Geoffrey A. Landis
@geoffrey-landis.bsky.social
Scientist and science-fiction writer.
For those interested, I just got interviewed by Ian Long about work I did (quite a shile back) about resource utilization on the moon, for the YouTube series Anthrofuturism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1rP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1rP...
Dr. Geoffrey Landis: Refining Regolith, ISRU, NASA, Power Beaming, Solar Cells, and Space Economics
YouTube video by ANTHROFUTURISM
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
For those interested, I just got interviewed by Ian Long about work I did (quite a shile back) about resource utilization on the moon, for the YouTube series Anthrofuturism
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1rP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1rP...
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YES THIS. If you are one of the "all is lost" people please feel free not to say so in the comments of my posts, it'll save me the two seconds it takes to "hide for everyone" your comments. All is not lost. All is never lost. I prefer not to have you infecting others with your doomerism in my space.
"This fucking sucks" and "all is lost" are two different sentences.
Don't say the second when you mean the first.
Don't say the second when you mean the first.
October 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
YES THIS. If you are one of the "all is lost" people please feel free not to say so in the comments of my posts, it'll save me the two seconds it takes to "hide for everyone" your comments. All is not lost. All is never lost. I prefer not to have you infecting others with your doomerism in my space.
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The lie just won't stop spreading.
Fake story puts real Texas woman in Olive Garden breadsticks hell
The lie just won't stop spreading.
bit.ly
October 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The lie just won't stop spreading.
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Google appears to have blocked AI search results for the query “does trump show signs of dementia” as well as other questions about his mental acuity, even though it will show AI results for similar searches about other presidents.
Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia
With Biden, AI Mode will provide a summarized answer.
www.theverge.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Google appears to have blocked AI search results for the query “does trump show signs of dementia” as well as other questions about his mental acuity, even though it will show AI results for similar searches about other presidents.
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Authors: if you get an email invite from the Greater Hopewell Book Club, it's a scam: it charges an appearance fee (which it misleadingly describes as an honorarium) of $150. (If this reminds you of other AI-generated solicitations you've rec'd recently, that's not a coincidence)
![From: Greaterhopewellbookclub <greaterhopewellbookclub@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2025 9:53 AM
To: [redacted]
Subject: Invitation to feature"[redacted]" with greater Hopewell book club
Dear [redacted],
I hope this message finds you well.
My name is Janet, and I’m reaching out on behalf of the Greater Hopewell Book Club, an engaged and diverse community of readers who are deeply passionate about literature that informs, challenges, and inspires.
We recently selected your book as our feature read—and the response has been nothing short of incredible. Your storytelling, depth of insight, and unique voice have sparked thoughtful conversations across our membership, and we would be truly honored to explore ways to connect with you directly.
As a club, we don't just read books—we celebrate authors. We offer opportunities for:
Virtual or in-person author Q&As
Live interviews or fireside chats with our readers
Curated book promotion across our mailing list and social media
Creative collaborations such as giveaways, themed discussions, and more
Our community includes readers from various backgrounds—educators, professionals, creatives—who not only read, but recommend, purchase, and advocate for the books we love.
We would be thrilled to coordinate a brief virtual appearance, recorded message, or written Q&A—whatever best fits your schedule. It would mean a great deal to our members and help further amplify your work to an audience already invested in your message.
Thank you for the impact your writing has had on our group. We’d love to make this an opportunity that’s mutually meaningful and truly memorable.
Looking forward to your thoughts and hoping to connect soon.
Warm regards,
Janet Ashley
Coordinator | Greater Hopewell Book Club
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September 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Authors: if you get an email invite from the Greater Hopewell Book Club, it's a scam: it charges an appearance fee (which it misleadingly describes as an honorarium) of $150. (If this reminds you of other AI-generated solicitations you've rec'd recently, that's not a coincidence)
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But even if something lies to you "only" 15% of the time, it's not helpful, it's not saving you time, it's not making you smarter, it's just lying to you. That's more work. If your research assistant lied to you 15% of the time you would no longer work with them.
August 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
But even if something lies to you "only" 15% of the time, it's not helpful, it's not saving you time, it's not making you smarter, it's just lying to you. That's more work. If your research assistant lied to you 15% of the time you would no longer work with them.
Barred owl in our tree last week.
July 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Barred owl in our tree last week.
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ICE is essentially disappearing people.
“The Ice official told me they are under no obligation to tell the family or the attorneys of the detainees that they have been apprehended, or that they’ve been moved to another state, to another facility, or that they’ve been deported.”
“The Ice official told me they are under no obligation to tell the family or the attorneys of the detainees that they have been apprehended, or that they’ve been moved to another state, to another facility, or that they’ve been deported.”
Ice’s ‘inhumane’ arrest of well-known vineyard manager shakes Oregon wine industry
Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church
www.theguardian.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
ICE is essentially disappearing people.
“The Ice official told me they are under no obligation to tell the family or the attorneys of the detainees that they have been apprehended, or that they’ve been moved to another state, to another facility, or that they’ve been deported.”
“The Ice official told me they are under no obligation to tell the family or the attorneys of the detainees that they have been apprehended, or that they’ve been moved to another state, to another facility, or that they’ve been deported.”
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Confluence 2025 will be taking place July 25-27, 2025 with GOH @catrambo.bsky.social and Featured Music Guest Clearly Guilty! Register: www.confluence-sff.org.
Discounted registration closes July 11.
Don't forget to pre-order your 2025 Confluence t-shirt!
confluence-sff.org/t-shirt
Discounted registration closes July 11.
Don't forget to pre-order your 2025 Confluence t-shirt!
confluence-sff.org/t-shirt
June 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Confluence 2025 will be taking place July 25-27, 2025 with GOH @catrambo.bsky.social and Featured Music Guest Clearly Guilty! Register: www.confluence-sff.org.
Discounted registration closes July 11.
Don't forget to pre-order your 2025 Confluence t-shirt!
confluence-sff.org/t-shirt
Discounted registration closes July 11.
Don't forget to pre-order your 2025 Confluence t-shirt!
confluence-sff.org/t-shirt
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My understanding is SF/F venues still generally do not have submission fees, and also generally pay better than most other literary venues, so let's hear it for genre outlets always having kept their eye on the bottom line
lithub.com/the-rise-of-...
lithub.com/the-rise-of-...
The Rise of the Submission Industrial Complex
In 2015, Joy Lanzendorfer wrote an article for The Atlantic on submission fees where she warned, “If all publications did this, there’d be no professional writers, only people with other jobs who w…
lithub.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My understanding is SF/F venues still generally do not have submission fees, and also generally pay better than most other literary venues, so let's hear it for genre outlets always having kept their eye on the bottom line
lithub.com/the-rise-of-...
lithub.com/the-rise-of-...
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RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM.
They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.
www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.
www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
RFK Jr.'s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm...
www.wired.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM.
They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.
www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone.
www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
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Ooh! NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by asteroid Donaldjohanson yesterday. They just released the images.
Look at that cool space potato! 🔭🧪🥔
science.nasa.gov/image-articl...
Look at that cool space potato! 🔭🧪🥔
science.nasa.gov/image-articl...
April 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Ooh! NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by asteroid Donaldjohanson yesterday. They just released the images.
Look at that cool space potato! 🔭🧪🥔
science.nasa.gov/image-articl...
Look at that cool space potato! 🔭🧪🥔
science.nasa.gov/image-articl...
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A Harvard political scientist studied change movements around the world and found that 3.5 percent of a population taking to the streets can demand redress from a government and achieve political change. That’s 12 million Americans.
March 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A Harvard political scientist studied change movements around the world and found that 3.5 percent of a population taking to the streets can demand redress from a government and achieve political change. That’s 12 million Americans.
Mary Turzillo will be reading this Sunday as part of the Speculative Sunday Poetry Reading Series, hosted by Akua Lezli Hope.
Free on Zoom -- see evenbrite for tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/starburst-...
Free on Zoom -- see evenbrite for tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/starburst-...
March 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Mary Turzillo will be reading this Sunday as part of the Speculative Sunday Poetry Reading Series, hosted by Akua Lezli Hope.
Free on Zoom -- see evenbrite for tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/starburst-...
Free on Zoom -- see evenbrite for tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/starburst-...
...and Samurai
March 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
...and Samurai
