iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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dante @dante.cool · 05/05/2026

HAN SOLO: Hell, I never would have flown a spaceship if it wasn't for the daring exploits of Ben Quadinaros, famed podracer... He inspired all of us kids back on Corellia. LEIA (NODDING): Yes, I also know and love Ben Quadinaros. The boy, Han... let's name the boy after him

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

JRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What.

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As shocking as this case is I know @czedwards.bsky.social is shaking their head at the same thing I am - this is some PISS POOR MONEY LAUNDERING. Check 1001 of a brand new account? Jesus we used to be a proper country.

A check made out for
$150,000 to Susan Collins’s
PAC, check number 1001

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Republicans, in their infinite wisdom, left a big gambling loophole in the Medicaid work requirements. I'm no fan of the gambling industry, but if you are on Medicaid and struggling to deal with the work requirements, taking a $580 bet on both sides of an outcome is one way of getting around them.

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woke stifler @yelix.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

YOUR FRIEND WHO LIVES IN LOS ANGELES, AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK: Yeah I just saw Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever in 70mm,

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

That’s good Bluesky

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tunes to make you run away @whippoorwont.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.

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Austin Rusk @austinrusk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Just remembered Megalopolis existed, and went to see where you could watch it ... Absolutely nowhere. That movie got wiped off the planet.

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ᴢᴇɴ sɪᴍᴍᴏɴs @killlthehype.blacksky.app · 23/08/2026

16 months ago: Never forget how it started.

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Austin Rusk @austinrusk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I'm waaay behind on my podcasts so I'm just getting to this, but this interview with C. Thi Nguyen is incredible, and very eloquently explains a link I noticed between metrics, games and gamification, but couldn't articulate nearly as well. Everyone with an interest in systems design should listen.

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What Games Teach Us About Life with C. Thi Nguyen

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Austin Rusk @austinrusk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

What is your text editor of choice, for those of us maybe looking to move in light of this information?

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Austin Rusk @austinrusk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Like, what if one of the people involved was a cop? Why would they assume everyone is straight? Has anyone just ... removed the tattoo? If its tracking dopamine, there's probably a bunch of false positives, like concerts. What problem is the government trying to solve anyway?

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Austin Rusk @austinrusk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I get wanting to raise the stakes on a rom-com. I also think this is some fascinating worldbuilding, what with the depth given to it. I'm questioning why the two were made together. I think there's a MUCH more interesting story in this world.

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The Cleric @thecleric.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Sometimes when doing genealogy research you stumble upon stuff that leaves you speechless.

A gravestone marked as follows with a picture of a semi truck above it and a small black dog to the left of it.

SPEARS
LEONARD

MAY 2, 1943 KAZABAZUA, QUEBEC
MAY 3, 2013 OTTAWA, ONTARIO

BORN ON A MOUNTAIN RAISED IN A CAVE, TRUCKIN' AND F___IN'S ALL HE CRAVED

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Jealous of everyone at GenCon this year! Let us know what your most surprising find is!

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Kayleigh Donaldson @ceilidhann.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Sure, Jared Leto is a creep with multiple allegations to his name over the course of two decades, but you have to understand that he's also a mediocre actor who's a nightmare to work with and whose movies are critical flops that don't make money.

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Austin Rusk @austinrusk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Mononoke (not Princess!) is a beautiful horror anime series, and Netflix has made a couple of movies based on the show. Everything looks like traditional woodcut art, and it's very well utilized for some surreal sequences.

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Hagai Palevsky (he/him) @dialhforhagai.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Wile E. Coyote, despaired, takes a bucket of paint and a brush and paints a beautiful two-bedroom house on a mountainside. He paints a beautiful coyote wife in the window, and two adorable coyote kids running around in the yard. He tries to enter this new coyote life, but it is inaccessible to him

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“Sinon’s story, to me, feels like a warning. Abandoning the trans community has a price. We aren’t a shame that can be buried forever. The pendulum will swing, and we have long memories.”

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 21/07/2026

I'm going to go on the record and say that even if you enjoy the final result, this is a dogshit way to make movies. If your actors don't know anything about the scene they're in, how can they make choices that might surprise or delight you? This is barely acting by any definition.

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Austin Rusk @austinrusk.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

What do you mean the FDA hasn't recalled the diarrhea lettuce? What do you mean the only company who has pulled contaminated produce is Taco Bell? The grocery stores haven't? Everyone knows about this, who's saving face? Or saving money?

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This is it. The most boring (complimentary) way to say this over and over and over again. Start every speech with this. We need this to become the default moral stance, and it sadly is not.

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James Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Someone should write a story about a curséd device, lusted after as a transformative source of power, that renders its users unnaturally youthful long beyond their time

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"Yes And" alongside the Rule of Cool are common bits of advice, but is there a point they start to detract from the fun of the game? See my thoughts in our new video!

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Should You "Yes And" Your D&D Game?

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I see ads for D&D/DM "coaching", is that something people actually sign up for? I feel like there's so much free material out there, and most new DMs are high school/college age or otherwise don't have the cash on hand, but maybe there's a market of people who best learn person-to-person?

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The audience wants to watch charismatic people solving moderately difficult problems, delivered in weekly doses with occasional short breaks. That was what the market *told us* over seven decades. It created international cultural dominance and enormous wealth. www.wsj.com/business/med...

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Exclusive | Netflix Is Exploring Live TV and Bundles as It Struggles to Keep Viewers Hooked

The streamer is rethinking some of its core strategies to compete with rivals.

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

i believe that the the entire "binge watch" model of releasing television series is based on a faulty premise, and that faulty premise has significantly devaluated television as an art form. stick with me on this one...

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Austin Rusk @austinrusk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I think about this video at least once a month.

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Austin Rusk @austinrusk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Remember that one fireworks display where they accidentally lit them all at once? How many fireworks was that?

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Biscuit Wolf Games @biscuitwolfgames.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

It's been a while, but we're finally back with some new videos! Hopefully things have calmed down enough I can start to get them out semi-regularly again!

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Is Your Campaign Setting Too Big?

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

“If the Democrats win they’re going to investigate crimes. We’ll keep covering them up.”

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Austin Rusk @austinrusk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

What is marketing even doing at Netflix? I boot up the app and find a new movie with Oscar Issac, Gerard Butler, John Malcovich, Al Pacino, and Jason Momoa and ... It's the first I'm hearing about it? I'm pretty plugged in to what's coming out too

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Heather Anne Campbell @heathercampbell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool

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404 Media @404media.co · 24/06/2026

Consulting giant Accenture is trying to figure out how to stop non-technical workers from blowing through companies’ AI token budget on trivial tasks like converting PDFs to presentation slides, according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media. Welcome to the Tokenpocalypse.

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The Tokenpocalypse Is Here: Companies Are Scrambling To Stop Spending So Much on AI

Leaked audio from Accenture says a big source of AI token ‘chewing’ is people just converting PDFs to presentation slides.

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David Daut @davidmdaut.com · 23/06/2026

A "podcast" that is taped and released as video and features famous people is just a talk show that doesn't have to abide by union rules.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/06/2026

this week on catfished

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Elder Taylor @taylornewc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

If Waffle House doesn’t make this their new slogan, then capitalism has failed

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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

the office couldn't be made today because it would be eight episodes for some streaming service that would schedule the second season for three years later and then cancel it for no good reason

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Please god let this close the portal to Hell the Cubs opened in 2016

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Kurbs @kkurbs.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Please Use AI

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 10/06/2026

If you need a script for getting your company off Twitter, I WROTE YOU ONE. Multiple people have used it, successfully, to explain the legal liability your company incurs by forcing employees to be on a platform with child sexual abuse material. I will help you use it. anildash.com/2026/02/23/t...

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Taking action against AI harms - Anil Dash

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This is absolutely nuts: hackers are hijacking high-profile Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI chatbot to change the email on the account. Meta's AI does it, hacker gets password reset code, they're in. A staggering security issue www.404media.co/hackers-simp...

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Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked

The exploit shows the extreme risk of offloading technical support to AI.

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