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But he has a fondness for metaphors<ref>And pies.</ref> and he spies a good ’un here. For the same principles that would apply to elite performance, were he to care a fig for it, assuredly apply to any other kind of process optimisation, and he cares quite a few figs about that. | But he has a fondness for metaphors<ref>And pies.</ref> and he spies a good ’un here. For the same principles that would apply to elite performance, were he to care a fig for it, assuredly apply to any other kind of process optimisation, and he cares quite a few figs about that. | ||
So, to co-opt Lance Armstrong’s words, but with a | So, to co-opt Lance Armstrong’s words, but with a twist: | ||
{{Quote|''It’s not about the bike. It’s about the '''pies'''.''}} | {{Quote|''It’s not about the bike. It’s about the '''pies'''.''}} | ||
If you want to | If you want to go faster, there are two ways to do it: drop twenty grand on after-market kevlar fork upgrades, graphene spokes and go-faster stripes — or just ''lay off the pies''. | ||
What has this to do with legal [[design]]? | What has this to do with legal [[design]]? | ||
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In that case, throwing fancy tech at it would be like the [[JC]] dropping thirty grand on a Pinarello ''Dogma'' and some Day-Glo spandex. | In that case, throwing fancy tech at it would be like the [[JC]] dropping thirty grand on a Pinarello ''Dogma'' and some Day-Glo spandex. | ||
Time for another home made [[Latin]] [[maxim]], readers: ''[[primum comede minus]]'': “[[First, cut out the pies]].” You will lose | Time for another home made [[Latin]] [[maxim]], readers: ''[[primum comede minus]]'': “[[First, cut out the pies]].” You will lose twenty kilos and ''save'' money — on pies, right? — ''and your current gear will work a lot better''. Get in shape first. ''Then'' figure out if you need a new bike. | ||
===Dieting sucks but getting new kit is fun=== | ===Dieting sucks but getting new kit is fun=== | ||