lördag 23 mars 2013

Longing for a past that never was


1. Steampunk: A subgenre of speculative fiction, usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. It could be described by the slogan "What the past would look like if the future had happened sooner." It includes fiction with science fiction, fantasy or horror themes.

2. Steampunk: A lifestyle choice, wherein the participants embrace deliberate anachronism and quasi-anachronism as seen in steampunk fiction. Often characterized by modifying one's electronic gadgets to make them look a century out-of-date.

Saxat från Urban Dictionary.

Eller, ett annat sätt att uttrycka det: steampunks love fiddly gears and shiny metal things.