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dcbc

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  1. Thanks. I have a small role as a cog in a relatively small part of the system. But I quickly took note of exactly what was a big problem in the system as a young lawyer, and instead of chasing the big bucks, I found something I enjoyed that put me in a position to do the right thing to correct the problem within the system when it arose. So when people like Trump or Captainant make broad generalizations about whole-cloth unfairness of the system, not only do I recognize it as not a universal truth, but I also take personal offense on my behalf and on behalf of all the people I know within the system who are doing everything they can to do the right thing. A great many of us take our role in the system seriously and with a great amount of pride in doing what's right. It's also why I'm curious about the utopian industry in which he plies his trade.
  2. It's been a while, but I remember a time when it was never too difficult to find a collection lawyer. They might not be the "best lawyers," but some of them still can root through the garbage.
  3. Well, there is error correction. But like I said, it's pretty well neutered by tribalism. And dial back the hyperbole. I don't know what you do for a living, but the fact that you indict the entire judicial system because some bad actors exist within it seems pretty ridiculous. It's not perfect. We get it. But what most of us are doing our best to accomplish here (on Surly) is explaining how things tend to work for the uninitiated and calling out bullshit in the system where it arises. And some of us are doing our best to uphold the pillars of fairness and impartiality within the system.I don't know what you expect anyone to do in response to your constant complaints and hand-wringing. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it's fucked. It's a little bit of both. But the fact that some of us are not running around here like our hair is on fire just yet isn't the equivalent of a sexual kow tow to something you're decided to be wholly ineffectual. If there's something to be fixed, let's fix it. How do we go about that? Is it whining on the internet? No. But keep fucking that chicken for all the good it does. Are you a shepherd? What do you do for a living? I'm sure your industry is a model of perfection.
  4. Because it can only be one thing. Okay, Curly. I think I'm on record for some time now that it likely is both bias and incompetence. The fact that I don't predict the future or speak in absolutes should not be interpreted as a change in opinion just because I don't have a conclusion paragraph at the end of every post on the subject.
  5. Right. Unless it's somehow inextricably intertwined with infowars, it's a separate action. I get the feeling that the plaintiffs and their lawyers will be all too happy to continue pursuit. I get the feeling that the plaintiffs do not wholly equate justice with dollars but rather with making Jones pay.
  6. This is the problem with appointing ideologues to positions of power regardless of experience. Elections have consequences. The contrast between Cannon and Merchan could not be more stark.
  7. Right. "Go buy things from this website instead to support me." But he's got to get the money somehow. Cash? Any bank account he has access to that hasn't been disclosed is going to get him another round with the long dick of the law. It's hard to publicize siphoning money subtly. Too subtle and your minions don't get the message. Get the message out there and the B/R Court catches wind. Poor Alex
  8. That looks nice. I thought about picking up a fiesta red strat body a few years ago, but the appearance of that color online seems to vary quite a bit to the point where I forget what F/R is supposed to look like. I guess if it has a nitro finish, you'll get some nice fade and it won't matter.
  9. As I mentioned before, the bankruptcy division for the Southern District has an extremely low tolerance for bullshit. If there are fraudulent transfers, they will go after them.
  10. Regardless of bias, he's spot on in his assessment. She exhibits classic "baby judge" tendencies, which contributes to the delay through an inability to be decisive and a reliance on unnecessary briefing and protracted hearings on red-herring issues that could be disposed of efficiently on submission by a more experienced jurist. Bias will be most evident in untenable rulings in Trump's failure which ultimately are dispatched by the appellate court. But any bias combined with inexperience is similar in effect to opioids on the digestive tract of the judicial process.
  11. Does Surly have enough in the banner fund to buy infowars?
  12. When it's too hot outside to actively hunt squirrels.
  13. dcbc

    Longhorn Network

    Streaming for all? This is how it should have been done from the beginning. I'm up for a rerun of a really old game from time to time. I'll download it if it's free.
  14. I checked under the couch cushions. And, nope. No FTG.
  15. This is correct, but some people have incredibly short memories, voted for Biden in 2020, and somehow identify as undecided. I wouldn't call them the brightest. But I'm told they're out there.
  16. Last one for a while. De Buyer Pro 9.5" omelette pan. /That's the darkest season I've ever gotten from one round in the oven. It looks like teflon, but that's iron.
  17. Rocking a Lodge 5.5qt, which Lodge sent me as a replacement for the one that chipped after 8 years. All, in, I'm in for $60. Le Creuset surely is head and shoulders better. But I love a deal, and this thing has been a workhorse.
  18. Crap. I bought another omelette pan yesterday. I'm running out of room (poor)
  19. That's a big file and it zooms in. Point wasn't rotated. It's okay. Good sandwich stuff. And you are appropriately not sweating it. I've definitely done the same thing for the same reason (and worse).
  20. Mauviel M'Cook, 5-ply stainless for 53% off through their eBay store. It's a little lighter than the Cuisinart FC, but it's a nice size and 2.6mm thick. /dog hairs on the cooktop ftw.
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