I've started a hardcore LP of the technic pack:
Episodes:
Episode 1: Alligator attack http://youtu.be/sRf4zNIJ000
Episode 2: Industrialization http://youtu.be/73ht6wAN5bc
Episode 3: Quaserthing http://youtu.be/T8OS4llEqVo
Episode 4: The quest for the animated piston http://youtu.be/w9LSAn9EXQA
Episode 5: Headless pigs http://youtu.be/sB_WOORWpdw
Episode 6: Pyramid Scheme http://youtu.be/EZ-ta9Y99pA
Episode 7: The Reboot http://youtu.be/tLcTTFOKElI
Episode 8: Trolled http://youtu.be/W_-zctg1Y-4
Episode 9: (Re) Industrialization http://youtu.be/IcsH5mlcp88
Episode 10: The start of something magical http://youtu.be/vEdunMLk0Mg
Episode 11: ARF http://youtu.be/1C80_rTdQwc
Episode 12: DIAMONDS! http://youtu.be/VafnWlptOXI
Episode 13: The Crucible http://youtu.be/Zqu6ysFWnig
Episode 14: The Barn http://youtu.be/d2AEs7AvYIM
Episode 15: Thaumonomicon http://youtu.be/fn4PHP1PrAA
Episode 16: The Perimeter http://youtu.be/lsnvWnqv3HQ
Episode 17: Netherventures http://youtu.be/vgpU-3PYs0A
Episode 18: Duplication http://youtu.be/6L1m9hXSIUo
Episode 19: Telebooks http://youtu.be/RVecyHVKp1U
Thoughts? Ideas for future?
Huh, I hadn't thought of using books for research, but it makes sense. Oh and the recipe for the animated piston is one of the ones you don't have to research. There's a list of them in the thaumcraft wiki here: http://thaumcraft2.wikispaces.com/D+Raw+Materials
Fuse together a gold ingot, a vaporous crystal and a normal piston in an infuser.