Salon.com has an interesting article that casts a spotlight on a rather old notion: should authors have patrons? Back in Ye Olden Days of Yore, authors were commissioned by rich nobles and aristocrats to pen their works. Not so any more. Today, authors must eek a living from the few...
SF Signal has create an interactive guide to NPR’s top 100 list of science fiction and fantasy books. They have create a beautiful flowchart and a pretty nifty interactive web app. The flowchart is good to download and print out (if you have a 52″ x 40″ printer), and the...
The oldest still-running steam-powered horseless carriage is now at auction for some $2 million (which translates to an astounding $85,000 in 1880’s US currency). Behold, the 1884 de Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout! The steam runabout participated in the world’s first automobile race, and although it won the...
It turns out that Netflix is actually run by a drunk orangutang. Instead of doing something sane, such as expanding their streaming library or adding new services like music, the CEO recently announced that they are complete splitting the DVD rental business into new company stupidly called Qwikster (pronounced a...
In my previous post I mentioned some of the highlights of Dragon*Con and also covered the Dragon*Con Parade, but as promised, I now give you a pile of photos of steampunk people, gizmos, and gadgetry from Dragon*Con 2011. The steampunk presence at Dragon*Con 2011 was even bigger than in years...
I had a great time this year at Dragon*Con 2011. In my previous post I mentioned some of the highlights of Dragon*Con, but in this post I’m just going to zip through some great pictures I managed to take of the annual Dragon*Con parade. It was pretty fantastic seeing all...
I have just returned from Dragon*Con 2011, and it was pretty fantastic as usual. I’m going to make some more posts about it over the next few days, but for right now you can just enjoy a few random pictures.
And this is why Android phones will always be that much more awesome than those pearly white iPhone. Oh, yeah! Now that’s cyberpunk!
I recently stumbled upon this “Future Timeline” on the geek web comic XKCD, which appears to highlight future events from 2012 to 2101 ascertained by serendipitous Google searches for relevant key words. Click the image to see the full timeline, or follow this link. What I find particularly interesting is...
Jason Heuser has created some truly epic “what if” concept art for (the best way to describe it) “Epic Presidents” — some with a nice steampunk flare to boot. Check it out (all pictures link to his deviantART gallery). (George Washington: Zombie Hunter) (Andrew Jackson: Alien Slayer) (F.D.R.: Battle for...
