iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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jon rosenberg @jonrosenberg.bsky.social · 20h

If you're trying to "solve art" you're either incredibly stupid or incredibly evil. Art isn't a problem, it's a solution

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Dear #Nintendo: WHERE SPLATOON RAIDERS OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK RELEASE??? WHE???? I know they've officially released a few tracks on #NintendoMusic, but I need the full thing injected straight into my personal music library, please. 🥹👉👈 #SplatoonRaiders

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 13/11/2025

They tell us that dangerous people are on the loose, threatening our communities. But if anyone is dangerous, it is those who would do harm to their neighbors in return for a bribe—those who sell their capacity to inflict violence to the highest bidder. Crush ICE. crimethinc.com/zines/seven-...

A photograph of ICE mercenaries with text reading "The enemies of humankind."

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Chloé Stawski @chlowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Knights of Guinevere being released next month calls for a little celebration repost ✨💗

Fanart of the android Guinevere from the Knights of Guinevere animated series, drawn in my style, half her face ripped off showing the mechanism underneath
Lots of cables coming out of her back and limbs, blue intestines out of her belly

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Uphill Into A Headwind (he/him) @intoaheadwind.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm on a boat. I'M ON A BOAT!😎👍🏼 🌊🌊🌊🚢🌊🏔️Haines, AK I'll be in Bellingham, WA in a few days. In the meantime, there's WiFi on the ship, so I'll post my catch up threads while underway. I PROMISE.😅 #BikeSky #BicycleTravel

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Twiggies @twiggies-draws.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

More on this btw. Potential way to kick it from your servers. The ID is 1153984868804468756 Remember, never believe an AI bot's claims that they won't train your stuff without permission. They will. #Discord

Discord recently partnered with a Generative AI called DomoAI and apparently they’re in every server but sneakily don't show up in the member list.

However they still use the art/images sent in the server to train their AI.

To bypass this, people have found the AI’s ID so we can ban them.
The AI has already been banned in this server, but for anyone here who has a server or is in another art/creative space, please use this advice and ban the following ID using the /ban command.

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It may also be smart to start watermarking your pieces.

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Jonah Walker | Local Wizard! @galacticjonah.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Fix your hearts or die. You know how many of us joke that Pride month should be followed by Wrath? This year I feel a deep, burning fury towards all who use transgender lives as political propaganda. We are human beings. You cannot erase us. Happy Pride. Trans liberation at any cost. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

A digital illustration showing a knight in full armour. They are riding on a black steed which is mostly out of frame. The frame in question is green and shows a chain going around as a decorative element. That chain is broken by the knight's raised sword. From the knight's chest bursts a roaring flame in the colours of the trans pride flag.

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Til Nomi @thenomi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

i wrote about how to make a logo without using gen-ai because someone asked me to check a logo they made with gen-ai and i felt like we really don't need to gatekeep this kind of knowledge to the people who're too broke to afford a graphic designer. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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How to make a logo/graphic without generative AI

How to make a logo/graphics without generative AI By Til Nomi | https://www.thenomi.com | https://bsky.app/profile/thenomi.bsky.social | https://www.instagram.com/the_nomi/ Last update: 18 Sep 2026 ...

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Snoozie @snoozieperhour.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Doodle of Frye in a dress #Splatoon

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Guess I'll go ahead & jump on the #My9Games bandwagon. These are in no particular order. For the most part, the full series is implied, w/ 2 exceptions: Splatoon 3 - it & Raiders are the only ones I've played Mass Effect - while I enjoyed 2 & 3 a LOT, they were bad sequels to 1, & 1 shaped me.

Grid showing the box covers of nine video games that shaped me. They are, from left to right & top to bottom, the Marathon Trilogy, MYST, Left 4 Dead, Mass Effect, Portal, Fallout 3, Life is Strange, The Witcher 3, and Splatoon 3

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Something I think about often is how cyclists are portrayed as hysterical and angry when their lives are threatened yet car-brained NIMBYs are viewed as reasonable and engaged citizens because they fight tooth and nail to protect 3 parking spots

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Sundance @sundance.bikesky.social · 28/09/2026

If you look real close you can see where cutting off that cyclist made a big impact on your quality of life.

Galaxy with arrow point out “those 3 seconds you saved while risking someone’s life”

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pay attention Dems. Gov Beshear won twice, in a deep red state, and never threw trans people under the bus. He led with compassion rather than the fear and cowardice we've seen from some of our Ohio candidates and party leadership.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well, I learned my lesson updating my MacBook Pro from macOS 26 to 27. There is no way in hell I'm updating my iPhone from iOS 26 to 27. Not until they restore the "turn off all Apple Intelligence" toggle. 😜

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

To whom it may concern, Having considered the sorts of behaviors (and sorts of beliefs) that constitute “being normal” in our present society, I have concluded that it’s not a bad thing to be deemed abnormal.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For real. The Phone app is probably the least used app on my little pocket computer, & I'm happy to keep it that way.😜

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RADINSKY 🏳️‍⚧️🪬 @thisisradinsky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It’s my birthday 🥳 A new decade starts for me too ! Probably for the better with how much my life has been changing lately Spare a birthday repost my friends as is tradition ? 🫡 🌱 ko-fi.com/radinsky/ 🌱 www.patreon.com/thisisradinsky

Digital illustration of a young man under green and orange neon lights at night. Blurred neon signs are behind him. He has shoulder-length blonde hair parted on the side, flowing as he walks, multiple face piercings, smokey eye make up, and is casually smoking a cigarette

Digital illustration depicting a one-armed french world war one soldier in a field of tall grass. He is ablaze as he smokes a cigarette and holds his rifle lanyard with his hand. In the background are church ruins in foggy weather. The tones are blue and orange.

Digital illustration of a young woman with long, silver hair and wooden antlers, poking out of her skull and eye sockets. In between her open hands, and all over her face, red rot is crawling reminiscent of guts
He's wearing a thick jumper with "Sarajevo 1984" in reference to the 1984 Sarajevo olympics

Digital painting of an abandoned barn and hanger by the train tracks on a stormy, orange day - the hanger has graffiti on it, and the small shack in the back has its door open out of which a red glow eminates

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Elie D. @eliedgames.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m speedrunning Splatoon Raiders this Saturday with @lphantom.bsky.social and @rachelskiiiiiii.bsky.social! lphantom is an amazing speedrunner and will be guiding us as a 3 person team to 100% break the #1 world record! We already know!! I’ll be livestreaming the event - hope to see you there!

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Any New Yorkers following me who are interested in learning some basics of computer programming? I'd HIGHLY recommend checking this out!😎👍 While I can only speak from using a few of @alsweigart.bsky.social 's books, he does a FANTASTIC job making learning python fun.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

FFS! Thanks, #Apple, for eating up nearly 25GB of drive space with garbage that I do not want and will never ever use. It's absolutely ridiculous that we can't simply turn this off and free up the space in #macOS 27 like we could in 26.🤬🖕

Screenshot from the macOS System Preferences app under General preferences to Storage showing the info box for macOS, which is showing that Apple Intelligence is taking up 24.98GB of space on my hard drive.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Here's a stupid question: if I don't use ANY of the AI features in #macOS, is there any reason to upgrade from 26 (Tahoe) to 27 (Golden Gate)? I'm using an Apple M3 Pro macBook Pro. I've been bicycle touring, so haven't been keeping up with new releases & updates, but now have a chance to.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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Cristian Ramirez @cristianramirez.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I don’t really believe the ai are just doing this without direction, but if you want to argue that they are, then they are no more than malware, and the companies making them should be legally responsible for any damages.

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 09/05/2026

hating ai is a pro-social activity

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Writing "wisdom" I hate: WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW. This is the worst advice ever. It would be better if it was KNOW MORE SO YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT IT. Every good writer I know is constantly researching and getting new information and asking experts. It's a terrible bit of advice!

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I've often likened it to defending a fantasy medieval town, with walls, moats, an army... Is it better to let your army learn to fight the enemy only when the enemy invades? Or is it better to train the army beforehand, esp. how to counter specific enemy tactics? VACCINES ARE THAT TRAINING!

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

FINALLY got a 5-star bow (bamboo) & a 5-star blaster (primo butane) in #SplatoonRaiders, so I can finally use things more interesting than my primo plastic bottle splattershot to plumb the depths of the Bottomless Buffet. Still haven't made it to level 100 yet, but now my weapons are more fun.😎👍🏼

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Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @escherbug.art · 22/09/2026

Revealed to the party after 3ish years that my character has been a spider the whole time

Drawing of Qasim Jabir, Anadi Cleric in hybrid shape. He's an ogre faced spider draped in colorful long silk robes, clutching a porcelain mask of mercy in his claws.

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Erika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I was already honored to be a voice in their game, but now I’m DOUBLY grateful to have @doublefine.com’s continued support as they unabashedly celebrate our collab! (And please don’t worry. While my success & public joy seem to be upsetting to some, I feel like I’m getting to live my dream life!)

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 23/02/2026

Love needs no permission🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 It comes freely—between any hearts, any souls. Why make something so beautiful feel forbidden? Enough. Everyone deserves to love and be loved, just as they are. We still believe in love♡

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I mean they could spend their time giving speeches about how outrageous it is that the Fed wage is at $7.25 and that these are starvation wages.

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We got rid of the goose that lays our golden eggs to save money on feed costs... why are we not producing more golden eggs???? - Bungie

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'd tell my Splatoon joke, but I just don't know how to tell it THIS WAY!

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KarrahE @karrahe.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Evelyn, a new #Pathfinder commission! (I love unusual skin colours and tiefs :,D)

A purple-skinned tiefling woman, young, fierce and weary. She has a short mullet of black hair. Ritual scars make an X down her cheeks. She has numerous piercings: brow, nose bridge, septum, lower lip and ears. Her eyes are grey with black sclera. She has a spiked choker and full platemail armour with a red cloak.

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 21/09/2026

“Everything is 40% more expensive because of AI” is a great line for an opposition party trying to unseat the AI-supported incumbents, if any Democratic consultants wanted to take a short break from dehumanizing trans kids to actually try winning a contested election.

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luna☆🦇 @oyasumilunachan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🌛Hi, I’m Luna ♡ I am an illustrator, octoling vtuber and I run a lil art shop. My content revolves around mostly Splatoon and cozy gaming. Welcome to my little corner of the internet.🌜 ☁️ twitch | twitch.tv/oyasumilunac... ☁️ gallery | ko-fi.com/oyasumilunac... ☁️ shop | oyasumilunachan.bigcartel.com

Luna asleep at her shop stall. She has a small fry from the series Splatoon sleeping on her back. There are many trinkets around her. There is a ghost cat licking its paw. On the left there is a one-eyed lantern and another long ghostly yokai.

Art of Luna reaching her hands forward, she has a ghost cat on her shoulders. There is a blurry night sky in the background.

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Awkward Zombie @awkwardzombie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#awkwardzombie #998: Clean Streak (Splatoon Raiders) www.awkwardzombie.com/comic/clean-...

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The economist  told me  the coming months  will just be worse. The epidemiologist  told me  the coming months  will just be worse. The climatologist told me the coming months  will just be worse. The historian  told me  nothing at all  she just sighed.

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mit @mitsame.art · 20/09/2026

i realized i could draw whatever i want so i drew them together

aerith gainsborough from final fantasy vii and shadow from the sonic the hedgehog series posing together. aerith has her back facing shadow, looking at the viewer while holding her guard stick. shadow leans forward, holding a green chaos emerald

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Bungie's original Marathon (1994) is that game for me. So much of it blew my mind at the time. An FPS with a strong story! Objectives deeper than "find red key, open red door"! Fantastic (at the time) enemy AI! The need to aim vertically! No reticle! FROG BLAST THE VENT CORE!😎👍🏼

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Hamnah ✨ // Lilith 😈 @lilithttrpg.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Porn and art with sexual themes deserve to exist on their own merit, not because censoring them has knock-on effects for non-sexual content. Please stop expressing outrage by implying that censorship would be okay if it *just* affected sex workers and artists engaging with sexual themes.

Several people in suits reach towards a man with glasses sitting at a table, holding a microphone. The latter speaks into the microphone, while the former attempt to stop him.

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Alex Samaras (he/him) @bioalex.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I'm fine with this. I ADORE #SplatoonRaiders.🥰 Single player (w/ optional co-op) Salmon Run while hanging out w/ Deep Cut was exactly what I wanted, & I'm very happy w/ it as a complete self-contained game.😎👍🏼 I don't see any need to expand it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 20/09/2026

"My opponent wants to hire creeps to inspect your daughter's genitals if she wants to play soccer. I wouldn't trust him or any hired weirdo from his pedophile-protecting party alone in a room with any kid." Go on the offensive, you cowards! It's not that hard!

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Al Sweigart @alsweigart.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Either nobody goes to the camps or we all go to the camps. 🏳️‍⚧️

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