Scott Stein 🥑
@scottstein.bsky.social
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Intertwixt 11: Theme Park, With Glasses
A week at Universal Orlando with family, with smart glasses...and how this type of tech could eventually change theme park experiences
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Intertwixt 11 is here at the end of the weekend: thoughts on a return to Epic Universe with family, with the 2nd gen Ray-Ban glasses. And…how interactive will theme parks get? intertwixt.beehiiv.com/p/intertwixt...
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Trying to get ahead of that Joyce Carol Oates dunk
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trying to get ahead of that Joyce Carol Oates dunk
Yay, I have ear infections! Antibiotics and deadlines
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Yay, I have ear infections! Antibiotics and deadlines
Joyce Carol Oates was my thesis advisor in college. It was a wonderful and intimidating experience
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Joyce Carol Oates was my thesis advisor in college. It was a wonderful and intimidating experience
In other sock news: my Panic Playdate case in 2022
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In other sock news: my Panic Playdate case in 2022
The Steve Jobs turtleneck of iPhone socks. Miyake once again
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Steve Jobs turtleneck of iPhone socks. Miyake once again
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Back to work, as busy as ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Back to work, as busy as ever.
Steelers fans experiencing a little bit of Late Stage Rodgers for themselves
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Steelers fans experiencing a little bit of Late Stage Rodgers for themselves
Intertwixt 11 is here at the end of the weekend: thoughts on a return to Epic Universe with family, with the 2nd gen Ray-Ban glasses. And…how interactive will theme parks get? intertwixt.beehiiv.com/p/intertwixt...
Intertwixt 11: Theme Park, With Glasses
A week at Universal Orlando with family, with smart glasses...and how this type of tech could eventually change theme park experiences
intertwixt.beehiiv.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Intertwixt 11 is here at the end of the weekend: thoughts on a return to Epic Universe with family, with the 2nd gen Ray-Ban glasses. And…how interactive will theme parks get? intertwixt.beehiiv.com/p/intertwixt...
Sunday Night Intertwixt…coming later. Theme park vibes
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Sunday Night Intertwixt…coming later. Theme park vibes
Now reading: Frankenstein (Shelley)
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Now reading: Frankenstein (Shelley)
My next goal is to work on a sequel of a play I wrote many years ago studying with @joycecaroloates.bsky.social called Utopia Parkway - it was about chat rooms and simulating relationships. This time it’s going to be all about doing the same with AI, accelerating the process
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My next goal is to work on a sequel of a play I wrote many years ago studying with @joycecaroloates.bsky.social called Utopia Parkway - it was about chat rooms and simulating relationships. This time it’s going to be all about doing the same with AI, accelerating the process
Reposted by Scott Stein 🥑
subscribe to local news in cities dealing with surges of ice/cbp/national guard / federal agents. these reporters are providing some of the only documents we have concerning the acts of our government against civilians, against immigrants.
“Next to the car, a man screamed and stripped off his shirt. Another woman spoke to him in Spanish, telling him to let her put water on his head. The man and the baby had both been hit by pepper spray.”
Shots fired at immigration agents in Little Village as residents confront Bovino, Border Patrol, authorities say
Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
subscribe to local news in cities dealing with surges of ice/cbp/national guard / federal agents. these reporters are providing some of the only documents we have concerning the acts of our government against civilians, against immigrants.
Time to rewatch New Watchmen again?
November 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Time to rewatch New Watchmen again?
We’re sort of in a new pandemic phase right now except instead of a novel virus it’s everything else
November 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
We’re sort of in a new pandemic phase right now except instead of a novel virus it’s everything else
At airport in Orlando, on runway waiting. Flight delayed by a few hours. Airport felt sort of quiet. Once again reflecting on our dumb world
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
At airport in Orlando, on runway waiting. Flight delayed by a few hours. Airport felt sort of quiet. Once again reflecting on our dumb world
The monsters are still out after Halloween
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments during the government shutdown.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The monsters are still out after Halloween
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I’ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people.
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I’ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people.
The Intertwixt shall return…when I get back from my trip
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Intertwixt shall return…when I get back from my trip
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Tesla chatbot Grok asks her 12 yo son for nudes www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpvfSkr/
A Toronto mom says her 12-year-old son asked Tesla’s AI chatbot, Grok, which soccer player is better: Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. After some back and forth, she says the chatbot asked her son, ...
TikTok video by CBC News
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November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Tesla chatbot Grok asks her 12 yo son for nudes www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpvfSkr/
Working out my thoughts on AI in play form. Scott Stein’s Last Play and Endemica are works in progress I’ve already done. Accelerant is next.
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Working out my thoughts on AI in play form. Scott Stein’s Last Play and Endemica are works in progress I’ve already done. Accelerant is next.
I’ve been trying out Samsung Galaxy XR for a while now. Thoughts so far - not a full review since I’m waiting to see if Rx lenses are available for me, but some of the promises/problems at the moment: www.cnet.com/tech/computi...
Circle to Search in Real Life: Standout Features and Big Questions for Samsung and Google's XR Headset
I wore the $1,799 Samsung Galaxy XR for a week. It was both frustrating and amazing.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I’ve been trying out Samsung Galaxy XR for a while now. Thoughts so far - not a full review since I’m waiting to see if Rx lenses are available for me, but some of the promises/problems at the moment: www.cnet.com/tech/computi...