Idiots! Here Comes Book Burning
America's entire science-fiction history is full of stories warning of a dystopian future where books are outlawed, art is destroyed, and the punishment for reading poetry is death. Who thought…
From the archives
2009
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StinkPump Comic?
It's a SteamPunk, SteamPump, StinkPunk, some kind of comic or graphic novel... Anyways, this guy's trying his hand at making himself a SteamPunk style comic. The website [is GONE] shows…
How About a Nice Game of Chess?
Greetings Professor... This is cool no matter who you are. Nice chess set with vacuum tubes that apparently light up when they are placed into the sockets on the board…
Nixie Clock with GPS Accuracy
This is just plain cool no matter who you are. I love Nixie tubes. There's no shortage of retro clocks using those gorgeous nixie tubes, but this one's different. It…
Homemade Rail-Gun
Impressive... Take a handful of fat capacitors (probably 500uF to 800uF each) and hook them up to an electromagnetic coil; make a stylish weapon. Now, the typical muzzle velocity of…
Communist Heathens!
I was right! As warned in my previous post, the Russian's are proudly gearing up their Soviet attitudes, as evidenced in this year's Victory Day parade. This Soviet veteran (along…
Want to Blog SteamPunk?
I'm open to allowing someone "special" to blog with me. And by "special", I don't mean that you're the Marine who rode the short-tank... Spend thousands of man-hours tearing your…
New Full Trailer for 9
A more in-depth look at the upcoming must-see movie. If 9 is unfamiliar to you, check my original post.
The Website is Down
As an IT professional, this is just the funniest thing ever. Best of all, it's all true... Yeah, it's a little old-school, but still completely relevant.
Exponential Times
Fantastic video on the progression of information technology. Example: It is estimated that a week's worth of the New Your Times contains more information than a person was likely to…