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{{A|design|[[File:pie.png|450px|thumb|center|The actual problem, yesterday.]] | {{A|design|[[File:pie.png|450px|thumb|center|The actual problem, yesterday.]] | ||
}}Having been traumatised by compulsory inter-house cross-countries in his youth — best ever placing: sixth-last — the [[JC]] has always ''loathed'' races of any kind, resented those who are good at them, and revelled at any ''schadenfreude'' going should the foot-race winners of the world come a-cropper. Look, exercise is important, but it is something one should do alone, anonymously, under cover of darkness if possible, and in disguise if not. So it is somewhat galling to be repeating Lance Armstrong’s words, but here goes: | }}Having been traumatised by compulsory inter-house cross-countries in his youth — best ever placing: sixth-last — the [[JC]] has always ''loathed'' races of any kind, resented those who are good at them, and revelled at any ''schadenfreude'' going should the foot-race winners of the world come a-cropper. Look, exercise is important, but it is something one should do alone, anonymously, under cover of darkness if possible, and in disguise if not. | ||
So it is somewhat galling to be repeating Lance Armstrong’s words, but here goes: | |||
{{Quote|''It’s not about the bike.''}} | {{Quote|''It’s not about the bike.''}} | ||
There are two ways to lose three hundred grams from your loaded frame weight: upgrade to kevlar forks and graphene spokes, at a cost of | There are two ways to lose three hundred grams from your loaded frame weight: upgrade to kevlar forks and graphene spokes, at a cost of twenty grand, or ''lay off the pies''. | ||
So what has this got to do with legal [[design]]? Well, | So what has this got to do with legal [[design]]? Well, throwing voguish tech at your existing process is like upgrading to kevlar forks instead of getting on the treadmill. Time for another down-home JC-branded [[Latin]] [[maxim]], readers: ''[[primum comede minus]]'': “[[First, cut out the pies]].” | ||
You will lose ten kilos and ''save'' money — on pies, right? — and your current bike will work better. You won’t have to pedal so hard. You might conclude that kevlar forks are a bit of a waste of money. Anything you automate is, necessarily, low value: because you ''make it'' low value ''by automating it''. | You will lose ten kilos and ''save'' money — on pies, right? — and your current bike will work better. You won’t have to pedal so hard. You might conclude that kevlar forks are a bit of a waste of money. Anything you automate is, necessarily, low value: because you ''make it'' low value ''by automating it''. |