[07:04] good morning === Guest90444 is now known as silverlion [19:12] doing alpha1 fridge post [19:12] evening pleia2 === Silverlion is now known as Guest32524 === Guest32524 is now known as silverlion [21:12] * silverlion knocks on the table [21:12] anything we can help you with, silverlion? [21:13] pleia2: that is just a german way to say hi [21:13] am sorry if interupted something [21:13] not interrupting, just wanted to make sure you didn't need anything :) [21:14] pleia2: i could need some assisting in creating ebooks, but that is all ^^ and guess nothing you could help me with, right? [21:14] nope, sorry [21:17] thought so ^^ but if you like, you could read an article of mine about the work i do ^^ in the current Full Circle Magazine ;) [21:19] I've been writing for FCM for a few years (still do), so I read them [21:19] currently contributing the Xfce section of the Closing Windows series [21:20] and do Ubuntu Women columns when we have material for them [21:20] pleia2: i know ;) [21:20] i am converting them into the ebooks ;) [21:20] I know [21:26] silverlion: you know pleia2 is famous she is in the next issue of Ubuntu User! [21:26] :P [21:26] bkerensa: well everyone what he / she deserves [21:27] * silverlion is happy to be a "small" light in the big community ... if you understand [21:28] :D [21:29] bkerensa is famous, he wrote the feature article in the next issue of Ubuntu User! [21:29] and what if i dont want to be famous? [21:29] we're just joking around :) [21:30] pleia2: got that ;) [21:30] pleia2: there are people who want to make me famous [21:31] by telling the work I do for FCM is kinda art [21:31] I always wanted to be rich anyway, not famous [21:31] * pleia2 suddenly realizing that doing work with open source software was a lousy way to go about this ;) [21:32] pleia2: i ONLY use open source ... the only thing i payed for is the bad OS with the W in Front [21:32] which i am using now because i am sitting in my corner [21:32] not at my desk [21:32] pleia2: I prefer rich over fame but only if its rich enough to have an accountant full time to deal with taxes and pay people :P [21:33] bkerensa: haha [21:33] doing the UU article likely made my taxes a bit more complicated this year [21:33] =/ [21:33] bkerensa: yeah, I hear that [21:33] Well it depends... If they file a 1099-MISC which they are not required to unless its $600 then it could be more complicated [21:33] bkerensa: why is that (if i may ask as an European with absolutely no idea of american taxes) [21:34] if not then it will be fine [21:34] silverlion: our tax system is overly complicated [21:34] :D [21:34] I moonlit as a technical reviewer one year, made about $1200, caused tax headaches (it was so much easier with just a W2!) [21:34] but now my fiance's taxes are so complicated we just send everything for both of us off to an accountant and let him worry about it [21:35] (he has a lot of investments and things via Google) [21:35] pleia2: yeah so when I get gadgets some companies do their duty and report to the IRS which is not fun because I get hit with paying tax on free tech gadgets [21:35] but some dont [21:35] yeah [21:35] it really depends on the value of the item... [21:35] * silverlion would love to come to the States (or even to an UDS) but financials does not approve that :( [21:35] Dell gave me a laptop and never reported it or had me fill out paperwork [21:35] :P [21:35] woo $2000 free laptop..er, $200 $2000 laptop [21:35] funny they hit the UDS dell laptop winners :D [21:36] not surprising though [21:36] well yeah those ultrabooks are spendy I think [21:36] yeah [21:36] the Dell 14z I got was new and only priced at $689 I think [21:37] do you pay taxes in the state it was won? [21:37] /given/whatever [21:37] because california sales tax, ouch :) [21:37] My understanding is no [21:37] not unless I exceed $13000 in gifts [21:37] ah [21:38] then I pay 3% to 25% depending on how far over 13k