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Is it undesirable to aim for objectivity? Zinn seemed to believe it was his job to shape American society not record its history.

Reshaping American society may be a fine goal. And, Zinn certainly has been successful at that, but it does not sound like history to me.

Zinn explicitly disregards objectivity -- he is telling his own truth with a goal to shape society to be more Marxist.

I think we have had quite enough of Zinn.

“Objectivity is impossible,” Zinn once remarked, “and it is also undesirable. That is, if it were possible it would be undesirable, because if you have any kind of a social aim, if you think history should serve society in some way; should serve the progress of the human race; should serve justice in some way, then it requires that you make your selection on the basis of what you think will advance causes of humanity.

https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/1493

It is a duck test. The more your LLC operates like a "real" company, the harder it is to pierce the veil.

Companies do. It happens all the time with usually no recourse for the candidate.

One time a startup hired me and a buddy as contractors (expensive contractors) to help with their push to release. They had hired a bunch of junior (it seemed) marketing/sales/bizdevs types around the same time too. Two weeks later just about everyone was fired except the two expensive contractors (me and my buddy). I found out because I could hear some of the outgoing employees crying at their desk. One day they are eagerly working overtime to prep for a trade show, next day they are packing their stuff.

Soon thereafter, my project was canceled and I was reassigned to other work for a few weeks while I looked for somewhere else to work.

It's a Great Day at Hall Kinion was awesome on that gig too. I asked my handler to find me a new position, instead she setup an ambush meeting with me and the CTO to discuss why I wanted to leave. I couldn't believe it.

Employment offers in the US rarely establish contract. Employers often rescind offers that have been accepted by persons for a variety of reasons. Similar for employees.

Sometimes a party that can show they relied on the offer and then suffered money damages after it was rescinded can get some relief in court, but it is rare. Typically these cases are folks who accept an offer, quit their job, and move across the country only to have the offer rescinded or the position is eliminated soon after they start. Most often employees harmed this way lose in court unless there is strong proof that the employer knew they were ending the position before making the offer.

It is not a lie to accept a later offered better deal. The better offer might never come through.

Would you really begrudge someone who left for an opportunity that is better for them?

You are mixing up loyalty with persons with loyalty to companies. The former is important the latter is foolhardy.

I have never been offered a contract when hired anywhere in the US -- well except for the Army. An offer letter is not a contract, often it says so in the offer letter near where it says you are an at-will employee that they can fire for any reason at any time.

I had a guy leave after a few months because the big company he really wanted to work at finally came through with an offer. I wished him well and was happy for him.

Interesting. It seems almost immoral to interview new hires when you know there are insurmountable problems at the company that make you consider leaving.

Not saying you are immoral here -- just that it does seem to pose a dilemma. I have not had to interview someone for a company that I want to leave. It sounds like it would suck and require some level of internalized rationalization to go through with it.

You can always accept the time critical offer and continue interviewing and then jump if a better one comes through.

There is no reason to be nice or considerate to companies, they will drop you in hot second if it is convenient for them.

The use of "on hold" in the guardian headline clearly conveys a temporary pause or an interruption.

The use of "halted" in the NYT headline commonly means stop or end.

halted; halting; halts Definition of halt

(Entry 1 of 4)

intransitive verb

1 : to cease marching or journeying

2 : discontinue, terminate the project halted for lack of funds

transitive verb

1 : to bring to a stop the strike halted subways and buses

2 : to cause the discontinuance of : end halt hostilities

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halt

on hold in American English

1. in a period or state of interruption or delay the countdown was on hold

2. in a state of interruption in a telephone call, as during a transfer to another line I was on hold for five minutes

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/on-h...

Thanks for sharing the cat sketch bit. It reminded me of some great times.

I am a recent empty nester. I don't like it much.

We have a homestead in NE WA we are developing, a few weeks ago, for the first time ever, I called 911 because of a potentially dangerous laceration. We have a full first aid kit with plenty of "stop the bleed" stuff but I didn't want to take any chances. So because the bleeding was controlled we waited for the EMTs.

It took 25 minutes for the EMTs to arrive. But that is because the nearest EMT team was not on another call. Otherwise, it could have take 45-60 minutes to get a team from the next nearest town/county.

Later that day on the way home to Seattle we stopped at an urgent care to get stitches for $175.

Though, I am seriously thinking about getting an AED to keep out there.

I graduated HS from a mountain town in NE Washington and recently have been developing a property/homestead out there again.

My wife usually remarks how nice the people are out there in the wild west compared to here in Seattle.

Politics is polarized out there too -- with old timers and hippies clashing readily. But, nobody lets it get in the way of being friendly and helpful. One friend remarked that it is because people need each other more so politics is kept in better perspective.

Some counties in NE Washington have formally recognized the "Code of the West".

"The Code of the West was first chronicled by the famous western writer, Zane Grey. The men and women who came to this part of the country during the westward expansion of the United States were bound by an unwritten code of conduct. The values of integrity and self-reliance guided their decisions, actions and interactions. In keeping with that spirit, we offer this information to help citizens of Ferry County who wish to follow in the footsteps of those rugged individualists by living outside city and town limits."

[PDF]: https://www.ferry-county.com/PDF_Files/Commissioners/Code_of...

Some people go way out the their way to avoid toll bridges. Especially, if the bulk of their trip is otherwise toll free.

For me, if there is a free website app paired with a pay-to-play mobile app, I will never buy (or subscribe to) the mobile app because I consider that a bait-and-switch. If the whole stack was pay-to-play and I want the service offered I will pay.

The US has kept up many sanctions on Russia and has added several more during the Trump administration. While there is room for debate as to the type or severity of any given sanction, it is undeniable the US is aggressively using economic sanctions to signal its displeasure with Russia meddling.

FYI: "U.S. Sanctions on Russia: An Overview" [PDF]

https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IF10779.pdf

I would like US diplomats work quietly and substantively to produce results rather than making often-toothless public denouncements.

This administration seems to be working towards a diplomatic solution.

They have demonstrated some success with this technique in the past.

https://www.politico.eu/article/us-stands-with-eu-to-push-fo...

edit: removed spurious 'to'

Can't let post-modernism and critical race theory off the hook.

Objectively, the statement was not racist and it should not be offensive to anyone. However, objective thought is not in favor anymore as it is associated with whiteness. We must accept the subjective view of the victims as paramount.

Better than drawing red-lines that won't be enforced like previous administrations often do.

Maybe true for MDs. But many lawyers, especially solo firms struggle to get by.

I did some low-fee legal for awhile part-time because I was still programming after I got my JD. I think I charged $250/hr or flat fees but I did a lot of free/contingency cases too. As a solo you rarely bill 8-hours a day. Between running around to meet clients or driving to different courts in the area some days you are lucky to bill a few hours.

One guy got angry at me because I wanted $250 (or something like that) "just to read" his DIY complaint before he filed it. "Just to make sure everything looked okay..." He didn't realize that he would be establishing an attorney client relationship with me that would obligate me to give competent legal advice that put my license on the line. That is way beyond just reading his complaint. The same goes for reviewing contracts, non-competes, etc. I eventually read the complaint he had prepared since he sent it to me earlier, boy I dodged a bullet on that one. It would have taken a ton of work to get it even close to ready for filing.

I did some low-fee family law stuff too -- one client thought I was taking the side of her ex, because I didn't raise her legally irrelevant complaints in court. I still got her more money than any other family lawyer would have done for the small fee she paid. I think I charged her a flat $1100.

In a low stakes employment discrimination case, my client had been rejected by multiple attorneys before she ran into dumb me. I took the case and got the client a six figure settlement. Client promptly took me to arbitration because she thought my share to was too high even though it was well below industry standard.

Eventually I got tired of this crap and sold out and went corporate.

US also has 22%+ of the worlds wealth. Prisons and justice systems are expensive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution_of_wealth_by_coun...

For undergrad I used Army money and was poor enough for Pell grants after that ran out. I got out with $12K in loans.

Much later in law school I was shocked how my first financial aid award letter (I can't remember if it was for one semester or one year) offered $80,000 in loans even though I had an $18000 tuition grant/waiver.

I met younger students who had close to $200,000 debt before starting law school. It is too easy to take the loans, it is no wonder that so many kids or their families get buried in debt.

I got out of LS with $27K or so in debt from interest deferred federal loans that charged around 2% interest.

Now, 14 years later, that same Tier 2/3 school charges more than double what I paid. I would not have gone at that price.

Were you gassed before or after the protest was deemed an unlawful assembly?

If the protest was deemed an unlawful assembly you were participating in civil disobedience where a police response should be expected.

If not, you should file a civil rights lawsuit.

It is normal thinking for Marxists.

"These are heuristics, not hard-and-fast rules. They definitely shouldn’t replace objective evaluations of arguments you hear, regardless of who they might come from!"

Recognizing conflicts of interest is an important skill. It is very telling if a speaker/advocate does not reveal them at the outset.

Less CCP involvement in the USA and the world is a good thing. Less CCP control of China would also be a good thing.

I wonder if they disclose such policies to companies they represent.

"We will do everything in our power to find you the employees you need, unless it might make one of our other clients unhappy."

This would be a disqualifying conflict of interest for a law firm.

Because you invited the monster into your home.

All things Nest went into the garbage as soon as the Google purchase was announced. It was quite disappointing.

Not really. Most of what is only available on PACER is nuts and bolt lawyering.

Opinions and orders are available for free from government sources. Also, important motions and other filings are usually made available too.

It costs money to run PACER, so fees are required, like for many government services. The issue here is that the collected fees were higher than needed, providing a slush fund that did not require congressional appropriation.

Similarly, the USPTO is self-funded by user fees that are over priced. The excess fees provide a slush fund for congress.

They are not co-equal in the sense of equivalence. Because they have different roles and responsibilities with some minor overlap.

Congress cannot make administrative law or enforce law.

The Executive cannot appropriate money.

The Judiciary cannot enforce law or make laws.

For example: courts can issue contempt orders against the Executive branch (and many have) but the Executive branch can ignore them (as many have); Congress can pass as many laws as it wants, but unless the executive branch enforces those laws they mean little; the Executive can refuse to appoint/nominate Judges and Justices, nothing Congress or the Judiciary can do about that; and so on.