Dead Media Beat: Soviet office machines still in operation

*Man, those are gorgeous. Via the atompunk list ([email protected]).

http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2010/08/05/ancestors-of-modern-copiers-still-alive/

*If you're into non-mediated techno oddities, I'd recommend following @dieselpunks on Twitter. As you can see, they're going after their diesel schtick with hammer and tongs.

http://www.dieselpunks.org/

The Colossus - A WWI era superheavy tank from Germany: http://ning.it/bCnX6J

Miskatonic Mondays - Supernatural Horror in Literature #Lovecraft: http://ning.it/95BGyS

20 Rules for Writing Detective Stories by S.S. Van Dine: http://ning.it/9Aq5ln

Charlie Chaplin in Shoulder Arms (1918) on Dieselpunks: http://ning.it/9XqRm5

Knights of the Air - The British Army's Bristol Boxkite (1910): http://ning.it/aEpHc4