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Are you obsessed with Sputnik, the Space Race, Googie architecture and radioactive powers for superheroes? Look out, it seems like your fetish is about to get a name: "Atompunk."
According to a mailing list from the Netherlands, Atompunk is devoted to the cultural period (mostly of the United States) of between 1945 to 1965. While the moniker hasn't become a part of our country's vernacular yet (though I'm sure some of you already started using it ages ago), it sounds just annoyingly catchy enough to warrant a New York Times trend piece in about eight years. And the Dutch aren't helping, devoting a festival to it in Amsterdam for September 2009.
First I had to shake off being labeled steampunk because of my love for Jules Verne novels and Victorian-era science... NOW I have to go around convincing people I'm not another type of punk just because I'd totally live in Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion home? Great, Dutch people. Thanks a lot. [Boing boing]
Tagi: buckminster fuller, feth, miker, space race, jules verne, space age, vernacular, moniker, sputnik, new york times, novels, lt, punk, amsterdam, architecture, peoe, netherlands, victorian era, science, love
Posted by on under buckminster fuller, feth, miker, space race, jules verne, space age, vernacular, moniker, sputnik, new york times, novels, lt, punk, amsterdam, architecture, peoe, netherlands, victorian era, science, love |
Are you obsessed with Sputnik, the Space Race, Googie architecture and radioactive powers for superheroes? Look out, it seems like your fetish is about to get a name: "Atompunk."
According to a mailing list from the Netherlands, Atompunk is devoted to the cultural period (mostly of the United States) of between 1945 to 1965. While the moniker hasn't become a part of our country's vernacular yet (though I'm sure some of you already started using it ages ago), it sounds just annoyingly catchy enough to warrant a New York Times trend piece in about eight years. And the Dutch aren't helping, devoting a festival to it in Amsterdam for September 2009.
First I had to shake off being labeled steampunk because of my love for Jules Verne novels and Victorian-era science... NOW I have to go around convincing people I'm not another type of punk just because I'd totally live in Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion home? Great, Dutch people. Thanks a lot. [Boing boing]
Tagi: buckminster fuller, feth, miker, space race, jules verne, space age, vernacular, moniker, sputnik, new york times, novels, lt, punk, amsterdam, architecture, peoe, netherlands, victorian era, science, love
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Insulation is so important to energy efficiency. It is unbelievable the difference it makes to your monthly heating bills if your floors, walls, and ceilings are properly insulated. Not all homes have enough insulation, especially those of us with older homes. What if there was a quick and easy way to insulate you home … [...]
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Posted by on under buckminster fuller, feth, miker, space race, jules verne, space age, vernacular, moniker, sputnik, new york times, novels, lt, punk, amsterdam, architecture, peoe, netherlands, victorian era, science, love |
Are you obsessed with Sputnik, the Space Race, Googie architecture and radioactive powers for superheroes? Look out, it seems like your fetish is about to get a name: "Atompunk."
According to a mailing list from the Netherlands, Atompunk is devoted to the cultural period (mostly of the United States) of between 1945 to 1965. While the moniker hasn't become a part of our country's vernacular yet (though I'm sure some of you already started using it ages ago), it sounds just annoyingly catchy enough to warrant a New York Times trend piece in about eight years. And the Dutch aren't helping, devoting a festival to it in Amsterdam for September 2009.
First I had to shake off being labeled steampunk because of my love for Jules Verne novels and Victorian-era science... NOW I have to go around convincing people I'm not another type of punk just because I'd totally live in Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion home? Great, Dutch people. Thanks a lot. [Boing boing]
Tagi: buckminster fuller, feth, miker, space race, jules verne, space age, vernacular, moniker, sputnik, new york times, novels, lt, punk, amsterdam, architecture, peoe, netherlands, victorian era, science, love
Posted by on under starwood preferred guest, starwood preferred guest program, brith airways, ual corp, united airlines, american airlines, credit card bills, us mint, image dollar, frequent fliers, dollar coins, free massages, amr corp, using credit cards, elite status, mi |
Airmile hackers figured out that they could buy dollar coins (free shipping!) from the US Mint, using credit cards that gave them airmiles for purchases. Then they took the dollar coins straight to the bank and deposited them, paying off the credit card bills before any interest was incurred. The only cost was gas for the bank-runs. The Mint has tried to put a stop to it. I love hanging out in airmile hacker forums -- these folks are insane. My favorite is the British Airways "Lisbon Loop." BA wants to court continental passengers, so trips overseas that originate from continental Europe are much cheaper. BA flight hackers claim that they buy a BA ticket that goes Lisbon-London-NYC-London-Lisbon, and a one-way cheap EasyJet ticket to Lisbon so they can board it. On the way home, they just get off in London, saving a bundle (you can't skip the Lisbon-London leg, or BA will cancel your tickets). Another exploit for BA's desire to woo continental passengers is for Brits to register a PO Box in France and use that as their address for the BA frequent flier club. People who live in continental Europe level up to perks much faster than people in live in Britain. For the cost of an annual PO Box, you can save thousands of pounds on getting into the lounge and getting free massages, meals, etc. One FlyerTalker, identified by his online moniker, Mr. Pickles, claims to have bought $800,000 in coins. He posted pictures of the loot on FlyerTalk. He says his largest single deposit was $70,000 in $1 coins. He used several banks and numerous credit cards. He earned enough miles to put him over two million total at AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, giving him lifetime platinum-elite status -- early availability of upgrades for life and other perks on American and its partners around the world. He also pumped miles into his account at UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and points into his Starwood Preferred Guest program account. Miles for Nothing: How the Government Helped Frequent Fliers Make a Mint (via Kottke) (Image: Dollar Coins "In God We Trust", a Creative Commons Attribution photo from cometstarmoon's photostream) Previously:Pudding guy turns $3k into 1.2MM airmiles and gets tax receipt to ... Mileage Runners hack air travel for maximum miles - Boing Boing Boing Boing: More Air Miles in circulation than dollars Cheap air travel via bulk cheese purchasing - Boing Boing US frequent flier programs deliver less and less - Boing Boing British Airways adds a "fly next to your children" fee - Boing Boing Air Canada: for $35, we'll let you talk to customer-service reps ... Another five-year-old on the no-fly list: meet Sam Adams - Boing Boing...
Tagi: starwood preferred guest, starwood preferred guest program, brith airways, ual corp, united airlines, american airlines, credit card bills, us mint, image dollar, frequent fliers, dollar coins, free massages, amr corp, using credit cards, elite status, mi
