“That terrible mood of depression of whether it’s any good or not is what is known as The Artist’s Reward.” Ernest Hemingway, letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald (September 13, 1929) Continue reading Almanac: Ernest Hemingway on writers and depression at About Last Night.... Read more
UNSW Taxation professor of practice Jennie Granger told Yahoo Finance that in strictly rational terms it is bad to receive a refund.
"If you think about this purely logically it makes sense that you benefit most by having your money in your hands so you can enjoy it now, or pay bills, invest or even save it for that future tax bill."
Why tax refunds are actually bad for you
Hacked: Thousands of MyGov accounts for sale on dark web
Logins for more than 3600 MyGov accounts are for sale on the dark web, potentially exposing thousands of Australians to fraud and identity theft.
Heavy lifting: Treasurer touted as premier-in-waiting takes on tax
UK government takes £400m stake in satellite firm OneWeb BBC (Clive). Why not greenfield a government agency, instead of funding a start-up brownfield
Training the professional auctioneer, good story
Why companies like Porsche and Nestle are turning to worker-owned talent site Braintrust for new hires - Fortune: “There’s a new player in the world of freelance marketplaces. It’s called Braintrust and, like incumbents TaskRabbit and Upwork, it provides a website to connect contract workers and firms looking to hire them. But Braintrust stands out for a number of reasons—including its high profile clients. Since launching in 2018, the San Francisco startup has attracted blue chip companies like Blue Cross Blue Shield, Porsche and Nestle to its platform, as well as the space agency NASA. Until now, Braintrust has chosen to operate in what Silicon Valley types call “stealth mode,” relying on word-of-mouth and eschewing media publicity…”
Inside the Invasive, Secretive “Bossware” Tracking Workers Electronic Frontier Foundation
