DISQUS

It's becoming inceasingly important to include a project plan with activity-based costing and a schedule showing dependencies as part of a business plan, particularly when requesting budgetary approval or financing. In some government projects, the term "business plan" actually refers to a project plan with a specific formalised structure.

Thank-you for documenting your suffering. I am a provisional taxpayer, and my provisional payments have been made regularly; however, I did not file my last return, so I have to do two now. I did register for e-filing, but in the light of your experience, I am not going to bother going that route. I'd rather just be late again.

I found that I was immediately "welcomed" by a whole lot of people who wanted to deal with me but who had nothing to do with my line of work. I feared that this would become another conduit for Amway entrepreneurs and the like, and I have no time for that kind of thing, so my profile soon became a kind of "go away unless..." type of thing, which shouldn't be necessary. My LinkedIn profile is not similarly designed to chase people away.

Also, they insisted that I post a pic, and I don't like doing that; see
http://www.tania.co.za/collective/blog.nsf/dx/2...
I have pictures of myself which I share with friends (who already know what I look like) at Facebook, but I just don't like to bring mugshots into business. The great thing about the Web is that it creates a way for people to relate in a way different from face-to-face contact, and face-to-face may follow, but the emphasis is at first on mutual ground. Pictures attempt to simulate the offline world and I think that is a pity, because it confuses the issues. Unless, of course, your appearance IS your business (e.g. when you are a model, clown or other performer).

I found that I was immediately "welcomed" by a whole lot of people who wanted to deal with me but who had nothing to do with my line of work. I feared that this would become another conduit for Amway entrepreneurs and the like, and I have no time for that kind of thing, so my profile soon became a kind of "go away unless..." type of thing, which shouldn't be necessary. My LinkedIn profile is not similarly designed to chase people away.

Also, they insisted that I post a pic, and I don't like doing that; see
http://www.tania.co.za/collective/blog.nsf/dx/2...
I have pictures of myself which I share with friends (who already know what I look like) at Facebook, but I just don't like to bring mugshots into business. The great thing about the Web is that it creates a way for people to relate in a way different from face-to-face contact, and face-to-face may follow, but the emphasis is at first on mutual ground. Pictures attempt to simulate the offline world and I think that is a pity, because it confuses the issues. Unless, of course, your appearance IS your business (e.g. when you are a model, clown or other performer).

I wouldn't have thought that the hackers necessarily had a specific political motive. Many people hack just to see whether it can be done, and take a thrill out of being widely noticed. It's like spray-painting arbitrary graffiti on the wall of a skyscraper.

I wouldn't have thought that the hackers necessarily had a specific political motive. Many people hack just to see whether it can be done, and take a thrill out of being widely noticed. It's like spray-painting arbitrary graffiti on the wall of a skyscraper.

There's a rumour going around Facebook that Stellenbosch University wants to block it too.