He blinks back for a moment, puzzled. His first thought is that human memory, even excellent memory, was still flawed. That's why it's important to document. But the hastily written notes remind him that Dan mentioned not being a fan of writing much, and he puts together the picture of why he was doing things this way.
Miguel was shipped off to an academy since he was 10. It ruined the relationship with his mother, for one. It also left a pretty big blind spot when it came to ways of doing things that were outside of his usual, rigid structure. That didn't mean Dan's way was wrong if it worked for him. There was a lot of intent and thought put into his work.
"Here I was wondering if you were saving the extra large one for the husband." he says, dryly. A little humor never hurt.
"I'd have more questions if we were dealing with a harder material, but with wood there is room to feel it out as you go." he says. "The mechanism here is very elegant."
There is elegance in things that are designed at just the right amount of complexity.
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Miguel was shipped off to an academy since he was 10. It ruined the relationship with his mother, for one. It also left a pretty big blind spot when it came to ways of doing things that were outside of his usual, rigid structure. That didn't mean Dan's way was wrong if it worked for him. There was a lot of intent and thought put into his work.
"Here I was wondering if you were saving the extra large one for the husband." he says, dryly. A little humor never hurt.
"I'd have more questions if we were dealing with a harder material, but with wood there is room to feel it out as you go." he says. "The mechanism here is very elegant."
There is elegance in things that are designed at just the right amount of complexity.