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Great Stop-Motion Animation

stop motionWestern Spaghetti [via Make]

Death Star Canteloupe

death starHow to make a Death Star Melon [Make]

Home Automation Interface

home automation Danny Mavromatis appears to be nearing a launch of his sweet-looking home automation software.

S&W To Issue DC vs Heller Commemorative Pistol

gunEach of the plaintiffs in the 2nd amendment case to receive a Model 442 Special.

Vintage Italian Straw Pork Pie

pork pie hat
Nice Italian hat on eBay - 7 1/4.

Media Blackout?


Hmm… Not even John Stewart will have this best-selling former Los Angeles District Attorney on to talk about his book.

Mr. Jalopy on NPR

mr jalopy
NPR’s Day to Day interviews Alpha maker Mr. Jalopy on giant iPods, the Maker’s Bill of Rights, and more.

Chimp Mask Sneak Peek

POTA chimpMatt Sotis just sent me this picture of the newly completed POTA chimp mask that I commissioned. Full post to come upon completion of costume.

How to Play Marbles

Just like it sounds.

WTF?

obama I know a few Obama campaign donors who are starting to feel a little Buyer’s Remorse over Obama’s breaking of his campaign pledge on FISA. [image credit]

Have You Lost Your Marbles?

marblesDon’t worry, you can buy them back at Grandpa Marbles Homepage.

Shock Doctrine

naomi KleinThe always lucid Naomi Klein talks to Tavis Smiley about her new book, Shock Doctrine.

Awesome Soviet Rover

roverDinosaurs and Robots points out that you can buy this fantastic Soviet space rover toy/model/prototype on ebay.

Cocopunk Petanque

petanque
Apparently in Fiji they play a cocopunk version of petanque. What’s that you say? you don’t even play regular petanque yet? You will my friend, you will.

Antique Boule

petanque Petanque boules were once handmade by pounding nails into a wooden ball.

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The Fast Approaching Future of 1953

robotic worker

Robot Workman Assembled in 90 Days

To the astute futurists of 1953 it had already become clear that the future of manufacturing would soon involve highly automated mechanized assembly plants. These plants would be populated by robotic workers who would arrive at the factory right on schedule every day, without hangovers, place their robotic lunchboxes in their lockers in the break room, punch the clock and walk over to the tool rack, grab their soldering irons and get right to work.

At 5:00, they would get in their cars and return to the suburbs, where they would spend the evening with their robotic families.

space helmets

The near future was also going to involve a whole lot of space travel. Space play was a fun and essential part of preparing the young for their careers as astronauts, and there were plenty of cool youth helmets to choose from.

2 Responses to “The Fast Approaching Future of 1953”


  1. Phill Says:

    Ooooh, the official Captain Video helmet! Those are awesome. Why didn’t they have those when I was a kid? (Ok, they probably did, but why didn’t I have one?)

  2. Tintin Says:

    Hey Fink,

    Check out the new Scientific & Industrial store at Amazon:

    Scientific & Industrial

    Something for everyone who loves to tinker.

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