[pastage]

> The only rule that matters is delivering the message to your reader

The point is he is a superb writer in my book, it is fun to read and there are similarly good quotes that say the same in different ways. It is not enough to hone your technical skill alone because "the right circumstances" do not appear if you only change one variable.

When I read this I see someone having fun, being able to convey that is a good trait.

[tptacek]

He is a really good writer and a very fair criticism of everything he says in this post is "yeah this is all easy for you to say" because he does appear to be supernatural.