2026-04-09T09:19:38Z https://yabu.me Brian Lawson https://yabu.me/npub1q4hpgumfvftsxxd35k9qqv9khgpxss787j523vyvecypddw3hsyqdfyqgf https://media.fediforge.com/7e89635c7aa040f7b8e274a5567a3c7a/accounts/avatars/109/542/650/615/487/094/original/cf1a1cdf7bc1e0de.jpeg https://media.fediforge.com/7e89635c7aa040f7b8e274a5567a3c7a/accounts/avatars/109/542/650/615/487/094/original/cf1a1cdf7bc1e0de.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2p0tk2ul0phz5xe4nk5pyt29eumyx0ydl3lrvppmdtrwdn85ppyqzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsds8wzn Beware the Ides of March<br/><br/>#rome #italy<br/> <img src="https://media.fediforge.com/7e89635c7aa040f7b8e274a5567a3c7a/media_attachments/files/116/234/380/911/130/988/original/dc8ae3a0f09ae817.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-15T17:31:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxf3tdltylsj9rygqt0q7dk7mcwptlgk8nw659z9sw3s27a2qy8egzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsms7e4g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgzamx0xnns2ftj5km3mlp2sssx7vngp7zkdwx9x5r428yvxc2crg7u65w6'>nevent1q…65w6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hadn&#39;t noticed this, thanks for the heads-up. Works in a browser, but I was able to recreate the issue from Ivory on iPhone. It seems that it maybe isn&#39;t specific to Ice Cubes.<br/><br/>I can submit a ticket and see if there is something I&#39;m not noticing. In the meantime, I found that using the &#34;Open Link to Post&#34; option (is there something similar in Ice Cubes?) is a temporary work-around. 2025-12-27T21:48:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr9j8fe89n54w2vuwp2ua34c4wjwckqqfz8cm4jgeqneeg3q0pecczyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsrwxvc6 Those days when you have to miss part of a meeting just to find time to pee. 2025-09-03T19:08:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxdfqzcffwf08zpjd84thwj0tx2ml3a0r4d0tcr02q7s2h8ug8uyczyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qs34r84a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsffkfz3gxy0376u8j54353hzc60lqnqepfeaw4km66pql4qegtkgsln5d8v'>nevent1q…5d8v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just placed an inter-library loan request based on this recommendation. Thanks! 2025-08-19T22:19:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdkmudegywtvpf5a6gcvz3awgp6dr2a0g0amppd47v52yesj9dd6qzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qs8549kh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvh54h8fkcjlm2t4vx4f5tu79q5p2wzfuj9dyarkreq8wvl58dxsg3gvts2'>nevent1q…vts2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is fascinating. I&#39;ve known about the escape-route thing for years, but the looping around the tower is a new tidbit. <br/><br/>I just placed my pre-order for you book on Amazon! 2025-01-20T23:12:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8yk7kw32vq6r7t909ksr44caqsdqw6scphrkart3xutw2vzhz0uczyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qs42g35g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94wzvgcup27m0wccjpmmxw4dnqknvplcpzq69ydsv0wfq7ceh9xc23eysq'>nevent1q…eysq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not exactly the niche you’re looking for but you might consider disroot.org 2025-01-16T21:32:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstzym08z4uxg9y7z530euvk5zf2h2krlrj5r7am9mtplx06cjkhgqzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsssfa6l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgvz9r6f8pq8c25t3lkfd2zzkkmqrn3tjt2yn72kxdn4mxsnw3lxsz47z2j'>nevent1q…7z2j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Woah, didn’t see that coming. Sorry man. That sucks. I know that we were chatting about storage costs and retention setting on masto.host. I’m assuming it just got to a point where it became unmanageable. <br/><br/>I’m sure we’ll connect when you land somewhere. 2025-01-12T00:02:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2d63t8gp0ffk4tv6jy5yjt4xar46ef0ha0euhmphluk70vjct9uqzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsc8apyt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvxfapnlthpe9vj2ype3t5ht4puhjh905apath3wcgarnmwyetpws2xjqgl'>nevent1q…jqgl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wish I could say that it all ends up making sense. Some questions get answered and explained, but the extraordinary level of weirdness only keeps climbing. Like a train wreck, you can’t help but watch. 2024-12-26T12:05:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxs9trwfxa58vn45sv85ze7qlf34h2hkp464ve87fxq2pw69rwp8qzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsu2rv0f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs23ra70nua9ahjkhme2844kfpv327vqmgaxld98aetcyrmmkr8heq8kw693'>nevent1q…w693</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know this isn’t exactly your neighborhood <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hrgzcsghrmmevkr82xmrh0rwamjnazhv6j2kgpfcuwc3cjcc3tcqva7yzk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cliff</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hrg…7yzk</span>)</a></span> but maybe you know someone? 2024-12-20T00:06:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs23w0j6sdmwcswtzmx95j7vfgxcqgvaa7l6sq9q7fjv3px46gqezczyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qszkz2fs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstz6a7e77p6m5mhtvnhaljruuayrm844sc32grx3068q8nrtqlvws8n52yq'>nevent1q…52yq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks fellas. I agree with Kyle and would prefer to keep things separated. I&#39;m just trying to figure out the best no-fee account to open because I imagine that the balance would perpetually be pretty low and I wouldn&#39;t hit monthly minimums. 2024-12-03T16:26:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszu8sdzmx9w0a9ldsf72lr8jsmc5xqr0a8km7mftj2vgqlfnm5kaqzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsg32p5y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2cp7rlz8dh2cqnwsjhvvmmcdjqdkxt3eln7rf72kumg2gtl6svzst4zg4g'>nevent1q…zg4g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Jason - I keep taking baby steps towards accepting donations and I&#39;ve created an account on Open Collective. I&#39;m curious, though...do you have your Ko-Fi donations go directly to your personal banking account or did you set up an account for DMV? 2024-12-03T15:33:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz8uanwugday0ar23ay8v2tr2cpz46lj933nag2tafu9dmen6rnlszyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsva4yfj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxdfmkxmz55xpu89yn5l3fx6rx72m8pq2jr9kz89pkzt34r98lhq6qy0m7'>nevent1q…y0m7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Snow in #Indiana 2024-11-21T14:12:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd0xju3kk2jpes3mg86n8l0etgvxtq8htu8ms3tfc9uugqtwkf0nqzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qs6neglf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrsahs6jnp8te30jl57np3varw3hjc5xl04tccuv6d4neds00vfggq2055m'>nevent1q…055m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, there are some recurring registration and filing tasks, which come with fees. You could probably do these things directly but I&#39;m paying for convenience. Including less-necessary things like the Registered Agent Service. 2024-11-08T15:38:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyxc23hum2hu7v46xuzjage4km8dx5u9es6e9kvqf94nclz5uxe9qzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsnpt5j3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst9lz2kn74na4flscz9dr4ffy9kf0smg3xnt6vsjulvzy6stjk52sah26dp'>nevent1q…26dp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, so, some part of me believes that you&#39;re probably right. I still have a &#34;talk to an adult about this shit&#34; on my to-do list. 2024-11-08T15:34:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzfeerlsuds55m8w8and0l3k9xuttgw0qc2t36dwzre9q6a2nqlgzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsf2yxv5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9jx664huqw2vraygdq93qslkq3vmaprwmcc4qy5au30eweushmq9g9c9n'>nevent1q…9c9n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Recommendation: Honestly, I don&#39;t know man. No, I haven&#39;t found it to make any material difference yet. It gives me a little peace of mind, but that may be all smoke &amp; mirrors from a legal perspective and I may not actually be getting the protections that motivated me to set it up. I tried to register for some legal services through my company benefits this year to get some advice/clarity around this question but it fell through before it could happen. 2024-11-08T15:16:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9jx664huqw2vraygdq93qslkq3vmaprwmcc4qy5au30eweushmqzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qswp95vz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs04c2e6trrr30x288g2h77rztk6pf3ad0ale39wderrvu84ndl4xg3u096j'>nevent1q…096j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Taxes: I&#39;ve only had the LLC since 2023, so I&#39;ve only done taxes for it once (earlier this year). Yes, I only listed expenses since I didn&#39;t have any credits/income. I use TurboTax and filed the LLC expenses along with my personal on a Schedule C. It wasn&#39;t very hard. 2024-11-08T15:14:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsptrj05ksjdf2gxzfajm82jjxp9k8pwfyu4d5pjdlrklfuqtwerfqzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qs7tk6cj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfrk89d2s9vecnaxt2xqnatu4xdcsupwed4jl0mk0q4hefzx9rg7g9lpuyj'>nevent1q…puyj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I lied...another note. I looked into getting an Umbrella insurance policy to cover any potential legal stuff but it was prohibitively expensive, so 🤷‍♀️ <br/><br/>How did I learn about this stuff? Most was from a thread on (then) Twitter from a lawyer during the great Mastodon Migration of 2022 that recommended these steps (and more). I wish I could find that but it is lost to the ages...sorry! 2024-11-08T14:49:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfrk89d2s9vecnaxt2xqnatu4xdcsupwed4jl0mk0q4hefzx9rg7gzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qscf9h62 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdv34ut4vzluz3e30c90ujtm4jsnrj8nzgdnx5vzv42xp35u48udqseerjc'>nevent1q…erjc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>2nd year (2024, so far):<br/><br/>FileNow:<br/>* Annual Report Combo - $79/year<br/>* Annual Report LLC State Fee - $32/year<br/>* Premium Registered Agent Service - $119<br/><br/>Indiana:<br/>* Business Entity Report - $32.00<br/><br/>That seems like it is probably sufficient for a good foundation-setting, so I&#39;ll wrap here and am happy to answer questions! <br/><br/>~fin~<br/><br/>7/7 2024-11-08T14:47:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdv34ut4vzluz3e30c90ujtm4jsnrj8nzgdnx5vzv42xp35u48udqzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsjqc6p5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvc4lgwc0v3ldeen53nszrvjd3rj2pxasd8k9z5a3h2pny3gggcfcfylljl'>nevent1q…lljl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>First year (just LLC expenses, not hosting or anything else):<br/><br/>LLC Formation - $506<br/>* Filenow Premium Package - $199.00 (one time fee)<br/>* LLC State Fee - Indiana - $97 (one time fee)<br/>* Registered Agent (1st Year) - $0 ($119/year after)<br/>* Annual Report Combo - $79/year<br/>* Annual Report LLC State Fee - $32/year<br/>* Business License Report - $99 (one time fee)<br/><br/>DMCA Designated Agent Directory Registration - $6<br/>* I didn&#39;t talk a lot about this because it was pretty easy.<br/><br/>6/n 2024-11-08T14:43:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvc4lgwc0v3ldeen53nszrvjd3rj2pxasd8k9z5a3h2pny3gggcfczyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qs3x2x3k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstepp6rz0n44ug4y3vh9r4hh0n85ger2j0zpyyv05sdw4g9r5tpdgfmcm6s'>nevent1q…cm6s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I keep track of all of my expenses (and, if there would be any, credits) on a spreadsheet. I used this info to complete a Schedule S on my 2023 Tax Returns. Because it was all expense/loss, I assume that it helped me overall?<br/><br/>This seems like a good time to repeat that I have no clue if I did any of this right!<br/><br/>Next, costs...<br/><br/>5/n 2024-11-08T14:40:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstepp6rz0n44ug4y3vh9r4hh0n85ger2j0zpyyv05sdw4g9r5tpdgzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsd246ak In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstzmqr2pkcnz0qs4aswv8078909tmv9fjp7rwh8a8l4jv4xujgx9swzfs0x'>nevent1q…fs0x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was confused because none applied. I found a contact email and actually got someone to reply! They said, &#34;If none of these taxes are applicable to your business, you may not need to submit an Indiana tax application for your business.&#34; <br/><br/>I asked about donations and they said, &#34;That question would best be answered by a CPA familiar with business taxes&#34;<br/><br/>Because I don&#39;t accept donations, I stopped there. I don&#39;t have a State Tax ID but do have a Business ID.<br/><br/>4/n 2024-11-08T14:36:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstzmqr2pkcnz0qs4aswv8078909tmv9fjp7rwh8a8l4jv4xujgx9szyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qs5jv02l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstnrmtll56ckyyk7ggdrvvcdrwehqzknhwc3h25ucxp8fqlvvatfqtwt0gv'>nevent1q…t0gv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>* I had to figure out what to do with the Department of Revenue and State Tax ID (this gets into the donations part!). I used the wizard/form for Indiana and hit a brick wall because I had to check at least one of the boxes that included things like:<br/><br/>1. Will be selling products or tangible items (sales tax)<br/>2. Have employees (withholding tax) <br/>3. Sell food and beverages (sales tax and food-and-beverage tax) <br/><br/>etc...there were several more.<br/><br/>3/n 2024-11-08T14:33:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstnrmtll56ckyyk7ggdrvvcdrwehqzknhwc3h25ucxp8fqlvvatfqzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsxzt6th In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9fad26n8uplpmgkkr353mjfxlr7h322yk8mzp9kckj9evquyefnsvnjgpu'>nevent1q…jgpu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>...completed my Federal EIN (employer identification) and DBA (also called FBN). Sound scary and intimidating? Yeah, I thought so too. But I just sorta squared my shoulders, charged ahead, and did the best I could. A few things that I remember wrestling with:<br/><br/>* You have to pick a business NAICS Code that classifies your business type. Again, I just sorta bumbled through it and picked what I thought was best. I ended up with 516210<br/><br/><a href="https://www.census.gov/naics/?input=516210&amp;year=2022&amp;details=516210">https://www.census.gov/naics/?input=516210&amp;year=2022&amp;details=516210</a><br/><br/>2/n 2024-11-08T14:27:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9fad26n8uplpmgkkr353mjfxlr7h322yk8mzp9kckj9evquyefnszyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qs5rzx6r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9xck0sj2hyachyfw9x2h3lv6f3nrhm04kqn5jac7sj6pjjtum8pse3hnum'>nevent1q…hnum</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ok, let&#39;s see where this info dump takes us! Caveats include:<br/>* I&#39;m an idiot and have no idea what I&#39;m doing<br/>* I&#39;m not a lawyer<br/>* I bumbled my way through this and am sure I did many things wrong, but not smart enough to know what those are<br/><br/>LLC creation submitted to FileNow on 1/2/2023 and got my &#34;Congrats, your order is completed!&#34; email on 1/10. So, pretty quick turn-around. In between those dates, I received my Articles of Organization from Indiana and...<br/><br/>1/n 2024-11-08T14:21:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszsahczek5hqp2h7vxyzsy4gxqphtck6hsud02nxtdlcv94n30kqgzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsfl83vk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgs0r42tnczk3yhf8nkwj68k93ce222msjzpqt7fkqcqr3hzeuu7g8zq2sr'>nevent1q…q2sr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, I’m happy to share all of that with y’all. However, I’m going to have to wrap back around to it tomorrow. 2024-11-08T00:56:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswhz3tkn2ns7wqsnq2e8gpat645egx56g956x357pvn8fz7fql89gzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qspdazfl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf5h0vu8u63mmr6g8zd602t0qrxjc7plmc93phl9dycgal0xaqn5gu86ufl'>nevent1q…6ufl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, sorta. I don’t accept donations! :)<br/><br/>I’m really just avoiding it for as long as possible because 1) I don’t want to do the begging thing and 2) I don’t want to f with the accounting. <br/><br/>My LLC is not a NFP, so I expect that I would have to pay taxes whenever that happens. 2024-11-07T23:37:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy9ls4nca5lgf0yzmx30af9pu55z78mtuspg9lnmgw0hfmtglwk6gzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsc6jj00 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg4u2ex6kuvy6vy42pz6wg5wdvhke98nll9d99xs408myhym88kkg8zxnal'>nevent1q…xnal</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I used FileNow for the Hoosier Social LLC. It still ended up being confusing and complicated but I attribute a good amount of that to my inexperience and ignorance. 2024-11-07T20:37:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf6lgunzcq3nha86me73e4vw0qwg9v7mr4h0u3mpktjee7gqtrd2qzyqzku9rnd939wqcekxjc5qpsk6aqy6zrcl62329s3n8qs9446x7qsuj7j04 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvksnvycxza3hxuwj762ja2qsexfzq34xhrpjmlpj9wtd842n0ngqay380y'>nevent1q…380y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That stinks. Sorry man. 2024-08-09T00:00:48Z