Quote from: Flee on September 30, 2015, 02:07:59 PM

I wonder if we'll be seeing more new faces around here now. This could potentially send a few people our way.

Perfect time for advertisements on B.net, tbh.

Already dropped the name and link in like 3 threads. >_>

I wonder if we'll be seeing more new faces around here now. This could potentially send a few people our way.

People who drive slow.

How exactly does one drive slow on an internet forum?

i'm trying to be considerate

maybe you were looking for a notification from someone else, and when you get one from me, you're like, "oh, it's just verb"

You're never "just verb" in my heart, silly.

But yeah, I don't really go looking for notifications. I just noticed myself almost missing several of your responses when you didn't quote them, which always makes me wonder how many conversations or discussions were left unfinished because of this.

>tfw all I can do is rampantly like other people's comments that trash Bungie and Deej in that thread, and nobody else will know it's me.

This is what it must be like to be a mute among the blind.

Bro

I saw the likes on my posts

and checked who it was

pink cross with gray swords emblem


I know bby. I know. <3

Still want to play it, but no PS4.

Probably one of the Eastern ones like the Chzech Republic.

Did all of you really not know how to pronounce verbatim?

You don't exactly have to hear it spoken out loud to know how to pronounce it.

I always figured it was pronounced the same way in English as it is in most other languages with similar roots.

I've been calling him Verb-uh-Tim for years, scrubs.

Bruh, me too.

Quote from: Enduuuuuuur on September 29, 2015, 08:15:19 PM

I never liked them.

You'd probably have a better time playing MLP

Yo there's a MLP game?

I'm not entirely sure how similar my experiences are going to be to studying law in the US. I know several people who studied law there and while some things are the same, there's also some noticeable differences. Over here, you can immediately start your tertiary education by studying law. You don't need to get a general college degree first before getting into a law school. Anyone with a high school diploma of a somewhat respectable school with decent grades can simply enroll for a Bachelor's in Law at most universities here.

A major difference that I've been told is that law is that law school supposedly is a lot harder here. My girlfriend is American and she has several law students or lawyers in her family that I spoke to about this. They all said that getting into law school was the hard part and that very few people failed once they actually get in. Depending on what university you attend, it's the complete opposite over here. I was lucky enough that my faculty of law and the program it offers is ranked as one of the 25 best law schools in the world and is partnered with the likes of Harvard. It got me a great degree but also really upped the level and challenge of education. As opposed to the US, it's not hard to get in but almost everybody fails. The mentality throughout the Bachelor's is not to try and help everyone graduate, but to weed out all but the best so that only 20% of the people who start out actually graduate while all the rest fails and gets the boot. The BA takes 3 years followed by a 2 year Master's.

I often considered dropping out myself but am glad that I stuck with it in the end. Law teaches a pretty unique way of reasoning and it's likely that you'll eventually find some field that you love.

One of the first things I'd recommend is toeducate yourself a little about the different areas of law and what they entail. If the US system is anything like the European one, you're going to have to specialise at some point. While it's good to know about these different possibilities, it's just as important to simply keep an open mind. You should have several mandatory courses serving as an introduction to the different fields of law and it's entirely possible you end up liking something you never thought you would.

A second piece of advice is to at least get some idea of what you'd want to do with a law degree. It really is one of the most versatile degrees out there and it can get you employed in many different fields. Hundreds of governmental functions, politics, attorney/lawyer/barrister, prosecutor, magistrate, paralegal, legal advisor, notary, legal executive, corporate lawyer, patent/copyright/trademark/IP manager, academics, teaching, research... Getting a degree in law absolutely does not mean you have to end up taking the bar exam and becoming an actual lawyer, as many alternatives exist to someone with a degree in law.

Do you have any idea what direction you'd want to take your degree in? It's definitely worth doing the research and at least keeping job opportunities and that sort of stuff in mind. I've heard a lot of mediocre things about law in the US. It apparently costs a ton of money to obtain and is not considered as prestigious as it once was. I also share the opinion of many academics that the US has a very broken legal system that I would not want to be a part of myself. Aside from that, many people have told me that the US legal market is oversatuated due to it being relatively easy to get a degree in law or as a paralegal, so that might be an issue too. You probably know more about this than I do though, so I'm not one to really talk about this.

You said you were particularly interested in administrative, constitutional and criminal law (possibly public law). Out of those four, I much prefer criminal law (which was my major for my Master's). I personally thought administrative law was boring after taking the mandatory class on it. Public law (and especially international public law) and constitutional law are also a lot more interesting. Less static and more room for interpretation, in my opinion.

You also mentioned that history was something you were very interested in. Not sure what it's like in the US, but my program included quite a bit of history courses. Political history, European Legal History, History of public law, history of private law to name a few. These classes don't have that much practical application, but if you put in the extra effort and excel at them, it's very possible that you could aspire a career in academic research in fields of (legal) history.

I personally had no clue what I wanted to do with my law degree. The only reason I even went to law school is because people told me I'm good at explaining and debating things, and because I wanted a challenge after high school. I suppose taving a decent memory and a background in latin also helped make that decision. The first two years of my education I was bored out of my mind with law and was almost forced to drop out because I couldn't be bothered to put in the effort. Luckily I turned myself around and was introduced to the more interesting fields of law. I came to love both criminal law and IT law, which is my main focus now. I did both of my theses on it and took all the available electives and seminars in that field. Cybercrime, violent crimes, privacy and personal data, media law, piracy, intellectual property protection, encryption, internet regulations and that sort of stuff is what I'm into the most. I finished my Master's last year and am now doing a second specialised Master's in IT and IP law. Hoping to first get into research when I'm done and then hopefully end up somewhere nice.

Writing about this is harder than I thought. Never had to just talk about my education and its general merits like this before. Do you have any more specific questions or concerns? I'd be more than happy to help you with those if I can. But to conclude, I'd say that my experiences with my education in law were mostly positive. Painfully hard and a ton of work at times, but worth it in the end. It's great when you finally find something you are really interested in and feel like you could do professionally. Human rights, EU law, criminal law and IT law are some of those for me, and I'm sure you'll find some for yourself too. If politics, history, the way a society can function within the boundaries of rules and law in general are some of the things that really interest you, I'd fully recommend making the change. It's an incredibly versatile degree with a ton of job opportunities and different ways or fields you can get into with it. Law is a necessity in our society after all and affects all of our lives immensely. It's not always easy, but it's pretty damn worth it.

Post a picture of your arm for proof.

>tfw not one of your favorite users. I really thought we had a thing going here man.

Also, for the love of god, please say "verb-uh-tim" in your next video. It would please me greatly.

Good video, would watch more.

Grey Warden Wolf Squad, the wolf unit lead by Greywarden.

Still the best clan name I've ever heard.

Quote from: Flee on September 29, 2015, 02:48:04 AM

Honestly though, I did draw some ponies back in my day that weren't too shabby.

kys

I could share some, if you want.