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Steampunk Mac with a vintage typewriter for a keyboard

proteus — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:43:59 +0000

This beautiful Mac rig uses outfits a classic Macintosh with a well-done aesthetic overhaul and a keyboard pulled from an antique Remington typewriter. Truly a thing of beauty!

Image courtesy of Dvice

See a little more detail at Dvice.

Why we care about SOPA and PIPA

proteus — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:02:55 +0000

Being “the lighter side of Steampunk”, we generally shy away from all matters political. But SOPA (a bill that’s been “shelved” for now), and it’s equivalent PIPA, are directly relevant to us — because if either of them pass, we might not be able to exist.

In short, these bills would put the onus on Brass Goggles to check every single site we link to in order to be sure they don’t have any material that infringes copyright on them. If we fail, we could be taken offline in the US, even though we don’t host any of the material ourselves. This is not something we have the capability to do – our volunteer staff is hard-working, but there’s no way we could check every single link.

If PIPA passes, it’s likely only a matter of time before our beloved blog and forum are taken offline.

If you care about this site, too, please:

If you live in the US, contact your Senators about PIPA and your Representative about SOPA. You can use the link in the black bar at the top of the blog and forum to find them. Phone calls are best!
If you live outside the US, contact your State Department. Telling them that these bills will affect you negatively can lead to international pressure; and it will send the message that such legislation wouldn’t be desirable in your country either.

Skeleton pens to make you swoon

proteus — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:00:46 +0000

Montblanc has a series of very rare Skeleton pens, and while they aren’t strictly steampunk, they certainly tickle all the right fancies to feel at home in a steampunk wardrobe. Now all I need is to scrape up the $90,000 it takes to own one…

Photo by Montblanc Pen Lover

[via rare pens]

This is the droid we’re looking for

proteus — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:02:01 +0000

Artist ameobabloke created a lovely “antique R2D2″ droid:

Image courtesy of Amoebabloke

[via technabob]

Do we have competition? :)

proteus — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:59:16 +0000

Wood Goggles on Etsy

Wired’s Steampunk Home Makeover

proteus — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:58:57 +0000

Wired has a pretty cool overview of a nice home makeover in the Steampunk style. It seems quite well thought-out:

Photo courtesy of Wired Magazine

[via reddit]

Robotic Edition of Huck Finn Launch Party! (free booze and robot art)

s.sprocket — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:22:43 +0000

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Who speaks for dead 19th century authors? Diani, Devine, and Steampunks do! In a horrible twist of events, the publishing company that currently has the rights to publish Huck Finn, decided to replace the N-word with “Slave”. This is Literary Graffiti, and to change a word that was placed there by purpose to make people ask questions goes against the spirit of History.

Mark Twain was a humorist however, and so Diani & Devine think that if he were alive today, he would fight this butchering of his story with comedy. So using the logic of the book butchers they shall replace the offensive word “slave” with a more pleasing one, “ROBOT”. (Click more to get details to the launch party)

Huckleberry Finn [Robotic Edition] is a complete work of remixed speculative fiction which tells the classic tale with Jim replaced by Robot Jim. Its my opinion that this is the very spirit of Steampunk and as such, I am highly interested in attending the book’s launch party. If you’re in the Los Angeles, CA area, perhaps you are as well.

They ask that you RSVP on their Facebook Page.

You can buy a copy of the book on their website.

their press release is below:

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Robotic Edition] Book Launch Party

Diani & Devine present an evening of Bluegrass, whiskey, and classic literature altered to include robots featuring LIVE MUSIC from The Dustbowl Cavliers, FREE COCKTAILS courtesy of Big Bottom Whiskey, robot art from Day of the Robot, and Luna the World’s First Personal Robot! Special Appearance by The Wien Truck!

FREE!

Huckleberry Finn was a boy with no home. Jim was a runaway robot in search of freedom. Together they embarked upon the adventure of a lifetime.

Mark Twain’s classic text has been a lightning rod for controversy since its first publication in the late nineteenth century, and has consistently been one of the most banned books in schools and libraries across the United States. In an effort to fight the censorship of this iconic piece of literature, editors Gabriel Diani and Etta Devine have removed every instance of the word “n-word” and replaced it with the word “robot.” Complete and unabridged (except for bits here and there), with E.W. Kemble’s original illustrations painstakingly altered by artist Denise Devine to include robots, this bold new edition makes Twain’s timeless work accessible to a whole new generation of readers … without being bogged down by what he wanted to say about racism.

Just Glue Some Gears On It (And Call It Steampunk)

HAC — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:07:39 +0000

Classic!

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Steampunk Christmas Ideas: Tesla Vinyl Figure

s.sprocket — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:36:57 +0000

This handsome fellow is a 3 inch vinyl replica of the man who literally invented the Modern Age, second only to Charles Babbage and but one step above Isambard Kingdom Brunel in my book. Nikola Tesla deserves a place of honor in a Steampunk Home. He runs $6.45 which isn’t a bad price.

As for a brief review on him. I only have two complaints. 1. Why is he only 3 inches tall? I would love for this to be about 6 to 7 inches tall. 2. Why is this not a lamp! His glowing ball of Florescent light should be spewing it’s Alternating Current of Justice to illuminate my desk!

Find him here: At Neato Shop

Steampunk Christmas Ideas: Lance T. Miller’s Steampunk Playing Cards.

s.sprocket — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:00:24 +0000

Looking for some Last minute Steampunk gift ideas? A Kickstarter Project Has these beauteous playing cards. They are over 100% funded and will be closing in 4 days. So if you enjoy the design you’ll need to act fast to jump on this project. You’ll need to support the project with at least $20.00 USD to get one white deck and one black deck. The lower tiers only offer you a discount in buying the decks.

Expect to see more Steampunk Gift ideas as we get closer to Christmas!