We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1)

by Dennis E. Taylor

nerds tend to overtip. I’d heard that the casinos were less happy with the level of gambling. Turns out nerds understand probability.

How are you supposed to feel if you are forced to do what you would have done anyway?

There was a hail from the comms subsystem. I slowed to real-time and accepted a voice-only link to the station command. “Heaven-1, Statcom, please verify receipt of mission profile.” “Yep. Got it right here.” I imagined myself grinning—best I could do—at the stunned silence. “Er, you’re a little light on procedure there, Heaven-1.” “Ya think? Sorry Statcom, but this part of my training was scheduled for next week. We’re going to have to wing it, I’m afraid.”

Yeah, they still make duct tape. And it still holds the universe together.

but it was considerably better than my current defensive armament, which consisted of harsh words and heavy disapproval. Probably not effective against Klingons.

Project planning isn’t about avoiding changes, it’s about controlling them. No project plan ever survives contact with the enemy.”

dealing with him often felt a lot like dealing with, um, me. He was stubborn, opinionated, and able to support his stance with good, solid arguments. Which just made my job more difficult.

People’s capacity for turning dogmatic stupidity into political movements never ceased to amaze me.