When I was 16, I wrote an essay on quantum physics for my Dutch class. It was 10 pages long and then I discovered the instructions were to write a 2 page essay.

When I was 16, I wrote an essay on quantum physics for my Dutch class. It was 10 pages long and then I discovered the instructions were to write a 2 page essay. Desperate not to lose any of the interesting stuff, I took every 10 sentence paragraph and condensed as many of them as I could into single sentences. I kept all the equations, but none of the context. Strictly speaking, none of the information was lost, but the essay became completely incomprehensible, even when adjusting for the expectations one might have for an essay on quantum physics by a 16 year old. Needless to say, I was rather shocked when I got a failing grade. This article reminds me a little of that essay. As a Linux user, which the first sentence implies is the target audience, this article helps me understand exactly nothing. P.S. For your own sanity, never read back anything you wrote as a teenager. Dear lord.