Posts made by Derp

@Aria said in Random funny:

This made me choke on my Coke Zero at work and my boss though I was dying. I hate you.

Booted up Far Cry 3 because -- I had never played it. Yeah, I know. Shut up. Having immense fun with this game.

@JinShei said in The Work Thread:

Haha I got promoted. Apparently that means random people email me asking if I need VR equipment for home...

Why yes please. I love my new role.

Wait, what do you do? I want free VR equipment!

@GangOfDolls said in RL things I love:

Covid Sad Pile of Cheezits

There is nothing sad about Cheezits. Especiay the thin, snappy cheddar sour cream and onion ones.

Nobody can be sad with those in their mouth.

So, found this thing.

Want to seem smart and in depth?

Dont want to study theory?

This link is a bot website that will automatically generate a nonsense but somehow understandable essay article about philosophical breakdowns of concepts, every time you refresh!

Why be a theory writer when the F5 key does it for you?

http://www.elsewhere.org/pomo/

@Ganymede said in The Work Thread:

New lawyer peeve:

Judges who do not apply the same standards to pro se litigants as they do to attorneys regarding the rules of procedure.

I'll see your peeve and raise you:

Federal Courts that apply different (stricter) standards to pro se litigants than they do to attorneys regarding the rules of procedure.

@Ganymede

Ewwwwwwwwwww.

Yeah, that's all you.

@Ganymede

I mean, I've personally found that the Bluebook has a lot of stuff that I never use, never see used, etc. Westlaw doesn't tend to make many mistakes when it comes to citations, so I typically start there and just review them later. At some point, you lose efficiency by not leveraging technology to your advantage in the chase of perfectionism that probably nobody is actually really checking unless you're publishing, and even then it's rarely consistent as many law reviews have their own house styles that may or may not comply with what the Bluebook says.

I'm personally in Posner's camp when it comes to citations. the BB is overly complicated and doesn't really give you a lot of necessary detail when you can look up cases by case number now and don't have to go directly to the reports and flip through pages.

I think that everyone can choose their own styles and whatnot, but there's just something about strict adherence to a system of citation invented to make dead-tree book research more efficient that grates on me, especially when even most judges are just throwing in the West citation and calling it a day now.

But I suppose there is some personal pride in knowing the system well enough to ensure technical perfection. Me, I focus on making sure that the arguments are sufficient and that someone can find what I am citing to if they throw it in West, which is exactly what they're going to do anyway.

ETA: I missed the part where you bill for it though, which makes sense. I do government work, so we don't track billables. We just try and get shit done.

@reimesu said in LBHeuschkel's playlist (cause why not):

I never got to meet you as Esteban, but I have to tell you, your legend lives on. A LOT of people still playing miss you more than I can begin to tell you.

Can confirm.

@TNP said in The Work Thread:

@Ganymede Isn't that what paralegals are for?

Yes, but also what word processors are for. Word can track your citations and drop them into a template you create. And that is what paralegals are for.

eyes @Ganymede

@Ganymede said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

@mietze

It's fairly unusual in that: (1) there's no promissory estoppel claim; and (2) there's a tortious interference claim.

But, hey, I don't practice in WA, and they may be a little different over there.

District Court does whatever the fuck District Court wants.

@Auspice , this one is for you:

Pikachu and Bulbasaur Xenomorph

I don't know how we don't have a thread for 'hey I found this cool thing at an online store' but by god, I'm gonna be the change I want to see.

I present to you:

Ninja Star Fridge Magnets

@Ganymede said in The Work Thread:

I popped in an application for a position nearby. It looks to be exciting. I'm staying mum on my other channels due to the gossipy nature of the practice of law.

But if I get it, man, I'm gonna have a lot of fun.

Here's to luck!

Aren't you a partner at your own place? O_o Why would you want a new boss?

@Ominous said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

Discussion of Ohio places has summoned me.

@Ganymede said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

This is a wealthy suburb. With purportedly educated people. Who just want to ask irrelevant question after irrelevant question about a very basic principle of property ownership.

JFC, these motherfuckers are too damn stupid to live.

I mean, here. Live here.

Honest.

I will do you one better. I am the sole Code Enforcement officer for South Santa Barbara County. When the rich fucks in Montecito complain about their neighbors building a shed or trimming a hedge too much, I am the one who gets to knock on Oprah Winfrey or Prince Harry's door to perform a site inspection. I even had one guy hire an attorney to file his complaint (a form that consists mainly of address of violation, description of violation, violator's name, your contact info) and the complaint came as a 30+ page packet with things labelled Exhibit A through P.

I feel this. So much.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Nash

@silverfox said in The Work Thread:

@Derp

It literally isn't safe. There is no precaution i could take with seven year olds to make it safe. I have 25 kids in the smallest classroom in my building.

It is security theater and nothing more.

I mean, here is wisdom from my mother:

Mom: "I have twenty five four year olds in my class. Any day I can keep them from licking each other? That is a good day."

@silverfox

I mean, the safety of you and those around you has to be priority. Best Practice is based upon the scenario you actually have, not necessarily the ideal scenario. Managing Covid risks is best practice so long as it remains a realistic threat, even if it is suboptimal for other standards, because the other standards hold a lower position in the totem pole of priorities.

@Ganymede said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

This is a wealthy suburb. With purportedly educated people. Who just want to ask irrelevant question after irrelevant question about a very basic principle of property ownership.

JFC, these motherfuckers are too damn stupid to live.

I mean, here. Live here.

Honest.

Now I am suddenly curious what was asked.

@hedgehog said in MUSIC:

@Derp

Here. Have a photo from last year's Dracula's Ball performance in Philadelphia, where I was suddenly both video tech and official band photographer (in spite of being expressly not a photographer):

<3!