@pseudoriemann you don’t make an impression of a power-mad maniac.

@newt working on the scientist part first

@pseudoriemann @newt frontloading the difficult steps

@niplav @newt yeah it's hard to get a PhD position when you're already plotting to take over the world

@pseudoriemann @niplav have you tried blackmail, threats of violence, or extortion?

@newt @niplav I'm more the type that builds a device that has a 50:50 chance of destroying the universe or creating utopia

@pseudoriemann @newt you know, by this point, I'll take it.

@niplav @newt I lied, it will probably be a device that has a 50:50 chance of destroying the universe or proving a minor technical point in a theory