After all those years of doing remote detonations, where we just push a button and something explodes, to actually see a nice big fat line of black smoke heading toward something that will blow up is very satisfying.
ADAM SAVAGETeach yourself about the path of each in your engine and tracing it is fairly straightforward. But at the beginning, mastering each new system seems like an unreachable shore.
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We cleared all traces of our occupation out of M6 and moved to M7, and it’s been quite smooth over there.
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Lists are how I parse and manage the world.
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Gravity. It’s not just a good idea; it’s the law!
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You know, it’s the best job I’ve ever had, on its worst day it’s better than anything else, but it’s a huge amount of responsibility
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I believe they know everything that I do and think, and they still love me
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I’m not gonna shoot anyone with the pellet gun… Not unless I have to!
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Deadlines refine the mind. They remove variables like exotic materials and processes that take too long.
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In fact, sometimes the only way they’ll ever exist is if you make them yourself.
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These are people from everywhere, from Lawrence Livermore and JPL and Sandia National Labs, the FBI, all over the place, real scientists who see what we’re doing, and they consistently thank us.
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The idea of an ordered and elegant universe is a lovely one.
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The best-case scenario is that the glass shatters in my face! How do you think that makes me feel?
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My dignity and good television – they’ll never meet.
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That’s OK. The project may be the lion, but the list is your whip.
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Mostly I make lists for projects. This can be daunting.
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I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody’s going to take care of you.
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