• @[email protected]
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    3110 months ago

    I like the idea that time machines are like phones in that you need a receiver to pick up the signal. A consequence is that you can only travel back to the time that the machine was turned on.

    • Nailbar
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      4210 months ago

      Imagine building the first receiver, and immediately have 20 people spawn within the same space

      • @Pantless_Paladin
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        2010 months ago

        More like 2 million inconsiderate time tourists comming to gawk at the first reciver…

      • @[email protected]
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        310 months ago

        Wow, I did not expect to find a fellow Ted Chiang enjoyer. The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate is one of my favorite.

        • @meliaesc
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          210 months ago

          You’re in the science meme community of Lemmy, lots of niche folks here