" OK, I'm sure I had found a site that had all sorts of information on automata, including other pictures of Maelzel's trumpeter, but I can't find the bookmark, or manage to rediscover it. But I seem…"
-
P. Aloysius Regnad
- United States
- Blog Posts (4)
- Discussions (93)
- Events
- Groups (4)
- Photos (1)
- Photo Albums
- Videos
P. Aloysius Regnad's Groups
P. Aloysius Regnad's Discussions
Programming language question
Started Nov 3, 2019 0 Replies 1 Like
OK, so not exactly steampunk, but I've had good results getting answers from other steampunks in the areas of cryptography, botany, and entomology, so I'm giving this a try. For a good 30+…Continue
Steam Powered Machine list...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Captain Jan 11, 2018. 8 Replies 0 Likes
I'm trying to think up a list of steam powered machines that people find interesting, impressive, or fun, to see. There's a reason, but telling it might be a spoiler. Anyway, so far I have: …Continue
Gifts Received
P. Aloysius Regnad has not received any gifts yet
P. Aloysius Regnad's Page
Profile Information
- About you:
- I am paranoid and suspicious by nature. Also terribly lazy. I spend a great deal of time inside my own head. I believe in Truth, Freedom, Justice, and Hope. I sleep a lot, and that lets me dream.
Since 2012 I have managed to type up several stories which take place in a steampunk universe. I suppose that makes me a writer, but I prefer the term "storyteller". I had some of these tales posted on the old steampunk empire site. I'm not certain what to do about them, at this point.
Latest Activity
Steampunk, and Musical Machines
[This was originally a post in a group I had created on the old Steampunk Empire website, dedicated to classical music, and its relationship to steampunk.]- Machines used to play music are nothing new. Carillons have been automated since at least the 17th century, and small music boxes have been around since at least the 18th. By the 19th century, musical machines of many types began to be produced. One of the most famous was the Panharmonicon, invented by Johann Nepomuk Maelzel. …See More
" One of the more interesting things I've discovered, while spending the better part of my days for eight months in a library doing research, is that Henri Giffard invented the steam injector, which was later…"
" OK, here's my article on Wilhelm Reich, restored to visibility. Hopefully it will stay that way.
Oh, an interesting observation I read in one of the books on Reich said that,…"
" Wilhelm Reich , an unlikely candidate. He was born in 1897, in what is now part of the Ukraine, but was then part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, and is probably best known for his contributions to what is now regarded by…"
" Uh, does this entry flash over into blankness for everyone, or just me? (I can see it if I halt the page loading, which means it isn't really gone, so I should be able to restore it to visibility if…"
" Isambard Kingdom Brunel. (1806 - 1859)
It's hard to believe there isn't an entry about him here yet. The man scored #2 in a poll to select the "100 Greatest…"
" Isambard Kindom Brunel. (1806 - 1859)
It's hard to believe there isn't an entry about him here yet. The man scored #2 in a poll to select the "100 Greatest…"
" It looks like "The High Chaparral" has been released in the USA on DVD as of last year, and, consequently, all the episodes once available on the net (in English) are gone. (Season 4 may not be…"
" Wilhelm Reich , an unlikely candidate. He was born in 1897, in what is now part of the Ukraine, but was then part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, and is probably best known for his contributions to what…"
" Wilhelm Reich, an unlikely candidate. He was born in 1897, in what is now part of the Ukraine, but was then part of the Austro-Hungarian empire, and is probably best known for his contributions to what is now…"
Programming language question
OK, so not exactly steampunk, but I've had good results getting answers from other steampunks in the areas of cryptography, botany, and entomology, so I'm giving this a try. For a good 30+ years, I have been completely unable to understand how loops and conditionals work in the C programming language. This is becoming a major issue for me, since more and more modern languages (as used for things like Arduino) use the C conventions. And I am not alone in my problem with this. It…See More
" Wow! Really nice detail on the books and papers in the study. Are the alphabetized volumes a set of encyclopedia, or a huge multi-volume dictionary?"
Wheeler
" Funny. I was just thinking about "monocycles" a few days ago. Another idea that's been around for ages, but never seems to enter the arena of practicality."
P. Aloysius Regnad's Photos
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 2:21am on May 1, 2018,
Carl Jackson said…
Thanks I will check it out!
- At 3:23pm on January 11, 2018,
The Specialist said…
Thank you for the friend add.
P. Aloysius Regnad's Blog
Steampunk, and Musical Machines
Posted on January 7, 2020 at 6:00am 1 Comment 0 Likes
[This was originally a post in a group I had created on the old Steampunk Empire website, dedicated to classical music, and its relationship to steampunk.]
- Machines used to play music are nothing new. Carillons have been automated since at least the 17th century, and small music boxes have been around since at least the 18th. By the 19th century, musical machines of many types began to be produced. One of the most famous was the Panharmonicon, invented by…
ContinueThe CR&A Christmas Special for 1905
Posted on December 16, 2018 at 7:00pm 2 Comments 2 Likes
P. Aloysius Regnad Presents:
- The CR&A Christmas Special for 1905 -
Featuring:
Adele Amaryllis Calloway
P. Aloysius Regnad
Caroline Iolanthe Sprague
Sabeetha
Marie
SCENE I: The radiocomm alcove in CR&A's roverhome. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen", being played by a brass…
ContinueCR&A Christmas Special Preamble
Posted on December 16, 2018 at 5:27pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Since it is seasonally appropriate, I am going to post the CR&A Christmas Special for 1905. It is really meant to be read after finishing Chapter 23, so I'm going to fill in a little information so anyone reading will have some idea of who the characters are, and what's going on. The rest will probably come across as mysterious, but that could be a good thing, since it may make readers curious about CR&A, more of their story, and the universe they live in. Chapter 23…
Another Coincidence from the CR&A Universe
Posted on August 18, 2018 at 12:30am 1 Comment 3 Likes
Note: This is a continuation of blog posts I made on the old Steampunk Empire site, which vanished along with it. They concerned some very strange coincidences surrounding my CR&A (Calloway, Regnad, & Associates) series of stories. Rather than try and recreate those posts, I'm just going to pick up where they left off.
A key event in the formation of the group that becomes CR&A occurs at a world's fair type of event scheduled to begin in May of 1905, in the…
Continue
© 2020 Created by Alexander Baker.
Powered by
