What pissed you off today?

[CutieMouse]

Gossip. Lord, save me from the gossip.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Gossip. Lord, save me from the gossip.

Did you hear about <pss pss psst pssssst>?

 

[Loverskitten]

Gossip. Lord, save me from the gossip.

"if you can't say something nice....... come sit by me"

 

[CurvAppeal]

the person who i now love isn't willing to be understanding that i have a broken heart, and i'm doing the best that i can to let it not affect me. apparently he has no heart and has never suffered through one.

 

[KoPilot]

Remembered that my dad's online friends are all major fucking creeps.

 

[seela]

I'm this close to giving up and I don't like to give up.

 

[kiwi_submissive]

Having to play little miss nice when all I want to do is be a total bitch *sigh*

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Having to play little miss nice when all I want to do is be a total bitch *sigh*

Wife #3 told me once - kind of kidding - that when she started getting bitchy, she needed a spanking. (We were in a S/m relationship.)

A couple of months later, she got WAYYY bitchy about nothing, I pulled her across my legs, (literally) ripped her shorts and panties down and spanked her until my hand hurt and her bottom was bruised. Then we had some of the best sex we'd had in months, after which she sighed, "Yeah, I needed that..."

 

[kiwi_submissive]

Wife #3 told me once - kind of kidding - that when she started getting bitchy, she needed a spanking. (We were in a S/m relationship.)

A couple of months later, she got WAYYY bitchy about nothing, I pulled her across my legs, (literally) ripped her shorts and panties down and spanked her until my hand hurt and her bottom was bruised. Then we had some of the best sex we'd had in months, after which she sighed, "Yeah, I needed that..."

I don't have anyone to do that though

The funny thing is that this person is finding it harder to deal with niceness than if I was a bitch. She needs me to lose it so she can try to justify her actions and she can't.

 

[BiBunny]

The alternator in my truck's gone out. Or at least I'm about 98.9% sure that's what it is. So I'm stuck at home 'til my Daddy can get back in and fix it. (He's an OTR truck driver. I think he's in Illinois right now.)

In defense of the poor old truck, though, it's a 2000 model, and the alternator on it is the original one they put in it from the factory. Several of the original parts have been crapping out on it lately, so I'm guessing that 13 or 14 years is the life span of most of Ford's parts. Not bad, really, but annoying to me at the moment.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Okay, I can deal with the left side of my face and mouth being mostly numb and slightly tingling all the time; I can deal with going outside in a bitterly cold wind and unconsciously turning my left side toward the wind because I don't feel it nearly as much, or hardly at all; I can deal with remembering not to test hot water, etc., with my left hand since it takes a number of seconds for the heat to sink deep enough into my flesh to trigger pain neurons that are still functional. I can even deal with the fact that I've essentially had to re-learn how to type with my left hand, since the pressure feedback system is almost non-existent. I can *deal* with all these sensory deficiencies, because they're something to which I can adjust.

What I'm finding harder and harder to deal with, and more and more stressful, which is not good for my blood pressure and therefore, my brain, is those periods of time - from 20 or 30 seconds to 20 or 30 minutes - when the *motor* functions of my left hand go all wonky on me and typing is damn near impossible. Come on, hand! This is how we make (what there is of) our living! Get your shit together and push keys when you're supposed to, and let up on them when you're supposed to, and don't be so damned slow to decide which is which, and go up to the upper row and down to the lower row when you should! And oh, yeah, quit hitting the fucking "g" key in the middle of words that don't *have* a fucking g!

[/frustrated rant]

No response is necessary, folks; I appreciate your care and concern, but I just needed to get that written out somewhere.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

The alternator in my truck's gone out. Or at least I'm about 98.9% sure that's what it is. So I'm stuck at home 'til my Daddy can get back in and fix it. (He's an OTR truck driver. I think he's in Illinois right now.)

In defense of the poor old truck, though, it's a 2000 model, and the alternator on it is the original one they put in it from the factory. Several of the original parts have been crapping out on it lately, so I'm guessing that 13 or 14 years is the life span of most of Ford's parts. Not bad, really, but annoying to me at the moment.

I'd be willing to swap out the old alternator for a new (or refurbed or junkyard replacement) one, but if your Daddy's in IL, he's still about 400 miles closer than I am. Sorry, darlin'.

 

[midwestyankee]

No response is necessary, folks; I appreciate your care and concern, but I just needed to get that written out somewhere.

It's hard to believe that you haven't investigated this, so I apologize if this seems presumptuous, but is there some reason why you wouldn't be able to use Dragon's Naturally Speaking voice recognition software to prep your transcripts?

 

[BiBunny]

I'd be willing to swap out the old alternator for a new (or refurbed or junkyard replacement) one, but if your Daddy's in IL, he's still about 400 miles closer than I am. Sorry, darlin'.

The sentiment's appreciated either way!

The being in Illinois isn't a huge deal, but he's gotta come back home via Charlotte, North Carolina, to pick up a backhaul, and then he has to drop it off...somewhere (I forgot where). That means I'm grounded until Friday, most likely.

Also, I hope your typing gets better soon or that you can find a good voice recognition software. My accent defies them completely, but I know a lot of people find them helpful!

 

[Sir_Winston54]

It's hard to believe that you haven't investigated this, so I apologize if this seems presumptuous, but is there some reason why you wouldn't be able to use Dragon's Naturally Speaking voice recognition software to prep your transcripts?

.... Also, I hope your typing gets better soon or that you can find a good voice recognition software. My accent defies them completely, but I know a lot of people find them helpful!

I have looked into voice rec softwares, but the problems are multiple:

• accents
• multiple speakers, which change from case to case, which would result in the vr software needing to be "re-programmed" for each case
• multiple speakers simultaneously, which no *affordable* vr software can handle (only certain government vr softwares are *really* capable of doing this halfway well, and even they require live ears/hands a good share of the time)
• the specific formatting requirements of the courts for the typed output
• translators in some cases, speaking along with the English speakers, which exacerbates the multiple simultaneous speaker issue by orderS of magnitude
• crappy recordings, because the people responsible for recording are ONLY responsible for recording and could *not* care less whether each channel has similar volume levels and clarity to the others

and more.

I really do wish I could find a cheap, simple vr software that could do what I do, but even if I could, I think I'd need multiple Crays to run it... and that would play hell with my balance sheet, yanno?

The typing's not all that bad all the time, thank Chthulhu (sp?). It's just frustrating when it crops up. Thanks for thinking of me, though.

 

[midwestyankee]

SirW, I was not clear in my post about Dragon. I was thinking that you would use it to dictate your work. That would enable the software to work by having to learn only one voice. You enter formatting instructions by voice command as well, and can even create macros that it executes should you need to create complex formatting arrangements that can't be built into a template. I have a friend who used to sell Dragon as a rep and she used it on her laptop all the time. No need for HAL9000 at all.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

SirW, I was not clear in my post about Dragon. I was thinking that you would use it to dictate your work. That would enable the software to work by having to learn only one voice. You enter formatting instructions by voice command as well, and can even create macros that it executes should you need to create complex formatting arrangements that can't be built into a template. I have a friend who used to sell Dragon as a rep and she used it on her laptop all the time. No need for HAL9000 at all.

Ahh, I see. Interesting thought. I don't know how well - or how fast - I'd be able to voice a macro command to identify each speaker and then repeat each word said by that speaker, along with some of the stranger portions of what is said, especially during instances where two (or more) people are talking over one another, e.g.,

THE COURT: Well, I mean, I have to put this --
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Everything together. Yes.
THE COURT: -- record together on a transcript, send it up with some sort of document --
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Right.
THE COURT: -- asking them to review and advise --
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Clarification --
THE COURT: -- what further --
DEFENSE ATTORNEY: -- or something.
THE COURT: -- hearings they want me to have. If any.
STAFF ATTORNEY: I think (indiscernible) ??134755* referenced a letter that is (indiscernible) ??134757 motion, and that letter is from (indiscernible) ??134800.​

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* - In a transcript, the bolded "(indiscernible) ??timecode" entries have to be highlighted in yellow, but I don't have that option here, lol.

I'd really have to talk to someone very *very* knowledgeable about the product to figure out if it would be feasible for me to program and use it, and if I could produce transcripts in approximately the same amount of time (or less!) that it currently takes me. Sometimes, I have to listen to something someone says a half a dozen times or more, and still end up marking it indiscernible, and if it's a clusterf**k like the first nine lines used as an example above, I may have to switch channels each time each speaker says something and still listen to them two or three times for each line, because the microphones are omnidirectional and oftentimes people's voices "bleed over" into the other channel(s).

It's a painstaking, time-consuming process sometimes; a lot depends on the particular judge, though. Some judges are *much* better at keeping attorneys and clients and witnesses "in hand" so they don't overly clutter the record, and I can sometimes run up to 15-16 pages an hour. The judges who *don't* keep folks in line in the courtroom, I sometimes can only manage 2-3 pages per hour. Since I get paid by the page, you can imagine how much I love *those* judges, lol!

Thanks for the clarification. If I ever get an opportunity to talk to someone really knowledgeable about Naturally Speaking or other top of the line vr softwares, at least now I know a bit more, so I might be able to ask more pertinent questions! (And btw, that passage is taken directly and verbatim from a recent transcript I produced, except that I replaced an actual attorney's name with "DEFENSE ATTORNEY" for privacy purposes.)

 

[seela]

A dislocated toe. Seriously? I mean, seriously?!

At least I get to buy new shoes.

 

[midwestyankee]

Thanks for the clarification. If I ever get an opportunity to talk to someone really knowledgeable about Naturally Speaking or other top of the line vr softwares, at least now I know a bit more, so I might be able to ask more pertinent questions! (And btw, that passage is taken directly and verbatim from a recent transcript I produced, except that I replaced an actual attorney's name with "DEFENSE ATTORNEY" for privacy purposes.)[/COLOR]

You could start by poking around this forum dedicated to users of Dragon Naturally Speaking. Join up and ask around to see if anyone else doing similar work uses the product. I estimate you'll know everything you need to know to make a decision within one hour. Less time that you spend each night ogling that right-click of Satindesire's ass av.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

.... Less time than you spend each night ogling that right-click of Satindesire's ass av.

Shhhh! Don't give away ALL my secrets!

 

[Loverskitten]

The iron it was my favorite.
Yes, I voted to save it, also voted for the kitty but I'd rather the iron didn't get the boot.

 

[kiwi_submissive]

The iron it was my favorite.
Yes, I voted to save it, also voted for the kitty but I'd rather the iron didn't get the boot.

Why didn't they just keep the pieces and add 1 or 2 new ones

Goddammit I have been female sometimes, damn stomach cramps. I wish the hospital would just remove all the stuff that makes me feel like death warmed up every month.

 

[GreenEyeVixen]

My Rant

I love having constructive criticism or having my employees bring up new positive ideas. What I dislike is being manipulated and constantly berated by a employee. I also don't like "know it all" attitudes either. I just find it repulsive. That said that employee no longer works for me. I can let it go now......lol

 

[Ropebunny]

A dislocated toe. Seriously? I mean, seriously?!

At least I get to buy new shoes.

How on earth did you do that? You're giving kiwi a run for her money for this years 'most accident prone litster'.

The iron it was my favorite.
Yes, I voted to save it, also voted for the kitty but I'd rather the iron didn't get the boot.

Monopoly? Didn't realise they were making changes there. Sorry 'bowt the iron, guess ironing ain't so popular nowadays. I was always quite partial to the wee lil doggy. Be nice to have a kitty for it to chase around the board!

 

[seela]

The iron it was my favorite.
Yes, I voted to save it, also voted for the kitty but I'd rather the iron didn't get the boot.

I know! I'm always iron or shoe, so I'm glad at least shoe was saved. I was shocked to find out they're so unpopular. Who wants to be battleship anyways? So violent. I would have nixed that.

How on earth did you do that? You're giving kiwi a run for her money for this years 'most accident prone litster'.

The funny thing is I dislocated the toe while sleeping. I kid you not. I remember half waking up at night with my foot tangled in the sheets, kicking it free, twisting my toe and then feeling pain, but because joint pain just is kinda part of my life, I proceeded to fall asleep, because I was dead tired. Then about half an hour later I woke up again, because the toe was hurting too much and I realized it was dislocated.

I popped it back, took a handful of painkillers and that's about the story.

I dislocate things all the time, so it was no biggy. Just annoying.