Cyberwalks: Marble road

August 20, 2008

Builded in 1930 for a marble transportation from the mountains to the valley below this almost automatic system still functioning nowadays thanks to the engineering talent of Karl Francini.

Marble road in Laas

Inclined cable railway for marble transportation in Laas

Take an illustrated tour to the Marble road in Laas cause it has strong sense of cyberpunk.

Plate on locomotive in Laas

Plate on locomotive in Laas


What is cyberpunk?

July 24, 2008

Wikipedia says it’s “science fiction genre noted for its focus on “high tech and low life.” It’s true but cyberpunk is not just a fiction genre.

I know guys who has most stylish gadgets but wears socks full of holes. Some peoples spending more time taking cares about rusty cars in garage than about self health. Another ones lives in MMO-worlds with their gorgeous avatars but in real world they rarely cleans their teeth.

Cyberpunk became a documentary genre and now it works like a mirror with flashback effect. All the things described twenty years ago became real and widely spreads in nowadays.