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Almost skeletal remains of an old steam locomotive sits at the end of a line of similar machines, in the Train Cemetery, Uyuni. I get the impression a lot of the removable parts had been taken over time by souvenir hunters and folks decorating their nearby by B&Bs or Hostels, our place apparently had a variety of metal work from here.
From here:
www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/bolivia01.htm
It looks like the old loco is either:
756 (FCAB 333) or 751 (FCAB 334) 4-6-2 Henschel Built in 1914.
Silver Efex Pro2
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A very old machine, but it looks clean and waiting to be fed at any moment. Yarn spools on the top and the yarn already spun below.
These War Machine figures are no longer in my possession!
This was another commission and I thought I would share!
Hope you like them.
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The Penguincubator appeared in London in 1937. Conceived by Allen Lane, the founder of Penguin Books, the Penguincubator dispensed classic literature in paperback form for about the same price as a pack of cigarettes.
Sir Allen may have succeeded in changing English reading habits, but the Penguincubator had little to do with it. Specifically, it was never manufactured in sufficient quantity to make an impact on the market.
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In June 1947, Popular Science featured an early book vending machine called the Book-O-Mat which offered a selection of 50 books published by Pocket Books, any one of which could be purchased for a quarter.
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In the early 1950s Avon Books created the VendAvon, a coin-operated book vending machine, found in airports, hospitals, and ferry terminals. Avon installed 210 machines, each containing 24 of the latest Avon titles, across several states.
Check out this modern one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeVf23w79zs
The Biblio-Mat is a random book dispenser built by Craig Small for The Monkey's Paw, an idiosyncratic antiquarian bookshop in Toronto. Biblio-Mat books, which vary widely in size and subject matter, cost two dollars. The machine was conceived as an artful alternative to the ubiquitous and often ignored discount sidewalk bin. When a customer puts coins into it, the Biblio-Mat dramatically whirrs and vibrates as the machine is set in motion. The ring of an old telephone bell enhances the thrill when the customer's mystery book is delivered with a satisfying clunk into the receptacle below.
Camera: James Cooper
Editor: Nick Goso
Coding: Dan Donaldson
Man the future ain't lookin' so hot... I broke out the old Time Machine and hit the random button and wound up here... The words "whoa!" don't quite describe it. Must've missed the 80's by and over-shot of about 60 years...
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Whats%20Lost%20Spirits/82/...
Bombo Quarry | Kiama | NSW | Australia
The conditions were awesome this morning at Bombo, the swell was big and the tide was high and we were very close to the action, which was pretty sweet. I have no idea were all the clouds were hiding tho, yet again.
I have got a few different shots with the wave action, I might upload later.
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This is my mod of the Mystery Machine. I think LEGO did a great job with the set but I wanted the van to be able to fit all of the gang.
In the Time Before the Flux Capacitor
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Before the DeLorean, there was this vintage time machine. Consequently, I am posting this three days from now. Stationary and handheld lights used. It's more fun than AI-generated images. Photographed while Tim Little and I were teaching a night photography workshop at Nelson Ghost Town in Nevada.
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(Plate 4473) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. April 2025.
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A Hawkwind classic (imo) from my younger days.
It flies
Sideways through time
It's an electric line
To your zodiac sign
I've got a silver machine
I've got a silver machine
I've got a silver machine
It flies out of a dream
It's antiseptically clean
You're gonna know where I've been
... selfie de Francis, luchando contra la tendinitis!!! ... los hombres lobo ya no son lo que eran!!! ... LOL!!!
... selfie of Francis, fighting againt tendinitis!!! ... werewolves are not what they used!!! ... LOL!!!
... salud, buenas luces y muchas gracias por el buen rollo, las estrellas rosas... y la paciencia!!! ... XOXOX!!!
... health, good lights and thanks so much for the good vibes, the pink stars ... and the patience!!! ... XOXOX!!!
... Series: "Alter Ego"
... Music: "Man Machine" by Kraftwerk .......................................................... enjoy it!!!!
Excavator and drilling rig at sunset. Making new road between Arendal and Tvedestrand in Norway. 7 million m3 of solid rock to be relocated!
The water motion in this reminds me of a washing machine. When I was a kid I remember being mesmerized by my grandparents front loading washing machine. At home we had a top loader, so it was something new and interesting when I was little.
My Flickr Pro Account expired today. When I went to look at my stats for today I got an ad page, so I went to renew my account for another year. Overall I've been pretty happy with Flickr, so I clicked through to renew my 1-year subscription and eventually got to the end of the process and was presented with this:
"You are about to subscribe to the Yahoo! service listed above. You will be charged the total due, on an auto-renew basis, for each term as shown above, until you cancel."
As a consumer I find this kind of policy offensive. It's a tactic used by second rate companies to collect recurring subscription fees even after a customer stops using the service. Some people find automatic renewal to be convenient, but for them there has always been an option to enroll in auto-renewal. This policy change was enough to get me to take a step back and reassess what I get from Flickr, and how it compares with other sites.
The best feature Flickr Pro offers has no competitive alternative that I know of, and that is unlimited storage of full resolution photos. This is the single feature that has convinced me to renew, at least for now. At some point I am planning to build a gallery with a service like Zenfolio, or Smugmug, or one of the other similar options. Once I do, this Flickr feature will become much less important.
The other feature Flickr has that I enjoy is their groups, but since Google+ added communities I find it to be almost as good. I still think Flickr's groups are better, especially with the way photos are added, but communities are close enough, and the activity and engagement from Google+ communities is actually much better than Flickr.
My Flickr presence had about a 1 year head start on my Google+ presence, so the group I interact with on Flickr was initially much larger. Now that I've spent time on Google+ I've found that my personal community is growing many times faster than on Flickr. It's also much easier to find active relevant and interesting discussions on Google+.
Flickr has Explore, which is a huge opportunity for exposure that doesn't really exist on Google+, and only kind of exists on 500px (if you can get to the front page). The problem is, despite having improved my photography (in my opinion), and definitely increased the engagement I get on the photos I post, the last time I had a photo in explore was March of 2012 (13 months ago). Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to complain about this, and I understand it's a complex algorithm that accounts for many different factors, but if I never have a photo reach explore, it's not a relevant feature to consider when I'm deciding whether or not to continue using Flickr, or renew my Flickr Pro.
The last feature Flickr Pro offers that I do really enjoy is stats. I like to see where my photo views come from. As far as I know, nothing like this exists on other social networks.
Ultimately, I renewed my Flickr Pro for 3 months (instead of the 1-year I was originally planning) and immediately canceled it so it won't auto-renew. In 3 months, I'll reassess my Flickr use, but for now, I'll continue on. But Flickr, I want you to know I'm not happy with your policy changes, and your competition is evolving much faster than you, so our days together may be numbered.
This is my take on the Back to the Future DeLorean time machine. I wanted to make it as accurate to the movie as possible including the lightning rod, Mr. Fusion, etc. as well as being able to hold figures.
Another thing I really wanted to do was to put transparent bricks in all of the windows, because most MOCs just leave the windows empty. I also decided to include opening doors, despite the fact that they're pretty fragile.
This is actually the second time I have built this vehicle. The old one was extremely disproportionate, so I decided to have another go. I'm much happier with it this time around.
Some lines to contemplate about them, not to consider right or wrong, but just to ponder if you wish:
"Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation...tooting, howling, screeching, booming, crashing, whistling, grinding, and trilling bolster his ego. His anxiety subsides. His inhuman void spreads monstrously like a gray vegetation." ~Jean Arp
Have a most beautiful week