[blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied

Tue Jun 16 00:17:57 UTC 2009

This thread needs to end now.

David Andrews, Moderator

At 01:29 AM 6/15/2009, you wrote:
>ok i guess it's the borne supremacy
>
>sorry to continue this useless post.
>i don't claim to know law and don't know you so i don't know how i 
>am considered your colleague.
>obviously you are one of the people that think your way is the only way
>you obviously can't tell the difference of saying someone is dumb or 
>a concept is thought of as dumb
>i am always professional when dealing with clients or an agency and 
>i don't feel it necessary to always type as if i'm wearing a suit 
>but feel free to pull that tie a couple inches tighter.
>realize that people offer opinions and hit delete if you don't like it.
>
>Bryan Schulz
>The BEST Solution
>www.best-acts.com
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Borne" <cdborne at gmail.com>
>To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 12:59 AM
>Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied
>
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>>First of all, my name is not "Bud."
>>
>>Second, your tech strategy did not take into account what she proposed to do
>>with the computer after its use.
>>
>>Third, I appreciate your opinion as to my electronic and computer needs, but
>>I frankly don't see where you get off telling me what my courtroom demeanor
>>will or will not be.  If you stick to your expertise, you may do well.
>>However, telling someone that they are "dumb" for proposing a solution is
>>tactless at the least and arrogant at best.  I certainly hope you don't
>>treat your paying clients the same way you treat your "colleagues."
>>
>>I have had comments with you in the past, and frankly, I don't see how you
>>keep clients if you address them in the same rude manner that you address
>>fello Federationists.
>>
>>Craig
>>
>>
>>
>>Craig Borne
>>Baltimore, Maryland
>>"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial
>>appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in
>>defense of custom."  --Thomas Paine, Common Sense
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of Bryan Schulz
>>Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 1:13 AM
>>To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied
>>
>>bud,
>>
>>i gave a solution to her problem that would have saved her a good $300.
>>she can do what ever she wants, get it solved or continue to battle the
>>testing official.
>>if you don't like my tact or attitude, that's probably mild to the courtroom
>>
>>and you'll be shark bait for the opposition.
>>
>>Bryan Schulz
>>The BEST Solution
>>www.best-acts.com
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Borne" <cdborne at gmail.com>
>>To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:40 PM
>>Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied
>>
>>
>>>Bryan,
>>>
>>>You really need to learn a little tact.  She was looking for a work-around
>>>to an accommodation issue, not a tech solution to what she needed.
>>>
>>>Frankly, I am getting really tired of the non-attorney participants on
>>>this
>>>list chiming in on law (or bar exam) issues.  Is this or is it not a list
>>>for blind lawyers and law related to blind related issues?  If so, why are
>>>the attorneys (or law students) on this list constantly assaulted with
>>>flaming comments that neither answer legal questions nor promote the
>>>practice of law with blind attorneys?  Over the past few weeks, I have
>>>exercised my delete key more often than in the past due to the high email
>>>traffic related neither to the practice of law nor to legal issues related
>>>to blind plaintiffs/defendants.
>>>
>>>I respectfully ask that this loosy-goosy monitoring of this list serve be
>>>tightened.  I am frankly tired of receiving emails containing flames from
>>>non-attorneys discussing non-legal topics.  It is a waste of time and an
>>>annoyance.  I, as a practicing attorney, am less inclined to post a query
>>>to
>>>this list because I don't have the time or patience to deal with the
>>>replies
>>>coming from judgmental, non-legal participants in this list.
>>>
>>>Either blind attorneys/law students have a forum on blindnet, or they do
>>>not.
>>>
>>>Craig
>>>
>>>
>>>Craig Borne
>>>Baltimore, Maryland
>>>"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial
>>>appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in
>>>defense of custom."  --Thomas Paine, Common Sense
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>Behalf Of Bryan Schulz
>>>Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:51 PM
>>>To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>>>Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>DUMB!
>>>buy another 2.5" laptop hard drive and a thin sata to usb enclosure.
>>>then use casper to clone your drive to the second hard drive as it is free
>>>for 30 days.
>>>then uninstall everything you have to in order to comply with the testing
>>>rules.
>>>after the test, swap the hard drives as the new one will most likely have
>>>much more capacity and you could then use the original smaller drive in
>>>the
>>>usb enclosure for extra storage.
>>>the new drive and enclosure will cost about $80.
>>>
>>>Bryan Schulz
>>>The BEST Solution
>>>www.best-acts.com
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Angie Matney" <angie.matney at gmail.com>
>>>To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 2:18 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied
>>>
>>>
>>>>For those who are lucky enough to be able to use a laptop on the essays,
>>>>I
>>>>have a thought. If I am ultimately granted this accommodation, I expect
>>>>the
>>>>Board will ask me to wipe my computer clean. I believe that, instead of
>>>>gutting my computer (and then worrying that I have inadvertently left
>>>>something on there that shouldn't be there), I am going to buy a second
>>>>netbook for use on the bar. A netbook costs around $400. I might buy one
>>>>just like the one I am using now. I can always sell it at a discount
>>>>after
>>>>I'm done. (Then again, I might keep it and turn it into a linux
>>>>machine...but that''s a topic of discussion for another list.) Current
>>>>netbooks comply with the technical requirements that Virginia has for
>>>>laptops. Also, the batter ycan last for an entire day of testing without
>>>>needing to be recharged.
>>>>
>>>>This is not exactly the cheapest solution, but I believe it's what I will
>>>>do
>>>>it I need a clean computer.
>>>>
>>>>Angie
>>>>
>>>>
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