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Moratoria del IRS

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:11:08 -0400

En Argentina cada tanto hay moratorias para que la gente pague los impuestos que debe. Son populares porque no solo se ofrecen pagos en cuotas sino por que a veces hasta hacen descuentos.

El IRS (la agencia de recaudación de impuestos de USA) hizo una moratoria recientemente. Las condiciones son un poco distintas. Los ciudadanos debian declarar las cuentas bancarias offshore y a cambio el IRS no les haria juicio si encontraba una cuenta.

El resultado: cerca de 15.000 individuos declararon sus cuentas pagando la totalidad de los impuestos adeudados.

[Via: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/17/offshore-bank-accounts-re_n_361136.html]

GPU-Accelerated Flash Player Provides Smooth HD Video, Arrives Next Month - GPU-accelerated flash - Gizmodo

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:05:05 -0300

GPU-Accelerated Flash Player Provides Smooth HD Video, Arrives Next Month - GPU-accelerated flash - Gizmodo:

Long live hardware acceleration

PRESS RELEASE: 37SIGNALS VALUATION TOPS $100 BILLION AFTER BOLD VC INVESTMENT - (37signals)

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:40:28 -0300

PRESS RELEASE: 37SIGNALS VALUATION TOPS $100 BILLION AFTER BOLD VC INVESTMENT - (37signals)

"Yeah,” he says, “At the end of the day, ship the fucking thing! It’s great to rewrite your code and..."

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:08:12 -0300

““Yeah,” he says, “At the end of the day, ship the fucking thing! It’s great to rewrite your code and make it cleaner and by the third time it’ll actually be pretty. But that’s not the point—you’re not here to write code; you’re here to ship products.” My hero.”

- The Duct Tape Programmer - Joel on Software

Google Sync : Push Email on your iPhone!

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:23:51 -0300

Google Sync : Push Email on your iPhone!:

Finally Google now did the exchange integration with email too.

Global Debt Clock

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:49:20 -0300

Global Debt Clock:

Inspired in the US debt clock, from The Economist.

2010 Mercedes Benz Sls Amg 0 — Autoblog

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:31:34 -0300

2010 Mercedes Benz Sls Amg 0 — Autoblog:

You have to love this car. It’s the new gull-wing doors car (300 SL)

"the fundamental problem is that Democrats “are being asked to support a bipartisan bill that doesn’t..."

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:29:10 -0300

“the fundamental problem is that Democrats “are being asked to support a bipartisan bill that doesn’t have bipartisan support.” The compromise without the cover.”

- Sen. Jay Rockefeller Dumps on Baucus’ Bill and No Snowe Yet - George’s Bottom Line

Really funny acceptance speech Comedian Awards, Seinfeld Speech

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:02:01 -0300

Really funny acceptance speech

Comedian Awards, Seinfeld Speech

Mint Map: Global Wealth Distribution | MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:58:41 -0300

Mint Map: Global Wealth Distribution | MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice

Petabytes on a budget: How to build cheap cloud storage | Backblaze Blog

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:22:09 -0300

Petabytes on a budget: How to build cheap cloud storage | Backblaze Blog

Lego Roboto Solves Sudoku - Lego mindstorms sudoku robot - Gizmodo

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:20:09 -0300

Lego Roboto Solves Sudoku - Lego mindstorms sudoku robot - Gizmodo:

How cool is this?!?!!

Digg Dialogg: Timothy Geithner

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:25:09 -0300

Digg Dialogg: Timothy Geithner:

Coming from Argentina it is quite impressive hearing someone speak like this.

The World's First Startup Wedding Registry

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:37:51 -0300

The World's First Startup Wedding Registry:

These guys are asking for random startup items as wedding gifts! Very creative :) via [venturebeat]

I can’t believe that IE 6 is the no 1 browser in the...

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:28:17 -0300

I can’t believe that IE 6 is the no 1 browser in the world. If you are using it, and 1/3 chances are that you are using it, would you please upgrade it?

Report: Firefox 3.5 Jumps To 4.5% Market Share In A Month, IE Hemorrhaging Slows

What alcohol and free markets have in common

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:37:00 -0300

As I am watching TV nowadays it seems the discussion about free markets is deeply polarized. Some people think that the market should heal all the economies wounds and some other say that the government must create regulations for everything. It seems that there is no middle ground.

Trying to find a way to explain this middle ground I thought about booze. Let’s think about deregulated markets as alcohol for a minute.

If you are on a party and you don’t drink at all you are probably not going to be brave enough to move forward on that hot chick. The same applies with market freedom. If you have none, there is no room for innovation or risk taking, hence no big rewards.

On the other end, if you take too much of your preferred drink you will end up doing stupid things. Fighting someone that you shouldn’t, singing on top of a table, etc. For companies works about the same way. If they are completely deregulated they will take far more risks that what they should resulting on a poor situation for them. Not only that, most companies act like frat boys where they start competing against each other on who takes the riskier move ending up on an environment way too risky.

Between those scenarios is the middle ground, where you can drink a bit to help your guts but not enough to knock your conscience. You might even end up with a nice date. Market’s wise this would mean some regulations, the problem is to find which ones.

You could say “what if I want to knock myself out with booze?” or “why do you care if I got all my money from my small shop to the casino and bet it?”. The answer would be that in most cases it doesn’t really matter. If you start singing naked in the middle of the party while trying to hook up with your wife’s sister is your problem. Almost no one would care either if you bet all your shoe shop’s money on the casino and then loose. That is socially irrelevant, knock yourself out.

But if you are drunk and then you want to start driving, on the highway, on the wrong side of the road, we all have a problem. If banks start lending money to people that will never be able to repay, we all have a problem. If health care companies deny you service because you got sick, we all have a problem.

Here is where regulation should be present and very strict. In fact if you drive under the influence of alcohol you could end up in jail. That is not meant for people to stop drinking or to stop driving, the law makes people think before they do both, and most of the time they don’t. Market laws could be stated so CEOs know that if the take risks they shouldn’t with other peoples lives on the line, there will be consecuences, legal consecuences; and maybe they will think twice before taking that road.

Hopefully some day there will be enough regulation in place so companies that could hurt the status quo of the society are regulated to not take irresponsible demissions and don’t become a burden on taxpayers pockets.

Shatner reading Palin poetry

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:12:47 -0300

Shatner reading Palin poetry

Why markets can’t cure healthcare - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:12:31 -0300

Why markets can’t cure healthcare - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com

"Our goal is not to build the most computers. It’s to build the best."

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:04:24 -0300

““Our goal is not to build the most computers. It’s to build the best.””

- Tim Cook COO Apple