Another note, the sort of thing I would once have posted to #lawtwitter, and is probably only of real interest to my fellow attorneys. The background to this is far too long and boring to share. But it's come up three times in as many months during tense settlement negotiations.
When you're writing a contract, don't forget the integration clause. It is not "boilerplate," it is an important substantive term, and you may well regret its absence one day.
A bit of local news. And by "news," I mean "petty abuses of power."
By way of background, Oregon has state liquor stores. All the booze sold in the state is sold from a single wholesale warehouse run by the Oregon Liquor and Canbabis Commission (the "OLCC," an acronym people here know as well as "DMV"). OLCC only sells to licensed bar supply companies and liquor store licenseholders, who then resell to the public at the retail level. I think a handful of other states (Pennsylvania comes to mind) use a similar arrangement.* Okay. Good.
Exactly how I do M&C. Love that you point out the heritage of the Mother Sauces. From here, one can experiment with different kinds and mixes of cheeses. I like garnishing with some chopped chives, but ymmv there.
YMMV also with adding protiens. This is one of the things I liked diced ham for, especially if it can get griddled up and browned before being mixed in.
And the difficulty of cleaning out the saucepan after ain't no joke either. I try to get the pan soaking in hot water as soon as I've got the sauce on the pasta.
Point of order: I suggested the problem does not go away when Rowling dies, because it's not really about her. The problem is one of the indelibility of moral impurity, so that dump truck full of money for Hogwarts Legacy 2: Wizardly Boogaloo is doomed to be morally tainted even today, before the first line of code is yet written.
Ah. So when you said "women," you meant "nurses," or more broadly, "vaccine skeptics." That wasn't intended to be deceptive or sexist or anything else objectionable, surely.
I didn't deny them the right to choose. I declined to help them acquire the ability to make a consequential choice without bearing the consequences.
These people were always free to seek out another lawyer who felt differently about the issue, or to seek exceptions or accommodations to the rule in other ways. They were always free to decline the vaccine, if they felt strongly enough about it to risk losing their jobs.
Nurses are not epidemiologists either by training or by experience. Their subject matter expertise lies elsewhere. If you're going to claim I ignored subject matter experts and was therefore dangerously wrong, you could at least accuse me of ignoring experts from the relevant field of expertise. And I'm not going to take the bait to debate the safety of the very safe COVID vaccines. This is already way off topic for this thread, and the subject has been well exhausted elsewhere.
Comrades, let's not be too harsh on the OP. To be sure, he'd prefer an SOTU-delivering conservative to a letter-writing liberal. This doesn't invalidate the criticism of the SOTU Theater, it just points out that institutional problems are easier to see when you don't like the people currently vested with the power of the institution and that actual policies pursued by those powerful people are ultimately more important.
I hated the SOTU under Trump, and rather enjoyed it under Obama. I didn't watch or listen at all last night. That is what I think we must do if Grandiose SOTU performances are to recede -- politicians will stop doing That Thing if That Thing fails to draw eyeballs. Have game night with your family or go play darts with friends in the pub instead. Regardless of who's delivering the vapid speech.
Same. I'm much more likely to be persuaded by engagement on this forum than any political theater I see or hear on mass media.
N.b., not everyone engages in forae like Ordinary Times with a diversity of viewpoints and a premium placed on merits-based argument. N.b.b., even here, minds don't change all that often.
Let's say -- not wish, but just hypothesize -- that Ms. Rowling died tomorrow. FTR I do not hope for such a thing and you shouldn't either. This isj ust a thought experiment.
If that happened, all this controversy goes away, right? Right?
it doesn't? Why not? If it doesn't then it's not really about That Woman and her Awful Opinion. (With which, FTR, I disagree.) If it's about tribalism, or moral impurity, then this isn't really so different from the Calvinist critique of Mr. Beast, is it?
Sure, he was critical of liberals too. He hated hypocrites of all sorts and thought Democrats were stooges for the monied elite. But that does not make him conservative.
Conservatives like to claim him and cite all manner of quotes to justify it. But most of those quotes are lies. His is one of the most widely-hoaxed names on the internet. He said himself "Here's a rule of thumb, folks: nothing you see on the Internet is mine unless it comes from one of my albums, books, HBO specials, or appeared on my website. [...] It bothers me that some people might believe that I would be capable of writing some of this stuff."
Just before logging out, I asked for 750 words on the influence of Zen Buddhism on the voyages of Christopher Columbus. Then I told the bot that no, it got the emphasis wrong, and it had to be from an anti-colonialist perspective.
It went from:
Zen Buddhism, with its emphasis on mindfulness, focus, and inner wisdom, was a significant philosophical and spiritual movement in the East Asian countries that Columbus would have been familiar with through his travels and interactions with traders and sailors. This philosophy likely informed Columbus's worldview and helped shape his approach to his voyages, particularly in terms of his mental and emotional preparation for the challenges he would face on his journeys.
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Furthermore, the idea of interconnectedness and interconnectivity that is emphasized in Zen Buddhism can be seen as being used by Columbus to assert his own power and dominance over the indigenous peoples he encountered. By viewing himself as part of a larger network of colonialists and explorers, Columbus was able to justify his actions and assert his power over others.
And you can see why I am not particularly troubled by this bot.
On “TSN Open Mic for the week of 2/6/2023”
I'm awarding the W to California here. This Pappy Van Winkle BS would not have happened there. Cal-ABC doesn't monopolize the wholesale market.
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Another note, the sort of thing I would once have posted to #lawtwitter, and is probably only of real interest to my fellow attorneys. The background to this is far too long and boring to share. But it's come up three times in as many months during tense settlement negotiations.
When you're writing a contract, don't forget the integration clause. It is not "boilerplate," it is an important substantive term, and you may well regret its absence one day.
This must be an easy mistake to make.
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A bit of local news. And by "news," I mean "petty abuses of power."
By way of background, Oregon has state liquor stores. All the booze sold in the state is sold from a single wholesale warehouse run by the Oregon Liquor and Canbabis Commission (the "OLCC," an acronym people here know as well as "DMV"). OLCC only sells to licensed bar supply companies and liquor store licenseholders, who then resell to the public at the retail level. I think a handful of other states (Pennsylvania comes to mind) use a similar arrangement.* Okay. Good.
Now that you understand that, you can understand how it got to be that a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle 23-year in the possession of a public official is now prima facie evidence of political corruption.
* An arrangement which is obviously well-nigh invulnerable to other, more harmful and dangerous kinds of corruption.
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I'm not dead yet! I feel happy! I think I'll go for a walk!
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Seconded.
On “Hogwarts Legacy: The-Game-That-Must-Not-Be-Named”
Agreed: if we're arguing about the moral purity of a video game, that may suggest we aren't arguing about things like "Do we even WANT democracy?"
(OTOH it may be we haven't resolved the bigger issues after all and are instead distracting ourselves. But let's try to be positive if we can.)
On “If Not Joe Biden, Who?”
This essay is a great reminder that in practice, politics is frequently the art of selecting That Which Is Least Bad.
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Like a train wreck? Horrible yet fascinating.
On “Mac & Cheese That’s Only Comparatively Time Consuming to Make”
Exactly how I do M&C. Love that you point out the heritage of the Mother Sauces. From here, one can experiment with different kinds and mixes of cheeses. I like garnishing with some chopped chives, but ymmv there.
YMMV also with adding protiens. This is one of the things I liked diced ham for, especially if it can get griddled up and browned before being mixed in.
And the difficulty of cleaning out the saucepan after ain't no joke either. I try to get the pan soaking in hot water as soon as I've got the sauce on the pasta.
On “Hogwarts Legacy: The-Game-That-Must-Not-Be-Named”
I bet you do! Plus la change...
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Point of order: I suggested the problem does not go away when Rowling dies, because it's not really about her. The problem is one of the indelibility of moral impurity, so that dump truck full of money for Hogwarts Legacy 2: Wizardly Boogaloo is doomed to be morally tainted even today, before the first line of code is yet written.
On “Against the State of the Union”
You know my real name. Report me to the state bar if you think I've violated a law or a rule of legal ethics.
Also, how do you know I didn't refer these people to other attorneys? (Because when I knew of one willing to take those kinds of cases, I did.)
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Things that are different turn out to not be alike.
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After the above exchange, today I'm feeling much more like you.
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Ah. So when you said "women," you meant "nurses," or more broadly, "vaccine skeptics." That wasn't intended to be deceptive or sexist or anything else objectionable, surely.
I didn't deny them the right to choose. I declined to help them acquire the ability to make a consequential choice without bearing the consequences.
These people were always free to seek out another lawyer who felt differently about the issue, or to seek exceptions or accommodations to the rule in other ways. They were always free to decline the vaccine, if they felt strongly enough about it to risk losing their jobs.
Nurses are not epidemiologists either by training or by experience. Their subject matter expertise lies elsewhere. If you're going to claim I ignored subject matter experts and was therefore dangerously wrong, you could at least accuse me of ignoring experts from the relevant field of expertise. And I'm not going to take the bait to debate the safety of the very safe COVID vaccines. This is already way off topic for this thread, and the subject has been well exhausted elsewhere.
Good luck in your senior year.
On “It’s OK to Be Angry About Bernie Sanders”
That was a very fun day.
On “Against the State of the Union”
Some days I think this sentiment is correct. Today I was feeling optimistic.
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Saul may well (correctly) chide me for engaging with this, but I feel compelled to ask: what the actual fish are you talking about?
(I know, showing my age by using that euphemism. I always liked it.)
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Comrades, let's not be too harsh on the OP. To be sure, he'd prefer an SOTU-delivering conservative to a letter-writing liberal. This doesn't invalidate the criticism of the SOTU Theater, it just points out that institutional problems are easier to see when you don't like the people currently vested with the power of the institution and that actual policies pursued by those powerful people are ultimately more important.
I hated the SOTU under Trump, and rather enjoyed it under Obama. I didn't watch or listen at all last night. That is what I think we must do if Grandiose SOTU performances are to recede -- politicians will stop doing That Thing if That Thing fails to draw eyeballs. Have game night with your family or go play darts with friends in the pub instead. Regardless of who's delivering the vapid speech.
"
Same. I'm much more likely to be persuaded by engagement on this forum than any political theater I see or hear on mass media.
N.b., not everyone engages in forae like Ordinary Times with a diversity of viewpoints and a premium placed on merits-based argument. N.b.b., even here, minds don't change all that often.
On “Hogwarts Legacy: The-Game-That-Must-Not-Be-Named”
Let's say -- not wish, but just hypothesize -- that Ms. Rowling died tomorrow. FTR I do not hope for such a thing and you shouldn't either. This isj ust a thought experiment.
If that happened, all this controversy goes away, right? Right?
it doesn't? Why not? If it doesn't then it's not really about That Woman and her Awful Opinion. (With which, FTR, I disagree.) If it's about tribalism, or moral impurity, then this isn't really so different from the Calvinist critique of Mr. Beast, is it?
On “ChatGPT Isn’t Taking Your Job”
George Carlin was not a conservative. He was deeply critical of conservatives, conservatism, and in particular, religious conservatives.
https://youtu.be/K98TQJ5ldW0
https://youtu.be/K98TQJ5ldW0
https://youtu.be/2tp0UNcjzl8
Sure, he was critical of liberals too. He hated hypocrites of all sorts and thought Democrats were stooges for the monied elite. But that does not make him conservative.
Conservatives like to claim him and cite all manner of quotes to justify it. But most of those quotes are lies. His is one of the most widely-hoaxed names on the internet. He said himself "Here's a rule of thumb, folks: nothing you see on the Internet is mine unless it comes from one of my albums, books, HBO specials, or appeared on my website. [...] It bothers me that some people might believe that I would be capable of writing some of this stuff."
On “Movie of a Day At Rest”
It me!
On “Charity, Clout, and Moral Outrage: On MrBeast and Seeing”
NOW I GET IT!
This discussion is Catholicism versus Calvinism. Works versus faith. Means versus ends. Intent versus result.
Got it.
My opinion? Boring and noncommittal--both matter. Carry on.
On “ChatGPT Isn’t Taking Your Job”
Just before logging out, I asked for 750 words on the influence of Zen Buddhism on the voyages of Christopher Columbus. Then I told the bot that no, it got the emphasis wrong, and it had to be from an anti-colonialist perspective.
It went from:
to
And you can see why I am not particularly troubled by this bot.