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[The Moronosphere] A one minute google exercise didn't turn up a definitive origin of the phrase 'balls out'. But we all know what it means; full bore, full throttle, maximum speed, turned to 11. So the origin isn't particularly important. What is important is that it's how I generally do things. The usual quote goes “I have two speeds, all the way on, and all the way off.” I see speed limits as optional, and fundamentally think they're a bad idea. I don't like limits. I don't like rules. I don't do things a little bit. I dive deep. I drink hard. I like to push it 'til it breaks, I like to go 'til it hurts. Again though, that's not the point. That's background data. I don't drive slow. Ever. Today though, I did something I've never done before. I was late for work. We had the big WWDC announcement, and my project was on deck. I wanted to be in the room at work when the announcement played, wanted to hear the reaction of people around me. So even more than usual, I was in a rush to get out. I took the...

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