Neil Beynon 🏴
@neilbeynon.bsky.social
🏴 Restless writer. Omnivorous reader. Stubborn runner. Bound to be other things too. https://www.neilbeynon.com/
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This. All of weary this.
From Facebook.
I was thirty when I first accessed the Internet, forty when I first had a smartphone and Social Media. And both were such incredible discoveries, making life easier, and adding friends, and communities, and insights, and learning, and information, from all over the world...
I was thirty when I first accessed the Internet, forty when I first had a smartphone and Social Media. And both were such incredible discoveries, making life easier, and adding friends, and communities, and insights, and learning, and information, from all over the world...
October 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
This. All of weary this.
Another year, another #WaveOfLight2025. Doesn’t feel like the 13th but it is. Sending love to all the other parents reflecting on loss this evening.
October 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Another year, another #WaveOfLight2025. Doesn’t feel like the 13th but it is. Sending love to all the other parents reflecting on loss this evening.
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Gaie also writes as Jade Linwood. If feminist retelling of fairy tales are up your alley (and why wouldn't they be?) I recommend you pick up a copy of Charmed or Beast?
Gaie is a terrific writer and I've had the pleasure of working with her several times.
Gaie is a terrific writer and I've had the pleasure of working with her several times.
August 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Gaie also writes as Jade Linwood. If feminist retelling of fairy tales are up your alley (and why wouldn't they be?) I recommend you pick up a copy of Charmed or Beast?
Gaie is a terrific writer and I've had the pleasure of working with her several times.
Gaie is a terrific writer and I've had the pleasure of working with her several times.
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Genre fans - our lovely friend Gaie Sebold deserves a boost right now. May I recommend Babylon Steel, a book where the cover absolutely fails to do justice to a story of found family and dimension hopping gods, all set in a brothel? It's an excellent book.
August 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Genre fans - our lovely friend Gaie Sebold deserves a boost right now. May I recommend Babylon Steel, a book where the cover absolutely fails to do justice to a story of found family and dimension hopping gods, all set in a brothel? It's an excellent book.
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I love to go to Chat GPT 5 with its alleged “PhD level expertise” and an ask it about my MA thesis work and see that it really cannot do that level of academic work whatever. It can do a SIMULACRUM of that work, which might fool you if you did not have any expertise.
August 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I love to go to Chat GPT 5 with its alleged “PhD level expertise” and an ask it about my MA thesis work and see that it really cannot do that level of academic work whatever. It can do a SIMULACRUM of that work, which might fool you if you did not have any expertise.
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This isn't a list of jobs that A.I. can easily replace.
It's a list of jobs that techno fascists don't think are worthwhile or meaningful and that they want to eliminate.
They don't want humans to try to make sense of the world, they want us to believe whatever we're told.
It's a list of jobs that techno fascists don't think are worthwhile or meaningful and that they want to eliminate.
They don't want humans to try to make sense of the world, they want us to believe whatever we're told.
Yo, historians, what the actual ****?
I've seen how LLMs handle "history." This is... not good.
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I've seen how LLMs handle "history." This is... not good.
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July 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This isn't a list of jobs that A.I. can easily replace.
It's a list of jobs that techno fascists don't think are worthwhile or meaningful and that they want to eliminate.
They don't want humans to try to make sense of the world, they want us to believe whatever we're told.
It's a list of jobs that techno fascists don't think are worthwhile or meaningful and that they want to eliminate.
They don't want humans to try to make sense of the world, they want us to believe whatever we're told.
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This should worry everyone.
June 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This should worry everyone.
Got locked out for a period. Back now. Y’all good?
June 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Got locked out for a period. Back now. Y’all good?
Any word on the cause of that fire need Heathrow!
March 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Any word on the cause of that fire need Heathrow!
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It’s #unboxing day for ATACAMA, my speculative #thriller book out May 13 from @sleyhouseeditor.bsky.social! 36 interior illustrations by me! With cover art by @scribeofhades.bsky.social! PREORDER NOW!
#Unboxing #horror #scifi #booksky #comingsoon #books
#Unboxing #horror #scifi #booksky #comingsoon #books
March 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It’s #unboxing day for ATACAMA, my speculative #thriller book out May 13 from @sleyhouseeditor.bsky.social! 36 interior illustrations by me! With cover art by @scribeofhades.bsky.social! PREORDER NOW!
#Unboxing #horror #scifi #booksky #comingsoon #books
#Unboxing #horror #scifi #booksky #comingsoon #books
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Honestly this is the whole thing. While there are some professional bigots who will never change, I truly think a ton of everyday people who have been brainwashed by the hate campaign against trans folks would stop after meeting and learning from real trans folks. That's why they wanna silence us.
❤️ WISCONSIN: “I’d like to apologize. My eyes were opened. I’ve learned a very lot about this group of people.”
Larry came to testify against the anti-trans youth health care bill, but had an epiphany and changed his mind.
Context: www.pride.com/politics/ant...
Larry came to testify against the anti-trans youth health care bill, but had an epiphany and changed his mind.
Context: www.pride.com/politics/ant...
March 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Honestly this is the whole thing. While there are some professional bigots who will never change, I truly think a ton of everyday people who have been brainwashed by the hate campaign against trans folks would stop after meeting and learning from real trans folks. That's why they wanna silence us.
Some lovely people I don’t see enough of having fun👇 Go read their stuff!
I had a very enjoyable evening talking with Adrian Tchaikovsky and Emma Newman in front of a sell-out crowd at Topping & Company this evening.
March 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Some lovely people I don’t see enough of having fun👇 Go read their stuff!
Seeking to amplify good and positive news. If you can’t work out why *gestures west* *gestures east* *flounces off*
Big health breakthrough: a protein from tardigrades can now protect human cells from radiation.
That’s going to lead to better cancer therapies.
That’s going to lead to better cancer therapies.
Radioprotection of healthy tissue via nanoparticle-delivered mRNA encoding for a damage-suppressor protein found in tardigrades - Nature Biomedical Engineering
Radiation-therapy-induced DNA damage in oral and rectal epithelial cells can be reduced via the nanoparticle-mediated local delivery of messenger RNA encoding for a damage-suppressor protein found in ...
www.nature.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Seeking to amplify good and positive news. If you can’t work out why *gestures west* *gestures east* *flounces off*
How are the general public in the US reacting to the Friday Whitehouse incident?
March 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
How are the general public in the US reacting to the Friday Whitehouse incident?
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Lovelies who are able to get to Bath, UK, on the evening of March 5th, I will be compering an event at Topping Books for the lovely authors @aptshadow.bsky.social and @garethlpowell.bsky.social . If you'd like to come along, you can book tickets here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/...
Adrian Tchaikovsky and Gareth L. Powell in Bath at Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath
www.toppingbooks.co.uk
February 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Lovelies who are able to get to Bath, UK, on the evening of March 5th, I will be compering an event at Topping Books for the lovely authors @aptshadow.bsky.social and @garethlpowell.bsky.social . If you'd like to come along, you can book tickets here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/...
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I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.
February 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.
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So I read this, and as someone who's spent their entire career in the trenches of "how do we keep the tension between Good Guys and Bad Guys interesting," I have Some Thoughts www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/v...
Vince Gilligan Calls for Writers to Cut Back on Villain Stories Amid Current Political Climate: “They’ve Become Aspirational”
The 'Breaking Bad' creator said in now looking back at Walter White, "I think I'd rather be celebrated for creating someone a bit more inspiring."
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Wise thread 👇
Migraines suck. Stay tuned for other hot takes.
February 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Migraines suck. Stay tuned for other hot takes.
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For the morning people, @rozc.bsky.social and I have been longlisted for the @bsfa.bsky.social award, thank you to @cherylmorgan.bsky.social @oisinmcgann.bsky.social and all our contributors!
Pleased to see a couple of @wtpress.bsky.social books on the BSFA long lists. Well done @julietemckenna.bsky.social, also @hierath77.bsky.social & @rozc.bsky.social www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Vote for the BSFA Awards
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February 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
For the morning people, @rozc.bsky.social and I have been longlisted for the @bsfa.bsky.social award, thank you to @cherylmorgan.bsky.social @oisinmcgann.bsky.social and all our contributors!
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A Wales rugby supporter is setting out on a madcap challenge - by running a mile for every point Wales lose by in the Six Nations
Watch: Wales rugby fan takes on 'crazy' Six Nations challenge
Four days ago Rhodri Williams took to social media to announce he was going to set himself a challenge. For each point Wales lose a game by in the Six Nations, he’s going to run a mile. Rhodri, a keen...
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February 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A Wales rugby supporter is setting out on a madcap challenge - by running a mile for every point Wales lose by in the Six Nations
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Four years ago, I was trying out a weekly release of audiobook-style narration, using short pieces from the public domain. One of them, shockingly relevant then and scarily relevant now, was Ur Fascism, written by Umberto Ecco.
It is, sadly, time to repost it.
soundcloud.com/wil-wheaton-...
It is, sadly, time to repost it.
soundcloud.com/wil-wheaton-...
Radio Free Burrito Presents: Ur-Fascism by Umberto Ecco
By popular request, here is Umberto Ecco's essay UR-FASCISM, published in 1995.
In this essay, he talks about living in Fascist Italy as a child, growing up under that system during the Second World
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January 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Four years ago, I was trying out a weekly release of audiobook-style narration, using short pieces from the public domain. One of them, shockingly relevant then and scarily relevant now, was Ur Fascism, written by Umberto Ecco.
It is, sadly, time to repost it.
soundcloud.com/wil-wheaton-...
It is, sadly, time to repost it.
soundcloud.com/wil-wheaton-...
Where are all the progressive leaders?
January 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Where are all the progressive leaders?
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I think those of us who profess to be science fiction writers need to switch up our game.
We've spent decades writing about beings with General Intelligence (GI), calling it AI.
The reading/watching public now conflates AI with GI.
Considering the impact of this, we should be more specific.
We've spent decades writing about beings with General Intelligence (GI), calling it AI.
The reading/watching public now conflates AI with GI.
Considering the impact of this, we should be more specific.
January 23, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I think those of us who profess to be science fiction writers need to switch up our game.
We've spent decades writing about beings with General Intelligence (GI), calling it AI.
The reading/watching public now conflates AI with GI.
Considering the impact of this, we should be more specific.
We've spent decades writing about beings with General Intelligence (GI), calling it AI.
The reading/watching public now conflates AI with GI.
Considering the impact of this, we should be more specific.
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Once more with feeling and a dollop of frustration … Taking our work without permission or payment is theft.
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British novelists criticise government over AI ‘theft’
Richard Osman and Kate Mosse say plan to mine artistic works for data would destroy creative fields
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Once more with feeling and a dollop of frustration … Taking our work without permission or payment is theft.
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