iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

desperately need an android phone that isnt a pixel tbh. its been a great phone for the past 5 years but i keep getting this goofy ass bloatware that profits the worst kind of people from system updates and ive had enough

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Everything Dice @everythingdice.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

✨ GIVEAWAY ✨ The Critical Role Fey Realm D20 is available now! Time to celebrate with a giveaway--no fey bargains necessary! Giveaway ends 9/30 at 12pm CT. To Enter: 🧚‍♂️ Follow this account 🍭 Like + Repost this post You can get this D20 NOW from the Critical Role US, UK, EU and AU shops! #dnd #dice

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Request: Events stop being scheduled during September so that the school flus that go around at the start of the term don't super spread to everyone else👍

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smilky🐻 @smilkyshake.com · 23/08/2026

i keep seeing genshin content since 7.0 dropped so just incase anyone didn't know they are investing so much money into GenAI it's unreal techwiser.com/hoyoverse-ai... not to mention AI being confirmed used in ZZZ and Petit Planet

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HoYoverse $14.6B AI Gamble: Genshin Developer Wants to Personalize Gaming - TechWiser

HoYoverse is investing $14.6 billion in AI over three years. Here's what it means for the future of gaming.

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Ian Fay @ianfay.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This shit is why you can't separate continuing to financially support the Harry Potter IP (whether by buying the games, merch, watching the new TV show when its out) from the consequences of what JK Rowling does with that money She's become so stiflingly powerful that even private docs arent safe

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

If you ever wanted to emulate the Starlight Brigade MV, play the Super Bandits rpg. It's so damn fun.

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

for a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? lots of loose pen lids from biro pens of old, that you keep thinking you might put on another biro pen one day (you don't, if anything you add even more over time)

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

bought a portable CD walkman + a couple of Will Wood's CDs (finally found a local indie music store that sells his stuff), living my best dumbtech life. can finally listen to all of my other CDs too now. hate that computer cases these days just dont account for CD/DVD drives anymore

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RJ Palmer 🔜 LBX 637 @rj-palmer.com · 19/04/2026

The way profit maxxing corpo culture has invaded every form of art through algorithms pushing people into daily posting is really weighing on me lately. Efficiency and regularity of making "content" being prized above all else feels so grim, man.

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

when I was in uni, a street canvasser/fundraiser for amnesty tried to pull me aside to get me to sign up or donate - I was currently having the worst social anxiety of my life during that period, and tried to tell them 'sorry I have severe social anxiety, I can't talk' as my therapist advised;

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A dark day for human rights.

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I have finally dragged myself to operate a PC since I got back from Fanfest.. I came down with a terrible flu like 2 days after and have been bedridden since 😭 Hopefully I will now find the strength to share some pics from my phone at some point haha.. I got to meet Yoshi-P! He was such a darling.

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Pate @pdazle.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I managed to fill up my whole sticker book ✨ It was so therapeutic to put down everyone’s stickers whilst listening to relaxing FF14 tunes 😎 Thank you for trading with me!! 💜

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Bex 💛❄️(ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ ❤️ @awkwardbex.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Another bunch of art fight attacks/revenges! 💥❤️ Still having such a blast with all these interesting oc’s!! In order: @alphavanilla.bsky.social, @echostararts.bsky.social, @sproutcreature.bsky.social & @mysterylou.bsky.social ❤️ #artfight2026 #artfightattacks #artfightrevenges #originalcharacters

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Oh You Illustrate @ohyouillustrate.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Pt.3 of 'I fricking love Deadlock' ft. Victor, Ivy, Doorman, and Silver! Let me know who you'd like to see next! #ohyouart #deadlock

A sticker/badge design featuring Victor from Valve's MOBA Shooter, Deadlock. Victor grins while the bolts in his neck spark with green energy.

A sticker/badge design featuring Ivy from Valve's MOBA Shooter, Deadlock. Ivy grins smugly... but in a cute fashion!

A sticker/badge design featuring Doorman from Valve's MOBA Shooter, Deadlock. The Doorman smiles smugly with his mysterious blue gaze.

A sticker/badge design featuring Silver from Valve's MOBA Shooter, Deadlock. Silver grins widely in this portrait.

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Oh You Illustrate @ohyouillustrate.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I fricking love deadlock pt.1 featuring Drifter, Celeste, Apollo, and Graves. #ohyouart #deadlock

A sticker/badge design featuring Drifter from Valve's MOBA Shooter, Deadlock. Drifter smiles wildly at the viewer with blood dribbling down from his mouth to his chest.

A sticker/badge design featuring Celeste from Valve's MOBA Shooter, Deadlock. Celeste smiles brightly with sparkles around her hair.

A sticker/badge design featuring Apollo from Valve's MOBA Shooter, Deadlock. Apollo wears a smug smile.

A sticker/badge design featuring Graves from Valve's MOBA Shooter, Deadlock. Graves smiles wildly with green magic spilling from her iris.

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

realtalks how do console ffxiv players even manage?? i finally got DT for my playstation (last time i had 14 on my PS was when heavensward came out LMAO) and i just cannot get to grips with gamepad controls. its too hard. i keep pressing the wrong skills and wrong hotbar combos..

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Tom Humberstone @tomhumberstone.com · 16/07/2026

The Luddites loved technology. They owned looms at home and would ‘mod’ them to count threads. Their battle was against worker exploitation. The degradation of their rights, safety and wages. They were against a handful of rich businessmen owning the means of production. Sound familiar?

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

oh this is crazy, i'm buds with Bex and i recently grabbed some stuff from NotJannet by pure chance while on the hunt for a specific 3d print of something. both are excellent artist/designers and are worth checking out!

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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

everyone seems to be responding positively to this and i hate to burst anyone's bubble, but i recently went to a Luddite festival in NYC and this is something organizers specifically warned about: don't let capitalists sell your hatred of capitalism back to you

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ROWAN @rowanclair.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hello, I'm an illustrator and surface pattern designer, I love depicting themes of nature, fantasy and the environment with vibrant colours and detail. #PortfolioDay ⭐portfolio - rowanclair.com ✉️contact@rowanclair.com 🌟further links - linktr.ee/rowanclair

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꒰ঌ(•͈⌔•͈)໒꒱ melffy 🌻 @melveae.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Good morning, #portfolioday !! Nice to meet you. My name is Melffy and I am an artist that specializes in whimsical and idyllic digital art! I am open for commissions and looking forward to helping you achieve your dream illustration! #illustration #rkgk #ocsky #art #oc VGen | Ko-Fi | Website

bird looking up at the moon. dungeons and dragons oc

kawaii sheep anime girl. my oc with purple hair :)

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

trying to kick the habit of feeling like i need to upload/share every piece of artwork i make now i've started drawing again, after a 3 year hiatus. i caught myself feeling the need to upload earlier but i gave myself a stern look and refrained from doing so.

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

i can live without videogames actually

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Andi Tiuca🌻 @andi-tiucs.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🖌️Vibrant Memories 🎨 My entry to the EU Fanfest Illustration contest #ffxiv #ffxivart

Krile from FFXIV Dawntrail as a pictomancer as she is casting a paint-like spell surrounded by critters following her lead
Wuk Lamat and Sphene (who is holding a La Noscean shorthair) are caught in the mayhem

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Bex 💛❄️(ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ ❤️ @awkwardbex.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

“Our beautiful branch” 🦋 No luck getting chosen again this year but I’m super happy to finally be able to share my piece with you all! Make sure you go and share your votes and love for all the amazing finalists! Everyone worked so hard and deserves your love!! #ffxiv #ffxivfanfest2026

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Stella @ 🌠CyrMeiri Shipping Rollercoaster @stellatiria.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Hi everyone!! I'm super excited (and emotional (;﹏;)) to see that my illustration [Best Friends] made it to the finalists!! ⸜(˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝💖 My piece shows various memories of Renie's (my wol) journey together with her trusty little friend - Spriggy! #StellatiriArt | #FFXIVart

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gogomi 🎀 hotarucon @gomi.moe · 29/06/2026

I figured out I could save the file from the site so... here's my full piece! 🎉 I'm honestly really happy to have been chosen as a finalist;; it's thanks to my static for the inspiration and making M6S so memorable and "Fun" lmao... 🥹 #xivart #ffxiv #art

“Journey through Sugar Riot’s Canvas” depicting my static being devastated by the add phase in M6S

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 15/06/2026

Importantly: this comes with all the user watch data because Roku tracks everything you watch

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Hatok @hatok.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

it is really important to be loud about this stuff because it's typically kept very quiet to enable people to go "See? Nothing happened, it was just people being dramatic"

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Jason's Mom Has Got It Going On 🎃 @sailorsoapbox.com · 14/06/2026

We have no money. You know this. Why do you keep asking why we’re not doing things we used to do? It’s because we have no money. We. Have. No. Money. We have no money. There is no money left. It’s all gone. None of us have it. No money. Nope. Money gone. We don’t have it. No.

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

ever since i took a massive step back from social media i've found myself throwing myself into events in the communities im in more and more frequently, and building a real wider circle of tangible, meaningful social interactions. it's marvellous.

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Michael Kamm @michaelkamm.games · 26/05/2026

Last year, miHoYo copied my puzzle game Ouros in Zenless Zone Zero. Because they are a recognized, billion-dollar studio and my game isn't well known, some people are now assuming that their version is the original, and mine is the clone. I hope this video clears that up.

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Samantha Mash @samanthamash.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

My old person hill to die on is you need to say “hello” and “thank you” to people working in any service industry. Treat people like people, you have to

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

i miss when overwatch had old and fat characters at the forefront; the gacha game effect i guess

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David Wynne @davidwynne.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I was deep in MMORPG communities and kept seeing people talk about the XIV re-launch; I was hestitant because I was more of a F2P MMO gamer. Then a couple months after its launch, a friend from a dance class I was in told me he played it and asked me to join, so I did. The rest is history!

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FakeKraid @fakekraid.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Like, believe it or not software used to just work

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Oni @onidraws.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Ew Moleskine used genAI for their Lord of the Ring collection by mentioning they used it, then entirely removing the claim after some backlash. Incredibly shitty of them for a brand that claims human creativity. cjleo.com/blog/moleski...

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Moleskine's AI Lord of the Rings Collection Can Only Mock

New Moleskine X The Lord of the Rings notebook collection is "imagined by Moleskine, generated by AI".

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grimwyle🌌 @grimwyle.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

hey all, i recommend contacting @ko-fi.com and letting them know what you think about genAI on their platform: help.ko-fi.com/hc/en-us/req...

help.ko-fi.com

Submit a request – Ko-fi Help

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

This post clearly articulates why folks MUST boycott this franchise. It is *extremely* documented what she's doing with her money. I used to cosplay Narcissa Malfoy back in the day. I met some of my closest friends at HP cons. We're still friends. We walked away from HP entirely. Please walk away.

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I'm genuinely curious; has the number of intern jobs across jobs noticeably decreased in recent years? See, the excuse I keep seeing for AI use is to 'cut out the boring bits' of jobs so they can 'spend more time on more important things' - but like, as far as I was aware, *interns* did those bits?

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 16/03/2026

I was asked to give my thoughts on generative AI usage in games - here they are!

From the article:
"I think that until the bubble bursts, AI will be used by quite a few game companies, and perhaps even beyond the bubble," says Brandon Sheffield of Necrosoft Games, which released the RPG Demonschool last year. "Look, I am not a fool – I understand that AI has some uses. Primary among those being the devaluing of work, the cheapening of labour, the laying off of creatives, and the generation of busywork for humans to fix whatever AI generates."

"It's also useful for burning through water, raising the prices of RAM and chipsets globally, and poisoning anyone near the data centres that run them. So there are a lot of use cases for AI. From spurring on the death of the creative endeavour to dissolving our economy, AI is absolutely gangbusters at what it does. We don't use it in our studio though."

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alphavanilla @alphavanilla.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I feel so shitty pointing out to friends that a thing they're really excited about or enjoying has AI generated content in it :/ I know that like me they're opposed to AI slop, and I would want to be told if something I liked used it, but I still feel like I'm taking something away from them...

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Brandon Williams @stupidartpunk.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I keep hearing that the Epstein files are so big if we held everyone accountable everything would collapse. And no it wouldn’t. These rich guys don’t do any actual work. They aren’t actually important or useful they are just rich.

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 09/02/2026

Ultimately right now in video games I feel surrounded by people who are worried, all the time, about long-term unemployment and ensuing social (or actual) death and so if you seem very invested in coming up with fun uses for LLMs in games I find you despicable.

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