Is it me or do you also perceive so much naivete coming from this Oatmeal guy?

In my humble opinion Tesla was not "bat# insane". Actually, I think the NSA sent information back to the past to ensure he would invent whatever it is that he invented. They must had needed to avert some sort of Grandfather's paradox. Really, to be concerned that NSA knows what you surfed last summer is the quixotesque equivalent of fighting windmills. I doubt they give a #. Perhaps if you were high up in a foreign corporation/government - but at least you'd be worried they were reading your encrypted communication

Maybe you should be worried that using technology they can make you "go nuts". I mean, really nuts, deemed legally insane nuts. But realistically what is the chance of you being a person of interest to them? I'd say you have a better chance of running in trouble with the mob - I heard they use electronic harassment too, theirs is just not state of the art.

All in all it does not matter, as many of you will simply dismiss this post as another crank commentary because Pope Sagan told you time travel shall not be permissible according to the Sacred Laws of The Church of Science. That begs the question, "whose science?"

Even though the "back to the past" scenario would be a darn good explanation for seizing the guy's papers. Not that they don't do that just for the tactical advantage of secret knowledge, but still...