The Future's A Weirder Place Than We

The Important Thing About Security Systems Isn’t How They Work, It’s How They Fail.

If You've Never Programmed A Computer, You Should. There's Nothing Like It In The Whole World. When You Program A Computer, It Does Exactly What You Tell It To Do. It's Like Designing A Machine — Any Machine, Like A Car, Like A Faucet, Like A Gas-hinge For A Door — Using Math And Instructions. It's Awesome In The Truest Sense: It Can Fill You With Awe.

The Opposite Of Esprit D'escalier Is The Way That Life's Embarrassments Come Back To Haunt Us Even After They're Long Past. I Could Remember Every Stupid Thing I'd Ever Said Or Done, Recall Them With Picture-perfect Clarity. Any Time I Was Feeling Low, I'd Naturally Start To Remember Other Times I Felt That Way, A Hit Parade Of Humiliations Coming One After Another To My Mind.

If The Best Way To Learn To Succeed Is To Fail As Fast As Possible, Then The Second-best Way Is To Watch Someone Else Fail As Fast As Possible. Watching Someone Else Screw Up Is A Kind Of Rehearsal For Your Own Eventual Downfall. A Close Observation Of Someone Else's Attempt To Resolve A Difficulty Is A Great Way To Acquire Real-world Insight Into Whether And When To Deploy Their Method In Your Own Times Of Trouble.

If This Prinicpal Thinks Blogging Isn't Educational, He Needs His Head Examined: He Should Be Seeking Out Every Student Blogger In The School And Giving Them Special Time To Blog More - And Giving Them Extra Credit Besides.