[blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied

Tue Jun 16 17:41:02 UTC 2009

Scott,

I truly hope that this will not be found necessary.  Those who are 
not practicing attorneys on this list for the most part appear to 
defer to those who are in matters of legal opinion, regardless of 
whether they are or ever will be law students.

I have little experience by which to judge your observation, having 
joined the list myself only upon considering a career in law.  Yet it 
seems to me the troubles you describe would almost invariably come 
from those who do not defer to those more qualified in the field.

If this list has never seen a student who believes him/herself to 
know everything, I'd be inclined to believe it is only by chance.  
Granted, the probability is greatly reduced by the likelihood that 
such a person wouldn't last long in law school if they maintain such 
an outlook.  *grin*

Joseph

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:40:21PM -0600, Scott C. LaBarre wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> It is absolutely unacceptable to call anyone or anyone's ideas "dumb" or 
> any other such term!!  The next such eppisode of same will be met with 
> immediate removal from this list.  It is also accurate to note that when 
> we have had such troubles in the past, it almost always comes from list 
> members who are not attorneys, legal professionals, or law students.  We 
> are strongly considering the idea of  limiting this list to those in the 
> legal profession or actively seeking admission thereto.
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> ----- 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 5:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied
>
>
>> Also, using my strategy will enable me to take my fully operational  
>> computer
>> with me for use in the evenings. I fully admit this is not the cheapest 
>> way
>> to go, but there is no call for you to be rude about it. Simply don't 
>> do as
>> I have suggested. Post your own ideas and refrain from junior-high-school
>> dialogue.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----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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