@ithertz
Texas
Joined March 2009
Dirty Phantsing 🎭🕺 Phantom of the Opera x Dirty Dancing: masked guy under a resort ballroom + no-nonsense dance teacher + a spooky organ chord on every step; his big lift is the chandelier, and he only dances in the dark. Original AI parody. Which 2 movies next? #MovieMashup
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In 2018 SpaceX put a Tesla Roadster in a rocket. Now Tesla put rockets in the Roadster 🚀 Fan suction + compressed-air cold-gas thrusters; Tesla claims 0–60 in ~0.8 s. No price yet, production 2028 per Musk. #Tesla #SpaceX (Archival: SpaceX CC0, NASA, Jurvetson CC BY)
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Meta says its new open-weight AI model, Muse Spark Open, can run on your desk: 816B total / 42B active parameters, a 1M-token context window, built for coding and agentic work. Weights on Hugging Face and major clouds; runs locally via MLX on two M5 Ultra Mac Studios.
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Fri brief: Police say 4 killed at a Bend, Ore. elementary school (early reports) · Meta releases Muse Spark Open, 816B params per Meta · AI/chip stocks shed $1T+ this week; Asia rebounds · 8 states sue OpenAI (allegations) · ChatGPT reads Chrome tabs · Reach-Google AI deal
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Night of the Living Wed 🎂💐 Night of the Living Dead x Wedding Crashers: polite planner + slow, groaning uninvited guests + a boarded-up buffet; they win the dance-off. Original AI parody. Which 2 movies next? #MovieMashup
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Open the Pod Bay Doors, Anyone? 🚀🎨 2001 x Ferris Bueller's Day Off: skip-day kid + soft-spoken ship computer + museum spacewalk; one smile opens the hatch. Original AI parody. Which 2 movies next? #MovieMashup
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Apple vs. OpenAI: In an Oct 14 filing, OpenAI alleges an ex-employee sent 100+ confidential files on an unreleased device to personal accounts and that plans were presented to Apple leadership. Apple says it found no evidence it used OpenAI's info.
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Starbase is allowed 25 Starship launches/year. SpaceX just asked for 456 🚀 FAA opened a PEIS + public scoping Oct 14 — request under review, not approval. Comments due Nov 30. #Starship #SpaceX #FAA (Archival: NASA, SpaceX CC0, CC BY creators)
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Thu brief: OpenAI alleges ex-staffer took 100+ device files to Apple; Apple says no evidence · 8 states sue OpenAI over kids' safety; OpenAI cites protections · Anthropic Q3 $16.8B, cash-flow positive (Axios/BBC) · Hot CPI hits AI stocks · Nvidia's French stakes
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There's No Place Like the Code 👠🐇 Wizard of Oz x The Matrix: farm girl + glowing rabbit + neon city; red/blue sneakers; heel-click reboot. Home = login screen. Original AI parody. Which 2 movies next? #MovieMashup
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As If, Count 🧛☀️ Nosferatu x Clueless: vampire transfers to sunny CA high school; makeover + sunscreen armor; mirrors empty; invite-only party. Still pale. Better shoes. Original AI parody. Which 2 movies next? #MovieMashup
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First Starship to return to its launch site 🚀 Ship 40 splashed down in the Indian Ocean on Flight 13, stayed afloat, got towed to Christmas Island, then shipped to Starbase. Now it's upright in a Megabay. #Starship #SpaceX (Archival: NASA, SpaceX CC0, CC BY creators)
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Wed brief: Russian strikes leave 600K+ without power in Ukraine, per Zelensky · Ukraine officials say Starlink speed limits hurt ops; SpaceX silent · Gemini 4 Argon GA · EU AI Act probe of OpenAI, Anthropic incidents · JPM miss, Goldman beat · BlackRock: US stocks neutral
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All Work and No Scone ❄️🧁 The Shining x Bake Off: snowed-in hotel bake-off; scone recipe typed 400×; cake in the elevator stares back. Original AI parody. Which 2 movies next? #MovieMashup
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Casablasta 🏎️🌫️ Casablanca x Fast & Furious: nightclub owner runs street races; pink slips are letters of transit; he lets her win, walks into the fog. Original AI parody. Which 2 movies next? #MovieMashup
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2 Boring Company tunnel machines are now digging under Nashville at the same time. TBC's Oct 1 update: 300+ upgrades to MB1, MB3 set for a late-October launch, MB4 being built. Goal: 4 TBMs underground by year-end. No passengers yet. #BoringCompany #MusicCityLoop #Nashville
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Tue brief: Meta launches Muse Wonder frontier models · Anthropic: small AI models may soon self-copy onto smart devices (no rogue replicator in the wild yet) · Police: Claude false-tip lag "unacceptable" · Asia chip rout · $275K fan-voted creator fund · Ukraine energy strikes
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Mean Ghouls 🧵👑 Frankenstein x Mean Girls: a stitched giant transfers to high school, gets a clique makeover, and wins prom king. Burn book useless — he's afraid of fire. Original AI parody. Which 2 movies next? #MovieMashup
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Legally Bates 💅⚖️ Psycho x Legally Blonde: a pink-loving law student checks into a creepy motel and sues it for hospitality violations. Mother hates the mints. Original AI parody. Which 2 movies next? #MovieMashup
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