erik998

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by erik998 2y ago
There is so much more info on their site. https://www.ssa.gov/history/hfaq.html https://www.ssa.gov/history/index.html https://www.ssa.gov/history/operations.html Early Opera
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by erik998 2y ago
In 1875, the American Express Company established the first private pension plan in the United States. I can also see a situation where the SSA recipient in 1940 was born in 1875. The recipient age 65 could have married someone very young f
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by erik998 5y ago
I always thought it was J Orlin Grabbe I figured he learned some lessons from Digital Monetary Trust during late 1990's. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Orlin_Grabbe https://www.hermetic.ch/cry
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by erik998 5y ago
I liked watching these videos from Ostaszewski https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc335qIQZgg https://math.illinoisstate.edu/actuary/faculty_staff/ https://math.illinoisstate.edu/krzy
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by erik998 5y ago
I have been trying teedy https://github.com/sismics/docs It stores everything into postgresql... filesystems are ok but it can get out of hand. I am trying to deploy on microK8s with helm3
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by erik998 5y ago
my bad you are correct, https://sdirahandbook.com/self-directed-ira-investing/fund-s... it is in section: Need to Know #1: Prohibited Transactions
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by erik998 5y ago
https://sdirahandbook.com/self-directed-ira-investing/fund-s... looks ok
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by erik998 5y ago
oh yes the par value of stock... https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-is-par-value-st... I think he went the route of his IRA's investment llc membership units being assigned a super large assignment of in
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by erik998 5y ago
This worked because he used a self directed IRA that most likely invested in some LLC with a marginal amount. It's very probable he also invested in the same company via some other investment vehicle, possibly direct ownership. The man
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by erik998 5y ago
""" No doubt some people will persist in questioning the usefulness of Latin. For these skeptics I have a two-word answer: Mark Zuckerberg. The 26-year-old founder of Facebook studied Classics at Phillips Exeter Academy and l
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by erik998 5y ago
I don't think it will be possible maybe some ELIZA type interaction in the future you could come up with a virtual Harkness Table: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harkness_table The purpose of the small class size d
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by erik998 5y ago
Actually, Mark Zuckerburg went to Phillips Exeter Academy. "At Ardsley High School, Zuckerberg excelled in classes. After two years, he transferred to the private school Phillips Exeter Academy, where he won prizes in mathematics, astr
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by erik998 5y ago
Yes it's OK and I don't decry it because I benefit from it... But the typical FTE will go on thinking the best career path is E3...E6 and along the way get PIPed when no longer needed... They will build castles in the air... But t
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by erik998 5y ago
lotnet.com Lawsuits from Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs, sometimes called “patent trolls”) can be a drain on resources for any company. With software a primary PAE target, and software becoming an integral part of all industries — putting
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by erik998 5y ago
readup on lotnet.com Lawsuits from Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs, sometimes called “patent trolls”) can be a drain on resources for any company. With software a primary PAE target, and software becoming an integral part of all industries
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by erik998 5y ago
just because they have bands for certain titles/w2 employees does not mean so for vendors/developers working as consultants via their own S corporations... Exceptions to HR supervision exist
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by erik998 5y ago
its different in the US. They just set a floor...
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by erik998 5y ago
if professional sports team have unionized players why dont we... our egos tend to block any imagination... https://www.nfl.com/news/full-term-sheet-of-proposed-collect... "NFL–NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreemen
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by erik998 5y ago
a cash balance defined benefit plan or pension plan... https://www.dedicated-db.com/ownersplus/ a floor on pay defined roles
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by erik998 5y ago
The top 3-5% of software engineers do not work at startups. They work via their own S Corporation... Why? To copy the same way most doctors and high end professions get paid... 1. solo 401k - hit maximum contribution limit (57k-63.5k) 2. ca
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by erik998 7y ago
I would not be surprised if there is some low level effort amongst some of the larger companies in silicon valley.... especially after the whole issue of not bidding up talent or stealing talent from each other...
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by erik998 7y ago
Those were my initial feelings as well. I guess the issue comes down to focusing on software development as a skill and having that skill rewarded in manner you can count on. Our industry is really similar to actors. They have SAG and their
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by erik998 7y ago
Will they publish the union agreement? Wow... we will go from job/salary comparison sites to sites comparing transparent union agreements.... That is a step up!
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by erik998 7y ago
Yes you can be part of a union and create your own loan out company. https://www.wrapbook.com/how-to-set-up-a-loan-out-company/
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by erik998 7y ago
You can be a contractor with your own S-corp and still get the same benefits as union members if you are in an industry that has union workers like SAG. https://www.wrapbook.com/how-to-set-up-a-loan-out-company/
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by erik998 7y ago
The model you are asking about is similar to SAG-AFTRA. This how actors work. This is the preferred model. Kickstarter employees should have used this as an opportunity to push for something like that. The reason SAG started was because pro
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by erik998 7y ago
And yet the athletes are still smarter than the geeks... They have a union...
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by erik998 7y ago
I think something like SAG-AFTRA would be the perfect model. We already function as actors... We audition for coding roles... The recruiters are like managers... Most roles are for 1.5 years... If the major FAANG companies had an associatio
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by erik998 7y ago
Funny, every time I hear these stories about the declining value of college I always think why that is. Is the premium declining because so many people can at least have a chance to finance an education now? Is that really bad? Whenever I h
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by erik998 7y ago
Same could be said about all the young and hopeful people that show up in L.A.... Self taught or professionally trained they show up to casting calls/interviews and demonstrate their work. Sometimes self taught actors get a good gig an

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