We’ve become a race of engineers. What we never seem to understand is that after it’s time to railroad… — John Varley
We’ve become a race of engineers. What we never seem to understand is that after it’s time to railroad, there’s time to build a beautiful railroad. The state of the art has advanced enough; we can afford to pay a small penalty in efficiency.
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