I'm not a tax accountant, though I did take a class in MBA school. You will need to be prepared to justify to the IRS that it is necessary and probably required by your employer. Then you have to exceed a percentage of your taxable income; you probably will never hit that number.
My worst was as a linux newbie. I was running linux from Win95. While in linux, I accidently installed LILO. My wife needed win95 and I didn't know how to boot into it; there were NO instructions in the SuSE manual and nobody at SuSE's support center that could tell me to hit the TAB key. It was a very bad day.
I am pretty good at RTFMs, but it seems most manuals are written with the assumption that the reader already knows the subject and just needs a reference. I recently implemented a mail system that required integrating fetchmail, postfix, cyrus imap and several other technologies. I'm no dummy, but the manuals made my head spin. I did learn the programs, but I was really annoyed with sharp RTFM comments for things assumed obvious, but really weren't. I am now helping others through the same process, from the perspective of knowing just how confusing the technology is.
I belong to several special interest email lists (music, linux, etc.) and have met quite a few people. I've developed a number of friendships over the years.
I think these kinds of lists are different than people in search of other people lists. With common interests, I think people tend to present themselves as they really are (or close to it). With meat-market media, you don't know who or what you're talking to.
My 2 cents.
Ummm, they are the folks that send you the Nigerian (usually) emails that promise you lots of money for doing next to nothing. Along the way you will have to pay unexpected "fees" to loosen up authorities and obtain permits, etc.
Lately, productivity has been climbing spectacularly. That's good, very good. But the benefit has not been translated into increased wages.
Why?
Because of layoffs. Because one person now does the work formerly done by two. Because people still working work long hours to keep their jobs.
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I'm not a tax accountant, though I did take a class in MBA school. You will need to be prepared to justify to the IRS that it is necessary and probably required by your employer. Then you have to exceed a percentage of your taxable income; you probably will never hit that number.
What can possibly go wrong with electronic voting? One button, the machine registers several votes.
My worst was as a linux newbie. I was running linux from Win95. While in linux, I accidently installed LILO. My wife needed win95 and I didn't know how to boot into it; there were NO instructions in the SuSE manual and nobody at SuSE's support center that could tell me to hit the TAB key. It was a very bad day.
That's very frightening. I'd be curious to know what your sources are for this information.
It's pretty darn stable now
When I took stats, a larger sample size would reduce the error percentage.
I'd be tired of that too. Fred has been dead for ages.
I am pretty good at RTFMs, but it seems most manuals are written with the assumption that the reader already knows the subject and just needs a reference. I recently implemented a mail system that required integrating fetchmail, postfix, cyrus imap and several other technologies. I'm no dummy, but the manuals made my head spin. I did learn the programs, but I was really annoyed with sharp RTFM comments for things assumed obvious, but really weren't. I am now helping others through the same process, from the perspective of knowing just how confusing the technology is.
I belong to several special interest email lists (music, linux, etc.) and have met quite a few people. I've developed a number of friendships over the years. I think these kinds of lists are different than people in search of other people lists. With common interests, I think people tend to present themselves as they really are (or close to it). With meat-market media, you don't know who or what you're talking to. My 2 cents.
Not just windows. I have to shutdown Firefox and Thunderbird daily to keep my machine running. They both steadily eat memory.
Ummm, they are the folks that send you the Nigerian (usually) emails that promise you lots of money for doing next to nothing. Along the way you will have to pay unexpected "fees" to loosen up authorities and obtain permits, etc.
Chucking rocks at Earth? Don't let the bugs hear that!!!
Lately, productivity has been climbing spectacularly. That's good, very good. But the benefit has not been translated into increased wages. Why? Because of layoffs. Because one person now does the work formerly done by two. Because people still working work long hours to keep their jobs.