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Kevin Phyland
@captainzero.bsky.social
54 followers 71 following 240 posts
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
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captainzero.bsky.social
What I’ve read in the last week:

ANALOG Nov/Dec 2025
WORLDS OF IF Jan 1972
F&SF Jul/Aug 2011
EUROPE AT MIDNIGHT - Dave Hutchinson (2015)
THE CLAW OF THE CONCILIATOR - Gene Wolfe (1981)

@analogsf.bsky.social Colin Kapp Harry Harrison Joe L. Hensley Doris Piserchia @hutchinsondave.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
vintageapple.org

Treasure Jim!
apple.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
captainzero.bsky.social
What I’ve read in the last week:

ANALOG Jul 1976
GALAXY Mar 1972
ASIMOV’S Oct/Nov 2002
NOVA SWING - M. John Harrison (2006)
SHADRACH IN THE FURNACE - Robert Silverberg (1976)

@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social James White Robert F. Young
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
This! So much this!

www.404media.co/grokipedia-i...
Grokipedia Is the Antithesis of Everything That Makes Wikipedia Good, Useful, and Human
Grokipedia is not a 'Wikipedia competitor.' It is a fully robotic regurgitation machine designed to protect the ego of the world’s wealthiest man.
www.404media.co
October 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
The 50% efficiency barrier is in sight for solar cells!

physicsworld.com/a/large-area...
Large-area triple-junction perovskite solar cell achieves record efficiency – Physics World
Novel design strategies provide a step towards more efficient and stable perovskite–perovskite–silicon solar cells
physicsworld.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
What I’ve read in the last week:

ANALOG Jun 1976
GALAXY Jan 1972
F&SF May/Jun 2011
THE HOUSE OF WOLF - M. K. Wren (1981)
FINITY - John Barnes (1999)

@analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf Kate Wilhelm
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
What I’ve read in the last week:

ANALOG May 1976
INTERZONE #26 Nov/Dec 1988
ASIMOV’S Sep 2002
FARSIDE CANNON - Roger MacBride Allen (1988)
PATTERNS OF CHAOS - Colin Kapp (1972)

@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Reposted by Kevin Phyland
qi.com
Archaeologists have found records of Ancient Egyptian excuses for missing work. They include ‘the scorpion bit him’, ‘brewing beer’, ‘drinking with Khonsu’ and ‘embalming his brother’.
October 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
captainzero.bsky.social
The new Bureau of Meteorology website sucks big time. Let’s just take the radar: No radial distance overlay, no Doppler option, no state wide option. I could make a list of other things but the lack of a lightning tracker on radar is huge.
October 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Reposted by Kevin Phyland
garius.bsky.social
It's kinda cool that Gary Larson is doing new cartoons because he picked up a digital tablet, taught himself how to use it, and it made him love drawing again.

www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
New Work by Gary Larson | TheFarSide.com
Get an exclusive look at brand new cartoons and artwork from cartoonist Gary Larson, creator of the iconic comic strip The Far Side®.
www.thefarside.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Reposted by Kevin Phyland
kottke.org
Every Televised and Filmed Joy Division Performance. “One hour and twenty-five minutes. That’s apparently all of the footage that exists of Joy Division playing their music on TV and in concert.” [kottke.org]
Every Televised and Filmed Joy Division Performance
One hour and twenty-five minutes. That’s apparently all of the footage that exists of Joy Division playing their music on TV and in concert. Open Culture’s Colin Marshall writes: Brian Eno once said of the Velvet Un
kottke.org
October 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
captainzero.bsky.social
kottke.org/25/10/real-p...
Real Photos That Look Fake
I’ve seen a bunch of these before, but it’s cool to scroll and get your tiny mind blown over and over again. Hum
kottke.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
captainzero.bsky.social
The Space Exploration Logo Archive kottke.org/25/10/the-sp...
The Space Exploration Logo Archive
Good luck losing less than an hour to this: a huge archive of logos for government, non-profit, private, military, and even fi
kottke.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
physicsworld.com/a/the-physic...
The physics behind why cutting onions makes us cry – Physics World
It’s mostly to do with knife sharpness and cutting technique
physicsworld.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
What I’ve read in the last week:

ANALOG Apr 1976
GALAXY Dec 1971
F&SF Oct/Nov 1992
SPOOK COUNTRY - William Gibson (2007)
THE GODS THEMSELVES - Isaac Asimov (1972)

@analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf @greatdismal.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
What I’ve read in the last week:

ANALOG Mar 1976
WORLDS OF IF Oct 1971
ASIMOV’S Aug 2002
RUSSIAN SPRING - Norman Spinrad (1991)
LIFEBOAT - James White (1972)

@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Nobel prize in chemistry awarded to scientists for work on ‘Hermione’s handbag’
Trio honoured for developing revolutionary materials for applications ranging from gas storage to drug delivery
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
The Onion made a movie about Jeffrey Epstein and they're airing it for free on YouTube. Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile airs Thursday, Oct 9 at 7pm ET. kottke.org/25/10/004767...
The Onion made a movie about Jeffrey Epstein and they’re air...
The Onion made a movie about Jeffrey Epstein and they’re airing it for free on YouTube. Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile airs
kottke.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
captainzero.bsky.social
What I’ve read in the last week:

ANALOG Feb 1976
GALAXY Nov 1971
F&SF Mar/Apr 2011
THE TOMB - F. Paul Wilson (1984)
LORD OF THE GREEN PLANET - Emil Petaja (1967)

@analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf
October 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Trump's 'climate hoax' comments are part of a well-worn playbook arriving on our shores
US researchers have tracked how dark money funds a tangled web of climate denial think tanks with vested interests in slowing climate action. And Australia is not immune.
www.abc.net.au
September 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
What I’ve read in the last week:

ANALOG Jan 1976
GALAXY Sep 1971
ASIMOV’S Jul 2002
RAVEN STRATAGEM - Yoon Ha Lee (2017)
POLARIS - Jack McDevitt (2004)

@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
Negative Time anybody?

physicsworld.com/a/negative-t...
Negative time observed in photon-atom interaction – Physics World
Researchers find that a photon can spend a negative amount of time in an excited atomic state while passing through a cloud of atoms
physicsworld.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
What I’ve read in the last week:

ANALOG Dec 1975
WORLDS OF IF Jul/Aug 1971
F&SF Jan/Feb 2011
CHILDREN OF DUNE - Frank Herbert (1976)
THE DROUGHT - J. G. Ballard (1964)

@analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf James A. Gotaas
September 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Reposted by Kevin Phyland
sadgirlcassi.bsky.social
"I wish we could blame this on muslims or migrants, but turns out it was one of us." what a wild thing to say
September 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
captainzero.bsky.social
What I’ve read in the last week:

ASIMOV’S Sep/Oct 2025
INTERZONE #025 Sep/Oct 1988
ANALOG Nov 1975
HORIZON STORMS - Kevin J. Anderson (2004)
END OF EXILE - Ben Bova (1975)

@analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Don Tuite
September 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM