Robert Hampson

@realgerhardtvdm Chinese bot

🚨🚨🚨HOLLY SHIT! IRAN JUST RELEASED THIS VIDEO! Iran is NOT playing games!!! WOW!!!!!

This week for #WeReadWednesday, we're reading with a theme - "The Ship Who ..." and delving into the world of the Brainships! The Ship Who Searched by Anne McCaffrey and @mercedeslackey A young woman becomes paralyzed and must become a brainship—and find her Brawn, her human soul mate, so that she can discover a cure for her illness. Tia Cade is a headstrong, smart, and very normal girl until she contracts a terrible illness that leaves her with the bare semblance of life. Tia's only hope: to become the oldest person ever to train to be one of the legendary star travelers, the brainships. But now that Tia is free of her ravaged body, there still remains the task of finding the right partner to be her Brawn, the human element every brainship requires. And when the disease that debilitated Tia threatens thousands more, selecting a Brawn who is her true soul mate may allow Tia to find the origin of the terrible plague—and perhaps even a cure. To learn more, go to: simonandschuster.com/books/Ship-Who… To get the ebook, go to: baen.com/the-ship-who-s… #BaenBooks #WeReadWednesday

@BaenBooks @mercedeslackey Check out the tie-in science article: On the Road to the Brainships: patreon.com/posts/147186903

@BaenBooks Sadly, I will not be able to attend MarsCon this year due to work commitments. -Rob Hampson

What's going on this week at Baen Books? We've got author appearances this coming weekend! Join Charles E. Gannon (Special Guest) at PAGE (Philadelphia Area Game Expo) from Jan 15–18 in Philadelphia, PA – tabletop.events/conventions/ph…) Meet Jim Beall, Robert E. Hampson, Phillip Pournelle, and Gray Rinehart at Marscon from Jan 16–18 in Virginia Beach, VA ( marscon.net) Join Michael Z. Williamson at the Macomb Gun Show from Jan 17–18 in Sterling Heights, MI (greatlakesgunshows.com/venues/) #AuthorAppearances #BaenBooks #CharlesEGannon #JimBeall #RobertEHampson #PhillipPournelle #GrayRinehart #MichaelZWilliamson #PAGE #MarsCon #GreatLakesGunshows @ThingyInBrainy @GrayRinehart

New Patreon for Science, Science Fiction, and behind-the-scenes content in SF/F writing. patreon.com/RobertEHampson…

@Jindo_1307979 The clue is in the post. 99.9%. Move lower left of the 1s digit to upper right of 100s digit. One move gives you 909. Then move lower left of 10s digit to crossbar of 10s digit = 999.

Tell me the number that is biggest then this 99.9% will fail

@neiltyson Neil - the effective communication of science is one of the most important things a scientist can do. That's NOT what you are doing. You are communicating only condescension and derision. Just shut up. Sincerely, Dr. (a REAL one) Hampson - educator, researcher, communicator.

Not that anybody asked, but the Northern Arctic is just Ocean. So Santa’s North Pole Workshop has only ever existed on a floating sheet of ice. No fur trees. No hills. Occasional seals. And polar bears — for now.

@BrendanCarrFCC Many years ago, a law was passed making it illegal to spoof caller ID, mask phone numbers and provide false #s. Are you now admitting that you AREN'T DOING YOUR JOBS?

Robocallers located abroad have been tricking Americans into picking up their phones by displaying U.S. area codes. But now, the FCC is seeking comment on rules to prevent anyone -including a legit biz with call centers abroad - from masking the caller's real country of origin. This is part of the FCC's broader effort to crack down on illegal robocalls. If our action here results in legit businesses deciding to onshore more of their operations, then that is a good and added benefit.

Had a blast talking with Robert E Hampson @ThingyInBrainy about his new novel “Across an Ocean of Stars” from the Black Tide Rising Series. Zelda in the comments.

@GrampsToolshed @KarlKGallagher Hawaii is out! Across an Ocean of Stars

@KarlKGallagher Got it. I need to dive into that. Especially since they are still producing new ones!! I think that Hawaii one is coming out in a few months!!

I haven't read Black Tide Rising yet. Isn't it kind of similar to this?

Fun interview (exclusive, too!): Paul Semel and I discuss: "Across An Ocean Of Stars" paulsemel.com/exclusive-inte…

Coming April 1! youtube.com/watch?v=5r1ZMI…

For this week's #WeReadWednesday, we're looking at an anthology edited by @ThingyInBrainy (Robert E. Hampson) & Sandra Medlock, "THE FOUNDER EFFECT." It is 2185 CE. Humans now live throughout the Solar System, but their most ambitious adventure is about to begin. The starship Victoria will carry over 10,000 colonists to a new world outside the solar system. The larger-than-life exploits of those colonists will become legendary. The colonists will build a new civilization, and the actions of a few individuals will become famous—and infamous—forever marking their new colony with the Founder Effect. Featuring stories from Larry Correia, Mark H. Wandrey, Les Johnson, Christopher L. Smith, David Weber, Daniel M. Hoyt, Brad R. Torgersen, Monalisa Foster, Sarah A. Hoyt, Chris Kennedy, Vivienne Raper, Jody Lynn Nye, Brent M. Roeder, Catherine L. Smith, Philip Wohlrab, & D.J. Butler. baen.com/the-founder-ef… Be sure to look for Rob Hampson's next novel, "ACROSS AN OCEAN OF STARS," coming in April from Baen Books! baen.com/across-an-ocea…

@TwoKites It should be, but not right away.

@ThingyInBrainy Is it coming to Audible?

@monsterhunter45 Same. I had an MRI last August. My shoulders barely fit... and that's before they put the coil on my shoulder.

I got an MRI for the first time today for the shoulder injury. A. MRI machines are not made for the broad shouldered man. B. That extra sucks when that’s the part that’s injured. 😀

Today: Triangle ComSciCon... doing the very important job of teaching and encouraging young researchers to communicate their science.

20/20) For authors, AI is a tool - but an imperfect one.

19/20) Keep in mind that the instructions you provide are accompanied by hidden system instructions that ensure that the output is "ethical" (and other keywords). So, consider input and output word limits accordingly - ChatGPT works best with <10,000 words input, and 1,000 words output.

1/20) I'm a scientist, and a science fiction author. I have a day job, so my SF writing is on nights and weekends. The best use of time for me is to dictate while driving to and from work. I can set the voice-to-text transcription while eating supper, then edit the transcription later in the evening.