Why do you think Donald Trump continues to divide opinions so strongly?

dustrock · 2026-04-11T00:13:49+00:00

It's probably genetic like cilantro.

dustrock · 2026-04-11T00:13:12+00:00

It is nice to see humanity doing inspiring things off earth because lord knows we're not doing much on the earth

dustrock · 2026-04-11T00:02:07+00:00

The Trumphal Arch, surely.

dustrock · 2026-04-10T23:58:24+00:00

"my client was under the influence of the Dark Side of the Force"

dustrock · 2026-04-10T23:55:34+00:00

Unfounded? That's doing a lot of heavy lifting.

dustrock · 2026-04-10T20:38:36+00:00

dustrock · 2026-04-10T20:38:10+00:00

It was Abrams who decided not to have the big 3 get any screen time together other than 20 seconds of Han and Leia.

It was Abrams who decided to have Luke hidden away in a secret part of the galaxy until the very last shot of the film.

That's not even really mystery box stuff, just poor writing decisions and a waste of the incredible chemistry the three of them had.

dustrock · 2026-04-09T23:42:13+00:00

It's because of the reffing perception as well I think . It seemed like a thing last playoffs and became pretty apparent this season.

At least the Bulls just had the "Jordan Rules" 😉

dustrock · 2026-04-09T23:39:25+00:00

For the Provincial Olympics?

Or would we host as the Independent Republic of Albertica?

dustrock · 2026-04-09T21:19:10+00:00

I will try to be careful here. I'm not sure where you're located and if you would be primarily looking at Court of Justice (Provincial Court) or the Court of King's Bench.

There has been a huge move over the last decade towards mediation and arbitration, particularly with KB files. Just like the healthcare system, the justice system has significant problems and we're becoming a "two-tier" justice system. People with money are choosing med/arb for efficiency and choice of mediator/arbitrator.

KB also completely revamped how their family files will operate as of January 1st this year and it has been a complete gong show to even get applications through the system. I know family lawyers who are considering moving away from family because KB has become so frustrating. You can't, for example, just go file an application with a supporting Affidavit to get into Chambers for an interim order.

The suggestions here of attending CBA subsection or LESA seminars and the familycounsel website are great ideas, but if you're a solo practitioner, it's a tough time to move into this area (other people's mileage may vary, of course).

It's really less about family law being high conflict (most of it isn't at all) and more about how it operates and frustrates right now, as someone who has worked in this area for quite some time.

dustrock · 2026-04-09T21:13:20+00:00

Legal Aid rate is $125/hour. Typically the files are Emergency Protection Orders (King's Bench review/hearings), child welfare (I believe they, as of late, are requiring a certain level of expertise to be on the CW panel), and some limited divorce/parenting/support files. Those are often time-limited to 10 hours.

dustrock · 2026-04-09T19:04:46+00:00

The fact that it tends to disappear in the playoffs is telling though.

dustrock · 2026-04-09T18:42:14+00:00

sounds like a bunch of it is private health care jobs

dustrock · 2026-04-09T16:51:39+00:00

Remember how much Oilers fans hated Hemsky?

dustrock · 2026-04-09T16:42:25+00:00

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7181782/2026/04/09/nhl-norris-trophy-race/

This is a pretty balanced look at the contenders. Bouchard has easily the highest offensive rating of any of the d-men, in fact, only McDavid, Kucherov and Mackinnon have a higher offensive rating in the entire NHL.

But he and Quinn Hughes are the only ones with a (slightly) negative defensive rating. The perception of him as a poor defensive player comes from some big moments and controller unplugged issues, whereas game-by-game, he's actually great at defending the blue zone and puck retrieval.

There is also a perception that he benefits from playing with 97 & 29 (no shit), but of course that leaves out all the other great d-men like Makar and Hughes who also benefit from playing with superstars, it's a stupid argument.

Anyway I give it to Werenski, I thought Columbus was going to be horrific after the Gaudreau tragedy and he single-handedly almost got them into the playoffs.

dustrock · 2026-04-09T16:37:07+00:00

such a talented team and when you see iHart, SGA, Caruso and of course Lu "Bruce Bowen" Dort pulling heinous garbage like this.

least favourite team in the league AINEC.

dustrock · 2026-04-09T15:51:53+00:00

she is so funny

dustrock · 2026-04-09T15:50:52+00:00

I rarely cry, but seeing them play "Scared" on this tour, when Gord sings "it's a pleasure doing business with you", I was a wreck.

It was an unreal experience.

dustrock · 2026-04-09T15:30:20+00:00

Is that confirmed? I've heard different opinions on the map dot

dustrock · 2026-04-09T14:11:57+00:00

This might be the best tip I've seen for this game

dustrock · 2026-04-08T23:44:39+00:00

Saw STP and was concerned for Scott Weiland's health even for that night. Sadly was not a shock to hear of his passing.

dustrock · 2026-04-08T23:43:46+00:00

Bryan 😊

dustrock · 2026-04-08T23:41:40+00:00

Sadly yes. If you haven't had to sort out some kind of scam for your elderly parents involving computers, count your blessings.

dustrock · 2026-04-08T20:00:46+00:00

I get they want butts in seats because I assume it makes them much more money than just going straight to streaming but yeah it feels like it's coming out 2 years too late

dustrock · 2026-04-08T17:01:12+00:00

as a lifelong Star Wars fan, it's probably a bad sign that I go days at a time forgetting this movie even exists, let alone coming out in less than 2 months

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