Lyle Hopwood
@lylehopwood.bsky.social
Writer: Interzone, Blood Fiction, Unauthorised Departures, Emanations Zen...
Medical Technologist
Medical Technologist
One I use all the time.
February 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
One I use all the time.
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
I dunno. I find Gong rather relaxing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ZT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ZT...
February 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I dunno. I find Gong rather relaxing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ZT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ZT...
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65 Million Women Deserve the Right to Vote
The SAVE Act threatens the rights of women to vote if their married names don’t match their birth names. You can find the story several posts down on my page. This is Pack 1. Please see Pack 2 also
Pack 1
go.bsky.app/R5H9AaN
Pack 2
go.bsky.app/3ZynozC
The SAVE Act threatens the rights of women to vote if their married names don’t match their birth names. You can find the story several posts down on my page. This is Pack 1. Please see Pack 2 also
Pack 1
go.bsky.app/R5H9AaN
Pack 2
go.bsky.app/3ZynozC
January 31, 2026 at 9:38 PM
65 Million Women Deserve the Right to Vote
The SAVE Act threatens the rights of women to vote if their married names don’t match their birth names. You can find the story several posts down on my page. This is Pack 1. Please see Pack 2 also
Pack 1
go.bsky.app/R5H9AaN
Pack 2
go.bsky.app/3ZynozC
The SAVE Act threatens the rights of women to vote if their married names don’t match their birth names. You can find the story several posts down on my page. This is Pack 1. Please see Pack 2 also
Pack 1
go.bsky.app/R5H9AaN
Pack 2
go.bsky.app/3ZynozC
My working life has been spent with medical scientists. Many were staunchly ethical as well as brilliant. That's not always the case. (The screenshot below is about the *least* egregious thing uncovered in this whole long expose by Ben Taub of bad science.)
From: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
From: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
January 30, 2026 at 9:14 PM
My working life has been spent with medical scientists. Many were staunchly ethical as well as brilliant. That's not always the case. (The screenshot below is about the *least* egregious thing uncovered in this whole long expose by Ben Taub of bad science.)
From: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
From: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Hello, AI overview! What are we overviewing today?
Using a query "nichols institute diagnostics case parathyroid", it said the case was about "falsely low" results.
The case was about falsely HIGH results.
The reference it gave doesn't even have the word "low" in it.
Using a query "nichols institute diagnostics case parathyroid", it said the case was about "falsely low" results.
The case was about falsely HIGH results.
The reference it gave doesn't even have the word "low" in it.
January 30, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Hello, AI overview! What are we overviewing today?
Using a query "nichols institute diagnostics case parathyroid", it said the case was about "falsely low" results.
The case was about falsely HIGH results.
The reference it gave doesn't even have the word "low" in it.
Using a query "nichols institute diagnostics case parathyroid", it said the case was about "falsely low" results.
The case was about falsely HIGH results.
The reference it gave doesn't even have the word "low" in it.
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1 in 200 #polio infections leads to irreversible paralysis.
In the 1960s children suffering from irreversible paralysis caused by polio were required to use 'iron lungs' to help them breathe.
We don't see these 'iron lungs' anymore today because #VaccinesWork
In the 1960s children suffering from irreversible paralysis caused by polio were required to use 'iron lungs' to help them breathe.
We don't see these 'iron lungs' anymore today because #VaccinesWork
January 27, 2026 at 2:01 PM
1 in 200 #polio infections leads to irreversible paralysis.
In the 1960s children suffering from irreversible paralysis caused by polio were required to use 'iron lungs' to help them breathe.
We don't see these 'iron lungs' anymore today because #VaccinesWork
In the 1960s children suffering from irreversible paralysis caused by polio were required to use 'iron lungs' to help them breathe.
We don't see these 'iron lungs' anymore today because #VaccinesWork
Can I nominate this for a Hugo?
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 26, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Can I nominate this for a Hugo?
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Interviewer: what's your biggest strength ?
Me as an developer: Machine Learning
Interviewer: what's 10 + 20 ?
Me: 0
Interviewer: Incorrect. It is 30
Me: It's 30
Interviewer: what's 50 + 30 ?
Me: it's 30
Me as an developer: Machine Learning
Interviewer: what's 10 + 20 ?
Me: 0
Interviewer: Incorrect. It is 30
Me: It's 30
Interviewer: what's 50 + 30 ?
Me: it's 30
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Interviewer: what's your biggest strength ?
Me as an developer: Machine Learning
Interviewer: what's 10 + 20 ?
Me: 0
Interviewer: Incorrect. It is 30
Me: It's 30
Interviewer: what's 50 + 30 ?
Me: it's 30
Me as an developer: Machine Learning
Interviewer: what's 10 + 20 ?
Me: 0
Interviewer: Incorrect. It is 30
Me: It's 30
Interviewer: what's 50 + 30 ?
Me: it's 30
Happy birthday, TV!
Before you watch the clip below, remind yourself Doctor Who revealed that the first image ever transmitted by television was an interdimensional trickster god that could still erupt at any time. It'll prepare you for the sight of the actual...visage... of the thing.
Before you watch the clip below, remind yourself Doctor Who revealed that the first image ever transmitted by television was an interdimensional trickster god that could still erupt at any time. It'll prepare you for the sight of the actual...visage... of the thing.
January 26, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Happy birthday, TV!
Before you watch the clip below, remind yourself Doctor Who revealed that the first image ever transmitted by television was an interdimensional trickster god that could still erupt at any time. It'll prepare you for the sight of the actual...visage... of the thing.
Before you watch the clip below, remind yourself Doctor Who revealed that the first image ever transmitted by television was an interdimensional trickster god that could still erupt at any time. It'll prepare you for the sight of the actual...visage... of the thing.
I've heard the phrase "colder than a witch's tits" but this is a new visualization for me.
January 22, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I've heard the phrase "colder than a witch's tits" but this is a new visualization for me.
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The BBC news is on in the background, and I just heard a journalist (quoting Milei) refer to "Judo-Christian Values."
January 21, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The BBC news is on in the background, and I just heard a journalist (quoting Milei) refer to "Judo-Christian Values."
Monogragh proposal:
everyone keeps telling me that AI is getting better, but maybe it's the humans who are consistently wrong
January 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Monogragh proposal:
A reminder that I had an eligible fantasy story published in Black Cat Weekly #186 in 2025:
The Oathbreaker.
The Oathbreaker.
January 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
A reminder that I had an eligible fantasy story published in Black Cat Weekly #186 in 2025:
The Oathbreaker.
The Oathbreaker.
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Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
A reminder that I had two eligible SF stories published in 2025.
“Twin Engines” in Black Cat Weekly #217
“Hey, Marilyn” in BSFA’s Fission #5
“Twin Engines” in Black Cat Weekly #217
“Hey, Marilyn” in BSFA’s Fission #5
January 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM
A reminder that I had two eligible SF stories published in 2025.
“Twin Engines” in Black Cat Weekly #217
“Hey, Marilyn” in BSFA’s Fission #5
“Twin Engines” in Black Cat Weekly #217
“Hey, Marilyn” in BSFA’s Fission #5
I learned something new about Jar Jar Binks today*.
"Mooi" means fine, or nice.
*(I know, you don't ask me to listen to your troubles.)
"Mooi" means fine, or nice.
*(I know, you don't ask me to listen to your troubles.)
mooi
- DSAE
mooi - definition of mooi in A Dictionary of South African English. Meaning and origin of mooi with spelling and pronunciation. History and development of the term mooi with example sentences.
dsae.co.za
January 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I learned something new about Jar Jar Binks today*.
"Mooi" means fine, or nice.
*(I know, you don't ask me to listen to your troubles.)
"Mooi" means fine, or nice.
*(I know, you don't ask me to listen to your troubles.)
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each day on this planet is worse than the last
January 13, 2026 at 3:50 AM
each day on this planet is worse than the last
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Däniken's 'paleo-contact' claims of extraterrestrial influences on early human development, attracted a dedicated following, despite his earlier convictions for theft, fraud and embezzlement (and robust debunking of his theories). Films, soundtracks, and even prog concept albums followed his books.
January 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Däniken's 'paleo-contact' claims of extraterrestrial influences on early human development, attracted a dedicated following, despite his earlier convictions for theft, fraud and embezzlement (and robust debunking of his theories). Films, soundtracks, and even prog concept albums followed his books.
![Ilkley Moor is known for it's [sic] famous folk song, On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at,](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bulg6niwpdf6nxoywctbeex7/bafkreiax3vgxz4f6qxrcwvulojtcnmce2fjgqlyihz3gwrr2oiqiywfaie@jpeg)
That your favorite toy at infant school is a wood wand with a 16" thong attached and a rounded wood cone ca. 3" high.
If you set the cone pointed end down, wind the thong around the cone and unwind it quickly, the cone stays upright, spinning. If you whip it, it continues to spin for a long time.
If you set the cone pointed end down, wind the thong around the cone and unwind it quickly, the cone stays upright, spinning. If you whip it, it continues to spin for a long time.
January 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
That your favorite toy at infant school is a wood wand with a 16" thong attached and a rounded wood cone ca. 3" high.
If you set the cone pointed end down, wind the thong around the cone and unwind it quickly, the cone stays upright, spinning. If you whip it, it continues to spin for a long time.
If you set the cone pointed end down, wind the thong around the cone and unwind it quickly, the cone stays upright, spinning. If you whip it, it continues to spin for a long time.
I signed another short story contract today!
This one was for Blood Fiction vol. 4. It should be out in a couple of months.
In the meantime, you can treat yourself to stories of mine in Blood Fiction v2 and v3 and also read v1 for all its other contributors!
This one was for Blood Fiction vol. 4. It should be out in a couple of months.
In the meantime, you can treat yourself to stories of mine in Blood Fiction v2 and v3 and also read v1 for all its other contributors!
Blood Fiction, v.3: If It Bleeds It Reads
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January 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I signed another short story contract today!
This one was for Blood Fiction vol. 4. It should be out in a couple of months.
In the meantime, you can treat yourself to stories of mine in Blood Fiction v2 and v3 and also read v1 for all its other contributors!
This one was for Blood Fiction vol. 4. It should be out in a couple of months.
In the meantime, you can treat yourself to stories of mine in Blood Fiction v2 and v3 and also read v1 for all its other contributors!
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i am losing my mind over this listing that staged a condemned philly trap house with AI
December 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
i am losing my mind over this listing that staged a condemned philly trap house with AI