The Martian
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Sirius 1 was aborted after one hour. I guess you could call it a “failure,” but I prefer the term “learning experience.”
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“The screen went black before I was out of the airlock. Turns out the “L” in “LCD” stands for “Liquid.” I guess it either froze or boiled off. Maybe I’ll post a consumer review. “Brought product to surface of Mars. It stopped working. 0/10.”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“Being soaked alone is cold. Being soaked with your best friend is an adventure.”
― Back When You Were Easier to Love
― Back When You Were Easier to Love
“Anything you can settle with money is cheap.”
― Arch of Triumph: A Novel of a Man Without a Country
― Arch of Triumph: A Novel of a Man Without a Country
“Once I got home, I sulked for a while. All my brilliant plans foiled by thermodynamics. Damn you, Entropy!”
― The Martian
― The Martian
“She's a woman, you're a dude. You're not supposed to understand her. That's not what she's after.... She doesn't want you to understand her. She knows that's impossible. She just wants you to understand yourself. Everything else is negotiable.”
― Snow Crash
― Snow Crash
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