"The secret of being a good scientist, I believe, lies not in our brain power. We have enough. [...] The key ingredient is to have the courage to face inconsistencies between what we see and deduce and the way things are done." – Eliyahu M. Goldratt

java logging is a permanent tire fire

crazy accurate observation this song was insanely big in retrospect why THIS particular song I wonder? yeah timing is part of it, but lots of songs were coming out around that time. iirc Rebecca Black's "Friday" was a similar sort of phenomenon (if not as big).

there aint nothing you cant make more complicated by trying to save a buck

there are no beans and they are most certainly not "cool"

Your actual duty is to become master manipulator. To not even let people know you’re having your way. To leave that dumb person with a smile on their face even as you crumple up their idea and gently toss it in the bin.

“Manipulator” is a fair word, but the idea is more “influencing people to act in their own (and your) best interest.”

Every time I see an adult mad about new math, the example is exactly what I do in my head.