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Anthony Francis

@xenotaur

By day Anthony Francis makes computers smarter; by night he writes science fiction and draws comic books. He lives in San Jose with his wife and cats.

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So, here's a sentence I never expected to write: A car ran over the Internet. I wonder what happened. But the impact was ... kinetic. The neighbor's mailbox was reduced to brick shrapnel and the AT&T equipment box was hurled all the way into our yard, along with a piece of the

So, here's a sentence I never expected to write:

A car ran over the Internet.

I wonder what happened. But the impact was ... kinetic. The neighbor's mailbox was reduced to brick shrapnel and the AT&T equipment box was hurled all the way into our yard, along with a piece of the
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This is the longest Loki (short for Loquacious(ness)) has stayed in the same room with Loli(pop(kins)), Lily(pad(skis)) and Luna(tic(les)). Yes, their common names are all 4-letter words starting with L (Loki Lily Loli Luna), so I call them the L^4. The search for detente

This is the longest Loki (short for Loquacious(ness)) has stayed in the same room with Loli(pop(kins)), Lily(pad(skis)) and Luna(tic(les)). Yes, their common names are all 4-letter words starting with L (Loki Lily Loli Luna), so I call them the L^4.

The search for detente
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Hey folks! Thinking Ink's anthology "Some Time Later: Fantastic Voyages Through Alternate Worlds" is a Deal of the Day at Drive Thru Fiction! And I have a couple of stories in that one as well. You can get the ebook for $2.40 at: tinyurl.com/2e64scec Please share, spread

Hey folks! Thinking Ink's anthology "Some Time Later: Fantastic Voyages Through Alternate Worlds" is a Deal of the Day at Drive Thru Fiction! And I have a couple of stories in that one as well.

You can get the ebook for $2.40 at:
 tinyurl.com/2e64scec 

Please share, spread
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Hey folks! I'm proud to announce the Sixth Annual Embodied AI Workshop will be held June 12th this year at CVPR 2025 in Nashville! Our themes this year are: - Embodied AI Solutions - Advances in Simulation - Generative Methods for Embodied AI - Foundation Models for Embodied AI

Hey folks! I'm proud to announce the Sixth Annual Embodied AI Workshop will be held June 12th this year at CVPR 2025 in Nashville! Our themes this year are:

- Embodied AI Solutions
- Advances in Simulation
- Generative Methods for Embodied AI
- Foundation Models for Embodied AI
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The Neurodiversiverse is a finalist for the IBPA Book Award! We were selected as one of the three finalists for the "Neurodivergent Communities" category! ibpabookaward.org/winners-neurod… We'll find out May 16 whether we won gold or silver ... #neurodiversiverse

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Hey folks! The call for papers for the Embodied AI Workshop is open through Friday: embodied-ai.org/cvpr2025/#call… ... we welcome submissions on the themes of embodied AI solutions, advances in simulation, generative methods, foundation models, and related areas of #embodiedai #cvpr2025

Hey folks! The call for papers for the Embodied AI Workshop is open through Friday: embodied-ai.org/cvpr2025/#call… ... we welcome submissions on the themes of embodied AI solutions, advances in simulation, generative methods, foundation models, and related areas of #embodiedai #cvpr2025
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Also coming up later this month is the workshop on Advances in Social Navigation: Planning, HRI and Beyond at #icra2025 socialnav2025.pages.dev ... AI is changing rapidly, and we will be discussing how that expands what we can do with socially navigating robots.

Also coming up later this month is the workshop on Advances in Social Navigation: Planning, HRI and Beyond at #icra2025 socialnav2025.pages.dev ... AI is changing rapidly, and we will be discussing how that expands what we can do with socially navigating robots.
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Hey folks, I'm at Con Carolinas this weekend! I'll be on four panels: “Playing with AI”, “Science Fiction, Science Fact, Science Future”, “Neurodiversity in Science”, and “There and Back Again: A Doctor Who Tale”. #concarolinas dresan.com/blog/2025/05/2…

Hey folks, I'm at Con Carolinas this weekend! 

I'll be on four panels: “Playing with AI”, “Science Fiction, Science Fact, Science Future”, “Neurodiversity in Science”, and “There and Back Again: A Doctor Who Tale”. #concarolinas
 
dresan.com/blog/2025/05/2…
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Signing now at the Book Nook! Already sold a trilogy and Terry Brooks (yes, that Terry Brooks) stopped by to wish me luck! #Worldcon

Signing now at the Book Nook! Already sold a trilogy and Terry Brooks (yes, that Terry Brooks) stopped by to wish me luck! #Worldcon
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Day one of Worldcon! Lots of people have come by the Milford / Clockwork Alchemy Fan Table! #worldcon dresan.com/blog/2025/08/1…

Day one of Worldcon! Lots of people have come by the Milford / Clockwork Alchemy Fan Table!

#worldcon
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Worldcon, Day Two! The Neurodiversiverse is selling out at the Liminal Fiction table, and lots of people have come by the Clockwork Alchemy / Milford table! #neurodiversiverse #worldcon dresan.com/blog/2025/08/1…

Worldcon, Day Two! The Neurodiversiverse is selling out at the Liminal Fiction table, and lots of people have come by the Clockwork Alchemy / Milford table!

#neurodiversiverse #worldcon

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Worldcon, Day Five! Even though it was an abbreviated day, I got to see a lot of great talks and met with a lot of great people. You know you're where you need to be when you run into someone you wanted to see, but missed, at the con! #worldcon dresan.com/blog/2025/08/1…

Worldcon, Day Five! Even though it was an abbreviated day, I got to see a lot of great talks and met with a lot of great people. You know you're where you need to be when you run into someone you wanted to see, but missed, at the con!

#worldcon

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Heading to Dragon Con! I'm super stoked that two episodes of Jeremiah Willstone and the Plague of Gears will be performed by the Atlanta Radio Theater Company (adapted for audio by Tony Sarrecchia)! dresan.com/blog/2025/08/2… #dragoncon #artc #jeremiahwillstone

Heading to Dragon Con! I'm super stoked that two episodes of Jeremiah Willstone and the Plague of Gears will be performed by the Atlanta Radio Theater Company (adapted for audio by Tony Sarrecchia)!

dresan.com/blog/2025/08/2…
#dragoncon #artc #jeremiahwillstone
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Dragoncon, Day 2! At 7pm in Hyatt Regency VI-VII, ARTC will perform my story Jeremiah Willstone and the Hour of the Wolf, adapted for audio by Tony Sarrecchia (seen moderating an audio panel below). Come join us for two fisted steampunk adventure! #dragoncon #artc

Dragoncon, Day 2! At 7pm in Hyatt Regency VI-VII, ARTC will perform my story Jeremiah Willstone and the Hour of the Wolf, adapted for audio by Tony Sarrecchia (seen moderating an audio panel below). Come join us for two fisted steampunk adventure!

#dragoncon #artc