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Disentangling Facts From Fantasy In the World of Edison and Tesla

Posted by timothy on from the not-about-the-slash-fiction dept.

dsinc writes "Forbes' Alex Knapp writes about the Tesla idolatry and confusing his genius for godhood: 'Tesla wasn't an ignored god-hero. Thomas Edison wasn't the devil. They were both brilliant, strong-willed men who helped build our modern world. They both did great things and awful things. They were both brilliantly right about some things and just as brilliantly wrong about others. They had foibles, quirks, passions, misunderstandings and moments of wonder.'"

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  1. Re:Irrefutable fact by pla · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    There is no argument. Kirk is obviously the superior one. All who claim otherwise are simply deluded.

    But how do we feel about Archer vs. Janeway?

    And does "greater than" in this case mean better, or worse in the sense that both sucked so much as to wrap around to cult-good?

  2. Re:Douche bag by Chrisq · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Actually, anyone who electrocutes animals *is* a douchebag.

    And anyone who slits their throats without stunning them is a double douchebag.