tuberry's comments

tuberry | 7 years ago | on: Ask HN: Help I owe over 100k in taxes after signing up for Stripe Atlas

Same thing happened to me last year and I had exactly the same reaction :) It’s just the default information the franchise tax board uses to estimate your taxes. When you file to pay your minimum $500 you can update the information to show $0 revenue, and 0 shares issued in the 12 month period which should bring the amount down to the minimum $500. If you have any problems you can call the Delaware tax board and they can walk you through it (that’s what I did).

tuberry | 8 years ago | on: TrueUSD: A USD-Backed Stablecoin You Can Trust

This is a great idea, especially in light of the stripe/bitcoin viability issue. Crypto currencies should be valued based on their ability to facilitate quick secure transactions, not increase in relative value as a precarious investment vehicle.

tuberry | 10 years ago | on: Agricultural – fastest growing robotic sector

SV ag tech conference at CHM on May 6. If anyone is interested in this, or other agriculture technology. http://www.svagtech.org

tuberry | 10 years ago | on: MIT graduate student says income inequality is actually about housing

29% of incoming Harvard freshman (class of 2017) reported family incomes of more than $250,000 / year.

- http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/9/4/freshman-survey-a...

less than 2% of families earn more than $250,000 / year.

- http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2012/apr/10/bar...

tuberry | 10 years ago | on: MIT graduate student says income inequality is actually about housing

To be fair, they require proof of income for financial aid, and your ability to pay for college is certainly a big factor. Most colleges (particularly the elite colleges) wouldn't want to enroll students who don't graduate.

tuberry | 10 years ago | on: ISPs don’t have First Amendment right to edit Internet, FCC tells court

Seems obvious, I'm glad FCC agrees.

tuberry | 10 years ago | on: Is it futile to un-Google?

I have been working on, and using Portal to self-host my own "cloud" services at my domain (jeff393.com), to replace Google and other services.

https://portalplatform.net

This is what I'm running now:

- Files (Syncthing)

- Email (Mail Server + Thunderbird / Evolution)

- Chat (XMPP/Jabber + Weechat)

- VPN (OpenVPN)

- Blog (Ghost + Telescope)

- Etherpad (document creation / collaboration)

- Mumble (voice chat)

- Tor (privacy)

tuberry | 10 years ago | on: Facebook Should Pay All of Us

We should really think about who we give our personal information to, how that information is stored, and why it's being collected because the trend here seems to be that companies are expanding their collection efforts and it's reaching a point where (some) people are seeking alternatives. If you don't mind trading your information like photos, locations, address book, and browser history, then Facebook is a good tool to stay connected with people. On the other hand, if you want that information to stay private, you should still be able to connect and share online with your friends and family.

tuberry | 10 years ago | on: YC Fellowship

YC is so great at pushing VC in the right direction. Thanks for doing this.