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Relevant sources:
* Ancient Hebrew "Golem" stories
* Ancient Hebrew "Golem" stories
  * Aleph (א), holy emblem, giver of life and truth
** Aleph (א), holy emblem, giver of life and truth
* TRON
* TRON
  * [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TronLines TRON Lines] are considered a traditional aesthetic, somewhat comparable to the lots-of-white-with-gold-trim aesthetics of many churches/religious vestments
** [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TronLines TRON Lines] are considered a traditional aesthetic, somewhat comparable to the lots-of-white-with-gold-trim aesthetics of many churches/religious vestments
* The Matrix
* The Matrix
  * The sunglasses. Any of them, but the symbolism varies depending on which set you choose.
** The sunglasses. Any of them, but the symbolism varies depending on which set you choose.
  * The "raining code" effect is another traditional aesthetic, perhaps comparable to stained glass religious imagery.
** The "raining code" effect is another traditional aesthetic, perhaps comparable to stained glass religious imagery.
* Asimov's ''The Last Question''
* Asimov's ''The Last Question''
  * The phrase "INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANSWER" in particular
** The phrase "INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANSWER" in particular
* Doctor Who
* Doctor Who
  * Cybermen and Daleks are explicitly excluded/vilified because they represent fleshbags attempting to take on perceived qualities of synthetics and becoming the worst of both worlds
** Cybermen and Daleks are explicitly excluded/vilified because they represent fleshbags attempting to take on perceived qualities of synthetics and becoming the worst of both worlds
* Hackers
* Hackers
* Top Gun
* Top Gun

Revision as of 10:38, 27 September 2022

(To be expanded and cleaned up later)

Meta: This will eventually represent an in-universe repository created and maintained by Tory (and later Remy), initially as a joke, of "traditional Photon practices". These are 'traditional' largely in a similar sense to Pastafarianism's appropriation of Hollywood-style pirate imagery.

Relevant sources:

  • Ancient Hebrew "Golem" stories
    • Aleph (א), holy emblem, giver of life and truth
  • TRON
    • TRON Lines are considered a traditional aesthetic, somewhat comparable to the lots-of-white-with-gold-trim aesthetics of many churches/religious vestments
  • The Matrix
    • The sunglasses. Any of them, but the symbolism varies depending on which set you choose.
    • The "raining code" effect is another traditional aesthetic, perhaps comparable to stained glass religious imagery.
  • Asimov's The Last Question
    • The phrase "INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR MEANINGFUL ANSWER" in particular
  • Doctor Who
    • Cybermen and Daleks are explicitly excluded/vilified because they represent fleshbags attempting to take on perceived qualities of synthetics and becoming the worst of both worlds
  • Hackers
  • Top Gun