You are ever a momentary weakness away from your momentary weakness becoming your new normal.
Just because you can't imagine what kind of mischief someone could do if given access to an arbitrary kind of your personal information, it doesn't mean nobody can.
One of the non-obvious consequences of working with technology is being perpetually awestruck that anything works at all.
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And, according to the same, it will only have taken a series of devastating world wars to get there. Do we want this, at this cost? A question, perhaps, best left open.
And, according to the same, it will only have taken a series of devastating world wars to get there. Do we want this, at this cost? A question, perhaps, best left open.
One of the non-obvious consequences of getting older is having seen enough that nothing seems profound anymore.
"I guess one can say my life right now includes a significant amount of Dealing With It."
I have to regularly remind myself it's neither my job nor moral obligation to correct the ingrained misconceptions of random people i don't know.
"It took me ten years to become comfortable with my sexuality, only to be told now, that being comfortable with my sexuality is 'perverted'. I have to ask: Are you screwing with me?..."
When someone starts talking about what the law is, it means they completely abandoned any hope of reaching a mutually beneficial agreement.
"If you're not doing the impossible, it's because you're not trying hard enough."
Real Life has got an unusual game difficulty adjustment scheme. Every time you lose, the difficulty increases. Must be some kind of rogue-like.
"See that great structure over there, with a plaque with my name on it? Marvelous, isn't it? I'm particularly proud of it. I designed the plaque myself.
People have a lot to learn from cats. About resting. About playing... And about being utterly, uncontrollably and unconditionally bipolar.
"Hey, kiddos! Who wants to play a fun game called 'recycling with the natives'?"
Whether or not a particularly good cup of coffee is worth the sleepless night that follows is a philosophical question worthy of an extended debate.
(The coffee was truly delicious.)
(The coffee was truly delicious.)