New shrimpy little pachy!

I liked it better when being into crypto meant you wanted to smooch Bigfoot.

Hyperion. I’m reading The Fall of Hyperion now and can’t wait to see what that wacky Shrike does next.

Oh, yes, while plugging projects that feature #freefiction, please head over to www.chainstorycore.com (And if you can like and share/repost, that would be incredibly helpful.)

BREAKING: Gerard, still hot.

Got a fantastic view for My Chemical Romance in Seattle tonight!

Could Tyrannosaurus rex swim like its silver screen equivalent in the new Jurassic World film? The big carnivore was probably able to do the dino doggypaddle, but a big body full of air sacs may have been the reptile more of a "tipsy punter" than a skilled swimmer. I dig in at NatGeo. 🧪

If the return of a certain monster franchise has you thinking about dinosaurs, check out my latest book to get acquainted with the terrible lizards as they really were. 🦖

Last night, I had the privilege of delivering a keynote speech at the Locus awards. You can view the speech and read the full text here. stone-soup.ghost.io/hammer-speech/

I just updated the Workshops and Appearances tab on my website and I realize I'm teaching (online and in person) and traveling A LOT for the rest of the year. Will I see you at an event or teach you in a class? www.swankmotron.com#upcomingappe...

Goddammit. Do Not Comply In Advance We still don't know what the Congressional budget proposal will be. Trump's shittastic budget proposal is not the final word!

Also, no one can take my VHS tapes when a licensing agreement expires or modify their content without my knowledge.

For the last year or so I’ve been slowly rebuilding my physical media library and breaking away from streaming, partly for the vibes but partly because I should be able to watch Scrubs 40 times without some billionaire or some robot knowing about it.

No kings

I recently got invited to a cool shark party in NYC and couldn’t go because I live in WA. Please know that when I respond this way, what I’m really saying is “Please fly me out and put me up. I’ll write something cool about it and I want to come!”

Holy shit these are incredible. I want a giant version of the first one right now please.

I have a new book out tomorrow! If you’ve ever thought to yourself “I wish Riley would teach me a Dinosaurs 101 course,” this one’s for you. 🦕

“You can’t put the genie back in the bottle” You literally can just turn them off.

I cover science news in the reg and in case it wasn’t obvious, every single cool innovation, advancement, or invention comes courtesy of the University of Someplace. You have to do some serious mental gymnastics to think funding university research programs is bad.

Get ‘em People are dying and people will continue to die. The climate crisis is perhaps the biggest fight in the history of our species and we’re throwing all our weapons out the window.

As I understand, this author has written multiple “memoirs” filled fabrications, published as of they were true. Generative “a.i.” might actually be a perfect replacement for him. It’s weird to admit it tho.

I’m not sure what the *right* weather is for packing your entire house into a truck. But 83 and sunny isn’t it. I am become slime

Hot take: feeling bad is not fun

I don’t talk about this publicly very often but having an anxiety disorder SUCKS. Waking up and being unable to move because your whole body is clenched SUCKS. Trying to hold back tears so your kid doesn’t worry SUCKS. And having it happen seemingly at random and being at a loss for what to do sucks

Humanity, about 4 billion years late to the party.

Having just finished my somethingth watch through of Boy Meets World, the ending feels bizarre, despite the excellent “Class Dismissed” final scene. The final two episodes are like 75% clip show, replaying scenes from throughout the series, intercut with occasional fresh scenes.

An open letter highlighting the co-optation of open science language in the latest Executive Order to justify policies that are, in fact, antithetical to open science principles. Read and consider signing with your support. www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...

Imagine if burglars openly complained about how asking for permission to enter victims homes would ‘kill’ the burglary business.

I thought we'd all be using Google until the oceans boil but it's beyond time for a new search engine.

Oh my god, literally shut up, Edmund.

Hi, new followers! If you’re looking for a good read to sink into this weekend, check out my latest. It’s like a series of prehistoric field trips that will change how you see life on Earth. 🌱

Bryan is basically the coolest voice in BattleTech right now and the Fox Patrol stuff is so so good. Robots fighting robots is an age-old genre but Bryan makes it feel fresh. Check it out!

Who am I to argue?

If you too check out the #NeoG, I just might get to write more! Die Hard in Space Queeeeeer 🌈📚 Highly competent sass masters Found family through it all #spaceopera #sciencefiction #booksky

Incredible.

One of the things I always tell folks when they want to dismiss seeing an eagle (given I'm in AK, frequent, lol) it's this: we almost lost eagles, along with so many other large raptors, to DDT. It's taken decades for them to come back. Every eagle you see is a reminder we can choose to do better.

A lot of people focus on the fact that no one fact checked the output before publication, and that matters. But it’s also important to remember that “AI” technology is horribly broken. This is user error but it’s not JUST user error. “AI” doesn’t do what it claims to do.

My new collection of Fox Patrol stories in the BattleTech universe is coming out on Friday! Pre-order a copy now! books2read.com/BattleTechLo... Or a signed copy, along with other BattleTech books and goodies at my author website! www.swankmotron.com/shop Please snag a copy and spread the word!

Stop Forcing A.I. Into Every Fucking Thing!

We’re in the process of moving our family out of Utah for similar reasons and it’s tough! If you’re able to help these folks get to safety, that’d be a pretty cool thing to do. It’s rough out there, and we’re only going to make it together.

Strongly endorse. This book was such a delight to read.

The Utah Humanities Council brought back the Utah Book Award after a long absence and my book BattleTech: Without Question made the short list of 5 Notable Reads in the Speculative Fiction category, making it eligible for the big prize later in the year.

A genderless robot who just wants to watch their shows but has to keep cleaning up other people’s messes is the most relatable character ever written. We are Murderbot.

It took about 5-7 minutes for me to adjust to what the show is and not what I expected it to be. Then I had a blast! More please.

MURDERBOT time, babeeee!!!

I would even suggest that with Superman specifically, it’s most of the appeal. What some recent Superman media didn’t understand is that Superman CAN be badass, but he MUST be fun.

I defy a robot to do what Ray Porter does. I’ll say it a thousand times, stop outsourcing your creativity to a machine.

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