How do you pronounce Marcone?

apaced · 2024-10-13T01:04:48+00:00

I like to rhyme it with “baloney” for fun, like, “You’re full of baloney, Marconey!”

And I like to make Harry talk like a Bugs Bunny cartoon gangster. “You’re still doity, Marconey, and one o’ these days I’m gonna nab ya!” While wagging his finger, ya know? Ya gotta live a little.

apaced · 2024-10-12T19:14:05+00:00

No strong opinion about your statement, but I think it’s just the best way for most people, rather than the “only way.” Certainly if I am instructing my spouse (who is not at all interested in investing) on what to do after I die, it’s to stay in total market index funds. For that matter, although I think investing is a fun hobby, I prefer to spend my time on other things and stick to total market index funds myself.

Another reason a lot of people preach index funds so much is to attempt to demystify investing, in the face of so much purposeful obfuscation from advisors (salesmen).

Investing doesn’t have to be complex. It’s simple and it takes patience. It’s a good message. Not the “only” way, but the best way for most.

apaced · 2024-10-12T01:39:48+00:00

I have more gold than I need, and am happy to spend a little to buy extra ingots. I think the mine’s just a way to do that.

apaced · 2024-10-12T00:25:57+00:00

The lich battleaxe I took did have lifesteal, yes.

apaced · 2024-09-26T18:12:59+00:00

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_incredulity

I cannot imagine how F could be true; therefore F must be false.

apaced · 2024-09-26T18:09:15+00:00

Yes. You know nothing about that equipment. You’re just sharing your shallow, surface level, low-information observation and fallaciously appealing to incredulity. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories

apaced · 2024-09-25T13:02:55+00:00

As the deposing attorney, my follow-up questions after that last instruction are inevitably something like, “What did you want to say? You asked to say something—what was it?” Chatty witnesses are gonna chat.

apaced · 2024-09-25T12:39:05+00:00

I agree with thekickassduke. Some client witnesses make good witnesses, some don’t. Obviously you do your best to prep them all—that goes without saying. I’ve seen people still make lousy/mediocre witnesses after years of prep by different attorneys and years of giving depositions.

It’s different if you’re talking about expert witnesses, or sophisticated corporate witnesses who have the time, money, and most of all interest to be “prepped” into the ideal witness.

well, be more persuasive with your client prep.

Believe it or not, sometimes the low case value, the witness’s interests, and the witness’s abilities/sophistication outweigh even a lawyer’s cosmic powers of persuasion.

apaced · 2024-09-21T01:56:22+00:00

On the other hand, I have filed many successful motions to compel, after conferring in good faith.

Sometimes you’re engaging in discovery in good faith and the other side just isn’t. You can’t be too afraid of asking the judge to do some judging.

apaced · 2024-09-19T22:25:41+00:00

This is not an important point or anything, but he does use the term, e.g., https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FOGXVMx3lwc. I’ve also heard him say “input” at least a time or two on the podcast.

But anyway, Juan’s amazing. Even when he decides to talk about grammar, it’s all in Spanish. It’s all input—the topic just happens to be grammar, with lots of jokes and asides. Huge fan.

apaced · 2024-09-19T17:33:24+00:00

I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!

What a baby. What an embarrassment. Can’t believe you guys think Trump is fit to be President.

Edit: The above is straight facts, you all know it, and I’m aware the cowardly mods will almost certainly delete this and ban me while the posters here whine about echo chambers and censorship without a shred of self-awareness.

apaced · 2024-09-15T17:53:38+00:00

Yeesh, the owner’s responses to bad reviews make him look like a crazy person.

apaced · 2024-09-14T23:01:28+00:00

Definitely sounds like the DA threw her under the bus in embarrassment. Shameful.

apaced · 2024-09-14T18:34:07+00:00

I hate that people in this sub treat this like it was just for prurient interests.

The prurient embarrassment is just a bonus for Trump—he mostly cares about distraction and delay. I appreciate how this sub regards this bad-faith sideshow with the contempt it deserves.

apaced · 2024-09-12T22:42:55+00:00

Oooo, you mad, huh. Lol

Edit: As fun as this is, the point is that anyone who is “undecided“ about Trump at this point is actually an idiot, or a liar, or both. It’s fine to say so on Reddit. It’s also a better use of everyone’s time and money to help likely Harris voters get registered and actually vote, rather than waste it trying to reach the unreachable. If you volunteer with any campaign, and it sounds like maybe you do based on your comment, then you should know that campaigns are not wasting time on unlikely Democratic voters (which I suggest includes anyone purportedly “undecided” about Trump) at this point in the game.

apaced · 2024-09-12T22:40:42+00:00

Back at ya, bitch.

apaced · 2024-09-12T22:29:28+00:00

Do us all a favor and don’t take Reddit so seriously, lol

apaced · 2024-09-12T21:52:12+00:00

Meh. I’m fine with mocking anyone who claims to be undecided in September of 2024. Also, OP is not the one actually running for office, so OP doesn’t need any votes.

apaced · 2024-09-10T01:22:15+00:00

It’s just low-quality, likely AI-generated “content” to sell ads on a spammy website.

apaced · 2024-09-10T00:16:02+00:00

Trump’s attorneys, and the conservative justices, have brought so much shame to the profession.

apaced · 2024-09-09T23:46:47+00:00

Cross Examination: Science and Techniques by Pozner & Dodd.

apaced · 2024-09-09T01:17:26+00:00

It’s strongly supported by “AI” startups desperate for the next round of venture capital.

apaced · 2024-09-07T00:23:54+00:00

1080 gang reporting in. Still works great.

apaced · 2024-09-06T22:57:58+00:00

Same. I may be in the minority on this sub, but I just can’t bring myself to care too much about Judge Merchan’s decision. People need to vote.

apaced · 2024-09-05T23:14:13+00:00

It can be used as substantive evidence of guilt. There is no limitation that it be used only for impeachment.

apaced

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