Being a geek is all about learning the inventories of things.
ADAM SAVAGEGrowing up in New York, I was sort of shocked when I realized that my children are Californians.
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New York State is giant and has some of the most beautiful landscape on the Eastern seaboard.
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Isn’t television glamourous?
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I would have to say that looked like it hurt.
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I’m not gonna shoot anyone with the pellet gun… Not unless I have to!
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I think at this point, there’s a certain bizarre chemistry between Jamie [Hyneman] and I that we can’t ignore a lot of the mechanics of, that we’re quite aware of.
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The difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.
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I think LEGOs are one of the best toys ever developed.
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Of course, I love tools. I also love arranging them, to the point where I came up with a name for my organizing metric: first-order retrievability.
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We’re always trying to make the process apparent. So, we have learned to try and never rely on a technological solution when an analogue one is in front of us.
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Getting paid less to work for people you like and believe in is much better for you (and your career) in the long run.
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Mostly I make lists for projects. This can be daunting.
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One worth clinging to. But you don’t need religion to appreciate the ordered existence. It’s not just an idea, it’s reality.
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We are always works in progress.
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I find it’s too much for me to read endless critiques, even if we’re being well-defended, of exactly what we’re doing.
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I’ve learned over decades of building that a deadline is a potent tool for problem-solving.
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