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 Popular Posts
Minecraft Monster Slaying: How to Slice Your Enemies with Deadly Lava Blades
News: Why Are There So Many Airship Pirates in Steampunk?
News: Plastic? Steampunks Don't Use Plastic! But Wait…Victorians Most Certainly Did
How To: Use Real Steam Power For... Robots?
News: How Victorian Era Gamers Would Have Played Computer Games Using the Analytical Engine
The Time Traveler's Companion: Surviving the Past and Future with Your Kindle
News: Get Steamdrunk with Steampunk... Wine?
How To: Survive and Thrive in the Victorian Era
News: The 26 Best Online Stores for Steampunk Christmas Shopping
News: A Free Steampunk Horror Short Story
How To: Building a Steampunk Hand Cannon, Part 1: How to Make a Wooden Gun Stock
News: The Ultimate Minecraft "Pretty Scary" Update Guide: Everything You Need to Know About 1.4.2
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
How To: Fill Out Your Steampunk Workshop with These Must-Have Tools of the Trade
How To: The 3 Best Tripwire Traps in Minecraft (And How to Build Them)
How To: Bend and Shape Trees However You Want in Minecraft
How To: Use Tripwires to Easily Make Empty Minecarts Come Back to You
News: Advanced Piston Stacking Explained in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop
News: Show Gravity Who's Boss in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop
News: Swap Levers with Sophisticated "T Flip-Flop" Buttons in This Saturday's Minecraft Workshop
News: Cure All Your Ills (Or Give Yourself Some New Ones) with Steampunk Medicine
News: The Vatican's Hidden Steampunk Treasure Inside the Sistine Chapel
Forum Thread : Steampunk Man Crushed to Death by His Own Gears
A young man in the Steampunk scene yesterday was crushed to death by his own gears. His family has requested that his name remain private, but he was known in the Steampunk community as Lord Nigil Cornelius Crankstone IV. According to the police report, no foul play is suspect ...more
Artist Spotlight: Frenchy and the Punk Put the "Punk" in Steampunk
Forum Thread : Why Is the Steampunk Community So Fractured and Fractious?
Many people have been noticing lately that the online Steampunk community has been full of arguments and rifts, especially in light of the recent closing of Steampunk Industrial Revolution. Why is our community so argumentative, and what can we do about it? Before we go any fu ...more
News: How H.G. Wells and the Bicycle Drove the Evolution of Science Fiction
News: A Close Look at the Upcoming Steampunk Web Series "Crypto-Historians"
Steampunks and Gun Control : Is Gun Culture Echoed Within Steampunk?
Most of us are well aware of the gun control debate currently raging in the United States, a debate which reached new heights in the immediate aftermath of the awful tragedy at Sandy Hook. Personally, I'm on the fence about gun control; I've seen good arguments on either side ...more
Steampunk R&D Podcast 06: Thomas Willeford Behind the Scenes of Steampunk Reality Television
Forum Thread : 15 Types of Annoying Steampunks
There are a lot of different types of Steampunks, and I'm not talking about character archetypes like the mad scientist, air pirate, etc. I mean that within the Steampunk community, you find a variety of different people who all seem to fit into categories that we see all the ...more
News: The Ultimate Valentine's Day Date Guide for Steampunks
News: Playing Video Games Is the Most Important Thing You Can Do as a Child
Forum Thread : Is Steampunk Really Going to Become More Popular, or Has It Already Peaked?
As someone who's been actively involved in the Steampunk scene since 2006, I have a different perspective on it than most. For anyone living under a rock, recently IBM said that Steampunk would be a big retail trend between 2013 and 2015. Then Forbes magazine jumped on board, ...more
The Known and Unknown Unknowns: Is All of the History You Know Wrong?
Auto Polo: The Most Steampunk Sport That Isn't Steampunk
Steampunk's Rising Popularity: How to Take Advantage of the Hottest 'New' Trend
How To: Not Be Steampunk
How To: Hey, America—You're Drinking Your Tea Wrong!
News: A Do-It-Yourself Singing Tesla Coil Kit
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News: Cure All Your Ills (Or Give Yourself Some New Ones) with Steampunk Medicine
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News: Why Are There So Many Airship Pirates in Steampunk?
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News: The Vatican's Hidden Steampunk Treasure Inside the Sistine Chapel
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News: Why Is Steampunk Plagued by Plague Doctors?
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Forum Thread: Steampunk Man Crushed to Death by His Own Gears 20 Replies
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Artist Spotlight: Frenchy and the Punk Put the "Punk" in Steampunk
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News: 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? 6 Replies
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News: Why Nikola Tesla's Wireless Power Was Fated to Fail Due to Exploding Airships
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News: How H.G. Wells and the Bicycle Drove the Evolution of Science Fiction
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News: A Close Look at the Upcoming Steampunk Web Series "Crypto-Historians"
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How To: 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? 9 Replies
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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 50 Replies
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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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Redstone Logic Gates: Mastering the Fundamental Building Blocks for Creating In-Game Machines
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News: The 28 Most Popular Steampunk Materials at Your Local Hardware Store
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How To: 3 Ways to Lengthen Redstone Pulse Signals with a Simple Pulse Sustainer
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How To: Steampunk on a Thrift-Store Budget: A Guide to Successful Thrifting
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Steampunk Spray Painting: How to Make Almost Anything Look Like Metal
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News: Why Is Steampunk Plagued by Plague Doctors?
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News: Why Nikola Tesla's Wireless Power Was Fated to Fail Due to Exploding Airships
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How To: Terraform Your Minecraft World with Natural-Looking Mountains
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How To: Create Your Own Text Adventure Game (No Coding Skills Required)
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How To: Make Practically Anything Steampunk Using Rub 'N Buff Metallic Finish Wax
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Movember Mustaching Tips: How to Grow, Curl, and Care for a Handlebar
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News: Which Actor Is the Best Sherlock Holmes?
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How To: Switch Between Multiple Outputs with a One-Button Redstone Relay in Minecraft
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How To: Steampunk Your Halloween Decorations with These DIY Interlocking Paper Gears
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How To: Send Redstone Signals Both Ways with This Two-Way Repeater
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How To: Hide a Secret Chest Inside of a Block and Keep Thieves Away for Good!
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News: 5 Amazing Tips for Making a Killer Roller Coaster Ride in Minecraft
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News: Verticalize Your Minecraft Creations by Transmitting Redstone Power Up and Down
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How To: Adding a Multicultural Touch to Steampunk Without Being an Insensitive Clod
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How To: Make an Invisible, Reusable Trapdoor to Hide Secrets or Char Unsuspecting Cows
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How To: Make Buttons Work Like Levers in Minecraft Using a T Flip-Flop
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How To: Stack Three Pistons in Minecraft and Become King of the World
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How To: Create a Steampunk Persona
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Minecraft Melodies: How to Recreate the Zelda Secret Chime
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How To: Build a Deadly (But Practical) Minecraft Machine Gun
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How To: Make the Simplest Invisible Door Ever in Minecraft
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How To: The Nuts and Bolts of Steampunk: Using the Right Screws for the Job
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Greebling and Kit-Bashing: The Easy Way to Make Intricate-Looking Steampunk Props
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News: The Alternate History of Steampunk: Rococopunk
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How To: Make and Use ABBA Switches to Turn Your Redstone Around
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Redstone Logic: Control Your Machines from Multiple Switches Using OR and NOR Gates
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How To: The Easiest Way to Paint a Steampunk Nerf Gun (No Disassembly Required)
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News: Treat Yourself (Or Someone Else) to Steampunk Sex for the Holidays
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News: Treat Yourself (Or Someone Else) to Some Steampunk Music This Holiday Season!
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How To: The Quick and Dirty Beginner's Guide to Steampunk Leatherworking, Part One
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How To: So, You're a Steampunk… Now What?
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How To: 8 Animals That Think They're Steampunk (Plus Tips for Steampunking Your Own Pet)
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How To: Make Your Minecart Stations Better Than Ever in Minecraft 1.3
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How To: 3 Minecart Station Designs to Get Your Minecraft Railway Rolling