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   nyanide :nyancat_rainbow::nyancat_body::nyancat_face: (nyanide@lab.nyanide.com)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 11:15:14 JST nyanide :nyancat_rainbow::nyancat_body::nyancat_face:
   i did threaten to write a c api for god damn loops but as usual i've literally done nothing do actually go through with that idea
   
   see i don't like announcing ideas like that because usually i don't write code for those things, if i do ever make a thing it won't be announced in advance and it will likely be finished completely on accident. i've lost confidence in myself to actually be able to produce a final product
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     munir (munir@fedi.munir.tokyo)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 11:18:29 JST munir

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     @nyanide this is so me, then ill randomly wakeup and finish whatever it was in one sitting
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     þernia (pernia@cum.salon)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 11:22:18 JST þernia

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     @nyanide never EVER announce you're doing something. just puts unnecessary pressure on it. you'll get the satisfaction when u instead announce u already did it
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     pantherastare (pantherastare@lab.nyanide.com)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 11:24:33 JST pantherastare

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     @nyanide announce everything you're doing and include git repos while at it
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     condret :verified: :ancom: (condret@fedi.absturztau.be)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 12:00:20 JST condret :verified: :ancom:

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     @nyanide i know exactly how that feels. my solution is to limit myself to 2 or 3 bigger projects and do some small things from time to time. things like these:
     https://github.com/condret/qcbind or https://github.com/condret/r2premium
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:01:30 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     • Tyler
     Pen and writing pad, nigger.
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     Tyler (tyler@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:01:31 JST Tyler

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     I will lie awake at night, come up with a perfect solution to an issue, then forget it the next time I sit down at the computer.
     
     My punishment for enforcing a strict bed time on myself.
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:04:13 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     • Tyler
     Ummm... a legal pad is 8.5"x14". A5 is all you need for a nightstand. Throw it in the drawer. Simple as.
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     WeissenSocken88 (weissensocken88@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:04:14 JST WeissenSocken88

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     • Tyler
     @Humpleupagus @tyler @nyanide it's called a legal pad 💅
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:04:44 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     • Tyler
     I can't sleep until I write it down.
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     Tyler (tyler@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:04:45 JST Tyler

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     I am in bed and trying to go to sleep at that point
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     Frank (frank@decayable.ink)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:14:46 JST Frank

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     • Tyler

     Hey, your some sort of lawyer right? Why the he*k are you retards so expensive? Frig. 😔

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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:14:46 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     A few reasons:
     
     > Cost of education
     
     > Cost of insurance
     
     > Risk of Malpractice suit
     
     > Collection isn't 100%
     
     > We can only serve one client at a time
     
     > Geveral overhead: Office, westlaw subscription, equipment, etc.
     
     I'm a solo and have no employees. My overhead is $10k a month. I don't make a dime until I pass that.
     
     At $350/hr, that's about 40+ hours of work because billing isn't an exact science — things can take longer than they should, so I have to reduce time — and collection isn't anywhere near 100%. Further, work isn't constant. I have to be careful to leave room. A cluster fuck can happen if I don't... e.g. 17 different things have to happen by tomorrow. There's also slow months. November through January are usually pretty tame, and it only really picks up after April (once everyone finishes their taxes and can plan for the coming year).
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:18:21 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     • Lyx
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     • Frank
     Sometimes I grind a little extra for the referrals. Sometimes, that's where the money is. Gotta monkey branch. 😏
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     Lyx (lyx@cum.salon)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:18:22 JST Lyx

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     • Frank
     @Humpleupagus @Frank @nyanide @tyler im considering getting into debt collections i think theres gonna be a big market for it in the next crash
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:22:29 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     I don't like it either. I went solo fresh out of law school. I think I started at $250/hr. Billing people felt strange tbh.
     
     A lot of cost could be reduced by streamlining procedure, but big firms who dominate the market and legislature, want to bill.
     
     I mean... when the judge has seen the same motion and reviewed the same law 75000 times, why he fuck does everyone have to repeat the same shit in every brief? Don't get me started on discovery practice, which probably multiplies costs 10x what it could be if common motions were streamlined too.
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     Frank (frank@decayable.ink)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:22:30 JST Frank

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     • Tyler

     I get it. I just don't like it. I have to choose between eating Ol Roy or letting the ada steam roll my wife with a shitty plea deal.

     I'm just venting man.

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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:26:11 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     No. I'm in a small market and most of my clients are either known to me or tied into the community. It's all very political. You gotta help people when they're down and get paid when you can. I do some quasi-pro bono representation every now and then too (reduced costs. I bill the whole thing though in case there's a fee award), but I prefer to represent small businesses because they tend to be pragmatic and I can provide value — make them money, avoid liability, etc. It's not just sunk costs.
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     Lyx (lyx@cum.salon)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:26:12 JST Lyx

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     @Humpleupagus @Frank @nyanide @tyler have u ever used collection services¿
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:28:05 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     Good people get fuck as often as you expect. Sometimes I think demons possess the court houses.
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     HarryNuggets (harrynuggets@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:28:06 JST HarryNuggets

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     @Frank @Humpleupagus @nyanide @tyler Yes, but for defending myself in a bar fight I had to pay out all that money is fucking ridiculous
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     Frank (frank@decayable.ink)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:28:07 JST Frank

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     • HarryNuggets
     • Tyler

     Did it at least keep it off your record?

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     Frank (frank@decayable.ink)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:28:08 JST Frank

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     • HarryNuggets
     • Tyler

     I know. It doesn't help the county I'm in will litigate a parking ticket for two years.

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     HarryNuggets (harrynuggets@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:28:08 JST HarryNuggets

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     @Frank @Humpleupagus @nyanide @tyler Yeah that's by design ....I had to pay a couple grand for an " anger management" course" or go to jail...the course was them wheeling in a t.v and watching a stupid video...TWO FUCKING GRAND
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     HarryNuggets (harrynuggets@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:28:09 JST HarryNuggets

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     @Frank @Humpleupagus @nyanide @tyler Because the legal system is a racket dummy
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:55:33 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     I don't know if it can be written off. Never looked into it, but I do try to help people when there's a need and they're not a complete asshat, though my practice is limited, e.g. I don't do family law or criminal (I can't handle drama. I'm more a contracts guy), so that eliminates a lot of pro-bono opportunities. I also need to eat though. It's a balance.
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     Lyx (lyx@cum.salon)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 13:55:34 JST Lyx

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     @Humpleupagus @Frank @nyanide @tyler ive heard some people in the justice system do probono once or twice a year as a charity type tax write off have u ever done that¿ ive always thought that was an interesting idea
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     Lyx (lyx@cum.salon)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 14:02:50 JST Lyx

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     @Humpleupagus @Frank @nyanide @tyler i was curious how someone did that i would assume it would fall under pretty great scruitiny if u valuated anything even at fair market price just because it would be a huge hole for fraud if it wasnt
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 14:03:41 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     The IRS, and here the CFTB, watch lawyers like hawks.
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 14:08:01 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     Sometimes I refer them out to other lawyers just so they can be entertained too. 😏
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     Lyx (lyx@cum.salon)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 14:08:02 JST Lyx

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     @Humpleupagus @Frank @nyanide @tyler yeah its a high stakes industry i wouldnt ever want to be one too much stress and too many people trying to cut ur throat. I heard from a lawyer that when he does a consultation and he has a horrible client he reffers them to one of his competitions he doesnt like to sand bag them. I like having fun i really like scrapping scrap metal its a blast