There are more provisions saving for retirement than for the employed. I use a SEP IRA. This is like an IRA or 401K but the limits are much higher. 15 percent of your gross. But you have to be careful about the rules. I think, but I'm not sure that if you're "elegible" for a 401K during the year you can't do this so if after 6 months they want to bring you on as an employee and it's in the middle of the year, you'd probably lose your chance at a SEP IRA or Keogh. So you may want to insist on whole years as a contractor, ie 2005. Also I doubt they'd give you a great rate but be careful there are expenses that you should consider. Health care is the biggest but dont' forget self employment insurance and if your state requires it Workman's comp insurance. The good news is that lots of things become deductable.
Shutdown isn't ever going to be a good option for Microsoft so I'd suggest that those spreading FUD about Mono should back off.
Mono works in Microsoft's interest. They're in a battle with Java. And I'm glad. The competition is pusshing both platforms forward.
What's always going to happen is what an earlier commentator mentioned. Microsoft will always be a release ahead. But so what? You can develop really great programs in C# and ASP.Net and having alternate hosting options is going to be great.
Even Windows Forms applications will survive. After all, the new stuff in Wibley isn't going to be required to run a succesful application. And it's the applications that matter most to the success of the underlying platform.
I have a similar problem in terms of nearsightedness. I thought about it but it seems that it doesn't cure the farsightedness at the same time so I'd still need reading glasses. And you probably will too, once you turn 40 something. It's pretty inevitable and I find I use my bifocals to read the screen pretty often. My solution: bifocals with progressive lenses + 2 19 inch monitors run at 1152x864 pixels each. Plus, I set W2K's screen appearance Windows Standard(Large) so I get reasonable fonts and it works pretty well.
If I recall, a few days ago there was a story about how a Japanese researcher and others were powering paper airplanes from the ground with lasers. I think they were heating a propellent which wouldn't work for space debris. But For the broom, does one really have to destroy the object? Or cann't you just slow it's orbit enough to cause it to fall back to earth and burn up or fall on the head of some unfortuante victim?
I got a great home office at Form in Teak a chain of stores that imports Scandanvian knock downs. They're a cut above Ikea in quality.
I purchased a very large desk ( about 6 ft x 3.5 ft) with a side attachment that adds about another 3.5 x 3.5) It works out purfect for two 21 inch monitors.
I also purchased a 4 drawer file cabinet (strapped) and two book cases. Everyting I need is within arms reach.
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There are more provisions saving for retirement than for the employed. I use a SEP IRA. This is like an IRA or 401K but the limits are much higher. 15 percent of your gross. But you have to be careful about the rules. I think, but I'm not sure that if you're "elegible" for a 401K during the year you can't do this so if after 6 months they want to bring you on as an employee and it's in the middle of the year, you'd probably lose your chance at a SEP IRA or Keogh.
So you may want to insist on whole years as a contractor, ie 2005.
Also I doubt they'd give you a great rate but be careful there are expenses that you should consider. Health care is the biggest but dont' forget self employment insurance and if your state requires it Workman's comp insurance. The good news is that lots of things become deductable.
Best of luck
Andy
Shutdown isn't ever going to be a good option for Microsoft so I'd suggest that those spreading FUD about Mono should back off.
Mono works in Microsoft's interest. They're in a battle with Java. And I'm glad. The competition is pusshing both platforms forward.
What's always going to happen is what an earlier commentator mentioned. Microsoft will always be a release ahead. But so what? You can develop really great programs in C# and ASP.Net and having alternate hosting options is going to be great.
Even Windows Forms applications will survive. After all, the new stuff in Wibley isn't going to be required to run a succesful application. And it's the applications that matter most to the success of the underlying platform.
I have a similar problem in terms of nearsightedness. I thought about it but it seems that it doesn't cure the farsightedness at the same time so I'd still need reading glasses. And you probably will too, once you turn 40 something. It's pretty inevitable and I find I use my bifocals to read the screen pretty often. My solution: bifocals with progressive lenses + 2 19 inch monitors run at 1152x864 pixels each. Plus, I set W2K's screen appearance Windows Standard(Large) so I get reasonable fonts and it works pretty well.
If I recall, a few days ago there was a story about how a Japanese researcher and others were powering paper airplanes from the ground with lasers. I think they were heating a propellent which wouldn't work for space debris. But For the broom, does one really have to destroy the object? Or cann't you just slow it's orbit enough to cause it to fall back to earth and burn up or fall on the head of some unfortuante victim?
I got a great home office at Form in Teak a chain of stores that imports Scandanvian knock downs. They're a cut above Ikea in quality.
I purchased a very large desk ( about 6 ft x 3.5 ft) with a side attachment that adds about another 3.5 x 3.5) It works out purfect for two 21 inch monitors.
I also purchased a 4 drawer file cabinet (strapped) and two book cases. Everyting I need is within arms reach.