“The key to hacking in 2023 is knowing this: a LOT OF STUFF is built VERY POORLY these days, just a matter of finding what part of the flimsy shed to push on … so the whole thing falls down.” – Dr. Freckles
Eating around dogs …
“The key to eating something tasty around a dog? – leverage their FOMO.” – Dr. Freckles
dogs are worse than day traders in this sense
Enough people …
“I don’t NEED or WANT ALL PEOPLE to help me if I’m solving a problem … I just want enough people, who want to help.” – Dr. Freckles
Damn the Wookie People …
“DAMN THE WOOKIE PEOPLE, DAMN THEM TO HELL!” – Dr. Freckles
Cocaine …
“I don’t actually do cocaine, because I’m already too intense.” – Dr. Freckles
The Irish (once more my friend)
“The Irish have no equals, it’s why we drink alone … talk to ourselves.” – Dr. Freckles
Futility …
“Futility is the ROCK that sharpens courage.” – Dr. Freckles
Knowing what to leave behind …
“The hardest lesson in life: know what to take with you, know what to leave behind.” – Dr. Freckles
Drunkenness …
“Anything you do obsessively, to the exclusion of your commitments to God or those humans you care about, is drunkenness .” – Dr. Freckles
Black Boxes and TIME
“For black box testing, all things being equal, the only proxy for performance is LOAD TIME.” – Dr. Freckles
Microsoft AMALGA and Voting Machines
“Microsoft AMALGA was to hospitals what the new voting machines are to democracy.” – Dr. Freckles
ADA: 14S, AVENGER
“The AVENGER was a platypus, just not as functional or elegant.” – Dr. Freckles
Trolls on Twitter
“If you’re gonna be a troll on TWITTER? – at least have a blue check mark AND more than 30 followers.” – Dr. Freckles
“Attractive People”
“If you think attractive people are BETTER people, your life will be filled with disappointment.” – Dr. Freckles
(spoiler alert: this is NOT how Jesus sees it)
Prayer (revisited again)
“Be careful who you pray to.” – Dr. Freckles
Forgiveness … (continued)
“Forgiveness DOES NOT MEAN amnesia.” – Dr. Freckles
Saving the lost …
“To save the LOST, you don’t have to become wicked.” – Dr. Freckles
Gifts with strings …
“Gifts with strings attached are not actually gifts.” – Dr. Freckles
The Devil
“As a spider in my beer glass, so the Devil waits.” – Dr. Freckles
Expecting the best from people …
“I’d rather be disappointed expecting the BEST from people, than be satisfied in the HELL of expecting the WORST.” – Dr. Freckles