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reminded me of the old saying, ‘Stereotypes are valid first-order approximations.’
As the speaker at that long-ago panel in Vegas had pointed out, fire has most of the qualities of life but is not alive.
Project planning isn’t about avoiding changes, it’s about controlling them. No project plan ever survives contact with the enemy.”
“They feel helpless, they feel like their fate is being decided by someone else without their input. You need to give them something to do, some way to contribute. Some way to feel like they’re controlling their destiny, at least a little bit.”
Do not engage an enemy more powerful than you. And if it is unavoidable and you do have to engage, then make sure you engage it on your terms, not on your enemy’s terms. … Sun Tzu, Art of War
belly laughs are one of the best things about being sentient, and you should never miss a chance for one. We wiped the tears from