CSI: Cyber Anarchy99 Unit: Billings, MONTANA

They are spinning off the long-running TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation into CSI: Cyber, starring James Van Der Beek and Shad Moss a.k.a. Lil Bow Wow.

The story writes itself:
Dawson is the special agent in charge of cyber-terrorism, e-bombs, and virtual skynet drone attacks.  Bow Wow is the Harvard dropout who hacks into federal networks from the basement of his mom's house. Patricia Arquette is Dawson's boss, she will boss people around wearing black PVC clothing.  And for no reason, Keanu Reeves will appear.

To engage or to choose your battles?

We are often taught to "choose our battles".  What the heck does that mean, we need to be pushovers and not stand up for ourselves? According to the Big Think blog, we need to assess the situation and decide whether to engage or to retreat.

"So when should you use these and other techniques? When is a battle not worth the aftermath? Consider the following guidelines. It's best not to engage when:
(1) There’s a low probability of winning without doing excessive damage
(2) Upon reflection, winning isn't as important as it originally seemed
(3) There likely will be a time down the line when you can raise the issue again with a different person or in a different way
(4) The other party's style is provocative whether speaking with you or others, so it’s not worth taking personally
(5) You could win on the immediate issue, but lose big in terms of the relationship"

Personally, I'd add some of my own categories:
a. When the argument becomes irrational, such as anything involving astrology, Fengshui, karma, or somebody's mom being a bitch
b. When the counterparty is a female

Tragically, the above two usually go together.

Failure is....

Failure is not the opposite of success, it is the last step before success.