The Top 100 Things I'd Do If I Became An Evil Overlord, Part 11
52. Before employing any captured artifacts or machinery, I will carefully read the owners manual.
53. If it becomes necessary to escape, I will never stop to pose dramatically and toss off a one-liner.
54. I will never build a sentient computer smarter than I am.
55. My five-year-old child advisor will also be asked to decipher any code I am thinking of using. If he breaks the code in under 30 seconds, it will not be used. Note: This also applies to passwords.
56. If my advisors ask “Why are you risking everything on such a mad scheme?” I will not proceed until I have a response that satisfies them.
57. I will design fortress hallways with no alcoves or protruding structural supports which intruders could use for cover in a firefight.
58. Bulk trash will be disposed of in incinerators, not compactors. And they will be kept hot, with none of this nonsense about flames going through accessible tunnels at predictable intervals.