[Williams]

Here's a tip for assessing this story, IF the guy had any shot at building a functioning time machine, the article wouldn't have been 99% about his family history, exposure to racism, and that particularly good sandwich he had back in his teens.

I picture this guy with a basement full of old toasters that somehow figure into his plan.

[fanfan]

I picture this guy with a basement full of old toasters that somehow figure into his plan.

LOL!

Perhaps, but 200 years ago, no one was particularly serious when they spoke or wrote about 'flying' to the moon.

[samm1148]

“I picture this guy with a basement full of old toasters that somehow figure into his plan.”

Toasters are a prime source of parts for the parabolic influctuator.

[gonzo]

"...Here's a tip for assessing this story, IF the guy had any shot at building a functioning time machine, the article wouldn't have been 99% about his family history, exposure to racism, and that particularly good sandwich he had back in his teens.
I picture this guy with a basement full of old toasters that somehow figure into his plan..."

Bingo! The story is about an intelligent black man overcoming evil, whitey, racism.

Some black thugs musta shot a cop again. Gotta get that 'balance' out front first ....................... FRegards

[ohioman]

“Despite his success, the past still intruded in the most horrible ways. Mallett’s first tour of duty was in Biloxi, in the Deep South. There, for the first time in his life, he encountered the soul-destroying racism that had driven his grandparents north 40 years before. “

This part of article makes me sick. I didn’t know Southerners had the ability to destroy someone’s soul.