Steampunk keyboard

[rikibeth]

brute_force, you really need to go take a look at THIS.

Wow.

ETA: I didn't realize arden_ranger had it friendslocked.



Jake von Slatt, proprietor of the Steampunk Workshop, made this magnificent keyboard from a 1989 IBM Model M keyboard, cut brass, and antique typewriter keys. He posted his build notes online so you can make one too. Jake is profiled in the new issue of MAKE:, Vol. 09.

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[tamidon.livejournal.com]

what does it lead to, I get a 403

[trowa-barton.livejournal.com]

Wish I can see it.
I don't have permission.

error here as well

[pookiegroupie.livejournal.com]

now i'm intrigued, too!

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[pookiegroupie.livejournal.com]

I googled and found this awesome steampunk laptop - it works!! and this work of art - DIY steampunk keyboard from brazil and a how to build page.

hope that helps. i am drooling even though i complain about my 7.5lb laptop

[noire.livejournal.com]

So beautiful! Now I'm wishing I could have something like it--though at the moment I'm starting to transition away from the desktop to make my new laptop my main machine.

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[goddessvessel.livejournal.com]

Very cool photo did you take it?

I know this comes out of left field I am not trying to freak you out but I think we were at C.S.W. at just about the same time (Small place) I graduated in 84 although I think I dated someone in your year. I was a day student most of the time that I was there although I did live in the Barn for a little while when I was going through that teenage crap with my parents. Boy the 80’s seems like forever ago!!! Do you still know any one from C.S.W.?

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[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

I still see Will Turano occasionally, although as you graduated in '84 you wouldn't have met him, because he was a couple of years behind me. You wouldn't know Josh Mooradian redted either -- until he recently moved to CA, I saw him around once in a while too.

You look familiar... I'll have to go check out your journal.

I didn't take the picture of the keyboard, I saw another of my friends posting about it, and knew someone who NEEDED to see it, so I linked.

I didn't take the picture of myself either. My friend Amanda did, back in August. I like it, although my daughter thinks my eyebrows are too thin.

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[goddessvessel.livejournal.com]

Were you a freshman in 83? I did graduate in 84 so we overlapped a little bit at C.S.W. I lived in the art building most the time working on the looms, Sophie Matisse was a pal where you into dancing or theater? It is possible we had a class together I went back in the 90’s and taught an animation film class at the school it was amazing to see the place as an adult and see the politics between the teachers!!!!
I have to admit that I have not really stayed in touch with anyone from there although I do sometimes hear about folks that have done well, there was an article in the New Yorker about Sophie and her art. It amazes me how LJ or My Space connects you with anyone that is keeping a journal and lists there schools I noticed that you were at Wesleyan university my sister was there till 88 same classes as Dar Williams I dout you new her she was in Russian studies
this was me back in high school,that was 23 or more years ago!!!!

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[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

I was a freshman in '83. I took weaving classes then too, so we might indeed have been in the same one then -- I made a scarf with a pink and silver warp and an iridescent weft, which I loved, and a turquoise and white one in a Fibonacci plaid. I also took basically all my gym credits as dance. I did theater but didn't start with it until sophmore year -- and broke my wrist in a dress rehearsal, and became renowned for my clumsiness to the point where Robin Wood called any notable pratfall "pulling a Riki."

I was in some French classes with Sophie Matisse but she wasn't a close pal.

I was only at Wesleyan for a year, 89-90, and flunked out. Medieval studies. So, no, I wouldn't have known your sister.

Or Dar Williams! (How did I miss that she went to Wesleyan?)


I don't have any pictures of me from 1983 handy.

You do look familiar, even if I can't remember your name!

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[goddessvessel.livejournal.com]

I was really into weaving I won a national scholastic award for a silk and angora shawl I made while I was there I went on to RISD for textiles but got distracted by all my other talents and ended up at Mass art in Boston and got my BFA in film/ performance art of coarse I am now an licensed massage therapist as being an artist dose not pay the bills especially as a signal mom how old is your daughter now?

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[goddessvessel.livejournal.com]

sorry my name is Amanda my madin name was katz

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[goddessvessel.livejournal.com]

I looked at some of your photo gallery you do look very familiar is that your daughter with the blue hair? She is lovely!!! I have a six year old daughter myself she is a spirited one!!! The photos of her blue hair remind me of Dr Spock’s grand daughter who was at C.S.W.( susan?) she might have been in the 85 or class of 86 as I recall she was doing stuff like that to her hair back in the day as they say!! If you want to see my journal I would have to friend you since most of it is friends only

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[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

Susannah Spock and her blue or green crew cuts, yeah!

Mine is eleven now and the current hairstyle is a growing-out pixie cut with the bangs and some of the crown Atomic Red.

Remember JJ Gonson and the black with fuschia bangs?

I had a sneaky strategy -- support my daughter declaring that she was going vegetarian, allow her the funky hair colors, guide her taste in music a little, and maybe she'd discover straight edge and think it was her own idea. It WORKED -- black magic marker X on her hand right now. I WIN.

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[goddessvessel.livejournal.com]

Yes I do remember his bangs!!
Your strategy sounds great I will have to do that with mine!!!!
I remember the dance recitals in the gym with the great lighting!!!! I ended up weaving so much because Robin Wood would never give me more then a one line part in the plays I always got rolls like the old woman in “the good person of Szechwan”
or the mute daughter in a French comedy!!! this shot was taken in the elaphint house therater

boy talking to you sure takes me back well I have to run and get my daughter talk to you later