iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Pinterest in 2026: “I see you’re looking at things for woodworking projects, here’s some products you can buy that are a crappier version of what you wanted to make instead”

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Open floor offices are a damn sensory nightmare. No wonder ya girl has to manage autistic burnout.

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Anytime someone mentions blink 182 my urge is to say “WHERE ARE YEW, AND IM SOH SORREE”

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I’ve seen a lot of workers quit tech jobs for ethical concerns. You don’t hear about the ones who quit because of Palestine, or ICE. But we’re sure hear a lot about the tech workers quitting AI companies because we’re “moving too fast.” Odd isn’t it?

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Digital Arcana #7: Designing Beyond the Screen — Anna E. Cook

In the latest edition of Digital Arcana today, I wrote a case study on why design starts long before mockups and code and why, without regulation, no UI can fix what's broken underneath. annaecook.com/digital-arca...

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This edition is about my burnout journey, the difference between the two kinds of burnout, what recovery has looked like for me, and some resources for anyone else navigating burnout as a neurodiverge...

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If they don’t love you as much as John Scalzi loves his wife then it’s not worth it.

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“It’s time to slow down AI advancement. We’re doing this because we’re good guys and not because there’s nothing left to build, we’re about to IPO, and we want to justify our poor financial performance so our investors can get their money back”

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Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 14/09/2026

Some people like to say they think the increased autism diagnoses is a fad or just attention seeking. But the reality is it’s just us finally recognizing autism as it presents in women and girls. I’m finally getting treatment after 34 years, and it’s saving my life

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Ed Sheerens music has always been meaningless and uninspired so I mean yeah this tracks

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Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 14/09/2026

Seattle, did you know there’s a grassroots organization “Community Not Cameras?” Right now they are petitioning city council to Invest In Community Violence Prevention. You can sign that petition and work with them, here is their link tree linktr.ee/communitynot...

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Community Not Cameras Official: Instagram | Linktree

Seattle residents and local organizations collectively opposing police surveillance cameras while working toward true community safety

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Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 14/09/2026

Tech billionaires believe they can escape death with tech So the health and accessibility projects they fund are intended to eradicate anything they perceive as medical disability rather than fix systems that exclude people. While health tech can be good, their intention is eugenic by design.

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Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 13/09/2026

At the rare book store today, I asked its shopkeeper what he thought of AI companies scanning rare books and destroying them. Without hesitation, he said “I’m not worried about that. Books are going to outlast AI, they’ve lasted centuries.”

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Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 13/09/2026

I went to four different maker/arist spaces and one rare book store where the owners chatted with me about their rare design books. One of the best days

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I’m so RPG brained that I went out for an errand that turned into two more whimsical stops and my brain went “it’s a side quest”

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I’ve tried out a few newsletter platforms and found myself pretty irritated by how many of them are inaccessible or run by fascist friendly owners. Yall want me to build you a newsletter platform that fixes this?

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Good morning to everyone except TERFs

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Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 11/09/2026

I am trying to let my brain be creative. It came up with an angry cat dressed as a clown.

An angry car dressed as a clown in a sketch, it looks midway through complaining about something

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I gave a guest lecture at my Alma mater today about accessibility and inclusive design. Most of the time, the students were interested in how I’m navigating this work in this current anti-DEIA climate And I was just as honest as I could be, I explained how hard it’s been but also why I feel hope.

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Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 11/09/2026

Ive always taken a lot of energy to make my office represent stuff I love since it’s on camera a lot. This time around Im using it showcase books and my current obsession with Riso printer art. (Yes I have a bed in my office I need naps)

The background behind Anna’s desk. On a peg board Anna has set up book shelves with many books on accessibility, inclusive design, technology, disability culture, etc.

On the wall is a set different Riso art pieces. Four are an artistic take on motivational cat posters, with an alt punk vibe. A couple are random assortments of objects and words. All of is cyan, yellow, magenta themed.

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Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 10/09/2026

I keep encountering people working on AI who want it to be ethical and responsible. There’s A LOT to unpack there. I’ll just say, having a lot of experience with how orgs treat accessibility, I am sure companies and teams will ignore what’s right until they’re legally held to it. And…

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Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 10/09/2026

I joined a makers space and was like “finally I can make all the things I want to make” Then I sat down and couldnt think of a damn thing I wanted to make anymore. Damn brain

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Anna E. Cook @annaecook.com · 10/09/2026

TIL I learned about Network States In essence it’s tech oligarchs wanting to create their own countries that are companies. It’s hyper capitalistic, deeply eugenicist, and should alarm every single person. Tech billionaires are a threat to global democracy

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A woman at my doctors office just decided to call someone in the waiting room and have a conversation with us all sitting here. Jail

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Sometimes I wonder if I should just give up and join all of the tech grifters. But ultimately, I don’t wanna hang out with any of them. They seem like a deeply unfun and depressing bunch of people

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Who needs a foldable phone when you can just have a palm pilot

A Palm Pilot, a hand held device from the late 90s with a minimal interface, pencil, and a few buttons.

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