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 All reviews on Goodreadshttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mwu2r32m722phttps://physicsworld.com/a/heavy-water-isotopes-make-weather-predictions-more-accurate/01 Oct 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwu2r32m722phttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mwttyfrya22dWhat I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Dec 1979 GALAXY Jul 1974 F&SF Sep/Oct 2014 WINDHAVEN - George R. R. Martin & Lisa Tuttle (1981) TECHNOS - E. C. Tubb (1972) @analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf @davidgerrold.bsky.social01 Oct 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwttyfrya22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mwtttvbvjk2dmore classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R); Chesley Bonestell, Ron Walotsky, Gray Morrow, Jack Gaughan (Sep - Dec 1968)01 Oct 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtttvbvjk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mwslkt3ock2mI have a new tale up online at AntipodeanSF https://www.antisf.com.au/the-stories/red-flags01 Oct 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwslkt3ock2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mwpfzgmpbs27https://bbc.com/news/articles/cmrergq3j7lgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss30 Sep 2026 03:35 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpfzgmpbs27https://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mwc7rrudbk2oWhat I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Nov 1979 GALAXY Jun 1974 ASIMOV’S Aug 2004 CYTEEN - C. J. Cherryh (1988) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Kit Reed Matthew Jarpe24 Sep 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwc7rrudbk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mwc7n7idlc2omore classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Russell Fitzgerald, Ron Walotsky, Jack Gaughan, Gahan Wilson (May - Aug 1968)24 Sep 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwc7n7idlc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mvqsitlnnc2chttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/18/planets-atmosphere-breaks-record-for-water-vapour-levels-increasing-risk-of-extreme-heat-and-rainfall?utm_term=6aac54307b2dbccb375e6ff1589cc5b3&utm_campaign=MorningMailAUS&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=morningmailau_email17 Sep 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqsitlnnc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mvqmszt43k2qWhat I’ve read in the last week: ASIMOV’S Sep/Oct 2026 GALILEO #7 Mar 1978 ANALOG Oct 1979 A RAGE FOR REVENGE - David Gerrold (1989) THE VARKHAUS CONSPIRACY - John Dalmas (1983) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @davidgerrold.bsky.social Clifford D. Simak Marvin Kaye Parke Godwin17 Sep 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqmszt43k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mvqmpi2j2s2qmore classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Ed Emshwiller, Ron Walotsky, Gahan Wilson, Bert Tanner (Jan - Apr 1968)17 Sep 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqmpi2j2s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mvj3uojbos2dIs it just me or does Trump sound suspiciously like the new president of San Marcos? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukr3Y3unFhg14 Sep 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj3uojbos2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mvgqruiezc25The 16.5mm of rainfall yesterday with storms takes us to 386mm for the year in Wycheproof. We have now passed our annual mean rainfall. In September.13 Sep 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgqruiezc25https://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mvaeccpaos2dhttps://bbc.com/news/articles/cx2zrrpkx20o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss11 Sep 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaeccpaos2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mv72tuveus2qSolar cells getting even better. https://physicsworld.com/a/bilayer-approach-ramps-performance-of-all-perovskite-triple-junction-solar-cells/10 Sep 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv72tuveus2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mv6z5kqdtc2dWhat I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Sep/Oct 2026 GALILEO #6 Jan 1978 AMAZING Dec 1974 WAR DOGS - Greg Bear (2014) BRIGHTNESS FALLS FROM THE AIR - James Tiptree Jr. (1985) @analogsf.bsky.social Gregor Hartmann Harlan Ellison M. Lucie Chin Cherry Wilder Phyllis Eisenstein Robert F. Young10 Sep 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6z5kqdtc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mv6z3exbt22dmore classic F&SF covers in prodfile pic (L-R): Richard Corben, Chesley Bonestell, Gray Morrow, Jack Gaughan (Sep - Dec 1967)10 Sep 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6z3exbt22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mv6jlmg2pk27https://bbc.com/news/articles/c74edv9887eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss10 Sep 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6jlmg2pk27https://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mv4kzkeykc22How one woman’s Tesla was remotely controlled – and used to harass her – by an abusive ex-partner https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/09/how-one-womans-tesla-was-remotely-controlled-and-harass-by-her-abusive-ex-partner-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url09 Sep 2026 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4kzkeykc22https://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3muxeicxwqc2iAnthropic AI ‘formalizes’ proof of Fermat’s last theorem in just 11 days https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02822-907 Sep 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxeicxwqc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mungwd2plk2cWhat I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Sep 1979 GALAXY May 1974 F&SF Jul/Aug 2014 1984 - George Orwell (1949) EUROPE IN WINTER - Dave Hutchinson (2016) @analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf @hutchinsondave.bsky.social Robert Sheckley Jack Williamson Larry Eisenberg Sonya Dorman Robert F. Young03 Sep 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mungwd2plk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mungi5rtdk2cmore classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Ron Walotsky, Bert Tanner, Jack Gaughan, Ron Walotsky (May - Aug 1967)03 Sep 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mungi5rtdk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3muftoio2k22cAugust in Wycheproof was mild and wet. Mean MaxT: 16.2°C (+0.7°C); HI = 22°C (31st); LO = 12.3°C (9th) Mean MinT: 5.4°C (+1.2°C); HI = 12°C (25th); LO = -0.7°C (1st) Rainfall: 73.5 mm (+34 mm); YTD = 362 mm (+112 mm)31 Aug 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3muftoio2k22chttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mu3ubz4kns2vWhat I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Aug 1979 WORLDS OF IF Apr 1974 ASIMOV’S Jul 2004 THE ETERNAL FLAME - Greg Egan (2012) THE VISITORS - Clifford D. Simak (1980) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Lynda Isaacs James A. Roszell Eliot Fintushel27 Aug 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3ubz4kns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mu3u7mykj22vmore classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Gray Morrow, Chesley Bonestell, Jack Gaughan, Gray Morrow (Jan - Apr 1967)27 Aug 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3u7mykj22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mtzikmxwu22mFive important ways that Dolly Parton was a model for the way governments should see the world. Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – researchers celebrate her contributions to science https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02676-126 Aug 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzikmxwu22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mtzifl6pxc2thttps://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-02513-5/index.html26 Aug 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzifl6pxc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mtwuogp2mk2hhttps://theconversation.com/using-thunderquakes-to-x-ray-earth-a-new-study-shows-urban-seismology-in-action-289961?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com25 Aug 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwuogp2mk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mtwuiul74c25https://kottke.org/26/08/0049523-why-are-rivers-so-mathema25 Aug 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwuiul74c25https://bsky.app/profile/captainzero.bsky.social/post/3mtwudb7pzk23https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/10/trump-white-house-transgender-mike-pence/688284/?gift=vgusg9DJMemqSdy7YYinJOQPyjUIi0ulrM2BWIBzPk8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WBURToday_Editorial_081920&utm_term=The+Atlantic&utm_id=224341&sfmc_id=1697747725 Aug 2026 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:3dysbfddrawj47twimzrsk4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwudb7pzk23