Scott Stein 🥑

Post absurdity. We went past Verhoeven

Inside Anthropic’s Killer-Robot Dispute With the Pentagon New details on precisely where the lines were drawn

New details on the dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic; how the negotiations broke down, and a particular sticking point on AI in the cloud vs inside of edge systems. by @rossandersen.bsky.social / tip @techmeme.com

Today’s Intertwixt is going to zag

Labo was a Fluxus experience wasn’t it

Reading about Fluxus, and thought about pandemic virtual performances with physical box kits. And Nintendo Labo

It’s 3657. “The iPad is almost a Mac,” I consider, my daily mantra. I am the consciousness of a bean me inside a bird in the sealed hill of Huthar. The seafolk are spinning song I must go

Reading this at last. Ten pages in it’s like Shakespeare for the posthuman

It’s 2045. “The iPad is so close to being a Mac now,” I’ll think as a I lift my hybrid bionic arm to generate a chair for myself out of nanites as the room dissolves into a mixed reality forest

Two weeks till I’m in Austin? This does not seem possible

Feeling compelled to read like four books. Probably a several-books-at-once phase

No, you can’t change it. That’s what it’s called now.

Now reading The Posthuman Dada Guide: Tzara & Lenin Play Chess

Among the books I’m reading next: Alice Notley’s For The Ride

Now reading The Future of Storytelling as I melt into a puddle

2. When the Angels Left the Old Country, by Sacha Lamb
Another book about immigrants struggling to come to America. Another book infused with magic. This time Jewish folklore and fluid identity. What I’m left with is this feeling that America has had so many moments where it’s been awful to people

This should only take about 40 years

This is the last cozy book I’ll read this year

Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war.

Chili crisp and peanut butter in the oatmeal is a frequent morning driver. Oatmeal’s my spice testing base

OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN "The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic. "Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.' "Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people. "Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different. "In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

I’m worried I have to poke back into X once in a while just to get a better sniff of the rot

Gonna be catching up on Oscar movies via a variety of glasses this weekend/week

Oh and I just checked the news and realized there’s new war

I Watched a Play in AR. It Made Me Feel More Connected to Actual Reality What is an augmented reality play in a real theater, with virtual actors and a real audience? In this case, haunting and something more than what I can do at home -- for now.

Thoughts on An Ark at The Shed in NYC, seeing a play in AR with a group of people including @bridgetcarey.bsky.social, and the awkwardness of having to put contact lenses in to enjoy the show. In the end, though, it stuck with me www.cnet.com/culture/ente...

49% of Californians are quarterbacks

And that is Numberwang

After writing five stories today I finished by talking about the Pokemans on TV and now, my friends, I need a break

Stories stories stories, working on stories to come

I Became a Tech Journalist Before Windows Existed. 40 Years Later, I'm Hanging Up My Press Pass I joined PCMag before the Internet and mobile phones were a thing, back when AI was still science fiction. Here's what four decades of technology breakthroughs and busts taught me.

Saving this to read for later. ❤️ www.pcmag.com/opinions/i-b...

Consolation for me is that by 2028 I have no idea what this mad world will have backflipped into. I can’t predict next week