[EmperorMagus]

I'm much better at typing without typos while drunk than Macros and that makes me happy.

Also love all you glorious people and I'm happy to know y'all. Sorry I haven't been around. I'll try to ve better.

@Puck you're specifically extra great.

(If anyone cares)

Edit: love the little ironic typo in there

This post has been edited by EmperorMagus: 19 February 2023 - 11:18 AM

[EmperorMagus]

 Morgoth, on 14 February 2023 - 12:12 PM, said:

 Tiste Simeon, on 14 February 2023 - 10:27 AM, said:

Do you get to wear a wig and gown?

We don't actually do that sort of stuff. Norwegian society scoffs at that kind of ... pomp.

Shame. The pomp is the only good thing about the English.

[EmperorMagus]

 Morgoth, on 14 February 2023 - 09:57 AM, said:

I'm going to court next week. My first time as the primary counsel, in other words, my first time doing it myself. It is exhilarating and terrifying in equal measures. My field of speciality never provided me opportunities to go to court. The cases were too big, the numbers too high. If it ever went that route an external lawyer would be brought in. Which made sense, I was the expert in my field, and the external lawyer was the expert in going to court. Now though, I am to represent a number of companies in court. Still within my field of expertise, but all the same doing that stuff in court is very different from writing reports and memos from my office. And the numbers being argued, it's terrifying to know that I am responsible for frankly a ridiculous amount of money. What if I get it wrong, you know?

At the same time, I am incredibly excited to finally try this kind of work. It's a huge step up in terms of my career, and unless I fuck it all up I am well on my way to places I never though I would reach.

It's murder on my free time though.

You'll do great. Take it from someone who has been in court quite a few times in a very short career: it's all about preparation.

I've never seen anyone fuck up while prepared. Also man, you and Amph were an inspiration for me to become a lawyer and I appreciate it.

Edit: also Mentalist. I talked to him before applying and he was also inspirational.

Is triple posting against the rules here?

Is 16 shots too many?

What is the meaning of life?

Is there any point to it all?

#existentialism

This post has been edited by EmperorMagus: 19 February 2023 - 11:25 AM

[Tsundoku]

^^^

Epic.

[Slow Ben]

 EmperorMagus, on 19 February 2023 - 11:15 AM, said:

Is triple posting against the rules here?

Is 16 shots too many?

What is the meaning of life?

Is there any point to it all?

#existentialism

That escalated quickly….

[Abyss]

 EmperorMagus, on 19 February 2023 - 11:15 AM, said:

...Also man, you and Amph were an inspiration for me to become a lawyer and I appreciate it.

Edit: also Mentalist. I talked to him before applying and he was also inspirational....

Narrator: Years later, EmperorMagus would look back on this post and ... well ... yeah.

[EmperorMagus]

 Abyss, on 20 February 2023 - 05:01 AM, said:

 EmperorMagus, on 19 February 2023 - 11:15 AM, said:

...Also man, you and Amph were an inspiration for me to become a lawyer and I appreciate it.

Edit: also Mentalist. I talked to him before applying and he was also inspirational....

Narrator: Years later, EmperorMagus would look back on this post and ... well ... yeah.

Already do. The money is good but people are annoying.

[amphibian]

16 shots in how long a time!?!

I did a Gritty bomb with a friend in Philadelphia, which was rather nice actually. We kept it to one bc we're easing into middle age.

Emperor, I'm honored to be an inspiration and glad that you're making a strong go of it. I will say that the annoyance factor goes down a bit once the "having to learn everything fresh" factor isn't there anymore.

[Macros]

 EmperorMagus, on 19 February 2023 - 11:09 AM, said:

I'm much better at typing without typos while drunk than Macros and that makes me happy.

Also love all you glorious people and I'm happy to know y'all. Sorry I haven't been around. I'll try to ve better.

@Puck you're specifically extra great.

(If anyone cares)

Edit: love the little ironic typo in there

Pffftt, you're better at typing drunk than I am sober

[worry]

Puck is extra great!

[EmperorMagus]

 amphibian, on 20 February 2023 - 10:15 PM, said:

16 shots in how long a time!?!

I did a Gritty bomb with a friend in Philadelphia, which was rather nice actually. We kept it to one bc we're easing into middle age.

Emperor, I'm honored to be an inspiration and glad that you're making a strong go of it. I will say that the annoyance factor goes down a bit once the "having to learn everything fresh" factor isn't there anymore.

8 PM - 1 AM.

I drank a lot of water so I wasn't too hungover. But holy cow did I feel garbage from 3 AM to 9 AM.

[Morgoth]

I've always known that Macros bases his choices in life upon my example, it's just one of those things. It feels a lot more meaningful when it turns out I've been an inspiration to a seemingly functional and healthy adult (despite the 15 shots ). I'm happy to hear it EM! I hope you feel that amp and I haven't done you wrong.

So I have returned, from the frozen north. Harstad is not the centre of the universe, I can tell you that, but it is beautiful (not the city, the city is terrible, but the nature surounding it). I've been there for several days, and my work now is done, at least for now. All I can do is wait for the verdict, which will be announced a few months probably.

You guys were right though, it wasn't bad at all. I was so stressed the days leading up to it, I barely did anything but work on my procedure, reading through the evidence and spending an awfull amount of time going through the legal theory. My wife was very patient with me. When I got there though, and entered the court room it all just kind of fell away. I knew what I was going to say. I knew the law and I knew the facts. And in the end, all the people there are just people. So when I fel unsure about a point in the process, I simply asked.

At any rate I think it went very well. I could answer any question thrown my way, and I had prepared a counter point to everything stated or asked by the opposing counsel. I guess all that panicky preperation really paid off. In the end though it's all up to the judge. Hopefully I was convincing. I think I was, but then it's hard to see myself from the outside.

[Maark Abbott]

Wife has gone back to work today as a TA at a school in Rotherham.

I am extremely anxious about it but... I'm sure she'll be fine. I'm just glad she's able to get back to it.

[Maark Abbott]

Oh yeah, the black metal band is opening for Dale and Genderisthebastard later tonight. Should be a fun show.

[amphibian]

Big ups to the new Rotherham TA!

And to Morgy for holding onto his clothes when it all fell away, then putting on a good performance for the client. Maybe there was music involved too...

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

'An AI-generated image has won a photo contest, and it's just the beginning

[...] a photography contest, judged by photography professionals, that awards photographers for their creative endeavors, and the professionals were taken in by an image that took a few word prompts to create

[...] "These are still the very first iterations of what we will see from AI tech," [...] "A lot of these platforms and apps are still in testing phases, so in a year, two years, five years, who knows what it will look like?"

[...]

Upping the ante, digiDirect announced a new competition that will accept photo or image submissions. The prize money has been increased, and an expert panel of photographers will judge the entries, without knowing if the submissions have been created by humans using a camera, or artificially. It's man versus machine – and as a photographer, I know who I'm rooting for.'

An AI-generated image has won a photo contest, and it's just the beginning

... rooting for the future, naturally?...

[Maark Abbott]

Being glad that a theft engine won a photography contest seems super backwards, but ok.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

 Maark Abbott, on 22 February 2023 - 08:49 AM, said:

Wife has gone back to work today as a TA at a school in Rotherham.

I am extremely anxious about it but... I'm sure she'll be fine. I'm just glad she's able to get back to it.

Sounds very positive, how did it go?

[Maark Abbott]

 TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 23 February 2023 - 09:15 AM, said:

 Maark Abbott, on 22 February 2023 - 08:49 AM, said:

Wife has gone back to work today as a TA at a school in Rotherham.

I am extremely anxious about it but... I'm sure she'll be fine. I'm just glad she's able to get back to it.

Sounds very positive, how did it go?

She didn't quite click with the kids but could be a time thing - she's doing OK otherwise with it

[Maark Abbott]

 Maark Abbott, on 23 February 2023 - 09:17 AM, said:

 TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 23 February 2023 - 09:15 AM, said:

 Maark Abbott, on 22 February 2023 - 08:49 AM, said:

Wife has gone back to work today as a TA at a school in Rotherham.

I am extremely anxious about it but... I'm sure she'll be fine. I'm just glad she's able to get back to it.

Sounds very positive, how did it go?

She didn't quite click with the kids but could be a time thing - she's doing OK otherwise with it

Tell a lie, she messaged me earlier, with a different class and doing loads better with it today!