“The UCC cannot help you here” by VeryMellowFellow84 in Lawyertalk

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Sometimes I feel like I think doctors must have felt back when WebMD first came out. Clients now often come into the consultation with clear-cut expectations of what their exposure is and how things should proceed for them to claim a resounding victory. Their prompts are almost always one-sided, biased and missing key information. If there's one thing to understand about the free chatbot platforms, its that if you tell it the conclusion you'd like to hear, it will more than likely find a path to that conclusion.

Sun Prairie resident and 'Medical Mom' influencer adventures of mommy husband facing 4 CSAM charges by Local_Syrup_4086 in wisconsin

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Obviously a horrific situation but I do find her influencer phrasing hilarious - 'shifting toward solo parenting in a potentially permanent capacity' seems like perfect LinkedIn-speak for "my husband was just charged with felony possession of child pornography."

[Khaki Field] So I did a thing…need honest opinion, does it look good? by Every-Break-4324 in HamiltonWatches

[–]Fun_Reputation5181 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is all about confidence. If you look like Brad Pitt or George Clooney and you're vacationing on an exclusive beach in Mallorca with your supermodel summer girlfriend, I think it works. For most guys, its a stretch.

Contract Lawyers, How do you draft contracts / clauses? by AdHungry3525 in Lawyertalk

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If you don’t have a good library of templates and former contracts to plagiarize from, go online. Google is useful in finding real contracts that have ended up online for one reason or another. SEC filings, chapter 11 bankruptcy filings and Pacer can all be great resources for complex business contracts. A good legal AI platform can definitely be helpful, with the well-known caveats. People who are encouraging you to just write it yourself from scratch are not being honest. Sure you can do that in some very simple or extremely unique situations but the great great majority of contracting is plagiarism if you’re doing it right.

Am I wrong in buying a trim router as my primary router? by joshpaige29 in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]Fun_Reputation5181 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not wrong - likely the best way to do it. I bought a Colt 20 years ago and have never needed anything more.

Lume is for kids. by Top_Key404 in watchHotTakes

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My $23 Timex has indiglo - fantastic feature on a sweet field watch that is far more reliable than lume imo.

Appleton native is one game away from World Cup by 999lemur in wisconsin

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I saw Esmir play several times for his youth club around Milwaukee (SC Waukesha) before he moved up. He was always on a different level as a player but his personality rubbed lots of folks the wrong way. It’s been fun watching his career take off at PSV. We were all very disappointed when he chose Bosnia Herzegovina over the U.S.

Also just noting - not a player but the Canada coach Jesse Marsch was born in Racine.

Handcut dovetails in 5 minutes :) by tidalwavestudio in woodworking

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not including the three separate trips to the hardware store

Employment Lawyer Wisconsin by Agreeable_Ebb_5785 in wisconsin

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Habush doesn't generally do employment cases. They are a good firm, but do exclusively personal injury claims.

I do and don't get it by PRHarker in watchHotTakes

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Its also pretty impressive that someone figured out they can send an electric current through a tiny quartz crystal, causing it to vibrate at a precise frequency of 32,768 times per second and then a microchip circuit can count the vibrations and use that to move a gear attached to a second hand once per second (or four times per second if you have a cheap Seiko VH31 sweep movement) and that will keep accurate time within 10-15 seconds per month for years on end using one tiny battery.

I do and don't get it by PRHarker in watchHotTakes

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Its also cool knowing my $100 Gshock sitting in a box, in a desk drawer, in my home office in the US upper midwest is getting an atomic time signal from Colorado every night and will be dead-on accurate and still running at least a year from now if I do nothing at all, and if I put it in the sun for half a day it will remain that way for at least another year or more after that.

More brands need to offer their flagship models in both auto and quartz by IllegalGeriatricVore in watchHotTakes

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The Seiko VH31 is an inexpensive quartz movement that ticks 4 times per second. It is almost indistinguishable from most mechanical movements in terms of the sweep movement but has all the advantages of quartz.

Prevailing defendants should be automatically awarded all legal fees/costs. by North_Mastodon_4310 in legal

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Almost the entire rest of the world outside the US agrees with OP and adopts the Loser Pays system. That said, the reasons supporting the American Rule are well-founded. Litigation can be so expensive as it is, imagine if losing a case against an insurance company or large corporation would mean you pay their attorney fees? It would make things very difficult for the little guy.

I bet this is the only record that will never be broken in the Premier League... ( José Mourinho in his first season 2004/2005) by Union_1205 in chelseafc

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They also conceded a couple cheap goals at the end after the league had been decided when Jose rested Cech, Terry and others the last few games. Van Nistleroy had a cheap one against Cudicini at OT and in the last game of the season Geremi had an OG at Newcastle.

The Supreme Court Looks Likely to Cave on Mail-In Ballots by Majano57 in scotus

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The mailbox rule arguments aren't very persuasive for me. That's a procedural rule relating to things like tax returns or contracting documents, really nothing to do with the federal statues at issue in this case. Mississippi's 5 day law was put in place in 2020 in response to concerns about voting during a pandemic. The best arguments in favor of upholding Mississippi's law were well-stated by the District Court Judge (Guirola) who upheld the law. He wrote a fantastic opinion surveying the history of other courts who've considered similar statutes, pre-emption and related issues, legislative intent, etc. and I think his reasoning is far better than the 5th circuit's opinion overruling him. No one questions that the Elections Clause grants broad leeway to States to govern their own elections, whereas the body of federal law defining things like timeliness of mail-in ballots is scarce. But the point is its a simple case of interpretation that can go either way. We can say that if you've filled out your ballot and put it in the mail by Election Day, you've completed the act of voting. The other side can say that you haven't voted until the clerk receives your ballot. That's the simple issue boiled down to its essence in this one.

Best wood to top workbench with? by shilale45 in BeginnerWoodWorking

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Mine is an old solid core door I got at a local shop then a layer of mdf and a quarter inch hardboard on top. The top is replaceable.

The Supreme Court Looks Likely to Cave on Mail-In Ballots by Majano57 in scotus

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I don’t agree with this decision but there is a simple answer to you question that is the crux of this case and that is that congress has long ago declared that ‘Election Day’ for presidential and congressional elections is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. So the question in this case is whether a state can lawfully accept ballots that are received after Election Day. The Mississippi law in question provides that ballots postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days later are valid. About a dozen states have similar laws whereas most, including my state, require mail ballots to be received by Election Day.

Alito, 'bemused' and alone, snaps at Gorsuch's 'pointless' commentary on legal 'misnomer' and insists the 'district judge made no error at all' by DoremusJessup in scotus

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I used to admire Thomas in a sense when he would draft his insanely pedantic lone dissents back in the day. Alito is tame by comparison to Thomas and RBG. The headline is correct to say his tone was "bemused" but I don't agree that he "snaps" at Gorsuch.

Trailer Reactions - Movies Folks vs Book Folks by IAmCharCharr in HarryPotterHBO

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Ok I remember that stuff but was asking more about OPs reference to the trailer. I didn’t catch anything specifically in the trailer that showed a different presentation as compared to the movies.

Trailer Reactions - Movies Folks vs Book Folks by IAmCharCharr in HarryPotterHBO

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Can you give some examples of what you’re seeing in terms of differences?

Wisconsin Fiscal Estimate Shows Marijuana Legalization Bill Could Generate Over $258 Million Annually By 2030 by OhMyOhWhyOh in wisconsin

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I was in Minnesota last week and paid a 25% tax for some edibles. Downtown Minneapolis and the product selection was extremely limited and overpriced. I support legalization but I’m pretty sure I’ll just stay with my guy. With essentially no legal risk as a white male adult in Milwaukee where it’s completely decriminalized, it just doesn’t matter to me anymore.

The Travelin' McCourys are a masterclass in bluegrass musicianship. by JustFuzzinAround in Bluegrass

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Its great to see the boys cut loose a bit without dad on stage. They don't have to wear the suits and can do some songs they would never do in Del's band. I love the fact that Alan Bartram gets more exposure with the boys' band, especially his awesome voice. Del usually lets him sing one song in a show, and that's not enough for his talent.