iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Dorothy Berry @dorothyjberry.bsky.social · 13h

I'll never understand how "a lot of mostly/potentially/probably incorrect metadata is better for digital discovery than accurate but sparse metadata" became a popular idea than "we will put things online more slowly, but we will do it with accuracy"

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Eldritch Millennial @sundaycreature.bsky.social · 2h

Okay Bsky. A request from a new friend I met at the conference today! I asked about his rad shirt and he said it belongs to his coworker's dad who always used to wear it to this conference and so he borrowed it. But he wants to see if he can find one for himself so he can match his friend's dad lol

A photo of the back of someone's shirt. It has a colorful pattern featuring various birds such as owls, crowned cranes, hoopoes, looks like there's a zebra finch in there, some parrots, a chicken maybe? And vultures? I think I see a stork and maybe even a pigeon. Lots of birds

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 02/10/2026

Good morning, illustrators! Next month I’ll be joining @scbwi.bsky.social San Francisco to chat about discoverability with my fellow Scholastic AD, and friend, @dbuu.bsky.social, and also offering a limited number of portfolio/reviews. Will be a Zoom. Join us! #kidlit www.scbwi.org/events/sfsou...

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Deep Dive into Discoverability for Illustrators

Are you an already-published illustrator looking to get more work or trying to get more eyes on your illustrations? Join us for a conversation with Brian LaRossa, Véronique Lefèvre Sweet, and Doan Buu...

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We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🚨 Applications for WNDB’s Walter Dean Myers Grants are officially open! 💻 bit.ly/2026WalterGrants 📅 Applications close at 11:59 PM on October 31st, 2026

Red graphic titled “Walter Grants: Applications Now Open”. A subtitle beneath that says, “$2000 grant opportunity for diverse, unpublished writers and illustrators.” In the lower left hand corner is an illustration of a writer sitting at a table and typing on their laptop. In the lower right hand corner is a light blue starburst that says, “Accepting Applications Through October 31st”.

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Carol Creech @ccreechstudio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

SciArt September, Day 28: Linen. Linen is thread made from the fibers of the flax plant. This is a cross-section of the stem of a flax plant. 🐡🎨 #sciartseptember2026 #linen #flax

Gray blue, white and black ink and marker drawing of a cellular cross-section of the flax plant stem.

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kay slater @kslater.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

if you liked this idea, but scholarship isn’t the best way for you or community members to access ideas, that’s okay! watch this webinar featuring Hannah Cyrus about practical ways to refuse AI in the library: www.nicheacademy.com/blog/webinar...

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Webinar: Refusal as Instruction: Talking to Patrons about AI

In this free webinar, Hannah Cyrus covers how to frame generative AI in ways that are aligned with library values.

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BOO! k HistoriAAAH 🎃 @book-historia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I wasn’t fucking nervous before, BUT I AM NOW

A trade card for Carter’s Little Nerve Pills, featuring a huge bipedal frog managing a baby

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Last semester one of my projects was to make a LibGuide on my choice of library subject. I chose to make one on finding cats in the library and today, I channeled that SO HARD for an adult patron who asked for a list of fiction with cats. Manifestation, folks.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 02/10/2026

It sounds like a lot of books, but then I talk to some of my heroes in the comics/book worlds and they tell me they've made 50 books or something. My goal is to make enough books that I can create a tiny fort to hide under. Oh, and also to uh, educate and entertain

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University of Minnesota Press @uminnpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today's nonfiction release reveals how policing is less about managing crime than about governing possibility. "At once an expansive study of the framework of policing and an indictment of its logics." —Simone Browne R. Joshua Scannell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lS9... @frannyrecounts.bsky.social

Book cover for The Carceral Surround by R. Joshua Scannell. Image of a shirtless man with shaved head, eyes replaced with blue light, cut into thin columns unevenly aligned on a concrete background.

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Tomorrow is @debbiefong.com day. Debbie day, Debbie day!!!!

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In class today we took a look at AI vs real images and the biggest takeaway I have for this experience is to take more than 3 seconds to look at something. If you just glance, you might be fooled more often than you would if you slow down and look at it.

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Signups for October's Naturalist Art Mail Club end tomorrow!! We're celebrating the wonderful biodiversity of jumping spiders with a peacock spider sticker, postcard, and a vinyl sticker sheet! 🕷️ Check out my mail club here: patreon.com/fossilforager 💌

A mockup image showcasing the Naturalist Mail Club rewards for October, showcasing jumping spiders! The vinyl sticker features 3 dancing peacock spiders on a light orange background, while the postcard features many species of spiders on a light orange background. The bonus rewards feature a clear vinyl sticker sheet with 16 species of jumping spiders.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We're almost out of tickets for this show, so if you wanna go, you better get tickets ASAP (and you should wanna go, it's gonna be a hoot). biodiversitease.eventbrite.com

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Birdie Tam @birdietam.art · 28/09/2026

Today we have a lil grumpy cat painting

A photo of a watercolor painting of a cat.

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Abeeha Tariq @abeehatariqart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’m so proud of this actually

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Someone’s car alarm keeps going off but it sounds like they do eventually disable it because it pauses… like it’s taking a breath because it starts right back up again.

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just saw my first SciShow vid with @biologistimogene.bsky.social and Imogene’s sidebars with the camera were a hoot.

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

If you're seeing encouragement/demands to do alt text and you're overwhelmed or confused about how to do it and you're worried you're going to do it wrong... this thread is for you. First: prompt questions to get you started.

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BOO! k HistoriAAAH 🎃 @book-historia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s one thing to be aware of how the public is using it and how the disinformation it breeds can be countered in a respectful reference exchange, but it’s entirely different to use a tool that is ACTIVELY HARMING OUR FIELD in a public-facing way

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BOO! k HistoriAAAH 🎃 @book-historia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is the second time in a few days I’ve heard someone explicitly state or imply “AI is here now, we should learn how to use it!” Says who? Nobody is holding a gun to your head and making you use the plagiarism machine!

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sometimes I rewatch a show I absolutely KNOW I finished (like DS9) and I wonder if I slept through it or something (how could I sleep during DS9?!?! This isn’t Midsomer Murders) because so many episodes are things I absolutely do not remember at all.

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Yvonne Lam @yvonnezlam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I have been reading @annaleen.bsky.social's book about cities (highly recommend, btw!) and learning about how archeologists use LIDAR to find sites of former cities, so I am charmed that scientists use it to weigh bears!

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

So, I still don’t understand wtf a nor’easter is because I expected more than the drizzle with a couple of gusts that is currently happening. I am at the point where I wonder if meteorologists actually do weather anymore or if it’s all algorithmic nonsense because this is very underwhelming.

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Please share! We're looking for an entomologist to join our dept.! I'm excited as it's broadly advertised to find someone who can build a stellar teaching program w/research on insect ecology. Deadline is tight (end of Oct.). Read more & apply at jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/235...

Flyer that says:

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
AND PLANT PATHOLOGY

We're hiring!

The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology is seeking applications for a nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Insect Ecology (60% teaching/40% research). The position will play a central role in the department’s undergraduate curriculum, including ENT 201: Insects and People, as well as additional undergraduate and graduate courses. The position also provides an opportunity to build a nationally recognized research program in insect ecology, secure external funding, and mentor undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead instruction for ENT 201: Insects and People and teach additional courses using effective, technology-enhanced approaches. Mentor undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs.

Establish a nationally recognized, externally funded research program in insect ecology (e.g., behavior, plant–insect interactions, community ecology, conservation, or global change biology). Publish in peer-reviewed journals and engage students in research.

Contribute to departmental, college, and university service, engage with scientific societies, review manuscripts and grant proposals, and participate in outreach.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Demonstrated teaching experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

Expertise in one or more areas of insect ecology (e.g., IPM, invasive species, pollination biology, vector ecology, trophic interactions, global change, or molecular/community ecology).

Ph.D. in Entomology or a related field, with a proven publication and funding track record (as PI/Co-PI or lead author).

JOIN OUR TEAM!

For more information and to submit your application, please visit:
https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/234875

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I drove past a house with construction going on and saw a wizard van. It was for one of the contractors.

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It looks like a groundhog in head shape. Which reminds me that earlier this week a little kid brought their stuffed groundhog and sat it on the table facing them as they were tutored/did their homework and that was hilarious. 📚

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Guys. Yesterday I lived in my comfy Totoro sweatshirt and a baby quilt* for my legs. Today I am wearing short sleeve under long sleeve double shirts. I LOVE cooler weather. *My baby has not been a baby for 20ish years but I still use this quilt for a throw.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Attention Philly Families! It is critical that we show Drexel and city government that our enthusiasm for the Academy of Natural Sciences is going strong! Bring your kids, friends, & neighbors down to the parkway on Saturday from 2-6pm. It's a kid-friendly rally to support the academy!

dinosaurs and bugs happily party together at the Save the Academy family rally. Saturday September 26, 2-6pm 1900 ben Franklin parkway, come dressed as your favorite dinosaur, insect, animal, or just yourself! There's a duck billed dino, a triceratops, a brachiosaurus, a pterodactyl, a millipede, dragonfly, and beetle!

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Society of American Archivists @saa-official.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#AskAnArchivist Day is Oct 14! SAA wants to see the most underrated item in your archive—a letter, photo, draft, or anything that deserves more attention. “Underrated” is up to you! Learn more & enter: ow.ly/yheC50ZQKno

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Cab @cabfolio.com · 23/09/2026

Platforms come and go. My website has been up and running for 10 years with the same look, has hosted two full webcomics and has brought in more work than any social media did. RSS is GREAT for webcomics. It's worth the work!!

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New Jersey has fined a huge data center in New Jersey over $1 million for installing and operating 62 large gas powered generators without state permits. This comes as other data centers, like Elon Musk's facilities in Memphis, pollute communities with unpermitted turbines and face no consequences.

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NJ fines data center $1 million for illegally powering facility with gas generators

Gov. Mikie Sherill said it was the largest fine handed out to a data center in state history.

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Yo @sarahmackattack.bsky.social — what do folks wear to the cabaret? It’s been so long since I’ve been to one.

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One of my discord servers has a celebrate those wins channel and we cumulatively celebrate everyone’s no matter how small. I now suggest it in most servers.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/09/2026

Look goddamnit It's entirely possible To eat a plum And not make a poem about it The one I just ate Wasn't even in the Goddamn refrigerator Or anything Sometimes a plum Is just a plum You can just eat it And go on with your life WHAT Why are you looking at me What'd I do now (looks) oh GODDAMNIT

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George @hannahtempler.com · 22/09/2026

hey artists, i recommend reading this in full for the next time a shiny company comes along to steal your IP

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy first day of fall!! Did you know that fall is, perhaps counterintuitively, a great time to plant things? It gives the plant time to establish their roots in the soil so that next spring they can shoot out of the soil confident in the ground they’re in. Be a good witch and cast summon bug 🪲

An absolutely caked up toad with a big ol belly and his hand on his hip, wearing a wobbly
Old witches hat and holding a glowing flower says “feelin witchy? Cast summon bug! With an asterisk and the asterisk says grow native plants

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s after midnight and I am still awake because I didn’t eat dinner til 10 because when dinner became available we all stood in the kitchen and had a Very Important talk and I am very tired and would like to go to sleep and stay asleep please.

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I submitted my very first article proposal earlier.

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Dinoberry Press @dinoberrypress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🦇🦇🦇 October is a couple weeks away! It's the perfect time to get a big bat sticker that's raising funds to help support and rescue real life bats.

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Ashli @ashli-inthestacks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Remembering my DND character had something to do with pawpaw trees. Either I was allergic to them or I was wearing something from them…. 🤔

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