Yup, that pretty much confirms the diagnosis. This is the desk of a diseased mind, hugely ambitious, prone to taking insanely dangerous risks. He's not ashamed of boasting about it-he clearly believes in better alpha-primate dominance displays through carpentry. (Charles Stross)

Yup, that pretty much confirms the diagnosis. This is the desk of a diseased mind, hugely ambitious, prone to taking insanely dangerous risks. He's not ashamed of boasting about it-he clearly believes in better alpha-primate dominance displays through carpentry.

Charles Stross

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