iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Stephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social · 17h

I really do hope the one upside of the looming spectre of AI is that we see an era of Weird. Fucking. Shit. from artists who lean all the way into their humanity

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 15h

I. Have. No. Words. Only inchoate rage.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 15h

There were armed guards shooting any who resisted. Children died. A sitting U.S. congressman, Leo Ryan, was murdered. Jonestown wasn’t a mass suicide. It was a mass execution.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h

There's a new wave of Democratic ads across the country that are somehow brutally partisan and incredibly effective and it's going to take some time for me to get used to this?

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 16h

Guy on the bus wants to buy my turtleneck from me. I get that people like this sweater, but my dude, no.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 16h

“It can’t be that bad. Clearly you’re just prompting it wrong.”

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 16h

Publishers are making claims on books whose rights reverted back to the authors decades ago… plus, it’s now revealed that publishers are in breach of contract for failing to register copyright on books now NOT covered by the settlement as a result. Authors are pissed.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17h

Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 17h

I actually get my information from people who understand exactly what it is and why it’s a fucking autocorrect slot machine that does nothing but extract. This is hot garbage. Just because I have ethics and a spine doesn’t mean I don’t also engage critical thinking. Slop boosters don’t.

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 17h

Metaphor

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James A. Palmer @jamespqr77.bsky.social · 17h

It's easy to write off religious-tinged language or unexpected engagement with religious authorities by AI leaders as just more tech-bro weirdness, but this post rightly points out how wrong that is.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 17h

This is not even joking. There would be immediate pogroms against people with dark hair and brown eyes. The perfection of blonde hair and blue eyes must be maintained! We’d be measuring nose shapes… because we have already done that shit.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 23h

Wigner quasiprobability distribution. Just saying.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Reminding myself that I am a "Serius profeshunal wirtor™" Sure, flash fiction doesn't pay the bills but there's a burrito downtown that has my name on it, and my next sale pays for it.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There’s no smoking or vaping at the transit center and yet this woman wants a place to plug in her vape? I’m not sure she’s clear on the subject. No they are not going to provide a charging station for a device you’re not allowed to use here. It practically goes without saying.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Way back in the day I would have easily said that 18 is an adult. I’m turning 63 this year, and no… not so much. This isn’t apropos anything.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We should normalize having a president who isn’t batshit insane.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The teriyaki place near my local Fred Meyer has a new point of sale system. Alas, it removes the small joy of calculating my own tip. This little bit of arithmetic always made my day. Now it’s gone. I loved doing the math in my head.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There is unrest in the forest There is trouble with the trees For the maples want more sunlight And the oaks ignore their pleas. —The Trees, Rush

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hey! UK peeps! Here's an absolute steal of a deal on The Dragon Has Some Complaints by @wiswell.bsky.social.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On the off chance that I know a FEW people in the Twin Cities, please come out to the Red Wing Public Library for their big book sale. I myself am thousands of miles away, alas.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fell asleep while watching YouTube videos on my iPad, and dreamed of a fantasy setting where a stranger sat down next to me and told the entire tale of his people and their country from the date of their founding. Gradually, the names started to sound familiar... Then, I woke up.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 01/10/2026

I went to Geneva a few weeks ago and spoke on a panel about the nature of time for a Geneva Watch Days event. While I was there, on a lark, I entered a competition to most precisely calibrate a Swiss watch. And today I found out that I won! 😃 www.instagram.com/reel/Dd6hUTB...

Me peering through a little magnifier at a tiny watch mechanism connected to some monitoring equipment, while making adjustments with a small screwdriver

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Contemplating the 16-dimensional noncommutative and nonassociative algebra over the real numbers, as one does.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Awake in the night thinking about a spectrum on Lyapunov exponents, as one does, while straining to remember Lyapunov's Symphony #1 in B minor (different Lyapunov).

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s the end of the month, and while there isn’t NO money left in the bank, there’s very little. I’m mostly staying home for the next couple days.

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Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 29/09/2026

the two lengths of SFF novella are 'ok fine I'll make it just long enough to be hugo eligible' and 'ok fine I'll make it just short enough to be hugo eligible'

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Lane! Draws! Comics! @lanedraws.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Please share if you can

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Let's get this right: Abyss = for staring into. Void = for screaming into. I'm not here to tell you how to perform existential angst, but the agents of the Void are tired of you staring at them.

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SoulSanctuaryHub @divinesubstance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Writing is strange employment.No interview room. No manager. Just unseen people choosing the book, reading it, returning for more. The joy is still in the making. Always.But there is something quietly extraordinary about discovering that those invisible readers are paying to keep the work alive.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Electron capture decay of potassium-40 is responsible for nearly 1% of Earth’s atmosphere being composed of radiogenic argon-40. Terrestrial argon is a statistical outlier. The majority of argon in the universe is argon-36, formed in supernova explosions.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Why would I pay to read something nobody could be bothered to write? You prompted an AI to write your novel. You don't even know what's in that book. I'll tell you: The main character is Elias Thorne, a brooding New England lighthouse keeper...

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AI Chatbot Characters: Why Elias Thorne Keeps Appearing

AI chatbot characters like Elias the lighthouse keeper show up in 66% of AI-generated stories. Cornell researchers finally explain why — and it's alarming.

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 27/09/2026

hey all!!! got my contributor copy of "Your Body is a Fever Dream" from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social !!!! you can pre-order this amazing book of trans body horror too! click the link: bookshop.org/beta-search?...

the book "Your Body is a Fever Dream" on a table full of stickers

my story "All Her Rows of Teeth" in the book "Your Body is a Fever Dream" on a table full of stickers

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Oh yes. The wind blows, and it rains, and rains, and rains, and the hills turn to mud and wash into the ocean, and it rains and rains. The the rivers rise up, and wash away the roads and it rains... Oh yes, how it rains. It's how you know the summer has ended. It rains.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

p–dimethylaminobenzaldehyde

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Benzenesulfonic acid, p-((4-hydroxy-1-naphthyl) azo)-, sodium salt. Just sayin'.

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I picked up my coffee mug just now and discovered to my dismay that IT'S EMPTY! This shall not do. Hence I must depart the intarwebs forthwith and brew more coffee. Try not to break the place while I'm away.

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Mx. Peacekeeper 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈☢️ @mx-peacekeeper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NYT: Do Not Become Addicted To The Water This common liquid can take hold of a majority of people, making them resent its absence. By Immortan Joe, Editor In Chief

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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Do not, my friends, become addicted to water. It will take hold of you, and you will resent its absence!” —some CEO parroting Immortan Joe or sommuch.

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Kari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I remember an actual take an AI pusher had that AI doesn't use that much water compared to the water used by actual artists. The water used by actual artists for STAYING ALIVE, not for art. Which IMO kind of gives the game away.

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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026

Letter to Mike Ford: Still. It's the twenty year anniversary of the death of John M. Ford. New poem on my Patreon www.patreon.com/bluejo/posts...

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Letter to Mike Ford: Still | Jo Walton

I think of you at every station. I still talk to you in my head. I have to talk about you in past tense. I still choke on "was". In Minneapo

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Janelle Shane @janelleshane.com · 25/09/2026

After making my definitive laser-based ranking of Steven Universe gems, I have one question: Is writer Rebecca Sugar into lasers? Because if not, it's a helluva coincidence. www.aiweirdness.com/do-they-even...

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Do they even lase? Definitive ranking of Steven Universe gems by a laser scientist

Do they even lase? A laser scientist ranks Steven Universe characters, from D-tier all the way to S-tier, and proposes a few more characters and fusions.

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 25/09/2026

We need a constant drum beat for UNIVERSAL basic income that only gets louder and louder. Consider taking a moment each day to post at least one thing about the need for UBI, or to repost what others have posted. I do this every day. You can use my timeline as a quality filter to save time. ✊️

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Let's get Rook's rent paid! There's only a few days left & it is so, so stressful to not have rent money this close to the end of the month Please donate if you can & boost if you can't

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