Steve Scott

Work at @digitalsci. Investing in companies in science & research.
Truffle hunter. Cyclist.

Also building and

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I want to hug Boris' neighbour.

[Steve Scott @manuscript]

The UK's toilet deserts: every council ranked.

I spent some time this weekend analysing the UK's ~20 thousand loos, because reasons...

The gap between the best-served area (City of London) and the worst (Walsall) is 105-fold.

See them ranked at https://t.co/0vUFqhdXQs

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Fun fact: on average, players found fewer than half of the eight things would be findable...

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Your family knows your Netflix password. Ask them where your will is.

Play our AfterLoss game to find out the other things they'd have to guess at.

https://t.co/EnBDBWQtY6

[Steve Scott @manuscript]

Your family knows your Netflix password. Ask them where your will is.

Play our AfterLoss game to find out the other things they'd have to guess at.

https://t.co/EnBDBWQtY6

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Now everyone* is in a good mood about England progressing, here's cheerful two-minute game about your own death admin.

Of the eight things your family would need to find, how many are actually findable?

https://t.co/Y7jcASPh0w

*Except for some viewers in Scotland

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Amazing achievement. Go science.

[Stewart Brand @stewartbrand]

Herculaneum fused scroll read in full.
https://t.co/y8RV6tDzvg

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Will you need probate after a loved one dies?

My free probate checker works one bank at a time. Pick a bank, answer 3 short questions, and get an answer, based on that bank's own published bereavement policy.

Used by over 450 UK families so far.

Try it: https://t.co/fBLgTUFWaH

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As well as the AfterLoss Probate Checker, my free Inheritance Tax checker gives you an estimate in a few minutes, from three or four questions.

It handles the residence nil-rate band, the spouse transfer, and the 2027 pension change most calculators miss.

Try it: https://t.co/eLXe0EBZ6A

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Ok. Now I’m in the right frame of mind for #scotland tonight.

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Many councillors today…

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@DAaronovitch Seven days seems excessive. I was baptised in about forty minutes and that covered everything.

[onlygivethanks @onlygivethanks]

#Outcome is a rollercoaster ride of meta, nuance, commentary, with the sprit of a satire and empathy for the narratives of all the actors participating.
This is movie writing/acting as it should be. All the awards please.

[Steve Scott @manuscript]

There's a lot happening Xavier, but there's a lot of dust to settle before we start to see truly novel solutions emerge. The savvy companies are currently building AI into the plumbing of science, not the demo layer. Less “look what it can generate,” and more “look what work we can make disappear". Capturing knowledge at an early stage, and controlling it's dissemination, is an area that I see some very smart people working on (think personal agents).

And so many writing tools...so many...

[AfterLoss @AfterlossUK]

AfterLoss doesn't just speak, it listens.

Ask AfterLoss is an AI assistant built into your dashboard. Ask it anything about bereavement admin, and it gives you a personal answer based on your situation.

It knows your jurisdiction. In Scotland, it talks about confirmation, not probate. In Northern Ireland, it references the correct Orders.

It knows your role, whether you're an executor, administrator, or family member helping out.

It knows your progress. Ask "how many steps do I have left?" and it tells you exactly where you are.

It knows your documents. Ask "what am I still missing?" and it checks what you've uploaded and what you'll need next.

Over 40 topics covered: probate, Tell Us Once, bank notifications, pensions, council tax, utilities, digital accounts, and more.

On privacy: your conversations are not stored. Your data is never used to train AI models. We built it this way on purpose.

Available now for registered users at https://t.co/HblqJt2EWy

#bereavement #bereavementuk #griefawareness #bereavementadmin #probate #afterloss #deathadmin #griefsupport #bereavementsupport #AIforGood #privacyfirst #grieftech #ukfamilies #executors #probateuk

[Fraser Nelson @FraserNelson]

The row over the Trafalgar Square iftar has seen Jews and Christians coming to the defence of Muslims.

My thoughts on a fascinating and important trend:-

https://t.co/thc50xk1WZ

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@genmon I use Superpowers and built https://t.co/3c6issam1q entirely with it. Live and with real users. It hasn't gone off track once.

[AfterLoss @AfterlossUK]

After someone passes, you have to contact the bank.

The council.
The pension provider.
The insurance company.
The utility companies - all of them.

And explain, again and again, what happened.

Our new Communication Kit gives you word-for-word scripts and emails for 18 notification tasks, all tailored with your specific details.

Know exactly what to say before you dial or write.

Free at https://t.co/HblqJt2EWy

#bereavement #bereavementsupport #grief #probate #afteradeath #bereavementadmin #ukfamilies #afterloss #whatnobodytellsyou #griefjourney

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A short story about AI and its potential*

My dad died last year
I found death administration a nightmare
General guides were not ideal
I built a directed solution (thank you Claude Code)
It resonated = media coverage followed
This is now a potential business

https://t.co/RQ4VhCNnH3 was the result.

Lesson: Go build your own solution to problems you see. You no longer have an excuse.

*no, this doesn't take into account the ethical issues I am also concerned about.