EffortlessOps@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前If you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?message-squaremessage-square170linkfedilinkarrow-up1156arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1149arrow-down1message-squareIf you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?EffortlessOps@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square170linkfedilinkfile-text
If you were sent back to the roman era and could only bring a backpack of goods. What would you bring?
minus-squarestarman2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前Damn, now I’m wondering if my decision to bring plans for a printing press is actually less useful than accurate timekeeping
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前Accurate timekeeping means you can navigate the deep ocean without hugging the coast.
minus-squareDdCno1@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前People were doing that long before there were clocks that worked on ships.
minus-squareRoss_audio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前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.
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.