Inspirational: the next (quasi)Victorian fad is...

[tnjrp]

...dogpunk!
http://io9.com/5973402/forget-steam-some-victorian-era-machines-were-powered-by-dogs

[The_Beast]

...dogpunk!
http://io9.com/5973402/forget-steam-some-victorian-era-machines-were-powered-by-dogs

I was aware of dog treadles for many uses, but unaware of a whole breed for the purpose.

Don't think we'll be seeing a new genre, but a dog-powered computational engine certains needs doing! As if a cavy could handle the load. Pish-tosh! 

Doug

[tnjrp]

Sure, Paolo Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl is termed a "biopunk science fiction novel" today but it will hailed as a precursor to dogpunk