Category: Archaeology

Not On The Wall XIX

It is yet another discarded artefact. A National Panasonic, Matsushita FM/AM Radio Cassette Recorder – RQ-544SD from the late 70’s or the early 80’s. It is fully functional* and looks brand new. Please see: Not On The Wall Series * Actually the cassette recorder motor seems to have seized. It is easily replaceable, I just… Continue reading Not On The Wall XIX

D’où Je Viens XLIX

Same town, it is unbelievable close to the city centre – it is pure country side and home to one of the (still) tallest buildings in this fair town of mine Stockholm. It is not pictured. The Kaknäs tower is a telecommunications tower located at Ladugårdsgärdet in Stockholm, Sweden. The tower is a major hub… Continue reading D’où Je Viens XLIX

Svart Kaffe

It was a small café: called Svart Kaffe (it literally means Black Coffee). It was the business for coffee and sandwiches, it was the drum’n’bass central coffee shop in Stockholm, Sweden. My personal favourite lasted for hours… – Do you take milk? – No, thank you. It’s got to be black. ATM ©1998

Not On The Wall XIV

Yet a discarded object. It’s a fully functional Asus K55VD laptop (it booted/started and there was actually an active guest account so I could log in) although the charger was missing and the touchpad was broken (I fixed it). It’s cleaned up and running. Salvage from guarenteed destruction. I simply love the machines. Please see:… Continue reading Not On The Wall XIV

Fully Charged

The charger malfunctioned… – How is that even possible? – It is not. Either it’s a short-circuit or it is by default. – Was it a short-circuit? – No, not in my opinion (everything else is working just fine; computer, battery and the rest of the grid, that would be my apartment’s entire electrical system).… Continue reading Fully Charged