Trial lawyer

That makes so much more sense than pure time off.

If I ever emigrated, it would be to Nederland. Weather be damned, the Dutch are top-tier.

Barrister here. Our courts go on recess for about as long as schools go on holiday. Alas, for us, the knock on effect is dire:

• Court logs are jammed and hearing dates are pushed absurdly far in the future. (Application becomes opposed = see you in a year from now; trial becomes defended = see you in five years, at best.)
• We’re also all sole practitioners (members of the various Bar councils) so, no work no fees.

June-July and December-January are devastating. If I had kids I’m sure I’d appreciate these forced breaks, but I don’t, so I can’t.

Teachers, however, deserve it waaay more than us, that’s for sure. If I won €1 billion I’d give 99% to teachers. It’s an inexcusable tragedy that you’re paid so little for an incredibly tough job with significant social importance.

I tip my cap to teachers. You’re fucking hero(in)es.

Oh, them.

Quiet, I can only get so erect

Who are/is “they”?

A building repost

Alas, true for mine

You should already be underground

Definitely not what looks like the hottest place on earth

As a South African I find this so cringe. These people are an irrelevant minority still clinging to “the good old days.” Good fucking riddance.

And it was a second class cabin. I was equally surprised. They seemed very humble though.

We actually talked mostly about South African politics. It was a month before Mandela passed away. They were fascinated to hear about living in SA.

When I travelled India a decade ago I shared a cabin on a 24 hour train journey with the head of the Indian air force and his father, the former head of the Indian air force, who flew jets in the last Indo-Pakistan war.

That’s my story. Thanks for listening.

Without clicking the link, that headline is tough to unpack.

They’re doing firing squad executions still?

Jesus Christ.

The “peer” that reviewed it was another LLM.

I think it’s just “Make America Again” now.

I may or may not have been pirating media for over 20 years and this song and dance will never end.

Sure, the well known torrent sites have marginally less content and seeds than before but my Plex server may or may not still be packed full of classics and the latest releases.

The above may or may not be purely fictional and victimless. And no, I wouldn’t “steal a handbag.” Handbags aren’t infinite digital replicas, and handbag owners don’t drive supercars.

(I draw the line at software largely due to the risks, and partly due to Mac apps and Adobe suite being locked down pretty well. I’m happy to pay for software regardless. Netflix and Amazon on the other hand…)

Also, the ignorance regarding VPNs.