calculatedChaos LLC
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calculatedChaos LLC
It's official, we are now an LLC (Limited Liability Company).
So what does that mean? Personally for me it means that I can conduct business for calculatedChaos that I am not personally liable for. For instance, if someone decided to sue me for something that someone on the server did since I run the server, the suit goes against the company and not me personally.
It also gives me the ability to deduct business expenses, such as photoshop and other software, server space and other hardware, a better internet connection to stream the servers on the internet etc. if I can justify it as a legitimate business expense.
None of this really matters to any of you guys short term but could benefit everyone in the long term. One thing that I am looking at now is other streams of revenue. Obviously more money would mean more stuff for the community (servers for different games, prizes, etc). I have always shied away from this stuff because most systems that generate revenue like that require some kind of tax id in order to receive payment and I didn't really want to pay taxes on the income when it would just go right back out to the community. Now that I have a federal tax id for the company, I can directly deduct expenses from any income from those services and not have to pay anything out of pocket.
In any case, I am looking at integrating an arcade into the forum. The arcade allows ads to be posted on the games themselves and then shares revenue between the creators of the games and the people that host the games (us). I am in the beginning stages of getting it all working but if any of you folks want to help me, you could play a few rounds of 'Tower Defense' on my sandbox site: http://captainangry.com/arcade/warzone- ... -extended/
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So what does that mean? Personally for me it means that I can conduct business for calculatedChaos that I am not personally liable for. For instance, if someone decided to sue me for something that someone on the server did since I run the server, the suit goes against the company and not me personally.
It also gives me the ability to deduct business expenses, such as photoshop and other software, server space and other hardware, a better internet connection to stream the servers on the internet etc. if I can justify it as a legitimate business expense.
None of this really matters to any of you guys short term but could benefit everyone in the long term. One thing that I am looking at now is other streams of revenue. Obviously more money would mean more stuff for the community (servers for different games, prizes, etc). I have always shied away from this stuff because most systems that generate revenue like that require some kind of tax id in order to receive payment and I didn't really want to pay taxes on the income when it would just go right back out to the community. Now that I have a federal tax id for the company, I can directly deduct expenses from any income from those services and not have to pay anything out of pocket.
In any case, I am looking at integrating an arcade into the forum. The arcade allows ads to be posted on the games themselves and then shares revenue between the creators of the games and the people that host the games (us). I am in the beginning stages of getting it all working but if any of you folks want to help me, you could play a few rounds of 'Tower Defense' on my sandbox site: http://captainangry.com/arcade/warzone- ... -extended/
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
So we're a company...
All the admins are employees...
All the members are interns...
Everyone who uses our server is a customer...
And you can buy photoshop with our business expenses?
Makes total sense.
All the admins are employees...
All the members are interns...
Everyone who uses our server is a customer...
And you can buy photoshop with our business expenses?
Makes total sense.
Life is whatever.
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
could you get me a really really cheap version of photoshop for school? something under 400$? lol jk this is great to know. does this mean you could employ? *sends resume*
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
It does mean we can employ but we would have to make money before I could pay anyone.
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
FYI, with 19 ad impressions for that one game we have already earned $.04. I will be able to have thousands of games (although I refuse to post terrible games) and should be able to get high scores that are unique to our site.
This definitely has some potential. Also, I would imagine clicking on the ads would help but I'm not entirely sure that matters.
This definitely has some potential. Also, I would imagine clicking on the ads would help but I'm not entirely sure that matters.
- PhrozenFlame
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
So...
Since we're a company, we can have any random job we want since it amounts to almost for now?
*Calls resident Video Game Programmer and CFO (Financial Manager)*
*Votes for Divine Fate for cC Vice President*
Since we're a company, we can have any random job we want since it amounts to almost for now?
*Calls resident Video Game Programmer and CFO (Financial Manager)*
*Votes for Divine Fate for cC Vice President*
Life is whatever.
Re: calculatedChaos LLC
i can get you photoshop for free. its a college level one.
so one day, i was on the server and i was trying to build a senty with tgame. i counted down "3,2,1,"then BAM. SERVER CRASH. then some pacman.
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"where did we go so wrong?" Eythur as Heavy. March 30th 2010.
- captainAngry
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
The only problem I know of with the collage level one, at least if it's the same as my art school friends had, is that it is a two year license. That means you have to have an internet connection in order to start it up and then after two years it doesn't work any more.
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
Still testing the arcade out before I make the real one.
http://captainangry.com/arcade/
Disabling your ad blocker and clicking on the ads helps.
http://captainangry.com/arcade/
Disabling your ad blocker and clicking on the ads helps.
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
Fantastic Idea Captain, I do have one question though. Do we have to make new accounts on that game site or can we still use our forum accounts?
- PhrozenFlame
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
Don't worry about making an account on there. That's just a test site I made to work some stuff out.John/Killer95 wrote:Fantastic Idea Captain, I do have one question though. Do we have to make new accounts on that game site or can we still use our forum accounts?
I plan on making it work with the forum accounts once I move it over to this site.
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
I like it,
but i got a question. When were we ever sued?
and that game is Very easy
but i got a question. When were we ever sued?
and that game is Very easy
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
So to allow for easy customization of our new business, you might need to post the files used to create the logo. And if they are lost or are unrepeatable how about a new one?
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
You have the logo. I told you I can't put it on a transparent background for you because It's a goddamed fractal.
Look it up.
Look it up.
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
Now the question is, if i decide to sue for sexual harassment, who gets the bill?
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- captainAngry
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
You because you aren't my employee.
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
Hi, I'm Giro Urashima. I'm a Video Game Programmer and I would like to join the company.captainangry wrote:You because you aren't my employee.
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
it's been a few weeks, I think your application was deniedPhrozenFlame wrote:Hi, I'm Giro Urashima. I'm a Video Game Programmer and I would like to join the company.captainangry wrote:You because you aren't my employee.
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
I wanna be the janitor.
Like the one on Scrubs, not the real kind.
Like the one on Scrubs, not the real kind.
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I wanna be the Dwight of the office
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
We really need a VIP type donator bonus, and a semi-frequent nag to get VIP in the TF2 chat. Some of the people on the funserver would pay through the nose to custom hats/skins in the server. Who knows, maybe the server could pay for itself one day and we could get an extra specialty server like zf, vsh, or an rpg server (which rakes in buckets of cash).
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
Maybe, donators get Like a special theme entence, like when captainangry comes in the server.
HARD CARRY PLAYERS UNITE!!!
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
Not to bring this server up again, but on Axl's server, during setup time, they get a sprite above their heads (like the dominating one) that says "axl's donator." They are also immune to any form of damage in humilation mode - something that does not affect any real gameplay.
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
This is ok.Beetle wrote:Not to bring this server up again, but on Axl's server, during setup time, they get a sprite above their heads (like the dominating one) that says "axl's donator." They are also immune to any form of damage in humilation mode - something that does not affect any real gameplay.
As long as I don't see people wearing cars...
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
what does that have to do with anything?LaN wrote:This is ok.Beetle wrote:Not to bring this server up again, but on Axl's server, during setup time, they get a sprite above their heads (like the dominating one) that says "axl's donator." They are also immune to any form of damage in humilation mode - something that does not affect any real gameplay.
As long as I don't see people wearing cars...
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
Donator hats.Beetle wrote:what does that have to do with anything?LaN wrote:This is ok.Beetle wrote:Not to bring this server up again, but on Axl's server, during setup time, they get a sprite above their heads (like the dominating one) that says "axl's donator." They are also immune to any form of damage in humilation mode - something that does not affect any real gameplay.
As long as I don't see people wearing cars...
I remember people wearing cars, beachballs, pineapples...
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Re: calculatedChaos LLC
That was on DOA not here. however when flamin put /equip on the funserver it royally fucked over the server for almost a week.LaN wrote:Donator hats.Beetle wrote:what does that have to do with anything?LaN wrote:This is ok.Beetle wrote:Not to bring this server up again, but on Axl's server, during setup time, they get a sprite above their heads (like the dominating one) that says "axl's donator." They are also immune to any form of damage in humilation mode - something that does not affect any real gameplay.
As long as I don't see people wearing cars...
I remember people wearing cars, beachballs, pineapples...
Think of me what you will, I don't give a crap what you think about me. Nor will i change to please you.
Re: calculatedChaos LLC
I know it was DOA.spleenter wrote:That was on DOA not here. however when flamin put /equip on the funserver it royally fucked over the server for almost a week.LaN wrote:Donator hats.Beetle wrote:what does that have to do with anything?LaN wrote:This is ok.Beetle wrote:Not to bring this server up again, but on Axl's server, during setup time, they get a sprite above their heads (like the dominating one) that says "axl's donator." They are also immune to any form of damage in humilation mode - something that does not affect any real gameplay.
As long as I don't see people wearing cars...
I remember people wearing cars, beachballs, pineapples...
Just don't want that on cC...