khaosworks: (Doctor Me)
2008-05-09 10:42 am
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Not the spawn of Satan

An article (by way of [livejournal.com profile] mdlbear) highlighting steampunk culture. As usual, the media are really late to the game. What I found incredibly amusing was the comparison of it to "the menacing spirit of goth" and the assurance that steampunks "are not the spawn of Satan".

Sure they are. But an ELECTRIC Satan.

NYT: Steampunk Moves Between Two Worlds )
khaosworks: (Rocket)
2007-06-09 08:54 pm

What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years

By way of the Paleo-Future blog.

"What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years", by John Elfreth Watkins, Jr., a piece in the Ladies' Home Journal of December, 1900. It's an interesting read just to see how many things he did get right, like wireless telephones, home delivery of meals, broadcast television, colour photography, and even MRI technology.
khaosworks: (Scratch Fury)
2007-04-08 12:15 pm
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A World of Difference (Engines)

This has been doing the rounds, and [livejournal.com profile] terriblebeast brought it to my attention some time ago, but I haven't had time to get around to propagating it, so it may be old news to some.

It goes without saying that I WANT this.

Picture of drool-worthy keyboard under the cut )

More amazingly awesome cool stuff from The Steampunk Workshop.