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Stephen Cass

New York

Senior Editor at IEEE Spectrum

Senior editor @IEEESpectrum, co-author of Hollyweird Science I & II, former editor of some science fiction anthologies. KB1WNR. Originally from Dublin. He/him.

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  • 2 days ago | news.paddypower.com | Stephen Cass

    Miniature flags and glittery pants at the ready, it’s Eurovision week and Paddy’s prepped for some cheesy Europop in garbled English with the second semi-final on Thursday night deciding the final line-up for Saturday’s showpiece.

  • 4 days ago | news.paddypower.com | Stephen Cass

    Tuesday night marks the start of Eurovision Song Contest 2025 festivities with the first semi-final choc-a-bloc with dodgy dance routines, auto-tuned aweosomeness and at least one or two cheesy old ballads that your nan’ll like even if no one else does.

  • 5 days ago | news.paddypower.com | Stephen Cass

    Eurovision tipsAlbania outright (each way)Belgium top 10 finishSweden to qualifyAll prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change. Glory be, Eurovision is upon us. Following on from the week where a new pontiff has emerged, my main tip for May is to buy shares in blood pressure medication pharmaceuticals.

  • 2 weeks ago | spectrum.ieee.org | Stephen Cass

    In the 1980s and 1990s, online communities formed around tiny digital oases called bulletin-board systems. Often run out of people’s homes and accessible by only one or two people at a time via dial-up modems, these BBSs let people exchange public and private messages, play games, and share files using simple menus and a text-based interface.

  • 2 weeks ago | evdriven.com | Stephen Cass

    In the 1980s and 1990s, online communities formed around tiny digital oases called bulletin-board systems. Often run out of people’s homes and accessible by only one or two people at a time via dial-up modems, these BBSs let people exchange public and private messages, play games, and share files using simple menus and a text-based interface.

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stephencass @stephencass
18 Nov 22

Fascinating thread, the TLDR being "World Cup is coming." https://t.co/EZgxD4ufom

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17 Nov 22

RT @LisaBloom: Let’s talk about the legal problems Elon just created for himself with this cruel new staff email. You’re fired if you don’…

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stephencass @stephencass
16 Nov 22

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but The Peripheral’s Dr. Nuland is the best British sci-fi screen villain since Servalan, and her spiritual successor to boot. https://t.co/nRf1Q3qpFU