Greetings from the 18th Century! I am a historian who stumbled via Google on a mangled version

[Nimajneb Nilknarf]

of something that my favorite American founding father wrote on a thread here on Democratic Underground. Mr. Franklin himself must have rolled over in his grave at the twisting of his words, so I am acting as his proxy, awakened suddenly in the 21st Century where technology has advanced greatly but people have changed very little.

Mr. Franklin himself indulged in shameless plagiarism, frequently quoted people without attribution, and made subtle changes to peoples' writings and utterances for the purpose of creating satire.

I was drawn in by the ongoing discussions related to freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and transparency in government.

This seems to be a good source of thoughtful reading material.

[bananas]

1. So you're like a time traveler?

Welcome to DU!

[Ptah]

2. What ever became of nilknarF nimajneB?

[Nimajneb Nilknarf]

3. I've never heard of him.

That is an odd spelling, however.

[Jasana]

4. Hi and Welcome!

I hope you enjoy your time here.

"I was drawn in by the ongoing discussions related to freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and transparency in government."

We sure need more of that!

[hunter]

5. Please tell us who invented calculus...

Thanks!

[Nimajneb Nilknarf]

6. Ah, the "beans vs. no beans in chili" of mathematics history questions

I'm going to say that both Isaac Newton and Gottfried Liebniz deserve credit for it, although they arrived at the same place by independent paths.