Justin McLachlan
@justinmclachlan.com
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Creator of EOS10. Retired journalist previously seen at @wired and @popsci. Works for tips. He/him.
Every draft you've ever written
www.justinmclachlan.com/git-version-control-for-writers/
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Every Draft You've Ever Written
Creating a version history of your work in the age of generative AI: a writer's guide to using git
https://www.justinmclachlan.com/git-version-control-for-writers/
about 1 month ago
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Wrote this a few years, ago —> free download on my website:
www.justinmclachlan.com/you-a-one-ac...
Lightyears from Earth, aboard a doomed starship, finally says the things he never got to say — to the one person who isn't there to hear them.
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You: a one act play
Lightyears from Earth, aboard a doomed starship, finally says the things he never got to say — to the one person who isn't there to hear them. Free ebook download.
https://www.justinmclachlan.com/you-a-one-act-play-sci-fi-ebook/
about 2 months ago
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Planet M
about 2 months ago
Heroics episodes are coming to Youtube! 101 Origin Story and 102 Publicity Stunt up now :)
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Heroics - YouTube
The Grand League of Avenging American Metahumans struggle to save their failing comic store.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFVDwrGEq5JDwfpnNbfCU2bwuVXrDCXE2
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Court rules Children's Hospital has a process for challenging any "speculative" federal action taken against it
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Children's Colorado must resume care to transgender plaintiffs, state Supreme Court rules by 5-2
The Colorado Supreme Court, by 5-2, ordered Children's Hospital Colorado on Monday to resume providing certain medical services to a group of transgender plaintiffs, which it had ceased in the face of...
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/05/18/childrens-colorado-must-resume-care-to-transgender-plaintiffs-state-supreme-court-rules-by-5-2/
about 2 months ago
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The fired doctors should sue.
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about 2 months ago
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Planet M
about 2 months ago
COSMIC's latest: The Odyssey brings an unexpected object to EOS 10, resulting in concerning and sometimes hilarious results
www.planetm.io/transmission-0015-eos10/
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Transmission #0015
The Odyssey brings an unexpected object to EOS 10, resulting in concerning and sometimes hilarious results
https://www.planetm.io/transmission-0015-eos10/
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Planet M
2 months ago
Galaxy Q #002 is all about our favorite things -- plants + flowers ... the world needs more plants and flower
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Botanicals
Do April showers really bring May flowers? Find out in Galaxy Q #003.
https://www.planetm.io/botanicals/
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Julian Bushoff
2 months ago
‘t Kon minder, Willem Wilmink: ‘Een foto’ & ‘Ben Ali Libi’ Opdat wij nooit vergeten.
#4mei
#dodenherdenking
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More Perfect Union
2 months ago
BREAKING: Congressman Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) is introducing a constitutional amendment to establish term limits for Supreme Court Justices. The ROBE Act would establish 18-year term limits for justices.
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Raider
2 months ago
Downtown LA massive March ✊
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Things are slowly getting back to normal ...
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Transmission #0014
The Captain establishes the Time-Secure Working Group and Chéz Levi Enterprises suffers a coup
https://www.planetm.io/transmission-0014/
2 months ago
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The New York Times
2 months ago
McClatchy, the newspaper chain behind publications including The Miami Herald and The Idaho Statesman, has started to use a new A.I. tool that can summarize articles and spit out different versions. Many of its reporters are now withholding their bylines from articles created by the tool.
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Reporters at McClatchy Withhold Bylines in A.I. Dispute
Journalists at newspapers like The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee are refusing to let the chain use their names on summarized articles generated by a new A.I. tool.
https://nyti.ms/3Qz4Pn7
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Bryan Behar
2 months ago
The face of someone who’s devoted their life to service, science and space exploration needing to listen to some draft-dodging, out-of-shape bozo brag that he easily could’ve been an astronaut.
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Dr. Mar
2 months ago
Two photos. Same room. Same flags. Same astronauts. In one, the President stands with them, smiling, centered, human. In the other, the President sits scowling, rambling, diminished. Four astronauts. Two presidents. And the faces tell you everything.
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Planet M
2 months ago
Slowly getting all of EOS10 uploaded to Youtube — subscribe to the channel here:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCxi...
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EOS 10
EOS10 is an award-winning sci-fi comedy audio drama set aboard an infamous space station at the edge of the universe. Full cast. Original score. Cinematic production. New to audio drama? Start with Ep...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxiAijFIN0h2PHW8_THjJmg
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Kathy Ishizuka
2 months ago
Over 28,000 young people signed on for a Seattle Public Library card, which enables access to e-books even if they don't live in Seattle. The program was started by Brooklyn Public Library to expand service in communities impacted by censorship.
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28K youths got a Seattle library card in campaign against book bans
The program allows youths to receive a free library card to access e-books, even if they don't live in Seattle.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/28k-youths-got-a-seattle-library-card-in-campaign-against-book-bans/
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Planet M
2 months ago
"Ian Malcolm was right — about everything. Hopefully, that’s a lesson we learn faster than John Hammond, because no helicopters are coming to save us."
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Emergence
What happens when all the parts start working together to become something new? Issue #002 of Galaxy Q.
https://www.planetm.io/galaxy-q-emergence/
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Planet M
2 months ago
"When I arrive, the neon sign on the window is glowing, and I go inside. A cowbell on the door clangs, announcing my presence, but the entry is empty. There’s an old leather chair next to the door and I start to take a seat, but Miss Grace emerges."
www.planetm.io/magic/
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Magic
In the inaugural issue of Galaxy Q, we explore the science of fortune telling, that magic of magical words, and the code-breaking skills of Harry Houdini.
https://www.planetm.io/magic/
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Bill Kristol
2 months ago
Those of us in the pro-democracy movement can and should hold both of these positions. 1. We unequivocally reject violence. 2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.
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Keep your sources safe please
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Assume You're Being Watched: A Journalist's Guide to Source Security
Source security is usually an afterthought — until a source gets burned. Here's how to build habits that protect people before that happens.
https://www.justinmclachlan.com/digital-security-source-protection-journalists/
2 months ago
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MIT Press
2 months ago
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Independent bookstores are at the heart of every community, and we’re grateful to work with so many wonderful shops around the world. Thank you for welcoming our authors and books into your community!
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I learned about the EPPM all the way back in grad school, and I don’t think the experimental literature has given it its due.
www.justinmclachlan.com/public-healt...
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Why Public Health Messaging Keeps Failing — And What Might Fix It
I built a mathematical simulation to figure out why public health messaging keeps failing. Here's what it showed.
https://www.justinmclachlan.com/public-health-messaging-keeps-failing-eppm/
2 months ago
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We had a fight over my pop tart
2 months ago
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Futurism
3 months ago
"We bought a lot of champagne, and we invited the entire antimatter community to celebrate with us today."
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Physicists Successfully Deliver First Bottle of CERN Antimatter From the Antimatter Factory
For the first time in history, CERN researchers have transported a vacuum-sealed bottle of antiprotons to a physics lab.
https://trib.al/Y9UWFMa
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This picture is from 17 years ago … before I even lived in LA. Still my favorite ever.
3 months ago
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He’s showing off now this a good sign
almost 3 years ago
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almost 3 years ago
If you’re considering getting into journalism, the best career advice I can give you is that if you learn how to universalize your wealthy editors’ provincial bigotries, you will always have work
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You don’t learn to read menus (or ask questions) until freshman seminar
add a skeleton here at some point
almost 3 years ago
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I’m learning how to write historical drama and aliens keep trying to sneak in
almost 3 years ago
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We’re going to be friends I just know it
almost 3 years ago
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