@shakil_prof I was worried at first as I read the post that Fletcher was ignoring the value of #GenreDiscovery (which sometimes produces checklists of formal characteristics of things that audiences of technical and professional writing expect). But she came ‘round to that later. This is a good post and relevant to #TeamRhetoric and #LegalWriting folks, too.
I have come to believe that students should not be able to graduate law school without taking and passing a seminar entitled, "Microsoft Word for Law Students: Formatting Indentions; Using Styles and Headings; Accepting Track Changes and Deleting Comments" #LawFedi #LawProfs
@jsherkow I started using #MicrosoftWord back in the 80s while still predominantly using #WordPerfect. I made money typing papers for other college students, in the beginning on a typewriter. (I charged a high per-page rate but corrected grammar and citation errors.) I preferred Word then. Now, I much prefer #LaTeX but that makes it impossible to collaborate with legal colleagues. Oh well…
@jsherkow I got dinged on a peer teaching evaluation for teaching #MicrosoftWord skills in a 1L #LegalWriting course: “We shouldn’t teach computer skills in law school. The students really seemed to appreciate the content, though.” (I give 2 such sessions during 1L.) Many students don’t know Word at all when they arrive. Even after training, many write memos in #GoogleDocs then copy/paste them into Word; then the real formatting problems begin.
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Law professor #law #LawProf #Academic #AcademicMastodon. teaching #CriminalLaw #CriminalProcedure #LegalTheory #LegalPhilosophy . Exercising the long-tenured, late career #Scholar privilege of #writing whatever interests me this year. Lover of #Music #Guitar #Jazz #JazzGuitar #Blues #BluesGuitar #GuitarPlayer . Also #vinyl #jazzvinyl Also #Astronomy #Telescope #Scuba #Diving #SeaLife #GreatLakes . Also #Dad to five. The occasional #Haiku
Any #mastodonlawprofs looking for #legalphilosophy scenarios for discussions in class? How about #Titanic and the Plank of Carneades?
“James Cameron says he has scientifically proved that Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Jack could not have survived Titanic’s infamous “floating door” scene with Kate Winslet’s Rose.”
#NYT’s Powell reports thoughtfully and carefully, but the tenor among the debate’s public participants saddens me. I’m #gay and came of age in the 1980s during the #AIDS crisis and remember that not all #allies could be openly supportive and that not all those who publicly supported #diversity then really believed in it. (Same is true now.) Seeing people on the same side of the issue picnicking on each other saddens me.
@jvagle I have some hope we can adopt a true notice and consent regime. But as you say, it’s not there yet. Article says: ‘True informed consent means “that the person fully understands the procedure, they fully understand the risks … how those risks will be mitigated, and … what their rights are,” she explains. But this rarely happens in a comprehensive way—especially when companies market adorable robot helpers promising clean floors at the click of a button.’
My new office menorah. LED-powered! You push the button to light an additional “candle” every day. A new treasured thing.
@SapphicLawyer But when I have questions about the Bluebook, I look with a raised eyebrow toward @djsziff
@SapphicLawyer I don’t think there is such a rule. If there is, I’ve been violating it with complete impunity for years :-)
#TeamRhetoric #WritingStudies #TechComm #LegalWriting friends: I'm on a project with a long #PDF report where I must ensure its compliance with #Section508 and other federal regulations relating to #DocumentAccessibility . I'm hoping to go beyond mere legal compliance, though, and seek state-of-the-art accessibility resources. I can search the web (and have), but I'm interested in resources you have actually used or supervised others using that you have found especially useful. Boost plz!
I am a #LawProf at #Howard University School of Law. I write about #bankruptcy #studentloans #fintech #highereducation #consumerlaw #AI #ML #discrimination #finance. I toot about all of these things plus #DC #bikes #cycling #WaronCars #urbanism and being a father of two #Dad. Oh, and #food because I cook every day.
It's a bit eclectic but I hope you enjoy.
@aaronhowe @popehat I emailed her about whether she is on Mastodon. As of Friday afternoon, this was her answer: "No, I'm on Post though. https://post.news/linettelopez "
In another time, #Twitter’s ban on full #mastodon links would be a slam-dunk Sherman Act §2 violation. Now I’m not even sure it would survive a motion to dismiss.
#AntiTrust #musk #law
@chin “slam-dunk Sherman Act §2 violation”. I’m having trouble figuring that. (Not endorsing appalling conduct of #BirdSite but wondering about #ShermanAct analysis…)
@CircleReader @peterbutler Also curious why you say only at the end. Cuz of screen readers. That doubles up the applicable words…
@fgbjr OK, considering those years I worked in tech support, you would think I would have thought of that. PROBLEM SOLVED!