Scott Stein 🥑
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Intertwixt 20: What’s Old Is New Again
A trip to AUREA, a journey back in a Virtual Boy, my oldest thoughts and newest thoughts are merging.
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Intertwixt 20: after coming back from AUREA at Europa Park and playing with Virtual Boy a bit, thoughts on the past and present and future interlooping…and an old high school article I wrote on VR. intertwixt.beehiiv.com/p/intertwixt...
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AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
AOC: We all saw the performance Bondi had. She was screaming and crashing, and I think it’s because she knows she is implicated in a massive cover-up to protect a ring of pedophiles through:
Don’t play with your notebook when people are talking to you, Bondi, sit up and listen and look them in the eye
February 11, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Don’t play with your notebook when people are talking to you, Bondi, sit up and listen and look them in the eye
Bondi’s melting in real time
February 11, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Bondi’s melting in real time
After a long delay due to Germany and birthdays and Super Bowl and jury duty I finally watched The Muppet Show and it was great!! More, right? More??
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
After a long delay due to Germany and birthdays and Super Bowl and jury duty I finally watched The Muppet Show and it was great!! More, right? More??
Gonna pass this compliment onto @sstein.bsky.social even though I’d love to claim it
February 11, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Gonna pass this compliment onto @sstein.bsky.social even though I’d love to claim it
Jury duty was a nice place where I didn’t feel immersed in the horrors of the world
February 11, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Jury duty was a nice place where I didn’t feel immersed in the horrors of the world
My immersive jury duty experience is over. It was sort of inspiring.
February 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
My immersive jury duty experience is over. It was sort of inspiring.
That stuff is content at best
February 10, 2026 at 7:33 PM
That stuff is content at best
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I wrote my final book review column for the Washington Post a while back. (I didn't know it was the last one of course.) I was worried it might not even run since the book section is ending, but thanks to the heroic efforts of editor Jacob Brogan, here it is:
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2026/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2026/0...
Review | Fantasy and sci-fi books for anyone who feels lost right now
Four fascinating new books explore what we do when a collapse appears inevitable.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I wrote my final book review column for the Washington Post a while back. (I didn't know it was the last one of course.) I was worried it might not even run since the book section is ending, but thanks to the heroic efforts of editor Jacob Brogan, here it is:
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2026/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2026/0...
Well timed, sadly
February 10, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Well timed, sadly
That was basically it. With less squid tendrils
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
That was basically it. With less squid tendrils
Ah yes. My Neural Crown just vibrated and reminded me
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Ah yes. My Neural Crown just vibrated and reminded me
Another day I get to be in the Newark Jury Duty immersive experience
February 10, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Another day I get to be in the Newark Jury Duty immersive experience
Had a dream that Apple unveiled a crown-like neural headband with EEG contact points, and was developing apps and games that worked with it. Was taking rapid notes
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Had a dream that Apple unveiled a crown-like neural headband with EEG contact points, and was developing apps and games that worked with it. Was taking rapid notes
Jury duty has its own immersive onboarding flow
February 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Jury duty has its own immersive onboarding flow
Darnold’s gonna win another Super Bowl. He’s not done yet.
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Darnold’s gonna win another Super Bowl. He’s not done yet.
I didn’t see grit, sorry
February 9, 2026 at 4:27 AM
I didn’t see grit, sorry
Sam Darnold. I still love you.
February 9, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Sam Darnold. I still love you.
Chris Collinsworth an hour from now: it’s still a game
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Chris Collinsworth an hour from now: it’s still a game
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cut him some slack, he hasn’t had a massage in a while
Robert Kraft looks old and tired
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
cut him some slack, he hasn’t had a massage in a while
Drake Maye is Drew Bledsoe, not Tom Brady
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Drake Maye is Drew Bledsoe, not Tom Brady
Robert Kraft looks old and tired
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Robert Kraft looks old and tired