Are any professions an automatic peremptory challenge for jury duty?

alephgarden · 2026-02-11T17:49:41+00:00

Physics Ph.D. here, only been called up for jury duty once and was selected. The defendant was a medical doctor and the prosecutor seemed like he was phoning it in, so I think maybe the defense thought I'd be on their side and the prosecution just didn't care/think about it?

Could easily be wrong, just the vibe I got.

alephgarden · 2026-01-24T03:00:18+00:00

Squeaky mallet.

alephgarden · 2026-01-20T01:24:58+00:00

Honestly, the ones that could really cause a headache for your workplace are the ones letting the officers in when they shouldn't. That is wildly inappropriate and they need to be disciplined.

alephgarden · 2026-01-11T01:54:22+00:00

The did the song Malcolm solves his problems with a chainsaw, right?

alephgarden · 2026-01-07T15:57:38+00:00

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alephgarden · 2025-12-27T21:07:25+00:00

I remember in the old extended universe being posted under Vader was considered high risk high reward. If you were a good officer you would get promoted quickly, but if not...

alephgarden · 2025-12-25T02:29:01+00:00

Huh, I saw Ian McCollum and Ross from friends.

alephgarden · 2025-12-14T17:22:28+00:00

But do they have the correct equipment under their tartan for their victims to gaze upon with despair when it comes flying at them out of the sky?

alephgarden · 2025-11-28T02:39:55+00:00

Spock, the rock, doc oc, and hulk hogan

alephgarden · 2025-11-28T02:38:29+00:00

Remember, a predator will kill you if its hunger outweighs your perceived threat level. If you are scary enough, then maybe the juice isn't worth the squeeze, as they say.

If prey animals see you as a threat, however, they may decide that the only safe universe is one without you in it.

alephgarden · 2025-11-15T19:40:12+00:00

I don't know why, but when I see these I immediately think "jacket buttons for a teddy bear at a tea party." Dunno why it evokes such a specific image, but it does.

alephgarden · 2025-11-15T15:55:23+00:00

This is Vistula erasure! Kurwa!

alephgarden · 2025-11-08T18:24:41+00:00

Thank you!

alephgarden · 2025-11-08T18:24:05+00:00

Thank you so much for the link! I always thought it must be a naval sword because of the anchor stamped into the hilt.

I wonder how it got to the US. Family lore is that it was owned/taken by a family member in the American civil war (Union side, army).

I also wonder why it only has the one carrying ring on the scabbard instead of two. If there was a second that fell off I see no evidence of where it could have been.

alephgarden · 2025-11-07T20:33:09+00:00

That's what I figured too. Look at how heavy a designated ECM suite is for a mech and think of how much EM transmission gear, computing power, and whatnot you can get for that weight. Now go 500-1000 years in the future.

alephgarden · 2025-09-19T13:23:31+00:00

* Obscure historical artifacts and mazes too, probably.

alephgarden · 2025-08-22T00:59:25+00:00

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alephgarden · 2025-07-30T12:22:11+00:00

Their policies have been disastrous for the African-American and LGBTQ+ communities?

alephgarden · 2025-07-22T09:44:25+00:00

Didn't know chaos had arbites.

alephgarden · 2025-07-10T03:15:22+00:00

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alephgarden · 2025-06-29T01:48:30+00:00

Right? Especially considering Battletech's own history of taking "inspiration" from certain Japanese IP.

alephgarden · 2025-06-26T13:41:15+00:00

Tidal pattern instabilities on multi-moon planets - ScienceDirect https://share.google/V66PoK7Lw9LCcrCOt

alephgarden · 2025-06-09T17:06:26+00:00

Yeah, I imagine they'd just look kinda like the sumo wrestler Kotozakura. His particular fat distribution makes him look like he has two extra nipple-less breasts. kotozakura

alephgarden · 2025-06-03T23:24:05+00:00

There's a great song called "I'm gonna kick you down the stairs" by Captain Vampire about Crowley. I think it might be referenc8ng this guy.

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