Mike Strobel
@mstrobel
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Wall Street C#/Java Programmer (AMM/HFT). Author of the Procyon Java Decompiler.
Manhattan, NY, USA
Joined February 2008
From @WSJopinion: The Supreme Court has wisely recognized that we can’t trust the government to decide which viewpoints are too hateful to merit legal protection. But that’s not stopping New York from trying, writes Eugene Volokh.
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The state of New York can’t turn bloggers into Big Brother, but it’s trying to do just that. That’s why FIRE is suing. https://t.co/Ik0xn3XUer
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People who are accustomed to using the state to impose their will on others can hardly imagine there are people who have preferences they would not forcibly compel everyone to adopt.
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To achieve justice without losing compassion, what’s important is to avoid doing harm. Helping sentient beings can be a source of great satisfaction. All of us, animals as well, have basic rights that we need to protect.
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One of the most powerful motion illusions I've seen: The cubes appear to be rotating in opposite directions – but they're not actually moving at all… 😮 Credit: @jagarikin
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On our phone call, @SBF_FTX said his lawyer “chewed him the fuck out” for his apologetic tweets & told him to “promise that you never ever say you fucked up again”. Sam allegedly told his lawyer to “go fuck himself”. (SBF phone call 11/16)
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End civil asset forfeiture. End the drug war. End overcriminalization. End pretextual stops. End excessive force. End qualified immunity. End mandatory minimums. End the death penalty. End the Patriot Act. End FISA 702. End no-conviction watchlists. End NDAA indefinite detention.
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i can’t believe this needs to be said but if ur bit by a snake PLEASE don’t bring the snake to the ER with u
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$20,000 a day lawyering on standards of review
lawandcrime.com
The detail immediately had attorneys and legal ethics experts questioning how Giuliani could charge such an "astronomical" sum—particularly since his experience as a former federal prosecutor who...
Judge Brann: What standard of review should I apply in this case and why? Giuliani says the "normal one." Are you arguing that strict scrutiny should apply? Giuliani says normal scrutiny should apply.
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And if you want to do anything other than the most basic low-value transactions, forget using their app. No, you have to physically go to a *branch* like it’s the 19th freakin’ century.
Switched from BofA to @WellsFargo to get a better rate on my mortgage, but good lord are they terrible. Their home lending arm is amazing, but their consumer banking is insanely restrictive. $330 ATM limit that can’t be raised? No wire transfers? And now THIS? I am *so* gone.
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A $3,000 monthly limit on mobile check deposits? Do you know what my limit is with BofA? $50,000.
Switched from BofA to @WellsFargo to get a better rate on my mortgage, but good lord are they terrible. Their home lending arm is amazing, but their consumer banking is insanely restrictive. $330 ATM limit that can’t be raised? No wire transfers? And now THIS? I am *so* gone.
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Switched from BofA to @WellsFargo to get a better rate on my mortgage, but good lord are they terrible. Their home lending arm is amazing, but their consumer banking is insanely restrictive. $330 ATM limit that can’t be raised? No wire transfers? And now THIS? I am *so* gone.
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