Kevin Phyland
@captainzero.bsky.social
Wycheproof, Australia
Meteorologist/Physicist/Teacher
SFH writer/reviewer
Born at 318 ppm CO2
Some of my fiction: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?255227
All reviews on Goodreads
Meteorologist/Physicist/Teacher
SFH writer/reviewer
Born at 318 ppm CO2
Some of my fiction: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?255227
All reviews on Goodreads
Being in the relative sanity of Bluesky you might get the impression that every citizen of the US is appalled at the state sanctioned murder of a concerned citizen...but dip briefly into the cesspit that is X and you will find bots, shills and brainwashed goobers aplenty gulping down Trumps' Koolaid
January 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Being in the relative sanity of Bluesky you might get the impression that every citizen of the US is appalled at the state sanctioned murder of a concerned citizen...but dip briefly into the cesspit that is X and you will find bots, shills and brainwashed goobers aplenty gulping down Trumps' Koolaid
What I’ve read in the last week:
ANALOG Jan/Feb 2026
GALAXY Sep 1972
ASIMOV’S Mar 2003
SUMMERTIDE - Charles Sheffield (1990)
SON OF MAN - Robert Silverberg (1971)
@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social W. Macfarlane Kris Neville Larry Eisenberg
ANALOG Jan/Feb 2026
GALAXY Sep 1972
ASIMOV’S Mar 2003
SUMMERTIDE - Charles Sheffield (1990)
SON OF MAN - Robert Silverberg (1971)
@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social W. Macfarlane Kris Neville Larry Eisenberg
January 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
What I’ve read in the last week:
ANALOG Jan/Feb 2026
GALAXY Sep 1972
ASIMOV’S Mar 2003
SUMMERTIDE - Charles Sheffield (1990)
SON OF MAN - Robert Silverberg (1971)
@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social W. Macfarlane Kris Neville Larry Eisenberg
ANALOG Jan/Feb 2026
GALAXY Sep 1972
ASIMOV’S Mar 2003
SUMMERTIDE - Charles Sheffield (1990)
SON OF MAN - Robert Silverberg (1971)
@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social W. Macfarlane Kris Neville Larry Eisenberg
Reached 45C here in Wycheproof at 2.30 pm
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Reached 45C here in Wycheproof at 2.30 pm
Lost episodes of Star Trek from the 70s. They were going to do a reboot of the TV series (without Spock!) but the project morphed into the first movie. There are 19 episode scripts & treatments from the project; a few were adapted for ST:TNG. kottke.org/26/01/004814...
Lost episodes of Star Trek from the 70s. They were going to...
Lost episodes of Star Trek from the 70s. They were going to do a reboot of the TV series (without Spock!) but the project morphed
kottke.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Lost episodes of Star Trek from the 70s. They were going to do a reboot of the TV series (without Spock!) but the project morphed into the first movie. There are 19 episode scripts & treatments from the project; a few were adapted for ST:TNG. kottke.org/26/01/004814...
Reposted by Kevin Phyland
My brain just broke.
January 5, 2026 at 2:19 AM
My brain just broke.
Is it just me or is the current piracy by the U.S. uncannily like that proposed at the end of the 1975 film “Three Days Of The Condor”?
a man with blonde hair is wearing a black trench coat .
ALT: a man with blonde hair is wearing a black trench coat .
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Is it just me or is the current piracy by the U.S. uncannily like that proposed at the end of the 1975 film “Three Days Of The Condor”?
What I’ve read in the last week:
ANALOG Feb 1977
GALILEO #2 Dec 1976
F&SF Jan/Feb 2012
EXPECT ME TOMORROW - Christopher Priest (2022)
DYING OF THE LIGHT - George R. R. Martin (1977)
@analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf Glen M. Bever
ANALOG Feb 1977
GALILEO #2 Dec 1976
F&SF Jan/Feb 2012
EXPECT ME TOMORROW - Christopher Priest (2022)
DYING OF THE LIGHT - George R. R. Martin (1977)
@analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf Glen M. Bever
January 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
What I’ve read in the last week:
ANALOG Feb 1977
GALILEO #2 Dec 1976
F&SF Jan/Feb 2012
EXPECT ME TOMORROW - Christopher Priest (2022)
DYING OF THE LIGHT - George R. R. Martin (1977)
@analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf Glen M. Bever
ANALOG Feb 1977
GALILEO #2 Dec 1976
F&SF Jan/Feb 2012
EXPECT ME TOMORROW - Christopher Priest (2022)
DYING OF THE LIGHT - George R. R. Martin (1977)
@analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf Glen M. Bever
Goodreads 2025 Year in Books
Check out My 2025 Year in Books on Goodreads!
www.goodreads.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Check out #GoodreadsYearinBooks @goodreads to discover the 253 books I read in 2025! www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...
Goodreads 2025 Year in Books
Check out My 2025 Year in Books on Goodreads!
www.goodreads.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Check out #GoodreadsYearinBooks @goodreads to discover the 253 books I read in 2025! www.goodreads.com/user/year_in...
My 2025 Recommended books from the 250 odd volumes that I read in that year. Have you read them?
December 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My 2025 Recommended books from the 250 odd volumes that I read in that year. Have you read them?
December in Wycheproof was close to average with slightly cooler nights:
Mean Tmax: 30.5°C (+0.5°C); HI: 42.7°C (18th); LO: 19.2°C (1st)
Mean Tmin: 12.3°C (-0.9°C); HI: 22.6C (19th); LO: 5.6°C (15th)
Rainfall: 27mm (+2mm)
2026 Rainfall: 311mm (-70mm)
Thunderdays: 15 (+3)
Mean Tmax: 30.5°C (+0.5°C); HI: 42.7°C (18th); LO: 19.2°C (1st)
Mean Tmin: 12.3°C (-0.9°C); HI: 22.6C (19th); LO: 5.6°C (15th)
Rainfall: 27mm (+2mm)
2026 Rainfall: 311mm (-70mm)
Thunderdays: 15 (+3)
December 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
December in Wycheproof was close to average with slightly cooler nights:
Mean Tmax: 30.5°C (+0.5°C); HI: 42.7°C (18th); LO: 19.2°C (1st)
Mean Tmin: 12.3°C (-0.9°C); HI: 22.6C (19th); LO: 5.6°C (15th)
Rainfall: 27mm (+2mm)
2026 Rainfall: 311mm (-70mm)
Thunderdays: 15 (+3)
Mean Tmax: 30.5°C (+0.5°C); HI: 42.7°C (18th); LO: 19.2°C (1st)
Mean Tmin: 12.3°C (-0.9°C); HI: 22.6C (19th); LO: 5.6°C (15th)
Rainfall: 27mm (+2mm)
2026 Rainfall: 311mm (-70mm)
Thunderdays: 15 (+3)
Had a world first yesterday! I was the first person on Earth to Shazam "Why Me?" by prog band 3rDegree. A dubious honour for the band, so I'll plug them a bit.
(Image courtesy of progarchives.com)
(Image courtesy of progarchives.com)
December 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Had a world first yesterday! I was the first person on Earth to Shazam "Why Me?" by prog band 3rDegree. A dubious honour for the band, so I'll plug them a bit.
(Image courtesy of progarchives.com)
(Image courtesy of progarchives.com)
Yesterday’s 23.5C maximum in Wycheproof was coolest Christmas Day since the 19.5C in 2006.
December 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Yesterday’s 23.5C maximum in Wycheproof was coolest Christmas Day since the 19.5C in 2006.
What I’ve read in the last week:
ANALOG Jan 1977
GALAXY Jul/Aug 1972
ASIMOV’S Feb 2003
THOUSANDSTAR - Piers Anthony (1980)
ARCHITECTS OF EMORTALITY - Brian Stableford (1999)
@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Alan Skinner
ANALOG Jan 1977
GALAXY Jul/Aug 1972
ASIMOV’S Feb 2003
THOUSANDSTAR - Piers Anthony (1980)
ARCHITECTS OF EMORTALITY - Brian Stableford (1999)
@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Alan Skinner
December 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
What I’ve read in the last week:
ANALOG Jan 1977
GALAXY Jul/Aug 1972
ASIMOV’S Feb 2003
THOUSANDSTAR - Piers Anthony (1980)
ARCHITECTS OF EMORTALITY - Brian Stableford (1999)
@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Alan Skinner
ANALOG Jan 1977
GALAXY Jul/Aug 1972
ASIMOV’S Feb 2003
THOUSANDSTAR - Piers Anthony (1980)
ARCHITECTS OF EMORTALITY - Brian Stableford (1999)
@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Alan Skinner
Merry Seasonals to all, and to get in the appropriate mood here’s some alternate movie posters…
Muppet Versions of Xmas Movie Posters kottke.org/25/12/muppet...
Muppet Versions of Xmas Movie Posters kottke.org/25/12/muppet...
Muppet Versions of Xmas Movie Posters
RiotGrlErin made some great mashups of Christmas movie posters featuring Muppets. I think my favorite is Oscar the Elf but the
kottke.org
December 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Merry Seasonals to all, and to get in the appropriate mood here’s some alternate movie posters…
Muppet Versions of Xmas Movie Posters kottke.org/25/12/muppet...
Muppet Versions of Xmas Movie Posters kottke.org/25/12/muppet...
Reposted by Kevin Phyland
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
What I’ve read in the last week:
ANALOG Dec 1976
WORLDS OF IF Aug 1972
F&SF Nov/Dec 2011
BROKEN ANGELS - Richard K. Morgan (2003)
DYING INSIDE - Robert Silverberg (1972)
@analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf Albert E. Cowdrey Michaela Roessner
ANALOG Dec 1976
WORLDS OF IF Aug 1972
F&SF Nov/Dec 2011
BROKEN ANGELS - Richard K. Morgan (2003)
DYING INSIDE - Robert Silverberg (1972)
@analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf Albert E. Cowdrey Michaela Roessner
December 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
What I’ve read in the last week:
ANALOG Dec 1976
WORLDS OF IF Aug 1972
F&SF Nov/Dec 2011
BROKEN ANGELS - Richard K. Morgan (2003)
DYING INSIDE - Robert Silverberg (1972)
@analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf Albert E. Cowdrey Michaela Roessner
ANALOG Dec 1976
WORLDS OF IF Aug 1972
F&SF Nov/Dec 2011
BROKEN ANGELS - Richard K. Morgan (2003)
DYING INSIDE - Robert Silverberg (1972)
@analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf Albert E. Cowdrey Michaela Roessner
This AI Vending Machine Was Tricked Into Giving Away Everything kottke.org/25/12/this-a...
This AI Vending Machine Was Tricked Into Giving Away Everything
Anthropic installed an AI-powered vending machine in the WSJ office. The LLM, named Claudius, was responsible for autonomously p
kottke.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This AI Vending Machine Was Tricked Into Giving Away Everything kottke.org/25/12/this-a...
Seven feel-good science stories to restore your faith in 2025 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Seven feel-good science stories to restore your faith in 2025
Immense progress in gene-editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025.
www.nature.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Seven feel-good science stories to restore your faith in 2025 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Richard Mulligan's character in Soap - if you shut your eyes it all goes away...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science
Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Richard Mulligan's character in Soap - if you shut your eyes it all goes away...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Kevin Phyland
Three days ago Starmer was arguing that the UK shouldn’t think about rejoining the EU because it would unpick all these great US trade deals.
US suspends technology deal with Britain, FT reports reut.rs/4aRbgK4
US suspends technology deal with Britain, FT reports
The United States has suspended a technology deal it struck with Britain earlier this year, which was intended to boost ties in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and civil nuclear energy, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
reut.rs
December 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Three days ago Starmer was arguing that the UK shouldn’t think about rejoining the EU because it would unpick all these great US trade deals.
How and why cloud-seeding with silver iodide works so well
New characterization of the material's surface reveals how an atom-level rearrangement aids the formation of ice crystals and promotes precipitation physicsworld.com/a/scientists...
New characterization of the material's surface reveals how an atom-level rearrangement aids the formation of ice crystals and promotes precipitation physicsworld.com/a/scientists...
Scientists explain why 'seeding' clouds with silver iodide is so efficient – Physics World
New characterization of the material's surface reveals how an atom-level rearrangement aids the formation of ice crystals and promotes precipitation
physicsworld.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
How and why cloud-seeding with silver iodide works so well
New characterization of the material's surface reveals how an atom-level rearrangement aids the formation of ice crystals and promotes precipitation physicsworld.com/a/scientists...
New characterization of the material's surface reveals how an atom-level rearrangement aids the formation of ice crystals and promotes precipitation physicsworld.com/a/scientists...
What I’ve read in the last week:
ANALOG Nov 1976
INTERZONE #27 Jan/Feb 1989
ASIMOV’S Jan 2003
CRYPTONOMICON - Neal Stephenson (1999)
@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Mary Rosenblum @nealstephenson.bsky.social
ANALOG Nov 1976
INTERZONE #27 Jan/Feb 1989
ASIMOV’S Jan 2003
CRYPTONOMICON - Neal Stephenson (1999)
@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Mary Rosenblum @nealstephenson.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
What I’ve read in the last week:
ANALOG Nov 1976
INTERZONE #27 Jan/Feb 1989
ASIMOV’S Jan 2003
CRYPTONOMICON - Neal Stephenson (1999)
@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Mary Rosenblum @nealstephenson.bsky.social
ANALOG Nov 1976
INTERZONE #27 Jan/Feb 1989
ASIMOV’S Jan 2003
CRYPTONOMICON - Neal Stephenson (1999)
@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Mary Rosenblum @nealstephenson.bsky.social