After the jump a few of the Vernesque machines from the workshops of Les Machines de l’île Nantes:
The (English language) website for this fantastic project is located here.
Rufus F.
Rufus is a likeable curmudgeon. He has a PhD in History, sang for a decade in a punk band, and recently moved to NYC after nearly two decades in Canada. He wrote the book "The Paris Bureau" from Dio Press (2021).
Thanks to your generosity, we were able to upgrade our service plan. Hopefully this will help us address some of our performance issues.
Devcat is done with rearranging local software extensions. If anyone notices any problems, say so :^)
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This. Is. Awesome.Report
It is. I actually stumbled into it while doing research in Nantes. It’s a wonderful use of those old warehouses.Report
It’s like everything I love about steam punk come to life.Report
I wonder if they tour- I know they’ve brought some of them to Japan, where they were well-loved. If they ever come to the states, I’ll post something here.Report