The parable of the motorcycle helmet is a story about first aid the way a flight simulator is about video games. Yes, there is a helmet. Yes, there is a neck. But the point is not trauma care. The point is governance, responsibility, and the basic epistemic distinction between a one-off mistake and a stable…
Tag: Engineering
Get Fat
I listened to the lout from engineering offer his sage advice to a guy who was recently married. “My minister recently told us that newlyweds put on 5 to 10 pounds a year because of the married lifestyle.” That got me thinking. It wasn’t just stress, it was acting as though one’s life was over…