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Mark Twain, illuminated

From a 1895 article called Tesla's Osillator and Other Inventions, a photo of Mark Twain with one of Tesla's marvelous contraptions.

Twain in Tesla's lab

By Jason Kottke  •  Nov 3, 2009  •  marktwain   nikolatesla   this is a metaphor for something

Overloaded truck

Speaking of, here's another good one:

It's full of people. People!

Took me awhile to realize that truck is carrying more than just baggage.

By Jason Kottke  •  Oct 30, 2009  •  this is a metaphor for something

On their way

This is a good image to formalize a new kottke.org tag: this is a metaphor for something.

Donkey Car

(via shorpy)

By Jason Kottke  •  Oct 30, 2009  •  this is a metaphor for something

Another photo analogy

Inspired by the photo I posted the other day about the state of the Web, a reader sent me this photo summing up how he currently feels about software development as an industry.

Bassboat

By Jason Kottke  •  Mar 20, 2002  •  this is a metaphor for something

How I feel about the Web

This photo sums up how I feel about the Web right now.

By Jason Kottke  •  Mar 18, 2002  •  this is a metaphor for something

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