Fer Perales

“To understand this first event, you need to know that we rely on Unix and Linux machines to store the thousands of computer files that comprise all the shots of any given film. And on those machines, there is a command—/bin/rm -r -f *—that removes everything on the file system as fast as it can. Hearing that, you can probably anticipate what’s coming: Somehow, by accident, someone used this command on the drives where the Toy Story 2 files were kept. Not just some of the files, either. All of the data that made up the pictures, from objects to backgrounds, from lighting to shading, was dumped out of the system. First, Woody’s hat disappeared. Then his boots. Then he disappeared entirely. One by one, the other characters began to vanish, too: Buzz, Mr. Potato Head, Hamm, Rex. Whole sequences—poof!—were deleted from the drive. Oren”
― Ed Catmull, Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

“Under pressure, even the smartest people will start to rationalize that frogs really can turn into princes.”
― Pierre Mornell, Hiring Smart!: How to Predict Winners and Losers in the Incredibly Expensive People-Reading Game

“Only your awareness can protect you from an ambush. There’s a reason in the military we call the area the enemy is going to walk into during an ambush the “kill zone” Fighting your way out of it is almost always not going to happen and the best defense has always been not to get in one in the first place.”
― Nick Hughes, How To Be Your Own Bodyguard

“Once people stop making excuses, stop blaming others, and take ownership of everything in their lives, they are compelled to take action to solve their problems.”
― Jocko Willink, Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win