Our for-profit company, Lambda, uses Xero, a web-based accounting tool. They claim to serve non-profits as well: http://www.xero.com/us/not-for-profit/
I can’t speak to how good they are for non-profits, but many startups are using Xero these days.
A friend and I are starting a marketplace to connect fecal transplant donors with people who need them. Let’s make this happen. Check out fecalnet.com.
I founded a company, Lambda, a talent agency for exceptional developers, designers, technology professionals.
Here’s the pitch:
It’s currently very difficult for many nontechnical people to find high-quality software developers and designers to do contract work. Because it’s often difficult to judge technical ability if you’re not a technical person yourself, people often select the lowest bid for the project they want to get done, resulting in poor work or missed deadlines. People want to pay for high-quality talent, they just can’t tell the difference.
By screening all candidates ourselves, prospective clients can come to us and get an assurance that their project will get done well. We’re tapping into a dark pool of high-quality talent, by signing up entrepreneurs and other skilled folks who aren’t on the market otherwise, who wouldn’t even consider participating in a marketplace filled with low-quality talent, because they value their time.
More importantly, we provide a service to developers by doing the legwork of finding clients and screening them for quality. There’s a world of difference between clients who understand what’s involved in a complex software project, and those who don’t.
me 30%, would need crash space
Anyone should be able to join—I just tested this with another email address, and there are indeed a few people on the list now. If you are still having issues, send me your email and I’ll add you.
Something like this exists: https://www.charitytick.com/
Me 80%
Omega updates the truth to fit its priors.
Sure, I’ll go. Interested in a meetup there. (I’m from NYC)
You might just be seeking status. You might feel like you gain status whenever you declare that you will be working on a new project, and you might feel that you won’t gain as much status by finishing an existing project that people are aware of already. At least, this may be true until you gain a reputation for not finishing projects.
It makes sense to say that a computer language is Turing-complete.
It doesn’t make sense to say that a computer program is Turing-complete.
Interesting article, thanks. Reposting the abstract here:
The relationship between money and happiness is surprisingly weak, which may stem in part from the way people spend it. Drawing on empirical research, we propose eight principles designed to help consumers get more happiness for their money. Specifically, we suggest that consumers should (1) buy more experiences and fewer material goods; (2) use their money to benefit others rather than themselves; (3) buy many small pleasures rather than fewer large ones; (4) eschew extended warranties and other forms of overpriced insurance; (5) delay consumption; (6) consider how peripheral features of their purchases may affect their day-to-day lives; (7) beware of comparison shopping; and (8) pay close attention to the happiness of others.
Yes. I paid for the perfect stock photo to make this joke, so I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Personally, I don’t like this because it’s awkward. What do you call the community?
“The aspiring rationalist community”?
Plus, people are liable to drop the “aspiring” part anyway, because it’s a pain to say.
FYI, Bug report: The push-pull experiment is illustrated by a diagram of the future discounting experiment.
EDIT: It is fixed now.
I think the Millennium Prize Problems isn’t the best example in this context, because for the one problem that was solved in that set, the prize was rejected.
Note that if the Fed raises interest rates, credit will become more expensive, demand will decrease, and prices will decrease (all else equal).
In the United States, mortgages with fixed rates are better right now (if you stay in your house) because interest rates are extremely low right now. If you take an ARM, you will lose if you stay in your house, because interest rates are bound to rise.
If you select a 30-year mortgage, you will pay more overall. But it turns out that you only need to beat a 2-3% annualized return (assuming you took out a fixed-rate loan at interest rates right now) with the extra money you save every month in order for a 30-year mortgage to beat a 15-year mortgage. Of course, that’s assuming you have the willpower to set aside that money every month and the time and effort required to invest it.
If you select a 30-year mortgage, you always have the option of paying extra each month. In fact, if you paid 45% extra each month, you would finish it off in 15 years, and it would in fact be equivalent to a 15-year mortgage, except costing only 8% more overall (or a mere 0.5% per year). The reason a 30-year mortgage costs more is not mainly due to the higher interest rate—it is because most of your initial payments go towards the interest, as opposed to the principal—the interest isn’t reduced at first, and it also has 15 more years to compound.
Consider getting a 30-year mortgage if you expect any sort of volatility in your financial situation, as the price for such convenience is quite cheap. Note that this only applies if you have either the willpower to pay the extra amount every month, or the energy to find a superior investment with the extra money you are saving. A 15-year mortgage would be better for someone with e.g., severe akrasia issues.
Look into purchasing as many points as you can on your mortgage if you plan on staying in your house for at least 11-14 years. Do some analysis to figure out the break-even point for your situation. Note that banks profit because most people overestimate how long they will stay in their house. The average in the US is 5-7 years.
Look at the amortization formula (or use the PMT function in Excel) and run the analysis yourself—it’s too important to not bother. Put in different amounts of down pay, different interest rates, different amounts of extra monthly payments, etc., so that you gain a feel of the relative effects of the different factors.
Finally, please call it a “house”, not a “home”.
Strongly agree that you would have a much, much higher impact by making this game available on the web. Straight-up Java is pretty much dead now. Consider even making a Facebook app, which would allow players to share the game with their friends for stronger distribution.