mod (Andy) note: "Blast from the past - Best of Eddie" - This one is originally from February 2010. If there's an old post from Eddie you'd like to see up again shoot me a message.
I thought you guys might appreciate this. I came across this cover letter written by Leonardo da Vinci to a potential employer, the Duke of Milan. It should make you feel better that even one of the greatest minds in human history had to deal with HR.
Unlike some modern-day imitators (ahem, Jeremy King, jeffrey chiang...), da Vinci actually brought the wood. And Leonardo was something of a badass, too. I don't know why I was surprised when I read it, but it turns out he was extremely well-versed in siege technology.
Where the operation of bombardment might fail, I would contrive catapults, mangonels, trabocchi, and other machines of marvelous efficacy and not in common use. And in short, according to the variety of cases, I can contrive various and endless means of offense and defense.
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