About Austin Sirkin
I'm just a guy who writes about stuff. I love Minecraft and Steampunk!
- Location: Atlanta
- Website: austinsirkin.tumblr.com
Austin Sirkin's Latest Posts
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Curious About Steampunk? Check Out This Required Reading and Viewing List
Forum Thread : Why Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Is NOT Steampunk
I get into conversations about this all the time at conventions when I give panels on Steampunk, so I thought it was time I made this argument in a place where people can read my carefully laid-out thoughts rather than having to listen to me hem and haw and say things like "we ...more
Steamdown:
How I Made My Liquid-Cooled Steampunk Rifle Prop
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8 Tips and Tricks Every Steampunk Writer Should Know
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How Panic! at the Disco's "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" Was Steampunked
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Fill Out Your Steampunk Workshop with These Must-Have Tools of the Trade
"Breaking" News:
How to Crack Simple Combination Locks in Minecraft
How To:
The 3 Best Tripwire Traps in Minecraft (And How to Build Them)
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Create a Steampunk Persona
Forum Thread : How to Recognize a Steampunk
Steampunks don't always walk around wearing their full Steampunk finery, so how can you tell whether someone is a Steampunk or not? Here's a tongue-in-cheek (and yet 100% true!) guide to help you determine whether someone you know is a Steampunk. They may be a Steampunk if... ...more
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Eat for Free at DragonCon 2012
Forum Thread : Welcome to Steampunk Research & Development!
Salutations, Steampunks! Welcome to the newest Steampunk community on the web, Steampunk Research & Development, or Steampunk R&D for short. This online assemblage is based specifically around Steampunk how-to projects, and we're quite possibly the first Steampunk community to ...more
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Send Redstone Signals Both Ways with This Two-Way Repeater
How To:
Make Your Minecart Stations Better Than Ever in Minecraft 1.3
Minecraft Survival Lesson:
Join Us This Saturday for Some Innovative Tripwire Trap Building
How To:
Bend and Shape Trees However You Want in Minecraft
Minecraft Monster Slaying:
How to Shred Hostiles with an Automatic Machine Gun
How To:
Use Water to Transfer Redstone Power in Minecraft
How To:
Switch Between Multiple Outputs with a One-Button Redstone Relay in Minecraft
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Bend and Shape Trees However You Want in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop on Tree Molding
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Harness the Power of BUD Switches to Hide Your Minecraft Machines
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Why Walk When You've Got Pistons? How to Make a Minecraft Travelator
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Use Tripwires to Easily Make Empty Minecarts Come Back to You
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Befriend a New "BUD" in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop
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3 Minecart Station Designs to Get Your Minecraft Railway Rolling
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We're Making a Cake-Powered Autowalk in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop
Sky Metropolis:
Mgabrys's Zeppelin City Takes Home This Week's Staff Choice Award
Advanced Redstone Explained:
Why You Need to Use Monostable Circuits
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Awesome Minecraft-Inspired Animal Art
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Get Your Minecart Railway Rolling in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop
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Breathe Freely Underwater in Minecraft with Glowstone Scaffolding
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Make the Simplest Invisible Door Ever in Minecraft
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Stack Three Pistons in Minecraft and Become King of the World
Minecraft Melodies: How to Recreate the Zelda Secret Chime
How To: Show Your Guests Around in Style with Redstone Guide Lights
News: Advanced Piston Stacking Explained in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop
How To: Make and Use ABBA Switches to Turn Your Redstone Around
How To: Build a Deadly (But Practical) Minecraft Machine Gun
News: It Was Time for Lesnoydude to Win Our Weekly Staff Choice Award
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Cure All Your Ills (Or Give Yourself Some New Ones) with Steampunk Medicine
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Why Are There So Many Airship Pirates in Steampunk?
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The Vatican's Hidden Steampunk Treasure Inside the Sistine Chapel
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Why Is Steampunk Plagued by Plague Doctors?
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Forum Thread:
Steampunk Man Crushed to Death by His Own Gears
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11 yrs ago -
Artist Spotlight:
Frenchy and the Punk Put the "Punk" in Steampunk
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Plastic? Steampunks Don't Use Plastic! But Wait…Victorians Most Certainly Did
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Forum Thread:
Why Is the Steampunk Community So Fractured and Fractious?
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9 yrs ago -
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Why Nikola Tesla's Wireless Power Was Fated to Fail Due to Exploding Airships
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How H.G. Wells and the Bicycle Drove the Evolution of Science Fiction
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A Close Look at the Upcoming Steampunk Web Series "Crypto-Historians"
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The Nuts and Bolts of Steampunk: Using the Right Screws for the Job
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Steampunks and Gun Control:
Is Gun Culture Echoed Within Steampunk?
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1 yr ago -
Steampunk R&D Podcast 06:
Thomas Willeford Behind the Scenes of Steampunk Reality Television
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How To:
Make Practically Anything Steampunk Using Rub 'N Buff Metallic Finish Wax
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How To:
Use Real Steam Power For... Robots?
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Greebling and Kit-Bashing:
The Easy Way to Make Intricate-Looking Steampunk Props
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How To:
The Easiest Way to Paint a Steampunk Nerf Gun (No Disassembly Required)
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Forum Thread:
15 Types of Annoying Steampunks
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7 yrs ago -
News:
The Ultimate Valentine's Day Date Guide for Steampunks
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How To:
The Complete Guide on How to Build a Crystal Radio—Plus How They Work
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How To:
Create a Steampunk Persona
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How To:
Make Buttons Work Like Levers in Minecraft Using a T Flip-Flop
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Redstone Logic Gates:
Mastering the Fundamental Building Blocks for Creating In-Game Machines
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How To:
3 Ways to Lengthen Redstone Pulse Signals with a Simple Pulse Sustainer
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News:
Verticalize Your Minecraft Creations by Transmitting Redstone Power Up and Down
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How To:
Make Practically Anything Steampunk Using Rub 'N Buff Metallic Finish Wax
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How To:
Stack Three Pistons in Minecraft and Become King of the World
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How To:
Terraform Your Minecraft World with Natural-Looking Mountains
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How To:
Adding a Multicultural Touch to Steampunk Without Being an Insensitive Clod
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News:
The 28 Most Popular Steampunk Materials at Your Local Hardware Store
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How To:
Build a Deadly (But Practical) Minecraft Machine Gun
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How To:
Create Your Own Text Adventure Game (No Coding Skills Required)
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How To:
Make and Use ABBA Switches to Turn Your Redstone Around
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News:
Why Is Steampunk Plagued by Plague Doctors?
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Treat Yourself (Or Someone Else) to Steampunk Sex for the Holidays
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How To:
Make the Simplest Invisible Door Ever in Minecraft
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Why Nikola Tesla's Wireless Power Was Fated to Fail Due to Exploding Airships
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How To:
8 Animals That Think They're Steampunk (Plus Tips for Steampunking Your Own Pet)
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Forum Thread:
Why Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Is NOT Steampunk
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7 yrs ago -
News:
Plastic? Steampunks Don't Use Plastic! But Wait…Victorians Most Certainly Did
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How To:
Use Real Steam Power For... Robots?
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Show Gravity Who's Boss in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop
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Swap Levers with Sophisticated "T Flip-Flop" Buttons in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop
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How To:
Make an Invisible, Reusable Trapdoor to Hide Secrets or Char Unsuspecting Cows
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Minecraft Melodies:
How to Recreate the Zelda Secret Chime
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How To:
The Nuts and Bolts of Steampunk: Using the Right Screws for the Job
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Steampunk Spray Painting:
How to Make Almost Anything Look Like Metal
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How To:
Survive and Thrive in the Victorian Era
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How To:
Harness the Power of BUD Switches to Hide Your Minecraft Machines
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Minecraft Monster Slaying:
How to Slice Your Enemies with Deadly Lava Blades
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How To:
So, You're a Steampunk… Now What?
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How To:
Send Redstone Signals Both Ways with This Two-Way Repeater
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Greebling and Kit-Bashing:
The Easy Way to Make Intricate-Looking Steampunk Props
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News:
Which Actor Is the Best Sherlock Holmes?
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Movember Mustaching Tips:
How to Grow, Curl, and Care for a Handlebar
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How To:
Fill Out Your Steampunk Workshop with These Must-Have Tools of the Trade
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Auto Polo:
The Most Steampunk Sport That Isn't Steampunk
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How To:
The Quick and Dirty Beginner's Guide to Steampunk Leatherworking, Part One
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How To:
Make Your Minecart Stations Better Than Ever in Minecraft 1.3
