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James Geary

@jamesmgeary.bsky.social

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Aspiring author. Husband. Dad. Environmentalist. Vegan. Atheist. SFF geek. Lifter of heavy things! He/him.

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James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 7d

@garethlpowell.bsky.social's Who Will You Save? is great collection of stories, and each one had me eager for the next. Some of my faves are "Entropic Angel", "Six Lights Off Green Scar", "Apprehension Sands", and "What Would Nicolas Cage Do?" Highly recommend and extra excited now for Jitterbug.

The cover of Gareth L. Powell's anthology, "Who Will You Save?" An astronaut standing on a hill with a green moon rising behind them reaches out to an upside down mirrored astronaut with a blue moon behind them. Between their two opposing words is a starry red sky. The author's name is in white at the top with the title at the bottom.

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Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social · 13h

Be our Valentine! Not long until the cover reveal for Nebula finalist @cornellwriter.bsky.social’s SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL, out just in time for Valentine’s Day 2026! This retrofuturistic, sci-fi romance novelette will charm you to the moon and back.
#scifi #books #scifiromance #2026books

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James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 13h

Happy Monday, Soph! Have a good one.

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Anthony Ryan @anthonyryan.bsky.social · 16h

Nvidia share price down 4.91% as of this morning. Might be happening. 🤷🏻‍♂️

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 4d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 13h

Congratulations!

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Jendia Gammon @jendiagammon.bsky.social · 15h

The countdown is on October 21! 500 years in the future, but haunted by the past. Return to the twilight world of the Amethyst Lantern in THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL from Nebula Finalist Jendia Gammon, writing as J. Dianne Dotson. Out via @press-android.bsky.social.
#books #fantasy #scifi

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James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 14h

Good morning, Edge! Have a good Monday.

James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 14h

Happy Monday, EC! Have a good one.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 15h

I stand by it

Emma Miller 😁 @emmadmiller.bsky.social · 15h

@chuckwendig.bsky.social - I hard core agree 👍🫡👌

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Elliot @1t2ls.bsky.social · 14h

oops i guess we have to have a monarchy then, scott. so much for democracy.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 14h

Happy Monday all! Back to the work grind, and I almost typed happy Saturday, so you can guess where my mind's at! Hoping to watch Tron Legacy later, though I know Ares is a reboot. Hope you all have a good one.

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 1d

The solving of "those thorny problems" is the job.

That's the writing.

The more you outsource it to the plagiarism engine the more you lose your hard-won ability.

VeroOoOnica Wraith @veronicarothbooks.com · 1d

When people ask me what I think about using AI in writing I’m going to send them this screenshot

A screenshot of a post that reads David Simon, creator of *The Wire*, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro, NPR

And then a screenshot of a conversation that goes like this:

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 15h

And now it's looking like we won't even be left that, so it seems their plan for us is total destitution.

James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 15h

Drop something DEVILISH 😈 🖤 👿

James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 15h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

pH meter calibration failed.

Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 1d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

The backup drive failed

Joel Glover (he/him) @joelgloverauthor.bsky.social · 1d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Cash rec won't balance

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Future Timeline @futuretimeline.bsky.social · 1d

"By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers have completed the construction of Plato, the European Space Agency's mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets. Plato is on track for the final key tests to confirm that it is fit for launch." phys.org/news/2025-10... #exoplanets

Completed Plato spacecraft is ready for final tests

By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers have completed the construction of Plato, the European Space Agency's mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets. Plato is on track for the final ke...

phys.org

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Stephen Cox But Spookier @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social · 1d

"Edited to appear like" - the first media report to be clear they are not direwolves (who lived in a different ecology, and have zippo to do with conservation). This project is marketing for human cloning.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

One of the world’s most important nature groups is weighing a call for a temporary ban on allowing genetically engineered plants or animals, such as canines edited to appear like extinct “dire wolves,” from being released into the wild.

These animals are extinct. This vote would make sure they stay that way in the wild.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, a top conservation group, is weighing a moratorium on unleashing genetically modified plants or animals into the wild.

www.washingtonpost.com

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James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 15h

If you see this, quote with your favorite Pokémon. (wrong answers only)

James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 16h

In an ideal scenario, AI and robotics would take over all the jobs people don't want to do, and they would be supported by a universal basic income. Instead, it's taking everyone's jobs, including creatives, and there's no plan for those left unemployable.

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Barry Ryerson @barryryerson.bsky.social · 1d

The push for AI seems very short-sighted to me.

The idea seems to be: pay <insert AI company here> and you don't have to pay wages to make your product/service.

Extrapolate that, and you get so many unemployed who can't buy your product or service. What happens to your company then?

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James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 16h

I follow plenty of independent media channels on YT that are trying, and they actually do better than the MSM, but the right-wing media ecosystem is just way more extensive.

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Ross 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🐻 (he/him) @rossz28.bsky.social · 1d

Jane Goodall had the right idea.

youtu.be/xDo70dEsFE8?...

Jane Goodall was firing shots at Trump, Elon, and Netanyahu on her way out #shorts

YouTube video by The Recount

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Gay Bitterskeets @gaybitterskeets.bsky.social · 1d

Harrowing scènes from war-torn Chicago.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 1d

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 16h

Happy Monday, Tom! Have a good one.

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James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 16h

Happy Monday, Gary! Have a good one.

James Geary @jamesmgeary.bsky.social · 16h

I don't remember being particularly afraid of the dark until I watched an episode of Quantum Leap involving a mummy, and I couldn't sleep without my light for two weeks!