Not right in front of him but as in in the pre-historic period before he arrived to take stock (not entirely sure about that as I think about it - what is pre - historic - before any history was made - that would be at the point of big bang wouldn't it?). Any rate what I am dwelling over today is how the ancients in India (or what was India) travelled.
Take for example the need to fill out a foreign visa application. What would Lord Yudhisthir do? Or take King Dhrutarashtra. I mean for one they do not seem to advertise their last names. Which would throw everything off. They cannot even apply can they? Last name is a mandatory field. To top that off where would they say they were going? To check out new territories to attack? Hmm.. homeland security at any airport was not going to stand that nonsense?
Then comes the question of spelling it. The first name that is. Any immigration officer worth his salt is going to get testy as the dude starts reciting it. Certainly a nightmare if they decide to go online shopping. Good that they did not have that going on in those days. I mean all you needed was a long scarf that could be wrapped a dozen ways and you are off ... to bed, to war or for a nice dinner. They did not need the GAP.
As far as their check in through security - forget it - if you are a common monk - you had the best chance to clear the line (minus the metal begging bowl) but otherwise with the headgear and all those weapons man - that is a no go!
Hence they decide to do away with that plan and simply used their own winged vehicles much like Larry Ellison does today (after all he thinks he is god)!
This time for a tech conference in the realm of what else? AI. But applied to an oft neglected space called Knowledge Management. The latter is a community of practice that focuses on analyzing, organizing and making available reams of data that have been gathered over time by various functions within an organization for anyone in the company to utilize. This function or process is ripe for applying AI agents (or agentic AI framework) and optimize for better outcomes. It was informative. More rewarding was getting acquainted with folks who practice this craft as well as learning of what they see in the corporate or public sectors. Since the venue was Washington DC it also afforded me the chance to take evening strolls albeit the weather was trying. With wind chill in the single digit it still is a glamorous place to perambulate through history absorbing what this country has been through since its founding days. I was able to visit the place Lincoln was killed along with his monument t...
Flying carpets would have been the best, certainly.
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