Steampunk

[Brian Olewnick]

Discuss.

[jesus marion joseph]

If doctors had advised Abe Lincoln that he could end the Civil War by grafting a Gatlin gun to his right arm, he would've volunteered for the operation on the spot.

[Root Doctor]

I read a piece about steampunk recently (NY Observer, maybe?). It seemed a little too cute for me.

[Brian Olewnick]

There's some NY/London video hook-up going on (on the Brooklyn docks in NYC) gussied up in steempunk fashion, so it's getting some press lately.



My major association with the term is the William Gibson/Bruce Sterling novel, The Difference Engine, which was a bit interesting.

Otherwise, I just enjoyed the Lincoln image.

[Root Doctor]

It seems like the phenomenon owes something to early '70s SF, like Philip Jose Farmer's stuff and Harry Harrison's "A Transatlantic Tunnel Hurrah."

[clinthopson]

Huh?

I'm so far out of the loop I can't even find it.

[tippy]

Me too, clint. But I like the SF caterpillar on the docks. The picture of H.Abe is very disturbing. As if the guy didn't have enough problems.