“Most Illustrious Lord, Having now sufficiently considered the specimens of all those who proclaim themselves skilled contrivers of instruments of war, and that the invention and operation of the said instruments are nothing different from those in common use: I shall endeavor, without prejudice to any one else, to explain myself to your Excellency, showing your Lordship my secret, and then offering them to your best pleasure and approbation to work with effect at opportune moments on all those things which, in part, shall be briefly noted below.”

Cut the bullshit out

It is utterly butterly imperative that you cut every cell of bullshit from this and everything you do. No bolloni, no bullshit

Bullshit lies on a spectrum somewhere between ineptitude and outright deception. Bullshit can be characterised in a few different ways:

• Superfluous or unnecessary
• Cluttered, chunky or needlessly complex
• Intentionally deceptive or insincere

Young man, you must aim, with every ounce of focus you can maintain, to be incisive and fundamental, or in other words, the desired version of a basic bitch