Back in 2003 some speculated whether 'Thomas [was] sending children off the rails' ('...the large number of accidents in the programmes could have a negative influence on children.'). Since then, the levels of fictional railway vehicle-based violence have exploded exponentially (see also Thomas the Really Revolutionary Engine). These little home-grown YouTube remakes are compelling snapshots of early 21st century domestic interiors; watch as plastic trains whirr through wheel-high forests of deep pile carpet and rugs, or chug underneath soft furnishings and occasional tables / more toy trains: Japanese Brio sets / Giant Child Guidance Railroad (via wee wonderfuls) / S.Berliner III's Erector Set Page. The Dinky pages are also wonderful (road signs). S.Berliner III is a 'Consultant in Ultrasonic Processing, Technical and Historical Writer, Oral Historian, Popularizer of Science and Technology, Rail, Auto, Air, Ordnance, and Model Enthusiast, Light-weight Linguist, Lay Minister, and Putative Philosopher'.

D and AD through the ages (via do). We can't do ampersands on this weblog for some reason. Why is that? / Density of homes for sale across the UK, over at estate agent aggregator Nestoria, who note that the 'database corresponds very nicely with UK population density' / the Anatomy of Credit Card Numbers, including the try-it-yourself genius of the Luhn algorithm / a nice bit of marketing: microscopic questionnaire / Dienacht Magazine, 'photography, design and subculture' / future games, undated speculation / One Day on the Internet, at tmn.posted by things at 15:58 / 0 comments