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I got that memo the first time I saw the pyramids. The engineers were technologically inferior, but new their craft and were smart.
by venomsnake 12y ago
I got that memo the first time I saw the pyramids. The engineers were technologically inferior, but new their craft and were smart.
- agumonkey 12y agoHere goes our technofetishistic era.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoAnd knew their craft to the extent that is rarely seen today. When you only have few poor tools with which you work your whole life, and want to do big things, you end up knowing those tools as well as methods from inside out. Depth vs. breadth.
- marcosdumay 12y agoIt was probably also rare to see it back them. We have examples of what, a few dozen of those super engineers in a timespan of several centuries.
- venomsnake 12y agoYou need to match a genius with resources. And ... with the amount of bloodshed - we don't know what is lost.
- oneweekwonder 12y agoFriend recently shared a short story with me, THE ROAD NOT TAKEN - Harry Turtledove[1] and what you said reminded me of it. [1]: http://pastebin.com/aJQfubrK http://pastebin.com/aJQfubrK
- TeMPOraL 12y agoI read that story, it's amazing; one of my favourite short stories ever. Which reminded me of another related story, Superiority, by Arthur C. Clarke[0]. From what I heard, it's actually a required reading at Westpoint. [0] - http://www.mayofamily.com/RLM/txt_Clarke_Superiority.html http://www.mayofamily.com/RLM/txt_Clarke_Superiority.html