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Thu, 02 Jul 2009
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05:46: Mikal shared: qw-cheatsheet-print-zoom.jpg
Let's say you have to recreate modern technology from scratch... Happens to me all the time.
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posted at: 12:46 | path: /blather | permanent link to this entry
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Tue, 30 Jun 2009
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Fri, 19 Jun 2009
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Sat, 13 Jun 2009
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Wed, 27 May 2009
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Mon, 25 May 2009
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Mon, 18 May 2009
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Fri, 15 May 2009
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14:45: Mikal shared: Culture war over tax change on employee shares
Its good to see that other people are annoyed by this change as well. It will certainly affect me.
The basic issue here isn't that I don't want to pay tax. I'm fine with paying my share.
The US system has merit here: you pay capital gains tax on the difference between the strike price and the sale price of the option when you sell the share (i.e. realize some income from the asset).
This new Australian system brings that tax event forward, so that you have to pay CGT at vest time on the delta between the strike price and the market price at vest time. However, you haven't sold the share at that point, so you end up with an unfunded tax liability. Why not just charge tax a sale time? How is that not fair?
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posted at: 14:45 | path: /blather | permanent link to this entry
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Sun, 03 May 2009
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15:15: Mikal shared: Get used to paying for bigger military: experts - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
There have been a few articles like this that have as an underlying assumption that US power is on the downward slope of its curve. I think that's an interesting trend, especially when they don't discuss whether the US is actually on the decline and just assume we all agree with that statement. I wonder how American's feel about these sorts of assumptions?
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posted at: 15:15 | path: /blather | permanent link to this entry
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Mon, 27 Apr 2009
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16:45: Mikal shared: Background Briefing - 29 March 2009 - MBA: Mostly bloody awful
Interesting ABC Background Briefing about the state of MBA education. I've certainly met my share of MBA graduates over the years who don't appear to know anything, although there are exceptions to that as well. I do think that training someone at a University and then expecting them to immediately enter senior management is naive, if not dangerous. Anyway, and interesting read that others who work in large companies might be interested in.
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posted at: 16:45 | path: /blather | permanent link to this entry
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Thu, 23 Apr 2009
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Fri, 10 Apr 2009
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Thu, 09 Apr 2009
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Wed, 08 Apr 2009
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18:30: Mikal shared: The dark side of Dubai - Johann Hari, Commentators - The Independent
I was briefly in the UAE six years ago, and I remember being amazed by the amount of imported labour present there. I didn't realize how poorly treated these workers are. I'm surprised by some of the more crazy construction projects as well -- thinks like air conditioned beaches. This is an interesting article, although I am not 100% its unbiased. Some of the comments certainly disagree with the overall direction of the article.
19:00: Mikal shared: Australians may pay '$200 a month for broadband' - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
I assume I wont be forced to buy from the NBN? Surely they'll be forced to charge a price which is competitive with existing DSL offerings or the customers will walk.
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posted at: 19:00 | path: /blather | permanent link to this entry
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Thu, 02 Apr 2009
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Wed, 01 Apr 2009
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Tue, 31 Mar 2009
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14:00: Mikal shared: My Manhattan Project
The story of one of the people who helped write the software that made securitized mortgages possible, thus causing the current economic crisis.
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posted at: 14:00 | path: /blather | permanent link to this entry
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Mon, 30 Mar 2009
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11:15: Mikal shared: M4.3 earthquake near San Jose, CA
The building I work in has a big steel I-beam frame, and then suspended floors. On the second floor where I sit, it felt a lot like the quake was being amplified by the building design. There was a noticeable sway in the monitor on my desk.
13:15: Mikal shared: Sydney Airport
Color me not surprised. I've already resolved to try to use Melbourne airport for as much international travel as possible.
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posted at: 13:15 | path: /blather | permanent link to this entry
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Wed, 25 Mar 2009
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09:15: Mikal shared: Is Borders About To Go Under? [Speculation]
I used to shop at Borders quite a lot before I discovered the second hand book store on Castro Street. I haven't been in a Borders in ages, so it is surprising to discover they're getting out of CDs and DVDs, which I would have thought would have been more profitable than books.
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posted at: 09:15 | path: /blather | permanent link to this entry
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Tue, 24 Mar 2009
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09:00: Mikal shared: Laundry POD: RKS Inspires a New Way to See Green | Design News
Its not a real product yet, but this is an interesting idea. We often have small loads that we end up taking to the laundromat because we live in an apartment with no space for a washing machine. This would be a way better plan.
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posted at: 09:00 | path: /blather | permanent link to this entry
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