I love and hate prepping someone for a deposition.
To make them understand how a deposition works, the first question I ask is, “Do you know what time it is?”
Nearly every single time, the person will either check his or her watch, or look up at a clock. Then, they will say “Yes, it is 10:30.”
At this point I just smile and shake my head. “No.” Then, I explain why their answer is wrong:
I asked if they knew the time. Not what time it was currently.
Me: “So what would your answer be then?”
Witness: “Yes.”
Me: “Wrong.”
They didn’t know the time, because they had to look at a watch or clock.
If you are ever deposed and do not have a bitch like me prepping you, remember this key: Listen to the question and answer only what is asked. And only what you actually know or recall.
No charge for this advice.
Sarah Ochwada is a top Kenyan sports lawyer who serves in the PSC, a specialized sports court and an internal legal body of Fifa. In an exclusive interview with the BBC, she spoke about some of the controversial decisions of referees in the 2026 World Cup.
In a new study I co-authored with researchers at Mass General Brigham and @bu_cte, we found something deeply concerning.
Former NFL players had lower overall mortality and were less likely to die from cancer or heart disease than the general population. But they were still about 4x more likely to die from brain diseases, including dementia and Parkinson's disease. The risk was even higher among players who died before age 60 and those with longer NFL careers.
These findings add to the growing evidence linking repeated head impacts in football to long-term neurodegenerative disease. They also underscore the urgent need for prevention, earlier detection, and continued research to better protect athletes at every level.
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Now is a great time to read more books.
At least 20-30 minutes per day. Grab a book and dive in.
There is a reason why 1 in 6 US adults can't compare and contrast written information or make low level inferences.
The path our parents took no longer exists. Surviving on one income is not an option. This economy requires you to adapt, pivot, and learn new skills on the fly. Anything can happen, and EVERYTHING is changing. Every field is in flux.
A LOT of MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES disappear when bills are paid, rent is secure, and the fridge is full. Peace is expensive. And pretending money doesn't affect mental health is privilege.
40 out of 86 Brown students scored a perfect 100 on their midterm. Then the professor moved the final in person, and 22 of those perfect scorers never showed up again.
He'd suspected AI cheating from the start. The take-home midterm was deliberately harder than usual, yet the class averaged 96 when the historical range is 65 to 80. Some answers contained odd phrasing that matched what ChatGPT produced when he ran the questions through it himself.
Roberto Serrano has taught economics at Brown for 34 years. He filed no accusations. He announced the final would be in person, count for half the grade, and that if the two distributions didn't match, the final alone would determine grades.
Then the exodus. 27 students never showed up. 22 of them had perfect midterms. Of the 59 who did show, 19 failed. Several signed the exam and turned it in blank. The average fell from 96 to 48, the lowest in the course's history.
He never needed a plagiarism detector. The cheaters identified themselves by walking away. A grade distribution became a confession.
Here's the part nobody's sitting with. Serrano proved it. He sent the distributions to Brown's dean and provost. The provost never responded. The academic committee's reply amounted to calling it "a wake-up call." The students who bailed before the final walked away clean.
Every university in America is now grading two populations, students and students plus ChatGPT, on one curve. The honest kids in Serrano's class watched a 96 average get set by machines, then sat a real final against it. The cheaters lost nothing. That's the incentive structure now, and it grades itself.