Lanternativa

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Whereas the term mechanic (or industrial, or practical) arts calls to mind men with soiled hands tinkering at workbenches, technology conjures clean, well-educated, white male technicians in control booths watching dials, instrument panels, or computer monitors. [...] This dispassionate word technology, with its synthetic patina, its lack of a physical or sensory referent, [...]

Un sit plin de chesti steampunk, in fapt situl autorului piesei de mai sus, aici.

Fix the watch. Listen to it. Like a symphony, every piece has its part, all coming together in perfect harmony. If you can understand the complexities of a watch you can understand anything - everything: cause, effect; action, reaction. You will understand how to change the future.
(Sylar)