propanol Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Joey, > > It is good, if surprising, to see that you > actually have a few admirers in this forum, > considering how you started. And I see that old > habits really don’t go away; they simply manifest > in other ways. Still has the inclination to > associate yourself with the ego-boosting elements, > like the phd, countless awards, and of course now > the aura, ostensible perhaps, of studying under > Halmos. > > I haven’t had the honour to meet Halmos in person, > but I did learn a lot of math from his books. > Also, I don’t reckon you are more than 50 years > old, and if you were indeed under his tutelage in > your undergrad or grad days, then that must surely > be in the period after 1977, when Halmos was > teaching in University of Hawaii and Indiana > University. The trip to Duke must have been hell > of a long drive. I never studied under Halmos nor meant to give the impression I did. During my grad school days he was at Santa Clara University where I have never been. I’ve never met the man, but I heard a talk he gave once at AMA or something on the most important work done in math over the last century or similar. Very smart. How could I have given that impression, hmm. “Back in the day, I used to drive my wife to Duke for classes and hang out in the lounge drinking coffee and doing homework from Halmos” Driving my wife to Duke for her classes because we had only 1 vehicle…and hang out in the lounge doing homework from the book commonly known as Halmos because it’s otherwise called something interesting like “Measure Theory”.
Joey, he’s a lawyer. Don’t ask him to make a reasonable deduction or be accountable for the stuff he types. Let’s turn this into a 10 page thread on lawyer bashing. It’s Fryday for lawyers. Student loan payment is due.
how da hell did you remember what you said? i think you take this forum a little too seriously.
propanol Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > virginCFAhooker Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Propanal… I call BS. Law has nothing to do > with > > logic & math. NOTHING! It has more to do with > > squabbling, greed and a little history. > > > > You sound just like a lawyer…“um… let’s > > consult a dictionary to get the specific > meaning > > of a word that everybody knows.” My lawyer > says > > stuff like that when he’s losing his arguement. > > > Play the words when all else fails. > > > > Then you quote a “fun fact” that’s about as > much > > as a fact as my current post. Hey, I have a > fun > > fact for you! It is a FACT that “generally” in > > some circumstances, lawyers are full of Bs most > of > > the time. That’s just like your fun fact! No > > need to post a link to any real statistical > study > > that compares the math portion of SAT scores of > > successful lawyers vs. successful financiers. > > Why? Because it’s a “fun fact”! I pulled it > out > > of the air. > > > > I’ve never heard of Halmos but I love > statistical > > studies of math & language rapped in somebody’s > > autobiography. I’m very excited… got my > weekend > > reading set. I Love stuff like that! (not) > > > One, learn to spell, or at least copy, accurately, > especially when it concerns namesake. > Unbeknownst to propanol, this was just a misreading. Propanal is a perfectly fine compound too (an aldehyde not an alcohol). It is not nearly as useful in treating skin conditions (AFAIK) so perhaps this is why he was offended. > Two, you don’t know enough law to talk about what > it is or what it is not. I suggest you examine > yourself epistemologically: you seem to have > over-estimated the amount of knowledge you think > you have. > I think I used to say things like examine yourself epistemologically too. Now I would just say “You’re f-ing stupid”. > > Three, as always, it is a waste of time reasoning > with bigots. > Bigot? Cause she doesn’t like lawyers? > > Four, Don’t waste your time on Halmos, or law. > You’ll probably not understand either. Better to > stick to the CFA: it is more rudimentary. > Sounds about the same as “You’re f-ing stupid” to me. I don’t know anything about law, but CFA and Halmos required about the same amount of effort for me. I remember CFA better. But we are impressed by the counting ability.
FrankArabia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > how da hell did you remember what you said? i > think you take this forum a little too seriously. Uh, Frank I used the scroll bar and the page hyperlinks…
And I see that old habits really don’t go away; they simply manifest in other ways. that wasn’t so hard at all…thx
I looked it up - propanal is used in making alkyd resins for paint and similar coverings. Not medically useful.
I’m only OK at lawyer bashing, because there are some lawyers out there I like (mostly the ones I employ). There’s at least one lawyer out there I used to like a lot until he turned on me. So I don’t trust them much.
There may be a reason that the word “lawyer” is oftentimes mistaken for the word “liar.”
why is there this big “whoa” when someone says, “i’m a lawyer” then? when you tell them, i’m doing a “masters or phd”, they just say, “oh”.
“whoa” let me find somebody else to chat with. Hmmm, where’s that accountant slash IRS agent with really bad breath that I was just talking too…?
“Whoa” this guy got into a grad program?
i’m telling you, people have respect for lawyers…when i went to parties the law students were always the coolest…
FrankArabia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > i’m telling you, people have respect for > lawyers…when i went to parties the law > students were always the coolest… History might say otherwise. “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” William Shakespeare
What do you call 500 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A good start.
What’s the difference between an accountant and a lawyer? The accountant knows he is boring.
How can you tell when a lawyer is lying? His lips are moving.
What’s the difference between a dead dog lying in the middle of the road and a dead lawyer lying in the middle of the road? There are skid marks in front of the dog.
Going into college, I had law ambitions and to gain real experience I spent most of my college days working for a personal injury attorney and then an estate planning firm. I eventually realized that while I enjoyed law, I didn’t have a passion for it. Form my perspective, I think there are two fundamental issues that a part of a systematic problem that cause a good deal of distaste for the profession. First, the billing expectations of large firms promote wheel-spinning. Attorneys are expected to bill out 40 hours a week but not all work is billable. So people spend time doing wheel-spinning work to boost their billable hours. Second, a good deal of time is spent covering their asses. One of the biggest problems with the law profession is greedy clients who can’t accept a judge/jury decision. Anymore, after the a final decision is handed down, it isn’t a loss on the merits of the case but either because of a failure of counsel. They will then immediately will turn to another attorney to sue their first attorney for malpractice. That response, IMO is the biggest problem in the legal profession. This drags out cases, racks up more fees and is slowly disintegrating our legal structure. And while it is good to have a system of checks and a method of compensation for those wrong by incompetence, this system is out-of-control.
What’s the difference between God and an attorney? God doesn’t think he’s an attorney.