Comments on: Steampunk R2-D2 tee (steampunk! steampunk! steampunk!) http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: helion http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202754 helion Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202754 I want one, desperately. The link doesn't work anymore, any pointers? I want one, desperately. The link doesn’t work anymore, any pointers?

]]> By: Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202244 Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202244 Jeffrey @12: Last year, was that? Dan @24: Welcome! We've been plagued by a recurrent unfunny comedy skit in which people who could just as well scroll past steampunk stories if they don't like them will instead take the time to click on the permalink, read the comment thread, and post comments about how terminally bored they are by steampunk. We make fun of them. CATFOTFIC is short for Complaining About The Flavor Of The Free Ice Cream. There's also a drinking game. Geo the Moose @25: Granted, 1939 is late. But if you go for the date of Waterhouse's reported collection of a single pelt, said to have been displayed in the British Museum (to get pleasantly speculative about it), you can push it back by a full century. Jeffrey @12: Last year, was that?

Dan @24: Welcome! We’ve been plagued by a recurrent unfunny comedy skit in which people who could just as well scroll past steampunk stories if they don’t like them will instead take the time to click on the permalink, read the comment thread, and post comments about how terminally bored they are by steampunk. We make fun of them. CATFOTFIC is short for Complaining About The Flavor Of The Free Ice Cream. There’s also a drinking game.

Geo the Moose @25: Granted, 1939 is late. But if you go for the date of Waterhouse’s reported collection of a single pelt, said to have been displayed in the British Museum (to get pleasantly speculative about it), you can push it back by a full century.

]]> By: cinemajay http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-201990 cinemajay Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-201990 Tweet-punk? Tweet-punk?

]]> By: xyzzy http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-201992 xyzzy Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-201992 Cld StmPnk b fnlly vr nw pls? t sd t b frsh nd fnny fr bt scnd fv yrs g, bt pls ppl, gt rl. ll ths tm nd nrgy wstd n th sm ld brng styl... Cld StmPnk b fnlly vr nw pls? t sd t b frsh nd fnny fr bt scnd fv yrs g, bt pls ppl, gt rl. ll ths tm nd nrgy wstd n th sm ld brng styl…

]]> By: Cory Doctorow http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-201994 Cory Doctorow Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-201994 What's that, Xyzzy? You want MORE STEAMPUNK? Well, if you insist! I'll be sure to post LOTS OF STEAMPUNK EVERY SINGLE DAY JUST FOR YOU! STEAMPUNK! STEAMPUNK! STEAMPUNK! What’s that, Xyzzy? You want MORE STEAMPUNK? Well, if you insist! I’ll be sure to post LOTS OF STEAMPUNK EVERY SINGLE DAY JUST FOR YOU!

STEAMPUNK!

STEAMPUNK!

STEAMPUNK!

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202250 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202250 has anyone built a model of Pratchett's Hex computer yet? has anyone built a model of Pratchett’s Hex computer yet?

]]> By: buddy66 http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202508 buddy66 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202508 Man, that birdcage is a very clever image. Somebody should make a real one, live canary and all. The funniest thing I've seen all month. Man, that birdcage is a very clever image. Somebody should make a real one, live canary and all. The funniest thing I’ve seen all month.

]]> By: Precarious Loaf http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-201997 Precarious Loaf Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-201997 @#3 Did you see the "Cory Doctorow" imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.. but was probably meant to mock.. but actually is excellent promotion IMHO, in the comments of The AVCLUB articles? It is cute. Getting a little old, but cute. @#3 Did you see the “Cory Doctorow” imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.. but was probably meant to mock.. but actually is excellent promotion IMHO, in the comments of The AVCLUB articles?

It is cute. Getting a little old, but cute.

]]> By: ROSSINDETROIT http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202002 ROSSINDETROIT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202002 @2: IDCSESU (I think) so DRIIINK! @2:
IDCSESU (I think)
so
DRIIINK!

]]> By: Xopher http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202516 Xopher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202516 SCAM, if it weren't that your initials make it clear that you're pulling our collective leg, I'd tell you that parody is a) Fair Use and b) copyrightable. But you don't actually need to be told that, do you? SCAM, if it weren’t that your initials make it clear that you’re pulling our collective leg, I’d tell you that parody is a) Fair Use and b) copyrightable.

But you don’t actually need to be told that, do you?

]]> By: ablestmage http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-203540 ablestmage Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203540 @ S-C Austin Mayor: This is a very curious trend, indeed -- it is oft-employed by avatar and icon makers in Livejournal groups that focus on user-made art. Conditional upon using the avatar or icon, the artist often deems that he/she MUST be credited as having made it -- despite the fact that the art in the avatar/etc is celebrity photography not taken by them. Very peculiar. @ S-C Austin Mayor:

This is a very curious trend, indeed — it is oft-employed by avatar and icon makers in Livejournal groups that focus on user-made art. Conditional upon using the avatar or icon, the artist often deems that he/she MUST be credited as having made it — despite the fact that the art in the avatar/etc is celebrity photography not taken by them. Very peculiar.

]]> By: tikistitch http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202262 tikistitch Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202262 Hiya! Um, the link seems to be down? Hiya! Um, the link seems to be down?

]]> By: Drhaggis http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202021 Drhaggis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202021 I love steampunk. Can we expect the next book from Cory to be a brass plated Victorian never-was? I love steampunk. Can we expect the next book from Cory to be a brass plated Victorian never-was?

]]> By: Bonnie http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202281 Bonnie Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202281 It's about time R2-D2 give someone the bird! It’s about time R2-D2 give someone the bird!

]]> By: Remez http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202034 Remez Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202034 I've loved that Mark Twain "Punch, brothers, punch with care/punch in the presence of the passenjare!" story since I was a kid. Now I'm not going to get it out of my head all day! I’ve loved that Mark Twain “Punch, brothers, punch with care/punch in the presence of the passenjare!” story since I was a kid. Now I’m not going to get it out of my head all day!

]]> By: Glossolalia Black http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202035 Glossolalia Black Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202035 That's actually quite a fetching idea for a bird cage! I bet that comes next... That’s actually quite a fetching idea for a bird cage! I bet that comes next…

]]> By: veffekt http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202547 veffekt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202547 Someone needs some attention and a hug. Someone needs some attention and a hug.

]]> By: k386 http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202071 k386 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202071 No! I'd finaly had that rhyme expunged from my mind! It took 4 months of solid effort... BLAST! No! I’d finaly had that rhyme expunged from my mind! It took 4 months of solid effort…
BLAST!

]]> By: Haldor http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202074 Haldor Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202074 So that's what Kenny Baker looks like... So that’s what Kenny Baker looks like…

]]> By: MazingerBreakfast http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202086 MazingerBreakfast Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202086 Yh, t's dd nw thnk w cn stp btng t wth stck. Yh,
t’s dd nw
thnk w cn stp btng t wth stck.

]]> By: Xopher http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-204391 Xopher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-204391 SCAM: Oh, now I see what you're saying. Yeah. But while creating a parody is fair use, just copying the image and putting it on a t-shirt would not be. I'm not big on IP law, but ISTM that there's a not-unreasonable, not-hypocritical mindset there. SCAM: Oh, now I see what you’re saying. Yeah. But while creating a parody is fair use, just copying the image and putting it on a t-shirt would not be. I’m not big on IP law, but ISTM that there’s a not-unreasonable, not-hypocritical mindset there.

]]> By: eustace http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202871 eustace Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202871 Another must have t. Keep up the steampunk, Cory. STEAMPUNK STEAMPUNK STEAMPUNK.... Another must have t. Keep up the steampunk, Cory. STEAMPUNK STEAMPUNK STEAMPUNK….

]]> By: Jeffrey McManus http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202104 Jeffrey McManus Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202104 I like most of the steampunk, but I also liked Ren Faire too -- bck whn ws n sxth grd. I like most of the steampunk, but I also liked Ren Faire too — bck whn ws n sxth grd.

]]> By: Drhaggis http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202109 Drhaggis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202109 @11 - Are you saying Steampunk is old-hat? Too true. :) @11 – Are you saying Steampunk is old-hat? Too true. :)

]]> By: mojo_jojo http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202112 mojo_jojo Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202112 tis french provincial, or i shall consume my beaver pelt chapeau! tis french provincial, or i shall consume my beaver pelt chapeau!

]]> By: dculberson http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202114 dculberson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202114 Cory, I love your steampunk mantra to drive off the grumpies. Please keep it up. Maybe it'll purge a few xyzzy's. (Shame he has a pretty good user name. Or is that had?) Cory, I love your steampunk mantra to drive off the grumpies. Please keep it up. Maybe it’ll purge a few xyzzy’s. (Shame he has a pretty good user name. Or is that had?)

]]> By: Xopher http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202121 Xopher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202121 Steampunk! Steampunk! I thought that chant came from a Homer Price story. It's Mark Twain? (Homer Price isn't Mark Twain, is it? That would be really embarrassing!) Steampunk! Punks of steam! Steamy punks! Steampunk steampunk steampunk! Out, CATFOTFICs, out! Steampunk drives you out! Steampunk! Steampunk!

I thought that chant came from a Homer Price story. It’s Mark Twain? (Homer Price isn’t Mark Twain, is it? That would be really embarrassing!)

Steampunk! Punks of steam! Steamy punks! Steampunk steampunk steampunk!

Out, CATFOTFICs, out! Steampunk drives you out!

]]> By: Xopher http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202633 Xopher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202633 Honestly, John. Space after a comma. Who taught you to type? Honestly, John. Space after a comma. Who taught you to type?

]]> By: ROSSINDETROIT http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-202125 ROSSINDETROIT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-202125 @11 - CATFOTFICS: "IDCSESU" Drinx! @11 –
CATFOTFICS:
“IDCSESU”

Drinx!

]]> By: Xopher http://boingboing.net/2008/06/03/steampunk-r2d2-tee-s.html#comment-203410 Xopher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-203410 How so? The picture at the top of this page is fair use as well; I'd be surprised if the artist objected. If I use something in a legal way, I should not object to someone else using my work in a legal way. If I write a paper and include many properly attributed quotes, I won't object to someone quoting my paper with proper attribution. I WILL object to their copying my paper and submitting it under their own name. <i>Abusus non tollit usum.</i> How so? The picture at the top of this page is fair use as well; I’d be surprised if the artist objected.

If I use something in a legal way, I should not object to someone else using my work in a legal way. If I write a paper and include many properly attributed quotes, I won’t object to someone quoting my paper with proper attribution. I WILL object to their copying my paper and submitting it under their own name.

Abusus non tollit usum.

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