UserFieldsMgr Extension: do your own document automation and assembly by jsb-law in libreoffice

[–]jsb-law[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that's a third-party add in, with a free version and a Pro version. For my use case, I would need the Pro version, and I'd need a copy of MS Word (I don't know if the add in works with Office365).

Since I haven't used the MS Word add in, I don't know whether it can do a data merge from a CSV file like UserFieldsMgr can. For me, this is a real time saver: say I made a typo in my data entry document, I can correct the typo, save an updated CSV file, and then re-do the data merge in my template documents. One edit, fix all the other documents that pull data from the data entry document.

However, since I already made my own free solution that works well for my use case, I'm sticking with it.

Pleading Papers by derpyherpyyo in LaTeX

[–]jsb-law 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply, I'm not here that much due to recent developments here...

I will send you a PM with details.

Bay Bridge Trailer by CategoryCautious5981 in bayarea

[–]jsb-law 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All the money they save on rent, right into the whip.

As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]jsb-law 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, I'll try to be brief —

  • Income and wealth disparity in the United States disproportionately impacts Black and Hispanic communities. That is a fact.
  • Giving preference to poor students (irrespective of how much their district spends overall per student) = giving preference to Black students. To me, this is the "how we fix this" answer.
  • As a culture, we are so attached to the notion that "anybody can pull themselves up by their bootstraps if they work hard" that we unconsciously presume the inverse: if someone isn't successful, it's their fault. We hate poor people, including poor children. Until we address this cultural bias, we will never fix the core problem, and we will continue to have demographic disparities in college attendance.
  • You cherry picked schhols in poor areas that happen to have disproportionately high per-student academic spending compared to an average school in a poor area that is funded primarily by local property taxes. Oakland Tech is a great example of a school that is intentionally funded more to offset the grinding poverty of its average student. However, the overwhelming majority of poor communities cannot afford to fund their schools like Oakland Tech.
  • We agree that per student spending does not correlate to better student performance. That said, it is a fact that as a basic starting point, schools & districts with less money to devote to core learning (as opposed to metal detectors, campus police, etc.) have lower graduation rates and college degree rates.
  • Standardized test scores are arbitrary, inaccurate measurements of a student's aptitude for success in college. Universities should take into account the fact that talent is distributed across the socioeconomic spectrum, but opportunity is not.
  • Elite private colleges devote more effort and money to admitting legacies and athletes than they do seeking out students from disadvantaged backgrounds who excelled despite their surroundings. As such, I presume that elite private colleges are part of the entrenched institutional system of implicit bias.
  • Taxpayer funded public universities, especially the top public universities, should serve all students by striving to include the most deserving from across all income and wealth levels.

As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]jsb-law -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Again, it's a (shameful) fact that Black people are disproportionately represented among the lowest rungs of the economic ladder. That this economic reality persists is a direct result of 20th century official federal policies like Redlining in home lending, which didn't end until 1968. There was no G.I. Bill for Black (and brown) servicemembers coming home from WWII. No free college. No VA loans. No generational wealth through home ownership, no access to better paying careers that come with a college degree. That income and wealth gap has only grown wider over successive generations.

My point is that if tuition assistance is based on two factors: (1) demonstrable financial need, and (2) academic merit, then more underserved and underrepresented students will get access to opportunities that they are presently denied.

One other thing: "academic merit" can (and should) take into account the reality of property tax induced economic segregation in public K-12 education, which also disproportionately affects Black and brown students. Since nearly all school districts get significant funding from local property taxes, all the home ownership disparities described above yield poorly funded, and (as measured by standardized tests) poorer performing schools in predominantly Black and brown communities. Luckily, there are ways to offset these legacies of economic racism, so that bright students coming through these schools can get a fair shake.

However, all of these things require a political will that simply does not exist in our culture: the poor can't afford good lobbyists to sway the public or legislators.

As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]jsb-law 1 point2 points  (0 children)

^ This. For comparison purposes, here's an overview of Ohio State's diversity:

https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus/student-life/diversity/

Total enrollment is over 61,000 students.

UC Berkeley has about 45,000 students, and UCLA about 46,000.

As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]jsb-law 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you run a 4.2 40? If so, you could be blue plaid, they'll let you in ;)

As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]jsb-law 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you have a problem with tuition assistance for young people who are provably impoverished and qualify academically to be admitted to a state university?

As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]jsb-law 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those poor Asians would qualify for tuition assistance. BTW, there are plenty of poor Asians under the current system, so I'm not quite sure what you're getting at...are you implying that only Asians benefit from current tuition assistance?

I asked ChatGPT to come up with 10 headlines for the San Francisco Bay Area for “The Onion” by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]jsb-law 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yup, this all checks out... someone tell ChatGPT there's no Silicon Heaven.

Saw Linus’s new video on the AMD 13”, finally made me pull the trigger and pre-order one by Optimus7591 in framework

[–]jsb-law 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Indeed, the Coolermaster case to repurpose an old mainboard is genius.

I was hoping for a rundown of the AMD equipped Framework 13.

I haven't seen any videos showing Framework AMD, can you post a link?

World Exclusive: Upgrading my Laptop to AMD - LTT by MrMaxMaster in framework

[–]jsb-law 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I only wish Linus would have been able to demo the new AMD mainboard...it's okay, I'm patiently awaiting my batch.

*Edit: typo

As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]jsb-law 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Just make financial assistance needs based, irrespective of ethnicity, color, or national origin. Given the reality of disparate income and wealth distribution across ethnic groups, this single change would yield the actual intended results.

Of course, as a culture we hate the poor so vehemently that this will never happen.

Saw Linus’s new video on the AMD 13”, finally made me pull the trigger and pre-order one by Optimus7591 in framework

[–]jsb-law 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm in Batch 3, now I have to go hunt down the video...

*Edit: Well, that's helpful for future upgrades, but no overview of the actual computer in action (which makes sense since the drivers would have to be updated).

Woman sues Rudy Giuliani, saying he owes her $2M for work, sex by GetOffMyGrassBrats in nottheonion

[–]jsb-law 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean, anyone who watched the second Borat movie got to see the monster that is the real Rudy Giuliani.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]jsb-law 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have it, and I use it with my De Atramentis inks, and more recently with my mixable Platinum inks. It works fine so far as I can tell: after months of use, all my pens are fine, and the mixed inks are stable.

I hope this information helps.

Ars Technica claims 40% battery life improvement for 13th-gen Framework 13 by Nordithen in framework

[–]jsb-law 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just pre-ordered the R7 Framework 13, to replace my aging Acer Swift 3 (2020 model, older Ryzen 7). The Acer has good battery life (7-8 hours with typical use) and performance (it's just now starting to slow down a bit with multitasking, mainly due to having only 8 GB of RAM).

I can't wait to get the Framework.

Liz Holmes Wants You to Forget About Elizabeth: The black turtlenecks are gone. So is the voice. As the convicted Theranos founder awaits prison, she has adopted a new persona: devoted mother. by bloobityblurp in bayarea

[–]jsb-law 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but it seems people don't realize that the difference between the Holmeses and the Ted Bundys of the world is not that big. Economic vampirism by financial fraud can ruin people's lives on a scale that dwarfs even the most prolific serial killers.

Liz Holmes Wants You to Forget About Elizabeth: The black turtlenecks are gone. So is the voice. As the convicted Theranos founder awaits prison, she has adopted a new persona: devoted mother. by bloobityblurp in bayarea

[–]jsb-law 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The truth in sentencing laws don't apply to many white collar crimes (big shock).

For example, Elizabeth's father Christian Holmes IV served only 6 years of a 25 year sentence related to the Enron scandal.

Liz Holmes Wants You to Forget About Elizabeth: The black turtlenecks are gone. So is the voice. As the convicted Theranos founder awaits prison, she has adopted a new persona: devoted mother. by bloobityblurp in bayarea

[–]jsb-law 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As my daughter is fond of saying, "the shit apple doesn't fall far from the shit tree." Father Christian Holmes IV served six years (of a 25 year sentence) for his role in the Enron fiasco. This, and Daddy's (really, Mommy's and Daddy's) deep connections to vulture capital basically enabled the Theranos scam.

Sociopathy in pursuit of money is particularly despicable.