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James_Dixon

@James_Dixon@poa.st
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Gab refugee.
Retired computer tech.
Slackware user.
228 Followers
78 Following
50 Posts
Joined January 31, 2022
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 3mo ago
Replying to
@jb@nicecrew.digital @deprecated_ii@poa.st > one of the cofounders of cisco famously said "dedication begins at 110 hours a week" or something to that effect If you allow eight hours of sleep a night, there are only 112 working hours in a week. I hope he got beat up in high school as much as he deserved.
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 5mo ago
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Muslim immigrant Walmart employees started harassing an American shopper who was simply recording her own shopping trip.

And now you know the real reason Walmart stopped carrying guns in their stores.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 3mo ago
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I can forgive them after they're dead.
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
Replying to

🎶 I don't believe in love 🎶

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzIbyDbmsyg

Huey Lewis & The News - Do You Believe In Love

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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Prayers on your journey forward. 🙏
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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Another NASCAR Racer Has Died.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and continuing Anglican churches are all growing. Mainstream Protestant churches which bought into the "all one race" and "love is love" are dying. Same as it ever was. Of course there's a lot of rot to clear out in the Roman Catholic Church and the attempted subversion of all churches is always ongoing.
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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I paid right up until Tuba gave away our money so he could make a speech wearing a suit, sunglasses, and a baseball cap

I was signed up to be one of the original investors (I forget the minimum amount now, $200?). Then Torba had his melt down with Vox and I pulled the money. I dodged a bullet on that one.

The America Fisters fiasco sealed the deal. I've never paid him a dime and I never will. If he got a competent manager in and they put in place a reasonable fee structure I'd think about it.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 2mo ago
Declining stocks actually led advancing stocks today 54.1% to 41.3%. The major indexes largely disagreed and only the Russell closed down for the day:

DJIA +276.97 (+0.53%)
S&P 500 +52.09 (+0.70%)
NASDAQ +251.68 (+1.00%)
Russell 2000 -14.76 (-0.50%)

My portfolio agreed with the broader market and closed down 0.07%, losing to everything but the Russell.

#Investing
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 2mo ago
A somewhat useful list:

https://github.com/cheahjs/free-llm-api-resources

Note the caveat though: "This list explicitly excludes any services that are not legitimate (eg reverse engineers an existing chatbot)."

I assume this is the reason they don't list Ollama, though it's not really clear. And of course Anathema is completely outside their wheelhouse.
github.com
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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Honestly I didn’t personally realize this was a Vox Day reference,

It wasn't intended as such. It just happens to be one of his comics.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 5mo ago
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I did this yrs ago. The blood sucking brokers took 3%.

This is why I recommend low cost index funds and etfs. VTI and SCHB both have a 0.03% expense ratio.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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You're going to have to eat some bland food every once in a while, sorry

No, I'm not. I even have a cookbook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk01eeKMD_I

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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But they could just, I don't know, back off. Go quiet for a while.

If they could do that, they wouldn't be jews.

Even some of their own have tried to warn them, but to no avail.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 5mo ago
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Here's the latest version with chapter 5 added. I've add a title page and a table of contents, though since the pages aren't numbered the page numbers are guesses. I've enlarged and centered the chapter headers. Let me know what you think. Obviously this isn't professional quality.
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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He's like 60 now. And so is his wife. LMAO.

The alternative is dying. Most people prefer to avoid that.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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Right now the AI balloon is keeping the irrational exuberance afloat…

If this reminds you of the lead up to the dot com crash, you're absolutely right.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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Yeah, but Vox's advice to Torba and the site's downhill trajectory since he got back on board has been astounding, truly.

Vox doesn't think the advertiser support model is workable. Facebook and Twitter demonstrate that he's wrong, but at the price of almost complete loss of privacy.

A happy medium should be possible at reduced profitability, but Torba's not remotely capable of threading that needle.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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And?

Nothing at all. If that's what you wanted, mission accomplished.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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Successful gamblers know when it's time to collect what you have and go home.

It's not safe for them to "go home". 😈

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 1mo ago
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@egirlyuumimain@poa.st AI Overview: The selected region shows an in-game menu from a Japanese raising simulation game, titled 育成部屋 (ikusei beya), which means "Training Room" or "Rearing Room". Menu Options Translation 話す (hanasu): Talk / Speak ご飯 (gohan): Meal / Food / Rice 教育 (kyōiku): Education / Training / Teaching 休む (yasumu): Rest / Take a break
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 1mo ago
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@Kalogerosstilitis2RevengeoftheJunta@poa.st > Should corporal/physical punishment (cane, ruler, strap, slaps) return to homes (kids) /schools/military when we get our countries back? I remember being a kid. It was the only thing that worked on me.
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 5mo ago
Is anyone actually surprised to hear this?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/dozens-of-cruise...

Anyone at all? No? OK, carry on then.
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj2AlaQcW40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXjzloT4y-0

NAZARETH - Love Hurts (Remastered Audio) High Quality Audio (4K)

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 1mo ago
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@ShowMeYourLibrary@nicecrew.digital @Chzikken_1486@poa.st Working at the bakery is a crumby job, but someone has to do it.
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0LAs7X5ybE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UzESPdJ60Q

The J. Geils Band - Love Stinks (Official Music Video)

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 5mo ago
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I lost a bit over $20K today

And for anyone wondering, I was up over $30K today. As I said, this is normal.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 5mo ago
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The real last great act of defiance is the mouse chugging a bottle of DDT concentrate as the bird grabs him.
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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"I lost my virginity and now Arch Linux won't boot"

You only two options then. You'll have to install Slackware or Gentoo. 😜

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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Everything went well

Ah, good. The prayer I posted is now useful.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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I'm making a completely different point.

One that had nothing to do with either the original post or the point I was making.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 3mo ago
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@egirlyuumimain@poa.st Rumors that McConnell has booked a Bonnie Tyler concert have been fiercely denied by his spokesman.
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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Best Nazareth song:

Yeah, it is.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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Apropos: https://www.ncronline.org/news/younger-us-catholic-pri https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/new-survey-rais https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-21-mn- https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/best-of-the-week/ho There are literally dozens of such stories. Some reporting, some celebrating, some crying. But they all report the same thing: At least in the US the Roman Catholic priesthood has shifted remarkably towards Orthodox teachings and liturgy. Support of the traditional Latin mass is growing rapidly.
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 1mo ago
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@Psykosity@nicecrew.digital @Grumblesock@clew.lol > By now, donations are down and they are having to look for new places to move the shelter and restaurants willing to donate food. Is there a relevant GSG?
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 5mo ago
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and immediately called Netanyahu to report mission accomplished.

Netanyahu's office. Netanyahu himself isn't talking calls for some strange reason.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
The last figures on Gab Op9 posted before Tobra banned him and deleted his account said: Number of registered accounts with less than 10 posts (as per 2024/1/6): 6,001,682 or 91.6% User data last updated 2024/1/6. Older records are outdated, but still gives you an idea. Total number of registrations: 6,554,458 Total number of paying users : 29,351 (0.45%) Breakdown: Total number of Pro users: 23,359 (0.36%) Total number of Donors : 5,497 (0.08%) Total number of Investors: 495 (0.008%) Caudill on Gab screenshot below. Yeah, with well under 30K paying users Gab will really be successful as a paid site. 🙄
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 1mo ago
Declining stocks continued to lead advancing stocks today, 60.4% to 35.1%. The major indexes again agreed and all closed down for the day: DJIA -374.09 (-0.70%) S&P 500 -25.62 (-0.33%) NASDAQ -31.53 (-0.12%) Russell 2000 -15.92 (-0.54%) My portfolio lost 0.41% for the day, finishing in the middle of the indexes. #Investing
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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I can't say anything. It's amazing how much shutting up I have to do lately

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 1mo ago
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@HockeyDoxie@nicecrew.digital > Gone but not forgotten... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO23B5C_Mcw As I've said before, the two best rock guitarists of all time are usually considered to be Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. And they're both great, but then I listen to Steve Ray Vaughn...
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 1w ago
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@graf@poa.st @TrevorGoodchild@poa.st @BarelyEagle@poa.st @Rlyn@nicecrew.digital > trevor circle the carts we need to drum up funding fast Well, I just increased my monthly donation via Liberapay to $3. Will that help? 😜 I just had a couple of big bills so now isn't a good time for single shot donations. ☹️
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 5mo ago
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Vivek's probably better than the democrat

LOL. No. Vote third party or Write in Putsch.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 3mo ago
Replying to

I see June 19th as nothing more then my and EscapeVelocity's Birthdays.

Oh, come now. It's not like nothing important ever happened on 6/19:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julius_and_

en.wikipedia.org
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 5mo ago
Some people probably wonder about my #Investing posts and why I do them.

Well, I'm trying to get people interested in stocks. And the reason for that is very simple. Over long periods of time stocks outperform every other investment available to your average person.

That's why I post the daily stock market gyrations and how I performed relative to the major indexes, why I post the dividend champions list, and why I chime in on investing discussions.

Now, while I personally do invest in individual stocks that hasn't been the main focus of my investing and isn't what I recommend for the average person. The simple fact is that the vast majority of people who trade individual stocks don't beat a simple S&P 500 index fund in total return. Are you one of the few who can? Perhaps, but the odds aren't in your favor.

What I recommend for your average investor is very simple. If you have a 401k plan at your employer put in whatever amount is required to max out their contribution. That's free money and you're never going to beat that. Simply put your money into the closest thing your plan offers to a total stock market fund and never draw any out.

Why is this my recommendation? That's simple. Over the past 100+ years the average return on the S&P 500 has been right around 10% with dividends reinvested. If we accept the government's inflation figures (no, but they're the only thing we really have) that drops to right around 7% after inflation. Nothing else available to a normal investor comes close.

A person making $50K/year with a 50% company match up to 6% (giving 9% total) being paid monthly and getting a 7% yearly return over 40 years would have $984,293.97 in his account ($2,371,587.56 using the 10% before inflation). Now, that doesn't work out exactly because stocks don't give a steady 7% or 10% return, but it's a good approximation.

This is why I do my investing posts. To get people started on this path.
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 2mo ago
Via Rune on Gab, the Jan-Jun preliminary birth data

Of the major ethnic groups, Whites births are down the least though all the major groups are down:
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 2mo ago
The follow stocks and fund I own paid dividends this week:

AMNF, CWCO, ECC, PDT, and UTG
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 1mo ago
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@ArmadilloRancher@nicecrew.digital @HockeyDoxie@nicecrew.digital @Parrothead_Al@poa.st > Glen Campbell and Roy Clark were probably the best. You're forgetting Chet Atkins?
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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 5mo ago
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"Were you mad when gas was this high under Biden!" -magatards and boomers.

And as I continue to tell them, gas prices here are now higher than they were under Biden.

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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and ended up at the bukkake theatre

I can just imagine the looks on their "faces".

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James_Dixon @James_Dixon@poa.st
· 4mo ago
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I mean that comic. It's from Vox Day.

I don't think Vox drew it, but he's the inspiration behind it, yes. But pretty much everyone here already knows that.

That's his portrayal of himself there sitting as the "dark lord". And his 60 year old or so wife in the bunny suit.

If that's what you're getting from the post, you're completely missing the point.

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