay your bill) Merchants are actually permitted to confiscate your card (which is the property of the issuing bank) if you refuse to sign it.
The purpose of checking your signature is to cover the merchant. If you don't sign your card the merchant is liable if you refuse to pay
PIN-based electronic transactions are actually considered digital signatures. The fact that you set or remembered your PIN signals your acceptance of the card agreement, and entering your PIN signs your transaction. Merchants prefer that you do a PIN transaction because it is cheaper and does not require them to store boxes of signed credit card drafts in the back for a year or more.
The signature is not a security device, it indicates that you accept and agree to adhere to the terms of your credit agreement (ie you will pay your bill).
If your credit card is unsigned and you refuse to pay, the merchant is on the hook for it.
VCR, Tivo...
Nobody said life was convenient. If my car is in the shop and I need to get somewhere, I can call a cab or take a bus. I cannot steal my neighbor's car.
<p>Cases are routinely recorded in different federal courts to slow down the media's access to them. A case in Dallas could actually be filed in Austin or some other nearby Federal court<p>
These viruses affect users who receive an infected RAR archive, then go out of their way to download WinRAR or some other RAR opener and unpack the executable.
Give me a break!
Remember - this is Slashdot. You might as well try to say that Windows is easier to use that GNOME 2.8...