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Offline tnjrp

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Re: Inspirational: the next (quasi)Victorian fad is...
« Reply #1 on: 07 January 2013, 01:48:41 PM »
...dogpunk! :P
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!  :D

Doug

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Re: Inspirational: the next (quasi)Victorian fad is...
« Reply #2 on: 07 January 2013, 01:53:01 PM »
Sure, Paolo Bacigalupi's The Windup Girl is termed a "biopunk science fiction novel" today but it will hailed as a precursor to dogpunk o_o

 

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