tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post197460524634484169..comments2024-03-11T07:26:04.670-05:00Comments on Posthuman Blues: Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-20270347633689306712008-09-19T21:36:00.000-05:002008-09-19T21:36:00.000-05:00Justin--I still "need" my daily (or at least semi-...Justin--<BR/><BR/>I still "need" my daily (or at least semi-daily) Boing fix, but I think a great number of their items are silly at best. A few years ago I even wrote a post making fun of BB's unending fascination with all things Super Mario and/or Lego.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-40189333114605695982008-09-19T15:58:00.000-05:002008-09-19T15:58:00.000-05:00You caught me, I'm no longer a fan of Boing Boing,...You caught me, I'm no longer a fan of Boing Boing, but I left that comment when I was feeling a tad cranky. <BR/><BR/>Steampunk fetishism seems so dated to me though (no pun intended). What did Borges say? "Fame is a form of incomprehension, perhaps the worst." I guess I just don't get steampunk's apparent popularity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-61644392756449709362008-09-19T08:14:00.000-05:002008-09-19T08:14:00.000-05:00One of the commenters there mentioned Steampunk be...One of the commenters there mentioned Steampunk being a chick magnet. In my case? He's absolutely right. I love the intricacies of it, even if it doesn't work. I don't know why, but I find it all endlessly fascinating.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101983582935220159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-86819408740272804912008-09-18T22:34:00.000-05:002008-09-18T22:34:00.000-05:00I indeed flirted with a steampunk boycott (althoug...I indeed flirted with a steampunk boycott (although not a Boing Boing boycott, as Justin seems to desire).<BR/><BR/>Henceforth I'll refrain from posting s-punk -- even though *some* of it is interesting.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-60788807360982192682008-09-18T20:56:00.000-05:002008-09-18T20:56:00.000-05:00I support boycotting steampunk. Historical science...I support boycotting steampunk. Historical science fiction should be a genre, not a subculture.Louis Bercelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10125729199827979755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-82374958671599896672008-09-18T01:36:00.000-05:002008-09-18T01:36:00.000-05:00Hey, big surprise, the link went to Boing Boing.Di...Hey, big surprise, the link went to Boing Boing.<BR/><BR/>Didn't you start to boycott Steampunk, or was that just a dream I had?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-4207239831089648822008-09-17T22:48:00.000-05:002008-09-17T22:48:00.000-05:00So, is the actual Bluetooth chip in there? Can a ...So, is the actual Bluetooth chip in there? Can a medieval one be made from marble and gold?Tony F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02536207264140526105noreply@blogger.com