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The pensive way in which he makes these points implies that he's genuinely considering trying to mount an invasion of "the past". Such an invasion would, of course, require inventing a time machine, and could introduce all sorts of potential issues with the space-time continuum (depending on {{w|Time_ travel#Philosophy|how the space-time continuum actually works}}). But [[:Category:Time travel|time travel is hardly unknown in the XKCD universe]], and Black Hat isn't the type to worry about consequences when there's an opportunity to gain some benefit. | The pensive way in which he makes these points implies that he's genuinely considering trying to mount an invasion of "the past". Such an invasion would, of course, require inventing a time machine, and could introduce all sorts of potential issues with the space-time continuum (depending on {{w|Time_ travel#Philosophy|how the space-time continuum actually works}}). But [[:Category:Time travel|time travel is hardly unknown in the XKCD universe]], and Black Hat isn't the type to worry about consequences when there's an opportunity to gain some benefit. | ||
− | This notion has shown up in fiction before. For example, "Mozart in Mirrorshades" is a short story by Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner, which features the use of time travel to exploit earlier eras' natural resources. | + | This notion has shown up in fiction before. For example, "Mozart in Mirrorshades" is a short story by Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner, which features the use of time travel to exploit earlier eras' natural resources. |
The "If history has taught us anything" is usually used to introduce a lesson that the speaker takes to be clear and obvious from history. The title text of this strip subverts that by implying that lessons learned from history can count as military intelligence to use against it. | The "If history has taught us anything" is usually used to introduce a lesson that the speaker takes to be clear and obvious from history. The title text of this strip subverts that by implying that lessons learned from history can count as military intelligence to use against it. | ||
− | The concept of going back to the past to collect resources (or, at least, set up the collection of resources) shows up again in [[2321: Low-Background Metal]] | + | The concept of going back to the past to collect resources (or, at least, set up the collection of resources) shows up again in [[2321: Low-Background Metal]] |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |