March 19, 2004
Aggravation
Pet Peeve o' the Day: Lexis freaks.
Why do people insist on printing out 1,000+ page entire ALR articles, forcing the rest of us judicious, courteous, and reasonable users of the Lexis printers to wait for ages as these idiots consume entire forests? Let's be honest: you are neither going to read that entire ALR article, nor do you need it. We only have 10 days to complete the Final. The subject matter is something we have already written about. Furthermore, it is a subject covered in our Crim class, and any and all necessary background material is amply covered in our textbook. Finally, our assignment is focused on a tiny jurisdiction where the number of relevant cases is far from overwhelming.
Come on, people, pull it together! If having a giant stack of paper you will never glance at makes you feel more comfortable as you write this amazing low-key and virtually stress-free Final, I can understand. I simply ask that you keep your insecurity to yourself and not announce it to the line of people waiting in the print room. I am not normally a vindictive man. So it comes with a sad reluctance that I must wish upon you a paper cut for every needless page.
Why do people insist on printing out 1,000+ page entire ALR articles, forcing the rest of us judicious, courteous, and reasonable users of the Lexis printers to wait for ages as these idiots consume entire forests? Let's be honest: you are neither going to read that entire ALR article, nor do you need it. We only have 10 days to complete the Final. The subject matter is something we have already written about. Furthermore, it is a subject covered in our Crim class, and any and all necessary background material is amply covered in our textbook. Finally, our assignment is focused on a tiny jurisdiction where the number of relevant cases is far from overwhelming.
Come on, people, pull it together! If having a giant stack of paper you will never glance at makes you feel more comfortable as you write this amazing low-key and virtually stress-free Final, I can understand. I simply ask that you keep your insecurity to yourself and not announce it to the line of people waiting in the print room. I am not normally a vindictive man. So it comes with a sad reluctance that I must wish upon you a paper cut for every needless page.
