tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219106691444162656.post6002263603652186422..comments2023-07-22T06:14:43.457-05:00Comments on Trying To Be Clever: When Would You Go?mattwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934926340973044413noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219106691444162656.post-20660912887032520022009-03-16T07:33:00.000-05:002009-03-16T07:33:00.000-05:00Welcome Botogol. I guess I thought of it as more o...Welcome Botogol. I guess I thought of it as more of an observatory trip, kind of like The Watcher from Marvel comics, but without the giant head and the constant speaches about not getting involved but then getting involved anyway. And I think a babelfish would definitely be in order.mattwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934926340973044413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219106691444162656.post-8578382400992081382009-03-16T06:53:00.000-05:002009-03-16T06:53:00.000-05:00so much depends on the practicalities of the trip ...so much depends on the practicalities of the trip (he said, pedantically)<BR/><BR/>- is it one-way, or return<BR/>- do you get to hover invisibly watching the pyramids being built from a porthole in your tardis... or does the travel involve landing a conspicuous heavy space ship - or do you get beamed down into the Gisan desert with only what you can carry.<BR/><BR/>- do you get a babelfish, or do you have to learn the language?<BR/><BR/>- am I taking this Qu too seriously?<BR/><BR/>Me? I'd travel back a week, and take the lotto results with me.Botogolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024057489361848870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219106691444162656.post-42535441917754951202009-03-12T09:28:00.000-05:002009-03-12T09:28:00.000-05:00Mayans and Incas were definitely on my short list....Mayans and Incas were definitely on my short list.mattwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934926340973044413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219106691444162656.post-55040952800378358812009-03-12T09:23:00.000-05:002009-03-12T09:23:00.000-05:00As far as Civs go, I would visit Mayans and Incas....As far as Civs go, I would visit Mayans and Incas. And most definitely ancient Vedas.Some dude stuck in the Midwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852056495927941030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219106691444162656.post-3572814726052464522009-03-12T07:50:00.000-05:002009-03-12T07:50:00.000-05:00I wrote a small dissertation in response to your c...I wrote a small dissertation in response to your comment on my post, Matt, about my view on alternative futures. I think they only exist as a possibilities in our imagination, and eventually even imagination catches up to the fact of their immutability with passing of time, when future becomes past. Or something to that effect :)<BR/><BR/>Vikings, now, are definitely on my list of former civilizations to visit.Ilyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379167075203188111noreply@blogger.com