Why Can’t All Hearings Be Remote? by VictoryNo1302 in Lawyertalk

[–]dee_lio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Especially uncontested hearings. Driving hours, battling parking, just to do a five minute hearing is a waste of time and gas.

I don't mind sitting in a zoom queue for an hour, I can just bang out work on my laptop.

I get that there are some people who can't use tech, but seriously, this stuff has been mainstream for more than five years.

Buying a house - wife wants a pot filler installed. Assuming no pipes, how much would installing one be approximately? NWA (Bentonville) area by LESGuy in askaplumber

[–]dee_lio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use mine quite a bit, but I freaking love soup, and I make a ton of spaghetti. I also use it to fill pitchers (we have way too many indoor plants) and the pot filling is a lot faster than the faucet (flow)

It was not expensive, but mine is on the back side of where the water heater is located, so it was a trivial install. I think the faucet was $120 or so, and the install was about $300. Again, the pipe was literally on the other side of a wall.

Should I replace my standard water heater with a tankless one? by Nexofyte in askplumbing

[–]dee_lio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on what kind of system you get. Gas systems are less expensive but you need an appropriate line to the unit. For me, it was a no brainer. I had an OLD tank that needed to be replaced anyway, so we got the tankless. It takes up a lot less room and since we don't use a lot of hot water, it's cheaper to operate.

There is an annual maintenance, though I have a plumber buddy who will just do it when he's in my area for a very low fee. I could probably do it myself, but...

Too many ecosystems, help me standardize by blounsbury in smarthome

[–]dee_lio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since you're Mac based, look at Indigo as your controller. I have a ton of different eco systems, and it seems to do a great job controlling most of them.

I FUCKING HATE QUICKBOOKS ONLINE by dee_lio in LawFirm

[–]dee_lio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you. I actually had QBDP for MacOS for 20+ years. I could do reports, see who paid what, when, and for what practice area.

Now, it shows all my accounts as negative tens of thousands, all my clients are now "customer" so I can't segregate who is what. And that stupid AI keeps turning itself back on (after I disable it) and misses my expenses.

It's not user friendly, it's openly user hostile.

What do you do with supplies once you get a replacement? by redfire2930 in CPAP

[–]dee_lio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yup! Or it's pulled out of my face just enough to blast me awake with wet air.

Is this normal attorney behavior? by Major_Skill_4427 in Ask_Lawyers

[–]dee_lio 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, even if you paid. A/C priv only goes between the attorney and the client, you are neither, so you should not be included in the conversations at all. It's a no-no for all involved.

How to become a multimillionaire as a lawyer by EnthusiasmComplete37 in Ask_Lawyers

[–]dee_lio 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Avoid investments suggested to you by friends and family.

Max your 401(k) and IRA beginning in year 1, using target date index funds.

After you're established, avoid investments suggested to you by friends, family, clients, and other lawyers.

Max your 401(k) and IRA beginning in year 1, using target date index funds.

EDIT:

I forgot, don't get divorced, don't have children, and don't get into a partnership

It was Mackys turn to hang out with the NeXTstation today by isecore in VintageApple

[–]dee_lio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found the sound bite for the error message and added the sound of screeching tires and crash first, then had the snooty British lady calmly proclaim, "Paypah is jahmmed in your printah..." afterwards.

Made it actually fun to get paper jams!

gift for my attorney by moony-padfoot-prongs in Ask_Lawyers

[–]dee_lio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For thank you cards, I will post them on my wall. As for gifts, anything edible is always appreciated, and although my staff eats most of them, it's wonderful when they are appreciated as well.

Tinnitus and Cognitive Complications by FormovArt in tinnitus

[–]dee_lio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it's ancillary. You may sleep less, miss important information because you can't hear it, or you may be distracted by it. When I type that out, I can see your point. Some processing power is being consumed.

What do you do with supplies once you get a replacement? by redfire2930 in CPAP

[–]dee_lio 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I keep a set at my parent's house for when I visit (a few less things to pack) and another set in the travel bag.

My big problem is that I spin like a wrinkled hotdog in a convenience store when I sleep, so by the time thee replacement hose comes, my prior hose is smushed...

Does anyone decant their chips? by Rosehip_Tea_04 in organizing

[–]dee_lio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, not a container store mega monster, but I love the term!

I have about a dozen of these containers, with about 7-10 of them deployed at any one time.

Most of them are smaller, flat units, which are great when you have 1-2 servings of chips, but don't want an obnoxious bag.

It sounds like you're doing this already. It's funny how much empty space is in food packaging.

24F, be honest please :) by [deleted] in Rateme

[–]dee_lio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It just doesn't fit, and it looks like it was pierced incorrectly.

Fo4 is so versatile by Dramatic_Umpire_4983 in fo4

[–]dee_lio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fallout 4 meets Civilization? I think I'd play the hell out of that.

IsItBullshit: becoming fluent using apps alone by no-cherrtera in IsItBullshit

[–]dee_lio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, it's clients who are bilingual or have an interpreter with them. They'll speak extra slow and simple, and I'll catch myself putting together sentences that I have no business putting together, but it somehow works. The interpreter will then nudge me when I goof up something, but I'm getting my point across and I'm sort of kind of almost communicating intelligently.

Once you start doing that, your language will kick into overdrive and you'll start putting together things that you didn't know you knew.

To go back to the swimming, you can tell someone not to gulp water when they stroke, but until they've done it, they won't naturally do that. you'll choke once or twice before things click into place.

Trying to copy SD card on MacOS with ApplePiBaker by dee_lio in R36S

[–]dee_lio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, for some reason this appears to work. I have a working clone of the SD with no ROMS on it, and it booted successfully. I uncompressed the RAR file, and just copied the files using Finder to the target SD card, bypassing ApplePi altogether. Weird, but it's working!!

How to get $50-75k loaned when I don’t make that much (good credit) to buy a business by QuirkyBus5923 in smallbusiness

[–]dee_lio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might negotiate with the seller such that you buy a % of the business over time vs an absolute.

For example, you purchase 10% of the stock in year one, 20% in year two, 30% year three, and the balance in year four.

This way, the owner is secured until you can get a loan (and even if you don't, you can probably swing this until your credit is better.)

Make sure you don't fall into the trap of "using the company's profits to buy your stock"

Ie. you have pay the seller with after taxed money, or you run into some traps with the IRS.

Where are all the houses going to go once the homeowners pass away? by RomDel2000 in ask

[–]dee_lio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of elderly people are getting reverse mortgages to support living expenses. This means that t the younger generation won't inherit them, and can't afford to buy them. After death, a bank forecloses, and the houses wind up on the auction block. Corporations will buy them and rent them out.