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voynichs

twilight zone episodes for fallout fans

fallout is in many ways a love letter to mid-century science fiction, the twilight zone alone being a major inspiration. here are some episodes i recommend starting with if you're a fallout fan - some explore reoccurring themes frequently seen in the fallout series, while others are more directly referenced by fallout.

i've omitted twist endings because i recommend going into these knowing as little about them as possible.

please feel free to add any episodes that you think i may have missed.

time enough at last

one of the most famous twilight zone episodes, and definitely one that's had a huge impact on fallout. an avid reader survives nuclear devastation and is delighted that the end of the world has finally given him time to do nothing but read.

the shelter

a nuclear attack warning goes off, and a community of friendly neighbors violently turn on the one family with a bomb shelter.

the old man in the cave

a post apocalyptic town is unquestionably reliant on a mysterious figure in a cave to discern whether or not their food is safe to eat. if you've played honest hearts you may be familiar with story of randall clark, which shares some parallels to this episode.

it's a good life

tranquility lane was heavily inspired by this very famous episode, where a mysteriously omnipotent child has eradicated the entire planet and eternally tortures the family members he's left alive.

third from the sun

two government employees conspire to steal a spaceship and escape to another planet as society inches towards the brink of nuclear war.

one more pallbearer

an eccentric millionaire lures three people who he believes had wronged him in the past into his underground bunker to convince them the world is ending and manipulate them into apologizing to him.

two

the sole survivors of a futuristic war, having fought on opposite sides, meet for the first time in the ruins of a city.

the monsters are due on maple street

another iconic episode, this time a heavy allegory for red scare paranoia in the form of a street-wide blackout that escalates to extraterrestrial hysteria.

mr denton on doosmday

the personification of fate gives a down-on-his-luck man a magical six-shooter that turns him into the fastest gunslinger in the west - with troubling consequences. big iron fans will like this one.

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t4tails

the thing with hazbin hotel is that theyre constantly swearing and making sex jokes so youd think itd be aimed at adults but then the most adult the actual plot gets is "clumsily handled sexual abuse" and "what if lucifer was right" like ok. you think heaven is evil? should we throw a party? should we invite eric kripke

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mias-back-from-the-dead

tbh i think the funniest phenomena that's been happening in the last couple years is "youtuber, having gone too deep into the research hole, has been made an investigative journalist against their will"

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aces-and-anime

Shout out to the guy who wanted to do some fun & silly little reviews but uncovered an illegal gambling operation

(Review 2)

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json-derulo

this guy started out poking fun at australian politicians and ended up investigating the firebombing of his own home, during which he uncovered connections between the same politician he was making fun of + major organized crime

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owldude

imagine you make microwave popcorn and by wild chance every single kernel has the same exact popping point and after like a minute in the microwave the bag instantly fills up with a single earsplitting gunshot noise would that be fucked up or what

#that would be epic
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shepardlives

“I’d kill for you. Please ask me to kill for you.” “No.” Is a top tier ship dynamic no I do not take criticism

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shepardlives

The idea of a person being capable of incredibly immoral acts but held in check but their love of their partner sends me every time

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ii-zi

yes

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joematar

pairs well with this one

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pleasantboatpress

so, you wanted to start bookbinding?

so @princetofbone mentioned on my post for "factory settings" about wanting to know more about the binding style that i used for it. so i thought i might make a post about it.

i was as terrible as i always am for taking in progress shots, but i can link you to the resources i used in order to make my book. i would also like to point out that "factory settings" is my 120th bind, and i have been doing bookbinding as a hobby for just over 3 years now. unfortunately this means some of the methods that i used for that bind aren't particularly beginner friendly, just in terms of the tools and methods i have used, but i would love to point you in the right direction when it comes to resources. i dont say this to sound pretentious which i fear i might come across, just so that youre fully informed. getting into this hobby is fun and rewarding, but it can definitely be intimidating.

with that caveat, heres a list of links and resources that i have used for bookbinding in general, with additional links to methods i used specifically in regards to this bind.

  • ASH's how to make a book document. it gives you a great introduction into typesetting fics (where you format the text of fics to look like a traditionally published books) and then turning them into a case-bound book (the style i used for "factory settings"). it is comprehensive, and explains how to use microsoft word to do your bidding. it was invaluable to me when i was just starting out! currently i use affinity publisher to typeset/format my fics for printing, but i only bought and learned how to use that after i had been binding books for a year and a half. i made some beautiful typesets with word, and some of my close friends use it still and design stuff that i never would be able to in my wildest dreams (basically anything by @no-name-publishing)
  • DAS Bookbinding's Square Back Bradel Binding. a great style to do your first bind in! this method requires, when making the case, to attach the cover board and the spine board to a connecting piece of paper, which makes it so much easier to match the size of the case to the size of the text block (your printed out and sewn fic). using this method is what allowed me to get much more accurately fitting cases, and made me much more confident with the construction of the books i was making. a well-made book is something that is so wonderful to hold in your hands!
  • DAS Bookbinding's Rounded and Backed Cased Book. This is the specific method that i used to create my bind for "factory settings"! even before i could back my books, i found that watching DAS's videos in particular helped me see how books were traditionally made, and i was able to see different tips and tricks about how to make nicer books.
  • Book Edge Trimming Without... i trim the edges of my text block using my finishing press and a chisel i have sharpened using a whetstone and leather strop with buffing compound on it. i follow the method for trimming shown in this video!
  • Made Endpapers. i follow this method for my endpapers, as i used handmade lokta endpapers, and they can be quite thin, but they look beautiful! i used "tipped on" endpapers (where you have your endpaper and then put a thin strip of glue on the edge and attach it to your text block) i used for a very long time before this, but these feel like they are much more stable, as they are sewn with your text block.
  • Edge Sprinkling. this is the method that i used for decorating the edges of my text block. but the principle is basically clamping your text block tight and then sprinkling the edges. i do not believe you need to trim the edges in order to do sprinkles on the edges, and that's what makes it accessible! i personally just use really cheap acrylic paint that i water down and then flick it onto the edges with my thumb and a paint brush.
  • Double-Core Endbands. i sew my own endbands, which i followed this tutorial for. that being said, it's kind of confusing, and this video is a bit easier to follow, but it is a slightly different type of endband.
  • Case decoration. i used my silhouette cameo 4 to cut out my design for "factory settings" in htv (heat transfer vinyl). i also used my cameo 4 to cut out the oval of marbled paper on the front, as i honestly didn't want to try my hand at cutting an oval lol. i also glued some 300 gsm card with an oval cut out of the centre of it onto the cover before covering it with bookcloth, to get a kind of recess on the cover. i then glued the oval of marbled paper onto the top of the recessed area once it was covered with bookcloth, so that it was protected. the images i used were sourced from a mix of rawpixel, canva and pixabay. a more accessible way to get into cover decoration is by painting on a design for your cover as described in @a-gay-old-time's tutorial just here. or even doing paper labels, which look classy imo.
  • physical materials. sourcing these will depend on your country. i am located in australia, and have compiled a list with some other aussie bookbinders of places to buy from. here is a great post describing beginning materials for getting started binding.
  • @renegadepublishing. this tumblr is great! its what got me started bookbinding, and being in the discord has been inspiring, motivating, and honestly just one of the best online experiences i have ever had. it is full of resources, and most people in there are amateur bookbinders, with a couple of professionals thrown in. the discord is 18+, and anyone can join!

i'm sorry this post got so long, but i hope that this has a lot of information for you if you would like to get started bookbinding. its one of the best hobbies ive ever had, and i genuinely believe i will have it for the rest of my life.

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orteil42

it's been incredibly freeing to realize that i'm entitled to never having to come up with anything original ever again because i already made cookie clicker and i can be satisfied with that. sorry this isn't meant to be relatable the rest of y'all still gotta try

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orteil42

"hey orteil you posted a joke but someone else already made that post like a month ago" don't care. popularized a game genre

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