Michael Hanscom
@michaelhans.com
Enthusiastic ambivert. Geeky, liberal, friendly, curious, hopepunk; trying to be a good person. (he/him) 🖖
Primarily a Mastodon user (@[email protected]); semi-active here. Blogging since the '90s: https://michaelhans.com/
Primarily a Mastodon user (@[email protected]); semi-active here. Blogging since the '90s: https://michaelhans.com/
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Michael Hanscom (@[email protected])
5.89K Posts, 331 Following, 340 Followers · Enthusiastic ambivert. Geeky, liberal, friendly, curious, hopepunk; trying to be a good person. (he/him) 🖖
Primary fandoms: #StarTrek #Norwescon #PhilipKDi...
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Friendly reminder! While I check in here and occasionally post and reply, I'm more active on Mastodon…but you Bluesky-only people can now follow me here at @djwudi.tenforward.social.ap.brid.gy (and if you're on the Fediverse, find me without the Bluesky bridge at tenforward.social/@djwudi).
Not at 100%, but far enough along to be back at work. Figured I'd encourage people to be a little cautious for the next few days, though.
January 14, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Not at 100%, but far enough along to be back at work. Figured I'd encourage people to be a little cautious for the next few days, though.
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2026 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced: The judges of the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce the seven nominated works published in 2025 that… buff.ly/XaJyyHR
2026 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced
The judges of the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce the six nominated works published in 2025 that comprise...
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January 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
2026 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced: The judges of the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award and the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, along with the Philip K. Dick Trust, are pleased to announce the seven nominated works published in 2025 that… buff.ly/XaJyyHR
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
Weekly Notes: January 5–11, 2026: A week in the life of…. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Weekly Notes: January 5–11, 2026: A week in the life of…. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
Here's my photoset of signs and sights from today's #IceOutForGood rally in #Seattle.
ICE Out for Good January 2026
There were two days of protests and rallies across the United States following the murder of Renee Good. We attended one on Sunday in Seattle.
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January 11, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Here's my photoset of signs and sights from today's #IceOutForGood rally in #Seattle.
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Interested in being a vendor for Kent Nerd Party 2026?
We are looking for AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS, ARTISTS, and local creators/makers
#booksky #art #pnw #washington
We are looking for AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS, ARTISTS, and local creators/makers
#booksky #art #pnw #washington
January 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Interested in being a vendor for Kent Nerd Party 2026?
We are looking for AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS, ARTISTS, and local creators/makers
#booksky #art #pnw #washington
We are looking for AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS, ARTISTS, and local creators/makers
#booksky #art #pnw #washington
Weekly Notes: December 29, 2025–January 4, 2026: A week in the life of…. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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January 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Weekly Notes: December 29, 2025–January 4, 2026: A week in the life of…. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
Thin Air by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Book 1 of 2026: Thin Air by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch: ⭐️⭐️⭐️. I’m starting to wonder if they’ll actually be able to wrap up all the dangling threads in just one more book.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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January 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Thin Air by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Book 1 of 2026: Thin Air by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch: ⭐️⭐️⭐️. I’m starting to wonder if they’ll actually be able to wrap up all the dangling threads in just one more book.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
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It's cold out there so let's start planning for warm weather! Join #norwescon for the annual camping trip and hang out in the woods with fellow geeks.
January 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
It's cold out there so let's start planning for warm weather! Join #norwescon for the annual camping trip and hang out in the woods with fellow geeks.
2026 Resolutions: Yes, I make this same stupid joke every year, ’cause it makes me laugh.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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January 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
2026 Resolutions: Yes, I make this same stupid joke every year, ’cause it makes me laugh.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
2025 Reading Round-Up: Every year, I set myself a goal of reading at least 52 books over the course of the year; this year I read 67. Here's a quick (not really) overview…… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:11 AM
2025 Reading Round-Up: Every year, I set myself a goal of reading at least 52 books over the course of the year; this year I read 67. Here's a quick (not really) overview…… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
The Flaming Arrow by Jerry Oltion and Kathy Oltion: 📚 67/2025: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A particularly imaginative doomsday weapon that really had me lost as to how they were going to technobabble their way out of it.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The Flaming Arrow by Jerry Oltion and Kathy Oltion: 📚 67/2025: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A particularly imaginative doomsday weapon that really had me lost as to how they were going to technobabble their way out of it.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
I never would have guessed that giving a computerized paint-by-number application first-person-shooter game mechanics would work, but Apple Arcade recently got Power Wash Simulator, and…y'know, it works for me. Not sure I'd call it "fun", but it's definitely _satisfying_.
PowerWash Simulator - Official Apple Arcade Launch Trailer
YouTube video by IGN
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December 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I never would have guessed that giving a computerized paint-by-number application first-person-shooter game mechanics would work, but Apple Arcade recently got Power Wash Simulator, and…y'know, it works for me. Not sure I'd call it "fun", but it's definitely _satisfying_.
Answering the SFWA’s Survey on LLM Use in Industry: While I'm not an SFWA member or even an author (beyond this little blog), as a lifelong reader of SF, I figured it was worth a few minutes to add my response to their current Survey on LLM Use in Indu… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
Answering the SFWA's Survey on LLM Use in Industry
While I'm not an SFWA member or even an author (beyond this little blog), as a lifelong reader of SF, I figured it was worth a few minutes to add my response to their current Survey on LLM Use in Industry....
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December 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Answering the SFWA’s Survey on LLM Use in Industry: While I'm not an SFWA member or even an author (beyond this little blog), as a lifelong reader of SF, I figured it was worth a few minutes to add my response to their current Survey on LLM Use in Indu… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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Someone has lifted the QuickTimeVR movie files from 1994's "Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual", upscaled them then built an in-browser replica of the ITM's "Tour" module. mijofr.github.io/st-panorama/
#StarTrek
#StarTrek
Trekorama!
360° of Star Trek
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December 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Someone has lifted the QuickTimeVR movie files from 1994's "Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual", upscaled them then built an in-browser replica of the ITM's "Tour" module. mijofr.github.io/st-panorama/
#StarTrek
#StarTrek
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Don't forget, we're celebrating the 40th anniversary of Labyrinth at #nwc48 featuring a complete shadow cast. Auditions for all roles open now! We're looking for performers and backstage assistance. All are invited to audition and participate. buff.ly/g2taTB2
December 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Don't forget, we're celebrating the 40th anniversary of Labyrinth at #nwc48 featuring a complete shadow cast. Auditions for all roles open now! We're looking for performers and backstage assistance. All are invited to audition and participate. buff.ly/g2taTB2
If the #StarTrek universal translator is as good as it's often shown to be (near-instantaneously translating unknown alien languages), Archer should have been able to have a stern talk with Porthos about urinating on that tree, and Data and Worf should have heard Spot's every yowled "fuck you".
December 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If the #StarTrek universal translator is as good as it's often shown to be (near-instantaneously translating unknown alien languages), Archer should have been able to have a stern talk with Porthos about urinating on that tree, and Data and Worf should have heard Spot's every yowled "fuck you".
Rough Trails by L.A. Graf: 📚 66/2025: ⭐️⭐️⭐️: A solid mid-series entry, with a good focus on Sulu, Uhura, and Chekov.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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December 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Rough Trails by L.A. Graf: 📚 66/2025: ⭐️⭐️⭐️: A solid mid-series entry, with a good focus on Sulu, Uhura, and Chekov.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
Weekly Notes: December 22–28, 2025: A week in the life of…. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Weekly Notes: December 22–28, 2025: A week in the life of…. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
Complete Guide to the Nikon Z5II by Thom Hogan: 📚 65/2025: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Excellent reference guide to the Z5II in need of a bit more editing.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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December 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Complete Guide to the Nikon Z5II by Thom Hogan: 📚 65/2025: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Excellent reference guide to the Z5II in need of a bit more editing.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
Belle Terre by Dean Wesley Smith and Diane Carey: 📚 64/2025: ⭐️⭐️⭐️: The setup sounds far-fetched, but works to keep the overall tension going.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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December 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Belle Terre by Dean Wesley Smith and Diane Carey: 📚 64/2025: ⭐️⭐️⭐️: The setup sounds far-fetched, but works to keep the overall tension going.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
Wagon Train to the Stars by Diane Carey: 📚 63/2025: ⭐️⭐️⭐️: An interesting start to this six-part series, but with some very odd Orions.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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December 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Wagon Train to the Stars by Diane Carey: 📚 63/2025: ⭐️⭐️⭐️: An interesting start to this six-part series, but with some very odd Orions.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
Dragon’s Honor by Kij Johnson and Greg Cox: 📚 62/2025: ⭐️⭐️: Not one of the better TNG entries.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...
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December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Dragon’s Honor by Kij Johnson and Greg Cox: 📚 62/2025: ⭐️⭐️: Not one of the better TNG entries.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...