Identity Theft by Greg Cox: Book 12 of 2026: Identity Theft by Greg Cox. ⭐️⭐️⭐️… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...

Satoshi was also very likely a member of the Cypherpunks, a group of anarchists formed in the early 1990s who wanted to use cryptography, the art of securing communications through code, to free individuals om government surveillance and censorship. The Cypherpunks interacted mostly through something called an internet mailing list. Ancestors of today's message boards, mailing lists were large group emails in old typewriter font that subscribers received in their inbox. To communicate, respondents replied-all.

no please NYT, tell me more of this ancient discovery your digital archeologists have unearthed

(source: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/b...)

Modern People: "Silent movies are boring!"

Silent Movies:

After five days of sci-fi/fantasy convention fun and silliness with friends, coming back to the real world and Trump openly threatening nuclear genocide is quite the bit of unpleasant whiplash. Can I go back go geeking with friendly people, please?

I hope the rest of your Norwescon went better than this interaction did!

Oof…sorry to hear that. I'm not directly involved with NWSFS (just tangentially through Norwescon), but have passed this on to the current NWSFS chair so they're aware. I know they're trying to reinvigorate the group and draw people in, and this is…not the best way to go about that.

Me behind my laptop and DJ gear, and in front of a projection screen showing graphics and Norwescon and DJ Wüdi logos, lit all in greens and blues, gesturing and singing along with the song being played.

Norwescon 48 First Contact Galactic Gala: Recorded live at Norwescon 48, it's my Thursday night dance!… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...

#NWC48 is officially done! A heartfelt thank you to our guests of honor T. Kingfisher, Geneva Bowers, Summer Ash, Bradley Englert of Orbit Books, and Dutch Bihary ContoursFx, all of our amazing volunteers, and all of our members. We'll see you again next year for Norwescon 49!

Announcing our Norwescon 49 Guests of Honor As announced during halftime of tonight's Norwescon 48 masquerade, we are thrilled to announce our guests of honor for Norwescon 49: Writer GOH Seanan McGuire, Artist GOH Todd Lockwood, Science GOH Eric...

Announcing our Norwescon 49 Guests of Honor: As announced during halftime of tonight's Norwescon 48 masquerade, we are thrilled to announce our guests of honor for Norwescon 49: Writer GOH Seanan McGuire, Artist GOH Todd Lockwood, Science GOH Er… buff.ly/JrgQDct

The background image is an illustration of a field filled with yellow and orange flowers, low blue hills at the horizon. At the top of the image is the Norwescon logo made up of a rocket above the word Norwescon and a dragon below. Under the dragon are four photos. From left to right, a black and white photo of a smiling man with mustache and beard, a woman with red hair wearing a black dress smiling and standing in front of a rainbow united federation of planets flag, a woman with blond and orange hair wearing glasses and smiling as a bright green frog sits on one of the lenses, a white square with DAW in black letters underneath those same letters layered on top of one another, a woman with curly blonde hair smiling and looking into the camera, and a man with grey hair and glasses looking into the camera.

As revealed at the Masquerade halftime, we are excited to announce our first four Guests of Honor for next year's #NWC49!

Our Writer Guest of Honor will be Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social

Our Artist Guest of Honor will be Todd Lockwood...(🧵1/2)

image of cosplayer dressed at Predator

Cosplayer dressed in an asian themed cosplay.

3 cosplayers dressed in jewel toned capes made for the pattern contest.

3 cosplayers. 2 dressed in Adventure Time and one in a goth ensemble.

#Norwescon Social Media team roamed the halls today, admiring cosplayers of all genres. Here are our "Cosplays in the Hall" for Friday. Thank you to all the amazing cosplayers we saw today. pose for our social media team on Saturday, and get your own "I got social" ribbon.

#nwc48

I’ll be sure to pass that along! ❤️

The background image is an illustration of a field filled with yellow and orange flowers, low blue hills at the horizon. In the foreground is a person wearing a dress and sunhat, holding a book. A yellow and blue dragon cranes it's neck over the book as if reading it with the person. At the top of the image is the Norwescon logo made up of a rocket above the word Norwescon and a dragon below. Under the dragon is the number 48. Below is a photo of a hotel lobby, there are signs and banners stating Badge Pick-Up, Registration, and Registration Kiosk. There are people lined up within black stanchions in front of the these signs. Below the photo are the words Membership Rate Increase.

Don't forget! The price for a full four-day membership to #NWC48 increases to $125 on Thursday April 2. We also have single-day memberships available. Remember to pick up your single-day membership only on the day it is valid and prior to 8 p.m. Memberships at: buff.ly/x5mSbe2

There's a reason @fozmeadows.bsky.social has a bunch of Best Fan Writer nominations and it's because when he goes, he goes fucking brilliantly.

Weekly Notes: March 23–29, 2026: A week in the life of…. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...

Wet Visions edited by Cyn Mason: Book 11 of 2026: Wet Visions edited by Cyn Mason: ⭐️⭐️⭐️… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...

A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher: Book 10 of 2026: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher: ⭐️⭐️⭐️… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...

That was about my reaction too. Treklit varies, sure, but this one was unusually bad.

Weekly Notes: March 2–22, 2026: Three weeks in the life of…. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past few weeks.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...

Uncertain Sons and Other Stories by Thomas Ha: Book 9 of 2026: Uncertain Sons and Other Stories by Thomas Ha. Seventh and final Philip K. Dick award nominee of the year.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...

Michael Hanscom (@djwudi@tenforward.social) 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...

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).

Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It. 40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.

This is a great list of techniques for getting real information out of a Google search and avoiding AI slop and paid results.
(One thing not included is that if you add "-ai" to a search, you block the AI summary) cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter. Read in my early teens, understood…some. Tackled it again years later, understood…more.

app.thestorygraph.com/books/7afddb...

Also available for pre-order via @bookshop.org, for those who prefer to support independent bookstores with their book purchases (even if it means spending a little bit more)!

The Immeasurable Heaven by Caspar Geon: Book 8 of 2026: The Immeasurable Heaven by Caspar Geon. Sixth Philip K. Dick award nominee of the year.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...

Difficult Listening Hour 2026.03.15: Just another bit of afternoon noodling around practice session.… michaelhans.com/eclecticism/...

Adam Baldwin was literally *the* guy who named GamerGate and made it go viral. It was just some loser 4chan/incel YouTuber shit before then. They spammed him to get his attention because they knew he’s also a psycho loser and they wanted to make it go viral, and he did it. And it worked.

Good Morning Norwescon! Welcome to our weekly three question interview, where we learn about our Norwescon volunteers. Meet Caryn, who works in The Shire, our teen engagement program.
#norwescon #NWC48 #norwesconvolunteers

musician Gary Numan, born March 8, 1958, aged 68

actor Gary Oldman, born March 21, 1958, aged 67

Happy Gary Retrograde everyone!

The next two weeks are the only two weeks out of the year when Gary Numan is older than Gary Oldman

Norwescon 48: The schedule is live! Over art by Geneva Bowers of a young girl reading a book to a dragon in a field of flowers.

It's here! Our full schedule for #NWC48 — every panel, dance, workshop, and everything else we offer for a full weekend of geeky goodness! (Well, _almost_ everything; our game schedule is still on the way…but coming!) Dive in here: buff.ly/l4ufIQK