[blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section denied

Mon Jun 15 14:46:27 UTC 2009

Craig:

Good comments. There was a time when there was talk for the list to remain 
only for blind attorneys, and I opposed it. Granted, I was not a law student 
then, but I now see why this would have been the best idea. There is a music 
production listserv called Midimag, it is so well monitored that there 
aren't any posts that is not music related. Folks usually don't get to post 
more than one off message on the list.

Rod Alcidonis, J.D.
C. 718-704-4651
roddj12 at hotmail.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 12:40 AM
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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