EffortlessOpstoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish·8 months agoIf you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?message-squarearrow-up1157arrow-down17message-square186file-textfedilink
arrow-up1150arrow-down1message-squareIf you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?EffortlessOpstoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish·8 months agomessage-square186file-textfedilink
If you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?
minus-squarestarman2112arrow-up4arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkDamn, now I’m wondering if my decision to bring plans for a printing press is actually less useful than accurate timekeeping
minus-squareDagwood222arrow-up4arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkAccurate timekeeping means you can navigate the deep ocean without hugging the coast.
minus-squareDdCno1arrow-up4arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkPeople were doing that long before there were clocks that worked on ships.
minus-squareRoss_audioarrow-up3arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkThe idea of a printing press was revolutionary but it’s just an engraved plate, ink, later and a weight on a lever. I’m confident I could make a printing press without plans having seen one. I’m not confident I could design an accurate watch. I might manage a pendulum clock. Just. But that’s far less useful.
Damn, now I’m wondering if my decision to bring plans for a printing press is actually less useful than accurate timekeeping
Accurate timekeeping means you can navigate the deep ocean without hugging the coast.
People were doing that long before there were clocks that worked on ships.
The idea of a printing press was revolutionary but it’s just an engraved plate, ink, later and a weight on a lever.
I’m confident I could make a printing press without plans having seen one. I’m not confident I could design an accurate watch.
I might manage a pendulum clock. Just. But that’s far less useful.