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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
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BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun. The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Nov 1973 GALAXY Apr 1970 F&SF Feb 2009 INFINITY’S SHORE - David Brin (1996) THE NAKED SUN - Isaac Asimov (1957) @analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf @davidbrin.bsky.social

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Oct 1970 ORBIT 1 - (ed.) Damon Knight (1966) ASIMOV’S May 2001 SONG OF SUSANNAH - @stephenking.bsky.social (2004) THE SINS OF THE FATHERS - Stanley Schmidt (1976) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Virginia Kidd James Blish Poul Anderson

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Sep 1973 INTERZONE #019 Spring 1987 F&SF Jan 2009 HUNTING PARTY - Elizabeth Moon (1993) THE CAVES OF STEEL - Isaac Asimov (1954) @analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf @emoontx M. Max Maxwell Neil Ferguson

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Aug 1973 WORLDS OF IF Apr 1970 ASIMOV’S Apr 2001 THE NANO FLOWER - Peter F. Hamilton (1995) CLOUD CHAMBER - Howard L. Myers (1977) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social

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New story of mine in latest issue of AntipodeanSF : www.antisf.com.au/the-stories/... Enjoy!

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Jul 1973 GALAXY Mar 1970 F&SF Dec 2008 A FOREST OF STARS - Kevin J. Anderson (2003) TOWER OF GLASS - Robert Silverberg (1970) @analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf Roy L. Prosterman J. T. Lamberty Jr.

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What I’ve read in the last week: ASIMOV’S Jan/Feb 2025 WORLDS OF IF Mar 1970 ANALOG Jun 1973 THE PRAXIS - Walter Jon Williams (2002) THE FAR CALL - Gordon R. Dickson (1973, 1978) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social E. Clayton McCarty Basil Wells J. R. Pierce Saul Snatsky

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Listening to Drump reminds me of the Woody Allen film 'Bananas'... "From now on underwear will be worn on the outside..." I was waiting for, "From now on pi will be exactly 3..."

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Jan/Feb 2025 GALAXY Feb 1970 ASIMOV’S Mar 2001 EUROPE IN AUTUMN - Dave Hutchinson (2014) TO LIVE AGAIN - Robert Silverberg (1969) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Gerald Jonas Theodore Sturgeon A. Bertram Chandler @hutchinsondave.bsky.social

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The Internet Archive at large is a treasure in its own right, but it was after an evening of diving deep into their software emulation library that I finally kicked $50 their way for the first time last year. It's one of the most remarkable historical resources on the Internet.

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG May 1973 INTERZONE #018 Winter 1986 F&SF Oct/Nov 2008 ICERIGGER - Alan Dean Foster (1974) TECH-HEAVEN - Linda Nagata (1995) @Analog_SF @fandsf George Alec Effinger Laurence M. Janifer Jerry Pournelle Ramsey Campbell Simon Ounsley M. Rickert William Tuning

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Apr 1973 WORLDS OF IF Feb 1970 ASIMOV’S Feb 2001 THE CLOCKWORK ROCKET - Greg Egan (2011) THE FLYING SORCERERS - David Gerrold & Larry Niven (1971) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @gregegansf.bsky.social

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Mar 1973 GALAXY Dec 1969 F&SF Sep 2008 CHAINING THE LADY - Piers Anthony (1978)

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Feb 1973 WORLDS OF IF Jan 1970 ASIMOV’S Jan 2001 CHIMERA’S CRADLE - Brian Stableford (1997) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Jan 1973 SCIENCE FICTION EMPHASIS #1 - (ed.) David Gerrold (1974) F&SF Aug. 2008 WOLVES OF THE CALLA - Stephen King (2003) @analogsf.bsky.social Clifford D. Simak @stephenking.bsky.social

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Dec 1972 GALAXY Nov 1969 ASIMOV’S Dec 2000 CHANUR’S HOMECOMING - C. J. Cherryh (1986) THE PEOPLE OF THE WIND - Poul Anderson (1973)

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Nov 1972 GALAXY Oct 1969 F&SF Jul 2008 THE TIME SHIPS - Stephen Baxter (1995) BEYOND APOLLO - Barry N. Malzberg (1972) @analogsf.bsky.social A. Bertram Chandler

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Kakistocracy is my new favourite word… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

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What I’ve read in the last week: ASIMOV’S Nov/Dec 2024 WORLDS OF IF Dec 1969 ANALOG Oct 1972 DARWIN’S CHILDREN - Greg Bear (2003) WHIPPING STAR - Frank Herbert (1970)

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Air is kinda dry here in Wycheproof atm: T(air) = 33.3°C T(dewpoint) = -6°C Relative Humidity = 8% !! no wonder it's a Total Fire Ban.

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Nov/Dec 2024 INTERZONE #017 Autumn 1986 F&SF Jun 2008 DAVID’S SLING - Marc Stiegler (1988) DOWNWARD TO THE EARTH - Robert Silverberg (1970) @analogsf.bsky.social @interzone.press @aahabershaw.bsky.social @ajablokov.bsky.social @davidcleden.bsky.social

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Sep 1972 GALAXY Sep 1969 ASIMOV’S Oct/Nov 2000 THE CASSINI DIVISION - Ken Macleod (1998) CEMETERY WORLD - Clifford D. Simak (1973) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @abraham.bsky.social

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Aug 1972 WORLDS OF IF Nov 1969 F&SF May 2008 THE VOR GAME - Lois McMaster Bujold (1990) RED LIGHTNING - John Varley (2006) @analogsf.bsky.social

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Jul 1972 WORLDS OF IF Oct 1969 ASIMOV’S Sep 2000 THE SNOW QUEEN - Joan D. Vinge (1980) PALLAHAXI TIDE - Michael G. Coney (1975,1990) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Jun 1972 GALAXY Aug 1969 F&SF Apr 2008 DAYBREAK ZERO - John Barnes (2011) THE PRITCHER MASS - Gordon R. Dickson (1972) @analogsf.bsky.social

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What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG May 1972 GALAXY Jul 1969 ASIMOV’S Aug 2000 FOREVER PEACE - Joe Haldeman (1997) HA’PENNY - Jo Walton (2007) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @robreedwrites.bsky.social @bluejo.bsky.social

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