Liam Hogan
@liamjhogan.bsky.social
Award winning #Shortstory #Writer
#SciFi 📚: A Short History of the Future, Northodox Press
#Fantasy 📚: Happy Ending Not Guaranteed, Arachne Press
Oxford Physics, Codexian.
Everything, Ever ✍️: http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.uk
#SciFi 📚: A Short History of the Future, Northodox Press
#Fantasy 📚: Happy Ending Not Guaranteed, Arachne Press
Oxford Physics, Codexian.
Everything, Ever ✍️: http://happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.uk
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@liamjhogan.bsky.social
· Mar 17
A Short History of the Future: 42 modern twists on retro themes from time travel to multiverses, via aliens, pocket spaceships, teleportation mishaps, dinosaurs, and space pirates! #ScienceFiction #ShortStories
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Read it? Review it!
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Only Trump could use the #Epstein files he's implicated in to go after high profile Democrats, while also pardoning a billionaire for insider trading, (because of what happens to immigrants with criminal records), while empowering ICE to hunt down with prejudice anyone with a criminal record...
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Only Trump could use the #Epstein files he's implicated in to go after high profile Democrats, while also pardoning a billionaire for insider trading, (because of what happens to immigrants with criminal records), while empowering ICE to hunt down with prejudice anyone with a criminal record...
Is this dystopian enough for you yet?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gleaning your browsing/social history, not to know which ads to serve, but to create unique ones, JUST for you.
(Pretty sure I read this in a sci-fi book, where the billboard read your reactions and kept tweaking...)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gleaning your browsing/social history, not to know which ads to serve, but to create unique ones, JUST for you.
(Pretty sure I read this in a sci-fi book, where the billboard read your reactions and kept tweaking...)
Will AI mean better adverts or 'creepy slop'?
Advertisers are using AI to personalise adverts but not everyone agrees that's a good idea.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Is this dystopian enough for you yet?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gleaning your browsing/social history, not to know which ads to serve, but to create unique ones, JUST for you.
(Pretty sure I read this in a sci-fi book, where the billboard read your reactions and kept tweaking...)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gleaning your browsing/social history, not to know which ads to serve, but to create unique ones, JUST for you.
(Pretty sure I read this in a sci-fi book, where the billboard read your reactions and kept tweaking...)
The home secretary called the system a "failed experiment" - and less than 20% of voters can name their PCC, the Home Office said.
Just a sanity check. What % of voters can name their MP?
Just a sanity check. What % of voters can name their MP?
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The home secretary called the system a "failed experiment" - and less than 20% of voters can name their PCC, the Home Office said.
Just a sanity check. What % of voters can name their MP?
Just a sanity check. What % of voters can name their MP?
Harvested 7.5kg of green tomatoes. Plants are heading south, with wet and colder conditions on way, so it was time. But I just kept finding them...
ALSO found, Hiding under the Leaves:
Author copy, from @theslabpress.bsky.social !
(Contains "Shifting Sands", and lots more great folk horror!)
ALSO found, Hiding under the Leaves:
Author copy, from @theslabpress.bsky.social !
(Contains "Shifting Sands", and lots more great folk horror!)
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Harvested 7.5kg of green tomatoes. Plants are heading south, with wet and colder conditions on way, so it was time. But I just kept finding them...
ALSO found, Hiding under the Leaves:
Author copy, from @theslabpress.bsky.social !
(Contains "Shifting Sands", and lots more great folk horror!)
ALSO found, Hiding under the Leaves:
Author copy, from @theslabpress.bsky.social !
(Contains "Shifting Sands", and lots more great folk horror!)
To power a million homes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Or, one fuck-off data center...
And can the US ambassador to the UK please stop shilling for Westinghouse? The last thing the UK energy sector wants to be is dependent on a capricious and self-serving US government.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Or, one fuck-off data center...
And can the US ambassador to the UK please stop shilling for Westinghouse? The last thing the UK energy sector wants to be is dependent on a capricious and self-serving US government.
Wylfa nuclear power plant plans go ahead, creating Anglesey jobs
Three small modular reactors are confirmed for the site, with the potential for up to eight.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
To power a million homes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Or, one fuck-off data center...
And can the US ambassador to the UK please stop shilling for Westinghouse? The last thing the UK energy sector wants to be is dependent on a capricious and self-serving US government.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Or, one fuck-off data center...
And can the US ambassador to the UK please stop shilling for Westinghouse? The last thing the UK energy sector wants to be is dependent on a capricious and self-serving US government.
Reposted by Liam Hogan
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” John Cassidy writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/mlYgP3
The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History
Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” John Cassidy writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/mlYgP3
In the US, it costs 4c to make a cent coin.
BUT it costs 13.8c to make a nickel.
Maybe they should just scrap money altogether... Star Trek did it, right? Overnight, billionaires are no richer - or poorer - than anyone else. Well, anyone else with a yacht, three mansions, and a private jet..
BUT it costs 13.8c to make a nickel.
Maybe they should just scrap money altogether... Star Trek did it, right? Overnight, billionaires are no richer - or poorer - than anyone else. Well, anyone else with a yacht, three mansions, and a private jet..
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In the US, it costs 4c to make a cent coin.
BUT it costs 13.8c to make a nickel.
Maybe they should just scrap money altogether... Star Trek did it, right? Overnight, billionaires are no richer - or poorer - than anyone else. Well, anyone else with a yacht, three mansions, and a private jet..
BUT it costs 13.8c to make a nickel.
Maybe they should just scrap money altogether... Star Trek did it, right? Overnight, billionaires are no richer - or poorer - than anyone else. Well, anyone else with a yacht, three mansions, and a private jet..
Amaz*n does shit like this, because it can.
And doesn't rush to fix it, because it doesn't care.
That is the problem with a monopoly. That is the problem with Amaz*n. Arbitrary decisions with dire repercusions for everyone - except Amaz*n.
And doesn't rush to fix it, because it doesn't care.
That is the problem with a monopoly. That is the problem with Amaz*n. Arbitrary decisions with dire repercusions for everyone - except Amaz*n.
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Amaz*n does shit like this, because it can.
And doesn't rush to fix it, because it doesn't care.
That is the problem with a monopoly. That is the problem with Amaz*n. Arbitrary decisions with dire repercusions for everyone - except Amaz*n.
And doesn't rush to fix it, because it doesn't care.
That is the problem with a monopoly. That is the problem with Amaz*n. Arbitrary decisions with dire repercusions for everyone - except Amaz*n.
I'd argue the UK rising unemployment rate has less to do with AI replacing people's jobs, as corporate using AI replacing people's jobs as an excuse to make cuts (or to not hire graduates). They might even believe it. But as AI has yet to be shown to improve productivity, they might be disappointed.
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I'd argue the UK rising unemployment rate has less to do with AI replacing people's jobs, as corporate using AI replacing people's jobs as an excuse to make cuts (or to not hire graduates). They might even believe it. But as AI has yet to be shown to improve productivity, they might be disappointed.
Based on that flag, it looks like Trump expects to lose 19 or 20 US states?
Which... Perhaps isn't that surprising. But IS a whizzo move - since about that many (depending on how you count them) are democrat governed. So having them spin off into a new nation might guarantee Trump a third term...
Which... Perhaps isn't that surprising. But IS a whizzo move - since about that many (depending on how you count them) are democrat governed. So having them spin off into a new nation might guarantee Trump a third term...
I wish they would build that golden statue of Trump in DC already so we can go and tear it down.
Donald Trump Is Putting His Face on Both Sides of a New Coin. U.S. Treasury Reveals 'First Drafts'
The U.S. Treasury revealed the draft of a $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump on both sides.
people.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Based on that flag, it looks like Trump expects to lose 19 or 20 US states?
Which... Perhaps isn't that surprising. But IS a whizzo move - since about that many (depending on how you count them) are democrat governed. So having them spin off into a new nation might guarantee Trump a third term...
Which... Perhaps isn't that surprising. But IS a whizzo move - since about that many (depending on how you count them) are democrat governed. So having them spin off into a new nation might guarantee Trump a third term...
Streeting isn't Starmer, but Labour under Streeting would be pretty much indistinguishable from Labour under Starmer. They've ploughed a narrow field of appeasing those who will never vote for them, and while hobbled by Tory Brexit and economy, aren't prepared to be bold enough.
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Streeting isn't Starmer, but Labour under Streeting would be pretty much indistinguishable from Labour under Starmer. They've ploughed a narrow field of appeasing those who will never vote for them, and while hobbled by Tory Brexit and economy, aren't prepared to be bold enough.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
IDF razes undamaged buildings and destroys orchards, continues to kill and maim Palestinians. Israel settlers attack Palestinian villages in the West Bank. These are the actions of the agressor, convinced there will be no action taken.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
IDF razes undamaged buildings and destroys orchards, continues to kill and maim Palestinians. Israel settlers attack Palestinian villages in the West Bank. These are the actions of the agressor, convinced there will be no action taken.
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, the images show.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
IDF razes undamaged buildings and destroys orchards, continues to kill and maim Palestinians. Israel settlers attack Palestinian villages in the West Bank. These are the actions of the agressor, convinced there will be no action taken.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
IDF razes undamaged buildings and destroys orchards, continues to kill and maim Palestinians. Israel settlers attack Palestinian villages in the West Bank. These are the actions of the agressor, convinced there will be no action taken.
AI art gets (stealth) hung in gallery.
Visitors "wondered why such a poor quality AI piece was hanging there without being labelled as AI", and approached staff only to be told no-one knew what it was.
This is AI "art" in a nutshell: Tries to pass itself of as something, but plainly isn't.
Visitors "wondered why such a poor quality AI piece was hanging there without being labelled as AI", and approached staff only to be told no-one knew what it was.
This is AI "art" in a nutshell: Tries to pass itself of as something, but plainly isn't.
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
AI art gets (stealth) hung in gallery.
Visitors "wondered why such a poor quality AI piece was hanging there without being labelled as AI", and approached staff only to be told no-one knew what it was.
This is AI "art" in a nutshell: Tries to pass itself of as something, but plainly isn't.
Visitors "wondered why such a poor quality AI piece was hanging there without being labelled as AI", and approached staff only to be told no-one knew what it was.
This is AI "art" in a nutshell: Tries to pass itself of as something, but plainly isn't.
After USSR disintegrated, and there was no "natural" world enemy, and the Bond plots struggled, having to make do with drug smugglers and other "minor" enemies. Killing off Blofeld has a similar effect. So why not go "back" to the golden era of world politics, pre Bond's death?
Spoiler: it’s because he died. The writers of a franchise whose main character has been played by seven actors across sixty years think they have to come up with a plot explanation for the character coming back after dying in the previous movie. radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
EXCLUSIVE: James Bond Writers Reveal Twist That Has Left New Creators With 'Huge Headache' When It Comes to Resurrecting the Super-Spy for Amazon
Bond writers are now racking their brain, trying to move forward with the franchise after the last film's wild twist.
radaronline.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
After USSR disintegrated, and there was no "natural" world enemy, and the Bond plots struggled, having to make do with drug smugglers and other "minor" enemies. Killing off Blofeld has a similar effect. So why not go "back" to the golden era of world politics, pre Bond's death?
I wish I was, a weirrddd west, a weirrddd west, heeeroooo...
@shackleboundbooks.bsky.social
Out now ft. my flash fiction, "Ghost Town".
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSPD4FP4
(This story involves a Sheckley - my invented term for predatory mimic cryptids, after Robert Sheckley's Dimension of Miracles)
@shackleboundbooks.bsky.social
Out now ft. my flash fiction, "Ghost Town".
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSPD4FP4
(This story involves a Sheckley - my invented term for predatory mimic cryptids, after Robert Sheckley's Dimension of Miracles)
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I wish I was, a weirrddd west, a weirrddd west, heeeroooo...
@shackleboundbooks.bsky.social
Out now ft. my flash fiction, "Ghost Town".
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSPD4FP4
(This story involves a Sheckley - my invented term for predatory mimic cryptids, after Robert Sheckley's Dimension of Miracles)
@shackleboundbooks.bsky.social
Out now ft. my flash fiction, "Ghost Town".
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSPD4FP4
(This story involves a Sheckley - my invented term for predatory mimic cryptids, after Robert Sheckley's Dimension of Miracles)
When ICE detain American citizens because of the colour of their skin, when they doubt their ID, when they accuse them of being illegal, the true nature of the deportation policy is clear.
It was never about their visas, criminal record, or country of birth.
It was because they weren't white.
It was never about their visas, criminal record, or country of birth.
It was because they weren't white.
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
When ICE detain American citizens because of the colour of their skin, when they doubt their ID, when they accuse them of being illegal, the true nature of the deportation policy is clear.
It was never about their visas, criminal record, or country of birth.
It was because they weren't white.
It was never about their visas, criminal record, or country of birth.
It was because they weren't white.
Reposted by Liam Hogan
This is an entirely uncontroversial view in international law and usually taught in 101.
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This is an entirely uncontroversial view in international law and usually taught in 101.
When the Turing test was conceived (and it isn't, necessarily, a perfect test of anything) I doubt anyone considered a machine that took in (AKA stole) entire corpuses of text and interactions, and used that to spew out the "most plausible" reply.
This is not a true test of intelligence, of course.
This is not a true test of intelligence, of course.
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
When the Turing test was conceived (and it isn't, necessarily, a perfect test of anything) I doubt anyone considered a machine that took in (AKA stole) entire corpuses of text and interactions, and used that to spew out the "most plausible" reply.
This is not a true test of intelligence, of course.
This is not a true test of intelligence, of course.
Reposted by Liam Hogan
Cast of Wonders 663: The Pequod II by
@liamjhogan.bsky.social narrated by Jonathan Danz hosted by Alicia Caporaso produced by Andrew Jack
www.castofwonders.org/2025/11/cast...
(this time with the correct Liam Hogan!)
@liamjhogan.bsky.social narrated by Jonathan Danz hosted by Alicia Caporaso produced by Andrew Jack
www.castofwonders.org/2025/11/cast...
(this time with the correct Liam Hogan!)
November 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Cast of Wonders 663: The Pequod II by
@liamjhogan.bsky.social narrated by Jonathan Danz hosted by Alicia Caporaso produced by Andrew Jack
www.castofwonders.org/2025/11/cast...
(this time with the correct Liam Hogan!)
@liamjhogan.bsky.social narrated by Jonathan Danz hosted by Alicia Caporaso produced by Andrew Jack
www.castofwonders.org/2025/11/cast...
(this time with the correct Liam Hogan!)
The conditions for Musk's trillion dollar bonus MIGHT appear onerous and unlikely, given Tesla's recent performance, one trillion dollars is enough to make most of it happen.
The question for Elon is - what to do with the 20 million Teslas, one million Robotaxis, and one million robots after?
The question for Elon is - what to do with the 20 million Teslas, one million Robotaxis, and one million robots after?
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The conditions for Musk's trillion dollar bonus MIGHT appear onerous and unlikely, given Tesla's recent performance, one trillion dollars is enough to make most of it happen.
The question for Elon is - what to do with the 20 million Teslas, one million Robotaxis, and one million robots after?
The question for Elon is - what to do with the 20 million Teslas, one million Robotaxis, and one million robots after?
Opposing actions of the Israeli government does not equal antisemitism. (The UN opposes those actions. So do many Jews. So do many Israelis.)
It IS fair game to argue that supporting actions of the Israeli government and IDF in Gaza DOES equal supporting genocide.
Does that include Paramount?
It IS fair game to argue that supporting actions of the Israeli government and IDF in Gaza DOES equal supporting genocide.
Does that include Paramount?
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Opposing actions of the Israeli government does not equal antisemitism. (The UN opposes those actions. So do many Jews. So do many Israelis.)
It IS fair game to argue that supporting actions of the Israeli government and IDF in Gaza DOES equal supporting genocide.
Does that include Paramount?
It IS fair game to argue that supporting actions of the Israeli government and IDF in Gaza DOES equal supporting genocide.
Does that include Paramount?
Reposted by Liam Hogan
Opposing 👏 actions 👏 of the 👏 Israeli 👏 government 👏 does not 👏 equal 👏 antisemitism
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Opposing 👏 actions 👏 of the 👏 Israeli 👏 government 👏 does not 👏 equal 👏 antisemitism
There will be scientific papers on why LLM AIs hallucinate, lie, and are generally bad at all manner of tasks. Why they're unable to pass Turing tests, why they're not "gen" AI.
All of which should have come before governments invested billions in tax payer money to force them down our throats.
All of which should have come before governments invested billions in tax payer money to force them down our throats.
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
There will be scientific papers on why LLM AIs hallucinate, lie, and are generally bad at all manner of tasks. Why they're unable to pass Turing tests, why they're not "gen" AI.
All of which should have come before governments invested billions in tax payer money to force them down our throats.
All of which should have come before governments invested billions in tax payer money to force them down our throats.
Reposted by Liam Hogan
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
Elon Musk is an enemy of humankind.
As is every other billionaire.
As for trillionaires... why? What can you buy with a trillion that you can't buy with a billion? Except for a country, perhaps. But hasn't he already done that?
As is every other billionaire.
As for trillionaires... why? What can you buy with a trillion that you can't buy with a billion? Except for a country, perhaps. But hasn't he already done that?
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Elon Musk is an enemy of humankind.
As is every other billionaire.
As for trillionaires... why? What can you buy with a trillion that you can't buy with a billion? Except for a country, perhaps. But hasn't he already done that?
As is every other billionaire.
As for trillionaires... why? What can you buy with a trillion that you can't buy with a billion? Except for a country, perhaps. But hasn't he already done that?