February 2011
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Email diarrhea
meetingboy:
(n) the act of replying to a ten or more emails in a five minute period without answering or clarifying anything.
Examples:
I’m having trouble opening the attachment. Please resend.
I’m not sure what this question is about. Can you send me some background?
The 2010 numbers aren’t ready yet. Check back in a week.
I’m not sure.
I believe even helpful emails can constitute...
December 2010
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Merlin's Love Affair with Quicksilver
merlin:
It was a good run. So long, old friend.
I love LaunchBar—but she’ll never be another you.
[Now, for our memorial service—please, cue a shitty Harry Chapin song. Any will do.]
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Alfred feels like the second generation of Quicksilver, especially with the Powerpack.
October 2010
1 post
September 2010
6 posts
“In another fifty years, I wonder if we’ll look back on the offices used to...”
– Fraser Speirs - Blog - The Accoutrements of Computing
Dear AJ from Pomona,
tiffanyjam:
I lied. I’m not a law student. I’m not a student at LMU at all, actually. I’m not from Long Beach either. And, you’ve probably guessed by now, that boyfriend I spoke of last night is, in fact, non-existent.
I’m not a pathological liar but you would seriously not. go. away. And you had jank breath, so getting close to my face was definitely not a good look.
Sincerely,
Tiffany (Yes,...
“The emotional labor of engaging with the work and increasing the energy in the...”
– Seth Godin, Your smile didn’t matter
August 2010
9 posts
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Failure →
Couple of questions:
Why is there not a way for the browser to pass to a website whether certain features are available? Or to run a test on certain features? That way new browsers might work before being officially approved by every bank and site you might need to pay a bill on individually.
Does the “javascriptFailure” in the url mean that that this did exactly what I’m...
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Eat, Don't Taste Test
In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Blink, he explains one of the reasons New Coke failed. New Coke was conceived after Pepsi launched the Pepsi Challenge, a blind taste test where Pepsi really did trounce Coke by a fair margin. New Coke was designed (successfully) to win that taste test. The result was total failure. And why?
A sip is very different from sitting and drinking a whole beverage on your...
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“But I also see my journey as a field-test for a more philosophical idea — that...”
– Whether what we experience is more important than who we bring with us is still a great philosophical debate.
(via Patrick Rhone, who had such a great new way of doing vias I had to try it out myself - The Random Post: No Baggage Challenge — Around the World with no luggage)
“As the world becomes more addictive, the two senses in which one can live a...”
– The Acceleration of Addictiveness
“Statistically normal” in the United States has been driven toward the extremes, be it diet, wealth, politics, popular culture, or lifestyles in general.
“We would rather fake-support this guy than real-support you.”
– Washington Post on Basil Marceaux (2:10) and American politics (via david)
Cash is expensive →
Great article on how the higher prices that result from credit card interchange fees results in people who use cash paying more to subsidize credit card use. And how this disproportionately affects lower-income households.
(via Kottke.org)
I Watch A Lot of TV. And I Gave Up Cable.
I watch a lot of television. House and Burn Notice are must sees and back episodes are good alternatives when nothing new is on. Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs, and Mythbusters are the height of reality television as a serious genre. All that gets watched when I’m not tuning into a live sporting event. And if I want to see the worst of reality television, there’s always The Soup.
I didn’t come to a...
July 2010
3 posts
American Drink: Rules for My Born Son. And You. →
18) Alcohol doesn’t do certain things to certain people. If somebody claims that tequila makes them violent, it’s because they’re a violent person. Simple as that.
June 2010
1 post
“The protesters believe English is mired by too many spellings for identical...”
– Spelling like LOLcats does not make English “simpler.” You want less cluttered English? Let’s move to something like strict German grammar.
Is English cluttered? Simplified Spelling supporters think so | Unclutterer
March 2010
1 post
Tanning salons burned by health care bill →
chrisdwoo:
mittenstategirl:
emilyposts:
To help fund the $940 billion health care overhaul, a 10% tax on individuals receiving indoor tanning services was tacked on, and the initiative is expected to generate $2.7 billion over ten years.
I think this is legit…there are sin taxes on cigarettes and alcohol, why not on tanning? It’s terrible for you and makes you much more likely to get skin...
December 2009
34 posts
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Law Student Vocab: Racehorse Finals
tiffanyjam:
“Racehorse” finals a.k.a. finals in which the professor knows very well 95% (not a scientific calculation) of students will not finish. Who was the first person who thought these were an excellent idea?
Time pressure is when maybe 25% of the class won’t quite finish and maybe 5-10% is going to miss out on a lot. When more than half the students won’t finish,...
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“I will be putting my crayons and coloring book in my bookbag tomorrow, along...”
– This is not in the slightest bit ridiculous (HATE is easy…love takes COURAGE)
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Photographic Memory
Somebody shake me, please:
But of all the students I have polled who are in the top 5% - they all claim to have a photographic memory. Maybe they do not actually have photographic memories; perhaps their claim is only a sign of their inflated egos and over-confidence, and thus their belief that they possess everything. Who knows.
I don’t buy it. A photographic memory is a nice theory, but...
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“the point is that some people have real problems, and no, sorry, law school...”
– Jansen on Law school finals.
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“I was darn sure about what I wrote before I wrote it.”
– Great advice whether you’re using keyboard and screen or pencil and paper. (Laura Bergus writing for Lawyerist)
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“The market simply is not going to tolerate the inefficiency that was embedded in...”
– To the extent that law schools were built on capitalizing on that inefficiency, law schools will have to change as well. (WSJ)
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Two down, one to go.
chrisdwoo:
I guess I’m contractually obligated to take my contracts exam…
I think it’s more that taking the exam is a condition precedent to not failing.
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“4. Other students are liars. They didn’t study the way they said, they...”
– Truer words about law school are rarely spoken (My Legal Fiction: Encouragement to 1L’s and to those who feel like 1L’s)
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“1. You will never be more prepared than you are right now.”
– Thanks, But No Thanks.: On the eve of your first law school exam…
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On Crushing Your First-Year Exams: Advice From... →
How law review students got through exams. Great read.
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Study Group At Columbia Requires A Transcript -... →
Law school douchebaggery reaches epic new heights. I rarely say this, but Columbia 1L, please leave. Law school does not need you.
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“A four hour exam sounds long, but it wasn’t really all that bad. My stamina [the...”
– This is one of the more important reasons you do all that studying all semester long, so thinking for that long in an exam is second nature. (HATE is easy…love takes COURAGE)
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My Legal Fiction: Lawyer vs. Bartender →
On how being a bartender is better, the same as, or worse than being a lawyer.
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“Don’t ever, I repeat EVER, try to encourage me by using the word ‘fine’ in any...”
– Mrs.Espo: How to Date a FIRST YEAR Law Student.
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DLA Piper: Bringing the Curve to Biglaw - Above... →
1) The point of a business is to make money. If people are doing a good job, they are making money and contributing. If everyone is making money and contributing, everyone should get rewarded. 10% should not be expected to fail.
2) This is a great way to kill off work/life balance. Pit associates against each other in a death match where only the top 20% get any real reward and we get rid of the...
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On Demanding Cock
merlin:
How ever long things like this exist, and whether or not they have a giant impact on humanity, I really believe it’s only bootstrap projects like Favrd that can reliably keep the web interesting. I truly do. Hacer: make and do.
This is equally applicable to law school. Running on the treadmill, following the herd, and thinking that it’s the tool or the place that defines you...
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What Makes a Good Exam Answer?
Just take all the advice and write a deeply rigorous poem that answers the question in an evaluative manner while getting to maybe and going beyond telling what the law is but also never forget to remain honest and perceptive.
Solid gold.
What Makes a Good Law School Exam Answer? Law Profs Weigh In - Law Blog - WSJ
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“Within this first trimester, I’ve questioned so much about my career choice, why...”
– making moves.: In less than a week,
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“I, for one, am NOT in law school and have a totally normal, stress-free sex...”
– I have absolutely nothing to add here (The Life of a {Law School} Wife)
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Bar Exam Pass Rates Dip at 9 New York Law Schools:... →
Taking the bar is expensive, but studying for it even more so. And if you’re already working, right now would have been the worst time to take time off for the bar.
And I thought New York was supposed to be a tough place to pass. 88-90% is a lot higher than I would have expected.
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Casey McGinnis, RIP
Missing Michigan 1L Took His... →
Rest in peace indeed. Remember to watch out for yourselfs, watch out for your classmates, and get the help you need.
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Law school BPP accused of exploiting demand to... →
Some shady going ons at a British law school, taking advantage of the recession to grab every tuition dollar possible.
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“If I am feeling the way that finals inevitably make me feel, I am bound to...”
– If you can’t beat finals, you might as well enjoy them. (via Thanks, But No Thanks)
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Harvard Law and Georgetown Law Make Grading Easier... →
Wishful thinking: maybe this is the first step in getting rid of grades as a major factor in hiring altogether.
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Pls Hndle Thx: Pass/Fail or EPIC FAIL? - Above the... →
Point/counterpoint on the virtues of taking bar classes pass/fail. Word to the wise: if Law and Literature isn’t a writing course, stay away.