#the big dig

[clickbaitcowboy]

Goodneighbor Pictures presents: THE BIG DIG starring the one and only, Sole Survivor!

finished product from today's NINE hour stream <3 it was well worth it

#avery #sole survivor #fallout 4 #maccready #rj maccready #mel #bobbi no nose #the big dig #u think u could sit thru a nine hour stream? welcome to the salty spitoon how tough are ya #welcome back averyyyyy

[jcwdrawskinda]

Here's some background character appreciation of Sheffield! (Flickering gif version below)

#flashing #epilepsy warning #eye strain #fallout 4 #fo4 #fallout #fallout fanart #fallout companions #my art #sole survivor #sheffield #nick valentine #piper wright #mel #sonya #looping gif #animation #nuka cola #quantum cola #the big dig #neon

[vilevilescorpio]

"Nilanjana Sikdar thought she had discovered some ancient pottery, but it turned out to be the remains of an alien spacecraft. And Carlos found a Russian submarine beneath one of the dunes and muttered “another one of these things” while rolling his eyes.

All of these are nice enough discoveries. Any museum would be content to have these objects to add to their collections of squid legs, UFO wreckage, and desert submersibles, but nothing about these findings is unique."

Episode 238 - The Big Dig

#welcome to night vale #spoiler #wtnv spoilers #wtnv #The Big Dig

[galwednesday]

This week's deep dive rec is the Big Dig podcast produced by GBH News and hosted by Ian Coss:

There is a cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure — whether it’s high-speed rail or off-shore wind — it feels like this country can’t build big things anymore. No one project embodies that cynicism quite like Boston’s Big Dig. Infamous for its ever-increasing price tag, this massive highway tunneling effort became a symbol of waste and corruption. Yet the project delivered on its promise to transform the city. So how did the narrative go so horribly wrong? And what lessons can the Big Dig offer for the ambitious projects of today?

Similarly to other history podcasts I've recced, this brings a lot of context through reporting and oral histories to a project I was aware of generally, but didn't have a lot of details about. I'm always interested in how cities are put together, and what transportation infrastructure projects get built is a huge factor in shaping how and where people live.

#wednesday deep dives #the big dig #let's just pretend I didn't skip last week due to forgetting what day it was until it was thursday #the second part of this vague ''how cities are put together'' theme is a book I'll hopefully finish and rec for next week

[late-nite-scholar]

Falloutober Days 29 & 30- Hades and Darkness Into Light

Hey, everybody. Had a little bit of an idea for Hades, and I didn’t finish it last night so I managed to sneak Darkness Into Light in as well. It’s Hawke and Hancock, first heading out from Goodneigbor together after the Big Dig. At this point, Hancock is still trying to figure Hawke out, and by the end of this, he’s got a pretty good idea. Also featuring Hawke's sniper rifle, mentioned by name. Prompts by @falloutober

Length- about 1300 words

Warnings- language, I guess? Also, canon-typical violence

(Here’s a screenshot I just took in Sanctuary Hills because I couldn’t find one I liked in my stash)

***

“What the fuck, John?”

Hancock winced. Fahrenheit only gave him the first name treatment when she was pissed. His hand paused, hovering over the few things he’d been shoving into his bag. He could practically feel her stare boring through him and when he turned, he saw he was right. 

“Explain.” She demanded, leaving no room to argue.

He shrugged. “It’s like I said out there. I’m gettin’ too comfortable. That business with Bobbi made me realize that. I gotta get back out there for a little while, get sharp again.” 

Fahrenheit crossed her arms. “Bullshit, John. You’re going with that Vault Dweller. You’ve been watching her since she got here.”

“I offered to go with her, yeah. She’s lookin’ for her kid. Seems like a good way to see some action. And I gotta do this. I can’t let myself turn into the same kind of shit politician as everywhere else.”

“Don’t lie to me. You’re looking for action, all right. If you’re leaving to take up with someone else, you could at least have the balls to say it to my face.”

He blanched. Stuffing the last few things into his bag, he tossed it over his shoulder. “You wanted to cool things off, not me. And I ain’t planning on nothing like that. Help take care of the city, I’ll be back in a little while.”

Fahrenheit didn’t say anything else, which was almost worse. Enough at least to make Hancock light out of there like his ass was on fire. And almost run smack into the Vault Dweller. Fahrenheit had given him the death glare, this one gave him a bright smile. 

“You all ready to go, Mister Mayor?”

“Hancock, ma’am. Just Hancock.”

“All right. Then I’m just Hawke. No ‘ma’am’ stuff.”

“Deal.”

He chuckled. This one surprised him. He’d expected someone fresh out of a Vault to be soft, to have no idea how to navigate the outside world. But this one was smart, and tough. She wore a long scar across her face like a trophy, yet she’d talked down Bobbi No-Nose and ended things clean after realizing what she was up to. It was enough that Hancock was still trying to figure her out. 

He was doing just that when she piped up. They’d left Goodneighbor behind, heading west over the broken remains of a road. “I appreciate you coming with me. I didn’t really expect the mayor himself to do so.”

“Gotta let the people run things for a while. It’ll be good for them. And me. Maybe not for you, though. You gotta put up with this mug now.” He laughed, sliding that self-deprecation in as easy as breathing. 

He sure didn’t expect the soft way she replied. “I don’t see anything wrong with that.” 

That threw him for a loop. He covered it with a joke. “Are all Vault folks like you?”

She froze for half a second before shrugging. “I don’t know. I’m the only one left. We were cryo-frozen. Over the years, the other pods started to fail. I got lucky somehow, mine defrosted me. Everyone else wasn’t so fortunate.”

“Oh, shit. I’m sorry.” There was definitely more to this woman than he’d realized. 

She shrugged again. “Hey, you didn’t know. And I don’t think it was anything malicious. It was more like it wasn’t expected for us to be frozen that long. But everyone outside died when the bombs fell, and the folks who were taking care of things in the Vault eventually did too. No one to fix things when they start breaking down.” 

She’d said it with nonchalance, but Hancock wasn’t fooled. He knew how to mask hurt with the best of them. But one detail stuck out, and he steered the subject that way. “When the bombs fell? How long were you frozen for, ma’am… I mean, Hawke?”

“Two hundred years. Or so I’m told. I had a house in Sanctuary Hills. It was a nice, new neighborhood back then. The house is still there, I can show it to you sometime.” She chuckled. “I’m sure you think I’m crazy, or that I’m on chems. Claiming to be pre-war.” 

“You ain’t on chems. Not like that, at least. I know all about chems. But with a story like that, I’m more surprised you aren’t on them.”

A wistful, sad smile crossed her face. But it hardened immediately. She pointed outward. “Look.” 

Five raiders blocked the road ahead. They were shoving around a ghoul while a woman and a child cowered on the ground. The thugs were laughing. Hancock couldn’t hear what they were saying, but it didn't matter. Rage filled him, and he racked his shotgun. It would be a sprint, but he could get there quick enough. He hoped.  

“Fuckers.” Hawke muttered beside him. In one smooth motion, she ducked behind the shell of a car, pulling the rifle from her back. He saw now it had a long scope, and the words ‘Death from Afar’ painted on the stock. As he watched, she expertly lined up a shot. Up ahead, a laughing raider’s head suddenly snapped back and he fell to the ground. She pivoted only a fraction and fired again, taking out a second thug. Good Lord, that's the sexiest thing I’ve seen in a long time. The other three broke and ran. 

Hancock’s brain hadn’t quite rebooted when she stood, slinging her rifle back over her shoulder. She gave him an almost embarrassed smile. “My, uh, late husband was military. He insisted I know how to shoot, in case I ever needed to protect myself.” 

Then she was taking off up the road toward the three who were all hugging and comforting each other. Hancock could only follow, still waiting for his brain to catch up and digest all of this information. By the time he got to Hawke’s side again, she was already talking with the family. 

“Thank you!” Tears streamed down the woman’s face as she held the child close. Of the three, she was the only non-ghoul. “I didn’t know what those raiders were going to do!”

“Do you have a home? We could see you get there safely?” Hawke put a hand on her back, rubbing it soothingly. 

The man shook his head. “We’ve been hopping from camp to camp since we got kicked out of Diamond City. No offense, Mr. Mayor, but Goodneighbor’s too rough for raisin’ a kid.”

“Then come to Sanctuary Hills with me. It’s not much, but it’s a safe place. There’s a few folks there, we’ve got a bit of something going.” Hawke offered. 

 This time the man looked down at his family. “Will they accept us? Most places don’t like mixed couples.” 

“They will. And if anyone gives you grief, you tell me and I’ll deal with them personally.”

As the group of them started off down the road again, Hancock watched Hawke talk with the family. He shouldn’t have been surprised at how good she was with the kid, joking and asking about things he liked. She also asked the parents about themselves and just talked to them like they were regular people. In the short time between spotting the raiders and now, Hancock felt like he’d finally gotten a sense of the kind of person Hawke was. 

“Hey, Hancock?” Her voice interrupted his thoughts. She turned a smile on him bright enough to power Diamond City for a week. “You still with us?”

“Course I am,” he grinned back. And at that moment, he knew. He’d be with her as long as they both drew breath. He’d storm the gates of Hades itself if she asked him to. Fahrenheit had accused him of just looking for a piece of ass, but this, this was more than that. This was like coming out of darkness into the light again. And that light was Hawke. Did she feel the same? He doubted it, but he was going to ride this high for as long as he could.   

#falloutober2022 #falloutober #fallout 4 #sole survivor #sole survivor of vault 111 #hancock fallout 4 #sole x hancock #the big dig #goodneighbor #fallout ghoul #writing prompt

[rimurutempest]

EDIT: don't get the wrong idea here, this post was from before the state primaries. i still prefer her over the trumper.

Hey Maura Healey? Quick question What the FUCK are you talking about????????????

#massachusetts #maura healey #Demoncrats #the big dig #perish ma'am

[rastronomicals]

3:14 AM EDT April 15, 2024:

Billy Mahonie - "Manywhere M1" From the album The Big Dig (July 5, 1999)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: British Post-rock

#Billy Mahonie #The Big Dig #Manywhere M1

[chalkrub]

i know he ate a cheese

#my art #pokemon #maushold #pokemon scarvi #scarvi #i named my maushold suds n duds. in my mind the little baby mausholds are actually just made of cloth and the big mausholds knitted them #they're not evil but they go into a dissociative state and commit atrocities #like eating a whole choese #maushold the best pokemon ever made. i think it can digging in the ground for tubers #personally

[hitwiththetmnt]

You hear loud banging from the door

Stuck inside a room? Simple, get a mystic dragon to bust the door down

#who knew the quest for butter could lead to a rescue mission? #no thoughts behind those eyes - just empty as Raph watches Bash literally bash down a door #like a big glowy rescue dog here to dig you out of the snow - expect the snow is a wooden door #tmnt spitfire #spitfire asks #ask box #ask answers #my art #rottmnt #rottmnt raph #art 4 others #tmnt #tmnt au competition

[blogmillymills]

Butts Brow Excavation 16th- 31st July 2022.

Came across this on our Downs walk the other day. Love a bit of local history. The Big Dig project starts this summer by solving Eastbourne s Stone Age secrets. And my first experience of an archaeological dig. Slow. But fascinating!

View On WordPress

#Butts Brow #changing chalk #East Sussex #Eastbourne #Heritage Eastbourne #heritage fund #The Big Dig #Visit Eastbourne

[markscherz]

frogs are my sister's favorite animal, any frogs I should show her?

Might I suggest Frogs With Snoots®

Choerophryne proboscidea [src]

Litoria pinocchio [src]

Pristimantis appendiculatus [src]

Litoria mucro [src]

Megophrys nasuta [src]

Synapturanus danta [src]

Scinax garbei [src]

Rhinoderma darwinii [src]

Hemisus marmoratus [src]

Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis [src]

Rhinella lilyrodriguezae [src]

Triprion petasatus [src]

Hemiphractus proboscideus [src]

Need I go on?

#frogs #frog #snoot #snoots #animals #zoology #biology #wildlife #nature #Big Nose Energy #science #what is the snoot even FOR #like #so many different frogs have evolved snoots #some have clearly done so for defense #and some for digging #but the rest? #what a weird form of camouflage #gosh frogs are so cool #I think very few people #even among professional batrachologists #have a comprehensive overview of just how diverse frogs are #always stunning how often the same kinds of traits have evolved independently #it's like there's a pre-existing set of frog pieces that you can Build a Frog out of #and very few have Shiny Unique pieces #although some have unique combo bonus +2 #hold the phone that is a good idea for a paper right there #please nobody steal that

[art-of-inconsistency]

So obsessed with BigB’s secret task being so different from everyone else’s. It’s so mysterious.

#just dig a big hole… #it’s such a lonely task compared to the others #i’m so intrigued #BigB mcyt #BigB #secret life #secret life fanart #secret life spoilers #slsmp #life smp fanart #bigb fanart #slsmp fanart #life series smp #life series fanart #trafficblr fanart #traffic smp #traffic smp fanart #mcyt #mcyt fanart #traffic fanart #the secret keeper

[daincrediblegg]

Upon reflection. House of Usher feels like to me the catharsis of years of pent up anger at the blorbofication of succession characters. Mike said no you know what they’re all awful people and they should choke. And frankly? I’m with him on that. My genuine biggest complaint about the end of succession was that not enough of those cunts actually died and I’m quite happy with the entirety of the usher family (symbolic of the inherent rot of the american capitalist experiment) eating complete shit over the course of the narrative.

#something something cultural response… yeah you know I can dig that #big brained thoughts happening #THIS was the real succession series finale. to me. thank you mike #god damn but if mike don’t make me think #fall of the house of usher #spoilers #… I guess? they were dead from the start tho I mean

[betweenblackberrybranches]

Saturday mornings

Just the rlgl au guys having a good lazy morning with the blinds half closed!

Also i am taking this opportunity to state clearly that they are not brothers in this au! They are very much in a relationship!! Them being called celestial twins at work is a marketing thing done by Faz. Co because it sounds catchy.

#fnaf sun #fnaf moon #moondrop #sundrop #dca #daycare attendant #rlgl au #my art #these guys have the cutest relationship #also big 'my wife and i saw you feom across the room and dig your vibe' energy towards y/n #these two were literally designed to work well together and when they fell in love faz. co was just like: surprised pikatchu face #like: you two were supposed to get along but not THAT well >:( #anyways faz. co could not seperate them so they are a cuple #depending on which one is funnier y/n either knows or they dont #anyways have soft guys

[tapakah0]

#nonononon #not the angst #I'm not a big fan of angst if it's not a full story that I need to dig in #not happy emotions they don't give me what I need since I'm actually pretty emotionless one person and can't help this fact #EPIC #I MEAN #BATTLE #The moment when it #BOOM #All connects and BOOMS and it makes you breathless #Eats your soul #I'M searching I will find something MMMM I know there must be something quick to fulfill this need

[zellk]

Rough WIPs / doodles for DnD Qalaari ! We haven't started our campaign yet but I’m taking that time to try to figure out how she might look a little ! I’m not quite There™ yet in terms of showing how heavy and massive she is and feels (I really want her to feel like a draft horse... but with horns, because minotaur >:^) ) Her minotaur design is mainly based on 1) her Charr design from GW2 and 2) an animal called a takin ! They’re big & extremely cute goats that live around the Himalayas. I’m playing her as a Path of the Beast Barbarian - but she doesn't like raging so... it’ll be a tug of war between my and my DM to force me to use my full kit in fights >8^D Last picture is a little drawing of her and @ependasketchpad​ ‘s super cool tough lady, Tarja ! They’re taking a bit of a rest and down time so that Qalaa can engrave Tarja’s tusks 😊

#beary sketch #qalaari #qalaa #qalaari croquelune #im so glad i'm digging out my big girl again nowadays #she's so SO dear to my heart... #one day she'll get a girlfriend i promise i'll find that for her LMAO one day #she doesnt get to be happy quite yet tho :^) #blorbo suffering priviledge #can't wait to start our campaign and put her in the fucking emotions blender #because let me tell you guys #my DM has MATERIAL to make her suffer #and knowing him her WILL use it #dnd #dungeons and dragons #minotaur #anthro #dnd art #dnd character #barbarian #dnd barbarian