Those fabulous Japanese have raised the bar for the laptop technology... again. Not only is this model made out of wood (plus a bunch of original 1930's typewriter parts), but guess what - it actually works, and has all the hi-tech features that you'd expect from a respectable laptop.
Couple of USB ports, Ethernet, wireless, DVD drive, etc. Who cares that you can not see the wiring? You can also smell the wood! What's more, this electronic marvel is being produced by the ornamental iron works company (see other "heavy metal" examples here)
On the original site of this Japanese "iron works" company, we also catch a glimpse of another (bigger) desktop computer (and the whole steampunk office decor surrounding it, complete with an office chair!):
Continuing in this steampunk'd computer note (on a tip from one of the comments below), here is The ElectriClerk, made in America - a retro-futuristic case mod, inspired by Terry Gilliam' Brazil and Lovecraft's Cthulhu props -
Incredibly stupid, maybe, but not as stupid as the teenager who tried to play Russian Roulette with an automatic pistol - he did get a Darwin award. I don't think anyone can top that.
Great Blog by the way. One of the best I've ever seen.
"Everyone knows that Japanese live on their own time. Their culture is alternatively more fast-paced and intense than the rest of the western world (like in urban areas), or more relaxed and introspective (like a Japanese garden)."
You have never lived in Japan have you? Take it from someone who has had a decade of living in-country and two decades of Japanese language and culture, you need to update your knowledge of the country beyond comics, anime and samurai movies. Try DOGS AND DEMONS.
Soon, Rachel, soon. All pregnancies seem to last forever (as if I would know). However, you should go post even a short entry on that blog to add to the "bloated bloggosity of the bloggosphere"
... I remember now that tsunami was after the explosion of Krakatoa, and it may be the same ship; nobody ever moved that one- nobody had the money or the will to do it. Krakatoa killed more people than the tsunami in 2004, if I recall correctly. first the explosion and then tsunamis that just kept on coming.
It could not be the Aral Sea, even if it does look like some other pics from there. The surrounding geography is not a sea bottom, and besides - the valley the ship is in is a so called V valley, carved out by a river over long periodes of time. if it isnt photoshopped i'd guess it is some king of former great river somwhere in asia/old ussr that is being depleted.
The opening of story should bring the characters alive for the readers. The absolute master, at least in English, of the opening was Dickens. His second best opening, clearly achieving the goal, was _David Copperfield_: "I am born."
But, by far the best, is the opening to _A Christmas Carol_: "Marley was dead, to begin with." Now how is that for bringing your characters alive?
A collection of interesting articles, photos and links. Blog is being updated very often but as it's only been going for a couple of months... Overall I thought the blog was very good with a nice range of subject. I've bookmarked it for a proper read later on!
Excellent blog and thanks for the opportunity to share my thoughts here. I am putting together a collection of photos and information on Citroen and so far I managed to cover some of the models, such as the Citroen Traction Avant, Citroen Dyane or the extravagant Citroen C3 Pluriel. I hope you’ll find the website to be interesting, in case you want to pay it a visit.
That fish car is mega ridiculous. Only a very silly genius would ACTUALLY build it instead of discarding the idea after a chuckle. I want one. Thanks for the laugh.
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Coolest damn laptop ever -
reminds me of parts of Myst
Warning: don't close it.
Reminds me of something that would come out of Metropolis (both the 1927 flick, and the animated flick).
/wants one
C++?.. pfft... My apps are written in morse code.
OK, I wanna show this to a ten year old, and say something like Now Sonny, when I was your age...
That is freaking awesome...it even looks like it has a morse code button on the side
Yeah, but have you seen the Electriclerk?
rubberpaw, thanks for this...
I made an update above.
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