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pts101

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    Comment #1709908

    They show up inline in Safari and Chrome. If you switch to Firefox, you can install the PDF Plugin to have a non-retarded PDF experience without Acrobat.

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    Comment #1708023

    I use more than that as well, and you're right. My life got simpler when I switched to a regional accounting firm that specialized in smaller businesses. I was simply trying to not…

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    Comment #1707811

    I can't agree more thoroughly. It's obnoxiously difficult to identify all of the taxes (especially state and local) that are relevant to your business, let alone to actually file a…

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    (replying to myself) One point I'd make to up and coming entrepreneurs: taxes aren't going to be the burden you fear. When you're growing your company you'll pay relatively little …

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    Comment #1707713

    Progressive taxes are approximations of flat taxes that are based on utility rather than nominal dollars.

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    Comment #1707695

    They're going up 3% on the amount over $250,000. It's $7500. If you didn't give him access to accounting software, he would be unable to detect the presence or absence of that mone…

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    Comment #1697925

    I switched from a 3 button mouse to a magic mouse after using my wife's magic mouse. At first I thought it was weird, but after an hour or so I ordered myself one. The biggest impr…

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    Comment #1689634

    Either way, they're paying Amazon out of those charges. I'd be extremely surprised if Heroku actually spools up EC2 instances the moment you move the slider. It'd be a far more int…

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    Comment #1689436

    Because it would decimate their bottom line if everyone stopped running extra instances.

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    Comment #1689361

    for-profit businesses do not have a generalized right to make their mistakes into others' obligations. The OP never argued that he has the right to force the cost of his mistake on…