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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Jun-2025 07:45:01 JST midway midway
    • realcaseyrollins ✝️
    • The Icarian
    Just checked out your profile:

    “Do not take seriously!“

    I will take your advise.
    In conversation about 3 days ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Jun-2025 21:14:20 JST midway midway
    in reply to
    • realcaseyrollins ✝️
    • The Icarian
    Ah, yes, another person who can’t understand large numbers.

    The combined net worth of all billionaires in the US is around $6T. That would only fund the federal government (not state and locals, just the federal government) for about 18 months. And you could only tax that once. And that’s just current spending, it doesn’t address the $37T debt.

    It’s not a matter of revenue.
    In conversation about 3 days ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Thursday, 12-Jun-2025 13:07:06 JST midway midway
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    • realcaseyrollins ✝️
    • casey is remote
    Nope. You don't shoot an unarmed person. The officer's life wasn't in danger from the person he shot.
    In conversation about 8 days ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Thursday, 12-Jun-2025 13:07:05 JST midway midway
    in reply to
    • realcaseyrollins ✝️
    • casey is remote
    I’ve seen it. I’ve rewatched it. I don’t believe that was a clean kill. You had officers standing right next to the guys breaking the glass…they didn’t shoot anyone. Why is that? Because there was no personal assault on them.

    Do I agree with everything that happened there? No. I’m not justifying anyone who was actually violent. Arrest them, charge them, let them stand trial. But shooting someone is a last resort.

    That is the standard when the left gets out of hand. But when it’s the right, it’s different because …. reasons.
    In conversation about 8 days ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jun-2025 23:34:16 JST midway midway
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    • realcaseyrollins ✝️
    I get the sentiment but they’d be charged with vehicular assault at a minimum and possibly as much as murder depending on the outcome. As an ICE officer, is that worth it to you?
    In conversation about 9 days ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jun-2025 23:34:15 JST midway midway
    in reply to
    • realcaseyrollins ✝️
    • casey is remote
    In general you don’t get to kill someone over that. But in a CA court? No way in hell.
    In conversation about 9 days ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jun-2025 23:34:13 JST midway midway
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    • realcaseyrollins ✝️
    • casey is remote
    Think about it. You are in a car. An enclosed space built to protect you from collisions at a much higher velocity and impact than throwing a rock. And your response is to crush them with said multi ton vehicle. That might be a tough sell even in TX.
    In conversation about 9 days ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jun-2025 23:34:11 JST midway midway
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    • realcaseyrollins ✝️
    • casey is remote
    You said they were throwing stones.

    Self defense is important but it isn’t an open license to kill. Especially if you’re a cop or acting in a police role. Obstruction of justice isn’t a death sentence without a trial. That’s some Ashley Babbit level bullshit.
    In conversation about 9 days ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 15:24:23 JST midway midway
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    • iced depresso
    • djsumdog
    I had a gaming PC but the few things I do play I can do via Steam on my Ubuntu box. I converted it into a Proxmox server. :). I have one Windows application that I still use. So I set up a VM for just that use case. Thankfully I have been able to replace everything else with Linux stuff.
    In conversation about 6 months ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Dec-2024 13:59:29 JST midway midway
    in reply to
    • iced depresso
    • djsumdog
    Or just run Linux. It’s easier than it’s ever been and most home users do everything in a browser so the underlying OS isn’t as important as it used to be.
    In conversation about 6 months ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 21:34:29 JST midway midway
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    • Chris ABRAHAM
    “Harming our democracy“ has just become another way of saying “disagrees with the government”.

    And how does letting people speak their mind infringe on anyone else’s freedom? It doesn’t. But that won’t stop these types from wanting to infringe on others freedom.

    Some freedoms are more equal than others, I guess.
    In conversation about a year ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 23:24:37 JST midway midway
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    • casey is remote
    If the cops are acting legally, then no. If they are ruled to have acted illegall, then sure they should be liable.

    If someone breaks into my house and I shoot them but they survive I should not be held liable for their injuries. However if I just shoot someone illegally, then in addition to criminal charges I should held liable for the damages I caused.
    In conversation about a year ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Saturday, 23-Mar-2024 04:00:09 JST midway midway
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    • 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱
    • casey is remote
    If you pay cash most places I’ve seen cut the price in half so there’s truth to that. What can happen is the insurance companies want big discounts to be in their network. So in order to accommodate that, providers raise the list price so the middle managers at the insurance companies can show their bosses how much they “saved” the company. It’s a game.

    Another problem that drives up costs is underpayments. We have laws on the books that any hospital that takes any federal money has to see everyone through the ER regardless of whether the person can pay or not. And they can’t just release someone to the streets after treatment. So many hospitals have agreements with local motels to set people (usually homeless) for 1 night to release them “safely”. Those costs can add up. Our medical tort system which is very litigious runs up the insurance costs of providers, especially certain specialists like obstetricians. Ironically one of worst payers in insurance is the Federal Government with Medicaid being one of the worst.

    While it‘s good that people can be seen, those losses have to be made up somehow. And they do this by having really high list prices.
    In conversation about a year ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Saturday, 23-Mar-2024 03:33:22 JST midway midway
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    • 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱
    • Erik Haugen
    • casey is remote
    Your car analogy is quite applicable.

    Health insurance is fine. But it needs to be actual insurance and not a payment plan. Think of it like car or homeowners insurance. It’s there to handle unexpected big ticket things, not routine maintenance.

    I‘m a fan of HSAs on steroids. Tie a high deductible policy to a tax- free savings account that I own entirely. I say on steroids because I’d like the option to raise the deductible even higher and allow me to save as much as I want in that account. But the current HSA model is a good start. I can keep everything I put in there for life, it’s tax free as long as it’s spent on medical expenses. At retirement age it’s eligible to be pulled out for any other reason but doing so mesns it will be taxed (no additional penalties, just regular income). And I can make money on the balance over time.
    In conversation about a year ago from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2024 01:14:45 JST midway midway
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    • Doughnut Lollipop 【記録係】:blobfoxgooglymlem:
    Yep. No spam here...I guess that’s a perk of vegan devs. :).
    In conversation Monday, 19-Feb-2024 01:14:45 JST from gnusocial.jp permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Sunday, 11-Feb-2024 23:50:34 JST midway midway
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    • Alex Gleason
    It’s government. It will take at least 3 days to set up a committee to spend 2 weeks to come back with a report to recommend the name of it.
    In conversation Sunday, 11-Feb-2024 23:50:34 JST from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2023 13:04:28 JST midway midway
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    • Alex Gleason
    I just want to know if he’s posting this from his 2nd or 3rd house?
    In conversation Saturday, 23-Dec-2023 13:04:28 JST from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 13:57:41 JST midway midway
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    • realcaseyrollins ✝️
    • 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱
    • geekysteven
    @freemo @geekysteven @realcaseyrollins
    Even if it’s just to make more money, that’s not illegitimate. Businesses exist to make money by serving people. Their goal is to charge as much as they can while maintaining sales. If they charge too much, they will eventually lose market share. But raising prices to increase profits and profit margins is not a crime or even immoral. It’s a normal business practice. There is no “right” price except for what people are willing to accept.
    In conversation Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 13:57:41 JST from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 13:42:20 JST midway midway
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    • realcaseyrollins ✝️
    • 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱
    • geekysteven
    Even if they were raising prices to make more money, who is to say it’s “unnecessary”? There isn’t a standardized acceptable price for anything.

    People making such claims have very likely never signed the front of a paycheck.
    In conversation Tuesday, 12-Dec-2023 13:42:20 JST from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    midway (midway@soapbox.midwaytrades.com)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 02:10:51 JST midway midway
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    • Sexy Moon
    • Chris ABRAHAM
    I couldn’t agree more. Having my own instance is the way. It costs me virtually nothing extra as I host it entirely myself in a container on a server that hosts other services I use and it uses a domain I already own for other purposes.
    In conversation Tuesday, 31-Oct-2023 02:10:51 JST from soapbox.midwaytrades.com permalink
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    Part-time options trader. Alt-tech enthusiast. Purveyor of odd ideas. Find my internet stuff in my profile here or my libertylinks (Alt-tech LInktree)https://libertylinks.io/midwaytradesNothing here is trading advise. I can't know your personal situation or risk tolerance.

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