Happy May 9th: (Soviet) Russian Victory Day!
Welcome back [Soviet] Russia! We missed you... May 9th, 1945 (Victory Day) - the day that Nazi Germany capitulated to the USSR. It became an official Soviet holiday in 1965…
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Horology: Complex Clockwork Writes the Time
Got $342,275 USD to blow on a clock? Look no further than a wind-up clock that writes the time on a piece of paper. Bleeding-edge Swiss watch-maker Jacquet Droz invested…
Flame War: The Modern InterWebs
OMG, this is so funny. I love these College Humor guys, and this parody of Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire" masterfully captures the modern internet. Also, I saw…
Farming by Airship: Autumn Harvest
The Omega7Red website is now officially online. I'm out of still in web development Hell, but now I can blog away about whatever steam-powered, clockwork-wielding, vacuum-tube-based, gun-carrying hottie that I…
Tiny Glowbug Oscilloscope (it’s so cute)
Glowbug is the term given to describe Amateur Radio operators (HAM) and sometimes their equipment because of their fondness for vacuum tube electronics. This cute little toy oscilloscope is completely…
Semi-Mechanical Music Amazement
It's not SteamPunk, but it should be. What this guy did is very extremely cool, right down to the vintage "wait a minute to load" program. Sinclair ZX Spectrum…