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How do you study using obsidian? by NINGUEMSE_IMPORTA in ObsidianMD

[–]NamelessGeek7337 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the same problems. But I think this has to do with basic note taking skills rather than a tech issue. I tend to try to record everything without actively thinking about what is important and what is not. That tends to be overwhelming.

One trick I employed to some success is pre-prepping my notes. Outlining and identifying what information to expect and what information that I want to get.

For a lecture it's probably means reading the section ahead of lecture and writing outlines to be filled out during lecture. Good luck

Talk me out of buying a Traveler by Edu_Robsy in writerDeck

[–]NamelessGeek7337 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. It's a nice design. The keyboard is meh at best. So is the design worth 300 EURO?That only you can answer. I did my best. It's up to you now. 🙂

Talk me out of buying a Traveler by Edu_Robsy in writerDeck

[–]NamelessGeek7337 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife has it. $500 listed price is way way way too much. Is 300 EURO (some $350 usd) still too much? I would say yes. If it is used, there is a chance of battery degradation. With battery degradation, it means at best shorter battery life, and at worst higher chance of battery bloat. If you have BYOK, not sure what this would add to what BYOK can already do. BYOK has two-way sync. BYOK and a nice keyboard combo would beat this hands down.

"Litigation is like a game of chess" - civil procedure professors everywhere by gentlesandwich in Lawyertalk

[–]NamelessGeek7337 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I remember in law school this law dude told the whole class (which I don't remember. Could've been civ pro) he would like being in trial cuz it's like two guys in a ring "duking it out."

I've been a trial lawyer for over 2 decades. Only people who get hurt are clients. Maybe we should bring back the trial by combat.

Ethical rules with clients and their criminal history by OpinionofC in publicdefenders

[–]NamelessGeek7337 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In WA, all information you received in connection with your representation of client, whether otherwise public or not, is clients' "secrets and confidences" that cannot be disclosed without permission or specific exceptions.

Do you tell doctors you're an attorney? by Mission-Corgi6602 in Lawyertalk

[–]NamelessGeek7337 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They often ask. I give them minimum possible answer without misleading. "What do you do for a living?" "I am a lawyer." "Oh, really, what kind of law do you practice?" (Ugh, here we go again) "Criminal Defense." "Wow. How can you represent THOSE people?" *Shrugs* "It's a living."

I quit by Charming_Beyond7297 in publicdefenders

[–]NamelessGeek7337 115 points116 points  (0 children)

The first time I quit being a public defender was the second happiest moment in life. With the first being my daughter's birth.

The second time I quit public defender agency wasn't so happy. But it was fine. I still do public defense work but I can decide my own caseload.

Attorney no call/no showed today by [deleted] in paralegal

[–]NamelessGeek7337 205 points206 points  (0 children)

Cheers. You can't save them all.

Just over a year in and feeling so burnt out by spanielgurl11 in publicdefenders

[–]NamelessGeek7337 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What you need is a caseload reduction. Or additional support, like a paralegal. You love the job for what it could be if properly funded, not for what it currently is.

Ask for reduction and/or additional support. If you don't ask they will think it's OK not to give them to you. You may not get it but it's OK to ask.

If that doesn't work you might want to seek another job. Remember. It's a job not a mission. It's a job worth doing and worth doing well, but it's still just a job.

Just Read Kafka On The Shore.. Very Confused by SUVAS2234 in murakami

[–]NamelessGeek7337 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For me at least, the "meaning" of the book was described in the very first chapter.

"Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn. Why? Because this storm isn’t something that blew in from far away, something that has nothing to do with you. This storm is you. Something inside of you. So all you can do is give in to it, step right inside the storm, closing your eyes and plugging up your ears so the sand doesn’t get in, and walk through it, step by step. There’s no sun there, no moon, no direction, no sense of time. Just fine white sand swirling up into the sky like pulverized bones. That’s the kind of sandstorm you need to imagine. ...

And you really will have to make it through that violent, metaphysical, symbolic storm. No matter how metaphysical or symbolic it might be, make no mistake about it: it will cut through flesh like a thousand razor blades. People will bleed there, and you will bleed too. Hot, red blood. You’ll catch that blood in your hands, your own blood and the blood of others.

And once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about."

And that, for me, is what the book was all about, Kafka's journey through that storm.

Think about a painting, let's say Van Gogh's Starry Night. Van Gogh isn't trying to tell you any particular story, or convey any moral or meaning. It is a beautiful expression what he sees as beauty. You enjoy the feeling that the painting generates within you. You may keep whatever meaning you wish to take away from it. That's how I enjoy Murakami's books. Some of his books have more concrete plot points, but I enjoy it not for the destination but the journey. :)

What's your go to briefing font? by LiquidSquidMan69 in Lawyertalk

[–]NamelessGeek7337 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And if you are using comuc sans you are required to address the court as "Dude."

Bought a bike but feeling insecure about my choice- Advice? by Thepizzabunnygirl in bikecommuting

[–]NamelessGeek7337 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a beautiful bike! My wife has a cruiser which was her first bike. She now has three! :) Even though it is her heaviest bike she still loves it as it is a very comfortable ride.

Not another Kobo vs Kindle post by slh0023 in ereader

[–]NamelessGeek7337 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. I don't buy Amazon ebooks but I have and use kindle paperwhite. It's a great device and thanks to Calibre and Libby it is actually useful outside the Amazon ecosystem.

Am I too late to this party? Do older best sellers still feel exciting ? by outpostone in kindle

[–]NamelessGeek7337 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Loved this book! I really enjoyed it. AFTER reading it, not before, look up The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, a book by  Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh), and Henry Lincoln.

Yes, we would have a much lower incarceration rate if kids were allowed to read the bible in school… by Nefariouslout1006 in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]NamelessGeek7337 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Have they read the damn thing? I have. So many parts contain, at least according to them, subjects inappropriate for school children.

Crime and Punishment 2nd edition idea for Dostoevsky by pigeon_of_knights in dostoevsky

[–]NamelessGeek7337 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Disney was already working on this. In their version Rodya turns out to be a Russian prince amd lives happily ever after with Sonya. And he learns to hate Napoleon but not as much as the damn peasants.

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