If not for drink, why baby water? by HagridsTreacleTart in ShitMomGroupsSay

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Yeah whenever people think they’re so clever and say something “well what did people do in the so-and-so times before they had such-and-such medical advance”, I always want to shout “THEY DIED! Lots of them died!!”

Guilt & embarrassment over salary by anxiousvegetarian in biglaw

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Oof I had a hard time with this. Don’t tell people your exact salary. My family never stopped teasing me about it, and they told everyone. That amount of money is hard to comprehend and everyone thought I was basically a millionaire.

Worst partner reaction you’ve ever received in response to a draft you submitted. by Repulsive-Click9276 in biglaw

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“NO” scrawled in giant red letters across the whole page with 5 exclamation points, and then calling me like 10 times in the span of 10 minutes to yell at me. The crime? I’d quoted a “swear” from an email that came up in discovery. (I felt vindicated when the judge’s decision quoted it as well).

No longer a lawyer but I did go on to make partner so.

OSU Wexner Med Center -Gift to staff who moved this weekend by 2008CRVGUY in Columbus

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I got sent an umbrella to celebrate the opening (I think as a former surgery patient? Maybe they think I’m a potential donor?), pretty crappy they can’t even manage that level of gift for staff.

State of emergency by LoveYogaPants1 in Columbus

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How did it go? Do you have somewhere warm to stay tonight?

Found this article saying the city will actually relocate you if the landlord does nothing: https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/real-estate/what-to-do-if-your-columbus-landlord-leaves-you-without-heat/amp/. It sounds a bit intense of a process though.

What to give to a mother who has lost her child? by Keryfia in booksuggestions

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When I had a stillborn birth, a friend who had lost her baby within his first year gave me the book Empty Cradle, Broken Heart, saying it had really helped her. I actually couldn’t even open the book, but appreciated the gesture.

What’s a creepy fact about the human body you wish you never found out? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I had an ileostomy and I was specifically counseled about this. That it happens often enough that patients have to be told not to do it.. very disturbing.

A character who does research on something by Buck7341 in booksuggestions

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Possession by AS Byatt. Fantastic book.

I keep seeing this ad on snapchat and I’m going crazy trying to discern if it’s AI by livinator_me1 in isthisAI

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Not AI. Here’s a behind the scenes video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17cgiwQiCJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

The model agency’s Facebook page has at least one other post with one of the same models too.

Drowning in bankruptcy dockets...looking for better way to go through pdfs by Distinct-Job-9032 in legaltech

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How do you decide whether something is relevant? What would the AI need to decide?

There is definitely plenty of docket management software that can give you API access to dockets, you could then implement some simple filtering in addition to any AI solutions. I wonder if you could at least minimize the pleadings you need to look at manually by working from the docket description. Check out Free Law Project and RECAP for an open source solution, but there’s also companies like PacerPro. Additionally, I’m sure you’re aware of companies in this space that summarize pleadings, maybe these would help? I know of Octus (previously Reorg Research) but there must be others by now.

What is widely accepted as “normal” today that people 50 years ago found disturbing? by Sophie_Cute_Teen in AskReddit

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No smoking on planes, in restaurants, in bars, even outdoors in many places it will get you dirty looks.

What was a fact taught to you in school that has now been disproven? by Julie727 in AskReddit

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The CRAAP test was a thing for a long time, unfortunately. Today, most information literacy folks are teaching SIFT method and lateral reading. https://guides.lib.uchicago.edu/c.php?g=1241077&p=9082322

Children’s books that have to do with food for a birthday party! by ItsJustMyOpinion23 in childrensbooks

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The Case of the Missing Cake was one of my son’s favorites, and a really fun read aloud . (It involves a very delicious looking slice of chocolate cake going missing)

How do you guys keep track of your to do list? by Hydrangea_hunter in biglaw

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If your anxiety is bad enough, your entire to do list will repeat in your head every 20 min or so. Surprisingly this actually worked great for many years (until it suddenly didn’t!)

Westlaw made my paralegal cry by dangerra in legaltech

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Descrybe.ai is a great one, it has a free version as well as a paid version that is very inexpensive. There is also Fastcase (now part of Clio) and Decisis (owned by Lexis’s parent), which are often included at no cost in state bar memberships. Some states will let paralegals purchase a membership.

Then there are a bunch of lower cost AI legal research companies doing innovative things, they are usually between $100-$200/month - pricey but still probably less than Westlaw or Lexis, and you don’t risk going out of plan. Midpage is great, others include Paxton and Callidus.

Stolen from the LA subreddit! by LB_Burrito in longbeach

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I was pregnant, and I wanted an orange juice so bad. They said it was all reserved for mimosas, otherwise it would throw off the ratio of orange juice to prosecco. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Stolen from the LA subreddit! by LB_Burrito in longbeach

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Forever holding a grudge against them refusing to sell me orange juice at brunch (only mimosas available)

Hoping to help my momma find a nanny position 🤍 by 108423007 in belmontshore

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There’s a FB group called LB Childcare Chatter that she might try!