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“Me: “This is obviously a clog. How about I take it apart and check the internal tubing?” NASA: (after five hours of deliberation) “No. You’ll fuck it up and die.” So I took it apart.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“To them, equipment failure is terrifying. To me, it’s “Tuesday.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“I started with a large rigid sample container (or “plastic box” to people who don’t work at NASA).”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“Don’t start any sentence with “From a design perspective...” because that’s usually just another way of saying “from my perspective.” Remember, we don’t care about your perspective; we care about the user’s perspective.”
― Tom Greever, Articulating Design Decisions: Communicate with Stakeholders, Keep Your Sanity, and Deliver the Best User Experience