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Daniel Rezac

@danielrezac.com

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Runs The Film Tourist: https://bit.ly/filmtourist and The Dual Lens https://bit.ly/theduallens Film school reject. Veteran educator. Ally of good journalism. Mountain Climber. YouTube lover.

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Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jul 28

What if AI could turn anyone into Citizen Scientists?

That's what happened to me. The work of @davidkipping.bsky.social inspired me to dig deep. Does the idea have merit?

Watch my journey here:

#CitizenScience #Claude #OpenAI #METI #SETI #AIresearch #knowledge #discovery

I Just Wrote My First Pre-Print, with the Help of Claude

Video: Can AI turn anyone into a contributor of science?

duallens.substack.com

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · 15d

I recall one episode— where people would whisper the “meaning of life” to someone else— and they would lose their mind.

That seems prescient now.

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · 16d

Umm, @mattbelloni.bsky.social . DiCaprio is in like 96% of this movie.

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Sep 11

Can you folks bring on @harper.lol for every show? I’ve been making progress with vibe-coding and his resources are tops. More please!!

TWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · Sep 10

New Podcast Episode:
Intelligent Machines: I See OJ and He Looks Scared
Modern Oracles or Modern BS?
with @leolaporte.me, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social, @paris.nyc, @harper.lol, @carlbergstrom.com, @jevinwest.bsky.social

I See OJ and He Looks Scared | TWiT.TV

AI isn’t just the ultimate nonsense generator—it's also a powerful tool students and teachers can’t afford to ignore. In this episode, professors Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West

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Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Aug 17

I rarely go on #Facebook, But today I did a quick glance— and the first two stories I saw shared by friends— were both fake news.

Jesus folks— I can spot this from a mile away. It doesn’t take more than a few seconds to check.

Why are we so easily scammed by these stories?

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Aug 16

Random #startrek thoughts: With the takeover of the Trek franchise by #skydance, any previous sequel promises or incentives to Chris Pine and that cast are now gone.

Which is good: a clean slate to negotiate a new trilogy of films?

Hit it!

cc: @mattbelloni.bsky.social @lucasshaw.bsky.social

a man in a red shirt with the word fire written on it

ALT: a man in a red shirt with the word fire written on it

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Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Aug 6

Something tells me that Disney didn’t learn from the Max/HBOmax debacle.

As a Hulu Live subscriber— I don’t want to see Marvel and Lilo+Stitch every time I want to watch local news.

cc: @mattbelloni.bsky.social

Disney announces plans to phase out standalone Hulu app - 9to5Mac

The Hulu app isn’t long for this world, according to Disney. While the standalone app is being phased out, however,...

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Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jul 30

What if Claude or Gemini *both* told you that your scientific theory was... "truly novel."

What would you do? This is what I did:
duallens.substack.com/p/i-just-wro...

#ArtificialIntelligence #CitizenScientist #ScientificDiscovery #ArXiv #SETI #Astrophysics @davidkipping.bsky.social

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Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jul 30

Did I really discover a “novel scientific theory” as both Claude and Gemini suggest?

Let’s find out!!

I Just Wrote My First Pre-Print, with the Help of Claude

Video: Can AI turn anyone into a contributor of science?

open.substack.com

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jul 28

I Just Wrote My First Pre-Print, with the Help of Claude

Video: Can AI turn anyone into a contributor of science?

duallens.substack.com

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jul 28

I asked Claude a thing. Then it told me to write a thing. Then I wrote a long thing, then I made a thing about the long thing I wrote. Then I made a video about the whole thing.

Here's my thing!

#AIresearch #SETI #METI #AIResearch #CitizenScience

I Just Wrote My First Pre-Print, with the Help of Claude

Video: Can AI turn anyone into a contributor of science?

open.substack.com

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jul 22

Why can’t dinosaurs be real?

Mark Zuckerberg expands $300M Hawaii compound by nearly 1,000 acres — stoking more controversy with locals: report

The latest expansion includes 962 acres of ranchland purchased earlier this year under a Hawaiian-sounding LLC, according to the tech news site WIRED.

www.yahoo.com

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jul 22

Thanks!

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jul 21

I needed a thing, so I made a thing (well, Claude made the thing, but I helped!). You can read about that here:
duallens.substack.com/p/i-vibe-cod...

#vibecoding #Productivity #WorkSmarter #ContentCreation #WorkflowAutomation #DigitalTools #TechInnovation #Efficiency #YouTubeHacks

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jul 19

I got frustrated with YouTube's Transcript feature- so I vibe coded a solution. Try it yourself!

#vibecoding #Automation #Productivity #WorkSmarter #ContentCreation #WorkflowAutomation #DigitalTools
#TechInnovation #Efficiency #YouTubeHacks

I Vibe-Coded a YouTube Transcript Copy Tool – It Just Works!

YouTube's own transcription tools are meager. So I created a better one!

open.substack.com

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Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jun 29

Winner! @mattbelloni.bsky.social :-)

Man, if I had a new #Puck hat, I SURE would wear it proudly! 😉 🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jun 28

Ummm.. @mattbelloni.bsky.social
Am I getting yet another Puck hat here?

I’m like the box office whisperer!

😎😎🍿🍿💵💵

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Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jun 27

I'm taking the over on F1. It's another one of those "minecrafty" situations where I think the culture will surprise you. I'm not a race guy, but I think the Top Gun: Maverick crowd will go.

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Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jun 15

These folks did the least they could do today: they showed up.

#noking #nokingchicago #chicago #chicagonokings #dirtydancing #swayze

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · Jun 13

Lame #StarTrek

The Film Tourist @filmtourist.bsky.social · Jun 13

Huge 👎👎 to this news, @paramountplusbr.bsky.social .

So short sighted. You’ll only get to half of what TOS created in THREE seasons.

What a bummer. #startrek @startrek.bsky.social

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Renewed for Fifth and Final Season

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” has been renewed for a fifth and final season, which will run for six episodes.

variety.com

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Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · May 31

“He’s a peeping tom!” 🤣🤣

The Film Tourist @filmtourist.bsky.social · May 31

Found the exact spot where Marty gets smacked by Lorraine’s dad. 🤣

🎬 Film: Back to the Future (1985)
🎥 Studio: Universal Pictures
📍 Location: 1727 Bushnell Avenue, South Pasadena, CA 91030
📅 Date Taken: May 27, 2025

#moviesky #filmsky 📽️ 🎬 #FilmLocations #FilmHistory #movies

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · May 31

Mr. Rooney is such a dweeb. 🤣

The Film Tourist @filmtourist.bsky.social · May 31

Another snap of many from my trip to L.A. So much more to come!

🎬 Film: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
🎥 Studio: Paramount Pictures
📍 Location: 4160 Country Club Drive, Long Beach, CA 90807
📅 Date Taken: May 27, 2025

#moviesky #filmsky 📽️ 🎬 #FilmLocations #FilmHistory #movies #art

Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · May 30

One more: Robbie Robb: In Time.

How was this not a huge 80s hit?

In Time

YouTube video by Robbie Robb - Topic

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Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · May 30

A lost Chicago song.

Jason Scheff - Young OST

YouTube video by Alejandro Meneses

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Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · May 30

By the one and only Colm....

Gethsemane

YouTube video by colmwilkinson

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Daniel Rezac @danielrezac.com · May 30

Why does this make me so happy?

I dunno... it just does.

The Film Tourist @filmtourist.bsky.social · May 30

Trip to L.A. was successful. I went to Kirk's rock.

Location: Vasquez Rocks, Agua Dulce, CA
Film: Star Trek: TOS Episode "Arena"

#moviesky #filmsky 📽️ 🎬 #FilmLocations #FilmHistory #movies #art #arena #TOS